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FOOTBALL.
THE AUSTRALIAN GAME.
(Notes by "Boundary.")
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
East Fremantle v,. Midland Jnmction
at Midland Junction (Crapp, central um
pire).
South Fremantle v. East Perth, at Fre
mantle (Heinrichs, central umpire).
West Perth v. Subiaco, at Mueller
Park (Kelly, central umpire).
Perth v. North Fremantle, at Perth
(Cooper, central umpire).
At the last meeting of the League dele
gate Jamieson obtained that body's pat
ronage for a trip proposed by the Mid
land Junction Club to Bunbury. It is
presumed that the railway men will
leave just before the semi-finals.
Of late several of our central referees
have been sending in official reports of
matches, embellished by lengthy com
ments on the games. Some of these dis
quisitions have been very interesting,
and indicated that the writers possessed
great powers of observation. Delegate
McCallum thinks otherwise, however,
and at the last meeting of the League
suggested that the umpires be asked
to referee matches and not to write es
says on football.
Mr. McMahon, a South Fremantle
delegate, has given notice that at the
next meeting of the League he will
move that it will be necessary for two
members to form a quorum at meetings
of the Appeal Board. Some delegates
aver that there should not be a repdti
tion of a recent case, when one single
member of the Board disposed of an ap
peal case. The matter is, therefore,
likely to go through without much op
position.
In answer to an inquiry, a correspond
ent is informed that all the teams
participating in the Melbourne cham
pionships this year are travelling at the
financial risk of the particular bodythey
represent. The takings will be pooled,
and, if the receipts are sufficient, all ex
penses will be paid thereout. Any sur
plus will be divided among the various
e es. The Victorian League is pay
ing all the expenses of the round of en
tertainments to be provided, £.500 having
been voted for that purpose.
The various teams, during their stay
in Melbourne this week and next, are
wearing straw hats with distinctive hat
bands. The colours of the hat-bands
are as follows--Western Australia, green,
with a gold swan; New Zealand, black,
with a gold fern leaf; Queensland, maroon,
with white "Q"; South Australia, brown
and turquoise, displaying a football with
the letters "S.A."; Tasmnania, myrtle
green, with small map of Tasmania in
primrose, with a rose football in the
centre; New South Wales. Royal blue,
decorated with a waratah; Victoria, dark
blue, with white "V."
North Fremantle are journeying as far
as Perth to-day, and are hopeful of giv
ing the red legs a close game. Perth,
after their salutary defeat of Subiaco,
and also in view of the exceeding great
promise given by several of their recent
importations from junior ranks, are very
confident. Porths should win, as there
are several defects in the Northern com
bination, chief of which is poor general
ship. However, the magpies play in
great heart, and will have to be
squelched at an early stage if the city
men want to beat them.
Characteristic energy has been shown
by Mr. Udy, the acting-secretary of the
League, in the endeavour to arrange for
the expeditious receipt of progress scores
from Melbourne to-day. Mr. Udy
will be stationed at the Fremantle
Oval, where all scores are to be ad
dressed to him. He will duly have the
scores posted alongside the club scores,
and from the Fremantle ground despatch
the contents of his wire to all the other
grounds on which matches are being
played under the auspices of the League.
To-day East Fremantle journey once
more to Midland Junction, where they
are promised an interesting time by the
railway men. When last these teams
met it was on the Fremantle Oval, the
match being played in the very teeth of
a hurricane and blindin" showers; hence
no idea can be obtained as to the rela
tive abilities of the teams. hflowever,
barring accidents, the blue and whites
should emerge victorious, though the
Midlanders will give them all they want
in respect to pace and ruck work.
League delegates are seized with the
importance of exercising more rigid con
trol over the juvenile scorers at the Fre
mantle Oval. It has been decided to
instruct goal umpires when attending
that oval to check the scores on the
blackboard at the end of each quarter.
As the League considers that the pros
pective match between South and East
Fremantle to be played on September 5
is of exceptional importance, an official
will be paid 5s. to supervise the scores on
the Fremantle Oval during that after
noon.
The only Fremantle event to-day is
the prospective clashing of South Fre
mantle and East Perth on the local
oval. This should prove to be the
closest contest of the day. Although East
Fremantle beat the "all blues" last week,
they had to admit themselves that they
were "all out." In view of the possi
bility of Savage and Pender strengthen
ing last week's combination, the Eastern
ers should put up a good fight. Specta
tors can at least be assured of a good
high-marking display, as both teams are
proficient in this respect, more especially
the visitors.
If Midland Junction can beat West
Perth by 14 points, Subiaco are assur
ing themselves that they will give the
cardinals a good run for their money,
especially as the game is being played on
Mueller Park, Frank Tuohy. who
was recently appointed skipper of
the maroons, has been marshal
ling his men well this week,
and promises to give the-public a satis
factory exhibition of what the Subinco
Club can do before they are relegated to
obscurity by the advent of the semi
finals.
Delegates have discovered a sudden af
fection for Umpire Lemon, who at the
last meeting of the League tendered his
resignation. One went so far as to say
that he had seen Lemon umpire for 11
years, and never found him so satisfac
tory as he was this year. Another rose
to his feet and said, plainly and bluntly,
that at the present time the generality
of umpires gave disgraceful exhibitions.
Crapp was first. Lemon second, and the
rest nowhere. It seems a'pity that
delegates did not reveal this affection
earher and give Lemon more matches
than he has been getting lately.
