Football.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XI, Issue 1019, 15 June 1892, Page 2

Football.

1 » EAST CHRISTCHT^OHvf"'"**^ ... ~Tha_ matck -JGaiL JJbjMohmh-JU.^ Leefcton was played at Leeston on 1111 b honde team by one gosh tnree trie* it© E,ast Chn^mmt wan •s!« teMMtfWtii decided *o play wiib s «nn and wind behind ttie*.*" 1 Leeatbn kicked «dff^ %d$ iW < the jball after a, t&najjing,. tav-tje^ backs went out of play iq *tqe i Yelfowij >l jtw^eAty five>' 'Theiballi was .tben>:takGin.i . to' the Leestonend bL the \gronnd,. and) East Chrlstchnrch was like scoring,:: bu€ hard kicking resulte i in;'af r , lotos r down. From a loose scrum neai T , ; ,ihe '.Gentre i's£.";i the ground thß ball was seat, to Graham who 1 transferred to Donald, aftelr*T?oeid<-H rar.,i and the^tterVplayer ' r?n r 'in ; ;^ar;J : the jcdrher flag. Graham took the kiaji^'a'' and from a very ,di^ical,t^ngle, v aoßin!jfe A5 < : the wind, landed a splendid goal'. -Shortly lT afterwards the East €?hristchurch .pseo „, got'a mark near'iiha Red. .'2s'"', -but HWM'" m, their; atfcempt.at a goal; ;, The,- p)sy.v ?}< was] of an uninteresting nature for pome time till i Hoggj'%a bit of ! si»art ■• l pFß"|r, Hri l! ' sscured the leatbe'V and'waß 'tfot pull«(d down till til' close to •iher^ellow^ lins»_ wheti the. gp^d^ kjcking \6T 'the i!^|J9^ r ~ t»acks sentittlpas'l'^et^^i ff^J^l^i^ >!*, Qdristoharch got another mark without Dro^t. Soon a lter#yßß> '' tjffip "fellows got a free kjck^foK offside play^ anil sora^ gool parsing froiii 'Lee to^ O T N^iIS) took the ball wifehitta fe«* yar<fa'tif'the Leeston line, where^ii pda'siMe r sc^ote wa» ayerted by Grah a,m , , who; -punted well 4 down tfis fiejti;; ,?oon dftefwarda iLeelßfam °-| were forced. 1 down, and ! '.aftprlifene^Kj^ * out iLe.e , again ipade a goqct run, MV^fja fulled down foat: as he looked datjgeroil# .nr 'i!he;lied& gradually worked r€b f a ,-bti\MofU 'their opponents end- itifi' limin/ ir nßtttts' •;■ " ; faking a pass froairGrabam^ madd^i I :''^ good ttiti' from ; thi^" twenyf-flf^.'jSag'^a^^.^. iouched;. ciowu ."'■teh)na^^i^'! ; tW 1 ";po8t?^ ! n" Leestbn seveu 'points East Ohristehurjiibi,*,^ nil-. Tbe .fcick. »t goal was; > nofc ; takeio, ic< After the kick off Marshall made a good a-; rail .along thd4ine and Wa^ ! shorVed but mto'touohineatithe corner flag.'^' Mattel!' l^ looked; like but Eennie, and-?; Graham /reljeved* A, loose rush by^th| Reds w&a 'stopped by Mo'Laren, but the ball vraa sooii back to the Yellowa twenty.fi?« wh^re Graham made a good attempt at a pot without^ result, l ?\Halfl?|me^ ; jJ!a^ soon aftSi war di. '-:■ _ J- . - --- A ; Play being resumed, after hard woirk buAoth side 3, the hall/^asj ! t|tken over the East Chrißtchurch line but a force doirn only resulted. Marshall male anoj r , ' tUerrun but,unfortpn.a|ely \|Sni.QVfir th^- v ; ; totirh line before gaining much. A pass ,fs6m Lunn to "Donald enabled the latter to; cross his opponents line but he Tvaa ; pushed^ jnto a m. Igoa] il . EdVagEii' ) > fetuined the. .kick out, to the Yellow- - f uH bacfe, vtkoi failed .W ! t&ke' : the balHl . cWanly, and Ybtingi%f- f&Bb»ti\fomi\g iip Wcored the 3rd trxforLee^tpii.whiijn was hot; converted. Score £ees£on nine.^ , East OmrUitchiifqh YeHpw forwards rushed the-ball to thoir oppdngnta* line,; but Kebtiie andf Bansgn dr ; a verUd' stofes'bif kicking' iistb . tpucn'. ■ A sWtira r-tboK pace .'sfirqn ■'iiiernir^^ undeVtlie : YeVfdw, goai,", but j good lun.Wnd^jck relieved; ''S/aJ^s.t^qt lliU ; /score jesjilte^ jtiit liunnjratt m; m&£\ ;t!h«9'j:.i corner- flftg.'tbfl .try. ai..-goai ptoyin^^b>w >■ failqrf. Sown •• after •■'« the- :kitfk'f d«8 b Grabani' tried pdf bdha he%¥ fi^^° cent j-e 'of the' fieidy ■;a ; po^er 'M6gV M. .*™ resujt/ "No^additioris' were 'madeVtp 1 IJJMf^.,I score and time was called, w'th^the Wit m th;e centre. The"visitox4.were entertained . at a : d jnner. and., smoka concdft -<eM tf Spring's Hotel* wben;i sortgs, were^-cbtt^ V 'tribrited by Messrs Maims*, Kimbejl, n Hammond, Gtadook 1 ; Lee/ and' othersu 1 , I .:. ! • .r^.-S'i-^i'..:' a*. The match between the,lLincoln Colledge and waMSlaydJ^ on tjie ground o^tlie fofnier anti'reSulf'ea' m a'win by the iibme ieambf^tm^s.M^j. a potted goar; < 5H'8 I '|) ! 6in 1 ts !y lo ! : n f fr. r _Tlid_" _ visitors were weH entertainTd" bjTM\9 ■„,