FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4639, 14 June 1880, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

.CHRIST'S COLLEGE T. C.F.C. This game, which resulted in a draw, was played on Saturday on the College ground, and Under the College rules. Cottersl (the College captain) won the toss, and chose the east goal, and Millton (the C.P.O. captain) kicked off at 3 p.m., but the ball was quickly rushed back by the College forwards. Brown then did a neat piece of dribbling, but Lee stopped him and returned the ball with a good kick. The Beds playing well together placed the College goal in danger, and Atack scoured a mark well away from the goal but failed. The ball was rushed down towards the Beds' goal, when Sheath, with _ a splendid kick, returned it into the middle of the ground, where it remained for some time, until Lee scoured a mark, and by a very good kick sent the ball within half a yard of the Beds' goal line, from which it was well returned by Williams, and the Beds following up quiokly, kicked the ball over the College touch line, but the ball was taken back to the Beds' goal by some nice dribbling on the part of W. Ootterill and Chapman, bnt the Beds rushed it to the middle of the ground, where it remained until half time was called. Grigg now kicked off for the College, who were put on their mettle, and worked the ball down to the Beds' line, where ' Mellish secured a touoh. The try, however, was unsuccessful. Soon after this. Sheath, by a fine run, brought the ball to the College twenty .five line ; but Mathias, by an excellent pieoe of dribbling, scon returned it. After some very even play Lawson succeeded in scoring a touoh down for the Beds. Milton took the try, but was unsuccessful. After this the Beds kept the ball olose in the College quarter, but failed to seoure any other advantage before the teams separated with the usual oheers. The College seemed hardly up to their usual form, but Mathias and Grigg did them some good service as forwards. On the side of the Beds,

Cotterill as quarter back played well, and all the forwards kept well together throughout the game. The following are the teams : — C.F.O.—W. H. Ataok, A. S. Baker, qH. J. Beswick, 0. Bolton, H. Brown, W. G. Cotterill, J. Field, B. Harman, G. Lawson, M. Lewin, W. V. Millton (captain), W. Potts, W. Beeves, F. Sheath, H. Williams. College—A. Chapman, H. J. Cotterill (captain), B. Dixon; J. Grigg, G.Helmore, H. Lee, fi. Mathias, W. Mellish, B. Millton, J. Newell, O. Newton, T. Bhodes, W; Studholme, T. Tiff en, W, Webb. BINGSLAND v SOUTEtEBN. A match was played between the Bingsland and Southern Football Clubs on Saturday last, and resulted in a draw, the Bingsland dub having several- times to touoh-down in self-defenoe. F. Dhtton, D. Taylor,. and B. Stapletoh played well for the..former, and J. L. Kerning, A. Lawrence, J. Atkinson, T. Wilson, and A. MoFarlane for the latter. , ' SUMNEB SCHOOL. A match was played on Saturday at Sumner between the seoondten of Cook's sohooi and twelve of Mr Wiggins'school. The visitors had the best of it in all the spells, and won by two goals and six touch-downs to nil. It should be stated that two of the visiting team (belonged to the' first ten, and that generally the boys were older and stronger. For the victors Cuff, Garland (2), Johnson, and Green were particularly conspicuous, and.for the Wigginites G. Boss, Mann, Duckworth, Cameron, and Potts. At the close of the

game hearty oheers were given for the respective teams. Mr M. H. Smith acted as umpire for both sides. -