PORT ALBERT.

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 161, 2 September 1892, Page 6

PORT ALBERT.

[FItOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.j On Saturday, August 20th, the Albertland Football Club played the Kopuru Football Club when a very pleasant and interesting game was witnessed by a large number of spectators from all the surrounding districts, the Band I think being the chief attraction. The visitors expressed great pleasure at tlio reception given to them by their opponents, and said that it was the most friendly game that they had played for a long time, and were also well pleased at the impartial manner in which the spectators divided their applause (an example which some Clubs should follow). Jhe visitors winning the to**s, kicked off at 3 o’clock ar.d chose the west end with the wind blowing very nearly across the ground. The play from start to finish was kept in the Port Albert twenty-five, audit was plainly seen that the home team was overmatched from the first, the constant practice of the visitors proving too much for our boys who would have a fair team if they only knew oue another’s play better, which they can only learn by practising. The following were the teams. Kopuru : —J. Johnston, full hack ; J. Tavern, Elliott and Holford, three quarters; Legge, Nolan and Tidmarsh, halves; Moiloy (3), Cunningham, Flavell, Rosa, Keegan and Srowart, forwards. Albertland :—B. Jackson, fullback; P. French, Ellemeneas and Ramsbottom. three quarters ; V. Jackson, Ryan and Gubb, halves ; Hurst (captain), Poland, Holey, Armitage (2), R Jack, son, G. Dibble and Hartnell, forwards. Mr G. Nicholson acted as referee and Messrs Booth and J, Harrison as line umpires. The game resulted in favour of Kopuru by 9 points to nil. The visitors were entertained at a dinner got up in Mr Shepherd's well known style. The Kopuru Football Minstrels gave a performance on Saturday, August 20th, to a large and enthusiastic audience, but some of the singers were unfortunately suffering from severe colds which made the singiny a little flat; but that is to be excused as the trip down and playing football would not, I don’t think, improve the singing powers of any one. The singing of ‘ Only To See Her Face Again ’ by Mrs Moiloy was the gem of the evening, and Mr J. Harrison’s two songs, ‘ I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen ’ and 1 The Arab’s Farewell To His Steed ’ were also very good. The Sailors’ Hornpipe and theßig Shoe dauco were very good, both being encored. Two side-splitting farces concluded the entertainment, and the hall was then cleared for dancing which was kept up with great spirit till close on midnight, the first dance only heino- played by the Band, the rest by the concertina and piano ; the Band I think being rather sparing with their music. The Northern Chief, barque, captain McKay, is loading alongside Mander’s Mill with baulk and flitches for Sydney,