FOOTBALL NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 20

FOOTBALL NOTES.

By Plaok-kiok.

Fixtures for the Remainder of Season. Augußt;sth— At Railway ground : D.F.C. Firat V. Union First (return) „ . August 6th-At Milton : Carol Club v. Bruce Club, August 6th— At Dunedin : D.F.C. Second v. Bftlclutha Club.

The first two of the above events may be considered certainties. Outsiders, as well as the members of the teams interested, are tired of the delay in connection with the Dunedin and Union First Fifteen Match, and I believe the match will be played to-day wet or dry. ' Hope deferred maketh the heart sick,' and this sickness is the feeling of a good many partisans, who have laid heavy wagers on the result. May the best men win ! I am inclined to think that the Bruce Club will meet the proverbial Tartar in the Carol Club. At first I was at a loss to discover where the Carol Club hailed from, but, remembering that there was a Carol Cricket Club in existence in Dunedin last year, I made inquiries and found that the Carol Club consisted principally of Montecillo First Fifteen men., Time will show whether my statements are correct. At any rate the Bruce Club had better put its best team forward. The Balclutha Club set other country clubs an example worthy of imitation. To-day the Clutha Club pays its second visit to Dunedin within six weeks. On this occasion the Clutha boys try conclusions with the D.F.C. Second Fifteen. I believe the venture will prove more successful than previous ones have done, and that the ' red and white ' will not be far from victory. The Clutha Club has proved itself beyond doubt the most spirited of the country clubs in Otago, and I feel sure that its members will agree with me in stating that its siiicess is due in a large measure to the energy Jbf its erstwhile secretary, now popular captain, Mr R. E.King. The very adverse weather that prevailed last Saturday again put a stop to all outdoor sports in Dunedin. Not even footballers dared to brave the rain on Saturday afternoon. The skating rink was unusually well patronised. At Invercargill the Exeter Club was to havq met the Invercargill Club, and a good game, was expected. I presume the rain • stopped, play there also, aa I can find no report of the, match in the local papers, At Balclutha the local team met the Zirj' gari Olub, and a hard-played match, ending in a draw, was the result. The Zingari team met the rain at Mosgiel, but, nothing daunted, con. tinued their journey, and what was only to ba expeoted, played the match notwithstanding the faot that in several places the ground was completely under water, while rain' fell from start to finish. The Zingari team had their patience sorely tried waiting for the Balclutha men to turn up. Perhaps the countrymen thought the visitors little better than lunatics for waiting to play under such circumstances. But the Zmgari's were always a hardy race. There does not seem to have been any play in Oamaru on Saturday, The secretary,^ the Oamaru Club has written to me contradicting the statement which appeared in this column on the 22nd ulfe. re the resignation of the captain (Mr Walls) of the O.F.C. The concluding paragraph of the letter is as follows :— ' Difficulties having arisen which prevented him giving that attention to the game which he thought necessary, he handed in his resignation, and not, as stated by you, through a disagreement with the team.' lam sorry that I should have made a statement which turns out to be incorrect, but it was made on what I considered thoroughly reliable authority. The Timaru players, although favoured with splendid weather, turned out very poorly last Saturday. Christ College Club plays the Timaru Club on the 16th inst. I stated lately that the Public Schools Club had challenged Christ College to a match to be played at Timaru during August. I now hear that the match has been abandoned, as Christ College could play only on the 11th, while the Schools were unable to get away except on a Saturday. Saturday's weather in Christchurch was magnificent, and it was freely taken advantage of. The Christchurch Club played a scratch match (heavy and light), the former winning by a goal and two tries t® a goal. For the heavies Hamerton and Jewett highly distinguished themselves ,* while Chapman, if I am not greatly mistaken, a Union Second Fifteen man last season, played capitally for the light-weights. East Christchurch beat Christ College by three tries to nil. East Christchurch is ' cock of the walk ' at present in the City of the Plains, the above win being the fifth in succession.

The East Christchurch Second Fifteen beat the High School Club on the same day by a goal and two tries to one try. North Canterbury scored its fourth successive victory, having beaten the Ravens Club by a goal and three tries to ml. I should say that football is in a very flourishing condition in the sister province at present. The first of the Wellington Union Challenge Cup matches resulted (contrary to expectation) in a win for the Athletic Club. Both First and Second Fifteens of the Masterton Club were beaten.

The O.R.F.U. met on Friday, 28th ult., and passed the following resolution in reference to the interprovincial match :— ' That the Otago Rugby Union have no desire to postpone the annual match between Otago and Canterbury this season, but that if the Canterbury Rugby Union desire to put off their visit to Otago till next season, the Otago Rugby Union will waive their right till then.' It now rests with the C.R. Union to say whether they prefer Wellington to Otago. The decision of the Otago Union has met with general approval here. The Canterbury men need have no fear on the score of a ground, as I believe the O.R.F.U. are in treaty for the use of the Taieri ground. The Challenge Cup scheme o£ tho Otago Rugby Union has fallen through. Only one club offered to subscribe the 'needful,' although every club approved of the principle of challenge cup matches. Ah ! just so. What it was hoped would be the last match of the Charity Cup series, and of the season, was played in Glasgow, on the 20tbl May, between the Vale of Leven and Dunfbarton clubs. Some 7000 persons paid for admission to witness a grand game, which ended in a tie, thus necessitating another meet. The Glasgow charities received over £900 from these matches during the season. On dit, something startling, the Montecillo Club intend to play no more Second Fifteens, but will confine its attention to the task of overcoming the Dunedin and Union First Fifteens. The Montecillo Club must surely have received considerable additions to its strength lately. Well, there's nothing like enterprise.

The Augusta News has an article on ' How Long Girls Should be Courted.' It is too long to publish in this column ; but it is enough to say that the long girl should be courted pre cisely as the short one is courted. She should have her own way in all things, with as much taffy as her disposition demands,— N, O. l^Q* yun'e.