FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10226, 1 May 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

SECOND DAY'S PRACTICE. .'" The Wairarapa football clubs held their second practice of the season en Saturday afternoon, under very favourable weather conditions.; the grounds, however., were rather sodden as a result of the recen* rains. At Masterton, on the old Showgrounds, the Masterton and Red Star juniors played a friendly match The play clearly showed that the footballers h*d not yet got anything; like into match form, but a good practice game resulted. The score was in Masterton's favour, the latter having secured three tries to "Red Stars' nil. A scratch team from the Ihd Star Club journeyed to Carterton, whoie a team from the local Club defeated the visitors by 15 points .'o i\. Beth teams were out of form, aid the Stars had several junior men j laying, so that their defeat was hoc unexpected. >■ . Football in the Wair.ir rja this .season promises to be very In the senior competition four toans have entered, and some keealy contested matches are anticipated. There-are also some very promising junior and third-class teams, which should 'create a considerable amount of interest during the coming winter.