ANNUAL MEETING, The annual general meeting of the Rangers Athletic Club was held on Saturday night at the Hotel Metropole. 'There was fairly good attendance and, in the the absence of Mr. Mormon, Mr. B. Anderton was elected to the chair, on tha motion of Major Waugh, seconded' by Mr. A. Eck.
The Chairman, in reviewing the Club's Bast season, exid they were in debt $20 or 25, and it was for the meeting to say whether the Club chauid be carried on. He dwelt upon the fact of the cricketing members of their Club playing with other clubs to which they belonged, and ssid it was a hard matter to get a good team together. He thought they could count on 61 genuine members, with whom they could carry on very nicely. Their expenses would not be so heavy this year, the chief item being the new tennis net. It would be for the meeting to appoint two new committee-men inthe place of those who hail left, and he invited those present to say whether there should be any alterations made in the rules of the Club.
Major Waugh said he had played cricket but once in his life, but, with football, he loved them both. He thought it would be advisable to have their regular cricket matches once in a while to exercise those for whom this was the favourite zame. He proposed that the Club be carried on on its old footing.
Mr. S. Robins-h said he would like to see the Rangers stick to their Club. He seconded the resolution that the Club he carried on as usual and it was carried.
The new committee proposed by Mr. E. H. Lynch and seconded by Major Waugh, were unanimously elected. They were as follow:—Messrs. F. Johnson, G. Johnson, Anderton, S. Robinson, C. Mormon, A. Barry, and G. Guiterrez.
The Chairman, having referred to the matter of the lady members and the use of the tennis ground, On the motion of Major Waugh, it was decided that ladies only should play as guests and not as paying members.
Referring to the Club's football season the Chairman said that the past season had been a very bad one for football owing to the weather. The Club had played 12 matches, drawn 3 and lost 3, the remainder being wins and they had one of their biggest successes when they made a draw with the S. F. C., especially from a spectator's point of view. Next year he hoped to see the Club put a better team in the field and one that would beat the S. F. C. They had increased their members and yot better talent and there was some talk of a shield or something of the sort for Club competition in the future. Some old members of the Club had unfortunately not been picked to take part in the football matches bur he could assure them that the committee had done their best to choose those best qualified to play on behalf of the Club. He hoped they would not allow their feelings to be hurt. In conclusion he proposed a very hearty vote of thanks to their captain of lust year, Mr. Robinson, (Applause.)
Major Waugh said he seconded the proposal most heartily.
The vote of thanks was carried in a very enthusiastic manner.
Mr. Robinson said he thanked them for the very hearty manner in which the vote had been carried and regretted that, 01 to the weather, they should have had ch a bad football season. Certainly, had they had better weather, more interest would have been taken in the game by the Club. As it was, they had had no encouragement whatever. Next year he hoped to see a better team and they might got a better captain. (No.) They meant to beat the S.F.C. if they had' to wait ten years. (Hear, hear.) He would like to see the Rangers have a cricket team, too, to play every week.
'A vote of thanks to the Chairman, proposed by Major Waugh and seconded by Mr. Gutierrez, was heartily accorded, and the Chairman, in returning thanks, said that Mr. Mormon was willing to carry out the duties of Hon. Secretary assisted by Mr. Gutierrez. (Applause.)
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