FOOTBALL.

Colonist, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7701, 7 August 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NELSON V. MARLBOROUGH.

The Seleotion Committee have been singa'arly unfortunate of late in being unable to provide for our footballers the praotice which is 6nch a necessary essential, towards sucoesa. Efforts in Marlborough to raiße praotioea h tve likewise been as futile as in our own mi Ist, and from precisely the same oausa the elements. Altogether a general rawness will seam apparent ; bat apart from this, it Cinn.>t be said that Nelson will battle tho return match with her sister Provinoa with a proper representative streDgtb, owing to the many misnapa amongst our playera. Marlborough 19 said to be even Bronger than when it visited us, and is fully expecting To win. The Nelson team will leave for MarK borough on Thursday, the 17th insi;., someth'n* less than a fortnight hence, and it will therefore be necessary that all the playera seleoted be'ow should make the best oppor* tuntty of the Bhbrt tima a* iheir dispo3al tor praotice. Saturday 'glrial match was post" ponei in consequenoe of the wet weather, but if to-day proves fine the Soleotion Committee intend to take advantage of what is uauaUy considered a holiday, and place the team in the fi?ld, and it is understood nearly all the playe s obosen will put in an appearanoe. There ia likely to be more than the ordinary competition amongst the players for representative honors. Since the names of the teams ware firs, published some alterations have taken plac, and they are now composed as follows : — Senior Pbobable Reps. — Full-back— P. Barltrop; threequartera— Neebitt, Simpaon, Bhailoras3 ; five-eights — Lorimer ; half — Goldie (first spell), J. Clear («eoona ppall) : forwards— H. Clear, 80l on, Hale, Moore, Whiting, Cress well, Sigley, Frank, Preahaw, Graham, Hogg, Ciouston, Woodward. Junior Probable Reps. — FulKback~H Barltsop (first spell), McDonald (second spell) ; threequarter3— HaU, J. MoArtney Gay, Talbot; five-eights -Riley; halves— Dee, G. Siiles ; forwa:ds— Brook, Krahagen Hounßel), Nalder, Laird, Atkineon, Milner! K. Fairey, Wilson, Ruffell, Coady, R. Bird, Arnold. s The matoh will take plaoe at the Botanioal Reserve, oomaienoing at 2.45 sharp. As tho sending away by the Eugby Unioa of two teams will entail considerable expanse, it is; intended to make a charge of sixpence all. round, the ladies on this oooasion being alsci asked t> contribute towards the objaot im view. More than the ordinary preparationii are being made in Marlborough for the \isvi of tbe Nelson representatives, and it is proposed to hold the annual social on Friday evening, alter the senior matoh, in whioh all the footballers comprising the Blenheim olobu take part. Altogether our representatives should have a good time of it; The looal Union and the members of tbe various clubs intend to reoogoige the Eervioea of Harper in the New Zealand team by prusentiag him with a mamento of his yißit to Australia with the New Zealanders. The evening for the plantation has not yet bean fixed, but it will take plaoe as soon as possible. Such an occasion should meet winh the .entire support of our foo; bailers. Mr Harper will protably return to Nelson by the Grafton to-day, and he wiil be welcomed back to Nelson by his many friends. The College team will journey to Riwaka thiß morning by tbe Elsie for the purpose of playing tbeir fixture with the Riwaka Club lor the Junior Cup. A close and interesting game is anticipated.