Football

The season opens next Saturday but it is not possible at this stage to judge the merits of the teams for the forthcoming season.

Contrary to the usual V.U.C. practice, the Club was on the way with training much earlier this year. For some weeks now, a selected few have been visiting Alf Jenkin's gymn. to attain that degree of fitness necessary in football. With this training as a start it should not take long for the teams to become really fit.

It is regrettable, but in the circumstances, unavoidable, that only one match practice has been held. Tournament has eaten into the year to no smal extent, and it has been made impossible to hold any futher practices.

The Senior team will be much the same as last year. The backs include Tricklebank, Wild and Rae, allod Blues, and the forwards will be considerably strengthened by Burke, hooker par excellence, fresh from Eastern conquests. It is unfortunate that Chesterman has an injured knee, which will keep him out for a few weeks.

Among the junior teams, the influx from the secondary schools should provide some useful players. Training College also brings its quota of footballers, and with these on tap the standard should be high.

It is understood that the Third C team will defend its title under the generalship of that tactical wizard, Fitzgerald, the doyen of junior grade players. This team has won the championship for the last two years-those desiring to play must not train. This was the old order, but it is likely that training may become necessary.

The Fourth team, the pride of V.U.C., will no longer be known as Henry's "boys." The Club is losing the services of Henry Moore who during the last two years has done wonderful work in this grade. His lose is great and his enthusiastic work will be difficult to replace.

(The Editor, "Smad")