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FOOTBALL.
FINAL PRACTICE GAMES.
Season Opens Saturday.
Notes by Forward.
Boisterous winds and chilly shower's had
no marked effect on the enthusiasm of
the thousands of League supporters who
patronised the practice matches on Satur-
day afternoon. With the weather condi
tions unfavorable scores of recruits found
the playing arenas disagreeable, the ball
greasy and the ground slippery. Scores
failed to produce first class form and can
blame the wet weather when they find
that their names havo been eliminated
from the training lists.
To-day sees the end of the practice
games, and on Saturday next the' serious
business of the season commences, the
matches being: —
Gestono v. Footiorsy, st Gealong.
Flltrcy v. Colllncwood, at Filjroy.
South Melbourne v. Rlohmond, at South Mel
bourne.
Mt'bourno v. St. Kllde, at M.C.G.
Euendon v. North Melbourne, at Esundon.
Hawthorn v. Carlton, at Hawthorn,
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