Football PALMEBSTON V. FEILDING.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 33, 15 September 1891, Page 3

Football PALMEBSTON V. FEILDING.

:■ X)ri Saturclay last the great match be-;:;^;^ee)^t^;iteTO^atiis-W.the Senior Cup ; :'tH^^6tuid of the latter, ; ![ V " : andjx after a i hard fought and, especially - fe daring the second spell, extremely excitresulted in, a draw— one try -■■^;:'V';^cK^;|TotTOil!hßtahding;the fact that the '■'■'. weath^r^as threatening and showery at times the attendance (between 600 and 700) was the largest that ever witnessed a game of football On the Oval, which proves th^t the popularity of Eugby football i|jibt oh the decline. .The spectators did notvfoirget to/make themselves heard, and k£pt tip a continuous uproar, first the supporters on one* side and then the other, which pi:oved : that either side was not without ' its; ; partisans. f A praiseworthy .^.feature was the fact, that not a. spectator u was allowed within the enclosure, thus ■preventing the ;touch lines being crowded [■■ ■'„. The :Feilding Club has been the recipient >■ another QKandsome ; scarlet plush bana white; fitar in the centre, on • which is worked in black the monogram bf the Club; and is at gift from Mrs Macarthur.; The visitors played a rattling game i and had slightly the best of the ' 'second spell, which position the home team' held in the first. Our reps were far behind their opponents in the matter of «6nditioni and were much lighter. On enterfag Jbe: ground the Palmerston team was received with three cheers from FeUding,: which the visitors heartily returned. Me -srs Bandall and Henry umpired for Palmsrsnon and. Feilding respectively,, and Mr Fowler was referee. In-thei first spell . Hanna kicked off for Paimerston and the ball was returned in touch jn the centre. Shortly after the ball was thrown in Johnson marked for Palinerstbn and had a shot at goal which •resulted in Feildicg being forced down. Play was soon taken to the visitors' quar-ters-iTOip, which the ball was worked to •ini«ifield> ?here Feildmg was awarded a free kick for offside play. Although at "-fiiifrwaj Jtie Eobmsou made an attempt at goal,: but p n iy resulted in the visitors beißg forced down. The visitors took the play to Feilding's 25, from where the '-" . ball was i.r dually worked to the centre, : ' ■ \vte : aEeightly got the ball and after a short" ran punted. Speed failed to take the ball, and Watts came with a rush, ?■ -caught it, andran in, touching down near , the;cprner flag. Joe Bobmsun took the A kick at' goal but failed to increase the scoMi From the kick out play centred in^he; victors' territory, but a free kick tookplay to midtield. Some loose play ensued, jwhen Jack Eobmson got the "ball and made a splendid kick, which he itillbwed up and looked like scoring but Jewell collared him although he hud not possession of the ball, and Palmei-ston liOTced^owh. From the kick out. Parr, and Nicholson put in serviceable ! for Feilding, aud Ohpbant and -Ma|hießbn did the same for Palmerston. ; was in mid-field. when Speed got .'possession and started some, splendid passing^which ended in Oliphant touching ; C' : $oiwii for the visitors near the corner flag. IJdncah failed to tncrease the score. Some kicking, between the opposing T>tUjks, sent the ball in touch m Feildingls 25, when half time was called. '"' " ' In the second spell Whisker kicked off , for Feilding, give-and-take play eventuating, each side making repeated attempts ;tb v scqire. The visitors were now making "thin'gß interesting for their opponents, their splendid passing being very serviceable to them. Speed arid Jewell made several attempts to score but were stopped each time. The home team were sorely pressed when' they were.. awarded a free ; iick for off-side play, which temporarily '• xefteyed them. Play was now very fast arid loose and the excitement was intense. ML the players on both sides striving hard ;.fcir -supremacy. Jewell, Stallard, and Manning being noticeable amongst the visitors^ arid Whisker, Keightly, Gregory, and Watts amongst the home team. Jewell marked, in Palmerston quarters arid the kick took play in mid-field, from whence play was taken to Feildmg's 25, and things looked bad for the home team. Watts put in good work •and play was taken to mid-field, when Jewell put Feilding again on the defensiye by" a^goqd kick to touch near the ■cprner flag. Campbell,. Whisker. Aitken, K&regory^ and Nicholson worked the ball tomidfieid, but Jewell stopped the rush -by a kick in touch. From here Feilding again made an rfttack on the visitors' \goal-line,Jbut the ball was worked back to Feilding quarters, where some of the .home backs played very wild and the visitors rushed the ball over the Feilding goal-line, but Dyer saved his side by -touching down. Shortly after the kickout the ball went in touch in Feilding's 25, when time was called. The visitors all played well and it wonld be difficult to single out any player is haying played "best. The home for war d- did their work well, but the backs were not up to the mark (especially in passing), except Jack - Bobinson, whose smart kicking was a ; noticeable feature. The game was very friendly throughout, and the captains of «ither team, Messrs Oliphant (Palmerston) and Whisker (Feilding), are to be congratulated on keeping their men bo <juiet. The amount taken at the gate was J6llßs2d.

The following team has been selected to represent Manawatu against Wanganui to be played on the Oval on Saturday next, the 19th instant: — Full-back: Joe Robinson ; three quarters : Speed, Jack Robinson, Jewell; halves: Parr, Stallard, Isherwood; forwards: Matrayers, Whisker, Nicholson, Gregory, Oliphant, Matheson, Mowlan, Hanna ; emergen- . cies : Dyer and Duncan (backs), Campbell, Petersen, and Carrol (forwards). Feilding and Palmerston having played ■•--<•» «a drawn game for the Cup presented by '• Mr P. Bartholomew, another match will y.' now have to be played, and will probably ;,> take place in about three weeks.