FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4472, 17 July 1893, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[DY DAMOCLES,] The Groyiown team failed to put in an nppoarence on Saturday, and Masterton clainnd the match. The day was a grand one, and the postponement caused disappointment to the crowd'of enthusiasts in Masterton. If the local Club now gain their protest against Greytown, a final match for the banner will have to be played between Ihe Masterton and Star tenuis. '.^^p^p^^The match, played on the Oval on Saturday between ihe Homebush Rovers and the Masterton Second, resulted in a draw, each team scoring four points. The game was a very curious one fiom start to finish, and caused e great amount of amusement to the spectators. Pike and ])orset scored tries for the Rovers, and Kara and Munday did likewise for Masterton. The majotity of theJ»]ayers were Maoris, and with barjjfijcj went in for the game in rcL lamest. Several times the w(pre of the referee was wholly disregarded, and tho amusing spectacle of players tearing down the field in their eagerness to score, with no one to oppose them, was often witnessed. The looks of disgust and disappointment on their faces when their succbsblul efforts were not accepted, was really in> mense. The rules were oftentimes broken, and if the referee had been very particular, the game «ou!d bavo been a series of free kicks, But happily the referee looked over the little discrepancies, and the spectators had the benefit of seeing a real rough and tumble game. Of course, the finer points were noticeable among the. more advanced playors, and some really excellent form displayed, Hudson, Remeni, Dorset and Pike were seen to advantago in tho ranks of the Rovers, and Aguew, Thompson, Jeffries and Munday shone ously for Masterton. ,wsv

The return match between the W.F.O.A. and Oriental teams will be played on tho Uval on Thursday next, when the latter will be represented as follows:—Henry, Jaoksou, Bennett, 'Cole, Webb, Richards, Smith, Wai\ ner, Saps, Gardner, C. and F. Wellington, Doughty, Bowser, Greathead, Emergency: Wickens.

Tho senior fixtures of the Wairarapa now being over, the clubs stand as follows; Bed Stars, 8 wins, 1 defeat, scoring 16 points to 11; Mastetton, 2 wins, 2 defeats, scoring 8 to 9; Greytown, 1 win, 8 defeats, scoring 7to 9. Forfeited games counted, as wins. The Red Stars are, therefore, virtually tho champion team of the Wairarapa, and winners of tho banner for tho season of 1898,

The first round for tho Junior Cup was also finished on Saturday, and the result is as followB ;—Greytown, three wins, one draw, (three points) ; Carterton, thrco wins, one defeat, (three points); Stars, one win, two draws, ono defeat, (two points); Featherston, one draw, two defeats, (half a point) • Masterton, four defeats, (no points.) Foifeiledmatches are counted as wins,' Masterton has only played two matohes and forfeited tho otbers.

Tho seoond round for tho Junior Cup commences on Saturday next, when the second teauiß of and Masierton Clubs wcnHf Oval. Some very interesting gameswill bo fought tins round, and tho cup will not be a gift to any Club. Considerable interest will be maintained tothe end of th season aa tho fancied 1 result may bo upset in tlio very last matches.

Thesecond Stars will be represented as follows, on Saturday next:-\Vrig. Icy, Gallowuy, Green, Biady, King, Cargill, Cotter, Doraol (2), Wellington, Pike, Westbiooko, Wrigley Pearse, Slono; emergencies, Hockley, Ronall, Donovim, Allen., It is probable another match Will be arranged bolwn the Mastertoa and Star Clubs in a few weeks, and would create a lot of interest in football circles. They have only met twice this seajon, and on each occasion under most disadvantageouswrounißtances, One win each has been oreditcd, and a" conqueror "ehouldi certainly be played, and an effort, made to put tho very best teams in> the field. On a dry ground, the gama ebould be a splendid exposition of football, and I hope to seo iteventuate.

"Half.Buck" in the Pabijtif <• Herald writes:—Tho match betS. thecombined Ekotahuna and Pahiatua schools and tbo Masterton school, winch \w to have been played at Motahuna on Thursday did not come oft, tho Mastertou boys not putting b an appearance, I think it rather a shady trick on tho part of the ono in charge of tho Mnstortcnboya in not letting tho local player* know in time to stop them journeying to Elsetu. hunft. '*

. W. McKonzie, v:bo ia stated to la playing rattling games Vith the New Zealand team on the other Bide is not a favou„tew.th Sydney'barracks,' and the small boys on tho streets w n « , ew . robei * with « off-side Mm. Ho has played in tffeWh uptodateand the ropoXT hand speak very highly of his dashipg

Tbe Carterton loam bent I?-flather- »*» o»l, half, ,«,V (b i„ aa „ y .

Tta match between the second teBBiB of the Ofieutal and Hard Mn Olnbß tren played ot Greytown on Saturday \ M> the homo team winning by & We points to nil. Tho Hard Caggg included BevQiaL .fla/i "iflli tad bdag'far heavier tiaTtßefr opponents wricd all boforetbem, "''Bough tbs. Orientals gallantly prevented a score in the first spell. In the second Welch, Cook, and Ftldes scored for .the Hard Oases, Bruaton converting one try. Forthe Orientals the beat playerswerttßaeaf, Bowser, Bragging, and Sa;ifenuiiilo 'the scorers, Haigh, llerson, and Lackland were thecoaspicuous ones in tbe Hard Cases. A ?red Hawke acted as referee,

{fy 31e]egraph.-Press Association),

Napier, Jnly 16, . Tlio Secretary of tbe ifew Zealand Kugby Union states that tbe' cablegram received from Campbell asked for four to fill the places of those suffering 'from''casualties, in' order that nothing.may to 1 enßure, if possible, a reversal of the 1 result .of Hho last ! matbh^itli'Neff

MoKenzio (Auoklanil), Good (Taranaki), and Watson (Wairarapn), from whom to select the lour wanted. Tun message, received Into on Friday, Mr Ilohen immediately communiciuul with tlio men nauie'd, also with Mr Logan (Napier) and Mr Henderson (Auckland), the remaining members of lite Selection Committee, who approve of sending four men ami of (lie eoleotion, Li'uve was obtained immediacy for ull hut MoLoan. Should •McLean still fail | 0 obtain hw, McKwizie, Watson and Good, f.si and strong forwards, nlsout J 4st (13.=i]j and Oliplmnt, last wing plunr, ■FSboutlß!i(l2st!), will bo tlii* Felec- " tion, TVy play nuuinnt tlir western I districls at Unburst on (ho 2fit.li and New Somb Wales on the 20th.