FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 12

FOOTBALL.

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ri. .::iii:(!tfo';-eye';v;cf;: the ;;['[[ [ meeting - held;[ af ter jthe[ Ppnbke-Ath-:, ;[K;letic^atchf imp Saturday. [: -Expresang ;[f:£&iyM : ;;mi^ £i : seTOrtn^ [ L [[[:'p[dnekei(like[; »■ pugilist- wiffi'oneyarni :tied. JMybkhmd: >[. sink; [its. ;V-;:Saturdaj^ : ;tTli^NholoSthjng;-is^aii l:'v[%lpqu'eflt' [commeh'My': on ttmap affairi;^.;;^ ■:-ii'A '•'■''jfud upsets all'calmilation;',.^-^'^r-y^;^ 1 . A: ?;:?-S:v:it;eatf[bosy"th^ o'-.^W":; ■': ;;.-;-; iM"/« v-/': ; :[;'::■ [- ;:; : :Ha!'. ; : The : .mild !,-.-.• ■t'l . ,; f' : ."Gaze"with' optio .sympathetic ';[:: *:':'.;■", ";;-•'[' -a : Waterloo: -pathetic/, •;::■;'■:',-; ; ''-■.:■: /'•'rf-'-'Tis 1 Poneke .and ,!Athletic ■■.-.-: ; :.'.,, :.-';/:/' .:;■ ■■■■~.-..; -W 41 of ■ beihgf cracks,; sir fe? ; v-:'.- r ; " In -the-mud. ;; : . 3v£ tie i :usßi ! b£;liavjiiff^backsi : : sir .?.,^.;yi' K^fK^i^'^'v-^ V,~^:-.:..fo^^ .iiYbulmay^lay 1 " yciir- half-a ; crown, iG}r,:f ; ".f ■\- : '& It can light, and get you'down; sir,:;.;; ■.■..;)■■: ' : ':j'". [ fi- i /: : ;';' . ! ;;.^- v; -sv : rPau,;the:fmuQ;;.; > :.#. ; '; it; is • mighty,SSccialistio/-i['[i; i£.>i ;.;:" :"M[;: ■>~Vv;-'r:V-''^:--:;^ v%fe; Sluggish; [and'yet fpagilistio; v;rV;,:;;'; .-?• f-.'isj'..'- - -- -iSsaßWi -Is' tfle'.inud;'; : Smith's ■as%ood'as ; •■■; : ;#'M-And?-ihe;>l6t>.g6es*/t^^ .[;;[-,* o;:';;;i[[ : Y.>s^ fe£-Header,'if S ; : -- : & V- ■:'■■«,-V ; : :' ; £'"';■? rv-fiMEast mud;, ;y :■■ v ■■' v'v: Dust thbu'art'.'tb; dust- -retnrri'estiN'v-^V-j; ;S ; ; !f'i '-Bugby :/ nowi& wfiat/'ttie.'" 2atb" : ;is,; ■ ; :V(B:;; Poor ;Poiieke'and"tkeif v fate.;is::^;:p;;'.'; ; i- ■-'•' i£.s:d; |and':wbat'its -V' ;?• K:j i'sonni-tie(trump; alFglbrioiis; : , v '-y'■•■;'■/ :^^-.;:V'ts;:i-;; ; : ; -'Hdl\ ] tha}inud.'i ; i ' •v: s :#.:. : '-■Ha'av'ffiev' r c6ihmonVoro«d"^Tiotbiibui l ;:^;';, ;?,,<;;■'fc.;-; .j:■>,;■.[^ ;^.;j. :'.;,;; r'-j mud/;;! '«% V lleS ; all 1 Effort; sinking faster,■{•'• ; •'>.;:; H ;;'-'[■ W ! '■,; I iv v.: ;y,:.; ;.•'■:;'•; amU Master,;;;,;; ■)\';: / ;;'?m^3[k*;' : /v $■$;} 6li«y»rSM^jiv:pqiiidiibe'. : ; ;. s>kl f ;;;bf.V;^is., .£;|tka£beau|if^ i.l;lhe[[teams[wafedjoh^ K^gentlematf[s^^ 'ii ■ ;^Siii ; getting M^',ipfi'm^ii^ : i&e:-scmmi^' ';;;;■.■&dkEstiaddress'etl i the,first five-6i2]]this''and ; ■y,'SSta^ed;^''l''shall:;also ; -keip^you; : lrlOs€oJ : .be-: 'S';hind;vtmie^in; : : t--3h' Furtlie'ry'',the fjiigly"/ Socialist. ad>-'' ; i '':ftdr(Ms ; e4 ;, ;the,- i .iecond,:PQncio;:fi :;ft;feniarked': A f\illy;^2-10seo. : - offi^tlie: K'lpaoe oStle^M^before[if cdm^'ioOymfbiaii' ;S;iypii'f will'.be'.mi' my ■ arms • all -,'day^.: Toiir, .name- ;-: l; |iß;:mud;.'y'/Ind^ neitoer^fantasy; ■ } y Jjwr V: dreani/^iltiis :':(yr I '' : %'^;^Vr: .:>;§;:?But "one >haugbiy: : ■aristbcra't;;tj)reiT'.'