PLAY AND PLAYERS. - NEWS OF THE WEEK. DOINGS OF THE CLUBS. - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) - 27 Jun 1913 (original) (raw)
Fri 27 Jun 1913 - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)
Page 3 - PLAY AND PLAYERS.
Alf Hill ' und , BUI Hcndrlo put In
telling work us tho Melbourne ruck,
and kept up their end well.
JL Fitznnlrlck. who hn« dIuvmI fni
Melbourne for many, years past. Is ap
plying to the committee for a clearance
Hurry Cope . proved the best of the
Melbourne forwards In the mutch
against Coillngwood. Ills smart work
was capped with threo goals.
Schmidt was in excellent form with
the St. Kllda tads on Saturday. He
did muny things, especially In tho first
quarter, and did them remarkably
I hear front Ballarnt thnt, in order
to strengthen their ruck department,
Carlton's recruiting sergeant bus been
endeavoring to Induce M'Lellan, of the
Golden Point team, to throw in his lot
with the Dark Blues. Carlton officials,
however, state that they have not heard
Tho scores In tho matches already
played this season by tho teums op
posed to-morrow wero:— South Mel-
bourno 9.7, Carlton 8.13: Esscndon
13.11, Richmond 11.12: Fitzroy 3.13,
St. -Kllda 10.7; Geclong 11.2, Colling?
wood 10.17: Melbourne 14.15, Univer
sity 10.12; North Melbourne 11.12, Es
scndon 9.8; Footscray 10.17, Port Mel-
bourne 4.9: Brunswick 8.19, Brighton
8.8; -WHUamstown 7.1S, Northcoto 5.7;
Prnhran 14.16, Melhournu City 7.3.
Melbourne City players arc requested
: to meet nt the Elizabeth street en
trance to the station, at 1.45 to-morrow.
Cumberland, Jory, Hattam, Eickc,
nnd Lever were conspicuous on Satur
day as fivo of the best men in the St.
Farrcll has resigned the position of
vice-captain of the Richmond club. He
has been suffering from n neck Injury,
nnd, acting on medicu! advice, will take
Donnelly and White, who wero tried
by Melbourne City, should make good
with another run or two. Daniels and
Qulnn were played centre and half-for
ward against North, and held their own
In their respective positions.
The principal match to-morrow will
be thnt between South Melbourne and
Carlton, and with fine weather, of
which thorc Is a good prospect, tho
attendnnco should be enormous. "Let
thorn all come," says Mr. W. H. M'Cor-
mnck; "our ground has accommoda
tion for 5,0,000." It has- been sug
gested thnt the discomfort of the bust-
ling in a. crowd nt the gates will bo
avoided if the spectators go to tho
White, who was tried on tho wing for
Melbourne City against North, held
his own against the Northern wing
Woods, Bignell and W. Smith did
good scrvlco for Melbourne City against
North Melbourne. Phillips, In addition
to playing a good gume roving for Mel
bourne City, scored' two of their goals.
Reeves, Arbrcw, and also Bristowe. If
he gets his permit through from Mel
bourne to-night, will go into the Rich
mond team to-morrow, in plucc of Fur-
rcl!,' Love and -Phillips. It is claimed
thnt the side will' be the strongest "of
the season, und on top of threo straight
wins, tiie players will enter the_ Held
confident of wiping out the previous
narrow defeat hy Essendon.
Matty Richmond people were sur
prised at the leaving out of Arbrew
against Geeiong, but It should be rc-
mombered that only 18 players can be
selected, und had any ono of last
Saturday's combination been outside
Instead of insldo tho fence, it is pro
bable tluvt similar regrets would havo
been expressed. Arbrew will lie In tho
team ngulnnt Essendon to-morrow.
The ruce for one-legged tt(en, to be
held in the Interval of the South Mel
bourne-Richmond gumo on Saturday,
July 5, is arousing much interest. Al
ready over a dozen nominations havo
been lodged with Mr Fred Chatto, who
is one of Richmond's keenest support
ers, and haH charge of the affair. En
tries close on Monday with Mr Chatto,
at 384 Brldgo road. Prizes amounting to
£5/5/ nro promised. Wooden-legged
men wilt not he eligible to compete, tho
event being exclusively for onc-leg-
Bers who have need to employ a crutch.
