m at full speed, but was encountered by Easton
before he reached him, and the two rolled over together. The
River-Smithites backed up their leader well, and he was more than
half-way down the ground before the Greenites had arrested his progress.
Then there was a close scrimmage, and for a time the mass swayed
backwards and forwards. But here weight counted for more than wind, and
the Greenites were pushing their opponents back when the ball rolled out
from the mass.

Edgar Clinton picked it up, and was off with it in a moment, dodging
through those who attempted to check his course. He was down near the
Greenites' goal before two of them threw themselves upon him together;
but his friends were close behind, and after a desperate scrimmage the
ball was driven behind the Greenite goal. Some loose play followed, and
a Greenite who had the ball threw it forward to one of his own team, who
caught it and started running. The River-Smithites shouted "Dead ball!"
"Dead ball!" and claimed the point; but the holder of the ball, without
heeding the shouts, ran right through followed by the rest of his team,
and touched down behind the River-Smith goal. The ball was then brought
out and a goal kicked. All this time the River-Smithites had not moved
from behind the Greenite goal, but had remained there awaiting the
result of their appeal to the umpire, who now at once decided in their
favour. Not satisfied with this the Greenites appealed to the referee,
who confirmed the decision of the umpire. Too angry to be reasonable,
the captain refused to continue the game, and called upon his team to
leave the field. They were going, when the derisive shouts of the
lookers-on caused them again to alter their intentions, and the game was
renewed.

There were ten minutes yet remaining, and for that time the game was
played with a fury that caused it to be long memorable in the annals of
Cheltenham football. But weight and strength could not prevail over the
superior last and coolness of the defenders of the River-Smith goal.
Every attempt was beaten off, every rush met, and as no point had been
added to the score when time was called, the umpire decided that the
game had been won by the River-Smithites by one touch down to nothing.
The captain of the Greenites appealed from the umpire's and referee's
decision to the football committee of the college, who gave it against
him, and he then appealed to the Rugby Union, who decided that the
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