FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2663, 6 August 1889, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Te Awamutu v. Cambridge. Tub lirst match this season between the above clubs oniric olf oil Saturday lust, in the C.ivcriiivifiiit paddo;;k, Cambridge, and resulted in n win for the victors by one ]ioint to nil ; although the lioinn ton in veru huaten, nevertheless, they were not disgraced, as they played three men short. Thoic were M.ivrrnl footballers upon the lielil. who liaii journeyed from other towns'liiis to .-■(•« tlifi mntc.'i, .'mil (hoy tnndoreti tJ.cir ;i.-.sistimcii; hut the capt-un (Wilson) of (In* C-i:iiliri(icc! Glnh declined tilts oilers, tuu! wo think rightly so: for if a football club cannot raisu it. tciim on their own ground, t.ln-y Certainly should m>l fill 11)) with oiit-.s!(li'-!-s. It ?.-";» viy tlijioroiit thin-r wlirn n tfain is a cnnsi;lenvblo distiweo to l.h;v a n:at'.:h, ami at Uio last mnliuMit some of tin-, liioiiibi-is aio unavoidably di-tiiinod. r ri,,- ifilli.-.vini; were thu ti-nnis :—lloveis : dial,am (cafiain!. (Joil-oy, Hibloy, J'.ayliss, "Iv-id, ilKi.i'-, Jloidrn, .T. liyb'iMi, (;.»vlcy, Civrn, !■'.. llybuvn, Nnnish, AVjle, IV-ek.-U n-id U.-M jin i'(:> Ma..ri). C'-ainli. id-R : Wil-S-μ (capt-dn), I its. I'.uil. (!ai!cy. Konniin, l/'l,t, hi;!,mi. lj..s, .1. McCann, l'ol 1-ei (■•n, l.'irli.irds-n. I'.ii-aMl.do and Shaw. '['In: iiiiipii".- wi-io )lc-<ri (!. .Mr-lann and Ciiri-lir fir (!ainbridt;(! and Iwiveis, IXs|i.-( tnely ; and Mr A. w,is ruff it c. 'Phn llnv'iTs v.LMii much this lu-.a> icr Iwini, and CJiii.il-iidu'o la inji s-lDi-t-haiided, it

looked ":v guinea In :i " i-lmt. Mi". linino Imm wsr.i in f"r another tlirashiiiu , '; but alines*, ».■: soon us the giin.e was stalled it was swn that it was coins to be a toiipli light.; and indeed, during the lirst spell, dc.-qiifcu :-tre.ni!(riis ulfoits, neithci , s-iilo wore iiblij tii s'.-mo. Thu "speeb'is " were very carefully watched, and durin;,' tbo lir.-l half there- wiis nut a single good run, for as soon as ii uiiiii got possession fit the. ball he was: downed at mice. L-slie Bill!, the U.unuridso full-back, played a very ( ;ou<i game, lint ho iniulo one i.'isl.->.k t <. which marly c<--t hf.s louin ;i l-ry. >!■: w;is slinnlins between the Rual pu.it.--, when the hull Mint, mil from t.hr. scimn ii-;!il in front, and in-fc'jurt of forcint; il- down or picking il u;) mid kiekins; it over the heads of ihe playiM-s ho let drive at it as it e:nni\ iind, consi--qitunlly, it awtrlit the |:I:ivits :ind bounded back ovnr the line, and if I'.nx had not I'cen s!.arp in shouldering oil' one of the Knver.Vthey would have Rot a try, which would tlniibtliss have boon converted int.) il ROiil. One ni the It'ivrrs forced (Imu-ii in tl.is k|ioll wlieii there was m> one within a chain of him. Cailey Rut a mark, and Wilson took the liick, but fniiod, and although no one was near, and there was a good i-how for a nip, one nf Iho Hovers (|uietiy ]>\it the ball mi the croun:). tJailoy li.-irl lino pmi'l thence-.f a |;ot at ;.'n;i.l, lu:t was lon hurried, and mi-sed. The second h!i.?ll idioiinded with marks and free Helen. There was also two or threo disputes, but they were mild in compavrison to what we li.iv'e licen used to in days Rune by—notably when the W;:iteti tunnel team visited Cambridge, when to disputo anything meant having a dozen offers to fight it nut. Hull made a s?m>d run, as ul.n did iUtima, Hume find Holden, for the visitors. Light, for Caiiibiidife, played a hard canto, and >!.••.•: emitiiiu.-ifjy cli.'.io on the ball, but the Rovers were slightly too much for tho short-handed team, and forced them down several time?. About this time llatiiiia, who had been playing a grand game all through, Rot the leather in hiss 2~t, and, making a splendid run, passed all the Cambridge men, and got a try in the corner. Bull Was close up to the Maori as he vvent ovoi the line, and if he had been a little heavier, we believe he would have succeeded in knocking him out of twuch. Cortioy took the kick--a most difficult ouo —Dut without any result. Soon after this a free kick was awarded the Hovers for Light lying on the ball, which hs could not help, as one of the visitors wan holding him there. Corboy again took the kick ; this time the leather passed just under tho bar, but. it was a very good attempt, and a long shot. This closed the game. For the visitors, Ralima played a grand game, and although not at all a pretty runner, he gets over the ground at a great pace, (jraham, Holden, and Hume, also did good service. For the homo team, Light, Wilson, Norman, Railey, and Bull, played well; Cox also seemed in good form. Tho cramowas a very good tempered one, but it was easy to see that many of the players were not thoroughly conversant with the new rules. 1 quite at sen regarding them, or he would have shown to much greater advantage than ho did. We believe Ihe referee, did his best, but evon ho would be none ihe worse for another run through them. He should also mind and keep his eye., niiru when there is a serum close on tin! lin'", and not let tho ball be pulled out and forced down, as was done by Cambridge on Saturday. Some of l.h« Hovers want a lesson in the art of keeping "mum ;" the full bad: v.ms frequently dictating to trie referee. A few of the. junior M.ect.ilois also require a Ictson in this direction.