FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2344, 19 July 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Hamilton East Public School v. Cambridge District High School. The above match was played on Saturday last at Tamahere, Mr Edwards having kindly consented to allow his ground to be used for the match, so that neither team would have the advantage of playing on their own ground, which in country districts is a great advantage to the home team, as the visitors are never able to get as strong a team as they could if they were playing on their own ground, During this season two other matches have been played, in the first of which, played at Cambridge, the Cambridge boys were the victors by five points to nil, while in the second, played at Hamilton, the Hamilton team managed to win by two points to nil, and this match was to decide which was the superior team. Since the last match was played the Cambridge boys have improved wonderfully, some of the passing by the backs being very cleverly done ; while I think that the Hamilton boys have rather gone off, and had it not been for the honest hard work of F. Von Stunner they would have had a very big thrashing. The Cnnbridge team was captained by Leo Bull, while A. Sage filled a similar position in the Hamilton team. Messrs T. Hannon and R. J. Gwynne acted as umpires for Cambridge and Hamilton, respectively, with Mr Bull as referee. The game was started soon after 2,30 p.m. by Hamilton kicking off, and the ball was auou worked down to the Hamilton goal line, when Sage was compelled to save. After tins the Hamilton boys warmed up a bit, and C. Edwards, by some really good following up, relieved his goal line, and for some time the play was about the centre of tbe ground, but Chambers, well backed-up by Leslie Bull, Paltridge and Rishworth, worked the ball back into the Hamilton twenty-five, Sage was again compelled to force down in self-defence. The Hamilton team now, with the exception of Von Stunner, seemed to lose their heads, and rash passing and kicking in their own twentyfive very nearly allowed Cambridge to score, but Von Stunner, by short strong dashes, relieved Ids line, and half time was called with the ball in the centre of the ground. When play was resumed, it was easily seen that Cambridge were going to have all their own way, and very soon Leo Bull got the ball from a hard kick from one of the Hamilton forwards, and potted a very neat goal with his left foot, thus making the score Cambridge four, Hamilton nil. After this the Hamilton forwards rallied a little, and kept their own line pretty free, till Chambers, by a good run managed to get behind, and secured tbe first try for Cambridge, Leslie Bull was entrusted with the kick, and landed a very neat goal, Cambridge ff points, Hamilton nil. For the rest of the game Hamilton acted entirely on the defensive, and the match finished without any further additions to the score. Tima leaving Cambridge with two games wou out of three played, and with 14 points to their credit and only two scored against them. For Cambridge, the bros. Bull, Paltridge, Rishworth, and Chambers, were most noticeable, but the whole team played well, while for Hamilton most of the work fell to Von Stunner, Sage, Gelling, andC. Edwards. There was one thing noticeable in this match in which the senior clubs in Waikato might, with advantage, follow the example of the juniors, and that is, to play without wrangling, and to have the umpires to settle disputes, It not only makes the game very uninteresting to onlookers when a lot of wrangling is going on, such, for instances, as took place in ths match between Cambridge and Hamilton, last Saturday week, but it also takes from the enjoyuneutof the other players.— Forward.