FOOTBALL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2082, 28 August 1896, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Next Saturday tbe mutch Akaroa v. Lttle Akaloa will be played at Ak*roa, Mr Nixon, of Cbri-tchiirch will referee. The following is the Ak*ma toim :— Helbert, Vangioni, Tripe, Cunningham, Buchanan, Wight W. Hemingway, J. Newbigun, Shadbolt, Mitchell, Kearney, C. Goodwin. R. Paurioi. J. Hemingway, P. Glynan. Emergencies—T. Mors, H_ Curry, 'Perbam.

We have received the following loiter :

To the Editor

: . Fir, — Your corr«_pond_ot /Forward," who appears f> think he knows more about football than most pe<fp'e, in, td my mind, the shabbiest writ-r tbat h*syet rushed into print re football mait-rn, ■ Now I am not saying, that n tpam nhnuld not be oriricised, but for «n todi»idii.»l to bo forget himself as to one the t mia ha did with regard to several of the team, is an unpardonable offence, and ono which readi'y proclaims his stamp. He nt'acka MrTh<oker for picking himself as ciptdn. Now it \i a positive fact that ho wished that question to be set led hy t''e team themselves, but Mr Tripe tha power which Mr Thicker and Mr Wight bold over their Tespeotive taams, urg«d tbat the former was by far more o«pH_le for the position. Everyone recognised the _«ct that Mr Wight wuh the bet-t all round footballer on the Peninsula and a loss to the team, but t'mt does not infer that be is tbe bet-t _«p*aio. Vangioni baa never scored agaimt Smith in hi* life* showing thnt *?m'*th is a good t«okler; .besides, the latter is recognised *s one of • the most daring collarers on the Peninsula by such good judges or Corebie. Marriott and others. As to •• Forward '■ saving tbnt Le Bon's was too well* represent'd, •last Saturday's dinpl <y eoa'ters it to he jwind*. the match being fairly »nd «squarely fought and the beet winning, i|Smith'H tty being* 'he reeult of a epiendid ' rnVi.- '..* Forward d*»pl"r.»B t ! >n ffl'.t <h«t

,•0 Narhtjy w«h If-ft out bnr let ny «i-«nre I 'him.Narbey would biive been piokwi perhaps had ,Mr Vangioni not de_*mr.Vy staled tbat be wa_ unable .fo % et »w*»y, JSb+y&WttfaV-tii *y «nd tfu, W Hew*,.

'Ihe stsndard of hnmanity as your sadly 'neglected prr.ciplea will allow, and do not -adopt that deplo.rable style of stubbing, •people in thedark.it is very degrading.— 'Yours, etc., J. On>R"D_E.