OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 32, Issue 9280, 9 August 1901, Page 3

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

I ST, BATHANS. : CURUNO." Since my lust - report curling has l/oen in full swing, and the f illowinsMire the . wins— Alpine_ Club ,v Upper. Manuherikia.—A competition took place for mounted flask kindly presented by A...Briscoe and Co., IHinediii. Won by ..Upper, Munuherikia Club. " j-

Upper Manuherikia Cup Game —A silver watch presented by Mrs M'Gu".kin, and won I.'isfc year by a, rink, of the club, was played down.—Won by G. O'Hura. Alpine Club wins amongst members of the Club.—Gold Medal-presented to. the club by Mrs A. H, V Kin,*, was wou at;point game by Robert A Clarke.

A silver-mounted pipe- \von at Cambrian last season was won -by Hugh Brown. A handsome marble clock,, won by the AlpineClub a few seasons ago was played down iu rinks, Corporal Thurlow's rii k proved the winner. It wus known as the Khaki rink, and the win appeared to be a very popular one.

Heavy snow now hides the ice rinks,!]but the frost) is again intense, and.very probably more trophies will be played off this week. FOOTBALL. • : WEDDERBURST V. ST. BATHANS. These senior teams played a very friendly and interesting match on heavy snow footing on Saturday last, the game resulting in- a win for tbe local St. Bathans team by a try (3 points) obtained at the" close of tbe Becond - spell by Bob Haig. The kick for goal was fruitless. The local forwards were more than,* a match for Wedderburn, and through their efforts mainly the try was■ obtained. The backs of Wedderburn were superior but the ball was kept well'in the scrum. • Both tcSanis neglect a department of the game which often if properly followed results in" victory for that . side more persistent, and that is free combined dribbling. Given a fair open show, what is prettier to witness, or what more effective than tbo woik of three or'four from a loose scrummage. With the leather at toe, those few players can baffle arid score over.lho pick of backs. And as was pointed out some weeks ago by your correspondent in a match played by junior teams here, every player should be conversant with the rules. There would then be fewer : infringements Jsucli as marking off-side, picking up a dead ball out of the scrum. &e., &c, and the referee's whisile would he seldom.beard', thus keeping up the continuous play. Oif-sid e play was on two occasions very noticeable, au'd reflected in either of two ways—au inadequate knowledge of the rules, or loss of judgment; through excitement.

It in to be reason ally expected that in both teams on the return match to be played, shortly at Wedderburn, a much less imperfect exhibition of the game will be forthcoming, but this can only be affected by attention to the points stated above. The Wedderburn boys sinte tboy had; not their best team on the ground, yet althohandicapped, probably through this they "were given at least two easy-chances from, free kick's close to goal. On one occasion the ball struck the bar, much to their dis- » appointment. Mr F. Hooper acted as referee and gave every satisfaction. A Wedderburn (correspondent writes':— Lost Saturday the 3rd, although not a very promising day the follojviug team Journeyed to St. Haitians and met their team;— ' Full-hack, G. Travis; threequarters, D. Duncan, A» M'Ni'isli, U Allison ; fl weights, H Moore,. OS Smith ; half, J Williams ; forwards. A Thurlow, J Knsh, A Mrasenc, D Messent, P Uunlop, D Henderson, F Payne,.l Slater. . " There was a foot of snow on the ground. The (jam® was very even, the St. Bathans team having the beat of the first, half and the Perseverance (.Wedderburn) the best of the second half. : The St Bathans team scored a try just on the call of.time at the end of the game and failed to improve the score, L, Moran taking thf- kick. In the first spell from a penalty kiok M'Neish (P.K.C.), made a good attempt at goal, the hall striking the bar and bouncing back. The St, Bathans forwards were far too heavy for their opponents in the scrums, but they were unable to hold their own in the open. Owing to the snow it was purely a forward game. We were a, man short on " arriving at St. Bathans, hut, a returned trooper—A Thurlow- ever ready to help, volunteered to do his beat for us. St. Bathans :. .3.'Perseverance .. Nil The St. Club entertained our teim at a dinner given in Thurl.nv's Hotel and also at a dance in the evening, and a very enjoyable time was spent. A return match is to be played at Wedderburn oil the 101 hj, u hen the local team expect tojturn the tables on the St. Bathans men. Following nre the players : Fullback, G Travis; threequarters, D Duncan, A M'Neish, U Allison: flveoighth, G 8 Smith; half, J Williams ; forwards, J Lory, II Lory, M O'Driscoll, A llessent, F Payne, F Dunlop, J itusfa, J Slater, D Henderson.