FOOTBALL HOTES - Footscray Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) - 4 May 1918 (original) (raw)

Williamstown Juniors engaged

Brunswick Wattles last Saturday, and

won easily. The Anzac Club and

Red Cross will benefit to the sum of

£1/10/- each, over the match. Mr. Jim

Korden, who umpired the game, was

complimented on all sides for his fair

ness and prompt decisions. He would

be a worthy acquisition to the ranks

To-day. Williamstown play Carlton

League, at Carlton. Catch 1.30 train,

and then tram at Elizabeth-street.

Jameson (caj-t.). Dean and Munro

will represent Williamstown against

Collingwood to-day, with the com

Donors this week are;— F. Bradley.

10/-; R. Weatherhead, 20/-.

The club have lost the services of

that straight-going coach, Charles

Hardy, who has served the team well

these two years. He goes back to

North Melbourne. Charlie was popu

lar with everyone, and his resignation

is regretted. The committee met last

Tuesday night to consider the filling

of the position of coach for the team,

and they unanimously decided on Mr.

Fred Carpenter. Fred is a local lad,

well respected, and he has had a large

amount of senior football experience

(three years with South Melbourne

and three with North Melbourne).

The selection of the committee, no

doubt, mets with the approval of

In last week 'Winner' appeared a

letter of great interest from Percy

Parratt (captain of Fitzroy). who is

away on active service, and in it he

mentions two of the Juniors' team,

I namely, Mr. Geo. ('Coon') Bennett

and Mr. Vernon Rowe, who he con

siders to be a forward worthy of in

clusion in any League team. This

week the team's photo appears, and

Vernon Rowe is in the foreground.

He is serving with the Army Service

The Theatre Rovers play the Im

perials at South Melbourne to-day.

The ground is at back of the Sturt

street barracks. Catch 1.55 train from

North Williamstown. Ail .players

must have their colors by May 11, and

must have umpire money ready before