FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 375, 28 April 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY ASSOCIATION. AXXUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Saturday Football Association was held in the Council Chambers last night. -Delegates were present as follows: Messrs. Bollinger (ißovers), Addison (Civil Servants), Boucher (Warehouse), Coker (Guards) and Johns secretary of the Association). Mr Addison was voted to the chair. REPORT. The report and balance sheet were adopted without discussion. The report I stated that the committee were pleased that the inauguration of Saturday football last year was very successful. Four teams entered for the cup presented by Mr. J. D. Sole, which was won after some interesting contests by Civil Service, with 14 points out of a possible 1!?. Financially the season had 'been a success, the season ending with a credit balance of £1 2s 9d (receipts tvere £4 43 and expenditure £3 Is 3d). No charge, however, was made at the gate. HEADQUARTERS OF ASSOCIATION. It was resolved that the headquarters of the Association be at New Plymouth. OFFICERS. ! Officers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. G. Tisch (Mayor); president, Mr. J. D. Sale; vice-presidents, presidents of affiliated clubs; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. D. Johns; auditor, Mr. Telford; management committee, president and delegates of each club. NOTICES OF MOTION. A notice of motion given at the last annual meeting, that the Management Committee, except the secretary, consist of members who are not players, was then brought forward. After discussion, in which members were of opinion that it would be advantageous to have non-players as delegates, yet as Saturday football was in its- infancy, it would be difficult to get non-players to take sufficient interest. The motion was lost.

A further notice of motion that the secretary be not allowed to vote, was unanimously carried, the opinion being that as the secretary was not a delegate, one club would have two votes if the secretary were allowed a vote. CUP FIXTURES. The cup fixtures are to start on May 7. Four rounds are to he played. It was decided to play on the racecourse for one ground and, if the Recreation Ground or Western Park is unavailable, to play on Tukapa. Fixtures tor the first round were arranged as follows: May 7.—Rovers v. Warehousemen/ (ground to be arranged); Service v. Pirates (Racecourse). GENERAL. It was resolved to transfer the account to the Post Office Savings Bank. It was decided to ask the Taranaki Referees' Association to undertake the appointment of referees for tlhe competition matches, under the Association. It was resolved that the list of play.ers must be submitted and approved by the Association before the players are allowed to take part. The secretary is to call meetings of the Management Committee wtien required. The Guards were granted permission to change the name of their club to Pirates.

Civil Service were allowed to change their colors from blue and"gold to blue and black. The question of removing the suspension imposed on a player last year was held over. A special meeting of the Association is to !be held on May 3, 1910. VOTES OF THANKS. Votes of thanks were accorded the secretary for. the able manner in which he carried out his duties; to the Press; to Mr. Boucher for the use of his office during last year; and to Star and Tukapa clubs for the use of their grounds.