FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1919, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

MAKETAWA v. MIDHIRST. Taki Herent writes: "Well, old man w pulled it off alright in spite of the ruin" 'Pulled what off, and how, when, or whore?" 'Why, our first football match, of course, Makctawa v. Midhlrs'., in Marshall's paddock on Thursday." What lln all that storm? Yr.u must ho fond of the game, sure enough " A til, you see the Mldhlrst chaps came down to nl.iy and wo couldn't in common decency lot them coma all that way for nothing, besides, if they were game to play we weren't going to funk it. Anyway, we played and (Sin put down too, by 15 to 5. Of course, it was beastly wet, and the ground was awrvlly slippery, but they were jollv Rood fellows, look things as they came, no bickering or grousing, any amount of tumbles, but a tumble meant a. laugh, and the game was playeo as it ought to be, in a thoroughly friendly spirit. Wo were two short In our mu.-tßor, but two Mldhlrst men filled the gap, and to show the sort of feeling there was in Mo game, I believe I'm right in saying that our on'y scores were made by one or other of these borrowed players. Besides the players some spectators came all the way from lilldturst, and I noticed that Percy Harkness and a friend, also his dog were there. Jack Shotter, ton, came down. They said they came to barrack for (heir homo team, but I'm game to swear they yellod as loin] for our chips as for theiiv own. Oh I I toll von, I these sort of games do us all good They loosen our limbs and mellow our minds. I din'; know If the clubs are going to get a return match off this year, It's getting so late In the season. Our boys are looking forward for yenrly meetings with the Midhlrs: club, and hope the game will always he p.Vyed In the same chummy, eleuu, snort, style. Ave! and they reckon to keep on trying tlli they can give a good' account of themselves too, I can tell you."