HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10352, 28 April 1911, Page 2

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual infesting; of the Thames Hockey Association rts held in the Central Hall last evening, Dr. Laprails' presiding 1. —Annual Report.—• The annual report 'briefly outlined the season's* operations andi spoke especially of the excellent moire made in forming junior clubs. The report Was received anld adopted. —(Election of Officera—• Patron, Mir E. H. Taylor, M.P. ; President, DV. Lapraik ; Vice-Presi-dents, Mleissrs C. Waterhouse, W. P. Gage-Brown, A. Myers, and E;. El Rud'man ; Seoreifcaiy and Treasurer, Mi' 0. 'SI Dbno>van; Auditor, Mir 11. "Baked 4. —•Biisinesis.— It was dbcidted to open the season on Saturday, Mlay Gth, and that nominations with registration fees be lodged with the seicratary not later than Thursday nlext.

The 1 secretary was instructed to write to Mr S. Ferguson askingl him to undertaike the 1 duties of referee during the coming season,' at the •ame time thanking him for his valuable services in the pa at.

As the junior matches will necessitate the acquiring of another pitch the association decided' to ask the junior playei's to pay sixpence registration foe!.

The Zealand Hockey Association wrote asking thef local body to appoint a delegate to represent it at the annual mleeting to be held in Cihiistchurdi.

The secretary was) instructed to writ a asking the) former delegate (Mr Bart Bd'ser') to represent the Thames Association at . the annual meetinir.

Notification wais reicoived tlia.t; thitee teams—High School, V.M.A., and United would enter for the Lapraik Shield co'inpetkions.

So far only two senior 1 teams have n-tififiia their intention) of contesting' foi( the Crease: Ouip. These are Thames and Oridkietetry, w'hilei Kaua.eranga Old Bbys ha.vt! not yet decided to put in a team. —Ladies/ Teams.—■ .Sbveral members remarked that they had refcfedvodi inquiries regarding the possibility of forming: ladies' clubs ifnditu" the cointroil of the assiouintion ami expressed tha opinion that if gone about in the right manner sever;'.! clulbs could elasily. bai formed. Having, in mind the utter 1 failure of the open club scheme witli regard to ladies'' hookey a delegate proposed that an attempt fe made to form teamis among the young ladies attending' the various Bible classes and Sunday Schools sk> that girls would. be able to play with those whom they were intimately acquainted with and in consequence mother's w;ould< hare less causa to object to their dausrhters taking part in a game of hocikey than thoy had' under the prevkms system.

Tin; wwetary was instructed to approach the minister* and superintendents' and get an idea n.s t« the feasibility of the plan. Totes of thanks to Mr 0. S. Slanders for his efforts as sdeiretary in the past and to Dr. Lapraik ftn' presidinrj concluded tlie meeting.