FOOTBALL.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13667, 8 September 1916, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL v. TELEGRAPII 'GALLERY, A sunleg.l afternoon ami; a blealc southerly wind did not tend towards, a large attendance at King, George's Park yesterday afternoon to witness the match between the High School and Telegraph Gallery. Owing to the term vacation the School waf weakly represented the team being composed wholly of day pupils, The Gallery had a decided advantage in the way ■of avoirdupois mid -with the wind at their backs the l forwards ijvell led byr Scott soon dominated the game and throughout the spell the School were mostly on the defensive and" tries were obtained by the- attackers by Scott and Robertson, Scott, succeeding in converting one of the tries in addition to kicking a pen'alty goal. • At the change of ends with the assistance, of the breeze, the School team made a good showing.and on, occasions .attacked strongly and a score was only lost by faulty handling by. the backs, The forwards initiated some formidable irushes which the opposing rearguard jWent down to pluekily. The jspell ended without and'further addition to the score victory thus resting with the Telegraph Gallery ( with 11 joints to their credit to their opponents' pit. j Mr A. Hendry was referee.