FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1950, 21 September 1888, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

ENGLISHMEN V CANTERBURY. The match between the Englishmen and Canterbury was played at Ohrlutchnroh yesterday m splendid weather, and bsfore about 1000 spectators There was » freßh breeza blowing (rom the eonth-oast, with whloh Canterbury played m the first spell, but it dropped as the game progressed, and by the time the first spoil was finished had disappeared altogether The play for the greater portion of the game was a poor exhibition on the part of first-class players, bat the teams showed evident signs of stateness, and at times tha play was of a most tediona deicription to watch. The Canterbury team now and again played up with considerable energy, bat their back play on the whole was about the feeblest ever shown hero by a representative team. Strange as It may seem, considering the aoore against them, Canterbury really had the best of the game ; that Is to oay the play was far oftener m the Englishmen's ground th&n it was lv that of the looal men. Stoddart phyed brilliantly m the second spell, though m the first he was considerably off oolor, fumbling very badly. Nolan sad Bumby also did a lot of work, and the cuoning of the former was almost as good as Stoddart'a. In the first spell Richards was very near potting a goal for Canterbury, the ball going past to the side cf the post. The Englishmen scored 4 tries m the first spell aod two m the second, from one of whiob Stoddart kicked a goal, making the visitors' soore 8 points to nothing. Nolan eoored 3 tried, and St&ddart, Kent, and Anderson 1 each