Football.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 4, 19 June 1883, Page 2

Football.

FEILDING V. PALMERSTON. By Scbimmage. A match between the abore teams took place on Saturday last on the Feilding Oval, and resulted in a decided victory for the home team. That Feilding should have won whs a matter of suprise to a great many, though they certainly played a good game throughout. The weather was all that could be desired, though the ground was decidedly slippery. Possibly the fact that the risitors are used to a very hard dry ground contributed in no slight measure to their defeat. However that may be, both, teams played capitally and with considerable pluck. The Palmerston men kicked off and the first spell of 20 minutes was decidedly in favor of Feilding, a fact which was in some measure attributable' to their playing down hill. The home team soon obtained a forcedown, and shortly after a try, which was taken by Thompson, but the kick, though a really good one, was not quite in the right direction. Shortly after this Hudson obtained a mark, but was unsuccessful in kicking, and the result was simply a forcedown. There occurred a small dis» play of hand-ball on both sides, .which* however, did not again happen during the game, Just before time was called. Palmerston succeeded in getting the leather. more into the enemy's quarter. The second spell ' was at first in favor of I aimers ton, though the Feilding men defended their goal much better than their opponents had done. Symonds made a splendid kick for Palmeraton, bat Feilding soon took it up into Palmerstbn'sgoal and obtained two forcedowns. " Thompson made a grand ran in of about three-quarters of the ground, and Daw- , son was successful in kicking a goal. The third spell was in favor of Feilding. Gregory made a run in, but, Hudson was v n successful in kicking. Soon after this '. the Palmeraton captain, Stallard, gob slightly hurt by falling against the fence > whilst preventing a touch in goal. The fourth spell was very evenly contested throughout, and the game ended, in faror of Feilding by ono goal and two tries: A noticeable feature in the game' was; the:, very large number of forcedowns Bcored by the Feilding team, though they did not count in deciding the victory. The game was played with great good humorj on both sides, though one of the Feilding [ men lost his temper on one occasion. Among the Palmerston team Salmon, as quarter back, and Stallard, Snow, Hounslow and Moffatt all distinguished them* > selves, while for Feilding Thompson, as ■ full back, H. Halcombe as half back, Dawson, Gregory, Booth, Hudson, path,, Halcombe and Fred Roe were, conspicuous for their good play. Thompson again won considerable applause from the onlookers by his really splendid drop kicking. He is certainly a " tower of strength" to his side.