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curras .--" With an inject pound the currants (i .e., pestle) . " We did not hear whether the gentleman got through or not. O . Ps . in residence are J . F . Leaf, Peterhouse ; H . D . Naylor, Trinity ; F . Mitchell, Caius ; E . W . Clarke, S . Catharine's ; A . W . Eastwood, John ' s ; W . H . Hancock and H . Stephenson, Christ ' s ; G . Hewison, Queen's . C. C .J .S.
FOOTBALL. PAST
7' . PRESENT.
Played on Saturday, Oct . 6 . The Old Boys had only 14 men, but the vacancy was filled by P . Carter Shepherd and Haworth were absent from the School team, which was thus somewhat weakened . As will be seen below, the Old Boys had a fairly strong team, and their forwards were much heavier than the School forwards. 1\Ir . Lord gave Metcalfe the choice of ends, and the latter elected to play with the wind, which proved to be of no little service . The kick off was not well returned, and the greater part of the first half of the game took place within the School territory. Early in the game Birks scored after a strong run, bet no goal resulted . Hood also got a try, which C . Whincup converted. At half-time the score was :—Past, 8 points ; Present, Nil. The Old Boys played a strong forward game, and it was only after repeated requests that their halves could induce them to " let the ball out ." The School forwards, though lighter than their opponents, invariably held them, and were more successful in getting possession of the ball, and passing it out to their halves. During the second half the game was more even, the ball several times moving quickly from one end of the field to the other. Rose, Newton, Sullivan, and Bailey, each obtained a try for their respective sides, but none of the tries were converted into goals. When time was called, the score was :– Past, i goal, 3 tries (1¢ points) ; Present, z tries (6 points) .