FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 103, 22 April 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

TARAXAKI ASSOCIATION LXION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of llie Taianaki Association Football Union was held al Kllliam. There were present: Messrs Clark, and Temple (Slralfoiil), Colbeck and .Newman (New I'lymoiillt). Smith (llawera), J'rollitt (Auroa), Kelts and Oliver (Kaponga). and Canuross (1-H tha in). I'.AI.ANCK SIIIOKT. 'flic annual lcporl. wliii-ti le.ul a- lotlows, was adopted: It will Im seen thai the linanccs ot the Association are m a lieallliy state. *1 lie year commenced with a cash bal-

ancc of 2s (id, and with outstanding liabilities of X2, but these have been liquidated and a cash balance of .C 3 12s Id is in hand to commence the new sea-

The interest in tJiu game, especially in tln» southern cud, ha* been wo 11 maintained, tin* number of clubs alliliatod to the Inion being six, viz., New* Plymouth, Ingle wood, Eltham, Kaponga, Hawera, and Auroa, whilst an application is to hand from the newlv-formed Stratford Club.

A team was sent to compete at

Auckland in the Brown .shield competition, and although not successful in winning the trophy, much experience in the game was obtained. An unsatisfactory feature in connection with the abovementioned competition is that although the games resulted in a handsome prolit. the amounts promised towards the players' travelling expenses have not yet ionic lo hand. Strong representations on this matter should be made at headquarters. The New Plymouth Club is to lx' congratulated oil winning Die Taranaki Cup for the past season. NEW CLUBS. Mr. Newton suggested that a letiev be sent to the Inglcwood Club and to -Mr. Scholefield to see if he could raise a team at Inglewood.

' It was decided to interview .Mr. Seholcficld and write to Mr. (Waitara)) regarding t lie raising a 1 tlio* Stratford Chili i wrote applying for atliliation.—Granted. PLAYERS' EXPENSES. Considerable discussion arose regardnig the non-receipt by the team which went to Auckland to contest the Brown 1 Shield of its expenses. Mr. Carncross stated that Mr. Parrolt ftlie secretary) had written to the Wellington authoities some time ago regarding a refund for players and had received a reply that no money had been forwarded from Auckland. Mr. Uolbeck stated the matter had been fixed up imediatelv alter the match and the moucy M-nt to the New Zealand Union, and stated that if action were not taken it would become increasingly difficult to get representative teams to travel in future. It was resolved that the New Zealand

Association be written to protesting against iis delay in distributing the money and stating that pending a reply the Taranaki Union would postpone consideration of the matter of joining the A»>oeiation. KUUC'I M'\ OK nJTH/LKS. I he following <>ni< e-i>earer> were eiecteii :--l'i'esitl<'iil. I (on. W. Carneross, M.lJviec-jue-idenU. Di>. Walker < Niw IMymi mi I h>. J lai'iiMiii (Kit ham). Ma'-lagan (Kaponga}, and Mr. W. I'. Kirkwood (Stratford): chairman. Mr. Clark; .secretary and treasurer, Mr. Carneross.

On tin' motion of Mr. Coibeek it wa-iv-n|ved to lllinille a ppreivi I jt;it ol Mr Parrott's H-rviees as secreUrv. TIIK TWO DIVISIONS.

Mr. Lagle moved that the Slrattord Club be included in the northern divi-

Mr. Uolbeck moved that the member-; ol' clubs in the northern and southern di\iMoiH b,. ll was disheartening lor (lie New Plymouth dub to h;ive to phiy only against one or two teams and have only a few games. Mr. Belt- suggested that if there woe not many elub > in the northern division the whole district be made one.

The maM'T was )<>(! to Mid majuijronii'iit I'OiinnitUv. Mr. Cnllicck sa id Mirn- woo miiim- \rw Dyiimntli |day«-j> who Mir Saturday ball-holiday. Mr askrd il malrln's s**ni I<l l»" arranged if ;i tram wrrr lai-^'d.

Mr. iVtu said Kaponjja illicit play suiiif fiirndly <:amr> on Saturday. Il was drcidrd to wakr Kltliani the rter- of tlie A--oriation. kII'CHV NnTI'X At lhr ttHvcoiiiM! on Monday l-Acell plavrd t'ni- In-low his rrpntnl I'orm. his kicking bciiiir r\trnnrly fault v. l.raii ua- hardly ;«1 hi- lie-), and 'l'. SiiliMl. wild Wa ~ placed a I li Vr li \V;l' nltvinil-ly nil' 111- ;j;l 11H'. Tile |'in*wards larkrd ridir-inn. On Mu i otlifr -idr. :\- alrradv lnnilinlit'd. Mirfr )< >n'|]i' r\ce]|rnf inaicrial for a roach 1o work \»]>on. The fi'iuariN an- a willing lot. following tip v.'-11. lull, like Mir majority or flic Iwk-. Mit*\ haw Mir oi' iUc »aiiir -MIS t-» Irani. In Mir hand- of Cn> Carlson, jhc wril-knnwii flawki-V Hay follower oi M>e tiamv. Wwy should iuvn out in hr

-I'iniMv\\r ; i -|n'ci;i|. intni'l- 1 tivi-r tlio Kuni sawmill. ;unl will l«r ill Ml'' \-\wW•* tlilrii'l.

On two occasions on Monday players bumped heavily against the low railing erected in front of the stand. This should be remedied without delay. Football is recommended to young men as a game or occupation which inculcates self-control, which teaches the , player to lake a knock and come up ' smiling every time. One of the Star players oil Monday showed that the pursuit uf the lent her bad not yet educated him to that extent. Resenting the manner in which he was handled, he hauled (off aud struck hU opponent on the jaw. The referee's attention, was drawn to j the incident, but the player escaped rel monstrance or punishment. As the offender is a young player, and likely to benelit from the wiser counsels of his

seniors. i( may be as well on this occasion to keep back his name. To the credit of the assaulted Okato man be it said that, though extremely .exasperated at the time, he refrained from returning the compliment when, on two occasions later in the game, he could easily have "put one oil to" his youthful ad<l. Crowley, one of the best forwards in the northern division last year, will not he available for his ffukapa) club in the first round of the cup fixtures and will thrmv in his lot with one of the soul hern clubs.

\V. WhitUker, formerly skipper of the Star junior*, is captain of Ihe Bed Stars' Wednesday team ill Wellington. Ilardgraves is expected to done th' blue-and-white. again this season. "Billy" Wallace, the "All Black," had the misfortune during a practice game to break his nose. Of all the districts in New JSealaud

Taranaki is most completely devoted to football. Cricket is a mere nothing, noi are there any competing sports that

compare with football in Taranaki foi interest. When the milking season i;

over the milkers Hock into town, and live and have their being in football for the next three or four months. The influx is most noticeable. The same cannot be said to any great extent of any other part of the Dominion.—Wellington Post,