For some time past. the West Austra
lian League, in a hesitant kind of
manner, have been inclined to support
the idea of country footballers visiting
Perth, but, so far. have done nothing
tangible towards this end. The Eastern
Districts Association (which fathers manu
sturdy and capable footballers) has writ
ten to the League asking the latter's
opinion as to the advisableness of send
ing a team down to the coast on a Wed
nesday afternoon. "We ought to do some
thing for country football." said Chair
man' O'Neill, when the communication
was read at the last meeting of the
League. One could gather,, however,
from the utterances of the' delegates,
that it would be practically impossible to
get a team out to meet the countrymen
since the abolition of the Wednesday
half-holiday. However, the League has
decided to suggest to the Northam and
York. clubs that they should send down
a team to meet a Combined College
team. There are some splendid foot
ballers among the local colleges, as sev
eral of the metropolitan teams can tes.
tify.
Needless to say, thousands of anxious
people will be awaiting to-day the result
of the South Australian and Western
Australian match, to be played this af
ternoon on the Melbourne Cricket
Ground. The writer was not in an opti
mistic mood, after the Jubilee team made
such an exhibition of itself on the Fre
mantle Oval, but from reports received
it would appear that our lads
have undergone such systematic and
beneficial training since their arrival
in Melbourne, that one feels his pessi
mistic premonitions are dispelled. When
Woolard and Chamberlain two old
Perthitee, are described by Adelaide pa
pers as being champions, there appears
to be hope for our men. It seems to us
that the one great feature of their op
ponents' play the Western Australian
men will have to-combat is the extra
ordinary pace bf the Adelaide ruck men.
Now, it is certain that we have only got
two fast ruck men (namely Orr and
Metherall). Charley Tyson, Polgla so,
O'Dea, and Dann are all on the slow
side, while Thompson is not a Sheffield
runner. When these followers bump up
against such speedy men as Gwynne,
Tierney, and Woolard, they'll be thank
ful for the mercies of quick chan*es. It
is noticeable that the Norwood expon
ents permeate the South Australian com
bination, and as the Norwood watchword
has always been "speed," the pace set
to-day by the Southerners is bound to
be a "cracker." Nevertheless, I have
often seen a pluging, solid team defeat
a speedy complemen, and there's com
fort in the thought that Bill Plunkett
has stated Western Australia will beat
South Australia.
JUNIOR MATCHES.
TO-DAY'S FIXTURES.
W.A.F.A. Final.
Highgate Hill v. Cottesloe. umpire
Cooper.
First-rate Association.
Swan District v. East Perth, at Victo
ria Park, umpire Hastings; City Rovers
v. North Fremantle, at Wellington-street.
umpire Cahill; Perth Juniors v. South
Fremantle, at Fremantle, umpire Stirl
ing; Subiaco a bye.
Second-rate Association.
Victoria Park v. Bellevue at Welling
ton-square, umpire Street; Claremont, v.
Leederville, at Buckland Hill, umpire
Kelly; Gottesloe v. Midland. at Wood
bridge, umpire McDonald; Highgate Hill
and West Perth, a bye.
(Notes by "Fair Play.")
Association.
Saturday's game concluded the semi
finals in connection with this comlieti
tion, and to-day the final game will take
place between Cottesloe and Highgate
Hill, though this match will not finally
decide the 'premiership, as Fremantle
Stars, though winning the minor, thus
obtained the right to challenge the win
ners of the major premiership, and as
they intend, to'make use of this privilege
the victors in to-day's contest will have
to meet and defeat the Fremantle combi
nation before obtaining for themselves
the 1908 premiership.
Highgate Hill occasioned some surprise
by defeating Fremantle Stars for the sec
ond time in succession. As usual, the
difference in scores at the finish was very
small, the yellow and blacks holding a
two-points advantage at the final bell
amidst a scene of great excitement. The
most noticeable points of the game were
the greatly superior football shown ty
the winners during the early stages o
th, play and the improved form of their
forward line against previous poor dis
plays registered in their recent engage
ments. Also, the determined manner in
which Stars gradually wiped off their op.
ponents' lead during the latter part of
the game, they having a decided call on
the score of condition when Ftamina was
most needed The winners' best asset was
th.' performance of their ruck (Brady and
Gummo), the first-named being particu
larly effective. Scryver in defence was in
his usual reliable form, while Fels's ex
hibition on the wing was really first-class.
Others who greatly contributed to a vic
tory were Jeffery, Iredale, George, and
Marshall. Whittle for the losing side
played splendidly in the rack, and he
was assisted by Sumpton in very ener
getic manner. Robertson was well ahead
of the forwards, as were Mulligan and
Jose at the other end. Snary, roving, also
deserved special mention for his fast and
clever work in this position.
At Monday's Association meeting the
secretary of the Highgate Hill club re
ported Exley, of Fremantle Stars, for wil
fully striking an opponent during the
pogress of the game which took place on
Saturday. This matter has been referred
to the W.A.F.A. Appeal Board, and will
come up for decision at their next meet
ing.
Fremantle delegates reported that only
20 passes were issued to players at the
North Fremantle ground last week in
stead of the usual 25 which are allowed.
After some discussion it was decided to
make further inquiries in the matter.
The Association have decided to apply
to the League with reference to obtain
ing the services of Unmpire Crapp for
the challenge match which will take place
next Saturday between the winners of
tme Higagate Bisl-Cotteeloe fixture and
the Fremantle Stars. It is doubtful whe
ther the League will see fit to grant this
request, which boiled down resolves it
self into a simple request for a donation
of A4, as they would have to pay "Ivo"
this amount for his services.
Cottceloe team will take the field to
day against Highgate Hill after a fort
night's rest, and provided that they have
attended to training matters in a proper
manner during the interval I expect them
as a result of this match to play off with
their old rivals-Fremantle Stars-for the
coveted honours. The Hill men may be
expected to put up a fine game, as they
are at present showing their best form.
and should be thereaboute at the busi
rcss end.
First-rate Association.
