FOOTBALL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3935, 18 June 1877, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

(By Goal-sneak.) auckland v. NapierThe return match between the above teams came oil" on Saturday last on tho Napier football ground. The weather was again very unfavarablc, owing to a strong westerly wind which was blowing throughout the afternoon. A large number of persons assembled to witness the match, which was expected to be very keenly contested, as on this occasion the Napierites had the strongest team they could muster. The names of the players wore as follows : — Auckland : Rees (captain), Bodle, Severn, Davy, Von Tempsky, Ridings, Grace, Freeman Carnell, Gully, Gil herd, and Bloomiield. Napier : Morgan (captain), Bogle, Bourke, Lambert, Shand, Carter, Cotterill, Liddle, Craig, Hill, Tabuteau, Caldwell, Dewos, and Gibbons. At 3 o'clock the Auckland captain kicked the ball off, and Napier with the wind in their favor succeeded in driving the ball well down into their opponents' goal, but owing to the plucky play on the part of the Aucklanders wore unable to gain any advantage, further than one or two forces-doAvn. Time was then called, and the Aucklanders, kicking with the wind, managed, after some hard lighting on both sides, to obtain a touchdown, which was secured by a piece of good play .on tho part of Bodle. The ball was then placed for Rees, who, however, was unsuccessful in obtaining a goal. The ball was again kicked ofl', and Napier by some good play sent it -well down towards the Auckland goal, when Tabuteau, who had been playing well throughemt, procured a touch-down for Napier. Again the umpire called time, and it was evident that the Auckland men were too much for their opponents, for although the wind was against them, Severn, who obtained a mark, by a well directed drop, scored a goal for his side. No side was now called, the score standing — Auckland, 9 points ; Napier, 2. The names of the players who this time distinguished themselves most, are : For Auckland — Hues, Bodlo, Severn and Von Tempsky. Napier — Craig, Shand, Dewes and Gibbons. The umpire, Mr T. Begg, had a very onerous duty to perform, as there were some rather difficult questions to decide, and in future I should suggest that the work be divided, and also that the players should abide more by the umpire's decision; this would prevent a recurrence of endless disputes, which on Saturday seemed to be tho order of the day.