REFLRCTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 16823, 27 August 1918, Page 4

REFLRCTIONS

Southland and Otago will meet oil Saturday next at the Caledonian Ground, The home team won at Invercargill o;i Wednesday last. Now is the opportunity of the Blues to reverse their defeat. All that is necessary to ensure this result ia that Captain McDonald insist on assiduous practice during the week by his men. if any player fail to respond to the call the Selection Committee should not hesitate about, replacing him. By tiie way, the writer is informed that the Press Association report from Invercargill stating that Otago’s try on Wednesday was scored right under the goalposts is inaccurate. As a. matter of fact the place was at a diinculb angle, and no surprise was occasioned that the try was not enhanced. This week's contest will mark the fortyfifth meeting of Otago and Southland. The, tally is : Otago 22 wins, Southland 17 wins. The drawn games total five. The intercollegiate tournament was begun at Wanganui yesterday, and will bo •continued on Wednesday and Friday. The teams engaged are Wanganui Collegiate •School. Wellington College, and Christ's College. Last year tlm tourney, held in Christchurch, was won by Christ's Collogo. with Wanganui second and Wellington third.

Mr J- Donovan, manager of tha Wellington llughy team, speaking at the Linwood Football Club’s social gathering on. I'riday evening, ventured to suggest to the Canterbury I. num the advisability of playing an even lower grade than the present fifth grade compelil-ion. This, he said, would attract the boys of about 15, and would offer a good field for those older players who wished to take up training. Wellington had found that a lot of boys were losing football and strayed into other games, but the institution of the sixth grade team had been a very good thing tor Wellington, and anyone, who took up the training of a, low grad© team was in for a very happy time, as lie knew from sty years’ experience. Ihe Kngbv football tournament between the ( hristchurch, Tiinaru, Invercargill, nrd Otago Boys’ High Schools will he plnyrci at Invercargill" nost Saturday and i°!!ov7i;;g Wednesday. On form the Otago boys should give a good account of them-