FOOTBALL.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1690, 21 July 1879, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

COLLEGE v CHBISTCHUROH. On Saturday afternoon another match was played on the College ground, a second fiftsen of the C.F.C. trying conclusions with a College fifteen. The game was played under the Bugby Union rules, four spells of twenty minutes each being agreed on to terminate the match. The Chriatchuroh captain winning choice of goals, elected to take theewestorn end, and the ball was kicked off by the College from the eastern goal, well into the Christchurch quarters, where it remained for some little time, the College boys playing up capitally, aud appearing as though they meant to have things pretty much their own.way. Their opponents did their best to force tho ball back to the i altera end of the ground, but could not succeed in keeping it there, and several times during the first spell the College narrowly escaped getting a touch down, a d twice compelled their opponents to touch the ball down in self defence. For the first twenty minutes, the Christchurch team numbered twelve men only, but on resuming play the vacancies wero filled up, and for some little time it looked as though the contest would be a pretty close one. Eventually, however, tho College again appeared to be getting the best of it, and by a good rush took the ball nearly the whole length of the ground down to the Christchurch goal line, Grigg smartly securing a touchdown, but no goal resulted. A little loose scrimmaging then ensued a few yards from the goal posts, and on the ball coming clear it was sent over the line, and Carlyle ran in and quietly touched it down, without tho least opposition from the Christchurch backe. Lee was deputed to take the try, and by a good lusty kick the ball was sent flying well over the centre of the eross-bar. TJ p to this time a tlight drizzling rain had kept the players company, and the ground had hecome very Blippery and treacherous in consequence, a circumstance which rendered really good play almost impossible. The third and last spells, howevor, wero played under still more unfavorable auspices, the slight rain giving place to a heavy downfall of hail and snow. Nothing daunted, however, the players, with one or two exceptions, seemed rather to enjoy the cooling influences of the snowflakes, and settled down zealously to their work with the two-fold purpose of keeping the game going and the blood freely coursing through their veins. During the remainder of the game some pretty close play waß observed at times, but tho only result was another touch-down for tho College, obtained by Battray, the match finally resulting in favor of the College, by one goal and two touch-downs to nothing. Throughout the Christchurch team appeared to be overmatched, but had tho ground boon in better condition, doubtless tho contest would have been a much closer one. In addition to good

kicking, some capital all round play was shown by the College boys, and the manner in which they at times dodged through and past their opponents was quite sufficient to show that the former are more than a match for anything but a strong and fast team.