General Gossip.

NZ Truth, Issue 177, 7 November 1908, Page 3

General Gossip.

Next season's list of retirements will include the name of "Da^o" :Rush, whose merits as a player were never appraised' at their proper value by ''Rooster" Kelly and Go, who were pitchforked into 'the position of selectors of New Zealand teams, a task they were about as much fitted to execute as Doctor Wright, ot local celebrity ,is to put the gloves on with 'Pommy Burns. Sunday football is such a burning question m the Wc'stralinn golUticlds that one municipal body has decided to take a r.eiereiHlum on it on the basis of one ratepayer, onp vote. The goody-goody folk are striving might and main to knock the present, practice on the head. Athletic Club's members have star tea on the running tract, and at a meeting last week the ''A i-1-.U tic Football Sports Club" was brought iuto. existence. The new organisation starts with over »l> members. It is not generally known that the Club itself originated from an amateur athletic club, and both U-. F. U. Campbell (President) and .ed Davy (vicp.presiilent) won trophies prior to the Club taking on Rugby. Ti;e New South Wales RugDy 'Union scut a large bunch' of Waratalis pacUcd m ice to the Wallabies playing m the Old Dart: Gee, won't the leatficr-kickcrß be able tp popularise tkevuiscslves with the barmaids, as they go forth of a night with a fistful of the "hemblems of tlorsetralia."

Thoio was a wowseristic touch about the Cornwall Rugby Union officials when tlicy were debating as to the acce.ptai\c(j or otherwise of an invitation horn the Frenchies to play a match, m Way l J nree on Su«(l:iv v Fol;riuuy 38, IHQU. The chaiv«ia,u and. 'se,v<jiaj inenibejs took exception

to the match being played on a Sunday, and so much was this thfe feeling of the meeting that it was decided to ask for the substitufion of a week-day fixture. , St. James has lost one of its threeq^arters of last season m George Warwick, who has been transferred an promotion to the headquarters (Dtmeain) ■«caft of the South British 'lnsurance V.ompany. George has been connected With the Jimmies since they started operations m the Rugby arena and was one of their most popular members. Beiore going. -to the Sahbjrerian City' George fr-as farewellejd fry his late tpeDUll com-r rades, and K'ledtty Orewejii, on their heJialf, handed Mm a case of pipes, at the same time expi*cs>sing regret at losing the secvices of an able player and popn«ir ch,um. Dunedin is lucky to snavel ■such a smart young player as George has proved himself to he m WeHington. From an AuclUand rt-ader : "Dear 'Pakeha,'— Allow me, now that the toeball season is over-, -to thank your paper sincerely lor the outspoken way it has dealt with those people who have made a real £ood thing out; of the so-called Rmatiur game of Rugby. With more of the Clement of butsjfpkennesjs, the game Wouid be purified of the evils which have attended Us a (Jminjst ration bojh by theMew Zealand Rugby Union and affiliated juuons. "Truth )J is appreciated m Auckland football circles, and v , fipm what i hear, the same feeling exists m other centres."