FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2076, 24 August 1885, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The return football matoh between the Masterton and Carterton clubs was played pn tfre'Park Oval qn Saturday afternoon and .attracted a considerable number of spectators, The ground was in. exoellent condition, and the weather fine. The .visitors were two of their best men short, one of them. being Kemble, whose back play in previous matches had been very useful. Masterton was quite a number short, amongst them being J. .Perry, Hounslow, the two Bannisters, and W, Perry, who has not yet recovered from the severe strain which His hips received in a collision at

Wellington, P. Pelling, who could not play 9a tha mow of indiapoeit-ion. His place waa Tety ably' -filled by his' brother,'E. • Pelling, -a member of the juvenile' Red Stars, who promises '.'to become a first-class player. The following composod the teams: —Cartertun— Full back, Strang; half backs, Ewen, A, Moore, and Saywell; quarter backs, Dempsey and Humphries; Forwards, F. Peters, \Y. Fairbrothor, T. Moore, . J. Moore, A, Nicholson, H. Hart, J. Re id, C. Reid, and C. • Fairbrotlier (Captain); Umpire, W, McKenzie, Masterton— Back, Beechy; half backs, E. Pelling 0, Perry; quarter backs, Holmwood, A. Thompson, O'Connor (captain); forwards, Whatman, Welch, F. reriy, Rauginui, Dav, • Ingles, Kibblewhite, Hiihiona, ana Ngatuere; Umpire, W. A. Hirschbere.

It was decided to play in two spells, Of, thirty minutes each, Masterton, having ! won the toss, elected to defend the northern goal, which gave them the advantage,. during the first spell, of a moderate northerly wind that was blowing. The Carterton captain kicked off, and C. Perry caught the ball, but being threatened, kicked it squarely out of bounds. On being thrown in, Whatman and Welch dribbled it to the middle of the field, whence. Carterton sent it out of bounds by a judicious kick. 0. Perry then made a long kick close up to the goal, and Ranginui, being near at hand, got across and secured a try, the play having, lasted only about two minutes. Beechy took the- kick, but the ball passed just outside the post. ■ After a scrimmage in the; Centre, A. Thompson got the ball up to within a few yards ofthe Carterton goalj.whe'n Whatman got it, and breaking through; the ranks of the opposing forwards, secured : aho f her try. Beechy failed to score off it. Matters certainly looked very black' for the visitors, for the two tries were got in about five minutes. Immediately after tho kick off, Whatman again got the ball, and having made a splendid run, looked very much like scoring again, when, ,in the nick of time, Strang and Ewen grassed him. Carterton then took a force down. For the first ti'mo now the ball was worked to near tho Masterton end, but it did not remain there long, the forwards; working it back to the centre by some very judicious play, and thou Kibblewhite, Welch and Whatman dribbled it' to the goal line, when Cartorton again accepted a force down. Then followed a number of scrimmages in the Carterton quarters, and Carterton forced down once more, but the ball was called back, The ball having been for a few minutes at the Carterton quarter line, Kibblewhite made a long kick out, and Welch outstripping Ewen in a run for it, secured a try, which 0. Perry converted into a goal. A. uumber of scrimmages now followed in the centre, and the ball having got out of' bounds, O'Connor got twq marks from two successive tlirowsin, Dempsoy getting another from the third; but none of them did any Service. Play was confined to the centre till half time was called, Masterton getting the best of it by their loose style of scrimmaging, The score stood at one goal and two tries (0 points) to nil. In the second spell Ranginui kicked off, and after a short soriminage at the Carterton quarter distance, 0, Perry made the run of the day. Dodging Ewen, Strang and Dempsey who tried to stop hi in, lie made a long sweep round, and touched down fairly behind the posts, Takiug the kick himself, he converted the try into a goal, Kibblewhite next made a very useful dribble, and being interfered with, kicked out of bounds, gaining altogether about thirty yards. Gradually the ball was worked to the centra, and then by means of loose scrimmages to the Carterton quarters, but some judicious play on the part of tho two Fairbrothers, a good run by Humphries, and another by Dempsey, retrieved the ground. Whatman then indulged in an admirable bit of play which created a good deal of amusement among the spectators. He had got the ball, and was just starting to run 1 when Dempsey brought him to grass. He did not, however, losothe ball, and jumping up again, was off in the opposite direction before Dempsey was aware that he still had possession of the leather. Ewen brought him down before any material advantage'had been gained, In falling, Whatman, however, succeeded in making a splendid kick out of bounds, O'Connor now made three good runs, but failed to get through. Cartorton next took another force down, Humphries was the next to distinguish himself by making a long run, being cleverly brought down by Ingles. Pelling then tried his luck, and passed smartly to Thompson who was grassed. Tho Carterton team played; remarkably well, seeming to improve as the game .progressed. During the latter part of the second spell, the ball scarcely ever reached the quarter, lines qii oit.he'r side. Tho spell resulted in pne'goal' (5 points) to nil, the game standing 'Misterton, 14 points, Carterton, nil. The visitors played with great pluck throughout, but luck was undoubtedly against them,. .Tlie match was on. the whole more oven thim the two previous ones between the two'clubs, showing that the younger one has'picked up considerably slip it started,