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FOOTBALL.
Adblaide v. NoBwexn.
The final struggle for the premie*-ship be
tween these teams took place on the City Oval
on Saturday afternoon in the presence of about
3,500 spectators. Th« pavilion was occupied
chiefly by ladies, hundreds of whom wore the
colors of the competing tea*na, and manifested
a keen interest in tbe contest. The Norwoods,
who had won three out of the four previous
matches, were elightrr the favorites, and the
odds were about G to 4 on them, but the Ade
laides strengthened their team on the ground
by substituting John Stephens and Duncan for
Tippett and Salom, and took the field equal
favorites with their opponents. The Norwoods
played the 20 they had chosen, and the only
difference between the teams on this oceardon
and when they last mtt was that the red
and-hlnes had substituted ' Mngg and T.
Richards for MeGrath and Normsn, while
the Adelaides played Duncan and Scrtt
in place of Lander and Everett. Ste
phens, the Adelaide Bkipper, with his usual
luck, won the toss, and of course elected to
take advantage of the stiff breeze that was
blowing from the eouth-west by backing
towards the Cathedral goal. The Norwoods
set the ball in mo-ion at eight minntetr past 3,
and from the return- Roberts and Goiter
carried it forward, but were unable to piss
J. D. Stephens, who, with the assistance of
Kormsevell and John Stephens, landei the
sphere well past the entrance, where it went
out. The Adelaides had etarted without Fred
Sharland, whose social duties had detained
him, and daring the five minutes that elapsed
between tbe starting- of the ball and his ap
pearance the red-and. blacks seriously missed
him in the ruck. Fora few minutes the ball
was constantly going oat on the east wing, and
the Norwoods were gradttslly working it up
towards their opponent*' goal, Shadand's
presence, however, qrjialdy tnrasd the tide in
the opposite direction. The followers passed
to Fettinger in the centre, and the ball was
rushed out by the behindpost Gnater marked
from the throw in, and be and Waldron getting
it back to Liston J. D. Stephens was let in,
and a run down the centre followed by a useful
kick, cauped theNorwoodsto acton thedefenaive
again. Waldron relieved, and Woods landed the
ball in front of the Adelaides' goaL AJree was
awarded to Cox for being held during the
scrimmage which ensued, and J. D. StephenB
landed the rubber in front of. file. panUon.
One of the red and blacks at once passed on,
but failed in bis efforts to centre, the ball
passing behind. A 'free kick, was awarded to
the metropolitans against their opponente for
kicking out in setting the ball in motion: again,
ard R. StephenB smartly marked to Darling
who from 20 yards dropped the ball through,
ten minutes from the abut. The: Norwoods
worked the leather np to the Bed-and-blacks'
stronghold, but their forward wing men were
beatr n by Read and Hooper, and the centre
again became the scene of operations. Wal
drr.n returned to the charge, and Dixon cen
tred, but Letchford's effort* to* mark were
fuiled, and Phillips relieved. Hooper backed
up his comrade, and tbe ball went out at the
cathedral corner. B. Stephens', and Darling
centred, bat Bertram returned only, ha WBT&er,
to see R. Stetphens paw to Duncan, who inissul
an easy shot from less than 30 yards, a behind
resulting. Gueter got away on the ball being
tet in motion once more, and a«Bted by Dixon
reached the centre, bat failed, to past Pefc
tinjrer. Again the red-and-blnea tried to storm
their opponpntB' citadd without euocess, J. D.
Stephens relieving, and. landing the sphere in
front of the pavilion. Haldane. here came
into possession, and by a running kick eentxed
in front of the timbers. Cox, GHee, and Hooper
in turn passed the rmthnr down the gate wiag,
and J. Stephens marked to R Stephens, who
centred. Ijarling marked prettDy.and sent the
ball railing betaken the posts 21 minutes after
the game was started. * It had been decided to
play a full hour each way, and as there was
still six minutes to spare before ends would
be changed the Norwoods determined to make
tbe most of the time, and by a weU-timed.
rurh got the leather well forward. 'Chair
forward wing men wese, however, beaten by
the red and-blacks' back men, and although
the ball hovered between- the gate and the
Adelaide goal for a few ™«*- the eastern
?suburban men wens nn»iita to retain the ad
vantage they had naiwri. and Hooper, Giles,
and Evan at length landed the sphere over the
beads of t£e followets. John Stephens got
away, and the ball went out at the cathedral
corner. Gutter got the leather oat of the ruck,
but Read marked from him, and centred to A.
King, who caused the third goal to beichalked .
up to the Adelaides' credit. A rush by the
Adelaides once more compelled the Norwoods
to act on tbe rkfeardva. A. Km? passed to
Duncan, who had placed the ball 25 yards from
tbe posts, but before he could kick the bell
rarg, the scores being Adelaide 3 goals to niL
Knds Vxicg chanped the Norwoods, with a
Fcmea-hat diminished bweze at their baAs,
forged to the front tram the bounce, and
Duncan and Riaohbtth pottinsr in same good
work the latter marked to Rawstm, who tried
a difficult shot from 40 yards, and cause! the
first bthind to be posted to the Norwoods'
cred it. Tbe red-asd-blues cantnsd again, fro m
the kick-off, bat Phihiw relfeved, and J. D.
Stephens carried the ball past the centre on
the gate wing. A .straggle enraed-, and the
leather bean* carried aorrass the srouod R.
Stephens obtained posseasiooi and raraoing
forward wall sfaepheteded gat weshin 10 yards.
of the ftickf, and punted the ball through
an-ddat load chaera— 4 goals: in 3f. mumtsa.