Matters in connection with this compes
tition are at an interesting stage, ant
the fight for places in the final four is
proving close and exciting. At the pro
sent time City Rovers and Subiaco are
level for first position, while three clubs,
namely Swan District, South Fremantle.
and Perth are disputing possession for
third place on the list, each having the
same number of points. On Saturday
Subiaco journeyed to Fremantle, and were
signally defeated by Souths, who appear
to perform better on their own ground.
the scores reading 10.11 to 1.3 in favour
of the seasiders. Subiaco beat City Ro
vers, and the latter defeated South Fre
mantle, then Souths turn round and
walk over Subiaco, and yet we try to
select winners!
Perth Juniors got winning points from
North Fremantle after a fine, strenuous
gampe, in which some good football was
shown. Final scores:-2.6 to 1.7. As a
result of this match North Fremantle
have protested against Perth Juniors on
the grounds that the latter alaved a man
named Davidson who it is alleged. had
been disqualified by the ER-Scholars' As
soc'ation, and up to date this disqualifi
cation had not been removed.
The other fixture set down for last
Srturday resulted in a walkover for City
Rovers, owing to East Perth being unable
to get a team together
To-day's fixtures will conclude the sec
ond round of matches, and next week
the semi-finals will be commenced. South
Fromantle, City Rovers, and Swan Dis
trict should provide the winning trio as
the result of to-day's games.
This Association applied to the League
for monetary assistance towards enter
taining the Goldfields Junior team which
will shortly pay a visit to Perth, and
in response the senior body has kindly
donated the sum of two guineas towards
the funds.
THE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.
VICTORIA EASILY BEAT NEW
ZEALAND.
Melbourne. August 21.
The second d.s play in connection
with the Australian Football Jubilee
Carnival took place on the Melbourne
Cricket Ground inthe presence of about
50,000 spectators, and in gloomy, wintry
weather this afternoon,- when teams re
presenting Victoria and New Zealand
met. New Zealand, on Wednesday,
showed they were full of grit b- wiping
off a deficiency of 30 points in the second
half, and defeating New South Wales by
a single point almost on the call of time.
Victoria, as a combination, were, on the
other hand. an uniknown quantity, and
speculation was at the outset rife as to
the result. A very few minutes after
the start, however, set all doubts at rest.
for the New Zealanders were clearly not
in the same class as their opponents.
The latter, playing perfect football, got
to work quickly,. and half-way through
the first quarter had scored 8 goals 6
behinds to nil. Then plaintive appeals
of "Take a pull" came from the onlopk
ers. and Victoria. with the single excep
tion of Bailes, generously responded. At
quarter-time the home team had 10 goals
8 behinds to their credit to the New Zea
landers' two behinds. The subsequent
stages saw the Victorians trying, for the
most part, to avoid scoring, and New
Zealand striving their utmost to reduce
the margin between the respective sets
of figures. The Maorilanders were, how
ever, fearfully weak forward, and all
over the around were unable to take
even ordinary marks. The Victorians,
who averaged in weight about 12st., were
fast clean, and safe. all the time, and
in all departments they trifled with the
Maorilanders and rave them every oppor
tunity, but their generosity was of no
avail, for the New Zealanders clearly
did not understand. the fine points of the
game, and the home team could not avoid
winning by 25 goals 21 behinds to 5 goals
10 behinds. The winning team included
Franks. Bailes, Woods, Sheand, and Har
ver Kelly, formerly of Western Austra
lia. All of the eighteen were good indi
vidually, and the combination was su
perb. ' The game demonstrated very
clearly the high value of pace, dash, safe
marking, and judicious passing.
Tomorrow Tasmania will face the New
South Wales at half-past 1. and two
hours later South Australia and Western
Australia will meet. After to-day's one
sided engagement the favourite expres
sion among the spectators was, "We will
see the ]match of'the carnival to-morrow
when Wests and Sbuths meet," and that
view' is pretty general in Melbourne
Neither team has yet shown in public,
but both have come with big renutations,
and the battle between them will be won
derfully hot and well sustained. The
chief incentive to victory on each side
is that the losers must meet Victoria
next Wednesday.. and a defeat for either
South Australia or Western Australia
on that day will mean packing up for
home, as subsequent proceedings will
have no personal interest fot them.
The Western Australian selectors have
not yet chosen the men to uphold the
honour of the State against 'Soith Aus
tralia, but it is probable that Jeffrey,
Polglaise, Cooke. "Charlie" Tyson,
Crase, and Doig will not be included.
Jeffrey was far from well during the
trin on the Kyarra. and since reaching
Melbourne he has been suffering from a
severe cold. Several of the men are. in
fact. feelins the bad effects of the Ant
arctic weather that has prevailed here
almost continuously 'during the past
week. *
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SUPPORTERS.
Adelaide. August 21.
About sixty members of the West Tor
rens and North Adelaide Football Clubs
left by the Melbourne express to-day to
witness the carnival matches.
TO-DAY'S TEAMS.
League Matches.
South Fremantle v. East Perth.--South
Fremantle: Bromley, Banks, Mattison,
Bates, Wyatt, Glen, Oakley, Fooks,
Pierce, Franklin, Dixon, Watson. Mann,
Byers, Thomas, Snook, Lilly. Groom,
Hancock, Miller, Goodenough, and Lof
tus. East Perth: Andrews. Brown,
Crawford (2), Dorney, Gill, Guthrie, Hes
ford, Griffen, Healy. Hogan, Hug, John
son, Loughridge, McKenzie, Oliver, Pen
den, Perrin, Savage, Sloss, Wallish,
White, Young, and Cahill.
Subiaco v. West Perth.-Subiaco : Bell,
Tuohy, Hennah. Treen. Wildy, Saunders,
Fergie, Randell Graham, Griffin. Rey
nolds, Ward, Sadler Beaumont, Pepper
all, Campbell, Cooks'ley. Sinclair, Young,
Garmston, Lewis, Hoskings. Gummow.
