Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Saturday 7 May 1887, page 27


MEETING OP THE W.A. FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the members of the Football Association, was held at Mr. Strick-land's Hotel ou Monday evening. There was a good attendance. Mr, Chipper read a let-ter from the West Australian Football Club asking to be admitted into the Association. Mr. Ogborne proposed, and Mr. Birch seconded, that the club should become a mem-ber of the Association. Thé resolution was carried. Messrs, Mansfield, Bamsay, and MoDonough, delegates of the West Austra-lian Fcotbal Club, were then invited into the room to take part in the business of the meet-ing. It was proposed by Mr. Ogborne, and seconded by Mr. Nugent, that Mr. Bamsay be made-Hon. Secretary of the Association. The resolution was carried, lt was proposed by Mr. S. J. Chipper, and seconded by Mr. Ogborne, that the W.A.F.C. play with 20 men. An amendment was proposed by Mr. Bamsay, and seconded by Mr. Mansfield, that the W.A.F.C. be allowed to play with 23 men they being all juniors. The original resolu-tion was carried. It was announced that the colours of the W.A.F.C. wonld .be red and black hoops. Mr. W. Spooner was elected

utnj ire.

It was arranged that the meetings of the delegates should take place at Fremantle and Perth alternately. The Union FC. asked leave to change their colors to red and white (bar) and permission was given. The follow-ing matches we rear ranged :

May 21-Unions v."Vinforians in Perth.

" 24-Rovers v. Victorians do.

" 28-West .Australians v. Unions in

Fremantle.

June 4-Rovers v. West Australians in

Perth.

June ll-Rovers v. Unions in Fremantle.

" 18-West Australians v. Victorians

in Perth.

June 25-Unions v. Victorians in Fremantle. July 2-Rovers v. WeBt Australians in Perth. - .'

- July 9-West Australians v. Unions in

Perth.

July 16-Rovers v. Unions in Perth.

*" 23-Rovers v. Victorians in Perth.,

" 30-Victorians v. West Australians

in Perth.

August 6-Rovers v. Unions in Fremantle.

" 13-West Australians v. Unions in

Fremantle.

August 20-Rovers v. Victorians in Fre-

mantle.

Angust27 -Victorians v. West Australians

.in Fremantle.

September 3-West Australians v. Rovers

in Perth.

10--Victorians v. Unions in Perth.