FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4497, 15 August 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

[By Damooles,] The Whareama Representatives. , A well attended meeting of the Whareama Football Club was held on Saturday night at Mrs Oweu's Hotel, Tinuii Mr James Owen was unanimously elected coptniu lor the remainder of the Boaaon in place of Mr Malcolm Elder, who has loft the distriot to reside at Otaki. Mr Joplin in an appropriate speech, on behalf of tho.ladies of Tinni, who """fl. to attend owing to the had state of the roads, preuonted the Olnb with a very liandsomo banner, and .wished tbe team every success on their approaohing tour in the Wairarapa. A hearty volo of thanks was accorded tho ladies for their kindness. The chosen team had to he altered at tlio last moment, several prominent players finding it impossible to obtain leavyf absence, Malcolm, Vennell, and Maunsell are among tbe absentees, nbich will make the back team especially weak. Tho forward team, however, are reckoned a strong lot, In addition to the players mentioned yesterday, tbe following are in the team:—Stuart, W. Owen, Fortune, Maill, Gregg, A. and C. Cameron, and Wilson.

Tuo Whoreama" reps." attended tbe Gymnasium at the Drill Ha'l last evening, and indulged in some heavy and useful training. They left for Greytown at noon to play their, opening match, and return to Masterton thio evening,

The following is tbe team picked to represent fcho TntdeatncnB 1 Football Club Against the Whareama Football Club, on Thursday next, on the Park Oral, play to commence ut 8,80 sharp: —Wriglej', Hudson, De Joux, Scott, Cargill, Thompson, Richards, \V Welch, H. Hounslow, C. Ewington, Wellington, A. Oasolborij, ArWmcn. Emergencies, baoks, B, Siijitb. E. Welch, Fellinplwm ; forwards, B. 0. Bennett, 1). Caselberg.

A telegram received by the Secretary of the New Zealand Union states that Butland played his first match since bis return at Greymouth on Saturday, when be led the Hokitika Club to victory in the great match of the Ooaat—Hokitiku v. GreymoutbBcoring the try which produced the victory by 6 points to 8, There was great excitement, and Bpecial trams were run from Hokitika to briog the people up.

The annual football matoh bfUoen theManawutu and Wellington representatives will be played at Palmerston North next Saturday, the 19th inst. The following playera will represent Wellington:-Wilson, Gage, Wynyard, Roberts, Baumber, Ward, McLean (captain),' White, Stuart, Bishop, Woods, Pringle, Campbell, McKenzie, Oliphaut; emergencies, Williams, Pudney, Maber, Hyland, Young, Messrs Pringle and McKenzio, members of the Petonc Football Club, who were members of the New Zealand team, were entertained by the Petone Football Club at a social gathering on Saturday last.

Mi'S. Echo has. presented a trophy for the most serviceable player in the Wellington province contingent of tho New7«land team. The players who rfprarefated the province in the team were:—Watson, Gray, MoKenzie, Bad D'Arcy, (Wairarapa), Cookroft, Mowlam aud Shannon (Manawatu), and Ellison, Oliphant, Wilson, Gaga, Wynyard, Pringle and Btuart (Wellington'. Tho trophy will be awardedonf>e votes of the other members of the team. The famo'as Ngapuhi tribe, having given up war, has taken to football. Fitly enough, its leader in tbe new war has been Hone Hebe, new of Wellington, kinsman of the Heke who led his tribe on so many a bloody field. Tho Ngapuhi are to invade Auckland on the 26th, but this time their' invasion is welcomed, not dreaded, for they go to play tho Auckland representative fifteen.