FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 658, 27 July 1876, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Pkkcisbly at 3 o'clock p m, thi Cambudge «nd TeAtrainutu teims apneired on ih% fieldVeady to do buttle fur th ir respwctive districts, and though not in uuy regular uniform, they looked well and evidently meant bu?iiie->3. (Jainbudgc »»» capUined by Macintosh and To Awanutu by Cooper, and the Utter winning tho toss elected to kick witu tbn wihJ. Cambridge seemed to be the labourites nil ortr before play commencjd, but m a rery thort time the aspect of affairs wnt mncli chunged, the Tisitors plajm^ with tucti vigour and determination thnt thoy kept the ball well up during tha first half hour, and forced Cambridgu Howu three timea. During th« icc»nd hnlf they again forced the local men doirn twice, and when goals hud boon change 1 for the last half hour Te Awamutu played up well, aad af er' some rery hot play on both eides securred a touchdown in a Tei-y good posit on. The try waa hower«r mi'ied by Caoper who could not lift the ball over the bar, and immediately after this time wai oalloi the gitno reiulfcine; in a touoh and 5 foroe ■ downi to Te Awamutu and 1 force down to Cambridge. For Cambridge, Johnson, JPaiker, Me' lntuih, aad one or two others played wtll, wbiiat Mullins, Culpan, Baiter and mail?' others lor To Awamutu, pl.ijed a vv ryhot game, Baker making «om« ■«« good runs. Me«n Wbitukerand Bandei acted at umpires aud no disputes occured during the game.

ENTERTAINMENT. In the craning at 8 o'clock, the To AwainutuDranutic Club gave tho performs] Oannounced by them, in the School room, which were orammod to ■uffioation, iome 1 Ll5 being taken at the door*. The ' Km, Day 1 wns tho piece selected und consif erm,^ that no iceaio ■ppu't««nnncci ye « I oht.qiti.ihln if. waj mntt BFuhlhiAs—juiiiM-j

through, the character! of, Bail Frog, (the bailiff), Crumb*,) the steward), Toby Hey wool , and Martin Hey wood, (farmer*) bom« all well and fuitlifullj rendeiei Bull Fro» kr-rp ni» the nu lience in good humour whenerer lie iippeired on the stage. After the conclutionof the Drtma Messrs Merntnan and Sandea amused tho dudiencfl immensely, lh« former with a •tump speech and » coupl • of comic «ongs, und the latter with a couple of Irish ditties, and by way of a cbang6 fro n the onnc, iSerpt Mac Intosh played two solos on the cUri >nettc, which were rapturously received by ail present, the cxc ulion beinsJreally splendid. .Dancing was kept up to an early hour, and thus a most erentful day for Cambridge was brought to a close.