FOOTBALL.

Colonist, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8649, 29 August 1896, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The first of a Eer'es of matches, which have a very great in.crest not only to those more olosely conneoted with tbem, but to the general pabHc, will be commaneed at Trafalgar Park to-day, whsn tbe High School, Ctristchorcb, will try their BireDg.h ugainst the Nshon College team. L.st year the local boys obtained an easy victory over today's opponents, bea'iog them by 31 paint* to O, whilst in the pr<viom sea on they played a close game, o_ly winning by 12 points to 8. The visitors era said to have improved ia their play, and bop 9to make a fair game of it, whilst it is pretty certain that our Collegians hid never a better allround team. It iB hoped the weather will be fiae for the gamp, although tbe pround will be very soft. The game i3 of sufficient impor.ance to ensure a large attendance Thg contesting te.ma ara as follows :

High School,

Full baok— Pyne; tbr^e quarters -Ttrnlal, O'B-ien (c»pt), Nursa ; five-tightb— Byrne ; half— Barper; wirg forwards— O Lewin, J A Thompson; forwards —Wilson. Morten, Mcllwra th, Sbard, L Lewin, L Thompson, Hall.

Nelson College,

Full bscfe— lickell ; three-quarters - N Fell, P Mules, F Stuokey ; five-eighth— J Armstrong; balf— Uaher; wing forwards— E Mules and O'Brien ; forwards— A Gmnaway, R Adams (capt), J Morrison, A Kempthorne, G Totton, L Trent, A Kitching ; emergency Houlber.

On Wednesday next the Welling'on Ook lege team, who defeated the Wanganui team at Wellington by a large margin, will meet Nelaon College. A great deal of intere.t ia takan in this contest, and although tbe visiting team is well known for its prowess on the football field, it is believei tbat Nelson College will, on this occasion, come very close to victory, if tbey do not even win. A vieto: y over Wellington College would be no small th r ng, and our boys should, and no doubt 'wi>l strain every nerve to conquer the yellow and blacks.