NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12889, 22 July 1913, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The following notes have been handed in by ?- critic:— " _ , Although they hare yet to meet Kaierau (if the drawings aro adhered1 to), ih© Pirates, by their defeat of Wan,ganu> on Saturday, assured- themselves of winning th^ Senior Cup for Reason1 1013. . As there is a do,u??Je parade called for • "Saturday next, it' is doubtful if there! will be any fixtures; on that djay^. :-?:'"■: Under the circumstances^ it wbuld bo jut as well if the Union cried off; the remaining Senior Cup, fixtures arid comv. menced the champion club, rounds on the 9th August, th© first vacant date. ■ The reps, play the Wairoa Union at Waverley on the 2nd. ■ The return match. College v. Junior xeps., wil b© played on the 2nd, next Saturday week, and as College only just ■won the first game, an exciting return should take place. Tho Pirates were far too solid for Wanganui, and had them at their ■ miercy almost from the start. The score - would have been bigger if Atkins would Ih.ave let the ball out more. It was the ; :! Bamo against College. The Pirate cap- -, ytain gave the word to open up the game, •'but Atkins evidently considered that he ; -: was the general, so almost invariably \ ,: he "went on his own." The fact that ; jfi it came off pretty often does not lessen ;I ; the offence. _ Wfl<} n a team is leading by j ;:■; a good margin it is not necessarily points ~ ,\A that a captain aim s at, and on the oc---I oa,SIO- n in I"6s*'^ Dustin probably want- ' t; ed "is other backs to get some combined -v •;-- practice. What it was he wanted does not matter. The command having been given, it wa s Atkins' place to obey an-] send .the ball out right away. If he cannot do what he is told in club games, ho is not likely to in rep. fixtures, bo tne^ sooner he is made to realise the position the better |or himself and the tpnTn.^ he nmys for. Kaierau had a weak team out against Oollew, beins; without the services of v. Meuji. College were without Espmoi and Crosse. so things were even- ,. eel-

Paber erred very much in hanging on f tJl* I"1" *°° lons- This is ar ft tS X" a fault of his which if not checked will fjecomo chronic. " .P^^J.* 11©, whole gume I did not see either of the Eaierau wings get a decent pass when in an attacking position In Lockett and Collier the maroons hav e two lads who are making good. Collier, though somewhat young, is -easily the best wing three-quarter in senior football at present. There is no necessity for him to get swelled head about it, for it is not much of a compliment. On present form it is hard to sco how he can bo kept out of the next rep. team. Thg weak spot in the College team in the last fow matches has been Pearco nt half. His trouble is not quite the -sarpe as Atkins. He does not run too often, but he hesitates before Bending the ball out, and thnt second or tno Is fatal. It absolutely kills his fiveeighths. When he is going to pass he should do so -without running a step. Leave the running on that occasion to liis .other backs. On the line-out he stands too far away from th© forwards. Proof of this is tho very fow marks h© hn* secured compared with tho number t,I knonkfl-on given against his opponents in Line-outs. Tho school forwards are apt to use '•he knock back at the wrong' timo. It 13 vory rarely correct to knock straight hacK., never in your own territory. When tho half is standing well out and n forward about five yard s in, then is tho opportunity- for.: a knock back/ or,, mote, ■■oorreetlxt.^forosa.':..■■■- ■. '/' ... .■•;,.; ■■'■.. mond's rplaco rdurihg Xi« absence, stra- '-■%■■.-'~'■, , *'*■•. ■■ ■"' '.'"•.■ ■ ■•"! / '.. ■ ■ :--. .>...{■;■*;■■./■'* ''' ■^■-■- ■'■ •'■-■'■■ • -:

kes the writer as the makings of a very likely half. j I hear that some members of the Referees' Association are taking exception to the rule which allows teams to mutually agree to a referee, and are going to move for its abolition. The rule has not been made a great deal of use of, but I consider it is one of the best w© have, and have very little fear of the movement having any chance of success