FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 17 September 1883, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

SENIOR CUP MATCH

Mabteuton v. ' Greytown.

. The long expected match between the • above clubs, for the Senior Challenge Cup of the Wellington Rugby'.Union Association, was played on Saturday last at Greytown. The weather was everything that could be desired and the grdund in splendid condition. On account of the match being repeatedly put off, the interest in it had somewhat diminished, still there was about two hundred persons on the ground, among whom were a fair sprinkling of tjjo fair sex. From the form shown, and the play indulged in, both teams evidently, suffered from want of practice, and the result of the contest, (a draw) demonstrates that with or without practice they are very evenly matched. They have met four times this season, twice there has been draws, and twice Greytown has won. Of the pl'iy very much cannot be said, throughout the game, lorimmages were the' order,'runs"very : few and v short, passing injudicious,, kicking badly judged ns.a rule, and backing up not thought of, 'therpne'redeemingl /feature being the liningiip,' ;every man "being well marked.. It'could be seen that both' teams" were" determined to 'do their level best, and 'right' well-they did it, riot' one could be found lagging, excepting tho captains, .now and then, who in the excitement of urging their men on, "would forget their own duties, Never since 'lßßl' when the Athletic played a drawn ganifi-Vith them',' iind 1882, when they lost the Cup.by a try, to the same' teiitri, has" Greytown' played such a hard game. And never has Masterton,been nearer Bcoring,'and Greytown harder pressed bytlium, than they were on .Saturday, when for about the last fifteen minutes the home team were pinned midway between their quarter distance flag and the goal line, from which position' they could not extricate themselves. ,

The following are-'the-names and 1 places of the respective teams:—Mastorfo'n—back, A. Welch, three-quarter backs] 0; and J.,Perry; quarter-backs W. Perr}, Elers, ;and forwards, Morison '(captain), ; ' Harvey, McLachlan, O'Connor, 8.. Perry, H. and J. Bannister; "Jamieson, and Campbell; umpire, Mr W. McKenzie. Greytown-back, vMcMaster; '.ithre*. quarter backs, Hirschberg and Somerville; quarter-backs, Wenham, J. Terry, and' J. Humphries';- forwards, Udy (captain), IV Tully, Cameron) C. and A. Beard, Maguire, Webster, Tocker, and U. Terry; umpire, Mr W. Hirschberg, Mr.:D„ P, Hastings ..(Athletic Club), as referee, Two spells of forty niimjtes. each were played, tidy, kicked' and "as W;' Perry failed-to get possession, the ball was soon in touch at Mastertori's' quarter distance flag.' Scrimmages along the line followed, relieved % Elers" gaining a few yards by kicking into'touclv On being thrown in'a mark was obtained by Wenham .from ;a.knock on by Jamieson, which gained the home team about twenty yards, 'going' into touch J. Terry Shortly "after this', marked again from "a hand ball, but ; gained very little in the kick. The visitors got the.ball in scrimmage on it being thrown in, : 'arid worked it down towards the home goal line; ; • ; The home team stopped .this and commenced to'work-it their, progress .being, accelerated, , .by. ja,bad 'rolling, kick by Elers, which bounded from the. i opposing • V.ano! Z McMaster getting powession seemed' like" sconngV but in dodging O'Connor, slipped, and the ball was soon in scrimmage again. Morison at this point did some excel-