.in^an ; ; ■ r C';'abs»]'ufe rfeWsal to.th'e" Jl'^bf'tbat'hap'p^Uy.'he^refus^v.fo'bp^^ '*''. S>y : imild;<)iß anij .other.: of ;;.tlioßeVcommonplaces' vS;[whiot.:.'aft^ ■;i'gamevfe!"reversedHhb ;direc'tipn",'oi^fche■'.'do-'' K:if«hbe;S;\Botlis:moybmentß :;'cain^;to',|nbthmg;; ? Jjhut'both' .rßoiem'ent&'w;crb 'glbnonk 1 as: beiiig;; t;-Qa'';,'vanatiori : 9pfj';;tio^'brdu)a^ MA''rusiies"('wbicla^drift::;'on;';tb";thest^ '■ s^arid-^end' in:;;g««ieral : fnbtliinglnes3?:;7s'-tbero: "he^;v^/^eiittfo ! n|; that i'cleyer.'/.pl'ayer a- ; ;','!;>■ ii'p'i^j^^v.v^ :gre'a : t;part;iiv ,the: mud;- ; i>Th« ;;writer dc.:; enduraucoi^and, y'£''#oj^fb^'nb^^ i y : ';;Thirjty. : !'min'utes-^ *^Iracfcipii;;of;;''^ri3tobu]uV'Kbegan;;kp^ i\'.''.:'fthe' , ga'me_' : seri'cjisry & Wf arinali ill eko)' f.'aftd' ivjtwp :f^ltlie'r^programrne);., ;were".''iired ; 77yery; : ; mubn; fj:i*ti'rtd:^ : ';Aft&V ; ! :j;|Socialist ■ i victory^',;; : ::.;"'j? ■Murders ':;Md:'scencsT6f'.'.mufdervare v ; ma'rke3'. ;i ;illustrated :commercial;'pHhts ; .witli a %- cross;:'; ■ 'Shere"is'vvhere^tbe^trag^dy.; • V'^toolcJplaccJ I '''■s^Vell,:- : wfiat;/ is;s:wrong'; with s ; flwhif6washihg' 1 ;tho';;?SMt;'/;^here:' );;,i■iMackbnzft!^(;ssayea , "■?a;': futilev-'pfacfld-• 'goal >r ; ; tbp:_:;:.same :-.spot ft j.wnenc'e'SliJfarlaiifl' seiitrover, tbb'fammis 'goal viiaJtn^i'Petbhp^totcli^ame-^dis^ance,^ -.•, sanieAperiod:|in,vtiib;gamb.. ;;/ 1 ; l :;SaTeral ; of :'tte'."players- .^in^^tlia'^'Melrdser. ;- : vSbiitbern';• .match;- were;.suffering': j;.|| f fbmV cacoethwMdgueudi^iii; a: .severe-^orm,; yvvjandstbeir-' coniiinialjv-'.'backlingl'/'.'fornied ~a-" [.-jarring .''v.accqmpaniihent- .to. a Sgarbe, :;;whicb,' ;;;;;.eveni 1 at;::its rjbest,;^was^farvfrpm^brilliaiit;; '■il :-i--Esbept;'; f a # feiv''. elevated ;■:: patches/.-;, -the; vv,'jgrqiind/.was.;B;fjaritaW yywi'eMsl.usH^^^ v tly v -struggledi:fbr'twb/fbrty-five iminuteispells^ ahdiMefipse, "although .bustled <in; the ''-. second' ■■?■;j-hijlt, -/finished!ahead,;'by;l3'points,: to.; 6.y; Ai y; hirfh: wind Splayed ; J a;;'prbmiuent;part<in;^tKe : t;sevtlernent ; bf:,.;the.;gar4e,; .year's; ; ~ . ;.wefe /.considerably,[aided- by r the ;/;-haif;:a galp;in. the/first, spell ;.in; putting '[on: ■ v: ; pthbir[-13 points^;';:Southbrn^ : |:>lthbugh; !; iio{.;v'-[; scoring. much,- played, a. fair defensive ['game.; .;[ : -J'/A[ ikick [; by-; a [;Marqort .[andißloe > would .•' in;':.[..variablj;.be; taken[by : tbo. wind-iritb[.ibe'Reds: V/i quarters,:where- scramblesiyrore-the brder:bf. •;';[,'thif;'day, , [arid.'many '':&■>; 'plo'y'e'r .emerged from ;:-;[tha'[ '-'tliick'!■ [so^.masked, ■; mt\i :'mu[d ';that; ex-;. [. /cepfefbr; his.''talkmg/"'fe [;;;'tifis|d/ [Bnt[his;' •said';>■'.'■• :■;'. ;'•;. [>Melroso's; ...account, :■,; by, .■* ;TUtining ;rbund:,eitrly;;in[.thei speil::and?funibl-''v[;irfg<bn.;;th'e.;part-;bf a,:[Southcrii' back' gave -.[■d-Murpby,- the;oppbrturiity -bf putting;on -aii-■V;':v'ot&r'-[try':forV[M^ ['•/King- I .was\Hhe[^st'-"forUli6ir^sme)'''tbb'-burly' .:[; [forward dodging'.thrbugli[nicely. Fraser, by 'i.'