WAIRARAPA MATCHES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11246, 26 June 1922, Page 11

WAIRARAPA MATCHES

RED STAR IN THE LEAD CLOSE CONTEST ON SATTJKDAY. (By Telegraph—Special to If N.Z. Times.”) MASTERTON, June 24. The Wairaraipa Rugby Union’s championship fixtures were continued this afternoon in fine A\ r eather, but on heavy grounds. RED STAR BEAT GLADSTONE. The principal senior fixture Avas between Red Star and Gladstone, at Masterton, A tough struggle Avas antici- . pa ted, and it was one of the hardest and fastest games played at Masterton for some considerable time. It was a game between the Red Star forAvards and the Gladstone backs, and the Star forwards Avon the day. The Star pack played Avith greet dash all tlirough, ana oA T or and over again smothered the Gladstone backs. The Star backs, Avith the exception of Flaws, Carson, Southgate, and Fuller (the ex>Berhampore player), were weak. Fuller played a splendid game for Red Star, and Old some excellent attacking Avork. He had bad luck in not scoring'-a try on one occasion. This is the first game theitex-Herixampore player ! has taken part in in the Wairarapa, and ! when he gets into his stride he should be a decided acquisition to Wairarapa football. The first spell Avae decidedly the Stars’, the forwards playing Avith great Tim, and smothering every attempt by the Gladstone backs to get going. ! gnortly after the start of o>lay, from a J Red Star attack, Lee scored in the corner. Williams converted with a splendid kick. Red Star, 5; Gladstone 0. Stars kent up the pressure, and tAvtce forced Gladstone. There was no furtheT score in this epell, thoAigli Stars did most of the attacking. In the second epell Gladstone made the game willing, and forced Stars on several occasions, chiefly as a result of gome of the Red Star backs hot fielding rim ball. Tbe Gladstone backs indulged i*i *>aA r ei'<t| splendid runites, but rarely •Yi&do muen head-way, 010 the deadly smothering and i&cfiiaig of Star forwards. Red Star Had feevCral very narrow escapee from having a) score registered a.Tainet them, but they managed to successfully stave off tU® attacks. There Avas no score in thi* spell, and • the game elided: Red-Star, 5; Gladstone, nil. t OTHER -SENIOR RESULTS. A,t Gr'eytpw'n, the Grey town seniors beat Masterton senior* by 31 points to 3. At Masterton, the Feathers ton seniors beat Tefiu f i by 20 points to 10. Red Star iA again in the lead:' fpr* the senior championship, but* has player! one more match;’than Carterton.. Red Star has scored ’ll championship points and Carterton 10. * j JUNIOR*’ GAMER: In the junior representative match, NqjrHi Wairarapa. v. South Wairarapa. t.bo-*North ‘team won by 28 points to- 8. < '• MTNORr f RESULTS. Other* results nro'^Tliird Grade.—Maaterton 7. Red Star nit,. Fourth :Grade.—Gxeytow'n 5, Masterton School nil. POSITIONS OF THfi TEAMS A JvfeEN COMPETITION. Tho folloAving is Un* position of the teams in the senior championship ;-sV . L. D. F. A C.P. lied Shar- , r > 1 1 75 22 11 Oartevlon 5 l 0 82 37 10 Gladstone 2 j 69 &"> 9 • (iroytoivn 3 3 1 1(10.. 33 , FeaHierston 3 4 0 82* 93 6 Master-ton .) 2 4- 1 59'70S 5 T'emil 0 7 0 43 173 .0