Midland Junction v. East Fremantle.
Midland Junction: O'Dwyer, Hesketh
(4), Jamieson (2), Willoughby, Gast,
Stribbling. Perarie. Scott, Penno Wil
liams, Robertson, Scrivener. Buchanan,
Fisher. Ingram, Shanahan, Matheson,
and Pimm. East Fremantle: Angel,
Beswick. Brown, Bidstrip, Barwise, Doig
(3) Hesketh. Hardisty, Honeybone. Hop
kins, Strang, Scott, Sutherland, Thomas,
Tresize, Wilson, Lee. Parsons, McIntyre,
and Wrightson.
Perth v. North Fremantle.-Perth:
Leckie, Cherry, Clarke, Southee, Moffat,
Kennedy, Glowrey. Waugh, Miller, Cum.
ming Davey, McCartney, Burns, Shep
herd, Gibbs Ferguson. Fullerton, Shaw,
Mitchell, Connolly, and Hoare.
First Rate Association.
South Fremantle v. Perth Juniors.
South Fremantle: Brown (2), Lowe. Fer.,
.ris. Burns, McGuire, Holmes, Lafferty,
Peters. Cromwell, Simpson. McClure. An
derson, Townsend, Fahey. Yeing Fuller,
Bnush, Whittaker. Lyttleton, and Cas
sells. kerln : Jenyns, naming ki, nar
vey (2). Sherwood (2), Gray, Davidson,
Conlon, Capel, Moran, Smith, Hocking.
Dalton, Stokes, Hamming, Harvey,
Briggs; emergencies, Adams, Milburne,
and Dixon.
North Fremantle v. tity Ro.vers.
North Fremantle : Charlton, McIntosh
(2). Riley, Dineen, Sullivan, Carlson,
Gildea, Hoare, Martin, Westergaard,
Moller, Hopkins, Kennington, Burns,
Brown, Crow Trivatte, Cochrane, Gra
ham, and Foley.
Cottesloe v. Highgate Hill.-Cottesloe:
Ives. Mason, Tresize, White, Coleman,
Bowdn, Smythe, McKenzie, Turnbull,
Brett, Wakley, Gummo. Doig. Morgan (2),
Pollett, Doust, Davey, McDonald, and
Adams.
Highgate Hill v. Cottesloa.-Highgate
Hill: Brady, Bell, Childs, Christie,
Daniells, Evans, Fels. Finney, George,
Gummow, Hutchinson, Hannah, Iredale,
Jeffrys, Marshall. O'Keeffe, Prout Ran
dell. Schryver, Smith, Stinton, Vincent,
Wren.
Second Rate Association.
Cottesloe v. Midland Junction.-Cot
tesloe: Bushell. Tresize, (lancy. LushLey,
Hogan J. Brown, Daulby, Morrow, Holy
oake, Briggs, McRohan, Long, Comben
(2), Male, O'Shea, Burgess, Duncan, Con
nolly. Richardson Dore. anna Epps. Mid.
land: Duncan (2), Retallack (2), Rich (2),
Watson (2), Bright (2), Hepburn, Snell,
Medcraft, Peterson, Rogers. Caseldine,
Stacy. Hunt Bray. Banks, Watts, Min
chin, Irvine, and Turner.
Claremont Unions v. Leederville
Rovers.-Claremont: Rose (2), Wright,
Richter, Davey, Porter, Treloar, Walker,
Motteram, Nugent, Hogan. Jones Min
ney. Bassett, Ogston, Dufall, Townsend,
D. Briggs, Murray, Longley, Hansen, and
Ion. Leederville: Roberts. Chester.
Scott. Dalziell, Coultas, Thompson, \Vil
kins, Davidson, Stehyn, Taylor. Barfoot,
Gibbs Langdon, Wilson, Brown, Turner,
Brickhill, Hall, Nugget, Mullane, Be
thune, and McGuiness.
West Perth v. Maylands.-West Perth:
Weaver, Carter, O'Connor, Christesen
(2), Parkinson (2), Baker Wall, Con
nolly (2), Whitely. McIlwraith (2). Gold
ing, McLeod, Hughes, Le Maitre,
Greaves, Caporn, Innes (2), Brennan (2),
Butler. Kinshella, and Devine,
Ex-Scholars Division.
Barton v. Lang.-Barton: Jeanes, Hud.
son Bradshaw, Harrison, Shelton, Bur
rows, Healey McGregor, Telford, Croft.
Shacklock, Johnson, Love, Davidson,
Wallace, Meredith, Marshall, Hardy,
Walters. Bartlett. and Wilson.
Dalleys v. Deakins.- Dalleys: Madi
gan, Lynch, Hesford, Gordon, Smith (2),
Ellard, O'Neil, Cort, Williams, Brady,
Payton, Scott, Provis. Walsh\ McCarthy,
Fowler, Lee, Longson, Snook, and Hall.
James v. Watson.-James: Kelly, Aus
tin, Coyne, Styles, Leishman McDowell,
Lindsay, Oates, Franklin, Hollman,
Murphy, McWilliams, Allen, Connell,
Brown, Luke. Ross, Rose, Beale, Harvey,
and Myslis. Watsons: Andrew, Gra
ham, Ridd. Dixon, Jewell, Armstrong,
Cavanagh, Herd, Jones, Schnitzler, Case,
Marchant. Snowball, McAskill, Mills,
Curry, Hugo, Dufly, Christie, Rosam,
Connop, and Marchant.
Kingstons v. Harrisons.-Kingston s:
Paul, Bell, Hatfield, Smellie, Rowlands,
Gabrielson, Hill, Wilding McIntosh, Ma
lone, Foley, Jackson, Webb, Bushell,
White, Lord, Savery, and Scott; emer
gencies, Hamley, Rowsell, and Bolton.
