FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1752, 4 August 1884, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

GREYTOWN V. MASTERTON. The second match for the Cup between the above clubs .was played in Mr George Dixon's paddock (kindly lent for the occasion) on Saturday afternoon, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators, including many ladies, resulting in a win for Greytown by a try to love. Owing to the unpunctuality of one of the Masterton players the game did not start for more than half-an-hour after the appointed time, Neither team represented the full strength of the clubs, Greytown being without the services of 'McMaster, while Masterton was unlucky in not having the assistance of Whatman, P..Perry, and J. Bannister. Harvey and 0. Bannister also were unable to play in anything like their usual forinj owing to the accidents they had met with in previous matches,'and 0. Perry had several times to retire from the game, being seized with cramp. Two spells of forty minutes each were played. Messrs Udy and Harvey captained- the teams, and Messrs W. Hirschberg and W. McKenzie acted as umpires for Greytown and .Masterton respectively. Harvey won the toss and took the kick off, Masterton started badly by mulling the kick off, but the forwards by a good rush took the oval to tho visitors' twenty-five flag, where, after one or two scrimmages, Wenham got possession, and, being badly missed by one of the Masterton half-backs, and also by the full back, secured a touch down between the posts for Grey town. Udy took the kick but failed to convert it into a goal. From this to the finish, the game, with the exception of one or two good runs by Bethune and J. Perry for. Masterton, and Wenham forGreytown, was confined to the forwards, Masterton having a good deal the best of it, forcing their opponents down once or twice and several times being within two or three yards of the Greytown goal line, and if the slightest judgment had been used the home team could not have failed to score. '. The Masterton forwards to a man played a bard game, but they were badly supported by the backs who fumbled the ball every time they got hold of it, or rather did not get hold.of it. The Greytown forwards also played a good game, Cameron being especially conspicuous, while' the backs did what they had to do. well. Their passing at times was very good, being in great contrast to that of their opponents. The gamo was played in a most friendly spirit, and at the conclusion, cheers were exchanged by the teams.