FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9143, 20 July 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

™BY TELEGRAPH —X'BESS ASSOCIATION. Received 19, 10.30 a.m. SYDNEY, July 18. Australia defeated the Maoris, to 'day, by 20 points to 10. SYDNEY. July 18. There waa at one time a probability of two Maori teams filing on to the field to play the Australians hi the final test match (o-day. The trouble arose through dis.sension over the selection of a team. An official picked one team and the dissentients another. However, after some difficulty, the ■ dispute was settled. WAIRARAPA RUGBY UNION. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. DALEFIELD v. TE ORE ORE. Dalefield defeated Te Ore Ore on "the Showgrounds on Saturday by 12 to 3. Mr R. Spaekman was referee. CARTERTON v. GREYTOWN. (The Greytown team were defeated ■at Carterton, on Saturday, by the local juniors by 9 points to 7. Mr J. was referee. v JR3D STAR v. MARTINBOROUGH. Red Star won from Martintorough .by default. POSITION OF TEAMS.

' 4-> Jh 1/3 O - . «H M S W3 <3 c § c g to CO ►ir o *-• o +■> Q Ph CU Red Star , , 10 1 0 95 35 jUaJelieid 9 1 1 104 31 Cartarton 6 4 2 90 61 Martiuborough 6 5 1 59 59 Te Ore Ore 4 7 0 54 91 Greytown 3 8 0 36 92 11 Masterton counted out. "THIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. RED STAR v. MASTERTON, Red Star defeated Masterton on the Showgrounds on Saturday by 3 points (a try scored by Hoar) to nil. Mr W. Harding was referee. By v/innine this match Red Star win the championship. POSITION OF TEAMS.

U i2 .8 * ••™ w S § -s ..s rf I tZ o o -w £ J Ph a, o Red Star 4 1 45 15 4 Masterton 2 3 18 >25 2 Dalelield 1 3 9 32 1 JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. The following Wairarapa junior representative team has been choEed by the Selection Committee to play the Wairarapa Thursday seniors, at Carterton, on August Ist: — Full back: G. Masson (Carterton). Three-quarters: V. Williams (Red W. Flaws-, (Red Star), N. Chamberlain (Red Star). Fivj-eighth: B. Hawkins (Greytown). Half: F. Ball (Red Star). Wings: Swanson (Greytown), Quaine (Martinborough). Forwards: J. Baghuvst (Martinborough), A. Golder (Red Star), Sheen (Greytown), J. Blake (Carterton), A. Udy A. Desmond (Carterton), Humphries (Greytown). Emergencies—Forwards: D. Ross ((Red Star), Conwell (Dalefield), Thompson (Te Ore Ore). Becks: Danger (Martinborough), Welch (Dalefield), Rangi (Te Ore Ore). A match was played at Lansdowne, on Saturday, between teams representing Knox Bible Class and the Methodist Bible Class. The former won by 20 points to nil. Mr C. J. Mackellar refereed. In the evening a dinner was held in Knox Hall, at which the teairs and visitors were present, Rev. J. N. Buttle occupying the chair. An enjoyable evening was sper.t, appropriate toasts being