FOOTBALL. TE AWAMUTU V ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 666, 19 September 1876, Page 2

FOOTBALL. TE AWAMUTU V ALEXANDRA.

[ The .return, mat oh bstwera Alexa and Te Awamutuwa placed oa Saturday Afternoon at- Te Awamatu The troala were fixed oa Mr White's farm The wind* changed towards th« afternoon blowing strong, from on* goal to the other.- The Alrnndra mm arrited on the CMnnd soon after two o'clock. The fol ' lowing were the Alexandra tram, with iheir wriglifi :— Fdrb^n, Captain, I3«t 12 b ; McFarlane, I3st 7b ; Gordon, l&t ; .Sfcavn-, lUt Obj MoLcorf, H«t 7]b ; Hit 61b ; Hinto... Hit 6 b") 'Irei, ll»l 61I»; iNorgrore, ljit 4lbj <Onnell, list 4!R ; tifffgjnsnn list; Smith, ]0t lOlb-i.Cwtjh^, lOiflOlbj VloNeylon 10it 7lb ; Ftnoh, IQ4— nversge Wright, 12st 2lb. Tho To AwsiDutU" t«aWwi» ojm :

poaod of the following mtu :— Sheehari 12st 101b; Bruce, 12#t 7ib; Donoron, I2»f 41b ; John»on. 12.t; Merrim.n, I»*i WaUh, Hit 81b ; 'Julpan, ll.t 21b ; Cooper, OnpUin, 10«t 121h ; LaioeUes, 10ft 12lb ; Wiid(niton ; lOst 10 b ; Goucoy: Io*t 101b ; Baker lOtt 71b ; Lubbin, lO*t 01b ; P Bond, ' 10«t 4ib ; T Bond, 9it 71b -averag?, li« 3ib. Alesandra woo tht ton, and their Captain chow with the wind. The b .11 •»« kiokedoff by Cooper a little aftsr three o'clock. At tbi* time thert were about one hundred people on the ground with A fair sprinkling of ladies. Ie was easily seen from the rtart that Alexandr* bad gone in fur practice ■moe the last mat oh, m thej played more tog«lh«r. They toon forced the ball bebind X* Awamutu • goal » in fact, Te Aaaiuotu wu in danger the whole of the first half boor. Time was then cafJed. Te Awamutu played 'better with the wind. Brno* secured « touchdown i Cooper failed in trying a pines kick. Both tearoa fought haid, but Te Awamuta was r*th«r too the foot for Alexandra, who wu /rcM 4« rh three times, when time was mQm. ' „ •> ♦ • t , , # t >MbfV *£'■!*$ fekyvrwte -*V r fZ» •Sdsir^urioJ io*' tottnfi *kmr ta< ofth previous fralf bdor. 4 ' tnafc*<^.W T# . <: V*BM** t 'do«ra tliree .w^esiJW -**•*««! fhed Uardrfor • r«n made bj| M<nrrtia«n, CUr^an, asd B*ke*.) Tnajr>ere l eol ai*e4 kowwnr by D S^ee^ nan #ko'at(o#At Meat food pl«y by akop* herding his raeh thd ketpinf alongside than. Whiia. running wi h tne bali he upsat four in sucoet^ioa whieb Oitased grent laughter from the crowd, amiih reoeiired two tun cata on tiao f«ct said to be done by his own in«n c ity the aorHnmages. Time was again called. Te Awamutti thed t lajed welhtogetber. Lubbm got bold of the ball and mad* a. splendid run, seVminit to- f y past hit op* ponent*. (It tb» gentleman haa a httte more strength he would mttcii J . Wood, .of Hamilton), and touched it do*n ; Cooper (ned » p »c* kiak but failed ; O^nroy rushed And touched the ball down tor Te Awamutu. tojper tried again but failed. Culpan mide a splendid run. When las opponents came, up be jumped at them and thej had .to let hi n pats wbioh amused tbe spectators, if Bond secured a touchdown. Coeper tried a p.ace kick and .aaco^eded, and although some said i* did not go fairly orer, tbe majority allowed that it was a goal to Te Awamutu. The ga<ue was decided by goals, not by points, ao that Te Awamuta was viotorioui, making one goal, three touchdowns and six foroedowns, while Alexandra nude only (out force Jowns. The wbo.e of tbe Te Awamutu played well, the same may be said of the Alexandra men, except one or two who plajad rat ier rough. The two teams adjourned to Canty'e Hotel where the inward man was well latu&Vd, after which th« u.-ual toa«ts were propo«ed and drank, Mr Merrimin propoied the nsitors, coupliog the to#at witn the name of their Captain, Mr Forbes, tbe latter responded. Xue bealtn of the, Te Awamutu team was proposed in renurn, and Mr Cooper respouded for them. Tha health of the ho»t a«d ho»teis was giren and roxpouded .to by Mr Canty, and a vote ol thanks to Mr White for the me of his paddock terminated the proceedings. —Faux a CoAjturojUMUfT.