FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

TUB ASSOCIATION GAMK. . ' NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. The annual meeting of the New Ply* mr.iith Association Football Club wa» he'd at the club room last night, there being present, some twenty-two members and Intending members. ' Mr E. A. Elliott presided. The annual report stated that tno past season had been a fairly successful one. Out of eight matches played, . seven had been won. The teams defeat- -, jed had been Wait am (twice), Inglewood « (twice), and Stratford, (oucc). Owing » to the late commencement wfthe hfnaan, ■•' the final between New Plymouth end ITawera had not beeu divided for t\« " Julian Cup. A very gr,*d rdart )ia<t been made with Association football at ,1r the schools. After a series of m.'tchea, [ t!in Centra) (A) team b;<d proutl th»:\ champions, and were awarded the New" 1 Plymouth Club's set of uudnls. Slept'a should lie- taken again this se'isou to.; ' extend the same to the AVait'T.i school* - '-. A great loss to (he game the* p;hool iMiyt had been the rtep-rtiire ofc'H .Mr .1. If. Sullivan. Three mrmbfM ol>w the New-Plymouth team bad to Wellington last teison m ttitives for Taranaki in qikst of the J Brown, Shie'.d. Tile club was also roprc-," suited at ITawera ugaiu-t Auckland. 1 An endeavor should be made to set junior cup for competition amongst school teams ili Taranaki. The iinlanw* sheet showed a small endit in liaiM.''The thanks of the club were dm to tllfl '• local Press for ita able repoits of tlj^_" | game, locally and generally. It was - - ' pleasing to .note the va ;t stride, ti.ii.lion football was malum; in nW# Zealand. , if Olliecis were elected: President, Dr.*-!* iK. A. Walker; vice-president.-. Dr. Black." r < I ley, l!ev. Colvile, .Messrs V. W, Wal» l i ; doe!;, .1. Sweet, ,T. W. Ila\deii: management committee, ("!. Roper, E. A. ELiiott, W. Sheppard, W. Wvlie. ,T. WjW-; and club captain; lion, treasurer, Mr W.*« Iledley; hon. secretary, Mr J. Vale; cl«J>»' captain, Mr J. Clark'; auditors, ,T. .ens and Bacon; delegates to Taranakii Association, Messrs J. A ale and Wi** Mieppard. . S