FOOTBALL MATCH.
EXCITING SCENE ON THE FIELD. A football match took place in Captain Tucker’s paddock, last Saturday afternoon. Play commenced at 3 o'clock. Messrs. Pavitt and Whitcombe were elected to pick eldest The captain, J. Berry, acting as umpire. Pavitt’s side had it all their own way, and kept the ball well down to their opponents’ goal, when Gibbons managed to score a try, but which did not result in a goal. Some fairly good play was then shown by Davy, Day and Pavitt cn the one side, and L. Rees on the other which resulted in a touch by Reardon. Mr. W. L. Rees, who was on the other side, disputed the touch in loud terms, calling the umpire, captains, and players that opposed him, asses, and in strong language disputed the rules which were lead by the umpire, and showed himself to be, as was generally remarked, anything but a gentleman. Mr. Rees offered to bet £5 to £1 on his opinion, on which the argument became extremely warm, and the cry was, “ Leave it to the umpire,” who decided in favor of Pavitt’s side. Play was then resumed, Karaitiana, failing to convert the touch into a goal. After this Pavitt asked what time they had been playing, the umpire replied he did not know, Pavitt then said let us have three twenty’s, whereupon Rees again interfered, and was asked by Pavitt to ka ;e it to the captain and Umpire to decide. Rees replied, “ Shut up, and mind your own business.” At this, Davy and Pavitt left the field, and Rees wanted to resume the game, saying, “ Never mind them, I will come down and play every Saturday.” This was quite enough, and everyone left off playing. The umpire tried hard to make peace, but was called an ass for his trouble by Rees, who said he would not apologise, and that if that was the way they played football, Captain Tucker should not allow them his ground toplay on. He (Rees) would get up another club of his own at the Hapera, and so smash that one up. Some of the bystanders then remarked that he had just about as good a show of getting in at the coming election as of doing that. After a great deal more bantering he got Whitcombe to pick fresh sides with him, and they started a game on their own account the teams of both sides being nearly all Maories, as almost all the members of tae club had left the field in disgust. Rees* con* duct is spoken of by all who were present as as the reverse of gentleman like. We believe that a meeting is to be called before playing again to discuss the advisability of stopping him from taking any active part in the club at all.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 135, 19 May 1884, Page 2
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473FOOTBALL MATCH. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 135, 19 May 1884, Page 2
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