lent scrimmage work,; getting through opponents |in.-; good" style with the:blll;jat hisi 'toe, 77Tiie- ground gained;- , vfraSjSoon loit'-as the Greytown forwards loose scrimmage x on the way'which threatened to be aerious/but was cleverly put a stop to by 0. Perry falling on the. ball. Wenhara obtained another mark off a -hand'-balkv.from the .return kick:-of. which Cameron marked and landed in touch,' gaining about fifteen yards. Do "Castro here made a dashing run across the field, gaining about five yards. Hirachberg marked from 'a I kjokSrf Morison, sending De Castro again essayed a run, on being pressed passed to Elers, who mulled it,.it soon got into scrimmage and was being worked down by the Grey town forwards whenfi. Bannister turned it nicely into touch. De.Castro again got away, but J, Terry collared him before be covered any distance. •McMaster then got. possession and made a fair run, ■ on- being ■ pressed 'passed to Wenheim, ;but 0, Perry brought the latter prettily to grass. C. Bea'rd made a smart .mark'and sont |he| leather to XL Perry, Jvho returned into touch.,. Somerville soon; after marked, kicking into touch between Masterton flag and--the -.centre. O'Connor attempted a run," biit Cameron put him in touch. '"'Oh 0 being thrown in a scrimmage took..place in the centre of the field from which Webster got the ball and speeled away, i finishing up,one of,the.best runs'iof ' the day near the goal line. From a scrimmage in front of the goal 0. Beard came through and" felfover the line but lost the ball, J. .Perry being there and. forced it down.'The umpire, ;bo'We'v<Siy ruled that it was picked up from scrimmage, so it' was taken -back and scrimmaged off again/ the Masterton /team spo.n/.took jt. .back to the centre of the field, where Jamison succeeded in running through all the Greytown men except McMaster, who stopped his career with k good collar. Scrimmages soon followed, in .which Greytown gained the advautage, Elers by another rolling kick and' rebound sent the ball into touch behind himself.- Hirsohberg tried a run, passed to Beard, who was well stopped' by ,W. Perry. The play was again iu front of die Masterton goal, and was .fast and furious, J. Perry made a short run, Humphries collared him, Terry then started, but was' stopped by Elers, J. Perry again .got away,'Somerville fetched him down, the' ball was going from one to the other in rapid, succession, 17 was passed to Elers' who stood undecided what .to do. with it within fifteen yards, in front of his.owu goal, in a twinkling the opposing forwards were on him* it -"was- rushed towards the west corner when Welch luckily kicked it into touch and time was called.

Second spell,—Morison sent the . leather down.to Birschberg who returned' it in touch between Masterton i quarter distance and the centre, it • was soon worked buck by the visitors l to the centre,-when Wenham made'a 1 run of about 20 yards. On' being ■ collared, scrimmages took place from i which the ball was handed out and I Masterton. forced down, but the umpires called it back and another i scrimmage was formed. The visitors > took the play to less dangerous ground, > but by some hard work along the ' touch linein which Tockerdistinguished i himself, the home fceanv carried it down towards . the Masterton goal line, i Some very determined scrimmages took < place, in front of the goal, the ball shot <■ put' tho side jjito touch, McMaater was first there,'he threw in quick to ' 0. Beard who got over the line with it, hut Harvey snjartly wrenched it from him before' he could touch down. Masterton'forced down. 0. Perry . kicked off, Hirschberg returned it to W. Perry, who sent it in touch about Greytown quarter distance. From the throw in, a grand loose scrimmage was formed by the home - : team, which Morison stopped by dropping oil the sphere. From a scrimmage Webster camo through with a flue dribble, which was spoiled by Jamieson collaring him, and Elers kicked into touch, Another scrimmage resulted from the throw in, but'o. Perry stopped-this by turning the ball in touch.. J. Bannister was the next to get away with a' dribble, he carried the'ball ~ along; in splendid style, till one of, his opponents collared him.by the leg. (J, Perry again cleverly stopped'the Greytown loose scrimmage. .at-.the;.risk of being severely kicked, Udy was soon away with it, but his dribbling was cut short by Welch kicking in touch. On being thrown in a scrimmage took place, in which Udy gob a severe kick on the knee, the game was not however delayed, and the play became very wild, Both sides evidently got into, a desperate state, the ball being dropped upon whether in or out of scrimmage, the playors were afraid to pick it up, and the amount of blind rolling kicks indulged in showed how exciting the contest had grown, At length Udy marked near his ownvgoal, within about a dozen yards of the line. He sent the sphere towards the touoh line, where some terrific scrimmaging took place, relieved by him again getting possession and making a good run (for a lame man) till stopped by Harvey. Scrimmaging again took place, in which E Bannister greatly distinguished himself..; The play was now confined between Greytown quarter flag and goal line, and charge as they would it could not; be removed, Scrimmageafterscrimmage took place without the least advantage to either side being.gained.- The spectators cheered, the'Jorwards set their teeth arid went to work with a deteF mination,"and the backs watched each other and,the ball at; the-same time.. As ; there-is an end..to"!everything, the end of\tbis- took place by G. Terry coming through with.a'good bit of 'dribbling, but was stoppedjhorfc by J." Perry, who goo possession arid made a' short run, which was-; finished by J; Terry throwing him-ini touch. "/No; side" w;ajihen called,:the'game ending in a draw. ' ' ~