-'v'good- 1 kicking, 'two- of - the ..three ';<tricfl,;-;[v.;i;;;;; -^-;[[ : [ J: 'i:'- : .;';-';[; : • ~-i '■- [half js like ;thcir, .'[,. opponents-, in ' the.'.'.earlier, pbrtioii ■ of [ the : : [;igarney gathered up'.theiorce 'of;the,wind with '-'[their''-r«3heiv;'and,/,',' : soon- after;*;resuming, ;;-;-:■: brushed y" 1 [their:'[wayj;th.rbugh;;;the: : : Maroon I .' ahdt Blues', [; alidsTayforVwas:. oVer.[.V; 'Awakening .to the, , :in t!ie';;fbr- : : :: ':.t;6 "open'[up; .the: ■■' game;; hut' Southern; by solid tackling• (chiefly :•;:';by ; vHunt x and^TaylovV''.and [forward- [.;'■ play, quicldj'; overcame all attempts, at handl-;;.[ing-■'the'sodden ball.;.;•' Southern gradually sue-' ■■'V : -- ; .ceeded : .i'h^tiHng^:'-tKbir''roppdri'ents,;:and,,-. c fiyo •'[[minutes.: befbro ,timo, :"Les.": -Campbell,- who' '. "hrid.'play'ecHa "splendid game .'thcotighput/put "'.the [finishiug:t'on'ch-to-one of;'thb-chara'bteris-:[;■■'tic -Southern; rushes' by ."scoring-afgobd^try^ : [: ; Thc« whistle sounded . "no; side'f/:just. after ;;.'South'erri':had : [been,.within an, ace of /scoring ■ .[[vagainr';.- .•:::';;'" ';;'^/'. : : ; ':<. : .'';v--.;-->;':, i - ;.,':„'[;/.; ■[ ■S;[v: : -':.,&,'(Birdlestpney an[ old player ior-South- . .'•'; em; £pd recently: a. member 'of ; one of ..the .{Ruapchufsub-uhiori's "teams,; played, for; his :;..::bl.d cliib,[Southern,[at full-baek'on'Saturday. [' " jack" lOampbol],, the' Southern.' '■■ ■ 'lock," ; ;[ got: a:::nasty..kick on; thp knee;near;the'end ;[;of, the gamb : on, Saturday, and .had..to.retirp '.'.',;for;a 7, while, -but it was: not.long before ho. .-;[[ limped on!.thc;-[fieid-again,-.and took :up ..the: [<". universal role,of,full-back.. v : ,.:•..., ". ■ ; \ ;;Aycfeat:-on"al! : ;poihts;of'tho[gamo was :> administered ftb- the Victoria College at;Mira:?•'..mar ;iast Saturday. • .'Staleness hampered the >' students against -Oriental, but. no one. will % say: that -tho-Grecn' soniors have been: ove-r- ---: [ trained/ They ,'havb' been gotting into: fair. 'condition.' with 'the advance-of the season, A , arid have', improved their; play substantially .Was it.thcn that good .:' : - men -wore' missing? Np; -a".full. muster tpbk : -':-the field, arid there [svere not many changes. '*; vPrendeviilb liad •tb retire': early, having;sus':i': ttiincd a ; ldck ; PH'.the'baok, .and his-'absenco ,v ["-nndoiibtedlyrtook a good- deal "of.' initiative 'V:'>-:frpm.*tho rear, ranks.;.-Maybe," the social- of had spmething'tb.do H';;;with;jt^r. [; : "' ;' /, -: ; . '"'--'■'■: •' '.' : '-" '.:■':