Negro was again one of Brighton's
best defenders. His tine dashes from the
half-back line were a treat to watch.
"Tieh" Ballos played from start to
finish against Prahran as though his
life depended on the game. Ho was one
of the chief factors in Brighton's win.
After an absence from several games,
Charlie Uickctts signnllsod his return
to the Richmond team by kicking tho
first goal for Ills side against Gcelong.
It was an exceptionally tine screw shot.
Dick Lee will start training next
week, and expects to -bo able to plu>
against Esscndon. For the testimonial
to Lec It Is expected that nearly. £200
will be realised. The Coillngwood Club
There is much dissatisfaction among
Esscndon members at the action of tho
committee in not playing Martin regu
larly and in giving him a clearance.
"Snowy" has always been a 'favorite
with Exsendonlnns. Moreover, on the
few occasions he -has been played this
season, ho 1ms done much better than
seme of the men chosen every Saturday.
Martin was out training at Fitzroy on
Monk (who has been unable to play
ir» tho last three matches owing to an
Injury to the shoulder) Is right again,
and will be playing =' to-morrow with
Clarrie Hall, of Richmond, is one of
tho smallest players in the League, but
he handles the ball more often than
many bigger men, and invariably to
advantage. Four years ago Hall was
allowed to transfer to Prahran, but
when Mr G. R. P. Beachcroft, the late
hon. sec., resumed control of Richmond
affairs, Hall was one of the first men he
sought out and persuaded to return.
Slnco the North nnd South Tasmania
mutches were -started In 1883 the South
have won' on 29 occasions, while the
North have been victorious on 13, und
three matches have been drawn. On
Snturdny Inst nt Launccston tho play
of tho Southerners -was disappointing.
They were outclassed. . and, except for
some flashes' of brilliancy by one or two
of the stars, their play fell fur short
of North's. Pcnnoatt was not up to his
usual form, nnd Miller and K. Balllcy,
who are usually prominent, wero not
as conspiclous as they generally are,
and the most prominent were H. BaMley,
Geard, and Russell. For the winners
M'Kcnzlc. LaunecsLin's brilliant centre
innn, gave a magnificent exhibition of
the game, his marking, kicking, and
clover taking being sound. Whittle and
Coognn played mnsterly football on the
wing, und the defensive work of Ram
say, Mour, Pugh, nnd Searle was a fea
ture of the game. The game aroused
great enthusiasm! This is the North's
third consecutive win, nnd their vic
tory on this occasion was well deserved.
Boiler played .finely for Brighton
against Prnhran, nnd kicked a beauti
ful goal la the last quarter.
Caldwell, Rndomnchcr. Webster, Tan
dy, Charge, Mortimer, nnd Belcher werc
about the best of tho South Melbourne
men in the match against St. Kilda.
I came across Bill Lang on Wed
nesday. He told ine thnt he had no
intention of playing for Richmond, but
said that hn was going to have a run
with Carlton listrlct to-inorro'w.
Another flno performance by LlUcy,
the young centre plnyor for Melbourne,
lias to be recorded. With the experience
of this season, the ex-ElslcrnwIck lad
should develop into one of the cham
Mullaly and Frnnks are reported to
bo sound in limb again, nnd Joe Prince
told me yesterday that although he re
ceived a severe knock us tho result of
the collision nt St. Kildn. he may hu
able to play to-morrow. George. Bower
cumo out of the samo bump with an
injured knee thnt will keep him out of
action for a week or two. Snltnu and
Scoblo are training assiduously, in or
der to hit form thut will satisfy tho
committee in Including them In the
Hugh Odgcro, who played so well for
Melbourne two seasons ugo. |r in Mel
bourne, again looking fit mid well. He
had a run with his old team on Thurs
James, Ohlsen and Mnhoney proved a
very cffcctivo ruck combination for
Richmond on Saturday. Ohlsim shep
herded In groat style, and repeatedly
cleared a way for James, who hit -the
bull out with unerring accuracy to >Mu-
honey, and that lino rover Invariably
turned Ills opportunities to advantage.
