INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 693, 8 September 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

CANTERBURY v WELLINGTON.

fBY Telegraph.]

(From a corespondent of the Press.)

Wellington, September 7.

The match was played this afternoon in a paddock belonging to Mr Riddeford at the Hutt, kindly placed at the disposal of the team. It was rather uneven, and running was rather difficult. The Wellington team, captained by Park, 12st 61b, were as followß : _Backs : A. Campbell, list 21b ; Lee, list 101 b; Hillsden, list. Half-backs: Park, 12st 61b; Pollen, list 71b ; James, lOstOlb. E'orwards : G. Campbell, list 51b ; Smith, 12st 71b; Hickson, list; Keith, 13st; Grace, list 101 b ; Thompson, 16st 101 b; Bishop, 10st 101 b; Speed, list 91b; Cowie, list 71b. A start was made at 2.45. Anderson having won the toss, took the wind, and Park deputed Smith to kick off. At the very outset things looked blue for the South, as Pollen kicked the ball behind the Canterbury goal line, and Wellington scored their first half point. Moore took the kick out, and sent the ball into touch three times, when it was again set going. A. Campbell tried a run, which was not very effective, and Bishop making a slight mistake, it was taken advantage of by Ollivier, and the ball went down to the three-quarter distance. Potts and Stringer made a partnership, passing the ball back to each other, and took it right in front of Wellington's goal, and at 2.55 Canterbury secured her first half point, Chapman well on the ball. F. Barker thea distinguished himself by a splendid run (playing in place of G. Potts, who had hurt his leg at Nelson). Wellington made things hot for a short time, and the ball came back a short distance, Smith doing yeoman service for his side ; Hillsden, too, playing with great coolness, sent the ball right up to the Canterbury goal, and Cotterill missing his kick Wellington drew blood, again scoring a second half point. The game now, for a short time, in the Canterbury part of the ground, but Anderson and Ollivier removed the danger, and this state of things remained for some time, till McOardell, with a very long kick, secured a force down for his side at five mjnutes before time was called. The ball was well in the Wellington goal for some time, Park making a run or two, and Canterbury raised the score to two. Wellington play was very loose, and F. Barker was enabled thereby to score another halfpoint. Just as time was called J. Millton made a nice run, and a fine kick followed hi a example, and the half hour saw the score at three to one. After five minutes' interval Moore kicked off, Wellington having the wind, and the ball travelled right past the Wellington goal line, and the seventh ualf-point fell to Canterbury. Canterbury now put on the pressure in the scrimmages, and kept the ball at threequarters distance. Wellington was very fond of sending the ball out of bounds. Nothing important occured till Stringer, picking up the ball nearly from the back of scrimmage, got another force down. A tremendous scrimmage on the goal line followed ; Park got ball away, but Stringer and F. Barker took it back, missing the touch-down by running clean over the ball ; four and a half to one. At 3.35, the ball being well in Wellington goal, Ollivier got a touch down ; Cotterill took the kick, but missed ; score, seven and a half to one. Soon after Canterbury scored another half point from a beautiful kick of McCardeU's. Score, eight. The backs now passed gome time in kicking the ball backwards and forwards, till another great struggle took place on the goal line, Wellington obtaining the ball, but Canterbury scored another half point. Evans now made several beautiful runs, and McOardell and L. Lee, for their respective sides, kicked splendidly. From one of the former's long kick 1 , Canterbury scored another force down. Score, nine to one, and soon after another, from an equally good kick of Cotterill's, brought up the score to nine and a half to one. Every scrimmage was now in Canterbury's favor, the Wellington men showing great want of practice together. Time for the second half hour was now called, as the Governor arrived on the field. In the third half hour Smith kicked off for Wellington, and Canterbury took the ball well down into their opponents' territory after a scrimmage. A few minutes after they began again, a force down was credited to the Southerners, and James as usual took the kick out for the Northerners' team—ten to one. W. Millton, who had been playing very well forward for Canterbury, very nearly succeeded in kicking a goal, but got his force-down nevertheless, and F. Barker another, making the score up to 11. Thompson, the giant, now tried to improve matters for his team by a run, and got through his men for a short distance, but three Southerners collaring him in various places, the tower came to the ground with a crash, and Stringer undid all his work for him. At half-time the ball was in the centre of the field, but Canterbury Worked it gradually up, and Stringer got a mark very close up, but missed his kick. L. Lee saved the forcedown, but Stringer, passing on, got one a minute after —eleven and a half to one. Park sent the ball well away, but J. Millton returned it beautifully, and another forcedown was the result—score twelve to one. The game was now evidently in the hands of the Southern team, the home team being over-1 matched in all points, especially in scrim-1 msges. Borne smart play ensued, in which I

G. Lee had his guernsey stripped off hii back; H. Campbell in trying a kick after a short run sent the ball into J. Barker's hands, who marked. Canterbury was now very jubilant, but Moore missed his place kick, the ball hitting the goal post. Twelve and a half to two. More force downs brought the Canterbury score up to thirteen and a half, James taking the kick out in both cases. The spirits of the Wellington team now rose a little, and play brightens a bit, Thompson doing great things for his side in the scrimmages. Evans, Potts, D., and F. Barker playing like lions in the scrimmages. H. Campbell tried several runs, but ineffectually. A maul in goal now took place, Ollivier and Bvanß for Canterbury, and James and Hickson for the home team. Luck fell to the Northerners, and Canterbury missed their touch down. Score—Fourteen points. | Owing to the late hour at which the match was over our reporter is unable to furnish us to-night with a detailed report of the last half-hour's play, but it was all in favor of Canterbury. When time was called the game stood—Canterbury, nineteen and a half points ; Wellington, one point.")