The Akaroa Mail.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2060, 9 June 1896, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail.

\V_ understand that the Okain's Football Club, acting in co.-innction with several other clubs on the Peninsula, purpose holding a meeting nt the Somerset Hotel. DavHUchelle'p.on Friday evening next for tbe purpose of arranging a series of club matches. It has b en suggested the clubs subscribe a gainon each to tho fond, and if this is done, Mr J. It. Thacker will give a couple, of guineas. ' This shows a public spirit it is wed to encourage ; nn«' we hope the Pcnir.snln •genetaUv will see the wisdom of eombm big to place P; ninsuia football on a _oo>l level. believe we have plenty of excellent players, but there is a lamentable want of combination. L-ould we once secure an association that would select from ihe whole Peninsula, we might have a team that would be fit to b.tlo with the outside clubs and. senura tn from those p-tty <>beor<AnmoxiL'st local men that do so much in spoilsport. Football is a capital pn«lime, tending to enc-.iuraao many of the be?t qaahties of the rising generation, teachinj? puck, forbearance, and a host of other virtues. We think that the time has now arii?«'d to place Penmsub-foolb-.il on its proper fooVng, and bail the step taken by the Okain's men as a step in the proper.direction, which will doawnv with nincti patty local jealousy nnd enable us to h_ld our own snouts-vie conflicts- ..