FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 266, 2 April 1913, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

ANN'UAL MEETINGS. Various clubs in South Taranaki held their annual meetings on Saturday night, and all report good prospects for the ' poming season. A brief account of each is appended:— ' ' lIAWERA. | Mr. P. O'Dea presided over a large at- < tendance. The balance-sheet showed a ' credit of £52 7s 2d as against £22 8s 2d last year. Twenty new members were ; elected 'and the following officers were ; appointed:-—Patron. Mr. A. Hunter: pre- i sident, Mr. K. Nalder; vice-])residcnts. Messrs. E. A. Pace,v. C. Kneebone, G. ! Toekerj club captain. Mr. VV. Cowper; i I secretary Mr. L. G. Beamish; treasurer. I Mr. 11. '.T. Atkinson': management comj mittee, ilessrs. Whittington. Castle. Vcarbnrv, J. Goodwin. Robertson. \ ilIW.<, Hill. Dunlop. Brown. .1. CowpiT. I ('lout, Lnngdou; selection committee. 'Messrs. Whittington, Beamish and C'owI per were elected for first match, after--1 wards the captain,, vice-captain and tbe |el lib captain; delegates to Union, Messrs P. O'Dea anil 11. J. Atkinson. Notice of motion was given for _ a special meeting: "That no unlinancial ! member be allowed to vote on any question at anv meeting of this club, or be I eligible as n member of the management or anv other committee." 1 J The season will open on Salurda" next. , |A special committee consisting of Messrs. O'Dea. Nalder and Hunter was appointed to confer with the headmasters ' on the question of school football. Mes- | 'srs. A. and J. Hunter were nnanimous--1 ly elected life members. ; OKATAWA. , Mr. A. Lees presided over a fair at--7 tendance. The Club has a credit of £8 , 14s 9d. Ten new members were elected and officers for the ensuing year were . cljosen as follows:—President. Mr. Jag.' O'Sullivan: vice-presidents, Messrs. K •- ,T. Betts. J. 11. Sellars, Jno. O'Sullivan. A. Lees. N. Crocker, L. Walsdorf. J. [ Bailey, W. Betts, .T. Crowley, J. Groaves; secretary and treasurer. Mr. 11. Mace '' (re-elected); general committee. Messrs. / Groves. Walsdorf. Johns, McCullum. j' Pennv. Kilev. Jno. Johnstone; selection committee. Messrs. J. Crowley. J. Kilev. R. Pennv; delegates to union, Messrs. *' J. D. Crowlev and A. Lees. Practice contain. Mr. J. Crowley. A recommendl ' ation was made that any player refusing to pla->- in a liicher grade team when 5 " selected be suspended. h OPUN'AKE. Mr. 31. O'Sullivan presided over an enthusiastic meeting. Eight new members were enrolled. Officers were chosen as follows: —Patron, Mr. M. J. Brennan; president. Mr. R. Malcolm: vice-presi-dents. Hon. W. F. Massev, Mr. Wilkinson, M.P.. Messrs. Knell. Wardswell. \rthnr. Ross, Willouglibv. Surrey. Rarknr. Austin. McCallum. Gibb, Knowles, Evans, Young, Lusk, Million, Opie. Sorrenson. Seager, Taylor, Caulfield. Parker. Ward. Lambie. Woods, and Rev. id Mr. Welsh: secretary. Mr. A. Brennan: 'e joint treasurers. Messrs. C. Connell and 1-1 A. Brennan: auditor. Mr. F.vins; club t- 'captain, Mr. A'court Opie; field captain. j.Un be chosen first match; delegate to the

Union, Mr. Evans; general committee. Messrs. Evans. Bowman, Opie, Martin. King, Connell and the secretory; selection committee, Messrs. O'Sullivan. Kin?. Connell and the captain; ground committee. members in general. The opening practice will be held on Saturday. WAIMATE. Mr. K. T. Burke presided over a good attendance. Nine new members were elected. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £B3 lJ5s lOd. The following officers were elected:—President, Mr. E. T. Burke (re-elected); vice-presidents. Messrs. Mclvor, Craig, McKenzie, Bashford, Russell, .T. Patterson. Nalder. Bennett, Glenn and A. H. Christie: management committee, Messrs. McKay, J. Patterson, Bigham, Burke. Bennett and Christie: selection committee: seniors, Messrs. A. H. Christie, Burke and the ciptain; juniors, Mr. J. Christie: thirds. Messrs. McKenzie and Bashford; secretary and treasurer, Mr. C, Allison; delecrates to Union, Messrs. MeKay and Glein. T t. v"s resolved that t||i> schools' competition be continued on similar lin n s to In=t year, but that the ,T\irv Cup be held by the winninir school for a year. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. OKATAWA. The second annual meeting of the Okaiawa Association Football Club was held on Friday night, when there was a verv good attendance. Office-bearers were elected, and the usual routine business was gone through. As the Association game has become very nopular latelv. the local residents can look forward to seeing some <rood play in the coming winter os the local team has seeured the services nf one or two "old hands." a"d is confident of mnkinj a good run for the cud. —ITawera Star. KAPONGA. The halcipp-sheet shows n credit of £1 3". 3d. Prospects for tie coming' season look verv brtght, and it is hoped to again win the clnmnionship. The fi' - st nrnrtif" will be held to-morrow- The follo'VMur officers were eWte<l:—- Patron, Dr. Tov>>-; president, Mr. C. E. B n tt«; v ; "e-iM'esii'i>n f s, V>«sts. P. Wallen. W. E. Ward and .T. Carter.