FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10919, 28 September 1897, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

A BADLY BEHAVED CROWD,

(Fee United Press Association.)

Auckland, September 27,

At a football match, Huutley v. Hamilton, at Hgaruawahia, the teams being a dead heat for the championship of the Waikato, plajed on Saturday, the ground was under wntsr and rain fell in sheets. A few minute 3 after the comintncernent Huntley got a try, which wa.a the only score during the game. The liev. Mr Hudson was the referee, but he wtvs quite unable tocoutrol the game or the crowd, which behaved in a disgraceful fashion—crowding the go.il lines, rushing the ground, hooting the referee and players, and at times taking a hand in the gaae.

The weekly meeting of the committee of the Otago Rugby Union, held yesterday, was attended by Mfs*rn Ga'.Uwp.y (president), Wilson, Caw.pbell, Duucan, Harris, Isaacs, Strutg, Torrauc?, and Hufchison. A letter was read horn the New Zealand Uoion inquiring, in view of the reflections iv the press on the conducs of playera in the Wellington-Ofcago match, what action, if auy, tho O.K F.U. propo?ea to tske ia rtfetence to iustitutibg an inquiry into the circamstancea in ierajs of bj'-law 10 of the New Zealand Union's code. It was resolved to inform theNuwZealand Union that the committee had uo reason to suppose that any of the Otago team played roughly, and that therefore they had no cause to take action. Ii; was decided io hold a special meet-

ing of the ccmmiitie, before this week's general meeting of delegates, with the view to striking off the roll of the union any clubs that shall not have then piid their subscriptions for the year.

Walter Beutley—y ou all know Walter—was at liis highft&t one night in " King Henry VIII" *b the Wellington Opera House : Farewell, a loug fp.vewell to all ray greatness ; This is the sttte of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow biossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon

him ; The third day comes a frost, a killiog frost— Voice from the </od.-i (mimicking Walter) : 'Then try Woods' Gre.it JbVpiKTaiint Cure ! " It brought down the house.

Influenza and Bad Colds—G. Boxningtov, of ChristeVmich, wishes to call public attention fo the fsct that bis well-known article Cahi:agbk.v Ibisk Moss is being freely but miseiiabi i imitatkd iv tbs distiici; t,f Olago, and won d guard purchasers against being loialecl by such ziom'auzss pbefarations.—Advb.