FOOTBALL NOTES.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 11 September 1917, Page 8

FOOTBALL NOTES.

(By "Eovoi, M <) ' '

Those who weie lesponsible foi the management of the soacii rt side tournoj la-jl Thinsd'n afternoon at King Gcoige's I'aik lme e\eiy leason to be silisfied with the lcsults of thoir united eftoits Fn\omed with bcauti fill wenthei and capable ininageiuent, e\en thing passed off sinoothb, and the hi go assemblage of Msito's left the giound in a happy fianic of miiid, high l\ pleascjl with the aftoinoon's entei tninment, , >

The- open football tourney was responsible for the resurrection of a'number of players who, owing to no fault of their, own, have been unable to indulgo in tho popular.wintcr game since the outbreak of the war and the piquancy of most - of them suggests that they are it long remove front being back'numbers.

High School A team dofoatod Old Boys A with consummate ease, Hubbard," who is possessed of a lot of pace, finished three fine sprints by placing three tries to his credit,

The Gallery team, who created a. 1 mild sensation by giving the High School A their quietus in the second round, found the Anzaes a tough propo-'''" !? play-on being necessary before tho .soldier lioys were vanquished. Tn the third round the Gallery gave Athletic A no end of worry before accepting defeat.

• Athletic A, the rumiers-up, succeeded in getting rid of Exclesior A and Fire Brigade, but after the protracted game against the Telegraph Gallery, they were a tired lot when they came out to contest the final,

Old Bols A, the winners of the tourney, after a farily easy win from Jligli School B, found Athletic Ban obstinate lot, and n play-on eventuated before finality was readied by way of a force-down. -.

Excelsior 0, after defeating Athletic C, met formidable opposition from the Totara representatives, the time limit again being exceeded before Winsley scored. Tn the third round the Bine and Blacks had no chance with Old Boys,

Utlley was the strong man in the winning team, his ground work being very fine. The open play also enabled Fleming to appear to advantage.

The North Otago team to visit Wnimatp .on .Thursday is announcc-l, Ihe personnel being slightly alleivd from that selected Tor (he firs I game. The new players picked are Nicholas, 'Di-n-en, and Browne, Taylor has-been dropped in favour of Nicholas, while the other two replace Cartwright (whose leg is still troubling him) and Maddigau, who is now in camp,' Grave, by. his consistent play has earned his place as emergency forward; in fact, there are many who consider that lie could with advantage have filled Jladdigan's place.

The following is the team as selected by Mr V. E. Dorau:—Backs—Mollison, MePherson, Collctt, Manscll, Me-' Combie, Nicholas, Robertson; forwards —Cooney, Cameron, Dire'cn, Browne, Tlopliy, Brookcr, Gibson, and Williams. Emergencies—Back, Clarke; forward, Grave.