Football

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 22, 9 August 1892, Page 2

Football

A match was played on the Oval on Saturday afternoon between Kea Kaha and Feiiding 11, resulting in a win for the latter by six points (3 tries) to two (1 try). In the first spell the teams were about evenly matched, each side scoring one try, but in the second the Feiiding team showed their superiority and had the visitors on the defensive most of the time. McDuff scored for Kea Kaha and Saywell, Lucre and G. Foster scored tries for Feiiding, none of which were converted. The match between Auckland and Taranaki resulted in a win for the former by 5 points (a goal from a try) to 4 points (2 tries). The Taranaki team showed the best combination and had the best of it in the first spell, when they scored, in the second spell the teams were more even. F. Bayley scored both tries lor Taranaki and Bruce scored the try for Auckland, which Pennaligen converted. They do not play football very gently on the "West Coast, and, commenting on certain matches played at Brunner and Cobden a few days ago, the Inangahua Times is very severe. Our contemporary says the contestants appeared from the outset to have made up their minds to stop at nothing, and to indulge in savagery which would be hooted in the prize ring. The onus of blame was not attached to the players on any particular side, but the conduct was disgraceful all round. The Pirates were defeated by Palmerston II on Saturday by 14 points to five. A meeting of the Mannwatu Rugby Union will be hf Id here to morrow, at which the sevenil protests which have been entered will be discussed and the advisability of sending a junior rep. team to Wellington this year will receive consideration, together with the pro* posed trip of the seniors to Wanganui on the 27th inst. Marton II forfeited to Awahuri. Alhambra beat Menvale at Christchurch on Saturday, in a splendid game by two goals and two tries (12 points) to a penalty goal (three points;, A well contested game was played be* tvreen the Kaierau and Wanganui seniors on Saturdiiy and resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. The teams seemed to be evenly matched. (per press association.) Wellington, This Day. The Now Zealand Union Appeal Com* miUce decided a ball striking a spectator immediately becomes dead. The appeal case arose from a match between Newton (Auckland) v. Ponsonby. A Newton man chasing the ball over the Ponsonby goal line it struck a spectator, a member of the Pon?onby Club. The Newton player churned it was purposely obstructed and he would have gained a try otherwise. Ponsonby denied the intention and claimed they would have been able to force down. The Referee gave it a dend ball under decisions of the N.Z. Union, but said Newton would have gained a try. The matter finally reached the New Zealand Union Appeal Committee who in giving their oecision urge on Clubs the importance of keeping all spectators away from behind the goal or along the line.