Our Letter Box.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7912, 30 August 1905, Page 2

Our Letter Box.

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FOOTBALL. IN TARANAKI.

(To the Editor,) Pl~^° otba " s9 PP°rtcr„ in New ""•'» are not p ckS in Thl ° HI ockers '' ' V°f a ' an " "•"■»- poin"Tl' t th o" n ho ", tr . egard t0 th « «»er C'beatrtht a a 6 S t C Two n!yneVer ; show?, i ; ay 7 h,ch Taranßw ««««to rl« R. i . aJS *" Allan ' »«"nPhi™ ™ ' ?' CtC - Take Canterbury for v wn.?; "T! 1 ~lny haa prac(i«i----•V killed back pl,y there, the result "X .hat, th «y PI»J- unattractive football. The sooner thc selectors bear his in mind, and take a lesson from last weeks miserable and disappointing d.splay, the better it will'be or the improvement of Rugby W hv i<t it that the Star and ttu™ always draw such large crowds? It '" on, y because they play a scientific ST"" J. ' Ca " ~c Kot ' "Bother an. other fifteen, that I know of, who would beat last week's team as regards good scientific football vet tJicsc men are overlooked, because the selector fancies weight before science. The football public are disgusted. Ihe selectip,, js. in the hands of a man who saw very few Club matches so the most honourable thing he can do is to resign his position, as he is not qualified to judge men whom he hasn't seen play. As a man who has been intimately connected with football all mv ij/ c , both in the South Island and North it grieves mc to see thc fine old gamt dragged down to the level of a Maori, itangi scramble. Knowing that rou are always willing to support 'the game, I thank you for publishing this.—l am, etc., H. EVANS. Devon Street Eqet,