Commonwealth Junior League.
James v. Watson.-James: Short. Wil
liams; Beadon, Hewerton, Bonnar, Arm.
strong, Milbank, Packham, Elsegood,
Woods, Long, Toogood, Telford; Lyons,
Atwell Rouse, Adair, Sheridan, Braid
wood, Bushby, Cavanagh, and McDowell.
Church Games Association.
Presbyterians v. St. Brigid's--Presby
terians: McKenie, Congress. Henderson,
Fernie, Halliday, Stubbs, Rowlands (2),
Jenkins, Mealin, Gostelow, Gills Clares,
Butler, Hannah, Gilbert, Ross, tarland,
Collivers; Hayes, Cook, and Arnpid. St.
Brigid's: Gordon, Molloy, Armitage (2),
Pete, Herd, Stone, Scott, Williatns,
McDavitt, Wheeler, Devine (2), McGrath,
Reynolds, Patterson, Maloney (2). Oaten,
Gerrard, Costello. Smith, and Bertram.
St. Paul's v. St..Andrew's.-St. Paul's:
Selly (2), Arnup, Jones, Police, Conneil,
Mclntosh, Wall, Colee (2) Pugh, Foley,
Smith, Gilbert. Fitzgera ld Norton, Row
lands, Tozer, Stone, Lenegan, Fort, Met.
calf, and Winton.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
To-Day's Fixtures.
Challenge Cup-Semi-finals.
Rangers v. Perth, Esplanade, 3.50; re
feree, Mr. Gilwhite. City United v.
Fremantle, Wellington-square, 3.50; re
feree, Mr. Band.
Division II. (first round Challenge
Cup).-Guildford v. North Perth Rang
ers, East Guildford, 3.15; referee, Mr.
Cameron. Fremantle Hotspur v. Clare
mont. Fremantle Park, 3.15; referee Mr.
Ulrich. Training College v. Ex-gtud
ents, College, 3.15; referee, Mr. Lee.
Division III. (second round Cup com
petition). - Ex-Students v. Claremont,
Wellington-square, 2.15; referee, Mr. Or
mond. Perth Juniors v. ,Fremantle Re
serves, Esplanade, 2.15; referee, Mr.
Thomas. Perth Swan v. Fremantle Al
bion. Claremont Park, 3.15; referee, Mr.
Nunn.
(Notes by "Penalty.")
The Challenge Cup Competition quick
ened interest in the fortunes of the con
testing clubs appreciably, for excellent
attendances were recorded at each
ground, quite 1,000 being the aggregate
patronage at the three ties. ' This is
very encouraging, and points to sure and
certain growth of the popularity of the
game. League matches lack the spice
of uncertainty that prevails in a cup
tie, hence the smaller patronage bestowed
on its matches except'at the close of the
series when the prmeirship is being de
cided. Saturday's ties did not have quite
the expected results. That between
City United and Claremont was regard
ed as likely to furnish a victory for
either side-everything depending upon
the powers to last and 'the ability to
turn openings to best account. Perth
were looked upon as safe with Ex-Stud
ents; but not many, in view of the de
pleted state of the team, fancied that
Fremantle would be able to defeat the
College on its own ground. This was
the most sensational result of the after
noon, and- reflects greatly to the Polt
team's credit to be able to rise to a win
ning vein when so handicapped as they
were.
The premiers found themselves at the
last moment unable to utilise the services
of the three goldfields players, and had
to call upon reserves, but it remains an
open question whether they were not
fortunate in the circumstances, for, as
good as the goldfielders are, their play
could not possibly have been more useful
and fruitful of goals than that of the
meu who did officiate. Taylor ventured
out again in spite of his ankle being
still weak and painful, but, as a.back,
he left much to be desired, and he wisely
took charge of the goal after the inter
val. It looks as' if the genial "Micky"
will have to be cautious or he will lay
himself up 'for many weeks. Cross
thwaite found a place among the for
wards, and his bull-dog tenacity and
pluck compensated for an appreciable
lack of scientific football, tlough he had
a bad tendency to roughness which
should be modified for his own and his
team's good. The rest of the team were
as usual. Claremont had two good men
away in Gomme and Cotterill, but they
lafcked nothing in support in Nunn and
Harold Bennett, as both did splendidly,
particularly the latter, who will vet de
velop into a good all-round "soccer"
player like his brother "Billy." The
game was a strenuous one from the
start, and when the uncertain footing
of that portion of the Esplanade is con
sidcred, it was a remarkably quick game,
w~ith the ball very little sequestrated
near the centre, the full.army of defend.
ere on each side havini very busy mo
ments with few intervaTh of rest. Both
sides showed some pretty bits of foot
ball, the combination surpassing the us
ual cup-tie kind. There was plenty of
cayenne dressing about, too, and some
of the players got too much of it, Allen
receiving as ugly a shin-bone wound as
I have seen for a long time. Alter his
accident in the recent match, Allen must
regard himself as luckless. Claremont
could well claim to have played better
football this half, and could rail at for
tune being so awry as many excellent
efforts to score were frustrated in the
most tantalisting fashion, and not al
ways by clever opponents. Still, many
fancied Claremont were safe when they
turned round with the lead; but City
United have a notorious way of im
proving with the odds against them, and
they once more illustrated this on Sat
urday. Good as the game was, a stub
born-.to an unwise degree at times,
Claremont found themselves mastered by
the better gonoraliship of the United for
wards, Hatton holding his wings better
than I have seen him do this season,
and himself shining with fine play,
though always tenaciously bothered by
such good men as Frank Smallwood,
Bennett, and Medcalf Claremont did
score again, and one bf the lost goals
appeared in the light of later evidence,
to have been a good one, but there was
no scintilla of doubt about, the three
which United registered, and so secured
for them victory. Umted were easily
the better team in the closing stages.
