INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

Evening Star, Issue 3924, 22 September 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

iUAiun, The fiiKt iiiterproviur-ia football match with -•Hugo took place this afternoon, v>hen our pmcky INoi them friends-the Aucklandersui led conclusions with a team of the Dunedin dill. 1 lay commenced punctually at three ,ef 7’ ;i - Kensington b r n^ nil ,,™r“ c ;:s;v'K; ar 4 by ‘JminllTf Ulin T eS ’ sp l rited P la y' Auckland i beamed a force-down ; but (he captains not uivmg decided whether to score for this the points were left in dispute Otago then teemed a touch-down two points and aft-’rwacls « force-town, Same's s£*£? very much admired After about half-an-hom’s p,ay a change of goal w.43 made, but the sore was not increased, though the Otago men succeeded m keeping the ball close to their th if w S °? V t] i\ Qn ag, ' iia c ** 1110 t0 the fore, and by an excellent kick scored a touch-down („wo points), which was quickly followed- by ft force-down. When time was again called the game stood-Otago, 5; Aucklaud R ihe onJy scores made during the next half-hour were three force-downs (half each) for Otago, fn, fie last hal‘ -hour Otago again made the only scores, a force-down and a touch-down by bmith, and another force-down. Time was tnen calk-si, the score standing—Otago, 9i‘. mipn V rT' Aiickhuul.who were the fust‘to’ ilr Vi p ,o °Vr ev r ia \ ln « 6cor * d aftmvarch. Mr Huckworth umpired for Otago, and Mr Dacre for Auckland Fully 3,000 persons were on the ground. A dinner will be given to the visitors to-uiglit. ° 1116