NEW ZEALAND VEUSUS TRINITY COLLEGE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 337, 26 January 1889, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND VEUSUS TRINITY COLLEGE.

The "Freeman's Journal" gives the following details of the match: —Dull and threatening weather, but a largo attendance of spectators, which included Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, were a.->sociateu with the match, which was commenced yesterday in the College Park at 2.45 between the following teams: — Maoris — McCausland, back ; GSoldsmifch, ()a»e, F. Warbiick, half backs ; Elliobt, Wynyard, A. Warbrick, quarters; Webster, Taiaroa, , Ellison, Taare, Williams, Stuart and ! Andei-son, foiwards. University —Walk- j ington, back; Dunlop, Johnston, Walpole, .half-backs; Browning and A. McDonnell, quarters; Ritchie, Stack, John*, Fletcher, Jameson, McDonnell, Green, and Pocock, forwards. Tunity had the advantage oi any slight wind that prevailed in the h'r&b half, and, winning the toss, invited the Maoris to kick oft from the | Pavilion goal. This office was performed by Ellison, whose kick was returned by j Dunlop, and from the throw in a somewhat protracted scrummage in neutral territory supervened. From tbis A. McDonnell got away somewhat luckily, and finished a diibble by picking and passing to Johnston, who, after running a few yards, passed to Walpole, who gained a try easily amidst tremendous enthusiasm. The kick, a, difficult one, was entrusted Lo Stack, who barely failed to realise the goal. Elliobt then kicked out to Punlop, who punted to the centre, and immediately on the scrummage being formed, McDonald got away again and passed to Walpole, who wriggled his way through numerous opposition and gained a second try in a good place. This time Johnston undertook the kick, and brought off a most unmistakable goal. The Maoris woke up Fomewhal after this, and, after a scrummage at the Trinity 25, Elliott ran in, but was called back, as he had put his foot into touch. He, however, immediately regained possession and made a short drop at goal, which rebounded behind off the upright. Johns dropped out to McCausland, who returned the leather to Green, and without loss of time the two McDonnells, following up his reply, in1 vaded the Maori goal. Walpole should have got in but failed, and after a charge by A. McDonnell, Walpolo barely missed dropping a goal. After the kick out Elliott made a fine run, and play was at the halfway flag, when half time was called, leaving the" ecore —University, 1 goal 1 try ; Maoris, no try, no goal, 1 minor. So far Trinity had more than held their own, A. M'Donnell completely smothering the stealaway runs of the three Maori quarterbacks, which proved so fatal on Saturday, and but for judicial mistakes,well intended, they would be in possession of victory as above. Stack started the second half by kicking oF to McCauBland, who handed the ball to Goidsmifch, who punted back, but. a long kick by Walpole soon caused the colonists to be hard pressed. Some very ugly tackling, which evoked public disapproba- | tion, was now indulged in by a couple of the Maoris, and at last a long flying kick went down to Walkington. He missed it and let the ball into touch, " whereupon a scrummage was formed from the throw-in. From this McDonnell broke away with a good run and passed, unfortunately, forward to Walpole, so that the ball was brought back. Then before the scrummage vyas formed or the ball put in, Anderson got possession, and ran in unopposed un^ilhe was. overtho line, when Walkington tried to shove him into touch-in-goal. The referee, however, ruled that the try was valid, and Williams, taking the kick, made a very fine although unsuccessful shot. The kick-out left business jn the centre, \yhere heavy, hard, and hot mauling, whjch scarcely moved the ball an inch, was indulged in fpr a quarter of an hour. Thep another loose kick sent the ball into Trinity touch, just like the la.st,' and from th,e throw-in Elliott nearly got across the line. He was pushed off, howev.er, and then the whole seventeen forwards iell down in one solid' squash. The next thing heard without one- minute's delay -vyas a, claim for a try by Wynyard, and this to everybody's astonishment was allowed. Williams again took the kick, • and placed a magnificent goal from a ;very J difficult angle. Each side had now a goal