SATURDAY'S GAMES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10688, 15 July 1912, Page 6

SATURDAY'S GAMES.

Jr The second round of the Wairara,pa football olnunpionskips advanced a ( '■i'urtlicr -.si-age cW Saturday. G'iaelstone were decisively (beaten, 'by Stars-, Carterton -defeated Greytown-, ■and Liberal' defeated Masterton. The lied Star teann, on Saturday's play, should ldivc little dtf&oufty in annexing the Sci..'ior Championship; but the question ,i'S, will they show the ;-.a-me form a» r.lj.i ? In '-past sea-cons the. •Stars, bare played some sena-aticaal |

games, bin: see-m to fal when, they most -want to win. 'l'hcir form on Saturday was the .best displayed by 1 ahy team in the Waii'arap.i thb season. The Greytown-Cartectou ,n:a.tcCi, judging iby the ro, w'as also a onesided affair. Two payers ,C':.drtaliador (Carterton), «nd Sheet (Greytown), were rather severely lurt during the gam?. (Mastertuir were nnfortuiniito 'in not having the seiviecu cf Spaekman and Buchanan, two of their best forwards,, a.nd the gam? tliey ip-ut V.ip iy only on a- pai w .tli •manv games -they have pla;w.l thi.j soaiAm. QVlVeterton well a win. 15ie •foflowiuvg are the result of the various matches ,« SENIOR. RED STAR (2,5) v. GLADSTONE (0) Tlfo ga;n-j3, played on the old Showgrounds, cnV-s for •little description, the visiting .tea.ni being outclassed from the kick off. Stars' were at the top 'of their ferm, their backs being much superior, -oil the day's pl~-y, to tbe'-ir crvponenlis. Th? .forwards v.'or. more- equal, but Stars bad all-the best of matte it, asith the exception c.f the first half r.f the secchd sp.il, in which Gtlad'sttme more than 'held -their own. In- fact, the second sp:-' -much, i'better contested, the ci.:. f l"cr.L-:e being that -Stars generally scored when "{ they fl-'ero within _ strikiug distance, whereas Gladstone did not. Gladijtr/n'e wore a Ibeatcn team .fivrn the moment the firi'i try was scared-, which took-place whoa the came ws:s ii'ot live minutes 5 old. Star backs showed | splendid ccn)Va:at:-<i.T, Fred Call, at ( lv-pjl-f, doing everything that was right. On the day's pl'uy be was the best J nia.n on ihe .fie>lel, while Rc-iji brothers ! and Ivcr.V "iWcI-clt -wera met much be- ! hind. The forwards" were good all' j. round. and need no individualizing. Six tries .were scored by Stan*, Ross -'(3), K. Welch'(2), and B. Welch (1). j 'i Fred Ball kioked -a 'pennlty gccj, and I ' converted two tries, the final scores | 'be.ihk Red Stars 20, Gladstone nilMr E. Mclvenzio ab'ly controlled the

ga.me. CARTERTON (17) v. GREYT(JW;N (0). Til's -match way played at Carter-' ton\ and resulted 'in' an. ea.?v win for the home team. Greytown were dangerous 611 several occasions, but Car•teritoni's defence was too sound, and every "aittack was tunied off. Career-, ton '.forwards .were Ht great form, goal footwork 'being the feature of the game. The game resumed: Carterton. 17, Greytown nil. LIBERAL (14) v. iMAiSTEIITO-N (11)

flUie above match, pkiycd at Greytow, ii,, wa® 'an even and well cco'tosfced game, hcvrcurs resting with the- M-as-terton team. In the first spoil Liberal had all the best cf matter:.', acd -scored 11 points to their opponents' nil. In the 'sc-eond epell Ma.sterton up to -then' bejt form, cad scored 1-1 points .before the spell wlas half tlircugh, and looked any moment as if they must .score 'again. Luck was a-gainist 'them, 'however, and toward? the end Liberal kicked >a penalty gc-d.. giving tlie-in the victory by, three poimte l . Darvill scored a try for IMasterton, which was- converted by [Bannister, who afiso kicked two penalty goals. For Liberal, Sandilys scored a try, 'and kicked two •penalty .goals'. 'fait scored an unconverted (try. Mr Wickcns was referee.