FOOTBALL NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 May 1913, Page 3

FOOTBALL NOTES.

(By "All Black.") The Wairarapa Rugby Union's fixtures will be continued on Saturday, when two senior iKtures will lie decided. (J!;i(lst."iv.' will play t!od .Star •••■■ll 111- Old Sli.-iwground-;. and Carterion will meet Marrinborougli at Ca-r----icrfon. 1.-niied have a bye Chief inter, st \, ill be ceo t red in the nicotine of Gladstone and Roc! Stars. In \:<>w of the go:>d showing of Stars last Saturday, the local team ■is -expected to put up a sterling game. Neither team has so far lu-en beaten, each having won tivo .'Hatches. Some excellent contests between thes? two teams have ham witiiessed in past seasons, and .o-morrow's match should he no exception. Stars will be strength, Tied by the inclusion of olio cr two experienced players, one of whom is Me\-ted, who played threequarter for Mannwntu last year. With an improved back division the whit* a>nd blacks should indeed be hard to beat. ft is r .'ported that Fred Ball, the Star captain, has another "dark horse" up his sleeve, who will also take th? field. Gladstone will be strengthened by t!ie inclusion of A. Hodge in the forwards, while Sid Mason is also back, and will no doubt be out avaiii with his old colours. two strong teams will be in the held amd followers of the game should witness another exciting match, which should all tend to increase tho- interest in J the grand old game. The fact that .Mr E. will have charge of the whistle will ensure the match being .played on me strict -4 li'ies. Carterton will meet Martin borough on their own ground, and the maroonshould add another win to their list. Carterton backs may be always re-li--d upon to give a clean, crisp exliibiticii of football, and although early in the season th?y were responsible for some nice passing bouts last Saturday, and on one or two occasions Matson. the speedy three-quarter. was nearly ovt'. Fred and Cecil Grnubo s.thi to be playing as well a? ever, and it is gratifying that they have been persuaded to see tne season out. With Silvers and August. Carterton should have a very formidable rearguard this season. Charlie and Don .Ross were playing quite up to their best form last Saturday. The former did some splendid work in the line outs, and with his brother headed the majority of the Star rushes. A. Ross, at wing-forward, penalised his sid? many times by off-side play, and would serve his team better were he less impetuous. Clark and Dixon Avero two Star forwards who pleased much, their work in the tight neing exceptionally good, while another useful man is C. Welch, who is the makings of a fine forward. Fred Hall was the pick of the hacks. He has blamed for banging on, but he was not supported much by the other backs, and was so teinpt.ci to play something of a lone hand. I Loader did not play up to reputation, but may do better after a game or two. Yates, at full-back, made one mis-\ iak> that nearly cos+ St" r s the game but he recoverrd well. His line bickiuc was of much service towards the end of the match. The Carterton forwards d'd not '"dav with their usual combkvition or ■'ash. Desmond aed Bond played fairly well, but can do much hettrr. Bert McKonzi? played a fine heady c-ame and made some good opening i'wf his backs. His line kicking was :; feature of the game. The Blake brothers are good graftrs, and were generally in the thick ,c-f it. ! Byrne also- played well, but-seems | to shirk the tight work and waits for openings, which caused him to get off-side several times. Takiing Carterton and Stars all round there was not much difference between their play on Saturday, although the visitors were certainly the better trained lot. The Star teams have done renmrk"bly well this season, the three grades having won all tbnr matches. POSITIONS OF TEAMS. The following are th? positions of the te.ims in the various grades:—

SENIOR ■p 0 .5 'as -p 'o «H a a -P -p a •P c p o '5 'c s ited Star ... a 0 30 5 4 Gladstone 2 . 0 35 0 4 Oart-erton ... 1 1 23 10 2 United ... .... 1 2 12 24 2 Martinbor' ... 0 3 3 64 0 JUNIa. ... Red Star ... 3 0 30 8 6 Dalefield 2 , 1 37 11 4 Carterton ... 1 . 2 8 11 2 United ... .... 0 3 3 48 0 THIRD-CLASS. Red Star ... 2 O 18 5 4 Martinbor' ... 3 0 15 0 4 Carterton 2 1 47 ' 9 2 Daletu>ld . .'.'.'. 0 2 0 22 0 United .... .... 0 3 0 44 0