CARTERTON v. GLADSTONE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3202, 31 May 1909, Page 5

CARTERTON v. GLADSTONE.

At' ; Gladstone; the Carterton,and Gladstone seniors met, and a -keenly contested game resulted in a draw-e three points each. In the first-spell Gartertdn scored la;try, and : in I the second half; Gladstone equalised mat ters by kick ing a goal..'. :....' v i The game was principally a.forj ward'ohe, and both;: teams shone up in'this department. * There wasinothingiparticularky outstanding amongst the play of the backs of either-side. Gladstone had the best of the.game. They made the play very the second spelt;' and'several times narrowly .missed, scoring. Carterton secured the ball more often in the scrunv f than their" opponents,' but Gladstone's 'collaring prettj/sure,"arid the visitors* attackswere'thus invariably 3 nipped ;{ in the biid. H. McKenkie' scored the : try "-for Carterton,' while SidMMasM Tclcked a' beautiful goal -from l angle' for the home team; 'Mr A. !i B. Charters wai ! referee?.-' There • wa# a large number of pepole preseiitat ihe match, and the barracking at ti files became somewhat heated/ ;!! r'..Ur.>y

m (JUNIORCHAMPIONSHIP; y.v. ; LOWM VALLEY. ;• At.*(3reytown,iithe Red < Starßand LowerjValley juniors met, and rafter an interesting game,* of twhicH ; ,Hed Star bad>the best;;-theflatterwon by 3 points to nil. McLaren scored,; .a try for the: wioners/., :. Mr ; J.- 1 M. Nieholls:was referee. ,h ;i --r-.'u ]', :> v.; o're,' <• r The Greytown h and Te iOre Ore jadibrs'playedja match at.Masterton, j the former winning by? eight .points !to nil. Salisbury and Moffatt s cored tries i.'fdr Greytown. one: of .-which Walter converted. „,.:■ > .; :-,, . .' CARTERTON v. LIBERAL. The Carterton and Liberal teams met at game ending in a points each, ■■:,; : .THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIpSHiPJ > MASTERTON v. CARTERTON.' ——— ~i ,,■~...^ , t The. Maaterton, Third-clsas team ,defeated the Carterton Thirds ..'bV six pointsto nil. For the. winners scorejd a try, n an| (i Pauljng kicked; a nenajty gpal. ".,''[. .'.! ■■[ "..'

iu RED STAR IHiK-v. TE ORE r > ORE 11. . - , Te Ore Ore Third-class team forfeited to Red Star IIL ' 'LONDON, May 28. The English Rugby Union, at a general' meeting, rejected by an 'overwhelming majority Mr Byrne's motion, declaring that' professionalism existed, and that the committee had not consistently enforced the laws in regard to professionalism."

The following,,will represent the MethodistjjYoang, Men's Bible Class in a -match against the Wellington Trinity Young Men's Bible Glass, on Thursda'y' next, June 3rd, at Newtown Park:—Full-back, J Temule; three-quarters, A. Hoar, T. Gray, J-Tait; five-eighth, E. R. Wilson; half, E.. Flaws;, wings, A.lDaniell. T. Griffiths; forwards, J. Andrews, 0. Wellington, T. Treen, J. Stalker, N. Fly, H. Vibert, and G. E. Hursey. The team will leave by the 7 o'clock tram tor Wellington on Thursday morning.

The St. Matthew's team to play St. Augustine's (Petone), on June 3rd, will be as follows:—Braggins, Berry, N. 'Boyd, Sutton, L' Boyd, Flaws, Barr, Harrison, Cole, Hebenton, Mothes, Potter, Nicol, Truscott. • -