ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL V TIMARU MAIN SCHOOL.
Ths annual match wa« played at) Timaro ob Sat aid ay, nnd rssulted in a deolilve win loir the High School by nines points to nil. According to airangemect, the High School did aot put in their strongest fifteen, and as the Tim&ru boja have just completed their Junior Fi&g Competitioos, » tough match Was expeoted. Spectators were not disappointed, for when tima wbh called, it was generally admitted that ib had! been the fastest Junior game played in Tfmaru. The perfect combination of the local team more than compensated for their wanb of weight In the serum. About half way through the firat epeli Prebble mada a daehlng run the whole length of the ground and scored j (Turner and Beirrym&n soon afcer followed suit, and the 6rst spell ended. During the second spell no f aft her score was made on either side, though the fortunes of the game wavered now at one end and now ab the other. The vieitiap team waa entertained afterwards at luncheon, when the usual toasts were honoured, Mr Collins, the referee, coming in for a special round of applause from all aides:
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5455, 26 August 1901, Page 3
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196ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL V TIMARU MAIN SCHOOL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5455, 26 August 1901, Page 3
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