FOOTBALL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10666, 22 June 1912, Page 6

FOOTBALL NOTES

(By All BlacJc J TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. SENIOR I . Red iS'itar v. Carterton-, at Master ton; .referee, Rfev. Afclieroft. Gtroytown v. dViast'crtbn, .it G'roy.tiown; ircaci'<?'3, Mr Adams. Gladstone v. Libera' 1 !, a'fc OarM'ton : re.fcreo, Mr MeKenzie. JUNIOR!. Red Star v. iGVeyitow-n at Mastertea; iTefcroe, -Mr Clliapnian. Dalefield v. Carterton at DaiMir'ld; .referee, Mr Carter. THIRD CLASS. ■ ■ Master-ton, v. Liberal! ait Grey town; 'referee, Mr J. 'Carter. Red 'Star v. Ctartertoni, at Girfor tbn; -referee, Mr N-icholac'ir.

The first lUund (of the Waiwana Ohlami/piontSiips mull 3>af concluded to- . day. T'liroa senior -ma'tch-os Avi] 1 1. eplayed, most interest* toeing centred in the Red Star-Camtentca .maid]. These meat far lihe first timc> thi® isetuson, a'nxl a'igcod game should result. At .th;£i present there is not mlucih difference ibetwetn Gladstone. Carterton, and Red Stair. Each of thos'e teams, have Jbst one mabih, Glad-,stone. having played fom; and won. thme, iCartertrm amd Stars haveplayed «lfliree games and kst - omo each, so tliat the three teams may be said to be 'thi tlve,,same mark. In itto'e. juiiOT ©radio, Carterton are lead-', ilng;, «a.Tid -i'n the l itUraid-claos Reel Star ■have a .sulbstauitial -lead, not having : kvgt a mattdi. D. Thompson, thef captain of the Gladstone 'Club, will net den the i«rsey to-day, Slaving bad Ms amide Ji i:rt .in last Saitainxk'y's' match. His phvo wiiU be itaken iby *W. Dio Lacey, who played ifor Canter-ton juniors last scaison. Tine Red Star team etxpeet to have .their full isrtireripitlh against Carterton, to'-day. Ken Welch ibas recovered from his injury, received while playing against 'Gladstone, and will be in his 'did place in the threeq-uarter line.

W. Darvill was tins outstanding hack mi the Ilcd Stair-Ma'sterton matc'h ilaat Saturday. Bob Spademan was cjiisjily itlve ibe.stt forward on ilk 1 ground. "Tiny" .McMinn will probafbly don the maraoni jereaiv .bctfore the season fa'ae advanced! much further. The Wairarapa's selections for the .North Island icountry team (Groube, Th'ompson, Spaekmah, and Hodge;, ihave been prominemt repreiscritativois for the past few seasonfe. H. Hjndersori an'd A. H'odge were in great form last Saturday against Carterton-, audi Were a continual souirce of 'annoy an.ee to tihe Carterton .rearguard. HisndGnFcmi'iS try was a great effort. Waiirairapa cs shorti'.of good place 'kicks. iAt Gi'adistcne, sfeveral •knefoa wcSre missed by "boMi sides. .In tliiis branch C'ar.teiton miss the services of 'N. McKenzie. [ . B. ! Mason.,, who is .ptayiaig ' fallback'fcr iGladete-ne, -has .sihaped-,splen-didly for a young-pllayc.r. With move experience, Mlaso'n promises to develop into a!n excellent fulll-ibaok. Greytown, have mot come up to expectation's. Theiir defeat .by LobcrrJ ■ was (SouKithiiTg of .a surprise. • Carterton suppc>rtens are quite con- j fideiit abbut tSie result of the chain-, j pic'iMiip this year. We wil'l seel