FOOTBALL MATCH

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1881, 8 September 1886, Page 3

FOOTBALL MATCH

NEW SOUTH WALES v. WAIRARAPA. This match ni played on Monday at Master! on, The Star gays about 500 people attended to witness the contest. On the two teams appearing, the Sydney men had every appearance of being the heaviest team. The ground was in perfect order, and the weather everything that coaid be deeired. The ampiree were W. HiiscLbt rg and Shaw; referee, W. McKenzie. C'aird, captain for Sydney, won the toes, and toek the choice of goals E. L’dy kicked off, and it was returned by Sydney. After a few more kicks Baamber pul the ball oat of bounds near the Sydney oppouenta 25yds and a series of scrimmages ensued. The ball was got clear by Sydney kicking bard and W. Perry missed, giving the Reds a great advantage. Scrimmages ensued, and the Green worked op to the centre, Webster playing up well. Here ensued a close contest, the Greens playing decidedly the beat, and gradually worked their opponent* back, by splendid dribbling and paaaing. Most noticeable was the passing of J. Perry, Webster, and Tully, who brought the ball right on the Sydney line. Serimmagee ensued amidst great excitement, bnt the Reds gradually gained and worked back to the 25yds distance. A considerable amount of loose play and scrimmages ensued, Whatman, Beard, and J, Ferry doing good work for their side. Baamber took a pot at goal, bnt the ball jnst skimmed beneath the bar, and the visitors had to force down. Blaxland kicked of for N.8.W., but the ball was stopped in the centre by the Greens (Wairarapa), the forwards by their dashing play patting the Beds on • the defensive. Alter a time the ball was passed to J. Perry who got within six yards of the line, when be was collared by Walker (Jumbo), and had to retire with the small bone of his leg fractured. Cliff was allowed to talu bis place. The play at this time was within 10 or 12 yards of the Sydney goal line, and after some scrimmaging Whatman second the ball and got over the line, but unfortunately the ball slipped out of his band* and he failed to score. Walker took the advantage of the slip to work the ball buck, and after come passing Baamber made a long kick, compelling the Sydneyites to force dawn again. A good deal of warm work took place in the centre of the field. McArthur made a capital dodgy run, bnt was oolland by Udy. half back. After some dribbling and pasting en the part of the Greens they got the ball back to the old position, vis., Sydney’s 25yds. This brought the Sydney bocks to the fore, who by dint of good plsy, worked the ball back, and pnt the Greens on the defensive. Baamber st ibis juncture made a good dribble, and gained the centre of the field. A scries of runs by MeAilhnr, and kicks by Ddy and Boydhonie ensued, lerminsting in W. Perry securing a mark. B. Ddy took the kick bnt failed to convert it. Jumbo got the ball and kicked well op, and McArthur following np smartly dodged past the backs and secured a try. Reid took the kick bnt failed. The ball was kicked op into the Wairarapa touch line, tod after being thrown out, the Wairarapa men, by good plucky play, worked it into the centre. Weaver, Sydney, made rather a good run but was collared, and Whatman getting the ball made a clean run, and finding himself outpaced, kicked the ball out of bounds by the 25yds flag, when time was sailed. In the second spell the ball was kicked off by a Sydney player. Roydhouse, back, mailed and the Sydney men following closely np, got within ten yards of the Wairarapa tench line. Play was confined to this locality fora time, the Sydney men playing desperately until Whatman turned the scales by working the ball np and after some good play on the part of the Greene it was worked out of bounds st Sydney’s 25yds. The ball being thrown ont, some scrimmages followed. Hounslow collaring the ball dashed through the Sydney backs and was within a yard of scoring when he unselfishly passed to W. Perry, who without trying to go over passed to Baamber who had a clean run in, eeenring • try alongside the post amidst great cheering and enthusiasm. E. Udy took the kiek and scored s goal. The game then stood Sydney 2 points, Wairarapa 6 points. This state ef matters put the Sydney men well on their mettle. The ball was now located in the centre of the field, where the contest became very warm on both sides, and the Wsiraraps men received a bad blow through Webster getting bis collarbone broken. The Orssns, however, ptavad manfullv, the more noticeable being J. Beard, Tally,’and WbaU man. About this tim« W. Perry secured a mark from a throw forward in front of the goal, but Ddy kicking it the Sydney forwards sprang forward and stopped it. Some scrimmages ensued, in the course of which McArthur made a hard kick, sanding the ball past tbs Wairarapa back, Roydhouse. A race between McArthur and Boydhouae ensued, and it was with difficulty that the latter second sod forced down. After a good deal of passing sad severe plsy tbs ball was worked down by the Sydney players within fivs yards of the Wairarapa line, where it was pnt out of bounds. On being thrown out one of the Sydney forwards got the ball, passed to s back, who passed to McArthur, and the latter getting opposite the goal took a pot and seored. the game standing—Sydney, 6 points ; Wairarapa. 5 points, viz., one goal kicked from the field and a try for New 3 oulh Walsa ; and one goal secured from a try for Wamnpa. Shortly afterwards time was called. The main features of the play on tns part of the visitors was their capital pasaing and the dodgy runs of McArthur, who waa carried off the field by his comrades tbs strong point of the Wairarapa players waa their dribbling.