OUT DOOR SPORTS.

Observer, Volume X, Issue 607, 16 August 1890, Page 11

OUT DOOR SPORTS.

[BY MlLO.]

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. Senior Cup. Graf ton v. Gordon }■ August 16t.b . Junior Cup. Native Kose v. Ponsonby ") Orient v. Athletic > August 16th. Gordon v. Graf ton J —Cup matches will be resumed on Saturday. — Pr. Bond was in great request last Saturday. — The Taranaki men were guilty of c off-side ' play a good deal. — ' Jockey ' Breen, although erratic at times, played fairly well. — Hempton's play in Saturday's match was only, mediocre. 1 — Taranaki's umpire played a fine game, and proved a great sixteenth man. — A.. Bayly was about the pio'c of the Tirana* backs. He is a fine kick. — Sangster, Major Lye, W. Good and Barford were the best of Taranaki forwards — Fully five thonsand people witnessed the interprovincial match on Saturday. —Hugh Poland was in rare buckle last Saturday, anJ his fine runs were greatly admired. — Jack Lecky is to be complimented for the manner in which he got our men in order for the Taranaki contest. —Arty Rees showed the best half-back play on th<* ground,"and the visitors greatly admired his really clever dribbling. —Good, the Taranaki back, must have scored in the first spell had he been properly fed. He streaked along like a greyhound. He was about the fas test man on the gronnd. — Austin Smith, who played his first representative match last Saturday, is one of our cleverest forwards. He plays with great judgment, and uses his feet with good effect. — f Barlow ' Madigan did a lot of useful work, but he was too well watched to do any scoring, and he was oven more conspicuous when he appeared in the maroon jersey. — Albie Braund's knee is again becoming troublesome, and he states his intention of giving the game best, for this season at least. In the Taranaki match he had strict orders not to kick or collar. — Jim Poland's first gamo in a ' r e p.' match is likely to be remembered by the Ponsonby player. He played a fine, dashing game, and repeatedly got winded. Never mind, Jim, better luck next time. — Barford, Lye, H. Good, Tate and Oliver, of the Taranaki team, returned home on Monday last, as they were unable to spare the necessary time to accompany the team on its Southern tour. — On Saturday next the Ponsonby Football Club are to play a match at Potter's with the Thames Wanderers The contest should be a good one, and the local club i 3 leaving no stone unturned to make their visitors comfortable. — The team that Auckland placed in the field last Saturday was without doubt the strongest that has yet donned ' rep.' colours, and too much credit cannot be given Messrs Speight, Arneil, and McCausland for the ir very happy selection. — ' Lander ' Wells, who has been playing in ' rep.' matches for a considerable time past, secured his first try on Saturday. He worked like a Trojan, but showed rather questionable judgment in allowing so many different men to take the place kicks. He stiouid have stuck to one man. — The meeting of Native Hose and Ponsonby Second on Saturday next will be the match of the day, and I hope that the Union will see its way clear to curb the ' barracking ' nuisance somewhat ; but in any case the referee should take the matter in his own hand. I am inclined to think Ponsonby will just about win. — Stichbury, by his splendid play on Saturday last, has won golden opinions, and he sto *d the ordeal well. Opinions seem to be p r etty evenly divided as to whether he is troubled with too much coolness or slowness. In answer to the last, I have only to mention his clever kicks and smart following up, which fairly amaaed the Taranaki men. He was up in time to receive his own ball, and the cries of ' offside ' raised by the visitors was very funny. — A Wellington scribe says : T notice that Auckland and Duuedin Unions are greatly troubled with the ' barracker ' nuisancj, and are taking steps to have it put down. lam very glad to say that in Wellington we hardly ever have to complain, the spectators a"c very orderly indeed. In fact I havs> attended games from one end of the colony to tho other, and have neve).* soen a better beha-ved crowd. — The New Plymouth correspondent of the Referee in his notes about their team says ; ' At present the prevailing topic in football circles is the representative match between Taranaki and luekland, which takes place on Saturday next (Aug 9) The local men are as follows :— Full back, Oliver ; three-quarters, A. Bayley, Hempton, and A. Good ; halves, W. Bayly and 0. Bayly : forwards, Tate, Pearson, Sangster, BaJford, Lye, W. Good, Lambie, Livingstone and Old ; first emergency, H. Good ; second, W. G. Malone. Tho team is not a bad one, but I fear that they will lack that combination which its so essential to a team who wi*h to pla,y the real game. They have only played together twice, so that their combination cannot be of extra quality. I f>xp- ct the Aucklanders to beat them, but I am confident that our men will give them a good shaking up for it. In f^ct if ' our boys ' had a few practices together, and a bit of formal training, I would stand them against the Aucklanders any day. Our team will suffer a loss in Hempton (brother to the runner), who, I understand, will not piay. However, things may yet by arranged so that when the time comes for departure he will be able to take his place in the ranks.'

