FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2, 3 September 1913, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

DEWAR, STRATFORD'S RET. I iCECFIv ES i RESi'FNTATION. I Members or the Stratford Football jChili aiul fellow workers in Hurkmiss s | foundry met last nigiit to maka a prel.v.mUition io -dr AV. Dewar, captai-i jof tlie Stratford Football Club, ul. , j lias been selected to tour California | with the New Zealand team. -Mr 11. Masters proposed the tons: jof the guest of the evening. Tie said | they wore assembled to do honor to one of the most-prominent figures in it he local football world. Mr Dewar .had the honor of being chosen to go jto California with the Xcw Zealand | team. As footballers, and partien- | Duly as members of the Stratford Club, they were very proud of tin ;fact. He (Mr Masters) had known IMF Dewar for a considerable time. He had played against Mr Dewar in Wellington in 1905, and had watched his career closely over-since. Mr Dewar was a man of whom New Zealand might well be proud, not only as a footballer but also as a citizen. Mr Dewar gave a good example to young players by his conduct both on and -df die held. On the coining tour he would no doubt, give as good as account of himself as lie had locally. Everybody would wish him success in the tour and a safe return, j Mr !). J. Malone said it must he • j very gratifying to Mr Dewar to see j -.c many of his football club friends and j his work friends present that evening. Such a meeting was one of the tilings which counted in life. Football was, or should be, played for its own sake; and it certainly was the case with Mr Dewar. His inclusion in the team was quite justified, and Im thought that on the return of the team it would ,bo found so. He wished Mr Dewar a pleasant journey and a safe return. Mr E. Jackson said ho had gone to I Auckland with the Taranaki team, and jhe had heard many gentlemen, who were entitled to judge, say that Mr | Dewar was as good as any forward in the North Island, if not in New Zealand. Mr Templer, a house-mate of AT Dewar’s added his tribute. Living with a man, ho said, was the best ■ manner of judging him; and lie had found Air Dewar one of the best folks v s ho had over met. Mr R. F. Harkness/ chairman of tlie committee of the Stratford Football Club, then made 'a presentation to Air Dewar Consisting df a travelling rug. a hand-bag, and .a set of hairbn Mies.-’ Vr Harkness explained j Mias the presentation was from the j members of the Football' Club and also from fellow-workers. Air Dewar had proved himself a sterling player and a gentleman j and if he returned lie hoped Air Dewar would marry and settle down in Stratford. Mr Dewar, in reply, said the present wee The first time ho had been called upon to reply on such an, ( pcca§ion. Some of the' nice thing? ,which had' been said were just a bit too flatter mg. On the . visit to California }i. • M i : t :.{ imped to uphold the reputation of Str illord. Ho would always remember the people who had.made the gifts IT- bad not been long in Stratford but j;is job was being kept open, and lie hoped to return to Stratford Avion lie returned lie would lie!]) tin old game, if not on die held, then off Dewar’s health was then doin'with full honors.’ INTERPROVINCIAL SCHOOLS. Iho elect of Wellington played r game with Stratford on A'ictoria Pari yesterday afternoon and were batik beaten. The physique of the loca school players must,have been (in fact was) a shock to the visitors, who ha no chance at all. Choosing to pin; against the gale in the first spell, a 1 the heart that was in them must havoc;:;! knocked out when they starteto play in the second half 31 point down. It was questionable judgmen not to take advantage of the wind but in any case, they could not hav stood up successful]v against th ~ # 1 \ ** doughty specimens of the famous but cer-fat district, who, it is estimated averaged about a scone more in weigh .ill round. 'The Wellington representatives wo. the toss and elected to play agains the very strong breeze which was blow i/ig from the * west. inside of t\w minutes, Wellington was forced am • Fry day scored the first try, the sum pi lyer alter a great run almost immi (Lately getting over near the corner Coutts goaling from Hoar tjic touch, hue. Wellington wore again forced and then Coutts scored. After : fo: re where the local team had him hit k is not scoring beside the postCampbell got over, making the scor U to nil. A very pretty pot by Coutt. raised the score to 18 to nil. Tic same player with a straight it. through made the score twenty-one and Stunners’ goal added a furthei two points. A pretty passing nisi between Scanners, Coutts and Fry day resulted in another try, making the score 2(1 to nil. The result of : p.ia-iing rush between Stunners, Coutt 1 jr.rrl Tail, enabled the last-named t< j ‘.rake good,” and Coutts goaled j-'F - -0. Kivell scored a try before tic i! of time, making the score 34—0 j On changing ends, the visitors wer, I ;d)’ ; to score, which came from a nir> j'nv;ing rush where Cade passed t I Felines, who, after a dodgy run, go ever at the corner. The kick wa /•» difficult one. and was unsuccesssful 31- 3. After a few minutes’ play | ko ier picked up after a promisin' ;,.y ing rush had come to an end am worked his way over, but again, tb kick was unsuccessful. 3-1--6. Aft.-

Stratford had been forced and the visitors had some unsuccessful shots at goal, Stratford had a look m in thenopponents’ territory. Hollicr, making a good pass to Coutts, enabled the Eayly School airship player to cross the line. He made no mistake with the kick, making the score 39—0, Stratford were forced three times in quick succession owing to the high wind blowing tiro leather over the lino; but the local boys came again, and Coutts scored again at the corner after a race with a Black back. The kick was an impossible- one in face of the wind, and the score (42 —(5) stood till the call of time. Air I). J. Malone made a very satisfactory referee. ENTERTAINED AT DINNER. After the match the teams were entertained at dinner at Eider’s rooms. Air F. Tyror, in an after-dinner speech, said’ the football contests between the two school districts bad taken place for eleven years. Air Lynskey, who was in charge of the present team, had been thfe organiser. The matches had‘'Usually been well contested, though two years ago a Wellington team had' cdihe lip and .beaten Stratford badly. Thiit'‘cliiy, is oh''previous occasions; the Strainin'! Hoy's had the advantage of weight. hut 1 the vi idiots showed that they had been carefully trained. Air R. A!asters, speaking as a member of the Education Hoard, spoke chiefly on the physical side of education. A boy, he said, was better able to do. his school.,work, if. he. was given a reasonable opportunity..... to engage in. apart--and recreation. Air D, J. Malone said, the winners deserved '’'their victory, ‘iihvrng* played with great dash. The visitors had fought an uphill fight in a manner which .Wellington should be proud of. School matches were, always played in a fine spirit arid some “reps.” could with, advantage watch such games. Mr Lynskey, replying on behalf of lie visitors, said tile Stratford boys had the advantage of weight, but even then they would not have prevailed had they not also been well trained. Nobody could look at the lads present without being impressed with their lino physical development. Evidently there was no need for Air Royd Oarh'ek in Taranaki. Ho hoped Stratford wpuld visit AVellingtcn next year, when lie knew they would have an-en-joyable stay, and he hoped they would get even a bigger “whopping” than (hey had administered to Wellington that day. The gathering closed with cheers, in which tlie referee was included, TARANAKI v. AUCKLAND. The match to he played at New Plymouth to-morrow between -' Taranaki and Auckland is arousing much interest, and unless something serin’s goes wrong the game should be me of tiie keenest in the annals of lugby Union football in New Zealand. The Taranaki men have only re--eiitly won the Ranfuriy Shield from Auckland, and though to-morrow’;; natch will not aifect the abiding place T the shield tlie amber and black men ire anxious to dispel any impression hat their win in Auckland was due o luck. Special tram arrangements vave been made, and south and cenwal Taranaki will, no doubt, bo well ■opiesented in the spectators.