Tiie gold medal given for the most
serviceable player for the North In the
North and.' South contest played at
Launccston oa Saturday was awarded
by tho committee to W. Flannigan, who
shouldered the heavy ruck work with. a
willingness which earned for him gen
eral recognition, und Ills selection for
tho modal was almost unanimously en
Tho West Australian Leagtio Irf
being urged to sturt the mnlches ear
lier. The suggestion hnx boon re
peatedly made that, as other spurting
contests nro entered on long before
3 o'clock in Melbourne, footbutl should
be started at 2.30, or 2.45 p.m. at the
latest. An altoratlon of the rule on
the subject will be welcomed by the
public, who are the supporters of
Fred Morgan confirmed Ills good form
In the opening match of tho season
against the Gcelong flier, Scmvn, hy
again decisively beating thnt flno wing
mun on Saturday. Seown beat him for
pace in the opening stages of the
game, but before the final cross-over
Morgan was many points ahead, and
ho set tho seal on a fine performance by
kicking the first goal of the last term.
Tills proved to be the turning point in
tho gume. . After thut Richmond went
Kelly played fine football at St. KlIdA
nnd kicked for goal beautifully. Four
sixers were credited to him.
For n month past W. Rusbrldge, tho
former champion of Essendon, has
been coaching the team of tho Gcelong
Soutli 'Melbourne opened up opera
tions at St. Kilda rather tamely, but a.
the'gnme advanced their work— oven In
every department— Improved, and a
very easy victory was gained.
The Melbourne committee nnd friends
will leave by the Loongana on Monday,
week for Tasmania. Mr A. A. ManzIo
litis been appointed munagcr, nnd a
good, programme for the tour has been
The unusual spectacle of two menu
bcrs of Parliament acting as goal um
pires was seen at Uichmond on Satur
day, when the schoolboys of Gcelong
und Richmond were playing. Messrs
G. Webber and E. Cotter, M.'sL.A.,
Dpwdlng (full back) nnd Patterson
(on the wing) were brilliant in the last
quarter for Brighton. Patterson's fino
effort well deserved tho goal that put
Brighton In the lead, nnd Dowding'fl
line dash nnd judgment in goals en
abled the seasiders to keep in front nnii
Banbury may not piny for Footscray
against Ports to-morrow. Lawson will
lie in Gregory's place, and perhaps
Olnggounl, a wing man from Dayles-
f«>rd, will bn tried. In, nny ovont the
whole of tho reserves will he called out,
and there Is talk of une or-two country
players coining down to join the team.
The Essendon selection commlttee
cannot be accused of not making enough
changes in tho personnel of the side.
It Is a poor week that does not yield
four or five alterations. To-morrow
there will he five. Belcher, Lou. Arm-
strong (injured), Parkinson, Donaldson,
and Woolley are out, and in their
places are Bowe, Sewart, Griffiths, Pike
It has been stated in Geelong that
J. Slater has said that he would be
willing to play for his old team if
employment were found for him at
Geelong. Before the season was
started Slater came to the metropolis,
and applied to his club for a clear-
ance to enable him to play for Mel-
bourne, but his application was re-
fused, and he has been playing for
Arthur Gregory, the well-known
Footscray follower, emerged from a
scrimmage In front of the WilUnniRtown
pavilion very dizzy nnd sick-looking,
and when assisted to tho dressing-room
it was found that he was In much puln
from a broken bone in the upper jaw, a
badly torn lip, und a wrenched knee.
It is doubtful whether he . will play,
again, as there is talk of his retirement.'
Webh was another who came a scvuro
"cropper," und. was compelled to
"shelter" between the posts at the end
of t ho ground for tho rest of tho game.
The search for good playors has not
been abandoned. The officials of n ju
nior club wore Informed that there was
a player of promise at Fuh llold tho
other day. and to Falrllold they went.
They traced the rumor to the local hos-
pltul, nnd stood well out from tho gates
of that institution while thoy niada
their Inquiries. "if ho caiplay well
he Is the man wo want." said the club's
secretary. "It will not make the slight-
cat difference because ho workB In this
hospital. There will be no danger of
infection, as wo will be prepared to
give him a plienylo bath boforo ho
takes the field." When thoy wore told
that there was no footballer there, .they
left with an expression thnt seemed; to
convoy the idea that they were then pre
pared to give a bath of prtissio 'nehl
to the mail who had been tho cause of
their long and usoless Journey, v
A well-attended meeting was held In
tho Mclbourno Town Halt last night,
with tho object of devising means to
raise funds to provide a number of
' tmveiiini? entleL'riiliiH In connection'
with the forthcoming World's Tour
of Naval nnd Military Cadets. Sir
John Madden presided, , and in the
course of his remarks rofcrrod to a
proposal put forward for a football
match to be played between combined
teams of tho Leaguo und Association.
