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FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. TCHX..ATHLETIC WERE WEAK. (Bx-AKiaioßXTiua.) • [.' It -is an old -saying that a good player is never. missel lintil hi is gone.. This .was the position as regards "liaaji" Wilson last Saturday, when his team, Athletics, which are noted.for "in-and-out" form, failed to prevent a defeat at the hands of Petone. Of course, it docs not , 'follow that Athletic would have won had - .Wilson been present, seeing that they were not nearly so fit as I'etono, hut sliil ihe would have nndo a great difference : lirtr' the Athletic vanguard badly ucedi-d 'a leader. As it was, the Athletic pack, . ,iu which Osborne was especially proiroincnt, showed to advmtige in. the loose ion sevenl occasions, particularly in the '"' !£rst spell. Another very weak spot in " the Athletic team wis .•l'Kcnzie 1 1 five'eighfts, for his passing was inferior; he idid not always stand in his proper pkee, land in other ways he lacked a knowSedge of the requirements of the posi;tion. Cunningham and Evenson were the mainstays among the backs. As rc- . 'sards Petone, their, pack is to be commended for its dashing hard play throughout* the game. Of the backs it is pleasing to record that M'Kenzie, upon the • whole, played distinctly well, his kicking especially being worthy of note. . , 'Tho hew New Zealand three-quarter iback, Mitchell, who played in the second /.match New Zealand v. New South .Wales, is '{says an Australian critic) a •really good footballer, solid, smart, and :heady; on the wing his form was very good. . Poneke Off-colour. "■' Poneke were so much off-colour on.Sat-, nrday in their contest against Wellington ' that they would have had only themselves to blame if they had failed to win. I'or unscientific,- disjointed play their efforts ■in the first spell would have been hard to beat, whist even in the second half, 'when .they did much better, their play . was decidedlv below their usual standard. In this respect their backs wero as much at fault as their forwards. It is suggested in some quarters that Poneke were not "all out"; still they seemed to bo '.playing at any rate nearly as:hard, as usual.: If last year's champions do as 1 .'poorly against any of the better teams in. the competition—Oriental, St.. James, " Petone, or Athletics, for instance—they v will most certainly go.down. The display by the Wellington team was so ragged that it Would be a waste of space to touch upon any of tho players in de.tail. Apparently this fifteen is "down- ' iheartcd" at being at the bottom of the list, for two or three of their players did :not. take the trouble to turn up—for ■which fact the weather may of courso be :blam«d. The most lamentable part of

. /their showing was a tendency not to back . one another-up, and even when some of .-the players did follow up they always called a halt at the critical moment—perhaps for the want of sufficient training. lvemey,' the "All Black" wing-forward ron the injured list, officiated as touch '' jndge on Saturday, says ihe "Referee," • but became so wrapped up in the movements of his comrades that the referee ■found it necessary to over-rule him two 'or three times. It is. not such an easy /matter for an aotive player to suddenly 'drop'into the placid Tole of touch'-judge.

| Incident at the Park. It would not hare been surprising if 1 there had been a much smaller attendance at the-Athletic Park last Saturday. (That 2000 spectators should put in an I appearance on such" a cheerless afternoon lis strong testimony to the, fact that .great interest is being taken in tho cham- : pionship Rugby games this season; And (despite the stiff cold southerly they jfound the games in the mud worth .while. ■If the games served for ho other pur- ; | pose that between Athletics and Betono produced the . most enthusiastic barrackers seen at tho Park for. many a ;long day. He was a strong supporter of Petone, and got a proper chance to give vent to his feelings when his side equalised the try which stood against them. Jumping about on the northern bank and waving his arms like a windmill he soon attracted general attention, ■ with the result .that the stand rung with • I hearty laughter. It was not that ho was rjnst overcome at tho moment of the I We, but lie was so carried away that he could not contain himself for a considerable period after tho resumption of iplay. As Petone had the upper hand j afterwards lie continued to look the pici ture of contentment. I' Speaking •at the dinner held after the f:ond. match, New Zealand v. New uth Wales, Mr. Meredith, (manager of 9 New Zealand team) said that it - .would, in . his opinion, not bo. out of place for .him to touch on the amateur question.- Delegates from all over New Jfeajland l)ad attended conferences, and mado certain suggestions regarding '.change of rules', etc., .but it was unhesitatingly amateur,. upon which point .there would bo no. compromise, as far as bis union was concerned.. If they could •help New South Wales Rugby they would \ireturn satisfied. Their gamo was not .intended to be a spectacle. The boy who (indulged in it would come out a better iman' morally and physically than the [one who participated in a game, the (fundamental' principle of which was payment of those who took part, .

