FOOTBALL.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue IX, 28 June 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CLIFDEN v OR'AWIA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) A little excitement was witnessed , m Oraivia district, on -Saturday, June 17th, when a football match took place, CSifden v Orawia. J. Tapper captained the Clilden team and S: I Lanrie the local team. Orawia won ' the toss, and decided to take' the north end. Clifden kicked- off, the : ball being returned by the local Lacks. ."The play was then confined to the lorwards, when a bit ot good play was witnessed. The ground being wet and frosty made it impossible for the bacjis tq sl]O\y-.^ny fp,rnj After ten miqutes pf fqst play, W. Bates scored a try, but failed to convert. J. Tapper kicked off to Orawia 25, which was quickly returned, the attack being stayed- off by W. Harming finding the . tqucl]-. line. The ball being" thrpwp m resultccl m an. scrun^, Qrawia qb'taining the ball. J. Bates (half back) scored a neat ti;y, but S. Laurie failed to convert. For the fest of j the spell the game was mostly' among the forwards vyt^en lifereferee s,oundec| ha,lf-tiirie. After a. few minuses' interval the ba.ll Was - again brought into play, and th,e next -spell was hard fought on b,oth sides, resulting m no. sejqng, Fpr (jlifden I noticed that W. Bulmrjre, ]. Tapper, W. Harming, J. Smith and W. GilbratbT played a good game, and for Orawia, Laurie Bros., F. Bates, J. Bates, W. Bates and R. gcott "dicj \ycll. Jr. §n^ith, vyiltv a little more knpwle^ge of the ga,"me, js a promising three- qua.iter. The local team wq:i by six points to nil. Mr A. Watson a.cted a,s as referee a,uj ga,vg every satisfaction. I hear that th,ey a.i s e sending a combined team to Otautau, qn \Vednesday, and S>. Laurie, WBulmore and J. Tapper have b,een picked to select a tea.ni,