Tho Chief Justlco said, "This should bo
a good scheme, if yon can got these
gentlemen together. Certainly it would
be awkward If the young fellows of
tho Association were to knock spot
off the Leaguo. (Lnughter.) There
may bo some diplomatic difficulties hi
the way, but thr.y should be easily
overcome fur tho sake of tills patrio
tic object." It was proposed, ho
added, to help the boys along In their
duties to tho omplro. lie was sura
their sportsmanlike spirit would coma
on lop, nnd If tho mutch woro played
in earnest It meant a largo sum to tho
fund. It would have a good moral
effect on the community if these bod
ies would tako luirt. Or. D. V. llon-
ncssy, the Lord Mayor, supported tho ..
proposal, nnd It . was unanimously
agreed to approach the League nml
Association on the subject. It Is pro
posed to play the match after tho
promlershlp finals, and It ;wns pointed
out thnt this would Interest fully
30,900 lads who have now to sucrlflca
many half-days of sport to carry out
tholr duties under the Defence
scheme. "Arrangements will be made
to havo no parades on tho date fixed.
It was also decided to hold a police
carnival and tattoo at tho Exhibition
at an early dote; that a naval and
military theatre night bo htdd; nnd
thnt the Lady Mayoress and suburban
mayoresses should ho asked ' to co
operate iti tho holding of a hall in
tho Molhuiirnn Town Hall; and finally,
that the Victoria Racing Club should
bo approached, with the object of ar
ranging a race meeting. Sir John
Madden was elected president; Mr A.
G. Salnsbiiry, tho Chief Commissioner
of Police; Mr J. Milne, Inspecting
Superintendent; and Mr J. T. Wtlklns,
Chief Ofllcer of the Fire Brigade, as
vice-presidents, with iho Lurd Mayor,
hon. treasurer. Mr .T. M! Christie
(Continued on Next Pago).
Continued from Preceding Page.
| was appointed hon. mannger; Mr A. J.
Curran, lion, socrotury, nnd Capt. 'A.
Hushall, urgunlslntf ofllcor,
; Tliti St. Kllda tea in will make a trip
f to Sydney at the end of the year.
r Davo M'Namarn Informed me yester-
day that he Intends to play for South
Yarn; shortly.
: T. Wellington, having now recovered
from Influcnzit, will he playing for Mel-
.bourno to-morrow.
Melbourno will probably try. out to
morrow three good players from pro
minent country centres.
Tho Fitzroy side wns well sorvod In
tlio match, against University by
Toohoy, Lcntie, . M'Lcnmui, Pnrratt
and Tlerort.
. Harry Harker oh the forward line for
.Hrunswlck ficemod'lo fly In the air,, He
took some reul wonderful marks In
Saturday's match.
Swift (roving), Ncwbound . (centre),
JWIeU nnd Sid -Hall all- worked hard to
try and pull the match out of the lire
for Northcoto on Saturday. .
The marking and general play . of
Lynch on tho lialf-forward line at St.
.Kllda on Saturday was one of the
' outstanding features of the match up
In half-time.
A ball-punching competition will he
held In connection with Brunswick
.Football Carnival on August 5. A big
entry of lending footballers lias been
received, and others Intend competing.
Mr. Frod.. "Whlttnn, one of the Hrm
supporters of tho Colllngwood club,
died In Sydney on Monday. The Col-
.llngwoad, committee, through Mr 13.
W. Copetnnd, tho hon. secretary, re-
nuested Mr. W. Strickland, now resi
dent In Sydney, to represent the club
at tho funeral, nnd to forward u
.wreath with the club colors.
The first match between North tnd
South this season was played ut Lnun-
eeston on Snturday (writes my Tus-
mnnluu correspondent) under the most
favorable conditions, the weather being
glorious, and the attendance uhout 7000,
the gate (JJ250) being a 'record here.
. Two special trains enme from Iiobarl,
bringing some 800 followers of the game.
