FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16261, 11 July 1918, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE (9) v. BOYS' HIGH

SCHOOL (3).

A FINE GAME. Tho annual football match between Christ's College and Boys' High School, played at tho Show Grounds yesterday, attracted on attendance of over 3000 people. There were 1600 in tho big stand and as many more around the enclosure. Tho gate and stand receipts totalled .£240, of which tho stand was responsible- for £103. In addition to those who paid for admission there were some hundreds of schoolboys who were admitted free. The. only expenses wcto the ground charge, 15 per oeni. of tho "gate," and advertising, so that the net receipts should amount to c'o&o on £200. After making a email grant to tho Boys' High School team for travelling expenses in connexion with their coming southern tour, the Canterbury Rugby Union, under whoso jurisdiction the match was played, will give the remainder to the Lady Liverpool Fund. Complete arrangements were made by tho officers of the Union in connexion with the game, and they proved very satisfactory.

The match, whilst by no moans tho moat interesting or exciting of_ tho series played between the two big schools, was nevertheless full of incident. Good, clean football was played, thou&h it could not be termed brilliant. Collego thoroughly deserved their win, and the margin in their favour should have been considerably more. Their fino pack of forwards were dominating the situation during three-parts of the gome, but in .the first spell their backs failed time after time to take advantage of their opportunities. A timely readjustment, however, effected wonders, and in the second spell there was only one team in the hunt, and that was Collego. High School were up against 4i big handicap—they averaged a stone lighter in the forwards. There were some dashing solo efforts on the part of the Blue vanguard, but thoy_ were no match, for their heavier adversaries, and consequently the backs had to make their own opportunities for securing the ball. Their defence was solid, every man tackling with determination, 1 and it was as much due to the fine defensive powers of the High School backs in the second spell as to the im potency of the College rear division in the first, that the viotors did not leave the field with a much larger margin in their favour. The game was controlled by Mr J. F. Peake, whose judicious use of the whistle. was a feature of the afternoon. THE TEAMS. Following were the teams:— CHRIST'S COLLEGE (Black. and White). Full-back: K. H. Hargreavcs Three-quarters: F. W. M. Cowlishaw, A. H. Sugden R. B. Wilson, Five-cightlis: E. W. Gaulter H. S. Hindmansli Half-bnck: W. S. W. Averill Forwards: A. J. Stock W. J. G. Turnbull J. B. Williams (capt.), G. E. Cotterill, W. E. Minty J. N. Lowry ,G. L. Burdon M. H. Strachan (wing-forward). BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL (Blue and Black). Full-back: T. I. Lascelles Three-quarters: J. M. Willoughby A. C. O. Allen E. J. Bowes Five-eighths: W. Graham S. Carleton Half-back: W. Dalley Forwards: T. B. Donnelly J. C. Forsyth D. Dickscn D. Gunn J. A. Fraser (capt.) D. W.- Reese L. D. Page J. L. White (wing-forward). THE PLAY. School kickcd off with the sun behind them, and Hargreaves faultily handling the ball, play reached .tho Collego twenty-five, where, from a mark, Reese made a fine but futile effort at goal. Reese broko aWuy with the ball at his toe, but Hargreaves saved finely. Donnelly, dribbling nicely, carried the ball over the lino, and Hargreavea just saved. Cowlishaw ran down the touchline and play was in Blue territory. Dashing loose work by tho School forwards, aided by passing by their backs, renewed tho pressure on the College line, and from a freo kick Reese kicked a neat goal.

School 3, College nil. College attacked, but a pacing rush was pulled up by faulty passing, and play was back again in white quarters. A dribbling rush led by Gaulter took play to the School line* but a free-kick relieved. Shortly after, from a long kick School were forced. College were securing the 6crums, but the passing was slow, and a promising chance was m?' by a bad transfer to Cowlishaw. •?i_ k 53 t?pt up the pressure, but met with a determined defence. From a scrum right in front of the posts, Hindmarch elect®d -to pot, and School were forced. The White forwards were badly beating their opponents, and play hovered about the School twenty-five, but tho parsing of backs was slow and faulty, an\l School had little troublo m keeping them out. • A golo effort on part of "White, made things look critical "for a moment for College, but Hindmareh relieved. A readjustment of the College backs was made, Cowlishaw playing centre, and WiiSon on the wing. Hindm&rsli brokethrough to half-way, but School came back. An. exchange of line-kicks resulted in College's favour, and then Hargreaves . badly missed the ball, Cowlishaw just rescuing the leather in time. In a moment play was again on the High Sohool'line, but the faulty passing of the College centre backs robbed their forwards of the fruit- of their success, and half-time sounded with the Whites at-1 tacking strongly, and the scores:— !

