ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Volume 26, Issue 2419, 26 July 1900, Page 47

ASSOCIATION.

/ ROSLYN V. SOUTHEBN.' The final to decide who should win the " blue ribbon " of Association football — 'viz., , the - Charity Banner — was played off on - Saturday at Wakari Park, the contesting teams" being Southern and Roslyn (present holders). There was a good attendance of spectators, including a few of the fair sex, who braved, the elements and watched the game with keen interest. The weather was of the most. boisterous description, a howling soil- wester blowing across the field, thereby confining most of the game to the one touch _ line. Southern were late in arriving, and the game was 'fully "20 minutes late in starting. Roslyn, winning the toss, Skipper Dobson -elected to play with the wind and hill in his- favour, and Holland kicked off for the Southern. The Rosryn , backs mulling the return let their opponents get away with a dangerous rush, but it proved, fruitless, as the shot at goal went wide of the posts. S. . Brown, getting the ball from the kick-out, made a dash for the Southern goal, and Ashton just managed to save at the expense of a corner. , The kick was cleared, but Roslyn kept the play dangerously near the Southern lines for some time. The Southern deience was very strong, and Ashton, Rowlands, and Paton cleared, with some splendid kicks. From the touch line Robertson put in a beautiful shot which struck the^ crossbar, and went out of , play." Keeping iip the pressure, Stables, Arlidge, and •A. " DobsorjLjmade Unsuccessful attempts to' .score. * The Southern , forwards made several/ raids into the Roslyn territory, but the wind arid, lack of combination nullified all their efforts. Robertson, on the left, centring the ball nicely, enabled R. Brown,' who was well ■up, to draw first blood for Roslyn with a good shot. A few minutes after, from a scrimmage, the -same player again scored for Roslyn, and shortly afterwards half-time was ' called, Roslyn crossing over with a lead of two goals. Stables kicked off in the second spell, and the Southern, aided by the wind, were soon attacking the Roslyn goal, but bad - shooting by their forwards lost them several chances of scoring. A. Dobson was nowplaying 'a brilliant game,' clearing his lines in grand style, and, being ably supported by Dodd, soon had the ball well' up the field. Brown brothers, on the right wing, got away with some -pretty rushes, beating Ashton (at back) time and again, but their efforts were not crowned with success. Working the ball down the field again, R. Nagle, from centre, put in a splendid shot which just dropped s over the bar. They were soon rewarded Avith a score, however, Nagle beating Fawcett, in goal, with a low, fast shot. Roslyn now wakened up, "their forwards playing a splen-did-combined game. S. Brown, taking the ball well up the field, passed to Arlidge, who sent in a shot which the Southern goalkeeper was lucky in getting rid of. ; Southern, rushing down the field again, gave the Roslyn Jbacks'a lively time, A. Dobson, Calder, and Hiddlestofi having their work cut out to keep them from scoring. They were awarded several corner kicks, but Roslyn always managed to clear their lines. From this to the finish of the game the ball travelled from end to end,- but neither side managed to add to their score, and the game- ended :— , .Roslyn ...' ... 2 goals Southern ... 1 goal ■ \ ' ■ NOTES'ON THE PLAY. \ In the Pirates-Allianibra match play was fairly even, the Alhambra having slightly the best of it. Considering the heavy state of _The conference resumed to-night. The Hon. Mr Carroll addressed the conference, and said that the efforts they had made to regulate the conduct of the sport met with the commendation" of all right-thinking people throughout the colony. He himself had been very pleased indeed with the work performed by the affiliated bodies in that direction. It . had been a source of delight to him to note the improvement in, trotting throughout the colony, and the avidity shown in tracing, or sheeting home misdemeanours or wrongdoing perpetrated on the various trotting courses. This marked an advance on the part of the authorities towards the desired goal. Mr Carroll dealt fully with the question of permits. He said so far as the Canterbury and the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Clubs were concerned, lie had endeavoured to induce them to amalgamate, but with .no success. Pressure had been put on Canterbury, and he was prepared to go still further, and inflict a further penalty. He intimated that in future Mr Ward would have charge of the permit department, and they would find him liberal, -firin, and just. The New South Wales - Railway Commissioners make from £8000 to £9000 per annum from advertising rights on railway property. A miraculous escape from accident' happened at Moturoa (Taranaki) on Wednesday. The horses attached to a landau driven by Mr -R., Jury shied, and turned a somersault into a ponc(beside the road. A peculiarity was that wmTeithe horses fell on their backsi over "the the vehicle remained on the road, and not a stitch of harness was broken. Mr 'Jury jumped from the cab, and escaped injury. One of the horses had a narrow escape from drowning, but was brought round j -by restoratives. -•