-'.The,-last. throe points : registered • on tho 'college .-record were /obtained' by O'L'oary .by a penalty kick., About this timo tho preen •pnclciavore - livening, and the forwards rc- ': peatedly /mado' a straggling attack. Superior speed brought'a'couplo of forwards into closo proximity- to- tlie- opposing- line, and' a scoro mnst'havo followed had not West,: a tall Oriental forward, deliberately blocked tho .college;, men. -/The; incident, occasioned remark'on. the touch-line, and no fair' critic of the- game vould(.'have\quarrollbd : with' tho rc'/eree in promptly awarding a try. -Had ho ..taken!-this course, ho would have,had tho additional support of the;rule book. '.Saturday's' gale, was', not .conducive to sure- ; goalrkicking. AtMi'ramar two• rather clevoiv /shots'were seen..ii£.the. Wellingtoii-St. James, match. They wero obtained from the same! •part of/the/'field; but by,-opposing!players. 'In', the 'first spell' Sellars landed a beautiful 'goal/- and,. later/on, Thomas,; full-back for, St./; James,/had similar good, fortune. .■"-.- r "'''AVhat.'aVfunuyV-M.ofifeUows youarel" : That'was: the introductory remark'of. a let-. jter.,whicn tho. Referees'..Association, hi-bught the- Wellington-:Rugby. TJnion, : with the.request,that the union should de--: rnand.-an! apology.'- The'writer of the letter,, a good friend of football, • and captain of.' a. growing'..'suburban club, had had something ;.tb/say/regarding'/tho: time- kept- at. : a recent 'match. : ->/ He-was/asked by the :,oaion.,'.to' apologise-.to 1 , the.' referee': for the aspersions cast.;upon, .'tliat.'rofficial. '/The. Referees- • As- 1 the letter looked more .like- a-vv'gratuitous' insult".than an: apology, union. "We shall havo to see,', it through ..now," said members; of tho union, as they., recorded iheir idesire to have not 'only-In apology; for, tho referee him.self,.' but; one for the.;association, on. account' of'tlie. latest epistle. .The friend of football, ;being:-;i .humorist, : .i'hasi ..'doubtless-.- already/ ;penne'd' : tße;;pa.cifying;lfhes; ! ';'' r ".'■;'- ■".■ -./ V ! 'To-day's 'matches may..constitute a "semi-. -final--;or,' ; a> filial,' but / the Petone/,Borough, Gouncil. :is.;not : r satisffed'.'Mth the, : fiHotnieht 'of -grounds.',;;ln-", the. 'agreement, between tho :council.:and,;the/.Rugby/Union, -drawn up ..when;;the;:Petone; Recreation -Ground was gran ted ;for; Rugby (matches, a condition was thati.the Petohe senioi-team'should play, oft the suburban ground;..; every, alternate Saturday;. :■ "semi-finals and. -finals '.excepted.''-,- Captain ■Hardham'sfVopiriion;". that, to-day's fixtures are, t.erriied/:' a ."semi-final" ' simply for the pufpo'so:.of benefiting; the. ;"gato," ; is. supported■ by ■ Petone / residents, .who- /have '■ had, tew/gobd:i matches; this ';Season ./' .on .■" .their.' "ground.:('Considering'; thai; "Association., and' Northern-' -Union''players' were- desirous .. of .boirig/corisiderediby. the council, in! the..way of ) grounds .'. this 7 , -yCar, .land ..that, the' terms, 'of-. Tease--ultimately agreed to ,/were less, tarourable.-.tnan;,hitherto, the Rugby, Union .may ; .:find. : ,that.'thb; Petone, .Recreation Ground will''riot .be - available at all next season:.