Football.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 422, 19 May 1904, Page 5

Football.

ALEXANDRA, v CLYDE.

The first inter-club match of the season was played o«v><Saturday afternoon last, when tlte Alexandra and Clyde teams met on the local ground, the result being a.win for Alexandra by 9 points to mi. The teams lined out'as follows :

Clyde. Full-back R M'Neish ; three-quarters, J Davidson, R Marshall, D. Butler; five-eights, D Gibson, W M'Neish; half, R Crawford; forwards, R Crawford, Joe Davidson, A Butler, W Watson, W M'Taggart, J Young, Qoldsman, Mayo. Alexandra:—Full-baok, Edgecombe; ! three-quarters, H Kitto, J Ooulson; 6 Campbell ;* five-eights, W King, B Maitland; half, J Richardson ; i forwards, E King, J Riley, T Richardson T Gfflooly, W Paul, A Bruce, T Wheeler, B Parsons, In the first spell, play was chiefly confined to the forwards, and was for the greater part uninteresting. Clyde was forced down on two or three occasions as a result of long kicks by the" Alexandra,., backs. Half time was called, without either side having scored, ''•

In the.second spell, the play was made more open, and some good passing rushes took place. From some loose play* m Clyde territory, Kitto got possession of the ball and scored, W King failing to . convert. 3-0. A . dangerous lookfog rah by watetopped just in time by Kitto, and shortly afterwards e? free kick to Alexandra resulted in King placing a goaL 6-0. A few minutes twfore time was called Kitto received the ball from a line out, and again got oveW W King failed to enhance, 9-0 The whistle went for no side leaving the* home team winners by-9pt& to thJ.

• A wast of combination and condition j mi evident on both aides, a* might be j expected thaa early in the.season. The home team, however*?showed superior play in both back and forward divisions For the winners, W King, Kitto, J Richardson (backs) and T Wheeler, T Richardson, and Riley (forwards) were most conspicuous; whilst for the losers Davidson and Butler (backs) and Crawford, Butler, and Watson wards) played a sterling fame. Mr W S Laidlaw acted as referee to the satisfaction of both sides.