FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 12

FOOTBALL.

J , ASSOCIATION. * (Jit Centre-Halt.) Tnkmg tho last sliio-ld. match all 'through; ; tho gamo could not bo described as- brilliant, f«-::.A'-.iV?hy it 13 bard to,ascertain, for-weather, con- [• . ditions woro .perfect, thoro being .only :tfiQ v ;.' slightest ■ suspicion of. a -.. southerly -fbreezo, L with a cloar: sky overhead.- Tho ground was, L;I however, somewhat heavy after tho rains. ;. :The dcfence on both sidis was considerably, stranger than'tho attack,-.which may. some--6-..W/ what:account;for tho poor .showing made. It if.''.;., -was. ccrtauily:a :hard-fought igamo, in.,which -.- • -. every man on eaoh side worked his - hardest ii ( to wmj bnt thero was never tho - "spico"-■'.-''i.'/.- about the ploy, 'that' thoro had been itf. both -.v i.-the Taranakr- arid Canterbury 'games' In: y -both these: matches, , particularly - the latter, kept,.going to tho it%":--....«0n» piecos of exciting play, but oh Saturday ■ • ;thoro was a tameness 'about tho whole, pro..'i 'V oeedinga over.which, it \vas<(iard for ono,to \V-/;'.>-l>ecomo enthused.' : .'• V -< : ''■ "j 7 :'fy • : :! b-:;'-.;... . The shooting of both - forward lines was ox- : ceedingly weak —in-fact it-,could, hardly, have ;:lle^ombinatiptffwas ; kittle ■ •ter,: Sometimes the home . sido "attempted. ffMv/aJjihingsjVvibnly'-ti> havo.-those attempts'.spoilt piece of'ovor-hard As. before'statedr the defence on. both titles was good. . Oldnall, 111 goal for tho home Bide,vwas safe-.and clover, as tisual, but did ki/vt i mot have anything really ,"hot",-to deal-With.-witer T d<fes ! ixit?lik6< thai s fancr' boiincirig'' "t- ofc.his.- these days it:.will cost liis | - ®ido a goal. ; And perhaps a very. expensive i l^veoal. f' , was . clever and resourceful l :at • -left ■-. .full-back. . Ho.is not one of those backs who ,kick the. ball anywhere, .but places tho bull j' ■ well to hia forwards. i-.,-, Bye-Smith ''worth,' n place. iii the represcnta- ; team^bbforo'jCross; had noii'eason to' bo 'with:, his' showing, f, .through all his work jn-splondid style, and , with a little, more accuracy in placing tho - '.--ball will. be a -first-class back. He was . not |Sv?o|:;iieaHy, : hs'in; cup-matcliesi:;'^' . hir. i ; Kirschborg, as usual, played a clover lialfg« l jj^.l»aok' : 'ganje,» but : seemed_ a 'iittlb tifed ? towards f'-;'r/w the end. - JJis oornor-kicking'was bad.:. ,Tay:ratlicr 'v'ofFiOccasionally > he did lacked a lot of his b ".: old dash..- R. Gibson was |n very, good form -very^scrvice- 1 I-ground when passing to, his forwards.'. . l The forwards wero weak. Gibson as a Timpcrlcy t^C^j-.^d;--jWi,.>'i;.!rhe. : team'wdiijdr bebetter in-tho centre. .aud' Scott .or the; team.;;.• r lTie;-c6moin'atioh'.of iv ; ; : -.'- : :'.cfevGr ; ' '' < inside 3,, : was '''spoil 1; many a: timo Gibson feither..'ijyint£'. ■'through.. 4^ v <io-;?/^®"i.P<^kji,*.PT/i®ttonfptih'g-~ i a;''faho3f ! : ovorhead j,'/-v.:.'? kick. . Timporlev" was. tuo best ot t!ic for--j-'.' ,:' ;.wards ; but no got .very few chances' of show/ bis pace;;? ''clever j'ppening;. which he k^A%® l^.i^''''-^¥-!?ccond . half ':;was -spoilt, by. tho . . referee: . ruling; him off-sido—a.'decis;on: open k'A".'. -ito cnticisra. -. Ash did . somei good footwork, but was rathor out of . condition and a nttle |jv!j'|i?. ! Belfisii'-);:Smallb on e,"s outside-right, :did nob. lot: to might . have j - >- ' made more of tho few chances ho had. i-jv .'',:.