FOOTBALL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10672, 29 June 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL NOTES

I (By 111 Blade 5 "j ! TO-DAY'S MATCHES. I - ' IfIXTW^Ea ' SENIOR. — Carterton v. Master lon I at Carterton, referee Mr Royd'house; I Gladstone v. Greytown ait Grey town, I Tefeiree Mr Wickens; Liber-.1 v. It-»d I Star at Cainte-rton, referee Mr McKenzie. JUNTOR— Cair.terton v. Red Star at Master ton, referee Rev. Ashcroft; Greytown v. Dalefield at Dalefield, refereei Mr W-atenson., . THI.RiD CLASS.— Mastertcn v. Carterton, referee Mr ,Ohaiprnan. Tills afternoon will sec the commencement of t'lie second round of the Wairarapa . football championships, j Three senior matches will be played, j —two at Oir tor ton and one at Grey.itown. I Oairtei*ton .meet Masterton on the former's ground, and on form Cavbeirtort should register another win. Mas- , terton have improved since last meet- ' ing the maroons, and will no doubt j give a better account of themselves. j Red Star land liberal meet for the | 'first time, and after the latter's disI piay against Gladstone. last week, , a ' good game should result, especially if the ground is dry. j Gladstone, wlio are leading for the championship, m-edb Greytown. The latter has :been the only team to beat Gladstone this season. They sshould •find their task more difficult to-day. The only match "to be played at Masterton will bo tihe junior match Carterton v. Red Star. ;Tlie former are leading for the Junior Championship, but as Red Star have improved : a good deal, a well contested matcfa should result. At the present stage the Senioir Championship bears a very open appearance., The result iat present appears to lie between Gladstone, Carterton and Red Stars, and several in-, 'teresiting game® will no doubt enisue. Each team has to p'lay iseverall matches before .they /meet, and consequent- i •ly should be' in good form. Football in the..Wairarapa should be more in-, tereelting than it lias been for some seasons past. The liberal-Red Star third class match Jias teen postponed till . July 6th, 1 as no ground is- available to-day. i The latter liave established, a big Head, and it looks as if tliey must Vin the Third Grade 'right out. : . - , ; , Ken lYelch, the Red Star threequarter, will not be able to play today, but n'ext Saturday his injured sliouldOT should' be right again. _ -N. Mclyenzie, who for a numiber of seasons past has ibeen) a Wairarapa representative, 'has been nenriinajbed by the Haivke's Bay Union for the North Island country ;■ : : E. Doiuglas will- don thewbite and Wack Jersey to-day, ih'the Star-Lib- ; era! match. . One of the finest exhibitions of Riigby .seen in recen't ; Waaigalirai College and Te Aute matcli _ at Palmerston on' -Tuesday last. The i interest w'hicir the matc'h ,<M-£ated was j evidenced by/the fact .that 14,000 peo- J witnessed -the Thb; result, . Wangahui 14, Te Aute lly shows the < game to liave ibeen very close. •/: •. The League game lias caught on , in] Ajulstralia: ' Between twenty « and thirty thousand peppile witnessed tlie TS T em r ' Zealand v. New. South , Wales I matches last. 'week. ; - •. j Petone continue their victorious car- | Oer in Wellingtqn' chiampionship foot- I' 'ball. Their meeting with Oriental win j. 'be 'awaited iiiterest. /