FOOTBALL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 365, 25 June 1877, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE EV£2fEsG MAIL. Stfi, —Your paper has lately published ime very significant locals on the subjecl 'football, dealing with it in a mannei liich must engender feelings of alarm w ie breasts of the many devotees to thai ible game in our town. It must be aprtiifc to all clear-sighted people that yom difi'j remarks will strike a death-blow tc egatne ; still, it will be a great relief tc I footballers to see in your issue of the it an appearance of some slight satisciion given to you by the fact that the ickland Football Club have decided tc übibit " hacking, backing over, tripping , wrangling, rabbitting, and hinting,' (1 that your angry spirit has been somew appeased by the "footballing barruns " evea doing so much. Yon iMi-k that you liave not heard of the n! football ; sis luaking any movements ranis modifying their rules. I have t many remarks to make on the subject, nwj come to the conclusion that it will |iiire an ab'er pen than mine to defend M'iteresi.s of fooib.-Jl from the terrible itiilo made on it in the columns of your it:'.-. May I remark, in connection with moiUiica.ton of the rules in Oamaru, u I am unaware of the existence of any I'li ol)!>o:: ; oiis habiis (1 do not know ut one or two of them can be) that e Iv<-••! <r'.''iiina!.f!tl from the Aucklan I l"J. Fi'i.-i !t<?r, sine? I hive been in ii';i ii (a cii-.-s'ilera'.ile time) the prac--i ' »■■.>--.1 b> have never been allowed I ■■•iie here. J? it is proposed to I •:;• Jie ;.■line for ladies, I have no iij* 'm... riiiiiii-)g coiill be dispensed 1 : •■ jeji'tH'. n'l movements in the i'i) m.'i.'ged at a wr.'k, and overcoats ;ic be to be worn. I think 1 would have so-ue difficulty in finding i ;,'e mii.ibyr o" accidents at football me lithe a™ many as take place during ninthrc S'':iT>!i, and I may add that iiy other old Engl'sh snorts are equally nia more) dangerous than your anti'etical " football." Accidents will pen. a-id I may mention a curious > t.'iafc more ace'dents have occurred I'iv/Ii people stepp : ng on orang-s peel 'liiave been the result of football. I"piri'g that you will relent, and not so deadly strike at the heart of the most ililir an J favourite of pastimes, I beg subscribe myself Fomv.vßD. "ur correspondent is quite correct.