MERELY BANK GOSSIP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 14

MERELY BANK GOSSIP.

It is generally regretted that the annual match between Wellington College and St. Patrick's College has fallen through tHis season. F. Mitchinson captained the Now Zealand team on Wednesday, and A. Wilson the Wellington team. Dr. M'Evedy does not think the intercollege tournament between Wellington, 'Christchurch, ais Wanganui is the only college competition of tho kind 'which can bo arranged. He. suggests that an endeavour should bo made to organise a tournament in which St. Patrick's College and other colleges could tako I part. - Perhaps ono tournament for all L.the colleges would be a feasible thing. Mr. E. O. Hales made' his -debut as a referee on Wednesday, when' he ■ officiated in the match between »the Wednesday representatives and the Saturday junior representatives. Mr. Hales lias a very musical whistle, and there would probably be no better referee if ho took up "blowing" as a regular Saturday afternoon enterprise. ;Of the eight tries scored by New Zealand against Australia, ex-St. Patrick's College boys provided five. T. Lynch got three of these and J. M'Kenzio two. In 18S8-9 St. Patrick's Wellington, had a Rugby team which no other college could stand against, and tho Blue and White fifteen carried off tho junior championship of the city in both seasons. To-day the boys playing for-tho college are younger and smaller. Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P., has been president of the' Poneke Club for 30 yeara. . - - _ "I believe the team is going to continue the good work tho All Blacks started in 1905, and I think these tours wilK'havo a much greater result than I anyone anticipates. I can ses in a few I years a whole series of international tours. Tho interchange of visits would cause a growth of interest in Rugby, just as a similar course had brought about that effect in tennis." —Mr. M. J. Crombio at M'Kenzio and Lynch's farewell. "The game for the game's sake and tho game all tho time," is tho Rugby motto of St. Patrick's College, according to .Hhe Rev. Father Eocleton, who delivered a very entertaining speech at Tuesday night's farewell 'to All Blacks T. Lynch and J. M'Kenzie. both of w'hom learnt to play in tho colours of the old Blue and White; Wellington's representatives in the Now Zealand team wMch mget-s Australia, in tho second test to-day at Dun- | edin aro : the two forwards, J. Francis and A. Wilson. • "The Wellington B-ugby Union had to stop publishing its annual because no one wanted to buy it to know the rules." —Chairman of the Wellington Referees' Association. "It is sometimes said that New Zealand cannot produce as good footballers as in tho past," remarked Mr. M. J. Crombie. tno other evening. "It is my opinion that it can. We aro apt to live in the past. Wo aro apt to overlook the fact that we arc pitting the whole_ reputation erf tho man of tho past against half or quarter of tho reputation of tho man of the presont." Little M'Carthy, whom wo have all applauded for his fino play as half-bacrv for St. Pat's, was highly complimented by a British international the other day, when Dr. M'Evedy spoko of him as one of tho mos't promising players ho had seen in tho last five years, and one of the best half-backs ho had seen during his connection with tho college. Wellington plays Wanganui on Athletic Park this afternoon, and meets Wairarapa at Carterton a fortnight henca. _ , ■ Tho remaining matches of the Australian team in New Zealand aro: September 13, New Zealand, at Dunedin; September 17, South Canterbury at Timaru; Septainber 20, New Zealand, at Christchurch; Scptombcr 24, Marlborough, at Blenheim. ' At the send-off to P. M'Kenzio, Mr. J Lynskey said that tho Petone Clvib should havo had 'thrco members m tho New Zealand team. Tlio other two were J. Ryan/ and Cliff Ramsden. M'Konzio learned football under Mr. Lynskey in his happy school days. - "A branch of athletics is only useful so long as it improves men, but so soon as it tends to degrade, then it i 3 worso than useless to a conimun—Tho Mayor of Potorio (Air J. W. M'Ewan) at the dinner given to Jack M'Kenzio last Wednesday.