Sports and Pastimes. FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13700, 6 June 1912, Page 8

Sports and Pastimes.

FOOTBALL.

XO Ill'll El! X LEAGFE GAME. It is expeted that the Australian Northeni League representative team will visit Xew Zeal md immediately on the return of onr represcnttttive< from the Commonwealth. The team is to include many notable players, and the Xew Zealand Lragn-* are making strong representations to tlie Xew South Wales League to induce that body to make every effort to include that great exponent of the tooball game. Messenger. sEight games are to bo played ia the Commonwealth by the New , Zealand L; agile learn, three of which'will be regarded as test matches. The first of the series is fixed, for June 22 at Sydney, when the Dominion team will meet the representatives of New South Wales. LEAGL’E GAME IX WELLINGTON. FIRST MATCH MI CH PRAISED. BRILLIANT PASSAGES. About 1200 people attended at Anderson Park yesterday afternoon (says Tuesday’s: Dominion) to witness the football match under Northern Union rules . between teams which represented Wellington and Hawke's Bay. The paddock was in need of a shave, most of the playrs lucked condition, but the game was brilliant, and the spectators were delighted, • The total absence of line-outs; only thirteen men on the held instead of fifteen ; lightning-like serums in the place of tlie long, lazy tangles of the Rugby scrimmage; tiie forbidding of touching men who are down, were ail welcome improvements on Rugby. How many of us have stood for many a eh< erless hour and a Half in the notorious chill and blast of Athletic Park, and gone away expressing the opinion: ’A good game, but all forwaul play; the backs never saw the ball How we have been thrilled by the stray, lone passing rush as the backs swept down the field ! How we have gloated afterwards if there wire half a dozen of those passing bouts in tlie game ! But in tlie League game tlie halfdozen passing rusb.es are wiped out in the first ten minutes, and. the pace that kills obtains to the end. Yesterdays display of League football was brilliant, and it was clear that that was by no mere chame; attractiveness, at least, is inevitable. Tlie game should provide the happy limiting ground for the well-trained, enthusiastic, licet, tricky, resourceful man of fairly good physique, ami the graveyard of the untrained, lumbering forward whoso only merits are his weight and liis strength. WHO HAS GONE OVER? A run through tlie names of the players who com posed" Hie learns is interesting. Wellington's full-back was K. George, a Tara-naki-ite. who some years back was starring in Auckland as a centre threequarter. (Gorge has played the League game previously. C. Murphy, who played "for Melriii. l a short time ago, was in the three-quarter line. G. Bradley, Southern's best back this svison and last season, and the St. James star of the year before, wa» in the same line. With him was W. Kelly, who | laved five-eighths for Poneke last year and has been playing a remarkably clever game for Athletic seiners this season in a similar jwsition. McGuire, oi the Southern senior.., was the diner tlirgequarter. The halves were J. Barber and P. O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan is said to have played senior Rugbv either in Taranaki or Hawke’s Bay in the 1910 season. Barber is an cs-Pelone player and Wellington representative, who wont on tour with Baskiville’s League team, into the forward ranks several players of big reputation found their way. Jaltp Spencer, tile one-time Melrose crack forward, Wellington representative forward, and Xew Zealand representative forward, was among them. G. King, ol thus year s S.t. James senior team and last year's Wellington representative team; R. Irvine, Athletic senior forward and W eliington representative; G. Chapman, Poneke senior; 11. Wright, cx-Petone senior and one of BaskivilleV team; and W. Wilson, exAthletic senior, were the others. The Hawke’s Bay team were, with the exception of one Dnnaevirke player, Napier men. Three were Hawke s Bay representatives— D. Evans, G. Smith, and 11. Swain. Evans was also a Xew Zealand representative. ST. JOHN’S TEAMS EOR SATURDAY. Seniors:—Backs, Mitchell, Simon, Inston, McFetrish, Phillips, Thomas, Hogg. Gladding, McGregor; forwards, Peacock, Pridcaux (2) Storey, Irwin, and Gladding. Juniors.—-Backs,* Graham, Smith, McKinnon. Guilford, Harris, Rawntree, Julian, Gaffanev; forwards. Shore, McXaught, O’Gradv, Earles, Davidson, Trainor, Breed, and'Dickson. All juniors are requested to be on the ground at 1.30 sharp. EASTERN TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. Seniors.—G, Callaghan. Black mini. Siddo!!-.. Backhand, Robinson, Scobio, Stringer, W. Rnseoe. O'Donnell, Hogan, S. Collis, McDonald, Gollis, and A. Oowie. Juniors.—W. Gray, Ruscoe, Poynter, Ebbott, Kinnaird. Green, Allcock. Proctor, Eadio, P. Hickman, Smith, Coombs, Pervis. and H. Marsdon. All juniors are requested to he on the m-onnd not later than 1.30. RUGBY. FIXTURES AND REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. SENIOR. Kaiernn v. Pirates, Rec. No. 1, at 3 p.m. —Rev, Scott. W’avcriey v. Wanganui, at Wavorley. JUNIOR. College v. Pirates, College No. 1. at 3 p.m.—Mr T. Bell. Kauangaroa v. Kaiorau, Rec. No. 1, at 1.30 p.m.—Mr A. J. O’Connell. THIRD CLASS. College y. AVanganni, College No. 2, at 3 p.m.—Mr E. R. Husband. Wavorley v. Kaierau. Kcc. No. 2, at 1.30 p.m.—Mr R. McDonald. FOURTH CLAPS. Technical College v. Kaierau, Technical Colege, at 3 p.m.—Mr 11. Hague Smith. Wanganui v. Pirates, Rec. No. 2. at 3 p.m. —Mr T. Sontor. It is improbable that Wanganui Seniors will raise a team to go to AVaverley.

