Football.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5322, 12 September 1888, Page 3

Football.

To-morrow, on the Recreation Ground will bo decided the most important football fixture of tho season-that between the provinces of Wellington and Hawke s Bay. ] ike the cricket matches, these contests between Hawked Bay and Wellington become more important every year, and it is to be hoped they will coutiuue to be played, as kindly feeling is engendered thereby, and much benefit accrues to the players ot both provinces. Of course, Wellington ■ . Il '--.:i(np> in point of population uoui' which" to choose its team, but on former occasions Napier hits done fairly wil, although twice defeated out ot three contests. Football is the popular game of Hawke's Bay, and where half-a-dozen spectators only will attend he Recreation Ground to witness a cricket match. » football contest will draw a very large assemblage of both sexes. There will be a holiday from 2.30 p.m.. to-morrow, so the number of people who witues* tbo match ahould be great. The h«t match between the provinces wa.phn-a at \\■ellinglo,, in 1 SSo when Wellington scored a victor} by two points to »ii. The score was made within a very short time after the commencement of the first spell, and the supporter* of Wellington thought a very easy victory would be obtained, but the JSupu-r men pVyed up well, with ther C9 J, t that no further score was made. I" this niatcti Gibbons especially distinguished himself £d tl» whoi team wee loudly applauded at different points of the game for their V „ r, ' V.v A match between Wairoa arSeN perChil» W ,, being the on the Saturday afternoon when the result of the ftrst spell was made known through our columns, whore referent was made to the grand pay of Gibbons at Wellington, and three hearty cheers were given for that player I niortunatelv, Gibbons has seen his best days, and does not now appear among the intcrprovincial men. " Smiler; was another Played for Napier in the .M match, and his nerviees will be null) md to-morrow, as he is now even a bene, phm-r than in 18S.). The second contest to<»K J_,«heA in the defeat of the local men by eight points, the losers ..gam nut *W point. The third match, played at V olCton last year, nulled m a draw, - A -- i jr^:ro:^ l urx. t ;; I s,"f _ri.r < .J<K%Var»«iekV.»d--_ml.'r'' will Srf_; t :%!ndw-aieonsc l! uc,alyJ ;i Ssen ii the h,,™' the local ..nei, will ~..neo«t best at ihe finish Wellington are said to have a good team The weath-r at. tune of wnnng S\hre a tening,butiti,h,Htl, l t,!,re -oil bo no rain at any rate this weeK iin. Wellington team will arrive by the ate Jain to-night, and be met al the stot.on Wythe local reception committee and others, a; l"X^s^»i= __oui 8., n1 -_ r t, of the County Club, morrow. ' Mr *~',,, „ Mr J R will captain the l»c;d •» '»• «' \ "f; Gibbons, of the Post, accompanies the U .- Jington „am to specify report U-morrow , mat* for that journal. The complimentary fancy dress b-.1l to the Wtog J team on Frid-iy even...,., m he Tir.U Hull Port Ahuriri, promt** to be « rL T aSr than was at tirst *ntu,pnted. ThfuckeL are goinjr off very *~.- ly mew „d it fc estimated that ov. r »,, hundred ud fifty couples will UUt ,l " ; r * j* "X W Ways «.TH«ii!.u't«'*««\" l -('" I de,l^ de«rat,ou. of he -aU J tluog vet attempt*..*'. will supply the music. Th- BnjrU* '"<' t " rt -* 1 t,; " i " lV , - o, r "' 1° / ■"•„ V.« not been » financial success, colonies hi«m ( , j due principally '" «'ur I .mnK _ Victoria, consequent on thur >< k knowledge of the game a> played there.