CHRISTCHURCH v. LINWOOD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4938, 30 April 1894, Page 1

CHRISTCHURCH v. LINWOOD.

These teams met for the first time this season on Saturday, when the older club asserted ita superiority in a marked manner, and from start to finish held the upper hand, eventually winning by twentysix points to three. Christchurch kicked off and a scrimmage was formed in the Greens' twenty-five, Humphreys, Middleton and Appleby getting away to the Linwood line with a good rush. Hobbs and Stringer relieved, but Marchant and Gledhill took the play back, and Mendelson had a hurried pot, which went over the line, and while Linwood were appealing Ford rushed up and scored, Wilson easily placing a goal. Irvine and Price took the play to the Christchurch twenty-five directly after the kick off, but Wilson, Mendelson and Gledhill got on a pretty paf sing rash, ending in the latter scoring. Wilson did not improve the points. After some play in the middle of the ground, Middleton got away, and a certain try was lost to Christchurch by Mendelson hand-balling. A free kick to Linwood relieved the danger. Price got away, and Hobbs and O'Brien carried the game to the other end. Wilson, Gledhill and Mendelson neutralised the play, and soon after the same three players, by a piece of concerted play, let Mendelson over, the kick being resultless. Bowlker, Irvine and Musscn rushed the play to the other end, and a try was only saved by the ball going into touch-in-goal. At halftime the Greens were busily defending. Stringer was prominent directly the second spell was started, and Hobbs, from a penalty kick, forced the Beds. Harley got away and paseed to Middleton, who ran to the Linwood twenty-five, but Irvine, Pries and M'Beath saved their side, and O'Brien put in a good run, and Christchurch were soon after forced. From a scrimmage Wilson got over, and taking the kick himself, easily converted. The Greens were now b.ing fairly run over, and Mendelson s-ored .Miter a dodgy run, Wilson again improving. Harley, after a short run, pas .ed to M.nde.soo, who again scored, Wilson improving, making the score twehty-six points O'Brieu then got away to the Beds' twenty-five, and, obtaining the ball again, soon after scored near the corner for Linwood, but Hobbs failed with the kick. No further scores were made, and the game ended, Christchurch 26, Linwood 3.