Football News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 31, 5 August 1893, Page 2

Football News

The Bed Stars went to Marton by f yesterday's mid-day train to fulfil 1 their engagement with theKaiWhakas. The weather yr&a most unfavorable^: ;; and the ground was in a very bad state, still the match took place, and <- after a good game resulted in favor 0f, ... I the visitors by 5 points to 2.- A, try, .;■-.,-.; { was obtained for the Bed Stars by „ W. Smith, which F. Foster converted; ,' into a goal. The Unionists met the Albions at Palmerston yesterday, and a close and interesting game ended in a win for the local players by a try (2 points) to nil. The weather was so bad that the Union team stayed all night in Palmerston, returning home early this . morning. . : , The match between the Marton and Palmerston teams, which was inaugurated for the purpose of selecting . a representative team of the Mana* , . watu to play against Wanganui next 7 Saturday, took place yesterday, atr Palmeratpn, and ended in - a draw, { neither side scoring. The weather ; was very unfavorable, rain fallingduring the whole of the game. Mr 8. Strachan acted as referee. The following team has been chosen to represent Manawatu against Wanganui: — Full-back, Orchard; three-quarters, . Jewell, Robinson, and Cameron ; halves, Leys, and G. Shannon ; forwards, Mow. lem, Cockroft, Elliot, Johnson (2), Wes. ton, Matravers, Woon, Aldworth. Emergencies—Backs, Boss, and W. 'Shannon; forward, Manning. A telegram received from Wellington states that there arc three feet of water on the football ground, and the match : ; has been abandoned between the tt"ew Zealand and Wellington teams.