Claremont's weak spots proved to be
their left wing, in spite of the able
Frank Smallwood. He left Frank Mo
Creery to starve too long, whilst Mc
Creery himself only did lair football at
rare intervals. His brother, Tom, has
played many a better game, but he found
Bower an exceedingly awkward customer
to wrestle with. The shooting was not
altogether satisfactory, though several
fine efforts deserved a better fi~te than
they met, whilst. on the other side. Pas
kett seemed to misjudge at least two
shots which passed him. Much of Unit
ed's victory was duo to their coolness,
for Claremont betrayed by many erratic
passes either over anxiety or unwise fear
of heavy charging.
With Claremont beaten, Fremantle
sealed all interest for the suburb in the
Challenge Cup by dismissing the College.
Fremantle have a happy knack of doing
things contrary to general opinion, and
they invariably manage to accomplish a
good performance when their forces are
somewhat disorganised, as was the case
last week. It all goes to prove the oft
repeated story that there is a great vol
ume of sound football in the team, and
that only a bit more ballast, determina
tion, and common cause is required to
lift the team above any at present play
ing here. Still they appear to have had
quite a lot of luck against College, for
the balance of play favoured the stud
ents. Goals, however, were hard to get,
and though the Ex-Students made many
praiseworthy attempts, they found the
Fremantle defence impregnable, especi
'ally Murray, who showed something like
his old form, which augurs badly for
United this afternoon.
An extraordinary goal-scoring match
took place between Perth and Ex-Stud
ents, seven being registered during the
first half, of which Perth were entitled
to five and Students to two. Thereafter,
mainly owing to Perth's sense of secur
ity, Students held some advantage, but
could only improve their position by a
goal, and so left the field losers by a
couple. There was not at any time much
to wax enthusiastic about in the play of
either team. McLarty, for Students,
played so poorly in goal that Perth found
themselves on velvet for chances, and
each forward helped himself accord
The semi-finals this afternoon should
attract even better attendances than last
week's ties. City United and Freman
tle will make a most alluring game for
others than purely club supporters,
whilst the struggle between Perth and
Rangers should be provocative of many
exciting leather chasings. The odds are
slightly in favour of United and Perth
qualifying for the final, that is, summing
up according to past results and the
known abilities of the individual players,
but one never knows. One thing is
greatly to be desired, that the players
will try and get through the matches
with a minimum of talking and a minus
quantity of unfair tactics.
North Perth Rangers have proclaimed
themselves premiers of Division II. of
the League, and ther have well merited
the honour. They had a grim struggle
with Guildford, and only just managed
to scrape through. Both victors and
vdnquished showed some delightful foot
ball, in marked contrast to the character
of the play, that followed in the senior
match. Fremantle Hotspur wound up
with a welcome win over Training Col
lege, thus assisting their fellow comrades
from the ozone quarter to administer a
brace of unpalatable defeats to the teams
'of that institution. Some of the second
team played their last soccer match, as
I hear they are to be cast to the four
quarters of the State almost immediate
ly, as is the unerring custom of this
institution at this period of the year.
Soccerites hope their Sttachment to the
game will not be severed, but, like oth
ers who took the far tracks before them,
will keep a warm corner for it wherever
they go.
The only notable third-class match was
that between Perth Swan and the Jun
iors, and that only so far as the un
sportsmanlike action of the conquering
Swans is concerned. Juniors turned up
with seven boys, and pleaded to be al
lowed to fill up their team from on
lookers, but tire giants of the division
refused. They might well have consent
ed.
A game of soccer was played the other
day at Cue between sides of miners from
Day Dawn and Cue, and form bordering
the marvellous was shown by some of
the players. From all I hear it would
pay local clubs to hunt round and find

billets for a few of them. Soccer is also
sometimes played-near Beverley by a lot
of new-chum. farmers.
The Proposed Eastern Tour.
The Council of the New South Wales
Association has met and discussed again
the proposal of the Western Australian
Association to send a team East next
April, and, although no official communi
cation has been received by the local
officials, the Sydney "Referee" of Aug
ust 12 contains references to the sub
ject. "Aston Villa" remarks:-"Some
thing has at last been done in respect
of the proposed Westralian visit to New
South Wales next year. A comprehen
sive report was tabled at last week's
council meeting. Happily, the report
was favourable. A large sum is allowed
for advertising, an amount probably
gre~.ter than will be found necessary.
Entertainment on a reason..Ale scale is
allowed for, together with all necessary
sundries. The grand total amounts to
.£250, exclusive of th evisitors' return
fares to Sydney, which the Westralians
have generously offered to provide for
od their own account." After referring
to the necessity for the various clubs-to
arran"e the guarantees forthwith, "As
ton Villa" ends:-"If the necessary am
ount is raised, no further trouble will
be felt. The Swans will -be invited to
deck their plumage and come along."
The -League.
Division II.-(Final Table.)
Goals.
P. W. L.D. Fr. Agt. P.
N.P. Rangers (pre
iers) ... ... 15 11 2 2 40 20 24
Guildford .. ...... 15 10 3 2 32 14 22
Claremont ......... 15 10 3 2..30 17 22
Hotspurs ... ... 15 4 9 2. 21.32 10
Train. College ... 15. 2 11 17' 35 6
Ex-Students .. ... 15 211 2 11: 33 6
Schools' Section.
Premiership Table ..
P. W. L. D. Ps.
Claremont, I: ......:. . 8 6 1 1 13
Fremantle ........ ..8 5 1 2 12
I 8 4 2 0.9 2
Perth II. ............ 8- 6 2 2
TO-DAY'S TEAMS.
Division I.