(Referees.and the Throw-in. I In discussing the circular received from Vtho New Zealand "Union regarding iamendments to laws of the game, the (Management "Committee of the Wollingiton Rugby Union decided to leave to the 'discretion of referees the matter of the throw-out when the ball goes into touch. This so much wasto time on the part of ths committee, for as soon as the amendments came into forco referees have got the written rules to interpret, and are surely expected to do so without any advice from the local union. The rule is now very clear regarding tho throw-out, and reads:—"One of tho eido to whom the ball belongs shall bring it into play at the spot where it went into.i touch, by one of tho following methods .(a) Throwing it out so as.'to alight at Tight-angl«s to and at least five yards, from the touch-line, or (b) scrummaging it at a spot at right-angles to the touchline, 10 yards from the place where it .went into touch." After "the second match, New Zealand •v. New South Wales,'two of the Now' \ Zoalarid forwards wero treated at St. i Vincenfs Hospital for slight. injuries, Patterson having three stitches put in his lip, and I'aton having his foTchead stitched. A Good Melrose Man. Twomey is at present. tho star player in the Melrose senior team, and -in addition to having plenty of paco ho is also tho possessor of a swerve,' which makes him a difficult man to tacklc. Ho strikes .ono as the stamp of player that is sure to earn representative honours if ho trains consistently. Queensland to the Fore Again. For the first time in an important gam© (soys the "Sydney Hoferec") the new rule regarding a five yards' throw-out of touch was in evidence, in tho recent contest Maoris v. Queensland, and in this connection Queensland ' can take a little credit for being the first to adopt the principle before it was approved by ' the Home authorities in Itugby. And this is not tho first time that Queensland has ' led tho way ;n Rugby procedure.' In the early nineties, when tho Queensland Referees' Association was formed, that little body took upon itself to abolish appeals by tho captains for breaches, thus leaving the conduct of the game entirely to tho referee. At that time tho law did not permit of this, but it was altered later, and coincided with the Queensland practice. And yet another practice was started by Queensland. Over 25' years ago there was no whistle used ill the Rugby game, tho central umpire calling out "off-side." or as tho case may be. Mr. Pring Roberts, however, found that

method confusing, owing to players' voices mingling with that of the umpire, and ho decided to adopt tho use of a whistle, which is now universally used in tho Rugby game. Mr. Pring .Roberts will bo remembered as full-back of- tho Queensland team, during tho eighties. Why Rugby's Light is Dimmed in Sydney. New Zealaud v. New South "Wales in years past has almost stood apart in point of skilful football and as a Rugby attraction in Sydney. It was at one of these matches (says the Sydney "Referee") that tho Australian record gathering of 52,000 made an indelible picture three years ago. 13ufc this winter competition is keen, and things aro altered. Tho advent of tho English professional team, and tlio spectacular reputation of tho new game in the eyes of a large section of those who patronise big football, assisted by tho loss to the Rugby Union of several of tho ablest members of the Wallubies combination, have temporarily, perhaps, dimmed the glory of tho New. Zealand v. New South Wales matches. At all events, tho attendance at the . first match was only 15,000. flowever, this, ono believes, was largely the outcome of the disappointing form shown by New South Wales, against Queensland. If forwards of tho splendid qualities of Dr. James Hughes, Dr. Howard Bullock, and John Hughes had not also dropped out of Sydney football, tho loss of P. A. M'Cue, A. B. Burge, T. J. Barnett, and R. R. Craig .might not have been felt. But forwards such as these, and particularly the three University men, cannot be replaced in a match or two: Such players in the fullness of their skill uro developed only in first-class football, no matter how ablo they may appear to bo in club football.It is interesting to note 'that in. tho second match between the All Blacks and New South Wales the latest amendment to Law 12 was observed, so that when the ball was' being thrown in on a line-out it had to be thrown at least five yards from the touch-line. An Idea that Failed. . Any close observer of senior Rugby games in Wellington must be impressed with the ignorance of the rules shown by many players, and oil . the suburban grounds players frequently show a disposition to question tho rulings of reforces. This is especially tho case in the present time, when several amendments to tho rules aro coming into force. In the circumstances it seemed ail admirable idea that the Referees' Association should . endeavour to inculcate a better 'know- * ledge of tho rules among players, and. it is to be regretted that players did not avail themselves of the Saturday night lectures. The most suitable way for referees. This is especially the case in the finer points of the game will be to firmly resist any attempt to dispute their rul-, ings on the field of play. Too often in the I past have we been accustomed to see | players combat-the referees' decisions. Old Boys. Jlarcbant, who has lately played* at full-back for Old Boys' senior team, was moved up into the position of five-eighths , last Saturday, and did useful work for! his side. Johnston, who replaced Mar-*, chant at full-back, was well worth his i place in the team, as his tackling and line-kicking left, little to be desired. His i weakness was that he let tho ball beat him on one or two occasions. i