The game now became very fast, and the Nor
woods working the leather forward Samnsea
on the eaat wi»-c was awarded amont free, aad
passed to Waldron. who tried, a. placs from
nearly 50 yards. The shot was a vplendidoaa,
sailirg along a little, above tbe toads of tbe
men. the. whole distance, but just in
front of the sticks Phillips sprang -ra, and
touched it without diverting it bom its come,
and it pasted between the upright*. A lone
straggle earned on the ea-4 wing, the hall
being rushed up and down for teverti-voinsttaa,
neither tram getting within kinking rtmtanee.
At hut ?VVooda.Rooerts. aad Waldron mwtkng
in Bueorauon landed the ball in front of the
Adelaides' sticka, and a behind reanltwi from
the aarimn-taee which ensaed. The Norajaods
were now roaring strenuous effucts to reduce
the Adelaides' handicap, but tbe metropolitans
so freq-aeaitly earned the war ink) their terri
tory that Roberto was anable to. bring bis men
forward to force tile game, and until half .time
the ball was mshad np and down the ground
without result, the Boores- when tha belt rang
bains; Adelaide 4 goal* 2 behinda, Norsrood S
bthiode. Despite the fact that tile Norwoods
had to start the second half afrainst the
brerse, and with a rmndicavp of four goals
their snpportera had not last oonfidenoe ia
them, and they threw so much dash, into their
work and went at such a pace that for a time
it looked as if they were going fat repeat their
historic performance against the Geelonn in
1884. They got away from the jump,, and the
pame became wonderfully fast nr-r* wt~k«^t
Within two minutes the Adelaide back* weie
in difficulties, tint Cox relieved brilhantiy*, mm*
the centre became tike aee-ae of ofrerations. A
free was awarded to Woods for being- held,
and twice again tbe ex-premiers tried to get
past the red-andrblaoa-s- hack lines, but with
out encc« ss. The second time this, wasemmd
Warren and Phillips refieved, aad the ball
went out by the gate. From the throw*ia
Mcd- got out of the nek cleverly, and he and
A. King and Read passed toR. Stephens, whs
once more proved reliable — 1 goal in six
minutes. Again the Norwoods toed to fores
the game, hot the AH-Jn*^-«.t,»/-n«»»r thoroaghly
warmed to their, work, and they quickly
outpaced the red and-blues. Roaohoek waa
called on to relievo, and cot away splendidly'
but he failed to pass John Stephens, who
polled the heavyweight down twine, and than
received a free in consBanenoe o£ BffwhnrV
haldiag the ban. R Staphena masked from
the return, and, running forward, tried to put
the ball through, bnt S hit the goal poet a
sounding smack high np. The leather was at
ence carried to the other end of tbe-fi-aoond,
and Waldrcn and Miogg did some pretty com
bined work in trying to get tile ball into
Letchford'8 hands, but were foiled by £nan,
and the sphere went back. A struggle
ensued around the Norwoods' goal, Barteam,
BnacWlr, and Shaw tried hard to relieve the
presFnre without suocess, and R. Stephen n.
marking from Mole at SO yards, (maund
the fifth behind to be posted to the redand
blacks' credit. The ball was rushed ail over
the ground, butat length Waldron and Slattery
paeced to Mugg, who had a shot, bat was ooa
teiit with a behind. Neither side (pained any.
decided advantage during the aext few
minutes, and when ends were changed for
the hist time the record was Adelaide
6 goals 5 behinds to 4 behinds. The metropoli
tans came to the front from the bounce, and a
teiiefi of marks landed the ball in the hand* of
Sharland, who tried for goal, but the ball feH
thnit, and Bertram, who was now following,
getting away, he and Waldron carried it back
along tise pavilion wing, and Letchford centred
to Chandler, who tried for goaL Cox relieved,
but the ball going f 3rward again a behind re
sulted from a Fcrimmage. A sknilar addition
was made to the score during a melee wbioo
followed a smart return from the kick-off, and
ihf n the red and blacks got the sphere hack to
tbe pavilion, only to see it returned to Bawein,
who kicked wide of the mark, and caused the
seventh behind to be posted. Things ween now
looking somewhat serious for the Adelaides,
and despite the efforts of the back men and
fullowfrs they failed to pan Woods in the
centre, and the ball going ba-**k Letchfor-i
narked from Wai iron withm 40 yards, and
tiied to drop it through, bat failed to notoh
more than a behind. At tins point J. D.
Stephens made the most brilliant ran of tie
day. Knocking the ball out from in feont of
goal he got through the crowd and carriei
it alorg the gate wicg well past the
central line. His yonngest brother took it on
from here, and centering in front of tils ?ticks
a behind resulted from a scrimmage. Oaoe
more the ball went back, and! LetcnSord was
entiustcd with tbe last thot of the day for hh
t-idn. but failed to negotiate it The redaud
blacks got away from the kick, and with a
ruth cariitd tbe rubber along the gate wing.
John Stephens centred; end J. Gorman failing
to scpre from an easy mark the ball went
back. Hooper and Svtm ?utMwed to Darling,
but the ball fell shorthand Goonan and Mole
trying to toe it t-hrnngli together Ana of them
got his foot on to it, and the ball was rushed
behmd. Fettinger innry-ar'! from the Mok-oflL
and passing to Duncan ran torw*rd, marked
from his confrere, and sent the baUsaiCqg;
between the posts aTmM^t rounds of applause)
at five minutes to time. Neither side gained
any decided advantage daring the next few
minutes, and when tune was called the Ade
laides were still 6 goals to the good, tha
scores being— Adelaide. 6 goals 7 behindu;
Norwood, 9 behinds. Mr. A, Mehrtens acted
as field nmpire.
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