Football

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 28, 17 August 1886, Page 3

Football

MANAWATU F. WANGANUI.

T&e last match of the season wa« played on the Recreation Ground on Saturday between a team from Oroua Count/ and • repreaeatittira team of the Town Club. Id the first match with, the Orouas, whom our representatives met at Palmerston on the 17th July, the match ended in a draw, neither side scoring. The return match had beea looked forward to with a good deal of interest by our footballers, and a stiff game anticipated — an anticipation which proved correct, as Wanganui only won by two points (one try) to ml. Beth teams had tome of their best men away. Templer, Jackson, and Gregson of the visiting team being conspicuous by their absence, while Wanganui suffered similarly. The umpires ware Mr Marshall for Wanganui, end Mr Smith for Oroua, while M.r McSvea acted as referee. Oroua won the toss and selected to play with the wind. The ball was set in motion fey Gray kicking it well down the field, the Oroua full-back returning it as quickly. The Oroaa forwards following up, s#gr dribbled the ball into Wauganui's twentyfire, and right in front of their gaol, bat Greenwood, getting the ball between his feet, seoa worked it into neutral territory And then some kicking took place between Wanganui halts aud the Oroua full-back, which was eventually settled by their full-back kicking well into touch. In the line out Mason got the ball, and by a good dodgy run managed to get ov«r the Oroua's goal line, but wae carried into touch in goal before he could j get the leather to the ground. T!ie*nson brought tue bailout, and kicked off well into touch, tt scrumage followed, and come grand passing was shown by Gur- 1 cey axtd Million on the bail cominjr out, j which, however, was of no avail, as Austin got the ball and brought to Oroua's j tv«nty-£ve before being collared, and l.'oaldey thorn, secured it, and mad* hix ms«al quick pass to Gray, who in his tern passed to Moutgomme, when that player made a splendid attempt at a pot of goal, the ball just swerving off as it was going orer. On Oroua kicking off the ball was sent into Gray's hands, and be being collared, passed it to Hongom«rie, who made a na, bat wa« eventually stopped by going into touch. On the lino •ut the fiaU was pasted to Armstrong, who punted well up the field and high in the air, B. Craig following up collared Lufard before ho could take his kick , What the ball came out of the scrummage Mod&j fot hold of it, and by a good run auaagsd to cross the Oroua g«al line «lorn to touch-ia-goal. Gray took the kick, but failed to score. On the ball bftipg kicked off, it was immediately re« tuned by Fooke into Roe's hands, who marked, and kicked down the field into teach. Home grand play was then slow* by the Oroua forwards, Stallard, Moffat, Milton, Kobinson, and Manning being especially conspicions, which ended im the ball being kicked into touch in Wang anai twenty - fire yards. The ! second spell was commenced by Stallard, | and the forwards following up, dribbled it right under Wanganui goal, but here Gray again relieved his side by kicking it wall into touch. A succession of ■ewuamagea took place at the centre flag, ami at last Thomson got the ball under b.U arm and made a splendid run before beug collared. At the line out Boa got clmt sod passed to Thomson, who then mad* the best run of the day, not being brought to earth till within five yards ot Wangaaui's goal lint, when Greenwood collared him. Wanga&ni won as above stated by one try (two points) to nil. — Abridged from Herald.