FOOTBALL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2057, 29 May 1896, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Tbe 'following te .m will represent Akaroa in (he match against tlip Wairewa 'Football Ciob o«xt Saturday :—Buchanan, Hemingway. FI. Ibert, Wight. Baroford, Uiolifi.ld, Nowhig.n. Purrm... Goodwin, Lelievre, Kearney, Moorhou-e, Mitchell, Nat bey. Emergencies —M. Ry»u -T. Mora. Malmanch*.

To the Editor. Sin.—Will you permit me to correct some of the at .tements made by Mr 'Oldridge in yom, la►t if=su». To bpgin .with. I may say that I never in any w»y dr-'oied giving 'my na.ent lo the arrineP" ment referred to. He (dates that I tried to clear myself Of the blame. If I mn to for one of team scoring behind the posts, I have no whd. to clear myt-elf 'but hope I .halt freqn. nrly liavh the same "blame resii.g upon tne before the end of (he season, especially when 'playing. against Lb Bon's. Perhaps Mr Oldr'tdgo -considers I am to blame for not ordering tho referee lo bring tbe bull'back. I ""think that onecaptuin on the ground dteHatitig to the referee wat. quite---sufficient., uf the referee did not do what was 'arranged, 1 fail to ccc tbat Ihe cap 'tain of either team is to blame for his •ttiistakp. Had Mr Oldridge referred tbe •matter to tbe Union aa I suggested to him •■after the match, he might have bad the "■point settled | but be preferred to rnpb 'into print about it, knowing that if he 'Wrote to alb the papers in .he colony on the subject tbo referee's decision would 'remain unaltered. lam «orry Mr Old'ridge will not allow the matter to rest, 'for he can do no good by constantly 'bringing il up. In conclusion I hope we shall soon meet Lsßon's again in a good 'friendly gamp, and that the losers, who. ever they may be, will lake their bet/t----iDg in a proper spirit. Yours, ptc.

F. WIGHT.