— Dan Gough, of Carrollo's gymnasium, is on bis way back from Melbourne He does not care for the other side. — Jim Murphy, the champion's brother, is now matched against George Mackenzie, of Sydney, for a purse and side wager. — Tom Henderson, who refereed in Saturday's match, was rather slow at times with his whistle, but on the whole gave satisfaction. — The redoubtable Bob Whiteside is said to have played his last game of football. Not long ago a serious ! operation was performed on hia bad knee at the Sydney Hospital. — On Saturday next Grafton is to meet Gordon, and the result is looked forward to with great interest. It should prove a keen contest, but I am rather inclined to favour the chances of the maroons. — The liberality of the Messrs Wirth Bros, in presenting the winner of Saturday's match with a handsome silver cup ia everywhere spoken of. The firm have made a host of friends by this timely action. — The seats in the Ormonde Club for the SlavinM'Auliffe tight are fetching big prices, .£lO per eeat bein°r freely offered and refused. Paddy won't care to come back to Sydney and fight for 10s a time after this. — Our own Billy Murphy has just negotiated a meeting with Griffo, of Sydney, to come off on the 3rd September. The winner wiil taUe .£l7O, and the loser ,£3O Great interest is centred in this match, and opinions on the probable result are pretty evenly divided. — The following table shows the relative positions of the clubs competing for the -enior Cup : — Matches \ Points Points Club played Won Loßt Drawn scored agaiust Ponsouby 8 7 1 0 52 20 Gr-itton 8 6 2 0 71 15 Gordon 7 I 3 0 26 20 Selwyii 7 2 5 0 20 51 Auckland 8 0 8 0 10 ) 71 — The following para are likely to be of interest, coming as they do from an old Auckland boy over in Sydney : — This is a great seaaon for football here especially the Jiugby game. The Melbourne footballers are trying to introduce the Victorian game, intead of Kugby, but I don't think it will come off. Hob Lusk is a great favourite here, his .style being great'iy admired. He has scored in every big match so far. His cousin, George Lusk, plays thr.?e-quarter for the Zealandia. Ha is a splendid kick, but is too light. Poo'oldßob Whiteside, I am told, is still in Prince Alfred Hospital. — ' Novice.' — The information you seek is very difficult to obtain, but I give you some particulars which may be of service to you. Record for one mile, 6 mm. 23 sees, made by W. Perkins, London, June 6th 1874 Auckland record, 7min. 2436C5., made by K. W. Burton, Nov. 19th, 1887; same distance, R. N. Thomas, N.Z.A.A. .Record, 7uiin. 2. 2-5 sees., October 28, ISS7. Record for two miies, 13min. 14decs., J. W. Rany, London, London, Aug. 20th, 1886. AuoklsmH Record, 16min. 23secs, A. F. Barton, Oct 30th, 1380. N.Z. HeojrU, P. T. Ness, Dunedin, lOmiu. 4k=ecs., Nov. 9ch, 1838. K^oord for three miies, J. W. kaby, London, Aug 29th, 1883, 20min. 2£-secs. No record for Auckland or N.Z. Australian record, F. Woodhousr>, Ballarat, 21min. 48secs., 1873. — Billy Murphy and his brother Jim are at present on a sparring engagement at the Gaiety Theatre. The place was packed on the first night to see the champion perform, Griffo and George McKenzie being anxious spectators. The Sydney Referee goes on to say :— Billy Murphy and Jim put ou the mittens, but their display did not please the audience, many of wh-jm aired their wit at the Champion's expense ; but Billy never was a good showman ; he is a fighter all the way down, and it cnuld scarcely be expected that he would try to siog his brother roughly. 1 had a private picnic watching Grift'o's expressive countenance as Murphy was performing, and it was a real treat to see him crepp into a corner and shake hands with himself while he whispered into his own ear that he'd win the World's Championship dead sure. Alter ho had got through with that part of the play he crept back on tiptoe to where I was sitting and volunteered the opinion that if he didn't win he'd make Billy ' Mearphy ' iizht 40 of thw hardest rounds he ever went through. Last night the Champion and his brother appeared at the Gaiety again to a wellfilled house.