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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1908

Second XI Matches

Second XI Matches

V.C. v Karori. Won 4—2. A good game of which we had decidedly the better. Paterson (2), McAlister and A. H. Bogle were the scorers. "McCurdy" Tudhope and Pope played well.

V.C. v St. Patrick's College Old Boys. Won 5—0. St, Pat's hadn't their best team as our debacle in 2nd round proved. Forwards fatigued. Backs, especially Niven, in good form. Oram (3), Willis and Pope found the uprights.

V.C. v United. Won 4—1. A splendid game probably best of the season. First spell, one all. Both forwards and backs played superbly, Arthur brilliant. Oram (2) and Willis (2) assisted emigration of ball into net.

V.C. v Vivian. Won 2—1. A hard fought game. Off side play and bad shooting on our part prevented larger score. Oram's fancy strokes a failure, Coombes in great form. Oram and Willis recorded score.

V.C. v Wellington. Won 5—3. Three or four Seniors in Wellington team who agreed to give us the match by default if we lost. Wellington lost on the play and Arthur lost a tooth. Paterson who gave a fine exhibition, shot a miraculous goal. Willis (2) and Oram (2) added the others.

V.C. v Y.M.C.A. Lost 3—2. Our first defeat. Forwards "off," score 2 all till close on time. Willis and Rigg found the posts. Pope played well.

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V.C. v St. Pat's Old Boys. Lost 7—2. A crushing defeat. Team gave sorry exhibition, but their best wouldn't have availed much against the vastly improved St. Pat's. Willis goaled "two times" and he and Rigg, were redeeming features. A prominent Club Official forgot himself after the match and wanted to protest. "Eichy's" speech on "playing the game," a brilliant effort followed.

V.C. v Karori. Won 5—0. Played at Day's Bay on something like a ground. A return to our pristine form. Mousley played well, and he, Broad and Oram (3) were our marksmen.

V.C. v Wesley. Won 5—0. Wesley two men short. Oram (3) and Pope (2) were the scorers.

V.C. v Victoria College Seniors. Won 2—0. This match, the result of a challenge, was the event of the season. In the first five minutes Eichelbaum, with a new stick, came through like a meteor and shot a magnificent goal, his first for a year. The Seniors headed by Beere and Smith (who were rumoured to have something on their respective abilities to score ten goals first) were out for blood and for thirty minutes the going was very solid. The Juniors had an anxious time, till Willis tricked Beere, eluded MacDougall. caught Monaghan napping, "squared " the goalkeeper and smote home—a beauty. The applause was deafening.