School, 3;" College, nil, SECOND SPELL.

Collego. secured the initial advantage in the second half, the backs finding 4he line well down the field. A passing rush saw Cowlishaw held up on the.line,-and College made strenuous attempts to score, but School repelled the danger. A hard punt by Wilson then forced School. Excitement now became intense, College making frantic efforts to score, but the School defence was sound. The Bines' finally reached their opponents' half, and from a free-kick near half-way Reese farced College. Cowlishaw broke through, bat

woe well tackled by Lcaccllcs. Clever kicking by tlio School backs took tlio ball to the College line, biit a free-kick relieved. With, play in College quarters, Gaul tor broke away, and running strongly he passed to Cowhshaw, who out-paced Laeoelles, and. scorcd under the posts. Averill's kick hit the crosa-bar. Sohool, 3; College, 3. School attacked, but Harpsaves saved finely. A luoky speculator by Cowlishaw shortly after caved trouble for College, ana a fine forward rush, led by Avorill, took P'ay to the School twenty-five. A moment later a passing rush ended in Sugden scoring near the post®. Gaulter failed to convert. College, 6; School, 3. Sohool made the pace hot, but Averill dribbled down the field, and from a free-kick near half-way HargTeaves forced the Blues. A College forwaid broke through, but with a clear run preferred to pot at goal, and forced School. Keeping up the preesuro, a .College passing rush saw Hindmarsh sccure the bwi twice in succession, and score. Averill kiokod a poster. Collego • • • • School • • • •

A School forward ruah. carried tie leather to the College line, but tlio attackers were repelled, anU shortly after the game ended with College attacking.

TO THE EDITOR OF "iHE TEESS."

gjr—jji your issue of even date appears a letter signed by "Plain. Truth.' There are two things I take exception to in to letter. First, "Plain Truth" complains about the _ fact that tho gate-monoy taken at the High SchoolCollege match is to bo given to a patriotic fund, instead of being devoted to the boys various sports funds. Well, I should just like to point out to "Plain Truth" that it is tho nim (or should be), -and I have no doubt it is, of our educational institutions to teach and instil a trua spirit of patriotism into our boys, and not the selfish spirit evinced by "Plain Truth," but "practical patriotism," such as the giving of g>ate money, cports money, prize money, etc., to patriotic work. ' The second point' which I have to quarrel over with "Plain Truth" is his rather ridiculous statement that these "two Achdols" are going to be largely" responsible for the running of affairs in this country in the future. Why in tho future, "Plain Truth"? "Plain Truth" reminds mo very much of tlio remark of a New Zealand mother, who said that the war would soon be over now,-as the New Zealand troops were in France. . Mother had „very evidently* not boon outside of New Zea*Jaiid, or she would very eoon have realised that there weTe other armies besides the New Zealandeis, fcnd the samo thing applies to "Plain Truth." He has evidently not been outside of Christchurch, or he would very eoon realise what was being don© in the realm cf education in other cities. Take Dunedin | as an example, which has done more for education than any other city in Australasia, and as for our local secondary schools supplying; tho leaders of the future, may I nek "Plain Truth" what ho thinks such schools as Waitaki, Timaru, Nelson College, and the ecvetral j big Bchoolo in the North Island arc doing? No, the local schools are merely takiijg their I place side by side with tho. other great schools j of il-o Dominion to do their bit to rule the 1 country and fight for it; as .they are doing now, and not waiting till "the future."— Youra, etc. / TIMARUVIAN. July lOthf TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLUB. Third Grade v. Old Boys, Old Boys' ground —Scott, Nunan, Collins, Ward, Price. 'Williams, Sisson, Stcvei.s, Lloyd, Davidson, Thiele, Dawber, Nixon, Brosuan, Cawood. Fourth Grade v. Mariata, Bnsor's road— Taylor, Richards (2), Kitchie (2), Porteous, Skelton, Cameron, Birch, Woodcock,. Limbrick, Blyth, Mitchell, Foster, Logie; emergencies, Hooper, Farra. •