FOOTBALL NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10612, 19 April 1912, Page 6

FOOTBALL NOTES.

(By All Blacfc)'

The Rugby season lias already commenced iui the large centres, and judging by the crowd which turned out to witness the seven a-side tournament in Wellington! on Saturday last, interest in New Zealand's 1 national game will be as strong as ever this season. Although the Wiaira.rapa Clubs have all •held thek annual meetings, there 5s not airubh doing in the way of pra;fcice so far. The Red Star blub held a well-attended meeting on Saturday ladt, and it was decided to'arrange a iriatch with the Masterton tea.ni, so ithfat next Saturday -will see the first inaiteh of the RcawH, when the prospective form of the local teams may foe the better summed up. The Red Stars are in hopes of getting a good combination together, and wlftili the majority of last year's tclam should go close to winning championship honours. O. Oberhuber, who | iplayed for Stars, last season, has left IGVlfaisterfen for- Wellington, and in his absence Starts will Llave to find an- ; other threequarter, but. they should liave no difficulty an smiling' another back, as.some of their juniors showed good 'form da at ! season, and if' a' ■ team ■is to be a success, it is only by Jiiaving 'as strong a junior team as possible •Ihiait this end, will-be 'attained: The Miastorton team has had ■ a practice or two, but little interest has i eo far been shown, arid this seems to ibe the drawback to football in the Wairaraipa every season. No enthusi-asm-is worked up till right into the Isefcson, and.-players think that they iare iable to start righjb away -without any training, and strike their best ; g|ame.

| The team dn tho Wairailapa that goes in" for sound training several weeks' before >thi3 opening of the sea;son' generally holds .the wanning hand, as .taheycan score points and obtain -a lead, while the non-ipmotioers are playing themselves' into form. The Masitertbn hockey teams are an example to Rugby iplfciyor.s, as they have been tin istrong practice at least a couple of weeks ago, land will be in tip-top form wheai the season comimences. If (this, were done (by football players, it would not ibe /till well into the second >rbund that teams would display their (best form. . . The iWlairarajpa iR/ugjby Union hold their annual meeting on. Saturday next at Carterton, when arrangements for the coming season will be made.'"' The Gladstone Olub are meeting

with some difficulty in getting .together a. team, font at ijs probable that when matters get going, some of the old Avearers of the yelloAv and black jerseys will be seen out again, and it is to be Sloped that a good team will result. I have not heard much of Avhat strength the tennis in. Carterton and GreytoAvn are likely to be, but rumour staftes that both these teams will be istrongly represent ed. It is to be hoped that Clubs Avhich are entering senior and junior teams for the coining season Avill see to it RJia-t their members roll up for practice mid endeavour to make, football in the -Wlairarapa Avhat it has. btien in the pa&F. We bayo got the quality, laud the jpriblic suppoilfc, tind all that is wanting is enthusiasm amongst tlia players, to make the coming sea sen one of itho mos/t successful in the history of Wiairarapa football.