A general meeting of members of the Shanghai Rugby Football Club was held on Tuesday at the Shanghai Rowing Club, for the purpose of electing a Captain and Vice-Captain, confirming the election of other officers of the Club, and transacting other business.
Capt. E. I. M. Barrett (Vice-President) presided over a good attendance and was supported by Mr. D. L. King (Hon. Secretary).
In opening the meeting, Capt. Barrett said that he was called upon to take the chair in the unavoidable absence of Mr. A. W. Burkill, their President, who had sent a letter of regret for his in ability to attend and the promise of two footballs and five new bladders to help things along.
The first business before the meetin. vas the election of a Captain anu vice-Captain, and Mr. J. W. Webber and the Rev. C. E. Spencer were elected unanimously to fill these positions.
A suggestion that a Cup be offered by members of the Club for annual competition between Shanghai Schools was discussed. The Chairman said he was of the opin-jon that the general age of schoolboys in Shanghai was too young' for participation in Rugby football! and it was a game more suitable, for those boys who went home from Shanghai to school.
The opinion of the meeting was!
a similar effect and it was' decided to sound the opinion headmasters of local schools on the subject before making any decision.
With regard to Interport foot~- ball, the Chairman stated that on the one hand there was a possibility of Tientsin being able to send down a team at Chinese New Year, there was on the other hand an invitation from Hankow for Shang-; hai to send a team there. If team were sent to Hankow, there would be a certainty of two{ matches; whereas correspondence with Tienisin showed that it was doubtful if the latter could send a team down here. It was decided to circularize members to ascertain if it was probable that a team could be got together to visit Hankow during the Chinese New Year holidays.
For Saturday matches, and also for possible Interport games, selection committee was elected consisting of the Captain (Mr. J. W. Webber), the Vice-Captain (Rev. C. E. Spencer), Messrs. F. L. Wainwright, G. H. Lewis and Hugh E. Martin.
The following officers and committee were then elected:—Mr. A. W. Burkill (President), Capt. E. I. M. Barrett (Vice-President), Messrs. D. L. King (Hon. Secretary), Rev. C. E. Spencer (Hon. Treasurer), G. H. Lewis, F. L. Wainwright and Hugh Martin, together with the Captain and Vice-Captain.
A suggestion by the Chairman that a sub-committee be appointed for the purpose of revising the rules of the Club was approved, and a committee for this purpose was elected consisting of Capt. Barrett, the Rev. C. E. Spencer and Mr. G. H. Lewi The Chairman said that this committee would be glad to receive suggestions, preferably in writing, as to suggested revision of the rules of the Club.
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