FOOTBALL IN WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10609, 7 June 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL IN WAIRARAPA

CjjEBTEBTOIT DEFEATS MASTHK.TON- ■|. LOCAL BACKS jlffil LI’ j bUs Telegraph.—Special to the ‘lTimes.” §■ _ ho Wairarapa IlugbyL '[/nioh- 6 chain-*’ pmtnship matches were continued oil , SaSurday afternoon. The weather vag iliif, btrC.•■tfiir grounds* l word-gfeSsy!’ :' At‘ MistortonAbore ,wa«, riipe' to see the match between Carterton rim Masterton senior teams, neither of which, up till. had: sustained a , defeat. ’■•■CaiTOr’fp'ri played: I 'with ,a : strong" .wpd •behindithem I 'in ! -tile ’ftrst' - Spell;' hnd did most of the’ attacking, Masterton raVolv being - dangerous. Carterton hamjhifetl away time,, pond uih«n< -fjpn a wretched kicki by Kennedy, Cartepton marked and Grouba. kicked ,agciil. The wind assistedk<gp Masterton on the defensive, and kbe,..Joeal tpa.m;.to force, down tvgpo ’in _ qhlck yyiniq ,_J£yh/faJoi ivafl Hfe'cause Of again force in|» tUe-"locftl‘ ‘tfeahi/ •The iHUfcrlon' baSks.,,wepe playiqg .a .poon.ogame, and flaped the ball badly. As the result of mj ng on their part the Carterton Jorswarmed to ..the ; line, . ?vpd. ; the out?, pcMio wits thrit Knoivles shot over. The kiji'fc failed. Carterton came away again, mid the forwards carficd_the ball. over :tm lines Olftrter-degi6teHng'’rinbtheP nfr 1- T» kjcjc;, i , p .Masterton then had a turn at attaekinfei but the .Masterton-'backs , fepirilelf’'ri' !l chance-to soo.re.jbyi badi passings..’ A -kick to Masterton forced Carterton n. The. Mqstertfin paqk oWe.rev playing; ood game," but. were repeatedly, let n by their backs,, who did not seeiii lave any idea of what was required bom. The spell ended with Cnnorton ingjjby.9 floints W'haf'A 0 .[jjv |losip* %ixisM. vO i changing ends the Masterton lorf «f aMi3!t®,St> t'&aS’ i;.Lyu.r.|la-i. rreprlo

pack put in some great work, but the backs were very weak, and time niter time mulled good opportunities to coreMaeterton forwards, from forward rushes, scored two tries, one of whioh was contorted, and the game ended in n win for Carterton by nine points to eight. At Carterton, Gladstone seniors defeated Bed Star by 19 points to 6. SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY ENTHUSIASM AT PAHIATUA. There was a large attendance at the seven a-sido tournament, held at Pahiatua, under the auspices of the Bush Union. There has been a decided reyjval in football in the district this season, and the contest for the Dooly Cup was keen, no less than eleven teams representing nine clubs taking part. Several of the games were a good exposition of the "Hugger" rules. Mangatainoka A team were exceptionally brilliant in open and fast work, and oh <he day’s play should be hard nuts to orack in the final'. Woods and Duff were prominent in the Mangatainoka back division, and their speed end dash were admirably backed by the other members of the team. Barely has such an exhibition of fast combined play been, given in these parts as was contributed by the Mangatainoka A, and their style of play roused the spectators to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. The other two teams to work themselves into the and Eketahnna —hardly gave such a spectacular and aggressive exhibition as the Mangatainoka team. Their plav was more solid, and close, and combination was lacking to a certain extent among the backs.