Bangers v. Perth.-Bangers::. White,
Howers Stanton. Nagel. Staike,W
Fisher; Dickson H. Nagel, Dunlop, Wat
eon, and Snowfall. N ' ..
Fremantle v. City United.-Fremantle:
Murrayjr, Cowan, Higham Nicoll, Bren
nan H. Higham, Bogle,- Haselden.
Hodges, Ormston, and, Smith. .
Division II.
Er-Students "A" v. Claremont Train
ing College.-Ex-Studentsi McLaren, Gor
don, lredrea, Wynne, Speight,. Porritt,
ruke, Whitworth, Parsons, "-Lieiman,
Kerr,' Bennisson, and Dobson'.' .College:
Evans, Radburne, Mercer, Smith, Bromi-:
low, Stewart Potts, Archibald, Jackson,
Vincent, and Wallace.
Hotspurs v. Claremont.-Hotspurse:
Hedly, Smith, Jeffreys, Browning, Aber
crombie, Denton, Duncan, Smalley, Da
vidson, Plummer and Laming; emergen
cies: Robart~ and Higham.
North Perth Rangers v. Guildford. -
Rangers: Hebely. Cameron, Smith (2).
McBride, Riva Ferrier, Baker, Rodd,
Donnolly, Walden and Smart. Guildford:
Scott, Pullbrook, Lyons, Jones, Pow,
Leeden, Buzzini, Brindal, Meek, Min
chin Gillan, Reith, Thorpe, Eaton, and
Division II.
Perth Juniors v. Reeerves.-Perth:
Menkins, Crossley, Crawford Reed;Cross
ley, Mackelburg Southern, Badge,'Cohen,
Brindel, Tibbald, Scott, Senior, Rosen,
and Bott. Reserves: Meares, Ockerby
Atkinson, McDonald, 'Johnstone,- Brad
bury, Cowley, O'Grady, Heedes Caesair
Morton, Jackson, Higham, and Kinley.
Albiones v. Swans.-Albions: Hale (2),
oWebster, Banfield, Holaberger, Simpsolin,
McGuire, Fry (2), Hutchins, Skobbes, and
Smith (2). larmont Ex? d
Er-Students v. Claremont.-Extud
ents: Taylor, Jackson, Parsons;, Leslie,
Davis, Broadway, Sweetapple, -Price, An
near, Ewing, Mendelowitz,,: and Gemel.
Claremont: Stott, Caporn, Tobias. Stir
ling, Cotrill, Wightman, Wilkinson,
Scott, Rodriquez, Crouch, and ..Jacobs;
emergency, Briggs.
RUGBY..
"(Notes by "Forward.")
On. the 8th inst. the British team de
feated New South Wales by 8 points to
nsil. The ground was very sloppy, and
rain was falling practically all the time.
The-'speed and line-kicking of the win
ners' backs won the match-the defence
play of Dyke and J. F. Williams 'being
described as phenomenal under such wea
ther .coditions. The following players,
who 'were in the New South' Wales' team'
in the above match, also played against
us at Fremantle last Monday :-Dix, Car
roll, Beds Smith, Wood (backs),. Griffen,
Hammond, Burge, McCue, Rowe. Thiee
others of the- team en route to England
-Ward, Prentice, Russell, and McIntyre,
also played against the Britishers, as
did James Hughes, Matthews, and'.Bul
lock, who are three of New South Wales
leading players, but, unfortunately, they
could not make the journey to England.
The only score in the first half *as a
try by Gibbs, who got over in the cor
ner; "Ponty" Jones made the opening.
During the second half Davey scored a
second try for the winners, from which
Gibbs landed a goal. Comment has been
made. of the action of several of the
British players, holding their opponent's
back and preventing them from follow
ing up, and also tackling, dribbling for
wards from behind,
.In the professional game in New South
Wales Eastern Suburbs and South Syd
ney are leading with 18 points each,
GlfebB next with 16 points, and Northb
sydney b 14pn points.

team will pass through Fremantle by
Monday's mail steamer en route for
England, where they will play against
the Northern Union clubs the same ones
as last year's professional "All *Blacks"
met.
On the 8th inst. Auckland beat South;
Canterbury by 27 points to nil. Morse,
a Waikato man, played a good game at
scrum-half. That splendid forward Seel
ing, scored three tries.
After a break of several weeks, during
which test matches, etc., have been held,
the club competitions will be resumed
to-day, when the fourth round will be
commenced. A junior match will be also
played on the Esplanade.
Last Saturday's match, Probable v.
Possible, was well contested for the first
half, the blue and whites did well in
keeping the score down to 6 points to
nil. Keogh was the only player to cross
the line during this spell, and Butt. from
a mark, landed a neat goal. During
the second half the amber and blacks
fairly romped over their opponents, Scor
ing an additional 17 points. "Butt, Dan
iels, Hales, Hegarty, and Taylor each
scored-a try, only one being con'verted.
Storey was prominent in some good drib
bling for the losers. McDonald, Norris,
and Gillies (forwards). Jervis, Haddon,
Quin, and Norton (backs) were also pro
minent at times. The winners' best
were Coulter, Daniels, and Garcia, in the
back division. The forwards all played
good games, Hales, Smith, Hegarty, and
Arcus doing fine work in the open.
All players in Monday's match are re
quested to return amber and black jer
seys to-day, when matters in connection
with the goldfields tour will be settled.
Several of our players are still carry
ing the effects of the g-ldfields hard
grounds ini the shape of badly bruised
and cut elbows and knees. It is to be
hoped thpt grass ground will be available
next time.
The Australian Rugby football team
passed through by the R.M.S. Omrah
last Monday, and a match was played on
the Fremantle Oval against a Western
Australian metropolitan team in the af
ternoon. As there was considerable
doubt whether the boat would be in
early enough to allow of a match being
played, the local Union did not do any
thing in the shape of advertising till
Monday-nevertheless there was a fair
crowd to witness the contest. The visi
tors had a very strong team in the field
they were all big strapping follows, and
must have averaged at least two stone
heavier than our boys. Wood, the serum.
half, was the shortest man in the team,
but is very sturdy and powerfiully built.
