Football
) On Saturday afternoon last the Red, Stars, of Feilding, met a country team, composed of players from Sandon^ Awa-, huri, and Campbelltown. The grounclwas, very wet and slippery after the" recent rains, bnt it was a very fair exhibition x of" football ; the Stars, although considerably lighter and much younger than their op- " ponents, played a very,plucky game and. succeeded; in defeating the visitors' by 2;' tries to 1, after an evenly contested gameThe Stars made the play loose and indulged in a considerable amount of pas-> singand kicking, although the ball was 7 very slippery, and their victory may be attributed to this, as the superior weight of their opponents would have ended in disaster to them if they had attempted a ; forward game.' Smith obtained both tries* one in each spell, for the Red Stars, and . Martin scored for the visitors, justjbeforetime was called,' the attempts at goal in each ease being a failure.. Messrs Hodges and Bellve acted as umpires, and Mr Fowler held' the whistle. ~, -, The football match Canterbury v.,Wel-_ lington, played on Saturday, resulted in a victory for Canterbury by sixteen points to one.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 24, 25 August 1891, Page 2
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190Football Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 24, 25 August 1891, Page 2
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