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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1910

[review of the football season]

Another season has just closed, with its victories, defeats, surprises and disappointments, and one is tempted to make comparisons with the results of former years.

Speaking generally, our football has improved. We put four fifteens into the field every Saturday, and each team, though not the champion in its class, has acquitted itself creditably. The first fifteen has undoubtedly greatly improved, and from being the holders of the "wooden spoon," has become a power to be reckoned with. Two of our seniors, Ryan and Curtayne, represented the district, Ryan in A team and Curtayne in B team. As far as can be judged now, our firsl fifteen next year should be able to hold its own with the best of them. This becomes more apparent when one considersthe promising material in the juniors.

Last year our second team, playing third class, won four matches (one by default), losing five and drawing one; this year, playing second-class, they won five by default, Lost five, and drew with the Orientals, who were near the championship. Surely this marks a very great improvement. We still suffer from lack of members, for should any of the first fifteen be injured, the effect is felt even in the fourth grade. This year we played the usual friendly game with Canterbury College, on the Athletic Park. Neither College was represented by its best team, and an uninteresting game, the greater part of which was played in heavy rain, resulted in a victory for Canterbury by 5 to 3, Langridge scored for Canterbury, Marckson being successful with the kick. Stainton scored for v.C., but Curtayne failed with the kick.