JUVENILE FOOTBALL

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 16, 21 July 1894, Page 9

JUVENILE FOOTBALL

A SCHOOLBOY’S ACCOUNT OF A MATCH.

On Saturday last a match was played between teams representing the Gladstone and Winton schools. By way of subject for their essays, the hoys of the fifth and sixth • standards were asked to write an account of the affair. The plan proved highly successful, the boys having an interest in what they were writing about. Three of the best essays were kindly submitted to our perusal. They were all very creditable, and we have de-

cided to reproduce the one written by Master A. Pettigrew, partly on account of the little bit of humor in the last sentence of the narrative :—On Saturday, the 14th July, a match was played on the Western Reserve, the respective teams being the Gladstone school football club and the Winton school football club. The Winton players and their* barrackers were met by some of the Gladstone men on the arrival of the Lumsden train. They were then escorted up the town by some of our fellows.

The match, which was played on the Western Reserve, came off successfully. The Gladstone team played well together, and often, when they got on a dribbling rush, they were nearly in. On one occasion, James Brass, after a long dribbling rush, scored. The kick for a goal was not successful. Soon after this Reynolds, as half-back, potted a neat goal. At this point half time was called. In the second spell two more tries were secured for the Gladstonians, by Grey and Royds, The game was a most interesting one throughout, there being no lack of barrackers for both sides. It resulted in a win for the Gladstonians by thirteen points to nil.

After the match, the dinner, which was got at the Prince of Wales hotel (Mr A. Potter’s) was done ample justice to by both parties. When they had eaten enough to satisfy their appetites, they went along to the water tower, where they had a very good view of Invercargill ami its surroundings. After this they went to the gasworks, where Mr J. E. Hawkins, gas manager, conducted them round, explaining all the things they saw. Some of them listened in open-mouthed astonishment when they were told some of the secrets of the gasworks. Soon after this the visitors left by the half-past four train. One of them came running down from a pie shop just as the second bell was being rung.