FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1594, 14 June 1887, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

WINCHESTER F. TBMUKA. The first rnitch between the above Clubs took place on Saturday at Winchester. - Outten captained the Temuka team, and Geo. Smith the Winchester. The game was played in two spells of 40 < minutes each. : The following represented , their respective Clubs : —Temuka : Fullback, J. Blyth ; half-backs, J. Clinch, W. Hobbs, and F. K. Gray; quarterbacks; Browne and Dyson; forwards, Outten, Gunnion, G. Motley, D. Stewart, Cross, Carr, J. Demutb, 0. Olliver, and 0. King. Winchester ; Full-back, R. McLeod ; half-backs, Jas, Austin, A. Shallard, and Ti Harts;

■ G. Smith and John Austin; forwards, Stewarts (3), F. Shallard, Bennett, Simp- ' son, M. McLeod, Lfvia, and Brinkman. I Cntton won the toss, and took kick off. The scene of play for the first part of the game shifted quickly from one end of the ground to the other. The Temuka forwards had it all their own way in the tight scrums, but the Winchester men were not to be denied when the game b ca'- o loose, and they kept the Temuka quaru r-backs hard at work. Towards the end of the first spell Winchester rushed the ball towards their opponents’ goal where Lewis got hold of it, and made a dash for the line, but the rose!) covetted try was lost by his dropping the ball just as he got over line. The second spe 1 ! started like the first, but towards the finish the weight of the Temuka forwards began to tell, and their backs doing some good passing, the Winchester men wure kept continually on the defensive, and when time was called the ball was within a few feet of their The game thus ended in a draw, neitl. . side being able to score. Of the Winchester team W. S f ewart, F. Shallard, and W. Lewis did yeoman’s work in the scrums, while Simpson, A. Shallard, H. Bennet, andG. Smith were seen to advantage in the open play. Of the Temuka forwards Gunnion, Demath, Stewart, Cross, and King showed up well, while Browne, Gray, and J. Clinch worked hard at the back. Messrs J. J. Heap and J, L. Cooke acted as umpires, and Mr 11. Roberta as referee, and gave •very satisfaction.