Football

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 147, 5 June 1890, Page 2

Football

m MASTERTON t. FEILDING. The above match came oft on this pval yesterday in the presence of a lairge assemblage of spectators, including ait, large number of the fair sex. The weather was anything but favorable for the f matcli. Several showers of rain came down while the game was going on, which made 'it very unpleasant, both for the spectator* and the .play era.-,, Vi^ ..*,*>-■ .. ; . The game was; expebted to be a very hot one; the visjtbrs being very confident, and hoped to regain their lost laurels ; but although they playedja splendid .game all through, tfie local men iV prove3T to be" too good for them, and added another 'win to their! long list of victories, winning by two tries to nothing. - There was a good deal of speculation on= the game, the local men being slightly the favorites .at the start; A local gentleman, 1 learn j had a commission to back the visitors to the extent of 4510., Unfortunately for the Palmerston backers he had very little trouble in investing it. Following were the respective" teams and the positions the flayers occupied :— Mastbeton.t— Full-back^: T. Thqmson ; t»hree-|iua|t«rsi: R. TfiomsQu.-Ci Perry, Rangi-; halves': H. " Perry, J/ Perry, Homeward ; forwards :.<>. and W. Welch, Dayj Bannister, F. Perry,' Bockeli; Gray, Eaton. FEiLDiNG.-^Full-back : j. Rob; inson; three-quarters: Dyer; Matrayers, J. Robinson ; halves : : Sfcrachan, 1 Shannon, Hanner ; forwards : Gregory, R. .and v J ; . Whisker, s Nicholson/ Jtejghfly, IvesonVlJphnSdn, "MeVsre Fowler and Channels umpired, and Mr G. H. Say well acted as referee;' Each-gentle-man gave every satisfaction, r: t Masterton kicked oS, and play- was immediately centred in mid-field/ Shannon then got the leather,, (gained ■ ground for his' side : by kicking put at the visitors 25's. Soon after Gregory and Harmer made. a . splendid: rush, and were ■ within an ace of scoring when a free kick was awarded to Masjerton for off-side, play. Rangi and Dyer than made some good runs for their respective sides. Play was agamcarried to the visitors 25's by a splendid rush of the FeUding forwards, . where Shannon got the ball and dodged past ■ three of ; the visitors and. scored. Robinson failed to increase the score. On resuming, the play* was centred in the home team's quarters for a while, but ther local forwards Boon relieved their side by a good r rush, and carried the>leather to the visitors' quarters; where a 'lot of give and take play was shown, until fcPerry got -the- ballj andmade"a'Bpl«ndid"run7 evading all the local backs, until he came ftp Joe Robinson, who grassed him splendidly, thus saVing a certain Msco|e. fThis was the nearest approach the visitors made of scoring all through the game. Shortly afterwards half-time was called', j* resuming, JtHe. play was. not long befbie it was centred in the visitors' quarters, who were not -to. be denied, and played a splendid defence game. Unfortunately for the visitors they lost the services of _ Rangi for a while, he having received a severe kick on the leg. After a short spell he resumed playing. A deal of scrummaging took place in the visitors qaarters, Nicholson, Johnson, and J. ■Whisker carrying the ball over the visitors line, and Nicholson scored a well deserved try. Robinsen made a good but -arr^oal.A clThe visiting forwards, who were playing a desperate game, by a good rush carried the ball intqulthe VKome team's ;2fi's;;fpr the first time during the spell ; the home forwards soon relieved their side from danger. Iv.egbii Jhen>made a good, run^a'nd finished up by kicking out of touch within two or three-yards of the visitors', goal line. The latter played pluckily, and Boon had the ball lout. oC danger, Dyer then got the ball, and made another splendid run to ; within a few. yards of the visitor's line, where he was thrown out of touch. It was .expected the local, juqenwpjuld score again at this stage, but the visitors were not to be beat and carried the play into the Thome team's: quarters whe^-e they were awarded a free kick some; thirty yards .in front of the goal. The kick, which was not an easy one owing to the greasy state of the ball, fell short, Feilding Doing, forced down. , Shortly after this "no side" was called, play being in the home teams quarters. Owing to the greasy state of the grouiid and the ball, tht backs were unable -i! 6 show «hjr brilliancy on eithea aide in passing or kicking. „The Maßterton) forwards had 'the bestoi ihe tight Bcrums, but .the local men were .too good for tb<tt in the loose. For the winners all the lorwards as usual played a brilliant game, Nicholson, Gregory, Iveson and R. Whisker especially distinguishing themselves. Nicholson .has never been seen to better advantage in Feilding. : Of ' "thj^bajiki Harmer^ Dyer and Shannon played a brilliant game' all through. For th> lo»er« all the Pfirrya, Day,R. Thomson, G. Welch, and Bannister perhaps were the most noticeable. -'The visitors were to play Marton this afternoon and the champion Poneke team, in Wellington, on Saturday.