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FOOTBALL.
ADELAIDE V. NORWOO
One of the great attractions on Monday
afternoon was the football match on the City
Oval between these clubs. It has been
[?]mary for some [?] past to arrange a
pftme between two of the hading clubs for the
? tiittn's liiithdny, and almost invariably they
hate been well liatronised. But thU year,
<>?ing partly to the gloiions weitiier which
pn-vaiUd, but more to the pros;.-ct of seeing
the r-i'Pilar Adelaides, who playtd as junior.-,
v.i.til la^t season, defeat the erstwhile iavinci
l ie Norwoods, the ciov.d was uxcej)tionally
!:iipe. Tlie attendance, which uuuibereil
:">.(,<JO or 0,000 people, included an unmuilly
lai(!e |iro|>nrtion of ladies. Tne pirilicn was
ciowdcd aiuiost entirely by i>iemb-rsof the fair
fix, atiri hundreds occupied seati aronul
the ground or secured a good view of the
contest from innate carnage. T.ie Ad*-U:dt-s
h:i<ln.etwitiiunereveisepreviously,bitaltli >u^h
tins Hurtn>uda hid not bri'n beaten th-> r-'iji
jiorter- ?if both wore coutiU>nt of tu;c:.-...
Tlie followers of the "lads" wi-re li lAvver 5...
ci-rtaiu that victory would re:-.t v.i.li taviu thi*.
they freeiy olffitd 2 t<- I on tUuir iiifii, ani
fu:nd of pii-nty of takers. Til.- r<;d-aud Ulu^s
playtd a very strong It-am. It vidi i;lf, who
b.-id >-ii!y 'iicf bff(.re tp nt?-d silk tins ye.-.r, w;i<
ap.un in their ranks, :iud ttx* only lutic-i'i <?
absentee was I^orman KiuharJs, who in;r: h"u
B Lo;:Idi-r on Saturday. The Al, ia;<lea hai
ricked 21 men lor th? occasi->a, aii'l a-t ;ill of
tluil: tlilllid up IVttillJfT, \VJt> Xii Hitliif.
wtiut kcucked about wtiile i>la.ying a:^?ant
the South Adelaides, btood out. Kver^tt
and Philhpp, who were not playing on Satur
day, were included in the twenty, which wa;
[4/ibaps stronger in all departments of thegame
tbun any they had erer played before. At 3
o'clock the teams took the ne.d amiibt cheers,
and Stt-phens kicked off for the Adelaides.
The black-and-reds got away after the return,
and Hamilton sent icrward. J. Woods and
Koberts rushed the ball back along the centre.
A scrimmage ensued in front of the press box,
tudG wynne btinga warded afreekickcentredto
C. Woods, who piloted the ball between tlie
sticks—l gosl for Norwood in five minntes.
Starting again J. Stephens and Hamilton
called on Roacnock to defend. G. Listen pat
in tome gucd work on the wing, but again the
Adelaides cuuie on with a. rush, but were
unable to get through the red-and blues' back
biitir. The centre was for a. time the
Ectoe of operations, but a well-timed
ru£h placed Hamilton in possession, and
he lickid firet goal for Adelaide—l goal
in 20 minutes. The "lads" carried all
before them from the kick-off, and after a
stnggle in front of the Norwoods 7 sticks, A.
King marked close up, and from a difficult
angle sent the leather spinning between the
timbers—two goals in 2li minute*. Three
long kicks by the ex-junion landed the leather
dangerously near to the red-and-blues' strong
hold. A behind resulted, and before the
scene of operations had been changed Stephens
fiom 45 yards pUced the leather once more
between the posts—three goals in 24 minutes.
The Adelaides had the best of things until
quarter time was called, and added two
behinds to their tally. Ends b?ing changed the
Norwoods, kicking towards North Adelaide,
had the advantage of what little wind there
was, and after repulsing their opponents
inshed the leather up to their g-iai, where
Bowe marked snd passed to G. Woods, who
again proved reliable. Foratimethebsllhovexed
around the Adelaides' citadel, but at length
they got it back to the centre, but were unable
to maintain their ground. The Norwoods re
sumed the siege, and C. Woods won fresh
laurels by making the pegging level—3 goals
in fiO minutes. Xtie teams were playing an
hour each way, and the pace during the first
half hour appeared to have been too much for
the Adelaides, who had not previously played
so long this season, and they being apparently
distressed confined themselves almost excln
n'vely to defensive tactics. Toe Norwoods
cornered them, snd added a behind to their
score. When half-time was called the scores
were—Adelaide, 3goals3 behinds; Norwood,
3 goals 1 behind. On resuming the Adelaides
got away, and after a momentary struggle
beiurtd a behind, lloachock and Bertram
were twice calkd on to defend their strong
hold, but the Adelaides, who were
forcing the game, added another behind
to their ecore. At length the Nor
woods got away, and Rowe being awarded
a f rte kick sent the ball well np to the Adelaides'
sticks, and daring tlie scrimmage which en
sued the leather was carried behind. The
"lads" quickly got away after the kick-otf.
and compelled their opponents to act on the
defensive. Twice they were repulsed, but
Claike again centred, and A. King being
awaided a free kick for an infringement of the
inles duiing a scrimmage he kicked goal No.
4 tor Adelaide—one goal in 22 minutes. From
the start the game h&d been unusually fast,
but the pace now became even more rapid,
and the ball travelled from end to end of the
ground with almost lightning rapidity. The
nJay was very even for a few minute 3,
Lut jufct before the half-hour expired the Nor
wotd*, by one of the best bits of combined
play they showed all the afcerxioon, placed
tht sphere in the hands of F. LLston,
wl.o proved reliable. The peggirg was now
1 Lie more even, and owing to a mistake on the
t-att of the tuuekeei>er the teams were allowed
to play for two minutes after the bell should
l.a\e been rung. Ends were then changed for
tlie last time, and the Adelaides having failed
to take advantage of the breeze against which
they bad now to work, their supporters began
to look serious. Their confidence was, how
ever, quickly restored, for the red-and-blacks
invaded their opponents' territory with a rush,
and after two behinds bad been notched, R.
Stephens by a running shot placed goal No. 5
Lo tneir credit within five minutes of the throw
down. Again the Adelaides quickly had the
eastern suburban men in difficulties, and Read
securing a free kick near the press-bos, centred,
and King marked to ft. Stephens, who again
proved reliable. A few minutes later J~. Darling
kicked the seventh goal for Adelaide, and the
game was considered won. The Norwoods,
however, had a surprise in store for them, and
forcing the game kicked a goal out of a scriui
mage, and then, added a couple of behinds.
They were, however, unable to add to their
Kure further, and when lime was called the
scores were—Adelaide, 7 goals S behind.-s;
Noiwood, 5 goals 5 bshinds. Mr. A. E.
Waldron acted as field umpiie.
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