IF A COLD IS NEGLECTED

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7723, 5 June 1903, Page 4

IF A COLD IS NEGLECTED

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zies ..-was an easy first, and is playing at present with more judgment than he ever previously displayed, -while Ms energy is as plentiful as ever. Some of his determined dashes were positively refreshing, and really deserved the much-coveted try.' M'Dougall and Woods were always in the thick of the game, and both strove hard to break through the College defence,. Ford keeping them busy with the ball. Cooke, Corsbio, Chambers and Berry were prominent amongst the forward division, who are hampered- to a great extent by the presence of a pronounced "passenger" or two, who might, with advantage to the team, stand out and make room for more conscientious workers. " Followers of form " perhaps have <i ' theory for the fact that tie three team?— Linwood, Christchnrch and Sydenhain— which got three tries each against Old Boys should have played two drawn games among themselves. The Sydenham backs' attack has not been very deadly this season, but on Saturday, when the conditions' were decidedly unfavourable, the suburban team's rearguard put in some neat handling tind running. Rout's try was secured after the ball had, come cleanly from the scrum, and had pass-/ ed and repassed through about seven, pair of hands. Re veil the Linwood player, has probably made his last public appearance on a Christchurch football field, as he is removing to tb.9 North Island. Coming here in 1899, he started with the Linwood Junior Flag team in 1900, and so rapidly did he improve that he soon graduated into the Seniors, and last year earned his representative's cap. Without ever being brilliant, he was a very safe player, and his loss will be greatly felt by the Litiwood Club. I would direct the attention of the Canterbury Rugby Union to the need .that exists of revising the colours of the Senior teams. The uniforms of the Lytlelton and Sydenham Clubs are .very much alike, and there, is not sufficient difference between the jerseys of the Albion and Linwood Clubs. Unfortunately, these teams often meet on a wet, dirty day, when' the difficulty of distinguishing between' the players is intensified. > ' "Find the- line" is safe advice to a back, but, like proverbs and* other compressed generalities, this statement does not apply to all times .and places. Many and many a time a high kick across the field would bring about a score, but the backs here, almost invariably, hug the "blind" side and attempt to find the line, often, of course, losing it and letting an opposing back recover a lot of territory, which the forwards, perhaps, had worked hard to conquer. On Saturday, at all the games, line-finding— or attempted! line-finding— was worked to death when the ground conditions demanded high punting at all practicable times. Some Senior players are picturesque appealers. They appeal for everything and nothing, whether the granting of the appeal would benefit or hamper their side. They use both hands to second their voices in wild gesticulations to convince the referee that such and such a thing did or didn't happen. They remind the spectator of the impassioned orators that grace the tail-boards of carriers' carts in the Square on a Saturday night. Often, while the voluminous speech is proceeding, an opponent unostentatiously scores, and then there is a rumbling muttering like the complainings of a strangled geyser. Many enthusiastic and impartial supporters of the game aire anxiously awaiting the advent of a stiff-backed referee, who will blow his Avhistle for the kick-off promptly at the time set down for the commencement of matches. The Merivale team are far and away the worst offenders in this respect, the game tin which they are engaged being generally started some considerable time after the other matches. Last Saturday, though- tie matches were ordered to commence at 2.45 p.m., it was after three o'clock before the Merivale-Col-lege match was started, with the result that the game was finished in the dark. Why this sort of thing is toleratedMs a puzzle to most people, and the question is freely asked at the Park why the team mentioned is permitted to show such scant courtesy to both the governing body and to the players who are set down to meet them. The; Port players bad more than one chance of scoring against .Christchurch on Saturday, but want? of concentrated and continuous effort proved their undoing. Their play throughout the season has been marked by lack of scoring ability. . Up to a point they, are grafters, but when they get within measurable distance of success thev generally manage to go to pieces. They made one attempt at a passing rush, which showed that they are ab last beginning '.to appreciate the utter futility of their former tactics. For once every man tried to run straight, instead of boring his neighbour on to the touch-line. If they have really learnt the lesson that they should have mastered years ago, their passing should become valuable, and they may develop into. a. 'scoring team. Some of their forwards battled hard in pack and/ loose,. Watson,: 'an' old "soccer" player,' 'showing up; prominently in the rushes before he was tlrart» > ""- .'.' ,