Sport and Sport!
CONCERNING SOME OF OUR 7 , FOOTBALL FLAYERS AND j : ENTHUSIASTS. i : WHAT A REFEREE HAS TO CONTEND WITH. 1 I I r ( lias not been made of the referee, j by the defeated side, of course. I Why is such the case ? Mainly it 1 is due io the vile minds of that ' class of sport who imagine that I any referee will sell a game off football as he himself would. This thought reader, by making bold I i' his base contention, talks manni- | ’ kins who are easily led into his 0 way of thinking. That he is ig- ■, norant of even the ethics of rules i relating to the game needs no i deep thought, as he Jdicules him- ' self on the simplest point. His 1 idea of the game is “win, tie, or ] wrangle ” —without regard to rule \ or fair play. And when he is 1 . stamped out so much the better. c . What is the result of this unpleas- s antness ? Simply that those in a authority have the greatest diffi- 11 culty imaginable to find any sane man willing to take the whistle
I"***'* II VIVII.V, LLiV. VVIIIOUV, and act as referee. All undertake the duties after protest. Then, again, much of the trouble is caused by even the unbiased player or spectator not being thoroughly acquainted with up-to-date rules. Each year these are revised, additions and alterations being made. These would do well to bear this fact in mind, and that although human nature strongly objects to being driven, still we all have .to be taught, and must not be above learning. Personally speaking, it is a fact that, through sheer ignorance of rules on the part of players, I have been openly accused by such players of holding bias against them, simply because I have had occasion as referee to penalise them. This should not be. and such happenings shov'd never be recorded between ma r and man. It is only to elucidate the foolish feeling extant that I have made known this difficulty a referee has to contend with. For many alleged reasons, feeling has raged very high between different clubs round Foxtou, but I trust the advent of next season will see the flame of enmity totally •extinguished. Why, a referee has only to be seen in company with one or other of club members, and he is openly accused by members of opposite clubs of deeds morally worse than murder, and which wou’d certainly shock the conscience of even his Satanic ( Majesty. It is high time such childish ideas vanished from the minds of football enthusiasts, and unless such happens and that shortly, you will find even the most ardent and per-.istent workers (together with the trophy donors and the true en'mu dast; become heartily s i c': of r clear mg to cater j for the Rugby pastime 1 Such a j
i class of sport referred to above are i j Sub-Uniou and earnest enthusiasts : compelled to cater for. Is it to be , wondered at that there is trouble ? 1 Is it to be wondered at that many 1 I of our lady and gent folk do not ' prefer to take a walk to the race- ■ course to see purported football I matches, but which, in many cases, j .re in reality wrangles. Player.-, ' lave more confidence in your eferees. and remember that the üb-Unioni are endeavouring to ater for sport as sport, also that heir desire is to select men as , fferees who will not purge their Dills for the sake of a pint of 4X ” or even the shine of a littering sovereign. Remember j rat a referee has only one pair of i yes, that he is not an X Ray and annot be expected to see through struggling mass of skin and bone, . nd also that those in authority j re not likely to select a., bitrators drom they think are rot fully i apable of holding such responsible 'ositions. Learn to pi ce cmidence in the impartiality of anyne appointed, and, above all, if r ou make a mistake, and get lenalised for that mistake, don’t ose your temper and allow the )lood to trickle to your head, as it s hard to recall any hot-headed toe>aller that ever made a name for rimself in the Rugby world, —uness it was for maiming a player or some unfortunate referee. A good suggestion was put forth at our ast annual meeting—that a local •eferee’s asssociation be formed, ind I hope to see such in operation lext season, fully believing the nooted association will be producive of much good, as it will bring Doth players and referees together iiscussing different points of rule ivhich must necessarily crop up ;ach game that is played. In contusion, I trust that the bigoted mthusiast may ponder over the loutents of this article, and that luring the summer months he nay realise that sport is sport, so hat when winter creeps round gain our winter pastime will not ie tinged with the scourge of disatisfaction rampant this past eason. If we are to have sport, it us-have sport ! AN HONOURABLE DISTINCT.'© ! The iVe*tern Medical Remaw, a m-alice I nh icafimi of the highest standing, sav-> in recent issue :—"Thousands of physician n this and other countries have a t"sed ha' SANDER AND SO MS EUCALYPTI CXTRACT is not ■ n'y abso'nie y reha!) %it it has a pronounced and ind sgutab'' Htii'eriority over n.T other preparations of < nca'yptus.” Your heal h is too precious <o he ainpered with, therefore reject a' products foist' d upon you by unscrupulous mcrccri" rhs and insist upon getting ZANDER ■'ND SONS’ PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTR \C I’, 'ho only pm partition recommended by your physicAn and the medical press. Used as month wash rpgulary in the morning (3 to 5 drops to a glass of water) it prevents decay of a oili, and is a sure protection against a ini'-cions fevers, such as gvphoid, malaria, etc. Ciit.vrr > h of ie.se"iid throat is quickly cured by earg’ing wi li seine. In-taiitarieons re ief produced in colds, imTivnza, diptlnria, Iron. hill indaiiiinaiion of the lungs and e insump t’oii, by putting eight drops of SANDER AND SONS’ PURE VOLATILE EtJOVLYi’TI EXTRACT into a cupful of boiling water and inhaling the a rising steam Diarrbcea, dysenlry, rheumatism, diseases ol thc.adneys and nd.-ary organs, quL’:iy cured ny taking 5 to 15 drops internally I 3 to 5 times daily. Wounds, ulcers, sprains and skin diseases it heals without Tam mation when oainted on.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3706, 30 August 1906, Page 4
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