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. « KAIERAU CLUB. Seniors, at 3 p.m. —Takavangi (2), Men'i (2 1, Tippins, Anderson, Tingcy, Tnkere, OTlalloran, Cunningham, Caldwell, Slipper, Powell, Brownlie, O’Donnell, Keni, Collier, and Mason. All players to be on (he ground at 2.15 sharp. Juniors.—Bridcr, Xepio, Allan (3), 11 use, Whiting, Renga, Gordon, Jack, Ross, West, Knmeru, Caldwell, Shank-, Mansen, Given. Thirds v. Waverley, on Rec. at 1.30 p.m. sharp.—Cribh, Kathbone, Lockett captain), Rowe, Faber, Loftus, Brookie, Hodge, Philpott. Smith, Pridcaux, Glennie, Wilson, Callaghan, E. Lockett. Fourths v. Technical College, Technical College Ground at 3 p.m.: —Athen, Mailman, Coulson. Turk. 1 , Gordon, Grogan, Hiroti, Crotty, Pahi, Greener, Briggs, Dowdall, Seeonia, Davies, Lockett, Aheurn, Sutherland. PIRATE CLUB. The following Pirate fourths are requested to attend practice on Thursday night at 7 o’clock:—Tyler, Wilson (2), Summers, Simpson, liealy, Thomas, Farrell, .Glen, Sykes, Hvcnson, Langridge, Tcmpertim, Beauchamp, Hickman, Pi ice. Smith, Rowan, Ross, Burnett, and flowartson. The following Pirate Fourths are particularly requested to roll up on the uec. at 3 p.m. on Saturday:—Tyler, Wilson (2). Summers, Simpson, Healy, Thomas, Farrell, Allen, Ross, Sykes, Sven sou, Langridge, Temperton, Beauchamp, Hickman, Price, Smith, Burnett, Rowan, Bliek, Robb, Atkins, and Howartson. WANGANUI CLUB. Thirds v. College, on College ground at 3 p.m. sharp:—Cameron, Coales, Wharo, Darby, Kitchen, Snrtcn, Tingev, Boyle, Mullins, Russell, Hodditch, Absolnm, Dustin. Clark, Annabell. Fourths v. Pirates, Ree. No. 2, at 3 p.m.—Brook, Andrews, Spurdle, Clarke, Bott, O’Brien, Glasgow, McGinlcy, .Laird, Stokes, McArtney, Steven?, Whyte, Coates, and Bleunerhassett. A meeting of the Wanganui Football Association took place on Wed u esc; a v Leering, and the, following fixture list us , drawn up: June it—St. John’s v. AVanganni. June 15—Wanganui v. Eastbronk. June 22.—Rep. trial match. June 24 -Taranaki. June 29- Kastbrook v. St, John’s. July 5- - Wanganui v. S. John’s.