FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume L, Issue 5459, 21 August 1878, Page 1 (Supplement)

FOOTBALL.

TEMUKA r. CHRIST'S COLLEGE. [most otr* own oobbbsfokdbkt.3 TbmuKA, August 20. The match between Christ’s Ckulego and Temuka took place this afternoon. The weather woe all that could be wished, and the wound in very fair condition, while for the size of the place the attendance must be pronounced largo. On the appearance of the rival teams on tho ground, it was at once i onparent thatthc College boys were completely overweighted ; indeed, their opponents would : haTe turned the scale against nearly 30 of them The Temuka team was also much ■iSStIX (•■>). mid Reeves. Temuka won tho toss, ' i won had tho ball in their opponents* " rters, where, to make a long story short, : . .. .pained during most of the game. In the , vrirmages Hie Boys I ? h ? w » d ?P wU, •p ■ rvile of Huur inferiority in sise j (heir want ot experience in the came told fatally against them in tho'! in k department. Tliough their kicking win good they seemed to know nothing about ti,„ branch running, which is of course all imports at in tho Rugby Union. On the other hand Verity and Hamerton were in excellent form, and the speed of both together, .rith the great strength of the former mid mo wonderful activity of the latter, rendered ■:.?m t.K> much tar (lie boys. Verity obtained river touches, Hamerton two, and Reeves cce. One of H* merlon'* louches-dowtj was converied into a goal by Reeves. Tor the Collegians, the forward play of Berwick, Boys, Hcwlmgs, and indeed several others merited great praise, while no matter bow fleet, strong or wary the Temuka runners might be, none of them 'could succeed in passing R. Hamilton, who showed himself thoroughly entitled to a place in any football team. In* justice to the Boys, it must be remarked that one or two of the'ir best players were absentees. Messrs Morrison and ilacpherson stood umpires, and Mr Neilson officiated as time-keeper and referee. To-morrow the Boys meet TJmaru, and will again face several of the adversaries of to-day.