FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 213, 14 September 1901, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TO DAY'S TIDAL. Xmi.s 11 v " Tim NYiustlk.' ; X kvkk probably in the history of Poverty ]!av football have there been so many candidates for the honor of representing ttic district on the football liehl as are before the selectors this season. In 18‘Jli, four clubs were in existence, and a team was selected from the (lisbornc, To Arai, Tc t fan- Wanderers, and Turanganui Clubs which vanquished Hawke's Bay en their own ground by Id points to if. Since .at year, however, interest in the game languished, and it was not until the adoption of the district scheme at the beginning of the present season that a marvellous reaction came, and few will deny that the game has ever been more popular here or had more followers than at the present time. The men have conscientiously trained this season, and have gone into the game with a whole-souled interest. Messrs llecs. Cole, and Gibson have had a somewhat difficult task to perform in making a selection from the number of good men available, but ail will admit thev have placed two strong fifteens in the field for this afternoon's trial match. A really good game should result, and the selectors will have our sympathy when they meet in the evening to make the final selection, which will be posted in Mr Miller's window shortly after 8 o'clock. To the backs to-day, we would say : Run straight, pass low, and find the line when you kick." The crowding of the wing-tiirecquavtcrs on to the touchlines was very noticeable in last Saturday's match. To the forwards: “Keep bustling: don't stop to beg anyone's pardon. AN hen you find the ball at your feet, let it stay there: and don't stop the rush by attempting to pick it up. l’ec.d your backs from the line-out when you can, and put honest weight into the scrum work.