FOOTBALL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5940, 19 September 1890, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The football match between F„wke's Bay and the Wairarapa represent!? .tivos will be played on the Recreation Grow .nd to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 3.c._lo_k. Special train arrangements have- been made by which the team will h d brought on to Napier. The Wairarapa . team has been defeated by Wanganui aud. Taranaki, uud they will make strenuous efforts to retrieve thoir laurels in their mate _ with Hawkt.'s Bay, so those who ar.'ceiad on the ground tomorrow may count, on witnessing an interesting game.

Teams representing tho Tc.ra.iale and Pirates Second I ..teens will meet in a cup match on the Recreation Ground to -morrowafternoon. The following players will reproselit the former : —Full-back Kino- • three-quarters; Awhi, Paddy, Bi-ansfieid; halves, Howes (eapte.in), Mahan <-_r • forwards, Whitane, Cattanach, Ka Aa. Lord Leitcb, Api, Raihainia, and S. M cDowell ' emergencies, Taku,, Snell, and Wilson '

Thoso footballers who intend t ,_king part in tho Rugby Union footballssortsp orts are reminded that entries close to-mort ow evening; with tho secretary at nine o'clock.

A meeting of the Hawke's . Bay Rugby' i Union was held last night, jjr Black occupying the chair. There w; is oome die* cussion regarding the Wair_ rapa. match which should have been played . to-morrow Owing to the indefinite train a rran«>ement_ the team would not be able to arrive here on Saturday. The Union dcci ded that if it was impo.-sible to play the meAc J_ to-morrow a h-vri.ro ,houd bo arranged between the laradale and le Aute Clubs. Eater in Sho evening the secretory receuved .... telegram from Wairarapa regretting the mability of the team to visit Napier. The Fingers protest was then considered. The y claimed the match withtheCcunty,onthef, j ro„„dthatthe latter included a first fifteen player The protest was granted. The, action of the secretary m stopping die junior match last Saturday before f _„ le was brought up by tho Rangers delega «,. It WIW explained that all junior -aautches must bo finished by three o'clc-k. ,_ u d that as it was past that hour, aud ti___ ... th. senior match to commence, the sec. o _i._.y.toppod the gaum, tor which action he -„■:__ groaned. On the other hand, it was. r,c.i_ted out that tho secretary was too officious and had no riurht whatever in stopping the match. The meeting, aftar a good deal of discussion, upheld the se-vetary's action and passed a vote of eons are on those members of the Rangers and Napier Club who bad t.oaned Mv Hob an..