The result wns a decisive win for North,
who showed superiority In form. AU
though evidently mustered, South
struggled gamely and determinedly to
' the end. Northerners were the lighter
and fnster team, ami as the pnen wns
hot from the start the Southerners,
who were heavier, felt tin? strain. Pace
and cleverness won the game. Twenty-
five points separated the teams nt the
close, and had the North kicking for
goal been more aceurato the difference
would have been grcnter. The South
erners accepted their defeat In a sports
manlike manner, and It was pleasing to
hear frank expressions on the part of
the visitors of the superiority of the
victors. The scores nt the various quar
ters were ns follow:— First quarter:
North, 1-8: South, 1-1. Second quarter:
North, 4-9; South, 1-3. Third quarter:
North, 5-14; South 2-5. Final: North,
<5-18; South; 3-9.
Leeds, Gillespie, nnd Gibson were solid
In defence for Brunswick.
Harrison will reappear with Fitzroy
to-morrow, nnd Lynch will stand
down.
Dick O'Connor Is reported well again,
and will resume his position on the wing
for Brunswick.
The non-success of Frcakc at goal
scoring In Saturday's match was due
to tho watchfulness of Nenle.
Carlton anticipate being able to In
clude Lane, formerly of the Melbourne
Club, in' their team shortly.
George M'Leod obtained his clearance
from Kssendon (L.), and will he one of
Brunswick's team against Brighton.
Frank Kerr made his rc-appearnnce
with tho University, and showed tip
top form. Kelly also put In good
work for the students.
A special train will leave Willlams-
town ut i.35 to-morrow for Croxton.
Players aro requested to catch the
1.12 from WUIiamstown, and tho 2.5
from Prince's Brldgu
Some Interesting tussles were, pro
vided by the centre lines In the "WH-
Humstown-Footscray match. •Fergu
son, tVallls and Holtinan (Williams?
iown) pluylng remarkably well.
By registering 15—15 on Saturday,
Carlton mudo their highest score this
season. Their biggest contribution,
to the delight of their barrackcrs, lust
year was 17—17 against Richmond,
E. Bimbrldge nnd Grant, with Glbbs
as rover, did great things for WU
Iiamstown hi their match against
Footscray. Another line powerful
trio were M'Donald, 15. Alley, and N.
Hushrldge, half-buck. They played
with .dash and determination.
The score — 15 goals 15 behlnils —
kicked by. Carlton was the highest
that has boon put up ngnlnst Essen-
don this season, being two - points
moro. than South Melbourne regis
tered.. 15— 18 was the top score made
against Essendon hist year, by St.
Kllda.
Carlton's casualty list was added to
on Saturday, when Clancy'nnd Bar-
nlnghum were Injured. . Clancy sus
tained, a sprained; ankle, and his tall
clubmato received a 'crack on the face
which caused the face to swell to such
a size that he cohld hardly sec during
tho week '
The Australian game has appa
rently taken root at Tho llock, Jn the
ftiVcrlna. Several district associations
have been formed. Jn tho Lockhart
Association live teams are competing,
viz., Lockhart, Tootool, Borco Creek,
Uninn, and Oaklunds. Taking the
piny as a whole, It compares very
favorably with thnt played by simi
lar teams In Victoria. It Is really sur
prising to see the great Interest
evinced In this association in particu
lar. Special football trains are run
every Saturday, and on all. occasions
are packed with enthusiasts'. In the
Wagga Association four teams are
competing— The Rock, Oldtown, Now-
town, and Thq Federals. Needless to
say, great interest Is also taken in
this association. Lampe, who nt one
time played for South Melbourne, Is
an umpire In tho Wngga Association.
Mr. Harold Kloholis writes' from
Thursday Jsland:— "Whilst the eyes of
tho footballers were turned towards
tho South Melbourne— Colllngwood
match on Juno 14, another match
was causing a great deal of excitement
In tho football world of Thursday
Island, vis. — the first mooting of the
it.A.G.A. and H.M.A.S. Melbourne
teams oti tho local, ground; The bluo-
Juckots were unfortunate in not
having the services of hulf-n-dozcn of
their lending players owing to duty's
call, whilst the Artillery had practi
cally their full strength. 1.'hero was a
largo crowd of spectators, Including
Colonel Lee, Commandant of Queens
land; Colonel Kyngdon, Commanding
Olllcer H.A.G.A.; and - the ofliccrs of
tho fleet and garrison. ' The Artillery
men wcro heavier than their oppo
nents; but', nevertheless, the sailors
kept them hard prossed up to hulf-
tirne, when the locals led by 14 points.
