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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 18.

Football Season Ends

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Football Season Ends

Football.

The football season has now come to a close and on looking back it has been quite a successful one for the club. The teams in the junior grades were quite strong, the third III team winning its grade, while most of the others were fighting for the honours. Smad has just received a copy of the results of the Griffiths Memorial Trophy and the Club has done exceptionally well. The third I gained third place, Junior I fifth place, Third III 21st, Junior II 27th, Third II 82nd, and Fourths 96th out of a total of 108 teams. We are the only club to gain two places in the first ten. It is very gratifying to see that the Third I gained the highest marks of all teams for adherence to rules and well there and reflects great credit on the club spirit. Points were dropped on the appearance as regards dress: a bit more care there and V.U.C. would have held the trophy. Congratulations, Third I, for your great performance, and also to the other teams for setting the highest standard for a club. The season was completed on Saturday, 12th September, when "Club Day" was held at Kelburn Park. A seven-a-side tournament was staged at 1.30 and after a fierce struggle the Junior II ran out the winners. The football in these games was not as good as last year: very few good passing rushes were seen and there was a lot of scrappy play. It was also very disappointing to notice that the Junior I did not enter a team. The game for the Ruru Memorial Shield was full of bright, spectacular play. Both teams marched on to the ground led by the House "pipe band." The captains then introduced their respective teams to Mr. Brook, followed by a haka by the House and then the aforementioned diginitary kicked off. Halftime saw a burlesque of the Olympic Games and it was an exceptionally good performance. It is the first time for several years that such a "ceremony" has not been slightly flat. Details of the game have been given in a previous issue so to repeat them would only weary readers. We might mention, however, that the following players represented the House and College:—

Weir House: Jeffs, Anker, Edgley, Egdahl, Turnbull, Larkin, Brack, Parker, Mahood, Rose, Beregin, Simpson (replaced by Gates),) Corkill, Tate, Ryan.

College: Trickelbank, Mutes, Wild, Fitzgerald, Reid, Simm, Rae, Jackson, Burke, Cunliffe, Wilson, Blacker, Desborough, Russell, Eade.

This is the second game for the Shield and it is easy to see that it is rapidly becoming a tradition, both in the Club and the College. It was very encouraging indeed to see the number of old players and students who attended, and it as safe to say that the game has now been accepted as one of the main events in the university year.

Next year we hope the Club will have as successful a season and that the Senior team will win its way back to its former status.

Suspects v. Rejects.

Weir House Present Residents met Weir House Past Residents in their stirring annual clash at Kilbirnie on Saturday week, the lads of to-day beating the hoary-heads of yesterday by 18 points to 9. Full of excitement throughout the game was played at a fast clip, spectacular movements, particularly by the Present backs being the order of the day. The Present forwards were much the fitter, but in spite of this handicap the old men were able to dominate this phase of the play in the second half.

In the first half Kirkby and Mahood scored for the Present lads, while Thurston and Fitzgerald crossed the line for the old men. The second spell saw another try by Kirkby, the past men retaliating with a penalty by Mason.

On the Present residents' side Turnbull's accurate goal-kicking, Rose's sterling work in the tight, clean and accurate handling by the inside backs and splendid service from the base of the serum by Kirkby were outstanding features of the play, while highlights for the opposing side were runs by galloper Hansen, Fitzgerald's nearly successful efforts to beat the whole of the Present team, Mason's penalty from the half-way sideline, Redwood's spoiling tactics at half back, and the number of self-elected wing-forwards during set scrums. Nor should Fitzgerald's attempts to bluff Referee Desborough be forgotten. While that official ably controlled the game, nevertheless through no fault of his, on some occasions it was the past resident who somehow or other other were able to take advantage of infringements committed by themselves, chiefly by talking their opponents, if possible, into giving them the ball after the whistle was blown.