OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1919, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

~ y ,JOOTBALL. The Opunake Football Club's annual ,; 'Bieetijrg waa iield-tm Saturday evening, ftiou&3o^j)eiipns/being present. Mr. ft ■P. 3|ajc6hn.' presided. The balance sheet showed a credit of £2. The following officers were elected: Patron, Mr. J. Brennan;. president: Mr. E. P. Malcolm; vice-presidefos- Messrs A. Clarke. i r F.-;De 3 Forges; J. fc. vP'Eprke, J..Hickey, 'i • jrife J. Young* $. Mason, ,W. Lambie. tfnion, Mr. Jfeilson; secretaries, Messrs. J. O'Eorke and G. Hammond; captain, JR. G'RiMkeijj vice-captain,. B. Fergusson; ■ %etteral%4 mil *« e: ifesSfs Biylis, Trpt--tfer, ...Mgpdfiiofih, W- WalliS, King; selection committee: Captain, vice-cap-tain and G. Baylis. About 25 members paid up their subscriptions, and the opening date was fixed for next Saturday. Votes of thanks were passed to - Mr. j r^sFojgeji*; s or. ,gifs of,, match- ball and use of meeting room. The committee decided to ask the union to lift the disqualification from Huston Young, who has recently returned from the war after joining up with the fifrfi reinforcements. It is quite unlikely that he will play football, but the club think after his period of active service it would be a graceful act to have the disqualification removed. It will be remembered I that the disqualification was imposed for striking another (Waimato) player in the course of a notorious punching game on the Opunake green between Opunake and Waimate teams. I Another matter that may come under the Uaion's notice is the change of club colors. The local club have a great difficulty/in procuring green jerseys, beHeved§to be due to the scarcity jf dyes of thfcd color . I