MASTERTON FOOTBALL CLUB.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3147, 26 March 1909, Page 7

MASTERTON FOOTBALL CLUB.

ANNUAL REPORT. The following report will be preI sentea to members of the Master'o.i j Football Club at the annual riiietiug I in the Y.M.C.A. rooms this evening: —Your Committee have much pleasure in presenting the Club's seventh annual report find balance-sheet. The membership at the present time stands as follows: Life 7, honorary 1(5, active 61. Fortunately the success of running a club for the purposes of playing fjotball does- not entirely depend on winning every match, Your Club can fairly claim to have provided sport from every | paint of view for practically all its I members and also for its opponents In comparison with former years i oniy a fair percentage of games was j von during the season 1903, but di- ! feats were sustained by narrow margins only. It went more to show the evenness of competing teams than to indicate a falling; ofF iri play and enthusiasm. It was clear, however, | that the back play of your senior team was not up to the of > previous years. The junior team as • usual battled away aeaiust htavy I odris and although the season opened J promising the banner was iot won. j The thiru-olass team shower excellent j spirit both on and off he. field. enthusiasm these, young members displayed desttt'ves niu nigu<si p. u i.>u and augers well for the welfare of tie clue, when affairs are placed in j their hands. As indicated in the j balance sheet a working credit bal- ! ante is still maintained. During the year it was decided to forego the club's claim on the Gymnasium Club for 5s per week in lieu of use of hall to erable the latter to recover its financial position. Your committee j decided to allocate £5 of the funds I f'r entertaining visiting teams, but [ fortunately circumstances did not rencer it necessary to rrake suc.o a draw. The funds of the oub are kept ouite 'rom those connected with the Club's annual social. Your committee appreciates donations received from Messrs W. G. Lamb, D. K. Logan, J. Elder, A. Jones, and W. Wiigg. The annual social anu dance was well patronized. Your club is \ <rr o atly indebted to the mens' and . ladies' committee for assistance in this connection. The presence of the latter on the committee had more than anything else to .do with the cementing of the good fellowship that exists amongst members. The social was made the occasion for presenting ivlr D. E. Parton wuh a silver hot water ketde on account of his removal from Wasterton. Mr Parton had hela the position of Secretary i vtr sinre the club was resuscitated in 19<;2. A i-eri"us lost to the club was the departure of committee-man ■ Mr J. P. Lyal!. who had proved him- | self an abh> pi ijer and a most en- I thusiastic a oner. Committee meet- j ings were aitti.ded as under:—B. i Chapman (3), J. O'Leary (3), P. ! Barry, (3), and J. P. Lyali (2). Fol- J lowing is the rest Its of matches play-1 ed by the senior team:—Versus Car- ) terton, won 13 to 0; versus Red | Stars draw 3 to 3; versus Athletic?, [ wo.) 6to 3; versus Greytown, %on j 19 to 8; versus Red Stars, won 15 to \ 3; versus Carterto', lost 6to 3; versus Greytown, won '» to 0; versus Red Stars lost 10 to 3; versus Carterton, lost 13 to 3; "ersus Greyiown, lost 3 tojfO; versus Keel Mars, lost 9to 3. It will be observed '-hat several out- | side matches wen arranged id addition to friendly •. ames witli local teaius. Messrs O'Leary, C. and A. Ross, Brenchk-y, larvill, Barry 1 ] Lyall, Mineti, h acKellar, and Thompson were selcrud to represent the Wairarapa Unio< in represents tive matches, whils tv r O'Leary was

also selected ro play n the North versus South Island mutch. It is to be hoptd that satisfac. ry arrangements can t)C. maaa for Gymnasium practise dining the o.ming *euson and that players will tee fit to get into form an early as possible. Subscriptions for the coming year are now due. There is a credit-balance of assets over liabilities of £l3 3s 3d.