FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 745, 11 June 1886, Page 14

FOOTBALL.

JUiNIoR CUP.

Wellington (Second) v. Rival (First).— 1 he second heat for the Junior Cup took place on Saturday at Newtown Park between the above team, and resulted contrary to general expectation in a win for the Rivals by 5 points to nil. The game was played during heavy showers of rain, and not more than 100 spectators availed themselves of the opportunity of witnessing the match. Daring the nrst spell the Yellows (Wellington) hemmed the Blues in their twenty-five's, and appeared to have numbers of chances of scoring, but they never seemed to be in the scoring humour. Although Jenning obtained a mark, from which Robinson nearly placed a goal to the credit of his side. In the second spell the Blues played better together and kept the Yellows in their twenty-five's. The Wellington forwards pulled themselves together towards the latter end of this spell, and would have scored bad it not been for three or four of them picking the ball up instead of dribbling. Within a minute of time being called, the Rivals rushed it down the field, and doing a scramble over the Yellows' line, Gillon obtained the ball and scored a try, from which Dowsett

kicked a goal. Gillon, Gerlsen, Drummoad, { Ourti*, Shannon played exceed- < ingly Well foj?r the Blues ; while Ttobinsoo, . Gore (2), and Pike showed beat" form for the; Yellows/" ■ '<£& ' ' -". ". -T : ■:"• ;■■." ['. ■■