LEESTON v. LINCOLN COLLEGE.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 915, 3 June 1891, Page 2

LEESTON v. LI NCOLN COLLEGE.

maich was played . on Saturday 1 last" by teams representing Leeston and Lincoln College on the College ground and resulted m a win for Lincoln by 5 pom Bto 4. L^aton was very maoh Umdktpped by the aljsence o! Holier,.

and Ballagh fnniS < &m'.Vn^ the backs. These places had to be taken by second fifteen men at; the last minute and copseqnently, the corabinationi of the, Lincoln pnen , oarried. /all befpftv thenl'f In addition to tWn>; Butle^ hurt his knee at the commencuient of the game and although he struprgl^rl on gamely, WnA of very little u-e to his side afterwards and towards the end of the game wisely raiitW'irbm rtne field. However' crec/it* mast be given to tjho Lincoln. Boys for the .fast, j .open^gafla,e. iti»at n they pjay : e^ «^",, .jtjiey ; , ttiprpyghly tdesecwdu .their ▼ictor j 4 i is s JoJley i played i grand > back game for the College and he was ably assisted by Acton Adams* Murray and Martin. Wise, the Clollege' fall r-a^ck, played a fine safe game 1 fight through. Of the forWards Fisher Lyor HunterBrown, and : ,QJH|ch showed , up prpminent'y. The scorers were, Jolley 2 tries and Murray 1. , Jolley kioked a goal from his second try. Coming to the Leeston team Donald and Grrfehara as usual did the bulk of tlie" woi'fe; .behind the scrums ; had riot. the' "when collaring , Slurray,, . the g^me might ha?e ended differently. 'Donald made sereral gr^nd rijn^, one, fr,o|n ? Leeston 25'a righfi; through V ao^,' pouched down behind the posts. ' Hog(g converted. In the second spell ; GraKahi'; got over at the corner after a slashing fun but failed to land a goal. J. Reiinie played a good game at half and" Stopped the dribbling rushes of the^Blatcks^in good style. Hogg was 1 har'tlly' ftp' to form but did all he had to do fairly well Mpcirheadj antj , -were , the: 5 pick of,, the : JUeasfconi forwards ; Longstaff > •earned •? off colom" and did not play with his TißuW ! dfcsh. FlanheVy got 7 w ono or tWd 1 nice dribbles but ! was not" backed up. This is the ,g;reat faulty pi the Xeestipniifpr^ards and they h aye, lost, many . iyfaj /through ft., . Unless they* getinto.gqoil conditioci and, follow, up sipartly they'will get beaten "pretty often before the 'season closes; ! Th«( ; scratch forwards raked together ; iat ' trte 1 UiX ' ; minute seemed to prefer 'lb;«iian|. rotiintf tße. Scrbma 1 and hampering itbenf own! Jiaiyea) to putting. their, beads down and pushing. This remark howeyer does nob apply to McEvedy who worked trell right through. Messrs Murray •nd Thomas umpired and the Referee's whistlej w£r carfied bjjr, Mr fliprns. After 1 "die'ma'tch visitor j were en tertajued ; in the , usual hospitable mann«£ IprwKich the college is noted* r