INTER-SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16881, 8 July 1920, Page 8

INTER-SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE v. BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. ' EASY VICTORY FOR SCHOOL. The annual football match between Christ's College and Boys' High School was played at Lancaster Park yesterday afternoon. There was an 'attendance of well over 0000, and tho "barracking" of tlie supporters of the respective schools could be heard a great distance away. The match resulted in a very easy win for High School, who were superior in everv point of the game. Their forwards gave a "great exhibition, but their backs, although individually brilliant, showed a very decidcd lack o? combination, which should bo looked to ii the team is to succeed in tho inter-schools' tournament at the end "of tho season. The team has been opposed to combinations much inferior to it this _ season, with the result that individual 'play has predominated, to the detriment of combination. The College boys played a fine losing game, fighting to the very end, but they were undoubtedly outclassed in every department. Tho teams were as follows: —

Boys' High School —Full-back. XT..B. Richards; three-quarters, C. E. Low, F. J. Jacobs, H. Werren; five-oightbs, S. R. Carleton, 31. Graham; half-back, M. L. Page; forwards, D. T. Oliey, J.' C. Forsyth (c-apt.), G. T. Alley, F. L. Clark, J. T. Burrows, A. Orchard, F. "W. Petre, F. B. Davy (wing). Christ's College—Full-back, J. H. JTalder; three-quarters, R. W. Richmond, R. O. Talbot, X. D. Cox; five-eighths, O. A. Y. Johnstone (caot.), T. R. Sheen; half-back, E. K. McLean; forwards, J. F. Xelson, K. Kissling, J. G. Reeves, T. F. i?. Gibson, I. S. McLeod, P. Grant, N. D. Matson, J. D. Williams (wing). High School kicked off from the southern end, and immediately ctlacked, but a long kick by Sheen took play to the other 23Davy, however, came through a nico dribbling' effort, and tho School backs commenced to look dangerous, but bad paosing oil their part and a free kick to College took play to past half-way. A fine lino kick by Low from a mark again placed School on the offensive. Carlo toil secured in a passing rush, and kicking instead of passing, had the College full-back in trouble on hi 3 own line, but McLood relieved with a nice piece of dribbling. The pley was now becoming fast and open, tho High School batcks in particular endeavouring to open up the game. College attacked strongly, and a passing rush looked like ending in a certain score, but a splendid tackle by Low brought Cox to earth, and School rushed ploy right to tho other end, where only faulty handling Btopped, thorn from scoring. Tho movement ended in College being forced from a pot by Pago. School kept up a strong pressure, and Graham spoiled a nice chance by trying to cut in, (but a moment later he repeated the performance and passed to Carloton, who scored between the posts. Ho converted his own try. High School 5, College 0. Following tho kick out, a long kick by Lowwent out at tho 23, and immediately afterwards) a neat passing rush, in which all the backs took part, ended in Low scoring a fine try at the corner. 'Tho kick failed. High School 8, College 0. Playing with irresistible dash, tho High School forwards soon had play back in the College 25, but a long kick, which Talbot and Richmond followed up well, had them momentarily in trouble, a mark by Graham and a long line kick by Low relieving. After a series of scrums noar the College lino, Low gathered tho ball brilliantly, and passed in, but tho ball went out at the corner, and a moment later bad handling by tho School backs enabled College to cloar, and a froo kick brought them further relief. Play remained for somo time about the School 25, but good work by Graham and Low shifted tho sccno of operations to tho other eide of the half-way flag, and dashing play by tho forwards still further improved the position. Talbot was tackled in possession, and Carleton securing, sent out to Graham, who sent back to Carle-ton, and tho last-named dashed over wido out. Tho kick did not add to tho score. " • High School 11, College 0. College attacked strongly from tho kick oftt, and determined work by both backs and forwards took play to tho other end, where a high kick by Richmond forced School. A mark by Page saw play settle in the College 25. School mad© repeated efforts to score, and eventually, after a passing rush, Orchard got over. Carleton's kick just missed. School 14, 0. On resuming Low, with a great run, put College cn the defensive, and a temporary stoppage foljowed owing to an v injury to Talbot. School continued thoir untiring efforts, and a magnificent passing rush ended in Low scoring again wide out, Carlo tan converting with a fine kick, and half-timo sounded with tho score; —

High School .. ..19 College 0 Thompson replaced Richmond, who was not well, in the College three-quarter line in the socond half. College opened tho epell with great dash, but with the wind behind them .School quickly got to work, and after a couple, of passing rushes Wterren mad© a dotermined bid, and was' brought down right on tho lino. A great piece of woik by Matson and Williams took play to half-way, where Low secured, and putting on speed, worked his way to the College lino, where ho was held np, and College found relief with a freo kick. TVo moro bleaches by School enabled College to get to their opponents' 25. College were now playing much better than in the first half. Good play by tho School forwards and a brilliant dash down the lino by Low, however, had College penned again on their own line, and from tho ensuing line-out Forsyth forced his way over. The kick wont a little wide.

School 22, College 0. A minute later College were forced, and a. few second afterwards Werren finished -up a passing rush- by scoring after a burst of speed. Carleton'3 kick, a. good one, just missed. School 25, College 0. College momentarily attacked, and clover pa-seing by both backs and forwards had School busily defending, until Davy broke through, and carried play to past half-way. Bustling: tactics by the whole team again had College in trouble, and the passing of the School backs was a treat to wetch. Werren made a great bid on the left wing, but was splendidly grassed by Nalder, and the game wont back to the half-way mark. After a fleriis of scrums, Page worked tho blind side and Low was nearly over, a force resulting. A fine run by Sheen gave CoUego a chanoe, but School worked their way back and College were again forced. The drop out was marked, and Carleton had a fruitless ehot from half-way. Even play followed, and then, after a scramble near the College line, Burrows added another try to School's total, and • Carleton converted with a fine goal from near the touch-line. School SO, College 0. Sheen, who had been injured twice, hero wont off. He had been playing a fine game, but College did not feci his loss, as time sounded immediately afterwards with the scores:— High School .. 20 Christ's College .. .. 0 Mr J. F. Peak© was referee. AN HISTORICAL NOTE. THE FIRST MATCHES. Some interesting information regarding th» first matches played, between Christ's College and Boys' High School has reached Mr E. li. Webb, bursar of the College, the gist of which he communicated to a representative of "Tho Press" yesterday. The first match between teams representing School and College was played in 1881, when what was known as the "Lower Club" of tho College played the first fifteen of the School and beat them. In the return match the School team l*?at tho. College team. For the nasi two or three years apparently there were, matches between the eecond and in 1883 what was described as the first match pluyd botween the first fiftesns ot School and College was played. Thii nxitch. which was won by College by 5 goals and 5 tries to nil, has not been, so far, included in tho records. For the nezt eight years annual matches were between the eecond fifteens, and then, in 1832, the regular matshe3 between the first fifteens started.