School Football.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 3 September 1918, Page 2

School Football.

♦ " ' l i A foot-ball team from Foxton State. School played a return match with the primary department of Levin District High School on Saturday last. Ihe , Foxton hoys came over in chari ot , Messrs Furrie (headmaster) and Galiites (first assistant-). The visitors wdro met bv 'the -local hoys and masters. Dinner | at Williams's was partaken of by the , visiting team, the hosts being the local \ boys. After this meal had had some j little i-ime to digest an adjournment was made to the Recreation ground and at 1.30 the game com me need wiw! - Mr Rockcl in charge of the whistle. j Foxton won the ':oss and decided to play towards the salcyards goal, wind having a slight tendency &>«>■>* quarter. Tatara- kicked off '" r " and afifcer a very few nimutcx p , Foxton were over b!w> lmo and fuitli converted the try from a angle. Thin reverse woke nv ! boys -and their forwards, led 1)J f Coudon and Street, ne,tll f( ' of j ip to - had been able to malce the trid w Foxton. madrO some 6Cor . During w-of these, Tau Watsoiil wor , ed. -The kick at goal fededi. At , Jim Bishop played -a Krea pr During j ' the second snell the local boys, especi l - j all v the forwards, made the game teen a!ul willing. and' further tries were scored bv Pringle, neither of whicn ( were converted. The Foxjton j played pluckily and, m handJmg their threeauarteiT gave points to the home team but the tackling of the. Levin < boys was deadly._ A very enjoyable f giamo «*ided i [Levin 9, Foxton o. — (