APATHY IN FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14528, 20 May 1909, Page 8

APATHY IN FOOTBALL.

Biß,—Wmiu sttiiwiiis i,i« iootball column in your ot tno oth inst. 1 read thy uolu by "lull Hauls," in which he writes that lucre is no denying tlie fact that Kuifby football has dctcrioraud in Oiago, anil I'iiar, partly the icanoii for it is that wis players do not take an intelligent interest in the game, The writer's version is that they- only riw to a few orthodox movements which are as old as the hills. Now, Sir, we arc a progressive community, a» ca.ii he seen by our surroundings, bin not in all things, and not in football. As a recent visitor to Australia 1 had an opportunity of witnessing the 'Victorian game, and was astonished to s:e the improvement that can 1,3 made in ilie winter pastime. Jf we a.re to he up to ilab, why not try it in football? Tlrerc are various points in the game which render Rugby out of date. For instance, kicking is one of the main items in football. The very name suggests that. Where arc our goal-kickers? Hundreds who visit our club maiches can endorse my sentiments that it is a very poor exhibition we set from Saturday to Saturday. Now. it is a very common thiiif to see goals kicked in Victorian football at. from 65 to 75 yards, and from most dilliculi a.tigles. Not. only in kicking is there n distinct improvement, but in all departments of the game—in fact, the main idea is the ball, and not the man, and for fastness and inlerostiiig nlnv our Riigbv is "ot "in if," T am led to belies 'that 111 tiro ni">- in Dunedin to-d-iv number? of star nlavnrs of l.be Au-'raliaii name who would not think of plevinnr n uY camp. ,tr<l there are to be found IJii?l>v rJ-iyoM of rote who have wi'Mtsscd a''<l nl-ived tM Australia" ea.m-- "'l'o "'t •"'"fi' my «cntiVow. " Full Ut-I-'s" ji'bnjssdoi, i* that rnipt'iv is *'.<>wn. Mv <"n!--ii:i<ir.n n f ilv.t is the ,A'-r= ,v, n , mHerni--ed f-ot-t-11. TU r„bb" -auto fast „„,„. ..'.-,„ nliv. 0»d 1p« of the l-nrd. lnWin-. n Uy "■'lich lin« -».I <'ies rWwferU- V„„U-, Voir, we i" Dui"-'.''! ar« v>rv miv.lt '--.Vim 1 in t.'ds nvit|/-,>- mul T "-ould nrtre 'hn T?.,„% v .ffWaK- <o el.-j.te. ; M -„,„.,„,.„ for,tt-l! \ IV r-,kJ M rr f.j r t nForma l : nn wtii^l, won'-' \ l( , v ] 3 ,\\,. lendnr-,] f mm Anstmi;., If The Pm'os ela.-:,,,-' t'v .*..,*. n linn n-, n .„ mij-ini'-Ollt "i'o A'inln..;,. RnnH, \, K i i : , .\,k(.-i: ; ,. I T„..,„„: r Tl)n niili| / •>tld •')'.' "wj-- r.v«nl..:dlv (Vit ut., l/v in;,' it ■:! o.—J am. ele.,