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FOOTBALL.
AMONG THE PLAYERS.
J. Craif's Reappearance.
(By 'Follower.')
football has an impelling attraction
which makes the veteran loth to retire.
That it has not lost its urge for J. Craig
will be demonstrated shortly, probably on
Saturday, when he again dons the West
Perth league guernsey.. Last week Craig
began training for the first tinre this year,
and states that he is now ready to play
if the club needs him. West Perth un
doubtedly needs strengthening, for few of
its players seem able to strike form. Craig
has passed the thirty mark, and it is risky
for a player to try to make a re-entry to
football at that age. West Perth, with
so many players out of form and some on
the injured list, considers Craig is worthy
of a place in the team for his sureness and
experience alone. Furthermore, he is mark
ing and kicking well at practice, and has
been out of the game only since last sea
son.
Craig, who is 31 years of age, joined West
Perth in. 1917, the same year that J. Gos
nell started and a year earlier than H. Boyd
made his first- appearance for the club. 'In
1922 Craig was chosen to play for the State
against Fitaroy, and has been a regular
member of West Australian representative
teams with the exception of last year. In
1927 he was awarded the Sandover medal.
He played for West Perth throughout last
year. On occasoins Craig has played in
attack, but. as a centre half-back he made
his name.
Leading Goalkickers.
The competition among the goalkickers
is becoming interesting.- A. Lawn (South
Fremantle) , who holds the record of 90 for
the highest number of goals scored in a
season, is leading with 36 goals, followed
by D.Oliphant (Perth), with 35, and E.
Tyson (West Perth) with' 33. These, three
are well ahead of the others. In his first
four matches this season Lawn kicked 24
goals, but in the next five games he scored
only 12. Oliphant has been a consistent
goal .scorer, but, like Lawn, was not so
successful; on. Saturday,, in the rain. Tyson
has not' had. the field left quite so open
for him' as tKe 'others.^ Hopkins and Kain
oHi have eacbl scored7 18 goals for^West
Perth;' whereas'-the second best goalkicker.
for South '?Freiriantlev has scored , 12, : and
Oliphant is the only Perth player whoihas
reached double figures. -Tyson didiwell\_toj
kick four, goals out of six scored by West
Perth against East Fremantle on-Saturdayi
Kid* onfe, of East Fr'emantieV-?players
been injured on/Saturday last; those ^ateh-
mg-''ue-v.inatch' at tFremantle} Oral would
have seen A. F. Sheedy in -action once
siore. Sheedy, who'did not play last year;
and Btfipped. only 4. few times in 1929, was
19th mahtron Saturday: The -reaspnVwas
thatN East Fremantle, in trying to build
up its association' teanv whichJ?hasi not yet
won a match, selected i;hevbare 18 players
for 'the league game 'and ' thejebacb r Sheedy,
agreed to play in %n emergency; w It :jb -East
Fremantie's- contention: thatfit is not fav
oured by the district- 'scheme,- :and' 'has
fewer' players to call- upon? than the 'other
dubs. Its association; team; nevertheless,
showed marked' improvement against '.West
Perth on Saturday. -' ^:-^/:,l '?. ','.'.
Weilani's Clearance. v..;i ? -I.
JR. Weiland has obtained a clearance
from . Subiacd and is ; plajing-coach- bf-.the
Postal Institute team in the Amateur
Asaociatioii.' At his best Weiland was a
rugged follower, and a long, accurate' kick.
At the^aKe of 16 years he ' played- with
Boulder : , City (Goldfields; League) : and in
th'e; following; -year was.-'a; member of -the
ilailways team. The next year,: 1923, he^
joined *Subiacb and played I witja -that club
ever since. ?/ :; ' ': . ': ' ; ... '':M?|c-'^ ' '-^p.
Boisterous weather prevailed during the
Goldfields matches' on Sunday- last and
adversely affected the kicking bat, despite
the high winds, B. NisBen, of Railways,
kicked five goals against Mines Borers.
