FOOTBALL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Issue XX, 24 June 1892, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Yesterday was a glorious day for football, and despite the several counter attractions, we were pleased to see so mauy patrons weud their «ay to our popular Duinu ni. Thofe who were absent missed witne^sm*, v ..-v.a contested match whi.e those who weie will not jO%nn forget the fine exhibition of the manly jjame, especially that displayed by some of the JU SS Xce^kicking for the gold medal was ther better than last week, but was still very SSr Frank Robertson kicked a goal from EnrJh line, and registered 3 to bis credit, while ki «lso kicked a cross-bar from the next anjjie JndTposter from the centre. H Tanner got ««al from the second angle, and thus placed o*%ihis credit. These were the only goals. The F. Robertson, 4 ; H. Tan"'when the teams lined out we weraastonished to notice the abseuce of some of our leading iJveM W. and S. Darrogh and J. and A. fena. four players who will each expect a 2!J?in the team picked to play an outside EaSi and yet each of these players have only o^Trkcitce to his credit tHs season. ItiaweU fortle Club that these players; places can be Sled from the ranks of juujmb and native Sers, consistently, turn up to every £™>tice We have no desire to see a match iSed through being too exact as to members ggoptSeveiypiacfo, but we do trust SE+the Selection Committee wdl mark their SSes shown by these players, when picking JTewanext week to play against Katikati on tjT&id July. It is unfair to all the players Xn members fail to muster in sufficient numbers to enable each player to play in his Xplweia practice matches. For mstance SSmSu not once this season played as centre ?Jf nor F.Nonis as full back, and still they S£be expected to fill these places m a week's time We hope that this may be the last time compelled, though reluctantly, to of non-attendance. # "BfSSier being rather late n turning up, tkeSptain's team made it very lively for their «™t£nhTunt ilSam arrived. The Captain's SKSMk ! Vice's in their 25 for the first S m Xules,butAnnitage,a Vercoe, Puckey SdLundoninttievan defended well Again Sd again H. Tanner and Rahinmad« desperate SteSto score, but Robertson, Home and SwSon were too sure grassing their man every SETS™ athrow in Henry Tanner got the vS and looked like scoring, but BoWtaon Sought him down and Home saved From Sck out the Vice's team relieved their side, Sfd «lav centend. Give and take play was the Sen/the day for a considerable time, neither tK hill wucaniedOYer the line and Gjorge %S? JSS^Bolwtwn &fled to «td tbe ffSeTan, a score was only averted by Fred KoX -Sag * time. After the kick out some givflnd take play occurred until the whistle B °F^m^ f kick Q off play became fast and deSaTgVtatay. No goal resulted. Vice, 4; took the ball from the kick out and JtoTgSd attempt to score, but Herangi Swbimatthecornerflagand saved. H. Sitf» 25, where S. Tamer got an openmg, down. Again the try for goal failed. Vice, b, Ca ioll^wingupthekick out the Vice's team team seemed now to have aJakened^tTthe fact that they held their op. SSSS toTcheap, until it was almost too late, Key tried *a& toscore,and twice in succesXer with wonderful rapidity, each Pide viemg S?Sr other. At length Annitage got the oval, and with Puckey close up, made straight for the line. The Captain's backs were unable to stop the rush, and amid applause Armitage scored. Robertson failed to improve it, and the Referee's whistle blew no tune, the game ending in favour of the Vice's team by 8 points to 2 Some special remarks on the game will appear in next issue.