FOOTBALL.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 436, 18 May 1899, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

NGARUAWAHIA V. HAMILTON. The following teams have been ehosen for the above match, viz.--Rgarna-wahia: Full-back -R. Cox ; three quarters-W.James, J Henderson, A. Williams; halves-T. Hinton and E Bailey; wings-H. Terawhiti and H. Laing ; fonvards-F. Hall, J. Marshall, J. Bramble, A. Paynter, L. Hadden, U Hadden, M. Glen. Emergencies — J. Johnson. V. Gillander, G. Roper, M. N. Skelton. Hamilton : Full back —R. Kay ; three qunrters-T. Kirk, R. Pike, G. Sherwood ; rive-eighth-L. Evans ; half—P. Hobsou ; wings—G. Dodd and J. Moore ; forwards—A. fihckwell, E. Williamson, S. Hughes, A. Coates, A. Elliott, F. Windsor, W. Evans. Emergencies—Back, F. Johnson ; forwards, L. O'Neill and W. Rogers The break will leave the Hamilton Ho'el at 130 p.m. Jiharp. The following players will represent Tc Awamutu in their match against PiroDgia, to be played at Te Awamutu on Saturday next: -Cruickshank (2), Bowden (2), Taylor, Jones (2). Beckett, Chapman, Jackson, P.immer, Corlett, Lewie, Carley and North. Emeigeucies : Taylor, North, Mandeno and Holden. The attractions of St. Mary's Hospital Fair at Exhibition Grounds, Melbourne, caused .a very large attendance. The chief item on the programme was an open air scramble for a ball, in which 20 Chinese and a similar number of Hindus took part. It was in vain that the umpire blew his whistle, and shouted " ball up." No one seemed to know what " ball up" meant, or even where the ball was, and a tall Indiau, in default of anything better, fouud a substitute in a sniall Chinese. Not baing able to carry him through the posts, he made an effort to kick him through. Out of a scrimmage a seemingly lotund Cninese emerged, beamiog with mud. He strolled leisurely towards the Hindu stronghold, and, producing what appeared to be the ball from under his blouse, made a dash for the goal. It was only a ruse, however—a cunningly devised trick of the heathen to draw the enemy off on the wrong scent. In the end China made a S3oie, and the Hindu also, but the latter was objected to on the ground that the ball had been thrown in, and not kicked. A row seemed dow imminent. The Indians first lost their wind, then their tempers, and it looked as it trouble was likely to arUe. The encounter, by an act of wisdom, was declared a draw. When wrath had been subdued, the teams left the arena by different pates to look for the treasurer and the balance of their clothing.