FOOTBALL. ENGLAND v. OTAGO. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Dunedin, May 2.

North Otago Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 6632, 3 May 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL. ENGLAND v. OTAGO. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Dunedin, May 2.

Ths telurn m'ch, Bnf u«u t. 6t»go, took place to-dsy ou th« C«Udooi»» gronnd. T*e w«»'hor was ft^ttln lovely, and (h« att*nd»ne» irxi quit* •qnjil to Saturday, tbo day lutldj bein dulartd a half holiday. The fame »n not 19 fait si Hit firit raatch, but jtm rtry enjoyable, And the fxotttmant w«3 lottnio, to tha eeaond spell aeptcif.Hy, Tfa« O:»go men bad cridvn'ty takon Uisiom from tbc prstiout nip.ioh, »ud mad* (b« pl»y tighter, vrbilo in«U«d of d«feD<iT« play they went in for t ff«Mircj *»d th«fr pa««« ing nisi q«lto « ((smt^ Tbo Otago m«o had nnd^ub'edly tho ba»t of ib*pl*y uotil 'hey ne'e wrrkeD«d bf id iooidont to Th'tnioD, tnd bat for bit ralir»cntnt th«y trould bsra aos- tht jt«m«. At it rrnf 1 hoy helO tbfllr own for »oobo tlaa* aftsr* Tfards, but ib# atrain n« too muob, »nd ibis eccounta fur tboir olonn«H lo living up whtn (ho bull wo« rapidly brought into play, nsd LogUnd wai enabled to cr«»i the lin<* (or tbe 6rat t(mt. The Ooloio plnyfd a good gfliue, bat tbore wai not (be niirk«>t mptrlorily of Saturday. They worked for fyory point, and Indulged In a lot of off-didt play, a fact whloh tha crowd booq noticed, and res. ntad. They •Iweyo c ! almed the p»>fjfthy of any infringement, while tbo Hlu-8 alwnyq gare way. With tba «• fl.piou 01 K*oj;h playing for Siinpsoo, tbt 0 »*><> team was tb« nm« a« before. la :bc En?llib team Paul repUoed Haalatn •.a fulU^cck, and Bluart took Liiag's p ace at fornrtid. Ougo won tbe ton, and selected to

