FOOTBALL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL NOTES

(By All Elsok : TO-DAY'S MATCHES. ■Rod Star t. Carterton at C.-rterton; referee, Mr iMoKenzie. Grey town v. Masteaton at -Masterton ; referee, (Rev. Ashcroft. 'Gladstone v. LSberal; at Greytovrn referee, 'Mr Nieholte. THEIiiD CLASS. Red Star v. Carterton at 'Masterton ; referee, Mr Jlripmnn. Mastenton v. Liberal at Curtei'ton; referee, Mr Wafcerhouse.

J The- second round of 'the Wairarapa 'football championships will be eonfiOuded to-day. Red Star will try conclusions with Oirtrrtmi oil the latter s trround. In the:r first meeting this season- these teamy played a dnnv, 110 j score being .registered. I!he ground ' w;...'. ho very heavy to-day, a:id should • ,su.- '.the Star forwards. With .Dos- ! mondi and G'roube aw ;iv ; C. .rterto.n Mill iliavo to 'be 011. -their mettle to win. CJ/tfjdstone play. Liberal at iGr-cytown, and a good game ' .should result. .In ■their only meeting tin.? season, Gladstone defeated' Liberal, but th* latter have improved, ,<n that there is even .reason to expect an interesting game. M.af'tertm.' play Greytown on the Showigivounds, and aifter l;\st Satuiday'o di^p!''.y, iM-astorto-n should "ttiu. Tn'e heavy ground will suit the blacks, who mny he .expected to put u,p a ■prod giune. There luvs he? 11 some talk of Orryte-wn' forfeiting, tout we doubt :;1' inhere 'is antyl!h:<!!.g -mi. this. ! If th.? weather continues s\s l>xl as it has bee.u oil fhe week, doubt the ! Kr.wiW. TiiliHl. w:' 1 ! d'senss- the advisaj llriiity .of postponing till gamus to- ' day." The Union will not take th:>> ■step if it can be .it all avoided, as iwith another round to play, .the seasort 1 will he late .before the round h> enmipleted,, .if the games are postponed on j any Saturday. On the other hand, ■pil-.iy.ing in. w'eiti innd cold weather always affects the gate, football in the Wairarapa not being sufficiently attractive to make the majority of the ipublic ibravc the .present 'rough el«inremts. _ * The juiiiior representative matcto,' Wairarapa versus We-lling'ton, has ibeeii' .postponed.,, owkiig to the 'unfavourable 'We.'.ther conditions.

C'ai-tcrton seniws have a snhstantinil fcnd far .championship honours again ithis season, and unless (something Hvn expected happens, should aga.in emerge the champion football team of the Wairarapa. The unexpected does happen, .sometimes, Jt d lias h-.ippened ;p.retty eft™. this season', so that the cham,]>:.oiisliip may not yet be a foiegone conclusion. Jack 'McLaren, who has p?.ayed for several seasons for Uqd Stars, will be donning the yellow jersey for Gladstone to-day. Tfltfo is McLami's- first game this season. "lUie North Island country representative 'team started wh liK firs ' fe match with Canterbury, in which fchey were beaten iby tlie narrow margin of 1 one point, 'lie S:>uth Jsfland repre•gwitatiyo team tave - w>t fared $0 well ( and iiavc so far fliot won a match.