Jn the last half tho soldiers Increased
their lend, and eventually won by 11
goals 24 hchfnds to ' 3 goals 16 be-
hinds. Tho local men had the ad
vantage of knowing the ground, which,
being on the small side, made tho piny
crowded at times. Both sides did
soino very effectlvo hnnd-bnlling and
passing, A strong brcczo blew across
the ground, which accounted for the
somewhat Inaccurate shooting, and
both shies gave a good exhibition ol
high marking and long kicking. The
gntno was played In a very friendly
spirit, and enjoyed by players and
onlookers alike, On the previous
Suturduy the Artillery defeated the
Melbourno nt Rugby by ft points tc
I nfl; and the sailors defeated Thursday
Island by 3 points to nil during the
week. Return matches have been ar
ranged."
Essendon (A) supporters were
pleased to see their old favorite, Billy
I'aine, In the colors again.
M'Nelll (Prahran) and Pike, from a
lunlor team, will be tried by Essendon
(L.) to-morrow.
One of tho finest players on the
ground in ' tho Fltzroy-Unlverslty
match was Jones, whose wing work
was consistently brilliant.
Smith's place Is certainly on the bnck
lines for Northcoto, where his dashes to
the hall and excellent kicking are of
great benefit to his side.
IJ. Thomas, Northcoto. was out train
ing this week, and will be pluylng to
morrow. Ho has been on the Injured
list since the Brunswick match.
Loe Braid nnd "Dookln" M'Kenzle
were associated In some brilllunt dashes.
Braid was tho star of the Brunswick
team in the match against Port Mel
bourne.
Mooro. tho Northcoto skipper,
played grandly in the ruck, and his
marking and hitting out helped the
Green and Gold materially. lie was
well hacked up by Bnssctt.
Harry Braid (Northcole). must be
agnln commended on his hrlllant play.
His dodging wns clever. Tho majority
of hlsslx goals were gulned by cleverly
heating the Essendon backs. His rov
ing wns superb.
Northcoto supporters wcro delighted
with the line game that the team put
up ngnlnst EsHcndon; nnd with such
pluycra as Beck, Duncan and Hnrry
Thomas out, owing to Injuries, they
deserve tho highest praise.
S1<1 Sykes, Prahran' 4 centre forward,
has retired from the gamo. Ho notified
the committee of his decision on Wed
nesday, and It Is the club's Intention
to secure the. Association's medal for
Syken us a reward for meritorious ser
vice.
Mr D. J. Chandler entertained the
Fitzroy tenm and commlLtoe at a social
on .'Monday' opening In tho Denton
Hall. It proved most enjoyable. Among
the visitors were several old identities,
among them being A. Sloan, J. Sharp,
T. Banks, and C. Hlckey.
Sid Reeves will reappear in the centre
for Richmond - to-morrow. rtc ;.us
trained well this week, and his recent
ly Injured leg la apparently sound
ugiiin, having stood the strain well.
With Reeves again In his old place, the
speedy Oliver will go bnck to 'the de
fence lines..
Palmer and Henderson, with Peddle
roving, were a strong ruck for Brighton
In the last quarter, nnd did much to
maku opportunities for the placed men.
Palmer's rc-appcarancc In the red nnd
white uniform has been eagerly looked
forward to, and greatly strengthened
the ruck.
Rtdd (Northcotc) was very busy on
tho forward lines, and In the last
quarter Mick Madden wns told off to
watch him. It wan well for the 'Dons,
ns the fleet and surc-footen West Aus
tralian must have hogged some more
goats. Nevertheless, ho scored two-
one n real beauty.
In Adelaide on Saturday last Port
Adelaide and Norwood played an in
teresting gumc, which was won by Port
Adelaide with 13.9 to 7.9. For the llrst
time In Adelaide a steward was on tha
Held. In consequence of a demand that
punctuality should he observed in the
matches the flold umpire hud the teams
In readiness, and set the play going
promptly on the expiration of the quar
ter-hour -half-time Interval. it wax
discovered that the boundary umpires,
the goal umpires, and the steward were,
not on tho field. They were hurriedly
summoned, und ran out into the field
just uftcr Hansen kicked a behind foi
Port Adelaide. On Monday West Ade
laide heat Slurt by 4.15 to 4.4. The at
tendance was 17,000, and the gate re
ceipts amounted to £370.
