FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 18 June 1883, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

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■ .i-.l'heireturnJ'maUib;; between tli tj above, mnis'was played in*Mr Gee:.. Dixon's' ■ Jnlfl;Mii^-iv'!^!i;Mfid agiiin ' resulted v.in;a ;? \yinji:6rHho Wanderers; ' Murray captained, the native team and 1); : Baillie Mr Ellers umpired/'Toi';.'.. tho^former..'.and. Mr ■ Wickci'son for tlie |attei\ .Tlivec spells of twciity minutes"eacb-were- played. i During :lhe : : first' twenty/ tlic- natives kept tbe'kll in.tbeir piijloiient'sgrbund . A 'jifanl'iiv goal .eijsuod .which was very uxcitiiig'wliiloj b; las tod, bii tlioleathergetting ; mt6 r ; tiiej]iekl'pf ; ;'piay.. f,bi .Wanderers• ; niunagcct.' ,"a; severe isk'iigglp.; to; 'toucli,,dow,iv>;in.'defence. From tlie-kick-off in- the-''second spell the ' Wandoi'ej's took.'- tlie ■ '-'piny "in Lo .native territory, J. Humphries got possession on it'beiiig'tlirowir in from touch about, the 25yds distance flag, and inadtt'a spleridid pin in- touching down', behind '/the-'posts, from' this Baillie kicked a goal. ■; Oii^tlin : ball being'kicked off by (lie natives it was well returned, and the Wanderers' forwardscarried it down by some very .good play to their opponent's, gaal•liiio,; tlje^Natiyes,,liqwovpi'/'by soino determined work, in.which August was coiispicbuSr'got'.'it.liack.to-tlie centre of the Held. /Humphries again essayed a -run, and on being. collared passed to ferry who'niade another ruh in for tho visitors. Baillie'agaiii kicked well but ■'did not .score.: Some'very tough scrimmaging' followed tlie; kick-off, the countenances of the Wanderers bearing .evidences of it,; but'they succeeded in Ijolding/.tlieir; o\VUj'nbtwitlistanding the vigorous qnsjatigjjj; qf.th'e' Natives, who.were.playing a vqry reckless game, Terry again got hold of the sphere and made another ' run,. ; touching down behiiidlhe'goal; iiavingput'his foot on' thotquch-linq inlrunning, noscore wasallowed.'- Tjjo last spoil'was hotly contested, ;tJie'!Natiyeii;;t.Qpl{ j.ea)i|ici'down "the,!; tick),., and ~.inenaced. the visitors: 'goal,:. buG,/tl]e,;,opposing for : wards worked, it back.-' Again the Natives4ii'w ; iedV ; it ,; 'do^i]|' , -snd this tiiiio v tho' Wanderers' '] we l - not proof against tho assault,';: and. Taipo got oyer the,lino with■tho..kll,- and secured a tryl for ;niis'.sidP .Wnhn. took the lack aiitl 'failed?' Tlfo rough play was continued < n the ball'b f eiiig kicked i ■'off at .251' .yavjlsji'buf'itjie j steadier play of the Wanderers; proved best.. After 'several' 'i^ciittniagffl'^d/''.taken ; place/ Terry scored again for. tho '. Wanfcrs,,' bii t Baillie failed in the kick..; .No side was then pallot), gatye Mntyrig Wanderers one .goal ancl tvyo triei^'qne'tr.yj : ' 'Fin; tho winneis J. Humphries and J. Terry ! did good service, they/;bqth played splendidly, and were mainly insti'iiinehtal'iil gaining tn'e : victory/ /Prominent • itinpi)g t)]e.'■'. ; Beards, Mitc[iell, Xfdy, &n4 H\Ufl p h riea, who played well, but there, we two (irtliree that went infoi' hard kicking. ;Ihe nativebacks; played/; vbVy : well, Miirny being a shining'' light amongst (hem. •The;forwai;ds..appeared to ; think that the diarder-tlipy. jcicked the: ball, arid the more they/knocked .their opponeritpbdbt;;:the^jielier;;game■ they played;' "iln'tlie-Jitefc-'caSe'tliey lost 1 :iipe it, ■ qqiisjder!ibly/aiid.:in;;oie;;]attei:/;a few of the Wanderers: will,havp'ca'iise -'toj-reineni---lier, for soiue tinie Hq - cqnie, the rough .'.. :f $. iiiatcli lias; been arranged- between the find ; -;the' Poneke Club.(Weilington);tb Splayed next - ■■'■. ■; /"Ihanvem^^ a jEixir;^ractico/on; Biturday after- '; :■.'■■/:'* i''».'!'»»■ w«f».iw*«w«p -.-..-■; Giiaidiafi«r from ;«\ tnist^rfiy^ d<ecM©[l^a^ eal;agitationjSliaH'boMomOT ()^§|iridsf^ and: