FOOTBALL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2004, 21 July 1892, Page 31

FOOTBALL.

NOTES BY FORWARD. The following table shows the records of the senior clubs in their matches this season against each other : —

From the accounts to hand of the intercollege match at Christchurch last Saturday, it seems that the Otago University team found themselves beaten in an open game, in which the Canterbury College backs excel, while the backs of the University team are notably deficient, and that thereupon, with 10 points staring him in the face, Montgomery determined upon making the play close, and the effect of this was speedily apparent, four tries being secured by the Southern players (one only of which was converted), while in addition a goal was potted from the field. The following shows the results of the matches between the two institutions : — 1856 (at Christchurch)— Canterbury College Yon by one goal (5 points) to two tries (4 points). 1857 (at Dunedin)— Otago University won by one try to nil. 183S (at Christchurch)— Drawn ; one goal each. IBS 9 (at Dunedin)— Canterbury College won by one goal four tries to nil. 1890 (at Christchurch)— Canterbury College Won by one goal one try to nil. IS9I (at Dunedin)— Canterbury College won by one goal two tries to one goal one try. 1892 (at Christchurch)— Otago University won by two goals three tries to two goals. During the progress of the match between South Canterbury and North Otago last Thursday, Charles Hall, one of the Timaru players, got his leg broken near the ankle. "It was the old story repeated, Obago asserting a most unmistakable superiority over Canterbury, even though in a comparatively miniature match." So writes "Quidnunc" in the Canterbury Times with reference to the annual match between the High School and Christ's College It is distinctly flattering to Otago that remarks, such as that I have quoted, should be so frequently made in the Canterbury papers, and although I have not had an opportunity this season of seeing a Christchurch club play, there certainly seems to be more foundation than there ever before was for the lament of the relative inferiority of the football across the Waitaki, for [each of the three Dunedin clubs that have gone to Christchurch this season has brought back the laurels of victory, and, besides that, the representatives of South Canterbury sustained defeat last week from a team representing North Otago. My principal object in referring to this matter at all was to state that in a lefter appearing in the .Press one morning last week, Mr J. M. Marshall, who wore the Canterbury interprovincial cap last year, refers to the match between the Otago High School and Christ's College as affording "one more proof, if another were needed, of the superior style of play adopted in the Southern province." Mr Marshall is a teacher in Christ's College — ■ "specially responsible," says a correspondent whom his epistle moved to write " for the supervision of all athletic games at the college " and while he maintains that the boys at that institution can play a good game against any team playing their own style he admits " they were completely nonplussed by the methods adopted by their opponents." He then proceeds to discuss the reasons which have produced this superiority in Otago football. Mr Marshall's contention is that players iv Canterbury have not profited to the same extent as those in Otago have from the example of the English team and of the Natives, after the return of the latter. "Ever since, and including 1889," he says, "Canterbury has had no chance against Otago, and Christ's College has had no chance against Otago High School. Our football is, i;i fact, about five years behind Otago, and until we make a determined effort to alter our htyle we shall continue to receive our annual defeat from Otago." That, at all events, is comforting to us Southerners, aud if the opinion entertained by Mr Marshall is afc all general iv his iirovince, then the Canterbury representatives will enter

the field against Otago in the belief that they will be beaten, and that will be half the battle for the Blues.

Keogh very properly has the credit ascribed to him for introducing "this latest style" into Otago, and the fact, says Mr Marshall, "that it is not hard to introduce it is shown from this : that in 1888 Christ's College was as far ahead of Otago High School in style as it was behind it in 1889. In one year they had learned the lesson well." Mr Marshall is hardly happy in his contrast. In 1888 the College won by a goal to a try — and if I remember rightly the School had none the worst of the play — so that it is hardly correct to say that the College was as far ahead of the School in 1888 as it was behind in 1889, when the School won by five goals and three tries to nil. However, that may pass. Mr Marshall next proceeds to point out what he regards as the two most patent characteristics of Otago, as opposed to Canterbury play. In one of these two "most 'patent characteristics" Mr Marshall is decidedly mistaken. "In the first place," he says, "all passes are given with both hands over the head, and every man in the team knows how to pass in thife way and how to take a ball. Consequently passing is much more frequent and successful." If it were the practice to give all passes with both hands over the head I should think it would be likely to be very unsuccessful, because a pass given at such a height as that would be very apt to fall into the hands of a watchful opponent or to be spoiled by him. As a matter of fact, very few passes hera are given above the level of the shoulder, and the quick passes which Crawfurd,. for example, makes from the back of the scrum, frequently are almost off the ground or given not a foot from it. "Secondly" says Mr Marshall " an Otago team does not rely upon its three-quarters to score, but nearly all scoring is done by forwards — passing, not bullocking — and by halves. In Canterbury, on the contrary, we judge our teams chieily by the speed and combination of the three-quarters, and the halves do no running except quite close to the line."

The victory of the Otago University team last Saturday is the first that they have achieved in Christchurch. In the six preceding matches, indeed, between the Canterbury College and Otago University teams, the former have won pretty well all along the line. They had scored at all events four victories, three of these being in succceseive years, and the University had managed to win onee — but that was because they were better able to swim than the Canterbury College team, Tahuna Park, on which the match in question was played, being pretty well under water on the eventful afternoon — while one match was drawn. It was on the occasion of this draw that the University team made their besfc.show, and their team on that occasion was about the best they have yet been able to put into the field. The Canterbury College team does not appear to be so strong this year as it was last season, when their four threequarter backs struck terror into the breasts of the 'Varsity players, but did not do so much as the anticipatory reports of their powers led the public here to expect that they would.

The annual match between North Otago and South Canterbury was played last Thursday. The game which was of an interesting nature throughout, and very fast at times, some fine passing being indulged in by both sides, ended in a win for North Otago by 10 points to nil. In the first spell, from a fine loose rush, Barr scored a try, which was not improved upon ; and Crawford from a pass potted a neat goal ; and in the second spell Power, by fast following up, got clean away and scored under the posts. Gifford also scored from a loose rush, but neither of the tries were enhanced. Mr J. H. Chapman, of Dunedin, acted efficiently as referee.

The Athletic News is not in the habit of mincing words. The following is from its issue of May 23: — "A correspondent from Hertford sends a cutting from a ' sassiety ' paper, in which the writer says that 'the game of football as now played is simply a brutal fight, from which frequent life-long injuries and not a few deaths result every season.' Our correspondent wants to know what we think about it. Well, not a great deal, but we always like to treat football writers who have never seen a match in their lives with silent contempt. When we fight we want to fight men — not miserable society idiots who would be afraid of a football turning round and biting them."

A good judge of the game from Dunedin who witnessed the match between North Otago and South Canterbury last Thursday informs me tint the victory of the former was in large measure due to the play of Alex. Crawford, formerly of the University club. Crawford, playing at centre three-quarter back, potted a goal — he always had a penchant for that sort of thing — and moreover he has, I am told, introduced into Oamaru the system of long passes, which was a great factor in producing the dov.nfall of South Canterbury. Hirst is also well spoken of, The Canterbury team, I understand, played very much off-side, and penalties were incurred fully a score of times.

The Parisian Journal, L'ljlustration, in its issue of April 25, has an illustrated article upon football, prompted by a match played in the French capital on Easter Monday between the Rosslyn Park club and a Parisian fifteen. The writer, M. Edouard Renoir, manifests a greater acquaintance with the game than foreigners are generally credited with possessing, and the succinct account of it, which he gives (of course, in French) is fairly accurate. The estimate he forms of the pastime may be thus translated: — "It is a rough game, very rough, a game for athletes and not for children ; very suitable for inducing contempt of pain and for teaching one to receive hard blows without giving heed to them, but those who apply themselves to it bear such a love for it and take such a lively pleasure in it that we need neither complain nor pity them ." It appears that forwards are in French called avants, half-backs are demi-arrieres, three-quarter-backs are troisquarts, and backs are arrieres, the literal equivalents having been taken in French for these words, but who, without the illustrations which accompany the article, would understand by coup de pied fjlace a place-kick, or by coup dc pied franc a free-kick, or by coup de pied tombe a drop-kick ? It appears, moreover, that the players devote the interval between the spells to lying duwn on their backs on the grass, recovering their breath, and that a player has occasion to retire when his nose is bleeding ! The return match between the Pacific and Caversham clubs was played at TahunaPark and resulted in a drawn game. The Pacific had, however, much the best of the play. The London correspondent of the Sydney Mail remarks that for some years past it has been obvious that trouble was brewing for the Rugby Football Union, and there now apjiears reason to believe that the difficulty will neeesFarily engage the attention of the authorities for some time to come. The question at issue is that of professionalism, which up to the present has, to the best of the ability of the union, been rigorously repressed. After ignoring the system of payments to players the Football Association attempted, late in the clay, to cope with the practice, but 100 great a hold had been obtained, and after a brief ineffectual

struggle, the authorities had to rescind the pains and penalties they had ordered, and yield to those whom they had attempted to punish. As a consequence the professional organisations have ever since been gaining ground until now the authority of the association only exists in the north and midlands because, for the time being, it suits the professional, league clubs to own a nominal allegiance to the parent body. Profiting by the disaster which overtook the association in the shape of loss of prestige, the Rugby Union never yielded an inch to those people who advocated payment of players, and for some reasons Rugby football continued to be a game carried on tor the pure love of the thing. It is so now in most parts of England ; but up in Yorkshire and Lancashire a system of veiled professionalism, difficult to discover and impossible to prove, has undoubtedly grown up. Large sums of money are taken at football matches in these districts, and naturally enough players of small incomes desire a share of the money which their play attracts. Did the matter end here the correspondent continues, there would probably be no great objection, except to those people who dislike to see the followers of a game making money out of manly exercise. Unfortunately we have found from Association football that unrestricted professionalism destroys the healthy qualities of the pastime and reduces manly competition between towns or districts to something not much more than an exhibition. Instead of the youths of one part of England being stirred with laudable desire to prove themselves more capable than the young men of another, men are hired like so many braves to do battle for this place or that, and the sport loses its highest attribute. Moreover, we can see that if, as with baseball in America, a game is entirely under the control of those who make a living out of it, all other considerations yield to the bare questions of profit and loss. Naturally, then, the Rugby Football Union have a difficult course to steer. On the one hand', if they struggle to repress this professionalism and get beaten, their prestige will be gone for ever ; and, on the other hand, yielding to it, however slightly, may mean the opening of the gates to a flood which will overwhelm them. At present they are called upon either to permit or forbid a league amongst the leading clubs of Yorkshire. The proposal is outwardly of a very innocent character, merely the strict carrying out of engagements ; but paid officials are suggested, and to allow them the union would have to alter their laws. Possibly the growing tendency of the times, as it is understood in Yorkshire, will carry the day, and profdtsionalism be recognised. Such is certainly the opinion in the North of England ; bub it seems a pity that so manly and healthy a pastime as Rugby football is cannot be kept out of the hands of men who can see no higher purpose in a game than a means -of making money. The Athletic News says that the wage list of the Blackburn Rovers is very moderate, and, in fact, all the expenses have been kept down. Yes, the wage list is moderate — a trifle, I find, of L 1562 0s 6d. The English Football Association has funds to the amount of L 3316 11s 6d. At the annual meeting, the question of betting by players and others concerned in matches formed the subject of lengthy and heated discussion, and eventually the following amendment to the council's recommendation was proposed : "Neither referees, linesmen, nor players, shall make bets in any match in which they are either officiating or playing. Any referee, linesmen, or player failing to' observe this rule will be guilty of serious misconduct." The motion was offered on the ground that the evil could not be approoched effectively, and that it would interfere with the liberty of the subject. ' One speaker asserted that he had known instances where betting had influenced officials in their decisions, and ultimately the motion was adopted. W. Lang was again in a scoring mood last Saturday, and obtained the first try secured by the Merivale in their match with Kaiapoi. The Lyttelton Times describes the match last Saturday between the Otago University and Canterbury College Clubs as being rather a peculiar one, at times slow and tame to a degree, and at others fast and open. The College backs in the first spell more than balanced the superiority of the University forwards, but later on fell away lamentably, and towards the finish the visitors asserted a great superiority. In the senior matches on Saturday East Christchurch beat Chrisfcchurch by three goals and eight tries (31 points) to one goal (4- points), Linwood beat Sydenham by three goals and three tries (21 points) to nil, and Merivale defeated Kaiapoi by one goal and three tries (11 points) to one try (2 points). The position for the Championship stands thus : — East (Jhristchurch, 9^ points ; Merivale, 8j points ; Kaiapoi, 4 points ; Linwood, 3JI points ; Christchurch and Canterbury College, 3 points each ; Sydenham, 1£ points. The return match between the Kaikorai and Pirates Clubs was played on the Carisbrook ground on Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautiful, the ground in capital order, and the attendance of spectators fairly large. The contest resulted in a win for the Kaikorai by two goals and a try (11 points) to a goal (4 points), but with the exception of about a quarter of an hour in the second spell, when the winners obtained the whole of their score, the play was not so uneven as not to be interesting. Mr J. H. Chapman acted as referee and exacted from the players a close observance of the rules of the game. For the first spell the Pirates played from the pavilion end, and for 35 minutes the struggle oscillated from the quarters of one team to those of the other, with a preference for location between the Pirates' twenty-five flag and goal line. There was too much scrummaging, in which the teams seemed pretty well matched, though the Kaikorai were the heavier, but there was on the other hand a considerable amount of loose open play. After the lapse of time already mentioned, Laureuson had a place kick from a mark about the centre of the ground, and from this the first force down of the day was recorded, the ball falling between the goal posts but underneath the bar, and when half time was called neither side had scored. The visiting team started off with a great spurt in the "second spell, aud the play was immediately carried into the Pirates' quarters, where the backs of the home team were kept on the gui vive to prevent a score. Had Laurenson taken a pass he must have scored, but he missed it, and Cran shifted play to the centre, whence it was brought back, and Richardson, obtaining a mark about the quarter distance, placed the ball at a by no means easy angle for Laurenson, who kicked a fine goal. The play had only been resumed a few minutes before the ball was kicked over the Pirates' lino, where Davis dropped on it, the score, however, not beiug improved, and it had again not been long in progress befoie W. King, following up smartly a kick of his own, scored another try, and this time Laurenson, from an awkward angle, registered a splendid goal. The Pirates had thus had 13 poinU scored against them tince the beginning of the second

spell, and it seemed as if they were going to pieces. ■ The effect of the acore against them was, however, to inspire them to fresh efforts, and, a fine piece of play by Brown having let them into the Kaikorai quarters, they played up spiritedly, and, Williams securing a mark from a kick by the opposing full back, Priest had the ball placed for him, with the result that he drove it fair between the posts. Tho balance of the game was well contested, and each side had a turn at defending their goal, Duncan and Richardson leading an attack on the Pirates' lines, while Rao made a slashing run into his old club's quarters. There was, however, no further score, and the match had the result above stated. Rather than to any superiority in their backs, the Kaikorai owe their second victory of the season over the Pirates to the better condition and combination of their forwards. D. Torrance, though still troubled by his ankle, played untiringly, and Duncan and J. Torrance were very conspicuous, but the latter pair both offended iv the respect of giving free kicks to their opponents, for whom Pram and Priest played sterling games. Behind the scrum Caradus and Davis were not so noticeable as they have been in some of their other matches ; Cran was clever and safe, and Rae showed his best form this season ; Laurenson played with characteristic activity and skill, but found Williams a hard nut to crack ; Richardson displayed good judgment, and W. King, who made his reappearance in senior matches, did a lot of work, but was outclassed by Brown, who — deemed by the Kaikorai captain to be the best kicking three-quarter back in Dunedin — played a fine game, while on the other wing Ovenden, promoted from the Second Fifteen to take Hume's place for the day, performed very creditably. T. King, the Kaikorai full back, made no mistakes, and though Matheson fumbled once or twice his play was on the whole satisfactory. The return match between the Dunedin and Zingari-Richmond, clubs played at the. Caledonian ground, resulted in a win for the Zingari-Richmond team by 13 points to nil. The weather was perfect and the ground in good condition, bub the attendance was poor. The game chiefly consisted of line-out play, and although fairly fast, it was not very interesting. The Colours had pretty well the best of it all the time, the Blues being at times very slow in following up. On a couple of occasions the Dunedin forwards brought the game in dangerous proximity to the Colours' lines, but the Zingari men managed to shift the scene of strife in " the nick of time." The first score was obtained by Winthrop, who potted a neat goal. Cooper afterwards got a try, which Weeber converted, an 3 Winthrop subsequently potted another goal. . In fact tho good kicking of the Colours was a feature of the game. The Dunedin forwards played a hard, dogged game, but lacked dash aud brilliancy, owing probably to their want of training. Driver and Sincock played well on the wing, and Turton and Isaacs, both in the scrum and open, were indefatigable in their efforts to avert defeat. Haig and Mason, tho halves, [played well, and the latter, were he not such a featherweight, would be a real good half. Of the three-quarters little can be said, owing to the fact that they were seldom given a show. Taiaroa, who donned the blue again for his old club, was not given a chance to show the rare turn of foot which he possesses. Fulton at centre was safe, and Stephenson's kicking was serviceable. Mackenzie, the lull back, had his share of the work, and he played a sterling game. His collaring and kicking were worth seeing, and he played one of the best full back games