FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 877, 19 September 1881, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

MASTER-TON V OARTKRTON. The return match between the above Clubs was played'at.-Carterton'on Saturday last, The Maaterton team was a much weaker one than that which opposed •■the Carterton men oh theformer.occasion, whilethelatier team 1 wasaugmented by four" Muoriis from Greytown. ' The ground is decidedly riot a fit oh* for football, and it was miraculous how the players escaped, •jtyere tying s'tumpsaiid roots all Over the pafldoojf,'.'•"■■':' f " '•'•' • The following'are t'eanjs j-Master-tpn: 4. Shiith.'back; Waidell, W, Perry half-backs; (capfain),Morison, UeUastro, quarter-backs \ forwards; W and G. Harvey, H, andyj; vßamiister' Hounslow,' Welch, Buntly.'.McLachlan, and Roydhoune.;. ■ "' '-■:

. Carterton |F. (captain), Mj ?■ Wkiffanlkner,■.'(Rfaori), bal -backs; Bfiunett,. .Beters,"Quarter■oaclfs VJorwds, 'p,;.f«irbrotjjer, Mu'ni, U, Tahi, I(mii, §trans{ % Gates (2), qiifto'n, and Bej'uohamp, '* : ' Shortly after three o.'obipk the game was -commenced, MasterM facing.the sun. After a sorias of'iortijiojages and short runs McKenzie got possession of the leather and made a good rjiirth,'touching d «P r/ghf behind the gnjtl, iwhich only resulted in a' poster, Frbm'this to the' end of the speli'ihe game' was very evenly eontestod, ■Maite«ort'iejitinglii^ily l the best of it by their passin'Bi but the Maories well backed gp by tl|eother 'forwardsdid grand work and prevented, any further score, ,;.''■

The seoond spell Carterton kicked ; nff and the. ball boins; wall followed ii'p Smith was collared before he could kick, and in attemptin? to pass to Perry the. ball got mulled und Muni stoured»try for (Jarlerton, From this F. Fairbrother tried a drop at goal, but failed, and the Master-, ton men apparently holding their opponents too rheap and playing rather.loose,. allowed Greeks and' Strang toi ; Becuro another try: This also Fairkro'ther failor) tn convert.- Things- began to look rather blue for Maslerton,■'. the. game standing Carterton tiro tries-toMastertnh's, one. Shortly before the end of this ipel), by jiome ««od paiiindbyMoriion, Moßeaaii,

a'nd ; Perry, the latter-got right behind with the ball, from which he scored a goal, _., , .The third spell was conspiouous for iiniid runs by the Masterton backs, who made iU difficult matter for th« Carterton team to prevent scoring. ' By a good run, secured another try for Masterton, which Perry converted, the game at .the "end of spell standing—Visitors tiro goals and one try to two tries. The laet spell was started by,Carterton,, and the visiting team, by their fine pausing, got all the beat of it. Duriug this' spell Morrison, by a dashing run, scored, hut'beiug at a difficult angle, it only resulted: in a, poster.;; ShpHly'sbef ore )hV finish, the Mastertonforwafds'carried the hall.in. loose scrimmage-well-into their opponents' quarters, when Bunny got hold of it and secured a good try, from which Perry scored his third goal, the game ending in favor of Mmterton by three goals and two tries to.Carterton's two tries. /-'••'

■ For Masterton the baok-play of Smith, was splendid, his'running' and kiekirig being grnatly admired, while Wardell, Perry, Morison, DeCastro, and McKenzie made some fino runs," The "forwards worked hard and well, following,up the. backs whenever they got away. (For Carterton F. Fairbrother, Greeks, and Faulkner behind, the scrimmage did good wnrlt, the collaring of the Hatter being Al. Btran«- and' 0, Fairbrcitlur also worked' hard, but-the three Maori'forwards' did the lion's share of their weight in the scrimmages being very'telling.. ..' ' ■'■ j '..',,;.. ,; -y- ; •At the conclusion; of the game cheers, were given -for-And by the ,tesiiis,>one for ihelumpires (Messrs A,. .WO-Harrison and L. Nix), and a special' one*,for-the Maori contingent of the'Carterton .team.' ■'''; /: ■