Football

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 30, 8 September 1891, Page 2

Football

Saturday last turned out showery, and in consequence the practice on the' Oval ' was not so good as it might have beenhad the weather been fine.' All the Senior backs put in an appearance, but only 3or 4 of the forwards rolled tip. Tho local men are certainly behind the Palmerston team in practices and training, - and will have to use their heads and >pTay _ a scientific game if they wantr to .win the s match on Saturday next.'- "Mr Tidy,' who'recently arrived in the district, appears to be a good half and, although replacing a ' good man, should bean acquisition to the -< Feiiding Club. The local team on this- > occasion is much stronger than when they last met Palmerston here, and, nodoubt, will give a better account of them* selves. On Saturday next I shall expect to see a good exhibition of football, and hope the players on both sides will endea,vour to put aside petty jealousy and show . that whichever side wins they will not allow their feelings to get the better of their judgment. Why such ill-feeling • should exist between two town? is a puzzle. They are one people and privately,as well as when casually thrown together, are sociable* and disclaim any intention of ' ill-feeling towards each f other, but when their imagined interests appear to clash - \ they are like wolves. " For some seasons the players classed as the second fifteen, howled about- getting matches arranged for them as everybody could not play inone team, and they wanted to have a cup -- as well as the first fifteen ; this season agentleman was kind enough to give a cup ~ to be competed for by Junior teams ; andnow the season is over and after' a half- , hearted attempt to keep it here by our Junior champions it goes out of the town, „ to,a team who deserves every credit for ' their legitimate endeavors to be possessors of the prize. The reason for complaint is not the fact of their losing, but they (unconsciously) haye 1 been, the means of preventing the first fifteen from. , practising, they having had matcheswhich their Seniors must go to see, a» • though watching a game of football would get them in fit condition. Drop-kick.'

The great football match of the season, . between Palmerston and Feilding, -will • be plajed on the Oval on Saturday nevt. • We understand that the public will beexpected to remain outside of the fence in ordsr to prevent oonfussion. Only thei officials, and players will be allowed inside. This will unable everybody to see the game, and at the same time be au adyantage to the players. An advertisement as to charges of admission appears' elsewhere. The following players have been selected to represent Feilding on Saturday next : . — Full-back, Joe Bobinson ; three-quart-ers, Parr, Jack Eobinson, Dyer r halves* Harmer, Strachan, A. Udy ; forwards* Keightly, Nicholson, E. Whisker, Matrayers, Watts, Oldham, Gregory, and Campbell. The match between the Taranaki and Wanganui reps, played on Saturday last* : was won by the former by 2. tries to nil.