FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 12

FOOTBALL.

; ::>;.;>.-RliQBYi/ . (By Aristobdldb.J •'•■'

_ ; A /Ridiculous Request. , ■■■■:■'- .; .'■'.■;?■. When .the, Manaw-itu and. Hqrowhenua ''representatives decided to. combine; against -'/ the representatives,'. certain 1 ■iVf members/of the :.Manawatu Rugby. -.Union. : ; : .^'expressed/the/fear': that.'the Wellington '/. selectors might send" a",second-rate .■.team ;:'.: only;' to,: Pnlmersto'n/-. North, and," so. if ■';-/' the combined, team'./happened .to -secure ". ■■}■ a^-victory .'there- would beno great 'merit '■ |vin ,'it:'.. the; Wellington, j/',v':'UnionLf.were//reiineited 'to' iend a... team/P thoroughly'' representative'. of,'; the city's '•': C:'bost,:\playors,,t and .eventually the Man.»/ageme'nt,,Committee,:<passodi.,a-> resolution' './: to send i.'tho;- .best-, fifteen available on: :'■-September/7."-. "As a' matter of .fact,:, only './'r/ftiurteeii: v men .-were available "on Wed- :■■}■: nssdajv; and: an emergency,'man. bad to :.^'.,Be , :'''o'Dtaiiied;\;''..,lTie;..'team , .':that! took::the K.• field v:was'j undoubtedly ;;tv; gbud -'biie; :and ,f'/ : administered "'a'"decisive-beating to]; the. V.-!.''.'Mana\p.at.u-Ho'himhenua.Vcbmbmation;' , ]iut'' /■/5 what .'would, have happened had' the. Wel- '■/!•; 'lirigton'A".team'-'been'-sent .to'.Palmerstori ", ://:;North?K;Prqba'bly / a' big. board '.; would' • keep -the■':scores,; / v.-'and'-the spectitors.iwould' have gone-, home </:'-cohyihced;..:'that' football'.in/'the Mana-, ; ; : :;. .Vatu';, district/wasi'.at-.a/'l'ow" ebb. ',Nothi! './'iing' ''annoys so'..much 'as a ././■"onMided game"of,-Rugby,: and- all things /{.// considered: it. looks. "Us,-- if the "gentlemen. / ;/'whoso '.frequently asked'for the A team v'<>.lto,b6 sent to" Palmerstbu .'were not acting vjraltoEether.-.iii .the best; interests ;of liu'gby. ;'■;' Wednesday;.'-Representatives'; and Juniors. : :' : -'--i'Though:/play.: was -by;/'ho /means' 7)rif- -.:{"' liant' in- the/ AYednesday. represontativ,! Athletic ;Patk./on : ;)Vednesday ;/:;/afternoon//it', proved';interesting,..enough '<% before' the convhision./-.ln the' first spell ://-.Wednesday' representatives,' playing: with. ..' /the'/sun all ..the best: /. / of "the. gaiie,, and.: tliey. were leading' right •■ /"/up till/within■ a' quarter -of ..'..an.:hour :of /:/: 'tne/zfinish.: 'pTh'eh'; followed "'a// collapse, ~..,;and '.thevSaturday: junior, representatives /■;'v6eemeil; to .be; scoring, at-will; so /that in-: ./: '",;Stead:»,6f / the /Wednesday,', team;; leading" /-;by/ll to 0, the juniors won-by 19 points ,£ /to v-liy;;-,-. Oohditioh''.failed ; ;the- : Wednesday ■■v.V : ''te , am.:,. , first ;v': : . ipeir- they 'seemed: to be' superior, lb. their' S.:>^^':9pppnents.';.The,.best ;alWpund.back ; the}-- •/'< had ./was '-'A'./ Clark, .few mis-. ' -;" takes.;. /His' .line-kicking/, was/good; ; aiid /'//ithoJ/twbygoalSf/which 'heVplaced for 'his /'../Bide'w'ere:both/excellent efforts*v'-Mouattj" :;:-:'at' T full-back 'for/.the Wednesday'-, team, ';./:gave': ayfihishecl/displayßn*' half;, i/,,, the'.end ofthe:game.; 'Of tlie„:Wednesday;://'forwards,;;Cnhninghamy';the^\vinger,.'and X Stehnard f iwerev : jeasily;i:thc::best;.: / :J.i : ; J ,Wi. : 'Sullivan; was .easily.,;the; best: back• i ;Samqhgft:th»:;:'jnsid>/Jl«pre'3^tatiyes,' i 'and /,u'fthis/")VJsrnb: wbhder,.'as ;litt!lias ;; had:'ex-

