Football Notes.
. (By." Punter.'") With sonub teatins, especially juniors, football has already started ia earnest, the early Easter being one reason for the |ji'ompt beginning. The Pirates juniors ■put down the Alhambra second lifteen at , to the of o points to nil and/at Queenstown a /■■" what you may ; Pn.il ,'<em '■''.'. Star team put up 9 points . against Arthur's Point... ■ ?' Baggy " McNie is making good progress ;*at the hospital •and expects to leave there this week.; It Is doubtful if this year's Star captain fwill be able to J>lay much tbis, season, consequently his , loss to his club and the' Union will be . i; Barely, ifJrtt. <Cy > '' ; ,;, Ward ■ief t .-for the ., scuno of bis \ : 'k greatest 1 i6ptbaU glory— Sydney— by last yw^'s sicker, having^ I undevstaadj received every encouragement to sojourn in, .that ciliy during thoVwiriter. Veto gained a great reputation^a^ainst the last English team that played in and there is no reason why he should not rejjeat hig jperformances against the- Old LanU's exponents, in the fierios of iuatches In Kangaroo laud this year. -- It is still very problematical whether the Englishmen will extend their tour to New, Zealand, although active negotiaT ••■'. ; tibns are in progress towards that end. ■ r "' If they, do come this way they will meet ..•-' .^iti anpre. stubborn opposition on the jy afield; ihan. they are likely to encounter on the other; side. . At;' the annual meeting of the S.R.F.U. , feeling reference was- made to the death : ,pJt^^ Mr C; XNprthcote, by Messrs George, 'Galbraith and Lerinie, who were closely .: "associatied with, the late gentleman in the '/.^;virpuia'gj»me)ft .of.^the TJnion'a affairs, during ,; Nprthcotp's -term of office as Presi:^i^*(den'C.'^v{eulo^iBing .\the|p-';.;late : colleague :'[ ' Jor 'the .whole-hearted and energetic many i^iier Jn^^which- tio~ carried /out; his duties. •'^■^/ : SbiitWiuad'';JiaBTalwayß been fortunate in i tifiying-: &i>lf -Men. at its head— Messrs J . ■; . -X "^;:^Watßbta>; V^•;A;V:P■.^^^^^^ : ;\*^~ " ; ? 1 "---: George oiMl thjj la^; Mx ;^orithpote ; Vbeing ;suppor- ■ ters; of :- the vrjgift stamp vto guide the Union m its^ aSair^s • ahdVln -the President elect (Mr C.; d.^ildon) ;':• the! .governing; body .hasVatt'-;'e^er.i'|n*ed;;. l^:ii)u'siaes9:;-man' and good, sport to;^^ preside: over^^^its delibr erations:: - .'i.' '■'['■..■ }'S---.- "■■^-.■'■: i : ' :: -i> [ •-■"'-.■• ■• . % ; The delegates, by a .eubstantlal jnaiority ■>• /the application of V; -^Vaikiwi to _;' p|ay;iii the senior grade; the main- reason 0 being KthdP, iqr the size rtf the J to\yn, : .there are Valready too many clubs playing ; inv first-class matches. ■'..■■..■; ;.'■ -';', ''■'■+■. ;•:'-, ; ' A^.;iiy ?e -'|jpftgte.(i' i 'Bix.'vteains last year, three of which were; .equal, if not superior,' to ' ?a|)y trjo 1 in tlio colony aiid we a'^ voss^ed"'-..^;.!^^''.'.'^!!!*!!;'/'' coinbinationa, jwhlch, ; 'hftd- JtWy been amalgamated,
might have' made a fair show for fourth place. Taking all the clubs that belong to the different first-class Unions in the colony, I think the three that brought up Southland's rearguard last season would find places near the tail end. In looking up last year's records I find that the lowest of the three first teame in Southland scored more points than the liivercargilC Jlthletie anil 'Cambridge clubs combined, yet soino people think that another senior team is desirable— more preposterous rot was never thought of. The S.R.F.U. committee this year should not therefore sanction any more weak teams, but endeavour to consolidate some of those already in existence and thus bring about better contests. In rp-classifying the Cambridge boys as juuioi-s the Executive hns done the correct thing in the interests of the game they control and they have also thereby pleased the country teams, by improving junior football.
Football Notes.
Southland Times, Issue 19324, 11 April 1904, Page 3
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