Of course they beat the local team eas
ily. They kept up a continuous attack,
scoring their first try about eight min
utes after the kick-off. In the first half
the visitors put on 30 points, while the
local team could not got near the light
blue's goal-line. During the second half
the Western Australian team put up a
better fight, and although the visitors
lept up their scoring, adding another
23 points, the amber and blacks scored
two fine tries. About ten minutes be
fore time the local players broke away
from the visitors' 25, and, after some
neat passing, Garcia scored their first
t -T. amidst a storm of cheers. Western
A ustrali,'s second try was secured by
Evrrs just on time, after another good
pas-.ing run. It speaks well for the
phcl: of the amber and blacks that they
were attacking strongly at the close of
the game. The visitors scored in all
14. trio-s-3?rClne (3), Ilickey (2), Middle.
ton (2). Bede Smith (2), Moran (2), Me.
livnl, Daly. and Carroll. HIickey has
done some fine goal-kicking in the'East.

but on Monday he failed dismally. Daly,
however, kicked splendidly, landin four
goals from as many kicks, while Rowe
placed four goals in six attempts. The
visitors' backs seemed to be put in the
shade by their forwards who joined in
the passing runs, and showed pace and
resourcefulness. Dix, at full-back, had
not much to do, and we were not able
to see a great deal of their defence play.
but that s where the team appears
weak, especially the three-quarter line.
The blues played eight men in the scrum
while the local team had seven men and
a wing forward. Our forwards did very
well against such a pack, each man of
whom was considerably heavier than our
heavyweight, Smith. The two smallest
of our team, Garcia and Wilkins, played
in their best form, stoppding rushes
and collaring magnificently, Two well
known veterans in Jimmy McMahon and
Stan Wickham are manager and assist
ant-manager respectively of the Austra
lian Rugby team. Five of the New
South WVales team that was over here
last year, Daly. McIntyre, McCabe. Ward
Prentice, and "Bob" Craig-are also in
the team. E. E. Booth, who was a pro
minent member of the famous 1905 "All
Black" team, and who has been playing
during the present season with the New
town team in Sydney, also accompanies
the Australian team as correspondent
for some of the Eastern newspapers.
The executive of the New Zealand Re
ferees' Association has given the-follow
ing decisions on questions recently sub
mitted to it:
Question: May a player thrown with a
ball pass tihe ball while on the ground
if the ball has not touched the ground?-
Answer: A player brought to the ground
with the ball in his possession may pass
it provided that it has not touched the
ground, and that the pass is given im
mediately.
Question: Can you point out where the
action of a referee, by giving a sign or
signal when the ball is on the ground
for' a place-kick, would be ,illegal, if you
consider it, so?-Answer: The executive is
of opinion that the action of a referee in
signalling as mentioned is contrary to the
spirit of the laws:of the- game.
Question: If a player be hurt the re
feree should iiot ,blow his whistle, till
the ball .be dead. etc. When is the ball
dead?-Answer: The ball is considered
dead (1) when it is out of play; (2) when
a breach has occurred.
These are three very important ques
tions,. and the attention of referees and
players, is drawn to the answers. Players
have been frequently penalised for pass
ing ff the ground, even if the ball has
not touched the ground. The British
team lost the match again Taranaki re
cently through not waiting for the re
foree s whistle when a player was hurt.
Two points munstib.- impressed on local
players, to leave the appealing and talk
ing to the captain, and to play to the
whistle. It is; to be hoped some good
will result from the goldfields' and 'last
Monday's games-there' was no yelling
out "Pass! Pass!" by our late visitors'
backs, but each man was there to take
a pass, and the .player .with the ball,
knew where to sent the leather without
looking round-and each pass was short
and low.
The following matches are set down
-for to-day:-Fremantle. v. Northern Sub
urbs, at Esplanade. Western Suburbs v.
Central Districts, at Wellington-street
reserve. Central Juniors v. Northern
Juniors, at Esplanade, at 2.15 p.m.
TO-DAY'S TEAMS.
Central ?Distr ts v?. Western Suburbs.
-Central: Lawlor, But, Senior (2), 'Wil
kins,' Coulter, Williams, O'Sullivan,
-Thornton, Fleming, Lahiff, Smith. Gil
lies, Hegarty, Gent, and Storey. West
ern: Molloy, Arcus. Walker, Jones (2),
Bruce, Gordon, Sherlock, McCandlish,
Proctor, Goodchild, Crain, Christie- (2),
Heran, Shehan, Jeffries. and Kirby.
Northern Juniors v. Central Juniors.
Northern: Jocey Glaskin, Brown, Perry
(3), Todd, Roberts, Bishop, Mack, Camp
bell, Rowill, Burges (2), Myslis, Dorney,
McAdam, McColl. Central: Starkie, Smith,
Marriet, Harney, Appleyard, Myslis,
Chapman, Rae,-Senior. Hillbrick, Dawson
(2), Johnston, Quick, Spruce, Snow, Lees,
-and Percival.
Northern Suburbs v. Fremantle Dis
trict.-Northern:. McAdam (2), Roberts,
Keogh, Evers (captain). Jervis, Todd (2),
Waldock, Patterson. Woodings, Parsons,
Ramsden, Norton, Jackson, 'Norton, and
Campbell. Fremantle: Garcia, Benzie,
Hales, Haddon, Thorpe, Daniels, Hewitt,
Carter, McWilliams, Patterson, Taylor
(2), Hopper, Bowers, Brady. Gallop, Me
Donald. Morton, and Watkins.

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