LACRDSSE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2169, 6 June 1914, Page 13

LACRDSSE.

(By Attack.)

. Wellington hate succeeded, ia aiakmg a good rally, isad Jaavo got together a. really good _teaw. Ciuity ma iiiiOffn in Ins Jot With the* this Vest, and no doubt will be *Mg -fftciej j.,! Ulc , r de , fence. Firti «nd iiyiiiv wilt play at!fk; lortimaieiy" far tnem, has dfieided not to go to Australia, where ho had received 4 busmoEs oiler.

Oapite are as strong as ever, Skjnper itenkm Hα the Oappy Icnaak of keeping Jus iti.ea togmner, and tholr lituess suggests that lx<rhu"s : ',.a .'private gvmnasiuui,.e.p.mow;i!exe' tip his- sleovo, Jlubbard returns ftt aritt 'rteactjr afts? ku Australian field suoQosses.:. King has. retnnieit i'rjjm JBheteiKl, and thrown in his let with Kelbaww. who are to be co'ngra.talated <jn securing tho services 6.1' suejt a doughtv crosse expoßent and fijrtlmsfaafc. Apart from eferrying oh -.the taeinesß of the Kelbatne Oluli, I'rettd has irow undertaken tiip duties of gejie»i cejitroUer of Wellington laci:osso, tliis entails .quite a to* of tvorli Ifttte tarn , of by tho average .pluyoif, and i* is iveil tor us that we have, such a eapaMe <n\i, amongst us wiping to uedertaice tho task, lhe Kelburfie te.aftj aro lucky jij. having Proud for their captain. Colombia must necessarily mi§s Casey, i but Leydon slid fain.a tofl"hed one or : ' two consultatioas., , aad they have- a fine J lot of colts, backed up. by the gream of ■«st year's veterans. " It is Underetoo.d that Grant ha ; s been, pracitisiftg tie lightning "receive and B'hOG.t," as adopted by tho Canadians.) 9 iid' a fe.t is expected from, him this season* : Last year's «eprasentatiyo go.alkeeper, Kers'haw, has up; his. residence- in Auckland, and' will he dutah-ii assist theia in tho interproviKeial. ftisiteb-. ' . Tho visit of the «ew South Wales team should giro koixisso a great fljlip in New Zeataijd, ftiid it- is iS (bo- hopett that all the pkyeiS jyill &%■ once get themselves irite -sondition, in-ordw that they may make them'selves eligiWo for selection. Tae; younger playe-ra ato particularly urged to pay great et-tcm-tion to the funda-tawWiai" pofu.ts of the gamo—picking up., ca-teli-kg, and iecnrato fast pa'sS.kg™beea:use it- is to ho hoped that at.. laqs-sti oflo or two will qualify for a- plase. fhere will he at least three mitelj.es between-' Sye-w Soutli Wales aud Nqw Zealand against Auckia-n,d, it fesfc mateli against New Zealand at Auckland) 4hd a test match against Now. Zealand in 'Wet lington, this, la.rt fijS.tufe taking pjatse on Septembof 3. It is stated that the lady .players- .are making great progress, B would be » good idea if a maiph cetiM he a-traaged between a plcted; toiuu froti tie l-adfes and such members of the fo«r clubs a.s could play ofj tl.io usual Indies' day. it would be a s&uree of inskuetfori to them, and show the men wiera the ladies excel m wr St. work, ft'hieli plnys an important part to 'crosso manipulation.