The Archive · 1887

A.C. 0, MARINE ENGINEERS

This annual 1 he most interesting event of our football season, took place on Saturday last. Both yrouud and weather were favourable, and fully 200 Indies and gentlemen eagerly watched the game. Th S.4.C. played one man short, as the e lueers insisted on claiming Harvie, who is perhaps the best man of the SA.C, team. At first the play (especially of the $.4.C) was wildly impetuous, the ball was blindly bounced here and there like a Pea on a drum, and heary charging caused by the sad sea wave wou pulled themselves together, up, made a hard val, Hoar tead of throw, he lost his hace, and after ® sharp scrimmage Ra ide kicked the first goal for the engineer he S.A C, were very prompt in equalism: matters, Harwood ade a capital run an good shot at goal, coal keepers failed to Stop the ball nnd Jackeon helped it throught the posts: acute, one all, During the wext 10 minutes the Euors lind the advantage, losing only ov ner kick and making 4 good shots at the S.A.C, goal; but all 4 failed to score, Harris slopped 2, the third prosed " few inches wide and the fourth was tov high. Moule was then made goal keoper., and stopped a fifth rush by a good throw, which the S.A.C. followed up and Buck got along kick at gaul, but failed to score came a corner kick for the Bugin twice thi behind the played more steadily nnd good passing by Moule, Harwend and Buck gave Skotiowe tro longish kicks at goal, but both failed then ovine "a young man in a hurry" who passed all the Engineers except goal, though well supported by Skottows, built " grand chance by a too impetuous kick at goal.

Immediately after 4 time the Engineers ran the ball into touch near the S.A.0. goal line, the S.A.0, made the mistake of giving " long throw outright in front of their posts, and from this Rieside promptly secured the winning gaul, the ball passing ist under the top bar, and through the followed on with 2 more kicks wt veal, 0 tips of Smith's fingers. Bagi

of which was stopped, and the other went wide; than came corner for Engine answered by n good run by Heewoud and Skottome, but back again came the bull and with a ards oneried it up tu the 8.40.

mighty charge in line the Hn.

where after a deapernte (back) being then betw he posts lind the bull kicked into his hau This looked like a gon, bat the unpin disyreed and thy referee gave "ands" only.

Alter this the $.A.C. were hard pros but Moule again in goal saved them with two good throws, Harwood and Skottowe made some good runs, but Macintyre was too much for them; then came some pretty passing by Reeside, Harvie and Campbell two more shots at goal, saved by Harris, then @ fine charge by all the $.A.C. forwards, but when near the po: they thole passing, and their I 8 vanished, aa Sampson arrived just in the wick of time to save a good ahet at goal, and show thet he who hesitates is lost. No further score was made, ao the Bugineves won by 2 goals to Engineers were the better mon in join missed a kick, and made good use of their heads buth to ram the ball and to make the most of their chances 3 they had a splendid back in Mucintyre and several very good forwards, but one of their side seemed to forget that tripping of allowed, isi S.A.C, played a fast but wild and it goal keeper, but it must be Femetuberod that they gard Hurvio to the Engineers, and played one man short possibly this accounts for their Some few S.A.C. the Engineers th expectedly claimed Harvie. The grievance of the S.4.C. against this player is not here discussed, but the Engineers, as a tourn, have a strong claim on him, Harvie has played for the Engineers for 6 or 6 years, played for them before the S.A 0, existed, and has never played for the 8.4.C. in thie "Living in a wale," as Sairey Gamp seys,—an isolated "'wale"—the S.A.C,

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