FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1864, 17 June 1884, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Te Aroha v. Hamilton. The match between the above named clubs was played at Mori ins ville on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for Te Aroha Club by d points to />, although theic is a doubt as to whether the so-called wiuneis are entitled to the goal they kicked or not, as it was seemingly kicked after the ball should have bum dead, it ha\ing been handled by two 01 thiee of the Te Aioha men immediately aftei the touch. Also it looked as if the ball must hay c been dead Avheu it lolled into the ditch and I.iy motionless at the bottom when Wlntehou.se touched it. Howev er, the kick \\ as allowed, and was successful. The Te Aioha men cfcaifced with ]3 players, but Messzs P.m and Gould joined in, and completed the team shoitly after the beginning of the game. At fh->t the Hamilton team seemed to h.ue the best of the game, and 12 minutes after they staited, Odium got <i touch, which McKenzie soon com ci ted into a goal. A tiy for Te Aioha \v.i» obtained shoitly afterwaids, but Voiity failed in the kick. At half time the score was: Hamilton 5, Te Aioha 2. Staiting the .second .spell the Te Aroha men played up with spirit, and the strength soon told a tale on their younger opponents who weie certainly overmatched, and by a senes of loose scrummages can ied the ball light thiough their opponents and after home 12 minutes play Hmton succeeded in touching down and then failed to make it into a goal. About 8 minutes before the finish the ball was kicked over th<» goal line by the Te Aroha forwards and being missed by McKen/Jo, Whitehouso and auothei following up well just behind Thompson, the ball rolled into a ditch which Thompson jumped over and Whitehouso into, he falling on the ball and claiming a touch, brought it out and howcvei, it was hauled by one or two others of his side and should have been dead, sojihat even if the try was good, they had no nghttoa kick at goal. The ball was placed at a lather difficult angle, but Hinton kicked a very good goal for his side, and this being the last score the Te Aroha men weie victois by 9to 5. As legards individual play there is not much to say ; the forwards had the game almost entirely to themselves the ground being much against the backs. Yon Sturnaev made a good run and was unfortunate enough to fall within one foot of the goal line, and Steele and Danks for To Aroha made one or two good attempts, but the ground was too heavy for them. The Te Aroha men played the heeling-out game all through and this was a great advantage to them, and had their backs been equal to their forwai ds the Hamilton men would have had no chance at all, but their kicking was weak and so matters were equalised. A return match will, we understand, be played at Hamilton shortly. The match was played in a good spirit throughout.

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