The proposal for n match between tho
old players of the Colllngwood und Fitz-
. roy teams, In aid of the funds for of
tho Institute for the Bthid, has boon
eagerly adopted, and tho arrangements
ure being pushed ahead with an energy
and enthusiasm that should result In a
very large attondanco ut the Victoria
Park on July 12. There has been a rush
of veterans anxious to return to the
Held, und the selectors will bo faced
with a dhllculty In choosing the teams.
Colllngwood team will bo selected from
the following:— E. Aahton, II. Balfour,
W, Balfour, A, Boyack, W. M'Culloch,
W. Caltughan, R. Condon, C. Dow, I&
Drolmn, A. Dummett, D. O'Donohuo, J.
i Gregory, F. IJailwnod, H. Hellwlg, E.
, Lockwood, G. l/ockwood, A. Leach, E.
I Lcuch, J. Monohan, W. O'Brien, W.
Proudfoot, U. Rush, L. Tulloch, A, E.
, Tamo, G. Williams, G. Angus, R. Vcr-
non, E. Green, C. Slme, It, Nash, M.
, Herbert, T. Wright, C. Pannum A.
i Smith, W. Mulgrave, A. Dean, J. Joyce,
s C, Folotta, E. Brown. Abo Shearwood,
» Tim M'lnerncy, and Bob Ewlng, Fltz-
> roy men, who played great football . In
the long ago, have expressed their wil
lingness to assist In the charitable
cause.
Cockrnm gave Essendon his best
gamo for the Bcason, his high marking
! being a treat to watch. ..
Special trains will leave Victoria "Park
at 11 50 and 12.13, and Spencer street at
12.25 nnd 12.55 to-morrow.
The University match against tho
Police team on Tuesday, was won by
the students by 12—10 to 9—11. Park
kicked six goals.
Laxton and Mutch will All tho vacan
cies caused by tho absence of M'Donald,
and P. Glbb from the Colllngwood team.
Glbb Is suffering from a leg Injury.
Sims, on tho Prahrnn's centre line,
put up a good performance against
Brighton, lost Saturday. Ho got In two
or three nice runs.
Bant, the tall Prahran defender, who
has been oh the Injured list for tho past
two weeks, will probably.be unable to
play to-morrow.
Moloney, Wcidner and Kerr, when
following, are a fine trio for Prahran,
and so far this season have rendered
good service for tho "Two Blues."
Essendon (A) have discovered a coun
try champion. 6 feet in height, and
weighing 13 stone. He is a follower
of the rare type, and, In all probability,
will don the Red and Black uniform.
Tom Sevlor, free from the resgxmslblll-
ties of captaincy, will he able to do
htnlsclf justice In the ensuing games for
Essendon (A.) He ifluycd In his usual
hurd, determined way In the ruck.
Leo Turner bundled the ball well
In the centre for Essendon against
Northcoto. He showed great Im
provement In hjs piny, as compared
with the mutch against Brunswick.
Mick Madden was a great factor In
Essendon's success against Northcote.
.His play on the half back line was right
up to his best form, his high marking,
kicking und strong dashes being Al.
It is rumored that one player in a
leading Association side will probably
have a Saturday or two looking on for
refusing to "obey orders" on the field
recently.
Stun Huntington's play. on the for
ward line freely boro out the rc-
remnrks In these columns that ho
should never have been played back.
He capped a good performance by kick
ing four goals.
A carnival In aid of the Prahran
club's funds will bo opened by Cr T, G.
L. Scott, tho Mayor of Prahran, In tho
local town hall, on Monduy, ut eight
p.m., wricu a large attendance Is antl-
pntcd.
In the absence of Belcher (cnpL) and
'Armstrong (vlcc-captaln) Essendon
players will have to elect a temporary
skipper before the start . to-morrow.
Grifllths, Shea and Sewhrt arc In tho
running.
Judge Wlnnekc was at one time ,a
member of the Fitzroy team. Speak;
Ing of judges and football, it may bo
mentioned that Mr Justice Cussen was
in his young days a sturdy plnyer for
the University team.
Prahran missed Dowsing from their
centre line against Brighton lost week.