He has now 39 goals to his credit and heads
the list, A. Forrest,- of Mines Kovers,
being second with 28.
In the Mines Rovers-Rail ways match at
Kalgoorlie on Sunday, Laffin, East Fre
mantle's sturdy follower of last season,
played an excellent game for Mines Rovers;
while for Railways, Jordan and J. Goraell
were prominent. ? .:' ? ?-..
Kalgoorlie's 44-point defeat by the Boul
der team on Sunday, was assisted by the
weather which also affected. , the ,:?. gate
money, only £67 being taken at the two
matches. ,..:'? ; , . % : ?;'.
Following are. .the positions of the
dub*:— j-^';. :;??.?' ?
Kalgoorlie CHy . 6 4 764 \697 '.i20
Mines- Rovers . i' S- 4 . 743 ?S7«7 ' K20
BouWer City ...» 4 -5 746 ?7A2;-, 1«
Railways .... 4 5 -649 696;f ;^16
;' '-- .-/In Othtr^Stitw.^-'^;:^^^
- In Victoria GV White and' G. Moloney
are upholding the reputation of -Western
Australia, At first St. Kilda played White
on the half-forward line but' on June '20
gave' him the unenviable task of playing,
in the centre against the astute Footscray
man, Hopkins, who was seen in Perth in
1929 as a member of the Victorian team.
On the day White did very well although
at .the finish he was scarcely- recognisable
through a cotering of.mud. He did well
in the pacy work, several times beating
two or-three .opponents, and was one of the
best players on the ground in the second
half:- ; ;.'-.?'?: ?'?', ???^?..^ ????-!?'.:
Moloney, although he has not kept up
his early average, was at the head of the
list of Victorian League Koalkickera; before
Saturday last: - He had T kicked ? 36 , goals,
and as Geelong did not play on Saturday
he did ' not have an opportunity of .increas
ing his tally. G.: Margitich, the ex-South
Australian,, was second; on 'the list with
34 goals. He also did not play on Satur
day.' '??.*???' j\:i-:;i ,-?',-: ,-,'??' '?? ? ?;-;
x In. the annual match' between teams re
presenting the ? North ' and ;'South. ' of ' Tas
.mania- on June . 20. A.- Collier Athe ? former
ICollingwobd and Victorian halt-backV was
awarded a medal for the best and fairest
player for Southern Tasmania, which won:
Collier, . who was captain, /was awarded
the medal for his general effectiveness and
his steadying 'influence on the side in 'a
time of crisis. ' '
-. A well-known figure in Australian sport
in V. Y. Richardson has been elected chair
man of the Umpires' Board in South Aus
tralia. Only recently it was decided in
Adelaide to appoint an independent -board
and it carried out its first task last -week
when it chose R. Tv Currie to umpire the
interstate match against Victoria. Rich
ardson was formerly captain of South Aus
tralia and Sturt and for years was the best
centreman in that .State. He is better
known, perhaps, as a cricketer and- was
vice-captain of the^ Australian team which'
regained the Ashes from England last
year. ? , ' ? . . ' . . ?
PoMIe SehMls Matches.
The associated public schools will play
a further Bet of matches this afternoon.
Christian Brothers' College, which de
feated Guildford Grammar School easily
last -week, will meet Scotch College. The
latter beat Hale School a week ago but
to-day will be witbtout its captain, McLen
nan, who has left the school. Scotch Col
lege, which is strong in defence, may
extend the strong Christians team. Hale
School and Guildford Grammar School
should provide a fairly even match. At
each ground the second eighteens will
play before the principal game which will
start at 3.15. Following are the fixtures: —
Christian Brothers' College v. Scotch College,
at W.A.C.A. ground. Umpires: Central, L.
Trotter; goal, Moloney and Baker.
Hale School v. Guildford -Grammar School, at
Leeierville Oral. Umpires: Central, T. Oliver;
goal, Mclntyre and Oapstick.
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