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THE . FOOTBALL SEASON.
MATCHES FOR PREMIERSHIP.
BY "FOLLOWER."
The continuation of matches for the League and
Assqciation premicrships on Saturday resulted in
no important change of positions in cither compe
tition. In the League division Fitzroy, who do-
fcatcd St. Kilda, took fifth place from South Mel-
bourne, who were beaten hy Essendon; and in tlie
Association, Essendon Town, who were successful
against \\ iliiamstown, exchanged eighth place for
seventh tVith Brunswick, whom Richmond de
feated.
LEAGUE. MATCHES. . '
.COLLINGWOOD (6.S) BEAT MELBOURNE (3.10).
i'roudfoot and M'Cuiloch were away from the
Collingwood teanjr at Victoria Park on Saturday,
and Melbourne missed Colclough,' Coutic and
M'Lcan. Melbourne had somewhat the belter ot
Ihe first quarter, scoring goals through the agency
of Sholl and Langley respectively, after Smith had
kicked the first goal of the match for Collingwood.
ilurd. last and even piny marked the early part
of the second quarter, Farrell and Urycc scoring
goals nicely (or the home team, before Melbourne,
by a fine run, in which Boully and Wrcgg wcr<j
conspicuous, added another goal, snapped by Lang-
ley, Up to tbat time the game had been well
contested, but Collingwood immediately put on
three goals in as many minutes, kicked by Mor
gan, Smith and Fell— "and the trouble then be
gan." Smith's goal was the result of .a free
kick, the award of which was quite unwarranted,
and from that moment right up to the finish the
c«mc was played in a nasty, spiteful spirit, dis
creditable to all concerned. Gibson, who had been
umpiring well, last control, Ut them go, and they
went with a vengeance. At half time Collingwood
bad 'scored 0.3, and Melbourne 3.6, and after that
neither side kicked a goal, the players generally
being engaged in bumping and banging each other
instead of the ball. Moriarty, of Melbourne, start
ed it;.Pannam, of Collingwood, quickly followed
suit; M'Ginis was roughly hustled, and retaliated
in earnest, and the whole of the second half was
of a character not likely to favorably impress any
body who witnessed it. An umpire with the firm
ness of Crapp might, perhaps, have kept the play
from so degenerating, but, even though Gibson
failed to do ao, no excuse can bc made for expe
rienced and skilful players so misconducting them
selves. Such exhibitions of ill-temper and unfair
ness rou3t militute . against the popularity of the
game, and should, in all cases, be made the sub
ject. of searching and severe inquiry, with a view
to the suspension of the chief offenders. . The three-
coals bo quickly rattled up by Collingwood in' the
second quarter just about represented .their load
at the finish, their final score being G.8 against
' Melbourne's 3.10. The best work for the winners
was done by Morgan, Boyack, Fell, Tullnch, Far
rell, F. and A. Leach, Hyman, Pnnnam, Smith and
llailwood: nnd for Melbourne by Cumberland,
M'Ginis, Moodic, decides, Bowc, Parkin, Sowdcn,
Young, Gardner, Rippon, Boulby. and Langley.
Purse, when playing well in the second - quarter,
hurt his ankle badly.
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