Ho will be playing to-morrow. Wood-
head, who did not perform too well
ngulnst Builes, will return to his posi
tion, centre wing, against Melbourne
City.
Joe Maddcn'a dashing piny aroused
the ndmiration of the Essendon sup
porters. The brilliant burst by which
he carried the boll the length of the
ground, finishing his dash with a
goal, was as pretty a bit of
play as has been seen on the Eb-
aendon ground.
The unfair uso of the elbow was al
leged against Belcher, the Essendon
captain, nnd Williamson, of the Carl
ton team. In Inst Saturday's match. The
League's commissioners investigated
tho complaints, and disqualified Bel
cher from playing In four matches and
Williamson from three.
There Is nothing like a regard for
the beautiful, even In football. One of
tho St. Kllda players arrived ut the
room late on Saturday afternoon, and
loudly Inquired If anybody had seen
his Jersey. Running about the room,
ho inquired- for the othei; articles of
warfare. Then, having collected
them, he observed that things were
not to his liking, for his boots had not
the gloss of fashion upon them. "Hand
over tho polish," he called out to a
trainer. "I want to smarten up tho
boots." "Gel out," ordered one of
tho other players; "you're getting too
fastidious. Tho next thing you'll he
doing will ho to 'put them out' over
night for tho ground men to clean." It
may even como to thnt.
There was sumo difficulty In getting
a tenm ut Carlton on Saturday, owing
to the number of absentees from in
juries, and a few minutes before the
start the committee began to feel anxi
ous. Cr. Davo Bell, the president, spot
ted W. Johnson (who formerly played
for EB&ondon and subsequently for Curt-
ton), Johnson Is a police constable,
and wns In uniform, und on duty at
tho match. Cr. Bell asked him to go
out with the team. Tito constable said
that he wns willing to do so if permis
sion could be obtained from his ser
geant. Cr. Boll saw no difficulty on
that score, and was about to husten to
tho sub-ofllcer for his sanction when
word reached him that, as policemen
say, "All .were present and correct."
There was then no necessity for John
son to play, . and ho was left to his
constabulary duty.
-Another reverse, this time at the
hands of Richmond, has not added
much cheerfulness to the Gcolong camp
(writes our local correspondent), but
tho players aro taking matters philo
sophically, . and have not lost hope, ut
putting down the leading teams. Tho
match against Colllngwood is being
cngcrly looked forward to, and there
will he something like a record attend
ance at the oval to-morrow, There will
not be inucli alteration In the Geolong
eighteen, though It Is possible that
RUrbnlrn, who Is himself -again, will
make his reappearance. There will bo
a dual bill at the oval tp-morrow, as
tho Engineers and Artillery, who . are
engaged In the Bellarlnc competition,
will play their match prior to tho senior
game. Accompanied by a large crowd
of followers, ' the soldiers will come 'up
from Quoenscllff In a special train.
Adkins, who Is now captain of Es
sendon (A.), played good football on
the half-back line.
Daly, a -local Junior of promise, and
Eakinff, a. speedy wing player from
Caulficld way, will probably be given
a.ruu with Prahran'a l6 to-morrow.
Sprained ankles will prevent Woods
and West playing for University' to
morrow. Ncwlng will also be an ab
sentee. Trood, Doubleday and M'Leod
will fill the vacancies.
Gilchrist, of Colllngwood, was granted
a clcaranco to Prahran last week. Fltz-
Patrick, of Melbourne, is also said to bu
desirous of transferring to the Toorak
Park club.
The Police. and a team from the Vic
torian Railways, will play a match on
the North Melbourne ground on Wed
nesday, July 2. As" both clubs have
well known players In Leaguo and As
sociation In their ranks,- a close contest
ought to result.
Tho. best players' for tho Uni
versity on Tuesday were Park
(six goals), Brosnan (three goals).
Walker, Thompson, Newlng, Tymms,
Mole and Hurrey. The police were
well . represented by w. Johnson (5
goals), D. Ryan (3 goals), O'Kcefe,
Bourke. Paulson, Jones, Gordcs,
Fischer, and Scott,
Andy Paulson's kicking off in the
Police v. University match was magni
ficent. On several occasions ho drove
tho hall half way. No finer kicking
has been seen in any League or Asso
ciation game this year. Ho was con
gratulated all round for his fine per
formance. «.