The Football Season.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1086, 6 September 1904, Page 3

The Football Season.

__ « NOTES ON THE WAIHM'AEROA MATCH, [By Onlooker,] Althouoh rough at titnos the gaino was an interesting and willing one from start to finish, The Willi toam mot a bettor fifteon on this occasion than on the previous Saturday, whon they woro dofoatod,

Poudroll, as full back, relioved his side from many dangerous situations, although ho made a couplo of mistakes. Foster, Landy, and Torrens, tho throoquarter line, all showed up splondidly and did tboir work well, tho formor standing out particularly. It was about tho bost game ho has played this season.

MoSporran, fivo-eighth, playod well on tho defonoe, but was a trifle slow on tho attack. Ho appoarod to bo dazed for tho remainder of tho game owing to tho nasty knock he received a fow minutes after tho start,

Garvoy,half back, played a sparkling gamo both on the attack and defonco, He was tho bettor half of the two, and provod a stumbling block to tho rushes of tho opposing forwards, Cottio was tho pick ol tho wing forwards, and played with groat dash, Lobljo also played a good game.

Of the forward division, evory man playod brilliantly, and much credit must be given to thorn for winning tho umtoh, especially the front row men (O'Neill and Jennings) who hooked tho ball almost every time, It would bo hardly fair to particularise, as they all played with great dash and combination,

The Paeioa twm played the ono wing forward and two five-eighths game. _ They had very bad luck in losing the services of Flynn (five-eighth) and Pennell (forward), both of whom wero playing good gamos beforo getting hurt, Whilo the Paeron, backs played a more soientiOo garao than the local backs, and attacked with wonderful combination, the fine local forward division saved tho situation.

Rolston, at full back, played a fairly safe game.

The three-quarter line—Olarko, Coote, and Eiokett—were in groat trim, and whenever they Rot in motion it was a treat to watch them. The last-named li a dangorous man, and takes a lot ol watching,

The five-eighths, Vugbr and Shorspn, put in an immense amount of work. The more work tho fortver had to do the bolter ho seemed to like it. Ho is a deadly tackier.

Brennan, behind the pack, was whorovor tho ball was, ond saved his sido on occasions.

Silcook, on tho wing, had plenty of work to do, and ho did it well, Tho forwards played a hard gnmo, but they lacked tho dash and combination of their opponents. Tho most prominent were Kikutoia, Hartley, and Sorronsen, the former being very good on tho lino out,

THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL TEAM '•'ipsi 4»innMinn.— CoDjrithl. Sydney, Septombcr 5 Tho British football toam, except Sivwright, Dobson, Crowther, and Swannel, have sailed for Vancouver,