Correspondence.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 7 July 1904, Page 3

Correspondence.

—<• WAIIII FOOTBALL, TO THH KDITOR, Sir,-When "Omo of the Public" penned his line's of protest against tlio travesty of lb wimot game by ut clasif of so-ctiiy sportsmen footballers, ho did so ns only expressing in cold type tlie numerous ami warmly-delivered opinions on tlio action mid result ot these sportsmen in thus reducing the game to a common fnrco, To ii fair-minded person tlio allegations conmined in "One of the I'ublio's" letter could admit of no logical answer what* ever, but your correspondont, ''Fair Play," jumps into tlio gap with so weak an nttompt at a reply that ho actually lets the wholo cat out of the bug, and flounders still further into tho mire of his own shortsightedness by introducing a vu'gir merccnery element mto Iho question by assuming that any person who has ihe audacity to bring into public light tho doings or shortcomings of both Union and player must of necessity bo a tin pot half. •i-crown plunger, like " Fair Play" is evidently himself, " Fair Play " gives the entire sbw completely away by itcliially providing a motive, or siiali f say the motive for the action of tho said footballers, a statement tantamount to a eonfession of guilt. If this is not the ease, then " Fair Play" is most unfair to those individuals, and they don't thank him lor it, "Coo of'.he Public" can assure "Fair Play" that he is only too glad to sco two clubs fight out a close finish, but he wants to impress upon " FnirPlay " tho necessity of arriving at any finish by straightforward means, and without any blot upon the escutcheon of a bard' earned victory, "Fair Play" othibits considerable fooling and prcjudieo by referring to last year's matches, a matter totally irrcnlvci.it-to the question under issue, and not even within me knowledge o( ilia writer. By'this reference, "Fair Play" stamps himself at onco a3 a vei.y interested party indeed, and if " One of the Public," by attempting to stamp out very objectionablo practices, detrimental to both Union and playors alike, and by so doing touches "Fair Piay" m a weak spot, then tho best advice he can ofl'or him is tor the future to keep his own "mournful wail" to himself, If "Fair Play" has any moro illogical arguments' to advauco on behalf of a bad cause, " One of tho Public" will bo only too delighted to answer him in a logical manner. - L am, etc,, O.VH OK THE P(JIIMI\ Two othor letters—one from "One Who Knows Football from Cricket" and the other Irom " Parent "—nro crowded out,