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. FOOTBALL NOTES.
Illy Goalpost.]
Saturday's Mstcbe*.
June 10-Sootb v. I'ort, Addaide; -orwood v.
IVest, JubUee; North v. West Toneas, Albtrtaa.
The' compulsory alteration of players has teem-,
insly worked a wondertut chance in tbc club*.
Norwood have made a big jump, and have with »
lies compact jguug team repeated their opening
MccesKS of last year, but tbe greatest surprus of
1 was toe line display by North Addaide Ian
Saratday. For tbc dr*t time tbey maaaccd to act
mk 01 the old senior* rcsidim; in the dittrkt.w
wist them. J. Reedman turned out, and tbe good
pune ibey pkred sbouhl bean additional inouce
utent for such men as Kay and Kekwick from
South Addaide, and Durfaboa from Port Addaidt;
to help them, and tbe executive should ask Frank
Joyner, wbo is a (rand back man, to return to the
pune. But ibe most gratifying feature b the
marked revival in public interest in the sport. In
no slight measure tbb b due to Norwood, be
cause when they arc in the ascendant Urge crowds
always go tu witness tbe play. Beside*, tbe con
teats between the older and youngtr sides are
m-jch more interesting now, and there arc
few contests which do not repay the spectator*
lor the trouble ot going to see ibetu. Ibe game
may be said to be once more ciimbing tbe hill
of prosperity, and if ail the clubs become even
more on an equality it would keep a firm bold
on tbe public In Victoria the tide hat turned
Ktroogly in favour of ibe winter pastime, and from
present appearances there b every likdibood that
the king of winter sports here will lave than
kands ol people to watch it. In the face of tbe
incream.'d attendances it was ratber amusing tu
notice a vorrespuwlent in 'Tbe Kegbtcr' allud
ing tu the 'mournful fact that football hai bawl
partly to give way on the Adelaide Uvan to hv
crowe.' lib effusion was called forth by tbe faet
that in adverUxing last Saturday'* programme tX
matches it w»* Mated that tbe Adelaide Oval, a*
tar as the Football Association was concerned,
was vacant. Thb, of course, was done to prcttnt
th« lovers of football gdng to tbe dty ground*
under the uusapprebensiun that a football match
was to be played there. The Football Atfodalion
was only too pleased to allow tbe Lacratte As
sociation to have the ground for certain days, but
who shall use the Oval is purdy a matter for tb*
Cricket Association to decide. It b doubUeat'
thought that lacrosse might for a few Saturdays
return a better profit than the other game, but
tbe experiences op to the present unmistakably
show that tbe true Australian game hu nothing
to fear from tbe Canadian national sport. No on»
more than tbc footballers are more kindly dis
posed to bcroaK, and every one agrees that there
b ample room for both. Each has tu good point*,
and each has and will continue to have a circle
of players and patrons of Iu own. ?
'Old Boy' in the 'Argus' writes of Saturday's
games in Victoria, as follows:— Melbourne, 4-U.
defeated Fiuroy. 3-6. Melbourne played the
better game.- Tbdr dever pasting, by means or
short kicks or punches, beat tbdr opponent* all
day, and but for a while at the end of tbe second
aid start of the third quarter* Fftzroy never looked
like winning. Both «*» played a bard game, and
no quarter wa* given, but, with one or two excep
tion*, there was not much to cavil at
—The Cedom; ground was in a very bad state
when Estendon entered tbe lift* against tbe local
team, and, cooscqoently, tbe game was a mud
dling one. player* slipping about and ttndiog the
ball hard to handle. In the lust quarter this
was especially to, but the game was relieved by
a tew brilliant passages. The quarter wa* rather,
in favour of Estendoo, wbo were playing the- bet-
ter game, and pasting to their men with good
udgmenL It war tbe ssroe hard, vigorous game
in tbe second term, with plenty of ruth and
crush, but Uttle science, and Essendon still kept
tbe lead. After half-time the game wa* more
open, and there wa* tome dever passmg by both,
teams. Cedong bad a Uttle the best of it, arid
James, getting tbe ball 30 or 40 yard* trom goal,
forced bis way through tbe crush— tbe while
poaching the ball in front of him— and managec
to dodge tbe Estcndon backs awi tbe umpir*. and
Korea. A little later Barry, with a good ruaDin*:
shot, again -gave the red-and-bUck* a lead. At
tbe opening ot the final quarter Es*tndoo immedi
ately scored-a flaky goal. Both sides were ex
cited, and there was a large amount of ruck. play.
Crelong came with a great rush, and by sound
tanks, playing from the wing to the centre,
piled on behind after behind. A* the flags waved,
rfgnalling each point, ibe crowd yelled and
cheered. A mutate and a half before tune Gee
long were still two poinU. behind, when sud
denly Joe McSbane. who was working like a
botse, Basted to Rankta. who. like lightning,
snapped a goal. Gedoog couM scarcely restrain
it*dt, men yelled, ladic* waved their umbrellas
and poekrthandkfrducfs, and the players dancet
like native* at a corroboree a* they crowded round
Kankin, and grasped bit hand, and to the game
ended m Ccdons/* favour by 4 point*.-At the
rarltao and CaUimwood match, the Carlton team
went off with a nob after Cofliagwood bad
?cored a goal, and at quarter-tune the score. «H
-Caiitoo, 9 points; CoUiagwood, 8. From that
out OoUmgwood bad It all tbdr own way, asd
bad it not been for the fine defence of the
Carlton backs tbe magpies would have put up -a
large score.— Tbe game at St. Kflda was not a
mod one, for South Mdbourne wept 08 with a
roth *nd scored tore to one in the first quarter,
ted South woo easily. -...,'
The Xorth* deserve a sped*! mention for their
excellent paroe sgsinA Norwood last Saturday.
Ihe red-aod-blues were tbc first to get away, and
at quarter-time the »core was:— Norwood,- *;
XortrTAdelaiue, 1. At one stage in the second
quarter, although tbe Norths were playing with
any amount of spirit, the red-and-bbjcs had! the
substantial lead of 5 goals 4 behind* against 1
goal 4 behind*, but from thb on the Sort**
Mlled themselves well together, and played tbe
Ster ^meT Tbe goaEeken tor the Sortta.
were J. Matthew* (J), Oca* (i). Co*. lived
forward, and wa* very tricky. Jackson, Ooate*.
A Ewers, and Reedman did wdl. and ia addi
tion the Utter assisted materially hi keeping tte
redand-wbite* in their place*. He showed hb
skill a* a deputy Heutenact. Gorman CUrkwa*
prominent, and shone out above all hb compeer*
for hb brilliant datbe* and h«h-marktog. Of
the follower* Cook* and Mitchell were always
to the fore. Tbc Xorth* have a strong tack in
dlburhaa (tbe stippcr). McXanian, and Clark.
Theteam as a whole pbyed a u^ combined
came. Tbe Korwood* bad out their full strengu
with tbe exception of A. Benfrey. who^ was hurt
and unable to. play. Then was a dispute about
tbe icore. Some say 'the result wa* a Uf^otjf*
that Norwood won by a. point. Tbe Association
wlU deal with the- matter.
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