During the first few minutes of the Melrose-Old Boys' match on Saturday last Dawson created some little amusement by adopting "Soccer" methods with rather good results. He met one Melrose kick on the full' with his foot and sent the ball into touch a long way down field. Although tho result was so successful, he seemed to have no confidence in his ability to bring it off again, and did not repeat the effort, but some of. tho other Old Boys' backs essayed "speculators", with varied success. " There is ho mistaking the fact that the absence of Avery from the Old Boys' team makes a big difference, but his loss will not bo so. severely felt if Dodd keeps up, the form lie exhibited last Saturday, when his good showing was reminiscent of tho Dodi of six or seven years ago. "Ugliest Game Seen In Sydney." "Tho Arrow" speaks plainly in discussing ■ the contest. Northern Union v. Metropolis, which, itssays. will go down in football history as the ugliest exhibition ever witnessed in Sydney. ' It says: After the first quarter, of an hour the game got'quite out of the control of the referee. . ... The tackling was unduly severe, tho kicking reckless and highly dangerous, and displays of fisticuffs quite common. Some critics throw most, of tho blame for these discreditable illegalities on to the shoulders of. the visitors, but tho home team deserves just as much censure for their misconduct. . . . Tho referee was given control of tho, gamo, and.it was his bounden duty to eradicate any rough or foul play immediately it occurred. . . . But he stood passively by whilst the players scrapped, kicked, and punched, and it was not until tho closing few minutes of the game that he awoke to a sense of his responsibilities and ordered a player from each side off tho field, an action he' should have taken in tho first half. Hors de Combat: Flanagan and M'Leod, J. Flanagan, Poneke five-eighths who just recently successfully underwent a slight operation for nasal trouble, had the misfortune * during the week to meet with a rather serious accident at his work. By some means or other ho ran a screw-driver into ono of his eyes, and is at present an inmate of tho Wellington Hospital. At the timo of' writing the full extent of tho. injury is not known, but it is to be hoped that Flanagan will not be long in making complete recovery.' ' H. M'Leod, Oriental captain, .is also suffering with an injured eye. A piece of steel lodged in ono of his eyes, and although he is not confined to his home, it may be that ho will not bo ablo to play for a couple of weeks. Australian N.U. Team to go Home Next Year. Before tho big match commenced last Saturday in Sydney, the "Northern Union Goal-kicking Championship" was determined, the two contestants .being Lomas and Messenger, but tho result is not yet to hand. One would not be surprised, says the "Arrow," to see the loser (whoever it be) kick moro .goals in the match to follow than the ,winner, and so leave tho public still in doubt as to which is the most reliable kick. Tho competition will afford the spectators an opportunity of comparing the kicking of. two players whose methods are totally dissimilar. Lomas places the ball 011 its end, approaches it with a short, curved riin in a steady, calculating kind of way, and kicks left foot. Messenger, as wo all know, places tho ball with ono end inclined towards goal, swings up to it in a business-like way, and lets drive with his right foot.

Discussing tho proposed tour of a New South Wales (or Australian) team in England in 1911-12, Mr. Iloughton, manager of the Northern Union touring team, states that he will, strongly' support it, "because he considers the gamo has come to stay in Australia." The Kangaroos performed well in England, and Mr. Houghton is of opinion that "by reason of their stronger organisation and playing element they will do much better in the future."

