RUGBY V. UNION FOOTBALL CLUB.

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 111, 3 June 1885, Page 3

RUGBY V. UNION FOOTBALL CLUB.

TO THI KDITOB. Srn— Tho report of the m»toh in your issue of to-day differs from the usual fair and impartial reports to be found in your columns, as it is simply a one-sided and exaggerated Tiew of tho game from the Union side. No doubt to them (the Unions) the l,'*mo was " a most unsatisfactory " one, aa thoy could not Buooeed in 80oring. Speaking from the othor side, I should liko to refer to the various " scores" made by tho Unions in the ordor they appear in tho report. Whon tho ball vtm kicked off, it was carried towards the Kugby goal, and one of the lattor xido took it up and attempted to retnrn it. do wan, however, oolUred, and a ao'immage formed, bat before the ball was put into play it was paned to Smith, a Union baok, who ran with it and kiokod a goal from tho field, but almost m soon as he attempted to run, the ball was called back to be put into the scrimmage, and scarcoly any effort was mado by the other side, who heard the ball called baok, to ktop him. Again, when Hill ran in and touohe 1 down the ball was dead, as one of tho umpires was just about to piok it up to pnt it into a sorimmage then being formed, bnt the player mentioned, seeing the ball on the gronnd and thinking it had been put into play, took it up and ran in, both umpires immediately oalling it baok. Lust of all, when Loaiby got behind, the ball was handed to him from a piece of most apparent offnido play, and it was again oallea back, no force-down taking piano aa tho report sajs, but the ball was scrimmaged off from wbere Loasby took it off-side. About tho game being altogether in favour of tho Unions I leave that to tho opinion of tho itpeotatora. At tho same timo 1 must »;\y that tho Unions wore pressed very hard several times ou their goal line, and had it

not been that one of tho Rogby backs was quite blown from having run in from ton Lower Hutt so as ti be in time to play, I consider the latter club would havo stood a good show of scoring. Knowing that you aro always willing to givft both aides of |a case publicity, I trust you will find room for this. I am, &o , H. Htamr, For tho Rugby F.C. Ist Jnno, 1885. [The report in question was supplied to us. We cannot possibly have a special reporter present at overy football match. —