JUNIOR GRADE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11717, 6 June 1916, Page 2

JUNIOR GRADE.

Christ's College teams niade their first, appearance on Saturday last. The B team that met Lyttclton Scouts gave promise of being a winning team, but they lacked tho combination expected of them. College had tho advantage both iu size and weight, but the forwards never used their weight to advantage. In th-e loose College were tho better and their pace was a groat asset, but they failed to hold the Scouts' forwards, who put more vim into their work. The Scouts did not play »1> t0 their "usual form and several players were very patchy. Their backs could not get going and their passing rushes did not haro the finish., that the backs showed two weeks ago. Their forwards were always on tho ball and were constantly among the College backs, who were often out of placo and too ctoso to the forwards. College got on several £ton<l riiphp?. but in<">+ ivitVi cr^od

~ I tackling. Their handling was fairly good, but their taking of the ball from a kick was decidedly weak. If the College forwards had been a liitle more strenuous they would Itave Vitrned a defeat into a win, for they ceri;"itly wero the better team. As the. CfjnptM--t-ion goes on this team will iaDrove and should in future be hard ; o College like the open play, and -h.le they can keep it so then they will keep their opponents busy.