'.'/.. :.^riehce.;through:. ; .playing{;in/ {i/isenibr; ; /team;K:;fle; made fine? runs; {{;: l and^pf : /unlucky '•}. ,-,nbt''. : {/to'{;;-score: '{ ;more ;■;;.than ■■■. • one{;{ : try; ;•--'Wbitley .;'■'■ did ,/; .{.usbf ul ; ;'work ■ for rhisy side,/'and;!his, potted: y,: {goaliMn- spell''did Ja;.lbt-{;{t6-; I/' wards/V.dempralisin'g.:'. th'e'. f '{bpposihgi team;' V/Eyder;-:; at-full^iafck^/was'.; gobd,/Jbut;{err; : ;;:/ToticV{?y'Oh : ;'; the/i;dangerbus;^prabtice.;. ; bfv ::) . : hur;dlihg,'{ahd.with'success; but {{.u^ell/{adyised'. ;'hbt / to/^attempt, the /repeti-{ ?, ,'{ {'pa'usej; bf/f'seiious {uauoident;', :-,{' / 'junTbrs;{wits. &'' game;.;tiut'.lie; ttppeared'i.to'' * '■chances, - and' shirkin'g.{thb.jheavy'j'worki. ' :' - .-{','Bothl sets'' of ifor'wards'-.,had .'{very.';hazy v-; ; nptighsiofiwhat'is(a; desirable.methodvbfs ? ::,no;'{bhe? -'player ~'{iKemed/to/h^ {/{opihibn/'Jseemed^tb-Vbe '{thatithb{!-{pnly.' ■;■£' ahd?.eatch. ; hold,^f.:. : {{/temV:'?;{AllW;ttiat.{%au/^be ; i;said;'ih^ : 'iaVb

,;. ..of. the{ style adopted /by"either- team.was. '..{that- it{:'admitted 'of ..the; men -breaking, up' ■J?quicMy{,' , {an.d;':-theyf;''frbn t uently.-.broke. ,up{ ;/; before -the.: ball {was .put.'in, the, scrum.:. ■{{; Referees ■tbb;:Ser , ious^{{^{;j' : { ; tH: .;■;■'-■'■■. ; -:'"{ : ;{-:;'.- ?,:: There rah{ be,-honiistaka.that .the.Wei{'{.;lingtott : AssbciM '.'.{taking; itself {altogethef,;,tpo/.seriously./this; uyear, ,ahdjitvis' ; -.just>'as; \yelKthat,';!the .:{,;6easbh. i -is/{n'ow; : af{,-aa/end;]'because ;.had .{'/there^be'en.;another; cpuplo-'bf /months;.:to :.;-;;goijthe: association'iwould': probably hai'o .;,: {cbhtinued- wrangling, /protestihg,'-ressnUi -'■'■-■ ingi, and'.dissenting.-.until- it :had becomo. ■.{/the/laughing stock; of,-.Wellington-. Rugby;{ '{. It'-, ,is{{tr,ne'- that {during;..tho. past; season ■?'.there;were some, genuine 'grievances', that. {;•: the'association, had a right to ask sl'buld ;{i be; redressed,; but' it i-isiiquestiohable,. vtry: ;-!,/quesHbhable,{if/that.,body :'adppted-/the. ; ; best {methods?6f and it; {'/is. ■sVgrievancea ; iwbre v {■{; ing : 'complaint-{with.members ';• of. : (he : iijiin- {;• ..ciatien. {is;the {manner; in?.wkich"japiMi'mtr;

•''ments..are; ; made v ''n : qt ; bnly/inithe. oham-' i'matcljesAbut also hi.; the, .rep're- / Beritative/'fixtures/ ■'? VA's'f far.',as,"one.-.- can': ;. plaint,-:inythis .;hiattief,':.,b'ut -redress:.■ has '" been Relayed, ; on/ accburitjbf ,tho personul. ''■ : >lßm6i>bV;jn ; ..jart/tite WpHiggtoh , ;■"E«fe^el^v/'AsMciWibii^■.v.have. -'■■■beenr- : av.':lbggerhea3s,^and:;lt^c'wbiald'-..prob-; r ablyibb A{pr>'bbtK. bodies .if--fheyi ; oould-'piiti t'ogetlietva 'little more.'.-Every-, . one vmai'stvadniitj'that; tbe.- referees ■are'., ii' very/useful/body/of. 'men, and the'greater.. :.portion"'of -their. work Vis; thankless."/!- No one ■'. will''..begrudge .:them .fair play," ibut in-',-seeking ;it~there"'is-.'a: dignified: atti-, tude;-and-ari undignified."one,, and,'.'above: all,. there"' is/ aV-limit.'/to" the province: of the; : referees;':*: They.'should Ikeeii within' . bouhds^iv:,::&rV^C''iS';*,vS-';:,- : :■""' :;-/■'•'"