FOOTBALL. A Cumberland correspondent writes to the "Yorkshire Post" that the pending match between Yorkshire and Cumberland, which is expected to decide the championship of the North, is being looked forward to by Cumbrians with a certain amount of anxiety. A few weeks ago, the supporters of the Border county were buoyed with quite sanguine expectations that their county would this year secure the victory over the champions, but circumstances have come about which act somewhat like the proverbial wet blanket, and the result is not now looked upon with too hopeful feelings. In the match with Lancashire, R. MOORE, of Millom, the Cumberland centre threequarters, sustained an injury to his leg which placed him on the "disabled" list for the remainder of the season, and later, DR. BELL, of Carlisle, had his knee twisted, and is also shelved for the remaining matches. Then R. BELL, of Workington, another dashing county forward, has received an injury, and it is improbable that he will be fit to don the jersey against Yorkshire on the 30th of this month. As regards the two forwards, they may be replaced without any great amount of difficulty; but MOORE's place at centre threequarters is indeed bad to fill, at least with any degree of satisfaction, as he was the pivot of the three-quarter line, and was reckoned as about the smartest back that Cumberland has turned out. It is not improbable that ALBERT SMITH, of Carlisle will be selected as his successor. TOM FLETCHER, the International three-quarter, will be available. It is not so much the loss of MOORE as an individual player that is to be regretted, as the fact that the combination of the backs is calculated to suffer, five of them being from the Millom Club. However, the team will be no feeble one, and as the champions appear to have been a trifle mutilated since the commencement of the season, perhaps the misfortune to Cumberland will not be so sorely felt. In any case, the match will be interesting from the fact that the Cumbrians have as yet kept their line intact, and not a point has been registered against them; and they will no doubt exert every nerve to keep the Yorkshiremen also from their line. The Cumberland team will be selected on Thursday. _______________________________________________ The Broughton Rangers have secured a further accession to their ranks from Cumberland, SKELTON, of Aspatria, who has frequently assisted his county both at three-quarters and full back, having thrown in his lot with the Northern Union. The agents of the Union have been very active in Westmorland, and not content with raiding Kendal and Kendal Hornets, attention is now being paid to the village clubs, and J. THOMPSON, of Staveley, has been secured for the St. Helen's. It is also reported that that smart half-back, JACKSON, of Cockermouth, is about to join the Northern Union. _________________________________________________