Alt Sorts of Sport.

Free Lance, Volume XIX, Issue 1042, 16 June 1920, Page 22

Alt Sorts of Sport.

Arthur Fenton. well known in Wellington cricket circles, got away to Melbourne after a lot of waiting for a steamer. Before going the East Club made him a presentation, of a travelling case, fully stocked. He ' deserved it., too, for Arthur Fenton was one of those chaps who made nothing hut friends in sporting circles in Wellington, and was universally esteemed. The Brooklyn Harriers held their ■weekly run from Brooklyn on Saturday. Owing to the club having a team competing in the Edmund Cup race at Dun-edin. only fifteen, runners . took part, but nevertheless those present had a most- enjoyable run of about 31

miles. A run-in, handicap of 120 yards __ was held, and resulted: F. S. Hill Ist, ~~ J. Greig 2nd, J. H. Freeman 3rd.. By the way, R. Bell, of the Brooklyn Club, was first 'home in this Edmund Cup race, which was won by the Pacific Harriers (Duedin). ■

Rugby ' Football.

W. Marshall, -. the old-time Melrose full-back, is now farming at Shannon. -Before going to-the war, '* Willie " was in the service of the Post and Telegraph Department, but "has obeyed the injunction to " Get on the land, young man!" He was looking well and hearty when Ijnefhim in town.the"jbther day. Me has a • game of football occasionally with the Shannon team. Harry Winiata, who represented the - T North Island on one occasion, and on / another played in the three-quarter , .line in the Wellington provincial team, is this year sole selector of Horowhejiua's representative team. Winiata trunks he has a good side in sight, and, on* his recommendation, -the Country • Union 'are going to challenge the Wellington Rugby Union for the Eanfurly Shield later on" this season. "The Rugby Rough I" It is a long while since that name has appeared in print" in Wellington, but from what I can gather there is reason for its reappearance. The Rugby Union should see .-to it that the doubtful player is given the happy despatch as soon as possible, for he is not wanted in the game. ' • v This year's North and South .Islanji -match'is to be played an Wellington. Although it is - nice for the local enthusiast to see the best players an New 'Zealand in action my conviction ;is that another centre should have been -given the match this year. The mat-'-ter of finance, which worry .the Management Committee -of , the New Zealand Rugby Union, at their ■ meeting Monday night last week, ■should not have come into the matter at all. The idea •of "playing a second match doea not seem to me all as "it "would lessen the" importance of the iixture to play two in the one season. I don't want people to be misled by .. any statement I make, _a'nd therefore let me say that a player who over-runs ■ the ball is not necessarily off-side. He -can turn round and pick the ball up, ■even if he is across the goal-line at the time, provided no player on his own ' side has played the ball while he is in . front of it. Fred Martin, who ,was wont to referee in Wellington, drops me a line from Marton, where there has been trouble, from whart he writes, over the interpretation of a law of the garnet This is what he says:— . - " A's team has a good Get of forwards, and they dribble- the ball down the field to B's full-back. Ws full-back, goes -down to stop the rush, and the A's forwards take the ball away from B,'s full-back, and continue to dribble the ball over B' goal-line and score a try. Should the try be allowed? Are A's acting within the laws of the game in taking the ball away fro'in B's player?" The try was fairly .scored, as the ball does not appear to have been held while in the possession of the B fullback. There is nothing in the rules to prevent .one player taking the ball • from another^when he can. It is only when he can't get the ball away, "and it is held, that the ball nmst be put on the ground, and, played with the foot before the game' can go on. 2a