Asked if if. ivas not the. turn of New Zealmid to send a team Homo, lie replied that "owing to tlic strength of the game here, and tho fact that so far it lias not yet. made much headway ill New Zealand, we will have to concentrate our thoughts on Australia." '•'What about South Africa-does the Northern Union intend to operate there?" "No," said Jlr. Houghton; "our thoughts tur.i rnjre to America, which we will probably visit on our way-home." A Weakness in College Play. On a muggy ground last Saturday, Collego played one of their best games, against St. James. Some will not admit that tho University team is putting its experietico to much nse, but th.'ie can be no doubt that the fifteen is improving in all branches of tho game. A weak spot in the College game is lack of dash, and, on their uast showing, the present

players are not likely to go to tho other extreme of recklessness oven if they were urged to adopt more abandoned tactics at times. At Miramar lust Saturday the forwards "got tho idea" to a certain extent, for, when St. James pressed in upon them, they retaliated with more spirit than in tho past. A young player in this match, who showed hunto ability ns n hack, was W. Crowes, 011 St. Jamos wing. Lilco his brother, F. Cretvcs, who has long been a valuable member of the St. James fifteen, young Crowes had a good turn of speedj und pretty sound judgment in attack play. Twice, when likely manoeuvres were 011 foot last Saturday, lie slipped and fell, while carrying tho ball. On one occasion, when tlicro was a good chance of his getting through, he failed to notice a hump in tho ground, and stretched at full length on the slippery surface. There was another chango in tho team, Hope, a lower grade forward, having been .promoted. Ho played energetically. .Accidents to players have caused some consternation to College players and supporters. Hardly a match has been played but some member of, the fifteen has been injured. Last Saturday, Stainton received a painful knock on the jaw. In the previous match against Melrose, at Karori, the. new. half was unfortunate in sustaining injury to his collar-bone. Duncan, the fa*t wing, is on the "temporarily retired" list, and Wilson also has had a share of tho mishaps. RUGBY SIDELIGHTS. THE OLD AND THE NEW. SOME OF THE'RUGBY GIANTS. (Br Off-side Mac.) Ono often hears tho opinion, "The game is not what it was." Of course, this is .quite so. The game.never is what it was. It might be better;' it might bo worse; it might be something similar, but to bo absolutely correct, it is not now what it was. Further, in tho future, say 2000 A.D., it will not be what it is now. It is ono of tho common ills, which pos-ibly all flesh is heir to, to decry almost anything in connection with tho present era, in comparison with those of bygone days. De Quincey referred to this fact some eighty or ninety years ago, when our good sires used to preach tho same old shibboleth that things were not, as they were in the good old days. Tho scholar went exhaustively into tho .subject, and found that tho statement was perfectly correct, inasmuch as things wore' very much better, than they used to be, evidence which was not exactly in accordance with the ideas of our grandfathers, who fondly hugged to themselves. the belief, that things generally were on tho down grade. Old Rugby Giants. We read of the deeds performed by the Rugby giants of bygono days, "How Braddou, the great Otago fullback, kept the goal in the bravo days of old," "How Whiteside, of Auckland, used to make his dashing'individualistic touchline runs, levelling his adversaries ruthlessly one by one"; of similar feats by "Jack" Taiaroa, with his wonderful hip and shoulder bump, and in a way we i.sfc ourselves if 'our glory has not departed. Tho fact is that customs chango with the times. In v the days of Whiteside, individual effort in attack was everything. There was nothing of tho cohesivo brilliance of'-present-day Eugby. In the good old time 3 it was customary for the Whiteside giants to make their efforts, to tho applause and encouragement of their own side, who never gave any serious thought that tho hero could be helped' by attendance. Judging from what, ono hears, it was not considered tne thing for the "big gun" to let go the leather until it was absolutely torn from him, after he had ■ carried his way through a field of assailants. In any caso it was "Victory or Westminster Abbey," with him.. If ho fell, he foil witn numerous scalps, and colours flying; if ho succeeded it was again, "tho fewer men the greater share of honour." It was, in these circumstances, that fast dashing, courageous men liko Whiteside achieved ominenco as Eugby giants in the attacking game. It is only fair to admit that these men would have been just as good now as attackers, although possibly present-day combination would havo neutralised in a great degree tlieir individualistic spectacular displays. It is related, with more or less truth, that William the Conqueror had five horses killed under him' at the Battle of Hastings, hut if William the Conqueror wero able to fight tho Battle of Hastings again to-morrow, and were to endanger his life to .the extent of having livo horses killed under ,him, present-day critics would declaro him to be a lunatic. Whiteside, G. Wallace. Wo remember nearly all the bygono Rugby heroes as attackers. There was apparently not the same attention paid to defence, although in the all-round qualities of a player, it was no doubt considered to somo extent.. In Whiteside's timo he had a rival in George Bayly, brother of "Alf." of that ilk. I'hey never met, and according to legends it was a much-debated point as to which was the''better man. Bayly was a light, active, all round man, and finally it was agreed that, although Whiteside might be the better attacker, Bayly was the better all-round player. The general opinion now is'tliat Whiteside's games all ovei New Zealand, and also in Australia, entitle him to tho title of tho champion aggressive three-quarter back of his time. Following, tho line of argument, it is interesting to compare Whiteside, say, with Wallace. On the one side we have the dashing, fiercely aggressive athlete, who loved .to mow his way over ,the spreadeagled forms of his enemies, not remarkable as a kick, nor for uny special defensive work. His glories wero hand-to-hand encounters and the goal-line. His shattered frame and broken bones repeatedly bore testimony to the vigour of these encounters, but the casualty list of his victims was heavy. How Braddon Kept the Goal. , Braddon, the Otago full-back, practically made his name by the severity of his collision with Whiteside on one' occasion in a memorablo. fight. 111 his usual aggressive style, the Auckland champion had fought his waj* down, the field, and at last Braddon was the only obstaclo. Both met in tho open field, in a mighty crash which 'awed tho spectators into a deep silence; they rolled apart, staggered, and then fell, and wero both taken to tho hospital.. It was a great sight. Wallace the Martyr. Now let us take Wallace, a clever lad from his boyhood days, who played the game in a nice clean way, who relied mainly upon skill and cool-headedness, aiwl who always filled a breach. "We have had our great three-quarters in all eras, but Wallace seems to arouso an extreme interest. His football was so clean, alike in attack and defence, and he was so uncomplaining. His mighty punts wero reminiscent of those of Gago and Jervis; lie ran so easily and with 'such an e.ve for the wants of his colleagues, and lie accepted his smashings up with such martyr-like resignation, and came up again "smiling every time." Had Wallace been wounded on the battlefield as seriously and as often as he was 011 tho football grounds, ho would no doubt have attained greater honours, but his record proves him to have been nuitc as plucky a man as Whiteside, and all found a much better footballer. Still, Whiteside was tho moro admirable attacking three-quarter. ASSOCIATION. (By Centiie-Half.) Postponement. The Postponement Committee lost Saturday evidently had little doubt as to what sort of an afternoon it was going to be, ns their decision to postpone matches was made known by 10 a.m., ami was very wolcomo to all players and enthusiasts. Even had the rain held off it is doubtful whether many of the matches would have eventuated, as the Miramar grounds wero in a very bad condition. Boys' Football. Well over ono hundred boys accepted the invitation to attend at. tho. Boys' Institute on Tn»sdny eveuim:, when a most

