FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5349, 20 May 1878, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

A very good game of football was played on ■.( the Basin Deserve on: Saturday afternoon i bei tween the chosen Fifteen and Twenty-two allcomers, The Fifteen however did not all turn up, and- consequently they-did battle ,-with eleven men. i The ground was not in tho best of order, but it was not' so soft or sloppy as many would imagine, as the strong breeze from the southward dried up tho surface of the sward. The following are the names • of the eleven Messrs. Welsh (captain), H. Pollen, Davy,’Kerr, Bishop, Derry, Cowie, Lockett, Blacklock; A, Campbell; and .Cbutton. The game.was ‘started by Welsh, of tho X r ift;en,, kicking oil the ball. Berry scon

singled himself out -and made- a good run, and passed the ball very nnutly on 4o Welsh* who secured a forep-down by a god 1 kick. The ball was brought out again by C.i*telli. Kerr made a splendid run, and t after a considerable amount of doflging scored, another'force-down for the fifteen, l.> >yle next distinguished himself for the Fifteen by a smart" run.' - After that ■'■the ball was kept pretty-well idn the centre of - tho field, and it was doubtful' to know,' looking on, which was tho hotter team. At length tho bladder was "ot clear by tho Twenty-two, who rushed it np it#i the' goal' of the Fifteen. Fortunately the goal-keepers • were on tho alert, and a force-dowu'iouly -was scored. At this part L of the-game. Boyle and-Kane played very well for the all-oomors, and succeeded: in scoring another touch-down.-' Sides were then changed with'a kick-off in tho centre of the field. Davy got tlie ball and made a very fair: run, when ho . expeditiously : passed it to Berry, „who i, backedy him-vap ■/ exceptionally well. Horry was shortly, ) afterwards collared by Williams, after which one of tho best scrimmages of the’day took:place.' Berry at length . got, rhold of r tho ball,, and was making off with it when he was.tripped up’by Estelle, the result, beinj# a force-down;for the Fifteen, i After,tho, ball rwba - brought into (play again, Lockett, .Gpwie,iand f.Blacklook wore conspicuous for their good play. Kerr, of the Fifteen* by a. splendid skiokiaecured' another-fpftoe dpiyn to his: side.:: Ad similar-' point was shortly,alter-, wards gained by the Fifteen. Castelh was_tlio, ; next who made 'anything like a good run,, hut. hdi.was.i collared "by Bishop. • A(tcr_|Su;ulry small scrimmages, in which noith'er side displayed very-.-brilliant :„ptay, a " touch was marked for■ the' Fifteen. Daring the last.

twenty minutes the ball was kept pretty vve.l jU tlio' cehtro'of the' field. At length, however, A. Campbell iclievocl the monotony by having-a try; this, however, he fai.oa in. Blacktock, Pollen,- Ohurtou, and,.Oowio were always noticeable in scrimmages for their, activity and good play- There was no goal kicked;'hud the number of points were about even on both sides. Tire game arranged for. ! next Saturday is the Civil Services', the Town, and should the weather be at all favorable a very good match is anticipated.. , ,