FOOTBALL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12, 15 August 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

Clutha beat Stirling on the local ground on Saturday by 18 points to (i points. In the first spell the reds had the assistance of a very strong wind, and from four consecutive attempts Hayden kicked four goals. Two of the kicks were long ones, from near the touch-line, and were certainly beauties. His fifth attempt, from the far side of half way, just failwl, the ball touching the post. Stirling played a hard game in the first spell, and, although handicapped by the wind, they had ! Clutha in a tight corner on a few occasions, in one of which they scored a i try, but did not convert. Clutha had the best of the game in the second i spell and .from hookers to the threc- ' quarter line they were superior. Hair and Curran, the speedy |Mack-and-white, ' wings, put in several determined runs but the reds tackled well. Borthwick I got a run in from half-way and scored a pretty try, sending Clutha's total to 15, and towards the end of, the 'game Watson dodged over the line. I Before the call of time. Stirling were I awarded a try after a brief scramble on the line. I Mr J. McGuffog controlled, the game. I Bragg, Hayden and O'Donnell were the pick of the winning backs, and Bourke, Motion, and Randall the har- ' dest workers in the forwards. In the , Stirling team Hair, Baird, Gossagc, and Milne were the most serviceable. | The Kaitangata Association team completed their banner engagements lin Dunedin on Saturday by defeating Northern and reversing the results of !a few weeks ago on the Kaitangata I ground. The team has defeated every team in the city that ,has beaten them on their own ground, If Kaitangata is successful in their match against Mornington they will compete for the final to* the banner iu Duswdia.

A. Middlemas, J. Rarity and Jap. Thompson of the Kaitangata Soccer team are selected to play for Otago against Southland to-morrow in Unvereargill.