LTNWOOD v EAST CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7866, 18 May 1891, Page 5

LTNWOOD v EAST CHRISTCHURCH.

This match, which »» able interest, was decided on *£_%. Park on Saturday afternoon, the Wtow (Bast) being victorious by Big» fc -othi-g. It^^ h «. a ace twTbrotherflcaptomingthetwo ygg. each playing centre *"[ to the toss wtfelv Mend tho eaft goal, thM hjvaff** 'gj and son at his back in first spell was a very Z Q nd the ball travelling up * n * d f?J_l£ and veiy**martlyma& It both igfflgi exciting to the offici-hr^e-ai^ecre^tforthew^^^^. ia whioh tho ground tatonr, excepting that Cox irt^S^idVii seco-aapelL fle waa .W^S^T-ho K<—z>- —r—_ bo—is- »—..-.-< _. good epirro «^~ Sfaowi. toy <—Tphyoi. Ih« S** 1 ?

fast, first the Greens having the advantage, and th-m tha Yellows, both sides doing their utnwst to score, but neither siae trained a «*»*■•, the Yellows having somewhat Uie best of tbe play. The second epell was started by A. Ebert, who, with his hFOther, followed up the kick and «__nred__ Hobbs, who by a smart piece of play nulluied the -barge of these noted brothers. £he spell had not Deen started long when the *S re*n supporters must have seen that matters were getting decidedly warm for their men. Lee was the first to gain a try for th» East. He intercepted a pass of Irvine's in the Greens' twenty-five, and Ecored a try, which Quinn converted into I points. From this to the end, with one exception, it was a succession of charges on the Greens' goal Line. By a piece of smart play, Swing got a try, which was not converted although Quinn made a good attempt, the ball falling short by only a yard or two. Shortly after this Lee made the rim of the day and scored. He got the ball near the middle of the ground, and managed to get away from a Green man. Altnough partly stopped, he then ran at a great pace to Daniels, and swerved past him, and scored his second try. He received great applause for this brilliant run from the supjtorters of both teams. This try was not converted. Towards the end of the spell, Spring was acain successful in getting a try, from which Hobbs placed a splendid goal, although at a diitkult angle. _<o more scoring was done after this, the East thus winning by 2 goals and 2 tries For the Greens, McGregor, J. Stapleton, Bailey, and Paul (forwards) did yeoman service for their side. Paul is to be commended for his good play in the scrums in heeling back the ball. Hobbs, Gordon, and Simpson, backs, played welL Hobbs, considering how the forwards in the second spell were beaten, 'played wonderfully well; in fact, he was a host in himself to hi 3 side. At times the Linwood defence was very good. For the Yellows it would be hard to make distinctions, for all the forwards played well, but Ebert (2), Hammond, Samuels and Moriarty worked like giants. Hobbs, Lee, Spring, and Forbes, backs, were best. Forbes did a lot of splendid work, but at times he showed a tendency to run back, and he should pass oftener and sooner. In other respects he proved a sterling half. Hobbs, owing to a sprained knee, did not play the fame he can, but lie was of great service to is side, and handled his men with good iudgment.