seen this year. As well as being certain in his collaring he also takes the ball well, and returns his kicks accurately. "" - The Zingari - Richmond forwards were weakened by the absence of Campbell, Marks, Aitchison, aud M'Laren, while Holgate was absent from the backs. The forwards played a rattling game from start to finish ; and iv the second spell completely overran their opponent I*,1 *, but lost several chances through being too anxious to score. Garside and M'Farlane were the pick of the team, while Moloney and Wilkinson came next in order of merit. A. Fordyce was back in his old place as half, and played in something like his old style. He was particularly smart in getting round the scrum, and so nullifying the passing that would otherwise have given his team a lot of trouble. Cooper, the other half back, played splendidly — indeed, next to Winthrop, he was the pick of the Zingari-Richmond backs. The try that he obtained was well earned, aud he showed some very clever feinting and dodging before he managed to cross the line. It was from a pass by him that Winthrop was enabled to pot his second goal. Winthrop, at centre, played far and away the best three-quarter game on the field, his score (two potted goals) being a very creditable performance in itself. Pie repeatedly cut off the passes intended for his opponents, aud so got on some fine runs, while his long kicks into touch gained his team a lot of ground. Esquilant, at the start of the game, played at three-quarters, but had the misfortune to receive a bad kick, which necessitated Delahuuty being withdrawn from tho forwards to assist him. Esquilant did not show up as well as usual for the reason above stated, but managed to get in a lot of useful work nevertheless. Weeber, at the other wing, played very well, his kicking aud running being the special features of his play. R. Fordyce, at ful back, p'.ayed his usual safe game, and has livened up a lot since the previous Saturday. Considerable interest was taken in the game between the Union and Taieri Clubs, which was played on the North ground on Saturday afternoon. The ground was in good order, and prognostications that a fast and open game would be witnessed proved correct, the contest being keen and spirited on both sides. Neither team was fully represented. After about 20 minutes' play, during which the ball was carried frequently from one end of the field to the other, Mackie got hold of it, and, with a clever run, succeeded in scoring near the posts. Flynn took the kick, and placed a goal. The Union men now became very aggressive, and had the ball quickly into the Taieri quarters, where, from a pass by Brodie, Gibson secured the ball and "sailed" for the touchline, just managing to get over. The kick by Burnside proved a failure, and half-time was called. On resuming matters were made very lively for the Taieri men, who preserved a strong defence, and although their line was in danger for pretty well half an hour it was only crossed once. Credit was due to Harming for this try, although the actual player to score was Colin Campbell. The kick by Burnside was again a failure. The Taieri men then made most persistent efforts to score, and pressed their opponents hard, but no further score resulted, the game closing at — Taieri, 5 points ; Union, 4 points. Of the individual play, Fly i in at full back was safe for the winners, and Mackie played a fine dashing game at centre three-quarter. Gibson showed up on the wing, bub Grant was somewhat off colour. The forwards all worked well — Findlay brothers, George Allan, Johnston, and O'Neill baing prominent. Jl 'Donald and Mann at half did useful work.

