FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1546, 24 August 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

MERIVALE V. TEMUKA. The return match between the above clubs was played on Saturday at Ashburton. The Temuka team wont up the first train from tbe South, and were met by the Merivale Club, who had arrived by the express. The Temuka team only mustered twelve-, and Menva'e had one man short. Both teams obtained substitutes in Ashburtoo, and thegiime was started at two o'clock, and was played in two spells of forty minutes each. The Temuka Captain having won the toss he decided to play with the wind. Merivale kicked off, and the ball was at once taken into tbe Temuka quarters, but it was gradually worked down to the centre of the ground. Temuka playing well together passed their opponents, and by a good pads '<to JVloore, of Temuka, that player made a splendid shot at 'goal, which resulted in the ball going over the post.; The play- from this -out was very: evefl, .and -it looked as if Temuka were not going to allow their opponents ito'soore, but after someigood play do the Merivale aide Pope, by a good run, obtained' the first try, but no score resulted. Shortly, after this time was called, the score = being—Merivalo.'fwo->points k Temuka nil. -In-tha second spell Yelvin off,' and sorneiTeMly'good play was shown on, both sides, till the Merivale bucks thought it best to try some passing. This 1 was done to some > advantage. A good pass to Crow enabled that player by a splendid kick to land the ball over the bar. A fter the ball had been kicked off again sometongh ecrimtnagestxiok place in [the centre of the ground, hut the coiii- ; bitredi piny of the Merivale forwards was too goocl for Temuka, and they forced them : back; again. The' fierjvaje backs again passed ,to Crew, ,and he again iplaced. jtbe ball over the',bar from the ! centre : of tbe fielcj. Shorifcfy after this be again -landed the ball, oyer the bar, thus making three goals in .quiqk, succession. Time was called shortly after this, Merivale winning the match by 14 points to nil. For Temuka, J. Velvin,, full-back, had . a lot to. do,ond did it well. Moore played a slashing game half-back, and would be a credit to any team in Canterbury. Smith and G. Yelvin also played well, and tho forwards did their beet to save defeat, Haines, Blyth, Dyso.i, and Clinch sho/fine up b'ert. For Merivale Crow played excellently as half-back, ann was ably seconded by Mountfort and Richards, the latter doing good work in always slopping' Moore. Pope (quarterbuck), Lecbner, Dewsbury,Hiddlestone, and Evans also played well. The match was played on the Sports Company's ground, which was in excellent order.

The following have been chosen to represent Canterbury in the football match with Otago : Full-back, A. 0. Bennett ; three-quarter-backs, E. J. Francis and H. Wilson ; half-backs, G. H, Helinore and 0. Harden; forwards, W. Bean, H. J. Beawick, W. Dowe, E. Fooks, J. Tnrnbull, J. Horner, W. Sutherland, 0, Torlesse, E. B. Milton, J. Fuller (emergency). The third three-qaarter-back was to be chosen on Monday. Oh Saturday afternoon a team of probables beat a team of improbables hy three goals and two tries to two tries. C. H. Hamilton, the well-knowu amateur runner, broke the smaail bone of his right leg in the game.