FOOTBALL.

Northern Advocate, 20 August 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ON Friday, the. sth inst., a team selected from the Whangarei Club lfeft here on horseback to play the return match with - Kawakawa. The players started from Whangarei at B*3o on Friday, arriving at Kawakawa the same day at 6 p.m. after a very muddy ride,. On Satur&y n^w. ing the numbers .of the team innised th em selves! <BJ£s~ J B(}sKife~~-jtttLL&£u&ilF~^flr^^ KoWakiW^~and at 2 . pfclock pfooeeded to the ground , by rail. fovakajrft team was captained by Mr Hill, and Whan* garei by Mr Q. Cooke. Whangarei won the toss and 'selected to kick against the wind. During the first forty minutes the game- was' very even, Kawakawa having if anything slightly the best of Lfc as Whaugaiei ,was playing fourteen men, Steaoman having to.retire disabled. During this spell one of the Kawakawa forwardrthrew the ball forward ana one nf his side got it- abd touched down, rhe Wiangarei umpire .on^whose side it was and ' who distinctly saw : it" at once gave it "no try 7 and ordered the- tall back, but for some reason the Kawakawa team jtook.a ,shpt tat^goal Tand succeeded in kicking a goal. The Whangarei Captain protested against this -score; being counted; an& 'the (game proceeded no farther score bMnfe ipftdein bhis spell. During the second; %pell t although play, was very even Whangarc-t wras beginning to feel the "want, of concerted action as the men had never played, together^ $pon «ftet ;,the oommencement Dent who had been playibft well w« spiked, through. . the *«#>Ja bad, to disoontinne playing; Whangarei now playing thirteen men had to play . wholly on the defensive, arid- the Kaw>«^ kawa Hiiett taking advantage of 4 ait ,i*B timed , pass , by , Meyers - succeeded* i^^ securing a try, from whibh th*ir;wer© - mableto kick a goal. The game thus reuultedin favour of KawakawffiiyHwo points to nil. For the wtnneiau the two Bills and Brown (i h>lf-caitej played a good game, Brown Wpeounl^ playing in Eirst-clasg form «nd never making a mistake. r'^For Whangarei: Waring rothill^ttadoubtedljr . played the best *am6^Beinjf always on the ballj Macke» nrthe -wing was also faultless, Hooken, B. Dont, and G. Cooke played infheis usual form. A good deal of joj^gde play pas indulged in by both sides, out we lave nodouty both wfllimproyQ

in this matter. Kawakawa played a fax better game than they did when at Whsngareij and were in f ar better fettle than oti* mm_ >ln the evening about 50 fat down' to a first-class Spread at Itiddleton's hotel, and everybody throughly enjoyed themselves. The Whangarei team wish to express their heartfelt thanks, for the kindness they received everywhere (with the exception Mrtfast Number Sixty-fire), and trust that the match with Xawakawa will not be allowed to lapse. : The team left on their return and arrived home on Sunday* Well satisfied with the treatment they feesivedi Fuujjaok. T

V^^ererlimimatot between the Waipu PootbaTl Club and IJnited will be played at Kensington, on Saturday, the 20th inst. The, following will represent the TJnited :—^fiuckland (captain), Cosaen, Conaghan, A. t)ent, Morgon, Murphy j Dwyer (2% Morey,, Kelson, •W. HutohicigSj^urchase, ftolan, l)unwoodie, and yfi Hoey. Emergencies : H. Bell, S. Hutchings, and J. Harrisoh.

On Saturday next, the . 27th, J«fe Whangarei team will phiy the Hikiritngi Club, at Kensington, when the fellot^mg will represent. Whangarei :?— Q-. Odbke (captain), Macken, Tothill (2), Myers, Pollock, Pubnan, Pearson, Hockin, Simpson, Conaghan, Wilson, pent, Whitelaw. Emergencies: J. P. V" "Sharp, W. Wood and G. Loram.