FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2226, 11 July 1891, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

DARKTOWN (TEMUKA) V. WANDERERS (GERALDINE)

The return match between the above teams took place in Temuka on Thursday, and resulted in a win for the -home team by 7 points to nil. The game was played in two spells of 45 minutes. The forwards of the Geraldine team were better than their opponents, while their backs play a very poor game. The Taylor Bros., Morrison, Stringer, and Smith showed up well for the Wanderers, while for Darktown Andersen, M. Gaffaney, Canv. and Lilburne were the pick of the forwards. . Among the backs Campbell, M. Brosnahan, and P. McCaskill played well, the splendid kicking of the latter being mnch admired. The scores were made up as follows:—J. Morton and M. Brosnahan scored a try each, the first try being converted by Spillane, and a potted goal by T. Brosnahan. Messrs R Morrison and D. McCaskill acted as umpires, while Mr J. Anderson officiated. :as referee, ; their decisions giving general satisfaction. .

TE AUTE COLLEGE V. TIMARU. TheTeAute College Fifteen met a Timaru Fifteen ■on the Timaru Athletic : Ground last Thursday afternoon. Early in the first spell TeAute worked the ball into Timaru territory, and James, from a neat pass got over-close under the bar. Paul took the kick and easily placed a goal. Play from this--to the interval was determined and even. Five minutes had scarcely elapsed when James got over again, but Paul failed to improve and another five minutes had scarcely elapsed when James was over again, no addition- resulting. Grand play followed," Timaru invading the College ground, and looked all over scoring, when -McKerras was , grassed heavily, and'i'n the fall broke his collar bone. Te ~iV.ute" .sooned cleared the line, howeveX and James once more added to theS tries, but, though the kick was an easy one, Paul failed badly. From this, out to the call of time no further .score resulted, Te Aute thus winning In' hollow fashin. For the victors,, all the backs, especially the three-quaaters, played a plucky game, Austin, Berry,.Hall and Matheson, of the forwards, and Macintosh, Perry, Collins and Thomas, of the backs, in the . order : named, playing grandly. Messrs- Fleming (Napier) and Gus Jones (Timaru) carried the flags, and Mr-Hogben acted as referee.