CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CLUB.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4077, 16 May 1881, Page 4

CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CLUB.

The Canterbury Football Club's match on Saturday was Bankers and Lawyers v. the rest of the Club. Both sides turned up in greafc force, the Club outnumbering their opponents by some half dozen men. The associated players, wearing red and black, were captained by W. Millton, and the Club, wearing blue and white, by A. Anderson. The latter having lost the toss, Millton chose the northern goal, to gain the aid of a slight wind which was blowing down the ground, and Anderaon kicked off for the blues. The firßt spell was very equally contested, neither side gaining any material advantage. Anderson, however, after a very good run, made a good shot at goal, the ball going over one of the poatß. Ends beiog changed for the second spell, Millton with a good kick sent the ball well into the blue quarters, whence W. J- Cotterill returned ifc well, and for a short space it seemed aB if the game was a match at drop-kicking between W. Cotterill and E. Cotterill, as they exchanged no less than six drop - kicks between them, the ball eventually going into touch about half way between goals. In this spell the blues slightly penned their opponents, but did not score, owing principally to the smart back play of Kinvig (Ravens F. 0.) and Beswick who came out in far better form than we have ever seen him in before. The third spell began by Anderaon kicking off for the blueß, who by superior weight in the scrimmages, again penned their adversaries, and gradually worked the ball down near the red goal line. There the scrimmages were hotly contested for some time, but at lasfc the ball went into touch about five yards from the rede' goal line. It was quickly thrown out to Jawitt, who ran in and obtained the firsfc score for the blues. Tbe try at goal, however, was a failure, and the game went on as merrily as before. Shortly afterwards, by some bungling play on the part of one of the red backs, Jawitt got the ball again and ran in, obtaining a second touch-down. There was some dispute about his being offside, but this was overruled by the umpires. Again the try waß a failure, and shortly afterwards time was called, llie fourth spell was very even, if anything slightly in favour of the reds, and a very good game ended in a victory for the blues, by two tries to nil. For tho reds, W. Millton and H. Potts were quite ia their old form, well backed up by some of the youngsters aud new players, notably F. Pratt, R. Millton, Wynn-Williams, and Morgan. Behind the scrimmages, Helmore, Cotterill, and Kinvig, were very good, especially the latter. For the blues, Hawkes, Jawitt, Spragge, and Hartland did good service forward, and Anderson, Boys, Chapman, and W. J. Cotterill, back. There is one circumstance to which we. should like to call the attention of a portion of the spectators, and that is that the extra seats placed along tho Bide of the ground are intended for ladies who may wish to see the match, and not for gentlemen only.