instructive night was passed. In tho unavoidable absence of Mr. W. Munckton, Mr. C. E. Fordham gave a few interesting remarks on tho laws of tho game, whilo Mr. Paton followed by answering some knotty questions asked by some of the boys. A fow remarks on tho question of boys' football were made by Air. Salmon, who has been secretary of tho Boys' Sub-committee ever since 1902. Mr. Salmon detailed what was being done for boys* football, and stated that there was a possibility of a sports meeting being held for members of the boys' divisions at tho end of this season. . "Soccer" in Blenheim. When on tho subject of boys' "soccer," it is worth mentioning that Air. ,-kSaimon has received a communication from Mr. A. E. Mortimer, of tho Borough School, Blenheim, stating that he has, with the valuable help of Mr. W. T. Churchward, succeeded in forming a boys' competition for Marlborough. Mr. Churchward has' presented the league with a cup, and already there are live teams and a possibility of a sixth. A request for "Laws of the Game" and other information relative to boys' competitions was mdde, and Mr. Salmon is supplying everything necessary. Mr. Mortimer has done good work in getting the boys to start playing "soccer,"«and one hopes that at no iar distant date the Wellington Football Association will see its way to'send a team over to Blenheim to givo tho enthusiasts thero a helping hand. * , Mr. W. T. Churchward, t mentioned above, was for years a prominent member of the local Swifts Club . and has always taken a keen interest in Association football. His present active part in Blenheim causes no surprise to those who know r Mr. Churchward. Growth of Association. Following on the fine start made in boys' football in Blenheim, comes a letter from Mr. Jas. O'Carady, Hamilton, suggesting the formation of a Waikato Association affiliated to the New Zealand Association. Tho writer*goes on to say that an endeavour is being made to popularise the Association game in the district, and that possibly two teams will be formed at Morrinsville and Huntly, and one at Hamilton. The chief reason in the past why the game has not gone ahead has be-eu that when a club was formed the nearest competing club was at Auckland, and the time and expense incurred in journeying for a match were very great. The Auckland Association has offered to assist in every possible way. A conference will be held next week and it is suggested that a team might bo entered for the Brown Shield. Throwing in From Touch. One of the questions submitted to Mr. Paton at the boys' gathering at the institute on Tuesday was the following:— "How many different rulings have referees got in allowing players to throw tho ball in?" What is the apparent reason for such a question? Apparently the fact still remains that there is a great diversity of- opinion amongst referees as to what constitutes a fair throw-in. Saturday after Saturday, in . boj*s' games, one can see the half-backs going up to tho touch line to throw the ball in with a very nervous sort of look •which clearly means: "Will I be penalised?" "Unfortunately there are still some referees who insist un the players standing with their feet together and facing the field of play squarely. Law r » in quite 'dear on the subject and ends thus: "This law , is complied with if tho player has any. part or both feet on the line when, he throws the ball in." Can anything bo more simple? Some part of both feet on the lino! It is thus clearly to bo seen that a player is entitled to stand with his feet wido apart should he so desire. As,to facing-the field, a player can face any part of tho field ho desires. If throwing in at the halfway lino he is quite correct in facing a spot one yard in from the corner flag. It is important to know that the ball must be thrown in with both hands from behind the head.

