Soccer

With more than the usual number of missed kicks and sore feet on the hard and bumpy surface of Te Aro Park, the season got under way. Our numbers are much smaller this year—so are our number of wins. The senior team fails to touch last season's for form and their playing has been characterised by much unproductive kicking. The team was lucky to win two games.

Among the few worthy of mention is Sel Spiers, who has improved greatly. Ken Johnstone is always his usual steady self, and two promising young players are Don Robinson, full-back, and Lin Bateman, goalie. Add to these Ted Meuli, sharp shooting bombshell from Taranaki, who seems rather out of place in a motley of hacks.

The second grade team is doing well thanks mainly to Ron Gray on the left wing and Ram Mahabir, inside right. A forceful young player is Stanley Seager on the right wing, who seems to take after his illustrious counterpart, Stanley Matthews.

A showing of some films was greatly appreciated by the handful who witnessed it at Training College. Working on the theory that a visit from us might improve Soccer at Massey, a team travelled to play them last Sunday. An invitation from the Sydney University Soccer Club to play in their Inter-Varsity Soccer Carnival has been declined. Why? Well—it was thought that our own tournament was more attractive.

Bal Reddy.