Football.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 217, 17 August 1883, Page 2

Football.

(By Bird's £yb.) ; I understand the Wanganni team intend playing the Return Match against Oroaa County on the 25th of this month. With a view of practising for the same the representatives from the Feilding and Haicombe teams will be au Palmerston North on Saturday nexti (<o»morrow). Whilst lam on this subject I should like to make a few remarks -onthe late match played ac Wan«<anui. . I attribute the defeat, which was sustained on that occasion, .to. the vranb of training and practica of the representatives from the amalgamated teams, It ia^ajlvery well ' to be skilful, m puahihg and* forcing back m scrimapes, bat the gamer sh oul d be, more ;one o( and" such it could be made, from theifa^ts that* the Quarter backs and wingmen. being handy, sof that the ball, on being lost; sight .of ia the scrimmige, may kt once be carried forward and brought into close proximity, to their opponent's goal-post,, which is more a matter of good play than weight. . However, there ps n )W* time, if bur representatives will mike*" good use of their opportunities anjd traia vigorously, to redeem their honors. As ! far as the match, at Wangsnui is concerned, had it not beea lor the excellent: play of: A. cimith and Alabaster, the defeat would have been considerably greater, but the collaring of Smith and the general play of Alabaster m many instanoes, the saving of thp rgpuK t&tion of the team. :.. ,/ ; j