While on tho subject, of throwing in tho ball tho writer would like to point out that ho hn» seen somo very poor throwing-in this season, especially amongst seniors. Thero is no reason why, with practice, the ball should not be thrown at least 20 yards, and from a good throw-in, it is possible to executo somo pretty movements np tho line, and initiate a strong attack. Too - often a throw-in is wasted. Throwing in is as useful as corner-kicking, and it is a branch of tho game that requires developing. Wednesday Competition, Last Wednesday being a holiday, thero was a great gathering of the Management Committee and referees to see the Olym-pic-Hearts A fixturo on Kclburno Park. And they were treated to some pretty football. . Hearts started off at a great pace, and scored a goal within less than a minute from tho kick-off. They kept up the full head of steam, but one or two easy chances were missed. Then Olympic got going, and, with A. Mouat galloping in his best form, thero was, before tho gamo ended, trouble considerable in tho Hearts camp, tho score .being 5 goals to 2. This score represents this play. Cornish, at full-back for Olympic, played ' a very pretty game, equal to ail his old form, and ho would certainly seem to stand a chance for representative honours. Cheshiro did somo good work on the right-wing, while W. Mouat was effective as usual on the extreme left. C. O'Shea, on tho Hearts side, was their only striking forward. Ho showed some very clever work, and, had he received better support, tho scoro would have grown. Hey and Bradbury did tho best work amongst tho backs. Algar was a sturdy lad at full, but lacks direction in his kicking. Union and Y.M.C.A, Thero was nothing particularly noteworthy about the Y.M.C.A -Union fixture, played at Newtown Pi>rk on Wednesday. The scoro. of one goal a-sido does not represent' the play which was all in favour of tho Y.M.C.A. men, excepting for the first quarter of an hour, and a few minutes in the middle of the second spell. The outstanding players on tho respective sides were: Timperley (Y.M.C.A.) and Patrick (Union), the latter getting a particularly warm timo in goal, and keeping out somo hot shots from Timperley. Just after ho scored i'.JI.C.A.'s goal, the AVellington .representative could do nothing right for a brief spell. He was unable to keep his feet on the greasy turf, and twice ho missed grand opportunities of scoring after beating the opposition, and getting, the ball right into tho goal-mouth. Some of the younger hands at the "soccer" game showed decided signs of improvement..

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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 852, 25 June 1910, Page 12

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FOOTBALL. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 852, 25 June 1910, Page 12

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