play with what illpht brctzo thtvQ mv from tho south. S^-lon, the En(?l»«h •ftptftlo, kicked off at 3 o'clock, and the Enßliihmcn, following: up, play was at Otft*o*i tir»»ty-fiv«. The Bl«o» onwnenced at onoe, » grand ruih Uklog the play up to tbe Colon' twenty-five, wh*r« a Hsfht Mmm roiulM in th# Colon beiog feroitf down. Somo toa«h play took p1a«» In Uip oentre, of whloh OUio *>•<* the be**, lhColon showing OTJiry t««dim«T to oil-aid© play. Oug« «a«d« tb» |W» U;ht, onri l>lay v*fl» muoh nl«wor th*n on S»t«d»y. Strnm followed iorum, tho pUy awaylnp bjck ttid forwards, Tba b»»kt bad not much to do, b«t X ogh wii doing axorl Urn Bervico (ortheßlucw, BBishoTrefleder, Thompiion, mA ottum Rtoddart m&dv a good run for Ei^'und, but Otnjfo worksi? ft. book «g*lo, D»rii n«»rly kiokad a gool, Th« bnli, hew«ver, «m brought buck, A good wit kick by Ke»T,h t«ok th» boll loto touch Xt tl)« Col^rn' *oro^r flfig. Tboy troiked If ba«k, but Thomnon ni»»r)y got oy»r. The Culoi »' olettsd th«lr lines, and pl*y »« In th»«n»vr». -Lyno»' mtdt tbt rt» of tho *»y by Inttrioptlog a ran, »n4 goln« f'? ht throujfe tho forward*. Nolitti, forKojiiw*, 'bo» «»•<*• • *"« mn > •id p»io»d to Andtrtftn, bot th»M were only tomporft'y lace •««•»• B««i^y ».nd Anderton took tka pity to Cto>'« twenty. fir* by r good run, but It w»s b»ek to the Ooiorn' fn a fnw n'condi. Throujh » food klok by Thomon the pUy »« >n the Oplom* tirent/«fiyf, trho woro o?in»i»Hy for««d down, D*fie m»kin« ih» klok it iron!, which wo«t to »he loft of It. The E jßllihmtn iroro pint fcbo b»lf,fl«g for a ftir nalnnt«», hitbe Blue* vrorkod tho leather l»nek to tho Color»' twonty.fiv* fI»R wbvro it »»m when h»lf time wos tsllod, no »o>re biing recorded, Morrltori, for Otago, ktokad off in tho oecond ipell, Q»d ad »xoheiße« of klokhj r«ialt«d In a aorara in th» n»Btro, from which K#ogb got % mark, pl«y b»log; MtiU in the e»»tr», Morrlion woi doing ■ploadid work for tho Bints i« tho line oil, m w»s Mortin, and » noris of piM a by the Otogo won took tho ball to the Oolor'e linos, whoro It «u h»olod «nt te Keogh, «ho ran in and *©u«b«d «ionn bttweon tbn post*. L?aeh to. k tho klok, and placed an *adenJ«t k le t*al i;mH fr*mendoua oh«Brln«. IVotn the kick off 'ho Bngllahra«n wero onllfl'l b>ok for off »i t play. TheOo'om ru»b»d it do»H to (h« twenty-fire, but * »arlo« of paM«i by Ot»uo, who wtro roiilv pUyioar th» b«.«t gaoio, took it to the Color*'* tM« of th-» half flug. Tba play n»* very fan', both Bide* puialDg woll. A Bejbo of po«*«i hy Bluo player* waited lv K^ogh, or Datlo getting oyor, bat one of the p^esa "*a forward, »nd the b»ll wes brought b»ok. Thomaon, Otago's half b«ek, h»d to rotl-o here, having dislooitsd thi» mtisol* of hi» right ehonlder. For off nldo pl«y on th** Colors' part, the B xxnu wero glv*n 6 fr#» kick, but it Rnloorl nothiog, nnd plat vtm at th»i half flag; till AndcrUa madi o fioo ran along ihn lino t<> p?«' tho twenty-five flay. The Bluta vrorkod tho Jantber back, and a kplendid drltble by l^|ontgota»ry took the b*ll f>vor, bat th« lftgt wbb (oo hard, and E inland v%a feroad down. Thowaa tnedo a 8n" mn. After ttkln? the kick ouN the B Ufa charged down to the Colon' twtnty 6v», but it hsd to be brought book for torn* Infringement, Thorax* showed up well again by t splendid kiolc, and « ■ple'jdid drlbblo by Twrobull toek it pa*t tbe half flig ftusio, T«« pl«y «r<« mw«W faster, En»lgnd being able to rcrow tbt» ■oruraa froqaoatly, sod keep tho play about tho Blue»' quartern A p**« to Andorton toik It ty ne»r the cmer fl a, and bi he throw into tbo pity r» »ucp, B*»ks wa» alls to gat In nt tho Rial pen". Andsrton kicked fin nnd*Bi«blo goal, and the feore w*» even. Amid trernni'iiovia excitemtnt, the Color*, sti'l lociwiog the loruro, hftfl the pl»y at the Blutu' twentyflvo fl»£ Otapo worktd it bao!?, bur * pa»a given to Nolan ennblrd tb».t pUyor to run In, P*bl took the kick, wbici> did not add to tho score, Only abons fi?« minot«» rencained /or play. Ol»f»o maHe. atrenooa* efforte fo teore, but they could do do mr>tt tbnn told ibelr- own, ah 4 the whUtle «^nd«d with the play ia the •entre, the E'jgH"hfaen winair.jt by »n« point (a tfOal wd » try) »« Oiajjy'n q jal. Tho Ragby Unioo hsv« hsndfid over to Lilly while and Stirawiibuiy ft ohtquslor L5lB, biting (heir ahare ©( 'be ptoceedn ol tbe Bofclifh footbnll t«urn'o 'wo m»'ch«s faer«, The team laavo lor ChrUtcharch to-moirow mortiint/