Football

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 154, 23 June 1891, Page 3

Football

> « - 1 . ' — ; ♦ : , On. Saturday afternoon last a match "was played in the paddock adjoining j Messrs Stevens and Gorton's iule .yards ' the Excelsiors (Palmeiston) and •the Bed Stars - (Feilding), and after a pleasant and good game, which was exciting at times, the latter won by 3 points {a goal from a try) to nil. The visitors played a more conbiued game than their >pikiPonentß and followed up better ; whiLe the Tiicllvid'ual play of the home team was quite as good, or better, than that of the Visitors. Some of the younger players on each side showed good form and judg- --- Tnent, and/ will, •in time, make smart playerß to recruit the ranks of the senior teams. On the ball being started the Bed-Stars put themselves to work at once, ■_ and took the Leather into their opponents' quarters, where play centred for some minutes, when the forwards made a good combined rush' and, took the ball across the line B. Parkes fell on it thus scoring t »try. > The kick % at goal was~en trusted to --rP. .'Giesen, who 'succ ©led in increasing ?• the score. After the kick out play was chieflym the centre of the field for some time,- neither side^ gaining much advantage; towards the end of the spell tbe - game became fast, the Red Stars making -', continual attempts to increase their score '" but without success. At this stage the Excelsiors were awarded a free kick close , to their goal-line, and by a long kick *long tbe touch-line, the ball eventually - going into touch, play again centred in , midfield,' where time was called. The Becond spell was commenced by the yisi- • ' tors' kicking off, wheat once made things - lnteresting.for their opp ments, in whose quarters play was confined for some time. The visitors were on the point of scoring on seyeral occasions, but from bad luck ' or want of judgment they were unable to do so. The leather was taken over the . line several 'times, but tbe home team succeeded in obtaining possession each time. Constant danger soon put tbe Red Stara on their metal and they once moft moved the scene of operations to midfield. • ' While the play was near the visitors' 25s Beechy followed up a kick, and-aftei dribbling tbe ball past two or three of hi* ' opponents, he picked it up and fell ovei ' , ■where he considered was or should be the line in tbe embrace of one of hii " opponents, , but, for some reason it wa - (riven »s "just on the line " and a scrun J- %^ & ' formed, the visitors being fofce( -•> down. • From the kick out the,visitori tried " to v move the danger from thei • - quarters, but the long runs of P. Giesei ■ and J Keen and smart , kicks of D. Mac ,V Farlane kept them .continually on th t "defensive. Time waa galled with, play n ■feinted Ufritprj. ;the .visitor-

" Kiwi," Cross,' Tripe' and Krelipg did good work,- the latter player, who is.quite young, was the smallest on the ground, his sinai t play was greatly admired and would' have done credit to much older players. For the Red Stars P. Chesen, -D. MacFarlaue, Smith and Aruott were about the b6ot. - The Junior Cup Match between Bulls and Awahun resulted in a win for the former by 5 points to nil after a good game. The Senior Gup Match between Palmerston and Marton; at Martou, resulted in a win for the former by 5 points (5 trys) to nil after a very hollow game, the visitors having all their own way. Four of the Marton players failed to put in au appearance and their places were filled by Maoris who had just finished playing in a match with Turakina. '