WIN, TIE, OR WRANGLE. Wellington, May 15.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 265, 19 May 1888, Page 5

WIN, TIE, OR WRANGLE. Wellington, May 15.

The petty spirit that has been character ifetic of football in Wellington for .some yeaib has manifested itself again in connection with the English match. The local team did not win, and had not even the chance, as in the case of their Auckland match, to claim that they .should have won ; but they talked themselves almost black in the face against the visitors. I append an extract fiom the morning paper here, from which your readers can form an idea of the hospitality of Wellington and its footballers to their visitors. The precious extract is as follows :—"ln: — "In practising ways that are dark and tracks that are vain the Englishmen are, unfortunately, a little too proficient. Indeed, they play very largely on the ' win, tie, i

or wrangle 'j i>i inciplc, and cannot by any stretch of imagination bo considered well-mannered. It any advantage is to he pained I\> oIF-sido play they will jraln it They ap[)eal w hones or they lose ground ; use, in Himc in»lanee>, or they did on Satin da> at. any late, most disgraceful language ; and in point of conduct generally in the li^ld, they aio by no moan.--doaiiable model- tor local playeib to copy. They started on Saturday to play a lough game, in which hacking and :-ciag<;ing wen the mo'-l notieeab'o features, and weio deeenedly hooted in con!-e([uence. We un dei stand that they complain now that the local men play loughly, but. it that leally was tho ca-c, the \ i-iiov-hrought it on thenitiehec, and it Tsow Zealand i^ to l»a\e \isiUhom an> more Va\\* li-h team:-, it i:r. to be hoped that, in hi t.me the ])la>ei-> who conic here will be a little hitter bchiwed, and a little nun o fair jil.iy than the numbci-3 ol tho pic-ent team appear to be." Injustice to tlio Fin^h^hmen, who aiC | uoing Keith, I c-ni only sa\ that the aitiele, of whieli the abmo i^ a .sample, ji^ an unnii. riled blandei. The p'a\ \\\a> lou'^h. but it U a !-i«_;!iiti cut fact that two KnglMimen \\<ic hint for each Welhntytonian Theie «.iMimi 1 wrangling, hnh the \iMloi-, who a}>pun to be a L;ood r.atiucd lot ot iellows, seemed lathoi dibifi^ted with it. 1 will only add that w heii the Wellington cajitain, who h know ii in Auckland l>\ the soubii qiipt of - '()fi->i<!e King, wa^ not talking, ijnietnei.-- pi e\ ailed.