FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2679, 20 August 1887, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NELSON. V; OTAGO. (United Press Association.) ! Nelson,. August ID. -. The interprovincial 'ifootball match, v. Nelson, wag. played here'this afternoon with beautiful weather. Shortly before 3 o'clock the.'.Otago men were driven to the:ground, and wore received with 'fclieerß. ' There' were [about 2000. spectators prese.rit. "The game was tilsyod in two dpeils of'4s minutes each. Qtago forwards looked much tho and sturdier tearii, but yet Nelson the beat of nine, scrim maces out of ten.-' They played better than their . opponents, .and had a splendid load in tho wiuga, Otago played without wings, and their half-play, except that of Thomson, was. almost complotcly cooked by the opposing wings and halves. Thomson, who was tho Bhiiiiny light boliind 't'iio scrum, ran aud puutcd grandly, but his long passes to Kcogh -were all looked after b,y 'the Nelsou threfl-quirte;B, Thomson was the only Blue',back msing deceiiUv. When half fiine was JfPed neither Bide had scored,; lu t l ie Becond.«pell Nelsou liad all the advan-. tage, the Blues being <>r the defensive mostly all the: timo.. From • a mark near the Blues' goal line, Wither (Nekiucapfaiu) took. a place-kiok at goal,, tho ball jußt fell under the. bar. After the kick out tho Bluos worked'the ball up to the Crimsons' goal, which was in danger for a short time, when tho ball was returned to the centre,' aud after etnmuous, efforts tho game ended with the ball in the centre of the.field, the result being a.draw. Tho Otago. team wore, entertained at a smolje concert this everiiug, and left for Auckland at!) o'clock. ' L