FOOTBALL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 36, Issue 9469, 28 April 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Ai.HAMBRA.V_. RANFUR r LY

(BY OCR O\V i V_GoEKESI>ONDi-.NX.)

The Alhambra footb.ill team which journeyed to Ranfurly to try conclusions with the loo.il club arrived by the mid-day train on. Good FritUy.BAfter pai taking of lunch the visitors were .out'to try their skilL at hare shooting —a form of sport which they thoroughly seemed to eujoy. Saturday morning saw the Alhambra team on the cricket field wielding .the willow, but I scarcely think manv of the, members aie likely to. become fuinons at that game. ~ , v .;. i ~ > The football match, which'has been looked forward to with such a.great amount of interest, took place on Saturday afternoon. The weather was perfect, a "d a. large number of spectators assembled to see the game'. R. Allison, captain of the Perseveitmcc, won the toss, and elected to defend the u estern. goal. During the first five minutes after the kick-off Ranfurly pressed hart*, ant} the Alhambra wqre penalised for mi infringement, ll" Allison took the kick, but failed to score. The .visitors then took the bail a cry near Ranfurly'* touch-line, bits Alhs' n saved the positiou with a fine kick. Ranf'irly.were soon after this penalised for ofl-stle play, the ball being-forced after the, kick byjhe Alhdmbra. After some uninteresting play theßalPwas kicked high over R.iiifurly- S! line, jmd,,bouncing, peculiarly was missed by thefull back and touched, down by Cumc.The kick at goal was:' fruitless. Ranfurly again forced ,the play ' to the centre, but the combination and candition of the visitors' forwards was too superior, and Flaggan (nob sure of this name) scored for the victors-. The kick at goal proved unsuccessful. Half-time : Alhambra, 6'j, Ranjjurly, 0. • . , At the beginning of tlje "second spell Ranfnrly again pressed the and forced them to touch the ball down. -'A few minutes aftei wards 11. Allison, scored for the local team, but the kick at goal did not enhance tjie score, The AJbambra then put in some 1 good forward-rushes, but always met with fir-n defence. Alter , a splendid passing rush Currie again scored for the visitois, and Mareden added the major points. .From this on to the ,call of time the play changed about the field very considerably, ,aud no further score was added l-y either side, the result being

AJhambr.l llpts Itaufurly , 3pts The~game was \ ery interesting, and had the Raufuily players been in better training a more exciting match might have been witnessed.

Ihe visitors weie entertained at a dinner m the hall, and Idter on in the evening at a most enjoyable smoke concert. They were also taken for a Sunday. Before the \ lbitors left for tow n by the mid-day trdin on Monday, they expressed then.selves as being highly pleased wjth the nidnner in which they had been treated during their stay in Raufuriy.