-.Blackwood on the left was a failure. ■ Hi> Hy 'f some good being:, sent t i »ii :,',.;out',to him 4n fine stylo, -but ho was found. F^.fi^ntihg.^:!: : :;;^'.'v |;|j6?,gy-.Qi;. .the Auckland side -Bennett in^goa'l' •:*.««slv«d."a.''.T6nr^aaJo,.Baine'-.bnt,-.-like.oldnall ) '-. %jh&d;j'iwthiflg4rs^lly;idifßcult.to 'deal jiiith.: \ Ho has ,fiot jne.: finish ■ of. ,"th<|: Wellington oustodian - f , i'r,3«;iiv'i-i- Shorgold-Tiand' Borthwick.: were- both very : «11-back, their nnd clean , - 1 i The half-back Jirjo was very solid/ evory , man doing his share Marshall in-, the : tho. ; often'"wis r h6-:obsqrvod his; ;\%fc?:#full-backsr-a placing" riot {al toother, i-stiunsf.: 'lofted", t-ho ball rather-much. .(All: il.o of i i/fIV/Kirschberg.had-this.[fault/. :.'./ -.j-: t The Auokland forwards camo with a bi£ ijotj: play;;up ■ to : :t.v: . Hindividuiih - footwork,' .Forshaw:. beiiig ofeii; ?|jigSiCon3^ciioUsHu?,this'",ro^j^t|/but: ; j com-: • ft Sthat"','wiii.s ;-:matclies'hot.,'individual; /'■jp .yplay/'Freqnontly'they beat their men, but * ;of ..the' ball in their endeavours successfully; pass avsecontl or a third back. • Tho gamo all through v>ns play6cl in a ites/sthortughispprting'and'gentloirianly'way,'and 1 |'■ f H; - ,G;; :Maycr, 'had an.", easy ■ a in the; per-- : f;A'M flonnel of' tho.team to .play 'against Hawke's (outside-left) ! : .and Bradburv fcentre-lialf) .arfli .replacing ;,Th6se ,'changes .sVill the,tteamV¥yFurther ( .im- ' fc i v provement:-.-could bo : made in tho forward Jj?~ . 6ne i l : delegatesyiit - ihe'.'cohferehco ; |;HKi:;Wvl)unediii;iast:;Septembbr :thought'that'.tho :j 1 •'/ matter, of' ' boys' in.terprbvincial ' umtches : : I /ithe >: Otago.:.and;-AYeHiiigtqn : 'Associations . :te!|^' : :<l^riag.:: : theVpro3eritUeason, ;iind.:'with:::what : C '.fortlicomipg". | 'gamo :hotween':.tlie:}Vcl-: : I l»f,;-»lmgton >: and Otago ,boys on tho Basin Rof -heit ySatmrfay/rTe/tho r Otago: : ; | i'irieiint :'tlio7rji4ing of; a 'conv ;• E "-.'"pf m.bneir.- to : gct tho team I !ffi's?®wdy,/ and .that';tHey been ;able .to do so. I WolumeS'for ,th^-w6rk: ! of,.thp southern '■ | that; tho aS^S^LOt'ago^-.'aUthPfrttesC-badly.-rcquirb/,-caah: : ';for ||s|iftipri ) - ! jW.e7firid;that the, Bovs'.Sub-Committee S^^^Pcssrtf^.'Holm^fJl^nicttr'and'/Saliiion—.'' backed: up bj -the; splendid 'enthusiasm : of the ; i i^Mifa^emettts:Comfl.ittee„j;:'has/.done,,much K bri tigilig q V tiria'tcli jit;' v 1 *" Na^: 6 has;! bc'o'ii;: joxper i<jnccd/. in >' local-. :| f(SW ! X®'nthusioftts;wt ln^/facfc,-/'doublo vthp . number i ;■ accommodated; without r : any i trouble v:::"The boys.'are .tn be.'well trcatediwlnlo hero, . thiit rtlicji-'.'itt're 'jusit ; : • fe'&34wW^;^'^i®^ n i^i'':te a iTi;/>vbtiJd: ; TheiiN.head-: tl : i jf.'.)',',-,?,'-.Holmes will. Vwicomo -thom-on; arrival. ■ On. K ;,bv.oning:Vihey/ are to VjioJ entertained'! &5j : .. '...by i 1 ::tno , irariagement .. Coiiiniittee,' arid on ' ■ PJ .'of' j tho Bovs' lustitutc On Sunday ,tfteinoon I * 'it^kb ; : them /over; ; tq: ,Day?a; i 5 3.1 May iSsffi ! lias i ! - who l Pti i at.'/tbo cy ,il.C.'Ai; f>n >. AVcdnes- : IPf^ l s.'^^^' : <^X i ?fl^.fe>^'®^d 7 'oXjnanitnpaaly;-idccided^ :; '.to : y^^W^bd^td/the/iisspciation/that/a f boys'- r k played.-:tpyay,instead of Icrip ;' elevens"::were' selected/ for ■ pKS?H'^7is;Bairiej ; -"and.:thp';Seleo ' getting-'.' -together, a -'. team : w? rt by. of••WeJlihgton. :V 'if .Vthe,'Otago .Foot-..Association,--'.tlicfo;' are: 12"adult ■ clubs,'" / representing 36 tea ma / and 1G >scliool clubsj , m ; iip-grade in- Ota'go, ■ [•.•ji'.y wthout a.-doubt.•' • - .v : -;:■ -