Football

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 127, 26 May 1888, Page 2

Football

1 • ■ ■ . — The match between the Wanganui and Feilding teams was played on the Oval and resulted in a win for the visitors by three points (a goal) to nil. The Wangauui team was a much stronger one than was expected, they being really the pick of Wanganui with tho exception of three or four. Through them arriving with four men short they obtained the j services of McDonald of Marton, J. Manning of Palmerston, and Coleman of Feildmg. Owing to this the local team obtained the services of L. Isherwood of Paimerston, who was on the ground. The Feilding team played very well considdnng it was their first match this season, and it was only in the last six minutes the victory was snatched from them. It is very probable the result would have been different had Parr been satisfied with getting over the line, but m endeavoring to get behind the goal posts to make the kick easy three or four of the Wanganui men rushed him, and he lost the leather. The onlookers considered it a fair try, but it was disallowed. The game was confined to the forwards all through, the backs having very little to do. Two spells of 35 minutes were played. The teams were as follows:—Wanganui — Full back : Hirsthourse ; threequarters: Gray (captain), Manning, and McDonald ; halves . Walker and Thomson; forwards : Pennell, Townsend, Carrel, Coleman, Davis, FitzGerald, Clark, and Jamieson. Feilding— Full back : J. Robinson, three-quarters: Parr, Smith, and Isherwood ; halves : G. Saywell (captaim) and F. Saywell ; forwards : M. | Belfit, Eitchen, Campbell, Dixon, R. and •T. Whisker, Dixon, Oorkery, Iveson, and Chamberlain. ■ . Wanganui won the toss, and defended the northern goal. G. Say well kicked off for Feilding. Play was immediately in the Wanganui quarters, where it was confined to scrimmages for aboit a quarter of an hour. From a pass from F. Saywell, Isherwood "got the leather, and made a good run to about six yards of the line where he was grassed by Gray. At this stage the game was very exciting being very close to the visitors line. Shortly after the Wanganui forwards, Jamieson, Carrol, and Townsend being most conspicuous, rushed the ball into the, centre of the field where a lot of scrimmaging: took place until the Wanganui forwards, by another good rush, carried the ball into the Feilding 25'sfor the first time, Feilding being forced down shortly afterwards. Soon after the kick out the Feilding forwards, m which Dixon. Kitchen, Campbell; and J. Whisker were most conspicuous, rushed the ball into the visitors quarters again, where a lot of scrimmaging took place, in which JR. Whisker, M. Belfit, and Iveson showed good form. Soon after this Parr neatly secured a mark not far from the line, but failed to convert it into a goal. After the kick out Iveson, by a piece of good dribbling, rushed the ball into the visitors quarters where more scrimmaging took place., Some good rushes of the Wanganui forwards were well stopped by G. Saywell, Smith, and Iveson. Shortly after half time was called, the local men haying the best spell all through. Townsend started the second spell, and play was kept in the Feilding quarters for a while until E. Whisker, who was playing a magnificent game all through, by fast following up, dribbled the ball into the visitors quarters. Manning shortly after obtained a mark, and kicked out of touch. After a lot of scrimming near the goal line the visiting forwards rushed the ball into Feildiug quarters, when it was well stopped by Smith, who got the leather and made a good run, carrying it into the centre of the field. By a pass from F. Saywell, Parr made the best run of the day close to the touch line, and passed three or four of the Visitors best players, and got over the line, but in" trying to get behind the goal posts to make the kick an easy one FitzGerald was on him, and knocked him which caused Parr to lose the ball altogether, and it is hard to say whether it was a try or not; anyway it r was disallowed. The general opinion was that Parr put his hand on the ball when it was dead; if so, it was a try. It was a great mistake of Parr's to attempt to get behind the goal posts as hve or six of the Wanganui men was right on to him, whereas if he had fallen on the ball immediately he got over the line it would have been a certain try. There is no doubt it would have altered the result of the game considerably as there was only about ten minutes to go, and the local men might have been able to avoid the visitors scoring by playing a defensive game. Immediately after the kick out the visitors rushed the ball into Feilding quarters where a lot of scrimmaging took place until FitzGerald got the leather and passed to Thomson, who had a clear run in, scoring first blood. Townsend took the kick, and converted it into a goal. For the remainder of the spell the visitors played a defensive game kicking the ball out of touch as often as possible, play, being in the centre of the field when time was called, the game thus ending in a win for the visitors. The The game was played in a friendly man* ncr all through. For the winners Gray, IntzGerald, Townsend, Thomson, and Carrol plnyed about the best game. For the local team Robinson, as full back, who is only a boy, had little to do, and this he did very well. Parr would baye been able to distinguish himself more had there not been so map}) forward play. L. Isherwood also had little to do. He did some splendid punting. Snath played a remarkably good game all through. G. Saywell also put in same very useful work, stopping rushes being the feature of his play, but he ought to have passed more than he did. F Saywell was the only player that did any passing, and lie collared well. The forwards all played such a splendid game that it is hard to select the best. R. Whisker on the wing played about the best game on the ground, gaining a lot of ground by his dribbling. Ireson also played a magnificent game, and he distinguished himself more than once by his splendid dribbling and collaring. Messrs Paul and J. E. Henry acted a* umpires, and Mr Hartgill as referee.

The return football match between Auckland and England was plajed on Thursday, the Auck landers winning by four points to nil.