FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9134, 6 July 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

WAIRARAPA RUGBY UNIUN,

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP,

.-MASTERTON v. RED STAR. 2

The Masterton and Red Star JSeniora met on the Showgrounds'on • Saturday afternoon, and for the time this season the latter ! proved victorious. The ground was ■ somewhat heavy, but the other conditions were favourable to good loot- .■ ball- The game was certainly the most interesting that has been played this season, being fast and exciting : all through. The rushes of the Red Star forwards were irresistible and •accounted in a large degree for the win of the Stars. In the first spell Red Star played with the sun at their backs. About half-way through the spell splendid forward play Red Star put Masterton on the defence. B. Welch snapped up the ball from the loose and dived across the line. No goal resulted. There was no further score in Ahe spell, which ended —Red • Star 3, Masterton nil. The second spell was even more ex than the first, especiallly when shortly after commencing A. Ross scored a clever try tor Masterton. For borne time after this Red Star were kept defending their line, and several times a probable score was . saved only by the stubborn defence of . of the Black and White. ""A combined Star forward rush cleared t'>e line and saw play re'.moved to Misterton territory, whe e hed Star being awarded a free kick Duggan put the ball between the uprights. Shortly after R. McKenzie dribbled the ball past several opponents and scored. No goal resulted. There was no further score, and the game ended—Red Star 9 points, Masterton 3. Mr E. McKenzie was • referee.

CARTERTON v. GREYTOWN

At Greytown on Saturday, Carterton defeated the local Seniors by 14 points to 5.

CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY CARTERTON.

The Senior Championship concluded op. Saturday last. Carterton are premiers for the season, and hold the Ryan Challenge Shield for twelve n.onths. Red Star are runners up. The following is the po3itions of the teams:—

.4-1 m I; m .° C-i , «M 60 ■ " a w < c~" * a . E o to rt •<-> in W ►>. o *» o +-> .a t? J P h 04 O Carterton 9 0 0 124 19 9 Red Star 3 5 1 38 108 3J Masterton 3 6 0 49 52 3 Greytown 2 6 1 32 64 2J

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

RED STAR v. TE ORE ORE. The Red S<-ar and Te Ore Ore "teams met on. the Showgrounds on ■Saturday. The game was keenly contested up till about twenty minutes from the call of time, when the Te Ore Ore defence broke down, •and Red Star added 15 points (4 triesjttid a penalty goal) to their The final score was Red Star 18 points, Te Ore Ore 3 points. •Gilder (2),, Fulton, Chamberlain, and Allen scored tries for the winners, and V. Williams kicked a goal. Rangi scored a try for Te Ore Ore. Mr R. Spackman was referee. ITHIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. .RED STAR v. MASTERTON.

Masterton 111. defeated Red Star 111./ on Fraser's Paddock, by 9 points to 5. Fly and Wellington scored tries for Masterton, and J. Hanley kicked a goal. Measenger scored a try for Red Star, converting it himself. Mr W. Harding was referee. The following team will represent Wairarapa against Bush, on Saturday next:— Full-back, Duggan (Red Star;; three-quarters, Russell (Greytown), Groube Darvill (Masterton); five-eighths, U'Leary (Masterton), Jury (Greytown); halfback, Adams (Red Star); wing forward, R. McKenzie (Red Star); forwards, McCarthy (Red Star), Wickens (Greytown), Wines (Greytown), Brenchley (Masterton), Levick (Carterton), C. Rosb (Masterton), Henderson (Carterton). Emergencies —Backs, N. McKenzie and Fairbtother; forwards, Mason, Barry and Johnston. This will be the team that is to tour tl<e South Island. A meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Union was held on Saturday night. It was decided to EUggest August let, as the date of the Waii%ap|fcWellington match. It was re- ! solvejj to arrange a match Between the Third-class representatives and the Thursday Junior lepresentatives. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Ryan Bros, for presenting the Ryan Challenge Shield to the Union. It was resolved that the Red Star 111. and Dalefield 11. teams meet at Carterton on Saturday, and that half the drag fare of the former team be paid; that the Junior representatives play tho Thursday Seniors on August Ist, and also Wellington and Marlborough Junior j. n r,.. eß ontativo3 at a later date. A match will be played shortly between the Welch Family and the W.F.C.A. for a dinner.