For the Union, Burnsido and Harris are deserving of praise for their play at half back, and Gibson at three-quarters is to bo commended. Brodie showed good enough form in the first spell, but subsequently ho fell off. Doig was not quite up to the work, though ho had some good opportunities of shining. The back division are better at attack than defence Tho forwards worked with a will — Beadle, M'Kinlay, Jenkins, and Douglas in the scrum ; and Campbell and Hanuing in the looso being specially prominent. Mr A Downes ontrolled the game, and confirmed the previous good opinion formed of his abilities in tho position of referee. The Green Island travelled to Ravensbourne on Saturday, and suffered defeat by 10 points (three tries and a goal from a mark) to 5 points (one goal). In the first spell, shortly after the kick off, Green Island scored from a dribbling rush, the kick at goal being successful. In the second spell the game was mostly confined to Green Island territory, and Price, Arthur Webber, and Lee scored for Ravensbourne, the kicks at goal being unsuccessful. Minn, however, kicked a goal from a mark. The Dunedin Second journeyed to Milton, and, after inspecting the Milton mill and being entertained at dinner by the local club, met them on the football field, and after a pleasant game were defeated by 21 points to nil. In the iirsb spell the Milton had matters all their own way, scoring four tries, two of which were converted into goals. The second spell was more even ; but Milton scored two more tries, one of which was converted. Towards tho end tho loose play of Duuedin wa* troubling Milton greatly. The match Union Second v. Port Chalmers was played on tho latter's ground, which was in a rather muddy state, and thus spoiled a good deal of fast play. Early in the first spell Kelly scored for Port, and later on Wilson secured a second try. In the second spell Kelly and Morgau scored tries, aud Hunter potted a goal just on the call of time. The game was a very good one, conbidering the state of the ground, several good passing runs being got on by both sides. The match Kaikorai Second v. Warehousemen, played at Montecillo, resulted, after a good struggle, in a victory for the former by two tries to one. As Kaikorai won the toss, their opponents kicked off, and, owing to their superior weight in the scrum, soon had the hill men in difficulties. From a looso rush tho Warehousemen scored a try, the kick at goal being resultless. In the second spell the Kaikorai, making the game more open, managed through the agency of Bain and Williamson to score two tries, which were not enhanced by tho kick at goal. The match between the Pacific Second aud Caversham Second was played at Tahuna Park on Saturday. It was rather a one-sided gamo, resulting in a win for theJPaciflc by 17 points to nil. Naumann was the first to score for the Pacific. Shortly afterwards Burke potted a nice goal. In the second spell, which only lasted 20 minutes, Naumann again scored, and Montague converted. Brooks was the next to cross the Caversham line, bub the kick was not successful. A little later on Burke secured. a mark in front of the goal posts, and a goal was registered. The match Darley v. Belmont, played at Belraont, resulted in a win for Darley by 8 points to 2 points. The Golden Star defeated tho Bushrangers by 7 points to 2 points. Mclrose defeated the Port Chalmers Second by 20 points to 5. ' The Pirates Second visited Mosgiel on Saturday afternoon, and defeated the Taieri Second by two tries (4 points) to nil. The secretary of the Wellington Rugby Union has received a telegram from New Plymouth stating that the Taranaki team has abandoned the proposed visit to Wellington. A trial match, Blues v. Colours, was played under Association rules, and resulted in a win for the former by six goals to two. In the first spell the Blues had their opponents on the defensive for most of the time, the score at half time being — Blues, 2 ; Colours 1. In the second spell the Blues scored four goals to the Colours' one. The following were the scorers: — J. M'Millan, Calder, Campbell (two each), M'Lauchlin, Hamilton (one each). Besides those already mentioned the following played well :— Garden, Moncrieff, J. M'Donald, Walker, Dunlop, M'Millan, and Harraway. OTAGO UNIVERSITY V. CANTERBURY COLLEGE. The annual match between the Otago University and Canterbury College was played jon Saturday at Lancaster Park in perfect weather. The ground was a trifle heavy. There was a large and fashionable attendance. After the College kicked off the game was even for a while until Collins put in a run for the 'Varsity, and the Blue forwards coming strong had the local team in trouble. Campbell almost got over, but was called back. Good passing by the College backs relieved, but Campbell, Strong, and Montgomery went back immediately and forced the Canterbury team. A lot of uninteresting neutral play followed until beautiful passing between Ward, Cresswell, and Hiorns let the latter off and over the line. Montgomery protested against the try on the ground of Hiorns going more than 25yds behind the' goal line, but the referee allowed the try, and Cresswell kicked a goal. Morgan, Alloo, and Collins set the College defending again, but more beautiful passing by the College backs let Hiorns off again, and he scored right behind, amidst great applause. Cnsswell again converted. Even play followed afterwards till the good passing of the Blues let Porteous coolly pot a neat goal. Then, jusb before half-time, Alloo got over, making the score 10 to 6 at the interval. After play was started a good Blue rush ended in Platts scoring ; but the kick by Porteous did not improve, and 10. to 8 was noted. Then Haydon struggled over after a severe scrummage, and Porteous put the 'Varsity ahead by converting. For a long time play was up and down, the Blue forwards keeping up with the superior College backs, until near the end of the game Collins broke away and scored under the bar. Porteous failed to improve, and the game ended with the tcore 15 to 10 in favour of the 'Varsity. Five of the College points are subject to protest. The game was pleasant and goodnatured.

Matches. Points. 13 a £ 6 7 3 4 3 3 3 1 i i i 2 3 5 5 6 7 a i _l_ 70 7(5 19 47 3(5 23 33 29 S I dhambra Eaikorai 'aieri iingari-llichmoud 'irates Jniversity )uncdiu Jnion 7 9 6 9 9 S 10 8 1 1 2 1 22 21 24 24 62 51 64 65 1