Football.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 201, 10 May 1902, Page 3

Football.

FIRST CUP MATCH. The weather in Timaru was fine for the opening match, and there was a good attendance of spectators including several ladies. The ground was too well grassed and 'damp for fast play, as was plainly evinced by numerous falls. Play started at 2.30, the Pirates in front of the western goal and Waimate the eastern. The first spell was very uninteresting, the changes of line-out and scrum and wretched kicking along the line being so offen rung as to be wearisome. Within five minutes of starting the Pirates got a mark, but the kick was a poor one and a force followed. By line and scrum Wainute forced their opponents back, and from a free kick by Fulton the Pirates had to force. Then

followed a lot of uniet a ssi.i ig play, relieved at last L»v a fine. ■. no by Fi z gerald for tho Pir-.-ci, pi iy filing t ikes right r'ong to the sh Mow of i.ha Waimangoal. Hard preasur.' was - clicvo Iby a free k ck, and Wii nate f*l i■ <v/ ng up fist got the Pirates i-i a corner inside their north-eastern 25; Fro n lb ; line out tho Waimate backs broke away, but a certain snore was ,’ost by wild passing. Shortly after this, with the mil on neutral territory, ha;f time was called. The seconl spell had hardly opened when Waimate went away on a fast rush, and Glendining, smart’y securing a mark, Fulton had a shot from the place and registered a splendid goal. This woke the Pirates up thoroughly and tli’y swept, their opponents back to their 25, but the southern men w.eVo not to be caught napping, for quickly turning the tables they r.n all’over the Pirates, and Fulton was just grassed when he got to their lines. From tho scrum which followed, t he Pirates got a free kick for obstruction, and sent the ball well down the field. Here tho Pirates held their own for a few minutsd, but Wanna'e getting on another determined rush carried the h '1 right along to the Pirates corner 11 it', where from a line out Rout s cured the the ball, pissed short Coventry, who smartly ra-i across. Fulton easily kicked another goal. W.thbutafew minutes to go, the Pirates had not a hope of wiping oil the score, and when tho game ended, the ball was out near the co itre. From start to finish of the n itch W -invito had the best of it, thoir w„-i„lit in the serum being a great advantage, and their hicks showed the most combination, On the form shown in the latte-, however, this is not saying much ; they had by far fhe most opportunities of passing, but little was gained by it, than- un elfishncss losing the n an almost certain score. Mr A. Bhhtcliffe had charge of tho game, and give full satisfaction. Messrs South and Raymond were t tlicient on the linos.