FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5673, 26 April 1880, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

DUNBDIN CLUB

In weather far too hot for football, thematcß. North v. South waa played lait Saturday, ia four spells of 20 minutes. The North (blues) captained by Rose, numbered 19; the South (colours), led by Murray, 25. The numerical difference gave the South a decided advantage in the icrimmaga, but behind the scrimmage the shoe wwon the other foot, the North having the best backs. , R 3Ba kicked off for tha North, and his side compelled the Sautb. to touch-down in Belf defence in the first 6n minutes. Murray kicked out, and his men f ollowinir up well, took the ball down the wound. butNorthcote wa* "all there," and pi«hu? well to Rose, the latter raa into the colours' 25 yards. The same .player, having tha ball passed to him by Robertson, nearly dropped * goal a few minuteß later, the baU faUing ghort of the mark. A tough scrimmage then took place near the colours' goal, but Murray rslievedhwside by a grand rua half-way up th» ground. Scrummage followed scrimmage numbers beginning to tell agaiust tbe blues' though thsy played a plucky f,,r ward game, M'Kinuott being constantly to the fore with effective- ! dribbles. In tha second apell the colours by repeated sarim-ja^s, forced tha ballinto'th* b T^ 25 y^d"',^;l Be'eral of their forward! rushed ilw goal line, Gray and G. Fulton between them torching the ball down. JCnrray*« albanpt at gail failed. The blues had to touoh-dovn twice m defence soon after hut they manned in, c^rry a tough scrimmage ul good styi-, and Niooi dribbled the ball dora the fied. .In the third spell Dixon fi*. several serviceable runs for his side and him efforts were well backed up by tha other bluesbut all in vain, for the colours were not to hi denied. Mill*, Cutten, W. CargCand o &ew returned the ball by combined pl» y down to the northern gaol, and out of a loose scrimmsea Monkman da3hed over tbe line with the batL and in spite of being collared by two blues managed to touch down amidat enthudastta cheering. Monkman, however, picked upth£ ball again, and according to rule outfit to hava brought it out himselE to pUce the gaol, a» when f- CargiU essayed to do so, the blue* charge! him and frustrated the attempt as their goal The blues were sadly penned ia ths fourth spall. Park made repaated efforts to cross their hne, but DUoa and NWthcota stopped him by good tackling. Mill* Gray and Fulton for the colours effected some'prettr passing, and nearry crossed the blues' linel "No side was soon called, leaving the South winners by one try and one touch-do va to niL after a Btubbournly-contested gama Besides tha name_3 already mentioned, Cooke, Kennedy a 7 Oargill, Hewlings, and P. Falcon played a eood! gam£ ~^ c mi? toh next Satu^ay will be Scotch v. English (big-side) and a spirited game i» anticipated.—The lavercargiU Club baa accan tad tte ; D.F O. chalEeuge, «d the gUSTh^ be played in InvercargQl on 24th May. POHTBH,

UNION CLUB. The second match of the season played by tn* above Club, on Saturday last, was "A to L* v. "M to Z." It resulted in a victory for tha former by two goals and thrae tries to tha. latter'a nothing. Same very good play was jhown by both Bides, the most noticeable'C that of Orawßhaw, Chapman, J. H. Duncan, Bnck, and Johnston for the "A to L." ««fc Savage, Wjwks, Mills, Robinson, and HaX keUfortie "Mt ? Z» Thela£mentioSd pUyed wwll, and tried hard to turn the tide o£ nctoryln favour of their side, but it proved o£ no avail, :h they were unable to get the ball over their opponents' goal liae, At a generaL meeting after the game it wa» decided to changethe Club's colours from blue and white to. jsrseya and stockings of red-snd-black, with, white knickerbockers, and that next Saturday"* match ba played in same.

MONTECILLO OLDB The Montecillo Football Club played » scratch match on Saturday, Bides being chosen, by the Captain and Deputy-captain. Tnegamer resulted in. the Deputy-cantaia'a side winningby one goal to one touch-down. There w»» some very good play shown by both sides. Wheeler, by a splendid drop-kick, seenred & goal for his side tram the centre of the ground. W. Skitch seenred the touchdown for the Captain's Bide, after a good run, J. Lsith trying^ the goal but not being able to secure it. For the Deputy -captain's Bide Wheeler, Churchward Halliwell, and Edmonds played in fine formwhile for the Captain's Bide, Russell did some" splendid collaring—in fact not a man pissed him ; and Tidey, Bannatyne. Jewitt, Barclay and Cook played welL As there are to be two trophies given this year, it is to be expected, that members will show up numerously at pl»y