FOOTBALL

Lyttelton Times, Volume LX, Issue 6998, 3 August 1883, Page 6

FOOTBALL

EAST CHRISTCHURCH T. CHRISTS COLLEGE.

The return match between the first fifteen# of them Clubs came off on the College grouna yesterday afternoon, and #nded in anotory for the former by throe goal# and four trim to »*i. The colour# were—Ba#t Christchurch, yellow and black t College, black and white. Hay m oommeaoed shortly after.lhre* O'clock by theX'ollege kicking off. The ball being badly relumed the yellow w«w penned in their twenty-fire for nearly half the spell. By playing together, however, they stered off the danger, and gradually toward* the College goal. Th# hall .being klc^ 4 the goal line a try wa# gained by Alack of amartlr following up. The kick was a failure. In iiie eeoond tpeli the College forward# were compelled to giro w#y before the attack# of the opposing forward#* bat their back# time after tune removed the danger by their emart running and long panting. . Howerer, at i»rt, bv a piece of #mart paurng by Jailer, Fmsc/s kicked ft. goal from the field} and before the tpell Ihded Fuller got over the line. The boy# played up well is lh« third •pell, and after they had been hard pressed for th« dm half of the #peil, by a piece of good following up they reached their oppoatate' quarter#, and but for their eagerness would probably haw eecared a try. The ball wa* touched down but wa# brought back in consequence of off tide play. Th* last spell showed that their prerioue exertions had roverely told upon them, while, on the other hand, the yelio«# played up with great determination, four of lb tor.—Brand*, Wilson, Andrew#, and Bianchard - securing a try each. From two of them Fuller kicked goal*. The game wa* Lit from beginning to end—about the fattest w* hare eeen played thi* season. Both pinT#d splendid footbAli ( tho dribhliDgi pawing, and kicking being first-class. The College back* were specially emart in backing up and patting, but the team lack# weight. They played a plucky game, evoking to their work right through. Hamilton, Webb, Harman, Robison. Harm and Hargreaves <*•- •erre epedal notice. For East Chnetehurcb, Francis, who ha# been put up to half-back, showed excellent form, while of the forwards, Wilson, Chapmen, and Blanchard played hard, a?d were constantly on the ball.

CANTESBDBX BUGBY UNION. Th erc wa* a in eeting of the Canterbury Bogby Union laet night, at which it wm determined lo request Messrs Militon, Yen, «»d AUok to asein net a® a selection Committee. They were instructed to select a trial fifteen at once, and to arrange two practice* per week on damner square at 430 p.m. The Union Clubs will be asked to proride men to form a side to oppose the fiftwci the idea beiog to (*et the team that will eventually meet Auckland together as early a« possible, and give them plenty of united practice. It was also decided to hare Union matches every Saturday, for which purpose the Club fixtures will hare to be postponed for the present. There should be no reason, if Auckland and Otago can do so, why suffident players should not be found to attend the week-day matches wd give the representatives what they certainly want, plenty of practice together. The first trial match wiil take place to-morrow on the Havens’ ground, and the learns will be found below, but owing to the short notice, and the unavoidable abeenoe of several player*, 'they are rather different to what might be expected. . j be only other business transacted by the Union was consideration of a point referred to them by the empire# in the match on Saturday between the Worth Canterbury and pw Christchurch Clubs. After long discussion, the following resolution was arrived at:—“That the ground of the appeal being a matter of fact, the Union cannot offer an opinion on the question at issue, bat with regard !o the construction of Kule 53 tho Union thinks that the ball could only be brought back for inch an irregularity of play as would affect the game."

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GIBBO3NE, Austost 2.

Ilia football match Gisborne ▼. Hapier leaidled is farour of Gisborne by out goal •.rrl one try to ait- Gisborne played two abort after the match had been tta&ed.

Tie flowing will play In the trial match on Satnrlay next, at 3 o'clock,on the kareiF ground: —Fifteen: JS. CottsriD, Farr, O. iFAurergne, Aiiardjc*, Klnvig, W. J. Cotterill, W. V. Million, archer, Hsniana, Dobson, Hyman, M'leaa,Fee. wick. &. D’iaretgne, H. Stringer; colours, red and black. The Twenty :—Meiers H. B Mandat, Jls*, Shackleton, P. S. KoMasoa, Torlesse, Mostgomeiy. Joynt, B. D'Aorergne, Beswick, Lockwood, Firming, Stack. C. Stringer. Prank, Edgar, Barnes. --bon, Marshall. H. Boblnson, Bo»en, Phut; colour?, bine, The follow,eg toims will represent the Past Cfcristcbaroh Clnb So their matches to-morrow First Fifteen r. Merirale Football Clab—Messrs Alack, Andrew?, Blanchard, Char mas, Fisher, Francis, F. Faller {captain), J. Fuller, Kenteren, Parson, Earner, Boss, Stand, fityohe, »ad Wilson. This match wul be played on the East Christchurch ground; oolonw, yellow and black, Second Piftcsn t. High School: -Mewr* binge. Mater, Bioh, Stand, H. Barge (captain). Price, W. Withers, fiblsle. Bean, T, Poller. Hall, Mode, Lcuissoo. West, and Lough; emergencies—Stewart and a. Loaisson. This match will be played on the high School ground. North Park.