FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8154, 5 June 1906, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

RED STAR v. CARTERTON. The following team will represent Red Star against Carterton, at Carterton, on Saturday:—H. Walker, W. Minett, E. VYrigley, P. McLaohlan, W. Darvilla, J. O'Connell, B. Welch, E. Warner, 0. McKenzie, 0. Clarke, R. Templeton. R. Hunt, J. Seorrar, B. Chamberlain, Fulton. RED STAR 11. v. RAILWAY. A match was played on the Maatertonsohoolground, yesterday afternoon between teams representing the Railway Club (Wellingtou) and the Red Star Juniors. The matob was an interesting and fast one. 'lhe Stars had crnsiderably the best of the Rame. It the flrat spell tries were scored for the Red Stars by R. McKenzie, and Blake, while V. Williams kicked a penalty goal from nearly half-way. In the second spell there was some very interesting play, and several of the forward rushes by both sides were very good. Neither side was able to score, and the game ended—Red Star 9, Railway 0. WELLINGTON v. WAIRARAPA. RECORD SCORING. WELLINGTON 62, WAIRARAPA 9. (Special to Age). WELLINGTON, June 4. In the first spell Wellington scored 34 points to nil. Tries were seoured by Thompson (2), Wallace, Roberts, Ramsden, Gardiner and McGregor; five of which were oonverted. Spencer kioked a penalty goal. In the seoond spell tries for Wellington were scored by Wallace Ramsden, Roberts, Thompson, Gardiner, Alexander; five of which were oonverted. The final score was Wellington 62, Wairarapa (one try and two penajty goals) 9. THE GAME. By Telegraph—Press Association. The game somehow compels a comparison with a fight between similar sides that ended differently. The match referred to is that between, the "All Black*" and Wellington province played in Wellington prior to the Home tour, and resulting ia the "All-Blaoss" defeat. The Wellington rearguard of to-day has four "All-Blacks" in it, and it plays the same style of play, and i<3 generally comparable with the "All-Blacks" back team. Wairarapa for its part has something the same WrigleyO'Leary combination as the Wellington Province had, and the Wairarapa forwards in strength and stamina are oomparable with the paok that fought so well for Wellington Province on that day. The difference is that while Wellingtoa Province beat all New Zealand in the mud fight, the "Black" 1 oombinatioa yesterday left the "Green" high and dry; but there is more mit than the difference in the state of the ground. The 60 odd points would never have been piled up against Wairarapa had the backs not suffered from a disability very common in New Zealand Rugby—high tackling and indecision. Not all the speed and English experienoe of the flying threeqnarter line could have done the same thing if theWairarapa backs had tackled. As it was the most mjnotonous thing in the game was to see large Green supporters falling off the neck and shoulders of a compact and powerful man like Roberts, who simply dived through them. As time went on the Green backs were run cfE their feet. Every praise is due to the Wairarapa pack, who divided the honours with the Wellington forwards.' The score analysed consists of 13 trie's (10 converted) and a penalty, against a try and two penalties. Quite a number of the tries were secured right behind the posts, which no doubt helped the proportion of goals. For Wairarapa H. McKenzie got a try, and the penalty goals were kioked by J. O'Leary and Wrigley.