Australian Football.

Free Lance, Volume VI, Issue 263, 15 July 1905, Page 20

Australian Football.

"Warrngal" writes: — City beat Newtown last Saturday by ten points. Robinson won, the toss from Ryan, and City had the assistance of a strong wind for the first spell. Soon, after the ball was bounced, Lewis kicked 1 a goal for City. The ball was worked up to the City goal, Where Jacobs marked 1 in front, but failed! to put the ball through, registering a behind. Oity faMed to make use of the wiimd in this quarter. Roberts and Cromie were playing well for Oity, and Jacobs and Ritson for Newtown. Borland was given a free>-kiok in front of NewtownTS goal, andl sewed) a se-ocradl g;oal for Oity, the- scores at tihe end of the first quarter being: City, two goals four behinds, 16 points ; Newtiown, one behind, 1 point. For Newtown, playing with the wind, Jacobs on two occasion® iust massed scoring a goal, and 1 Miaane was similarly tmfortunatei once. The Newtown men were too eager, and 1 mulled several chances. Eventually, Beavis kicked the first goal for Newtown, and 1 Essex kicked aairother soon after. Roberts was playing a fine game at this stage, the scores at half-time being: Newtown, twogoals, seven behinds, 19 points; City, two goals, four behinds, 16 points 1 . The tfhmrd quarter saw some very fast play on both sides. Creed!, Vivian, and Robinson were playino: great games for City, and Sommerville, Hughes, and Shields for Newtown. Throiuglh Robinson and. Borland 1 , City scored two more goals^ the scores at the third quarter being : City, f our goals, seven behinds, 31 points; Newtown, two goals, seven be-hands, 19 points. In the last quarter, the Newtown team madle a great effort to overhaul their opponents, but the defence of the City was too solid. Newtown only scored three points, whan Oity rushed the ball, and scored' a point against the wind. The final scores were : City, four goals, eight behinds, 32 poiints; Newtown, two goals, ten behmdls, 22 points. Roberts, McCallum (2), and Creed played well for City, aindl Jacobs, Beavis. and Sommerville for Newtown. One of the Oity players, who is perhaps the best on his side, should drop his rough play, as his team will surely lose his services, and the Newtown player who was cautioned 1 by the referee on Saturday should remember that this is the second time tlhis season. — the third may be fatal. Mr. Thompson handled a hard game with every satisfactdo'n. The premiership now presents an open appearance, although my leaning is towards the Oity Olub. Fitzroy and South Melbourne played on the Sydney Cricket Ground, before six or seven thousand people, which speaks well considering the counter attractions. TTmipune Crapp came from Melbourne to referee the match. Fitzroy won, after a igreat struggle, by seven points, the final scores being : Fitzroy, nine goals, ten behinds, 64 points; South Melbourne, eight goals, nine behinds, 57 points. A Sydney scribe says that Jeff Moriarty would make a champion Rugby full back. His coolness when hard pressed, and his fine kicking for Fitzroy, was one of thP' features of the game. Mr. Skinner, president of the South Melbourne team, invited all the members of the New South Wales League to dine with him, and donated £10 10s to one of the clubs. He said that his club would defray all expenses incurred in sending the champion school team to Melbourne in September. The League here could do with a visit from sportsmen like Mr. Skinner. New South Wales plays Victoria in August. Wellington plays Canterbury on August 19th, at Christchurch. In selecting a manager for the team I don't think the committee should look further than the secretary (Mr. Kelly). He has been associated with the game ever since it started, and l a conference between him and the Chiristohuroh League wouild be in the interests of the game. A player well known locally in football and cricketing circles has hung up his jersey for good, the reason being that he is about to take unto himself a wife. We all wish him the best of luok.