THE ASSOCIATION GAME. Roslyn v. Wakari.

Otago Witness, Issue 2410, 10 May 1900, Page 46

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. Roslyn v. Wakari.

These clubs met at Wakari Park), and as I 1 both teams were considerably weakened by I loss of players since last season, an equal and j interesting contest was looked foi'ward to. , The Wakari captain won the toss, and elected to play with the sun at his back. Robertson : set the ball rolling for the Blue?, and for j seme tirnp the Whites' centre pressed the I Roslyn defence considerably, D. and J. M'Mil- j lan and Gillespie being conspicuous. The I Blue forwards then assumed the offensive, the j Brown brothers taking the ball up the lino ; in great style, and gave the Wakari backs j a lively five minutes ; but M'Dougall and S. Wilson proved equal to the occasion, and I cleared beautifully, sending the ball well down I into the Roslyn's twenty-five. In a scramble I in front of goal a foul was given against the ■ Blues within the 12 yards, a penalty kick ensuing. M'Dougall took the kick, and registered the first goal for the Whites. This rpverse by no means daunted the "Blue forwards, as they again forced the play into the vicinity of their opponents' goal, but half ! time hounded without further score. On I changing round the play kept pretty well in neutral ground for the first quarter of an hour, j till by some steady work Robertson got the ball well down the left wing and centred nicely, and S. Brown, cutting in from the , right, drew first blood for the Blues by a I nice shot. From the lack-off things began to look dangerous for the visitors, the Wakari forwards beating the Blues' halves time and ag&Wji putting all the gregsure on the two

full backs. This could not last long, and Gillespie, who was playing a good steady game on the right wing, worked -his way up and centred to Sligo, who piloted the leather between the posts. The superior form of the Blues now began to tell, and after some give and take play, the ball was again in the'Wakari's twenty-five, where some .scrambling play took place, from which S. Brown again scored. The Iloslyn still pressed the attack, and registered the winning goal ten minutes before time, R. Brown being the scorer this time. Result : — Roslyn ... 3 goals. Wakari ... 2 goals. Green Islakd v. Southern. The above teams met on the Southern's new ground at St. Kilda. Considering that the Learns have not had time to get into form, the play was good, and the -game both fast and interesting. Mr C. H. Stables controlled the game in a very impartial manner. Ashton won the toss 1 for the Southern, and selected to play with the sun at his back, and. Smith kicked off for Green Island. Play was of a very give-and-take nature, the ball travelling quickly up and down the field, and neither side gained any permanent advantage until about half-way through the spell, when a good passing rush by the Southern forwards, in which Holland,. Fleming, and Botting were conspicuous, ended in the lastnamed beating the goal-keeper and scoring first goal. The Green forwards, headed by Smith and Moreland, made several determined att&cks on the Southern goal, ' but good defensive play by the Southern backs prevented a score, and half-time was called without further rcore. On play being resumed, the Southern quickly assumed the aggressive, but were prevented from, scoring for some time by the fine play of the Greens' backs, Cowan and Scott, who, together with Livingstons and the gopl-keepev, were playing admirably. The efforts of the Southern were at length rewarded by Paton taking advantage of an opening, and beating the goal-keeper with a smart shot. From the kick-off the Southern again invaded the Greens' quarters, and the ball, coming in smartly from the left wing, Chile, who was following up fast, scored a very pretty goal. These reverses roused £he Greens, and play was, removed to Southern territory, where some good work, in which all the Greens' forwards were prominent, ended in Moreland beating Lhe Southern goalkeeper with a fast drive from the left wing. Time was called shortly after with the score : Southern ... 3 goals Green Island 1 goal NOKTHSRN V. MOBNINGTON. The above match was played at Montecill->. The Northern in -the first half had the sun at their backs, and also the advantage of the slope of the ground. They made the most of thi°, and pressed their opponents hard all through the spell. Shortly after the commencement a good kick by Menzies landed the ball past the goal-keeper, and-Ohadwick, following up fast, passed Ihe full back, and centred to Irvine, who beat the goal-keeper with a neat low shot. After the feiol^-oft* Norther 1 continued their attack, and the forwards by good passing carried the boll from, the centre to the goal, and Siedeberg (centre) sent in a beauty, which the -goal-keeper made a good but ineffectual attempt to stop. Moruington now rallied, and took the ball to ths Northern goal, and gave the backs a busytime. Bennett was called on to stop a difficult shot from M'Donald, -which he did, and punched the ball to Morrison, who macle-off down the line for some distance, and <pass.cc! to Chad wick, who liansf erred to Siedeberg. The 'latlef sent it on to Clark, who sent in s, beauty, which the goal-keeper stopped; but in attempting --to clear, carried the ball thiough the goal. Half-time was then called. On changing ends Northern again pressed, and an excellent passing rush by their forwards ac;ain took the ball to the Morningfon goal, where Chadwick shot, but tJie ball struck a spectator in goal, and rebounded, and Siedeberg following up fast, drove it through. Mornington now attacked hard for a^ time, but the excellent defence of tho Northern backr — Bennett in particular — was too strong. Siedeberg, with a fine dribble, took the ball from the Northern to the Mornington goal, when he tripped, the goalkeeper clearing. Shortly afterwards, from n scramble in goal/ Morrison got one through, while a few minute? later he sent a splendid long shot from the wing, which struck another spectator in goal and rebounded to Chadwick, who shot hard and struck the post. The jlornington then -rallied to some effect, and kept the Northern busily defending for .the last 20 minutes, and Sparrow, who was playing a splendid game, landed a shot just over" the bar, MuL- repeating the performarce directly after. Lang, who had also been playing a great game, sent in a hot one, which Bennett cleared cleverly ; but Mornington still pressed, and M'Donald. beating the half back, sent in a fast, low shot, and scored first blood. Shortly after this, for an infringement, Mornington were awarded a penalty kick, and entrusted xhe kick to M'Donald, who made no error. This was the last score, the game resulting: — Northern .. 5 goals Morniiigton... 2 goals 'OTHER MATCHES. Tre Roolyn Second met the Wakari Second on the Asylum ground, and a very fast game resulted in a draw, each side rcoring 2 goals. The Moi'iriugtoii Second met the Northern Second on the latter's ground, and after a very good game defeated them by 4 goals to nil. Farquharsori and Burt were the pick of a very even set of backs, while. Fernandi and Harris played well in the forwards for Mornington. For the losers M'Nish, Sligo, and Adamson played well. The match "Southern Second v. Green Island. Second was played at Green Island, and resulted in a win for Green Island by 2 goals (both secured by R. lierbison) to nil. The game was very fast and interesting, and good form was shown by both teams. MrWise made a very efficient leferee.

At the Nelson District Court on ThursdayEdward Bell sued John Taylor for £250 damages for" slander. Words had been used by the defendant towards complainant in the presence of other persons, which were interpreted as meaning that plaintiff kept a disorderly hou«e. Judgment was given for £20 damages and £9 costs. As an instance of the smart way business is done in the colony, the following will show : — The Pahiatua Water Gas 'Engineering; Company on Friday last had occasion to cable to their Glasgow house for four gas engines.'.. The cable was handed over the counter at Pahiatua at 10 minutes to 4 on Friday afternoon, and at 10 minutes past" 9 on Saturdaymorning Mr Watt received a cable reply that the order had been executed and that tha engines had been shipped. The man who whispers down a well About the goods he has to sell > Won't reap the gleaming golden dollars Like he who climbs a tree and hollers. ,■* The man who lets a cough alone To wear him down to skin and bone Won't be in health so sound and sure f As he who takes Woods' Peppermint 'Cfipjgfc