FOOTBALL

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13328, 30 July 1915, Page 3

FOOTBALL

sJippeiyj v; Hte ; 'ni lie-yiarii'-Excelsior:,Jnuibp,-yestdrdfiy-iifteriioon an interesting;-hhture.-/i/P!a'y''thvbughv; . buf m, fairdy v eycn,;.thp%!t|; :if ,j,<iiiy-: ; ' ili _: i; tS 6'- j ig 1 / > J.P '.> 'v t»oi i-/. weight ■/; hfld-siightJy/Hiifr' post, of; i|;./ ; At, of' play-jEf men/s'hbrt.'.-.- -;>/ ./.r-.-.- : l : -;r//>■':;//- 1 :'

(:/ ;;pfay^/fflf/ , ps/ the' : oi^^n'^ug; ; thrit. hail^/'wlfjbjsph' Celtic sebi'C{ ; jxvouhV,)»fi>ic beeii, lioayid);. A ■.,':.iidta%- jnpiilenXiJvas: :a.. i i ( very\iiiie; ; run jpiio/end. ,qf :,s v ficl.t] .to t))Qiot%j:' ' the CcittfefjV a^; s |fcljPjod, -. (loltic woh/.'tlie tossj the kick landing; iii'"' touch. throw^||i ; : Hie; Blues; got kick,-by Celtiif;iinall.y.,^oi;cing..jv { .^Y t; iiito r . Bines'": (ft "f orc.q| rwu'/ jrelieved. 'the,'.;pressiii;e. r ' , Shpi:t)y f .after',-. Ward, from a l .iiiJtrk.Cpltic shof,a,i;. goal,, bntthe .ball wide. ;.',„ '(Ajff.co kick Wok, dangeroVs ! ',|9r,/a/ while,- ..pi.pqy; saved by a Icicle iiito to.ueJi' : at/,f-.li'e./2t l ) yards flag, sometime. across: the from the-'tlirpwiihi:,,./.Qff^dc/jpjay,, : .by, ; . Celtic' gave'' tjip/j Blijps,, a> gopd : /eJpinM lit goal,<bu,t ''.the;.ki(ik'',fniled lk ,i n;,'. ,sc,ruiri a series'of' line/ kicks/ to.tho'. ! Gcitift', i coriier;-''bu,t,fi : linbr out Celtic' iiiajiagq4i to-forcg./ .;;XsFfr iijg". rush by/-'Blues ; was 'savqtujiy a" kick into : toiic.h, \A' so'inowlitit :spec/u,lii-ti-vekick by-C'dtic/residted/'jji gpttiug acrpsslaithc ncll. failed to conveit.r. Celtic;.'3,''Jilxcelei'ov nil. }:u)y ,^ 'On resuming, from a iiiiirk,)j|-Gamble a- shot at goal .was tried, but' 7 ihe. rattempt faile,d. ■ At/tkisstagfibajUiinibliiiig by the .Blue's.'lostj' ipiisidcrable ground.' "Froni. a, thfbwMiiJliP/HJucsl'e'ghined' the' lost,'ground, 'and/pressing hard had the Celtics in.'difficulties. The Celtics playing up/wcjl, slpjyly ; .fbreed play from danger point. From a tlirowiii Gibson got the ball into -touch-.at the- corner flag," biit the position was nPt improved. /Half time soiiiided shortly afterwards. /,, ■',' . >

On'resuming, after a few minutes' play, Gibson, coming round the, blind siile of the serum, passed ,fp;Slcyens who scorod close to the ,'cprii.ci": ilag. Mcleod took the kick but failed to convert. Celtic .'I, Excelsior ?».,.

■With Celtic pressing hard, Finnessy made'the best, of nn'opoiiirigi Gamble's kick fell short.',.Celtic; (i, : Fxcplsior !!. Prom a■ free IcickCeltic/had-an ineffectual shot, at. gpal. -Following up n'free kick the Blues looked.dangerous for - a while,'bit lost /their advantage through over-ekgorniiss, Celtic getting the ball to midfield." .Gop/L dribbling by Blues./took.,the Ccjltic quarters,' but..wild piny'discounted good work. From a,.line-out, (,'ettic forced the play up Jield, niuTas a" result, of good passing Finnessy, scored, Gamble again .failing to register, the major points,, Celtie.H, Excnlsion i!, Shortly afterwards the 'Celtic, :were within .in nee of scoring, but smart; work by Gibson .relieved-. the position. An interval of give.ami take play followed. From a scrum under the Blue posts Mausell got theliall and • niado a dasli for home, followed by Gibson, with the rest of tho field nowhere. Gibson reached ; his man Mid threw him, when the two, had travofsed the full'length of the ground.,. From the throw-in Blue carrie(l,play to Celtic's .25, Gibson,' with "a ,smart- return placed the ball in'the corner, Stevens ..goring .front, the line-,pn), . .McLepd Jiut fnil^^badly,', Ci;lifcil; t),.!Excclsior,ti,.,,.-i- -,; i,/ Trom loose play the -.Blues invaded Celtic quarters, a -pcriim ensuing on their goal,line, ■hnk through an overanxiety they again spoilt their chan.-.'C, Play ended' in the centre of the : fiejd shortly afterwards with the sides: Celtic 9, Excelsior G.. , '•■ , . Mr J. Reid was referci!.