FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 654, 1 September 1891, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Thb Beason closed with an interesting game on Saturday afternoon, when the plucky !’ Waimators ” were successful in lowering the colors of the senior team, the Gisborne. Tpe latter did not respond loyally to the call to meet tbe visitors— moat of whom had a ride of about four hours to get into town—and some members of other teams had to be asked to join in. For the first ten minutes Gisborne seemed to have an easy thing of it, BO far as getting within the defensive boundary wag concerned, but there a stubborn resistance was shown, Taylor especially doing service to uphold the honor of Waimata. As the game seemed so devoid of interest, a few Spectators started a little friendly “ barracklog,” supporting Waimata, from which point she play brightened up wonderfully, and there was soon an absorbing interest in it. From L L* „ 00t i n Waimata territory, Taylor took ths ball and sent it to Dods, who gave a high kick which enabled the forwards to be there With a rush, in time to dash through their disorganised opponents. With the aid of Morrison, Taylor got right down the field and fiver the line. Glaseford made a fine kick at B® ll * n “ thus increased the score to 8. After —u? r ere man y rushes on both sides, in Which Nisbett, Hope and Burnt showed up ; or Gisborne, and Morrisoo, Legatt, •“ lot , Waimata - Dods did not play so well as usual, and run at times when kicking along the line or in the air would have been more effective. Tuhoi got a try for Gisborne from dose work near Waimata’s line, but no goat resulted. After the game had progreßsed for a while Glarsford, Waimata’s n -back, rose in high estimation for the excillence of bis work. He collared well, was fiool, and though Blow, did good service ®> r o. 1 , Mde ' B ' wa ys nullifying the effect J* Btaite s pretty drop kicks, The play WM very even, the weight of Waimata giving them a good advantage to make up for evident want of practice. They were too Strong for Gisborne in the scrums, though the forwards did not all join in. From a scrum oloae to the Waimata’g line, Hope cleverly got the ball and dodged over. No goal being obtained from this Waimata was still a point to the good, and the play the spectators faiX’rnal°^’hoarse, wisoerne tried hard to increase their score More time was up, but the visitors seemed to improve as the game went on, and though f “her puzzled them once or twice they had rather the bast of it. McPhail and tbe Richardson brothers were occasionally very prominent, but McPhail would have been more in his element as a forward. When time was called the play was about the centre. The appreciation by the spectators q£ the determined play of the visitors was evmced by three special cheers being given for them. They gave proof that they Warp nqt to bq hold cheaply, and they were jparmly Qongratafotecl on their Buooess in peing the first team this season that has Igworgd the Gisborne Slub's eolore,