Senior Championship Competitions

NZ Truth, Issue 156, 13 June 1908, Page 3

Senior Championship Competitions

BT. JAMES 5, ATHLETIC 0

This «-ajne, -which resulted m a win for Dike former', by five points to nil, was not •f a y kind to rouse the enthusiasm of the siwectators. The Blues were not m .a winning humor, and their play lacked all dash. ■;■'■' There was an utter disregard of combined play, and the front brigade had so dash or vim m their movements. The backs, on the other hand, had more work tfiaD usual to dp. and put m a large amount of defensive work. Considering the help they, received from their forwards,;, the backs deserve credit for keeping the score of their opponents as low as it was. They had few opportunities of attacking, and these were generally ... nipped m the bed by the jjjmmy lads. The younger club's backs threw the ball about a great deal, -but when a score seemed imminent, the last link m Ufa? -attack- failed. ThoWs, at full for the Red, and Whites, put m a good afternoon's work and was very safe. Roberts and Crewes, wing three-quar-ters, were conspicuous for eood work. Ferguson spoilt his work by Ms frer «uettt attempts: at. chin music. Young Teddy Roberts, who was promoted trom ranks of fifth-class boys for the •cession, was the best back on the erc-vad. and the way he opened up the play would do credit to a much more esywrienced player. He should develop iai» a first-class half-back. $k« ferwards were a very even lot, ■rat »f wkeso are brilliant, but combine wsU tofleifer TJ» Blue sacks were good on the deNmc, sat were crippled by the performaa*» «f tfcair forwards. They had hard l««k ia m»t scoring on at least two ocnwioM, lasiß" the hall on their oppo9mV line. "6nawy" Hales But m a "rood deal of w(ox*. and showed that there's many a km left m the old dog yet. Tfc* forwards missed Wilson badly, and We» all at sea., In the tight work thiTWtr«. beaten, and m the loose were voct AuMtVpeinting. ShadUott, a new player, snowed up prominently, and will strengthen the teas? ia its future games.