LATE FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10691, 12 August 1912, Page 5

LATE FOOTBALL

(By Telegraph—Tress Assrciav'jor, ') WELLINGTON Last Night. The weatlier was fine yesterday fo: outdoor sports. The results of the Rugby Senior championship match are as follows':-—Petone' beat Oriental by 5 points to 3; Athletic beat Melrose by 16 points to 8; Poniko beat Victoria College by 12 points to nil. St. James' beat Southern' by 12 pointi to 3. NORTHERN UNION, GAME. '(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) | SYDNEY, August 10. I New South Wales defeated Queens- I land in the Northern Union game by J j 19 points to 4.

{WAIRARAPA REPRESENTATIVES

• The only alterations in the Waira- I rapa team to play Nelson represen- ) tatives at Carterton on Thursday, that J Rarvill will be replaced at full-back by Tait (Fcafcherston), and Hodge (Gladstone) will take Desmond's place. The latte' player is not av: I .Pablo for ■ Thursday'.* game.

WELLINGTON JUNIORS v. WAI- 1 RARAPA. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Rugby junior representatives of Wellington and Wairarapa played their annual fixture on No. 2 Athletic Park on aSturday. On the appearance of the teams the visitors looked to have no> chance, the Wellingto side being a very powerful combination', and Ki eluded at least half a dozen who had played senior football, and played it well. Wairarapa sent down a light'lot, and they found their heavier opponents hard; to handle, in the hard work. While; their condition remained the country lads put up a reasonably worthy game. Individual members of the' team showed flashes of form, but they were mostly _iso-> fated, and unsupported. Notwithstanding all that has been written the game was always" interesting. In the first spell the local backs were much the superior and in the scrums the blacks, pushed their opponents. The greens were hopelessly outclassed. In tho second spell Wairarapa (green) created a small surprise by rushing play immediately after starting t-, Wellington end, where Foreman kicked a nice penalty goal. Wairarapa 3, Wellington nil. Ryan used his experienced pace and kept the gree:: rushing backward. Matson, Nix. nr Connell stopped several attack. Thus it was seen that the defence was frail and uncertain. From a scrum near the corner flag Eliffe ran through and over, no goal resulting. Wellington 3, Wairarapa 3. Hall, a ponderous forward and surprisingly active for all his great bulk, made a'gallant attempt to kick a goal from half way. The direct was excellent, but the ball dropped under tho bar. Whitley scored the next try for "Wellington, after a dodgy run in. Ryan Wellington 8. Wairarlipa 3. Enting (with a trv) and made Wellington 13 3 at half time. Wairarapa simply faded away after the interval, and never had a look in. Most of the second spell they were fighting ingloriously on or about their nmv line. Enting and Luoni (2), Guthrie. Millar, Rvan and Whitley scored on this spell. McGirr converted one, and Whitley three of the trie's. Gallon.. Hart, Foreman. Dash. F. Cndwaljader were best of the losers. Mr A. Niolson -was referee.