FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2344, 12 July 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Junior Oup Match,

The final tie for .the Junior Oup of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Uniou was played on Saturday last on the Masterton Club ground between the T« Ore Ore and Mastorton teams, and resulted in a win for the latter team by 7 pointß to nil, after a very tough game. The following are the teams and the positions in the fieldMastorton,—Back, D'Aicy; halfbacks, C. Perry and E. Pelling ; quarters, A. and R. Thompson, and W. McKenae (captain); forwards-Thomas, Day (2), H. and T. Bannister, Emmetfc, Kibblewhite, J. Pelling, Welch. Te Ore Ore.— Back, Nini; half-backs Rimine and Joe Karaitiana; quarters, ftangi, Ellen, and Bob; forwards—Ranfinui Kingi (captain) Himiona, Haka, Kara, Kafiu, Taino! Waho, Taipo, and Tutohe. Messrs w! H. Hirschberg-and J.' Ross ''acted as umpires for the lespective teams, and Mr J. J. Mallard as referee.' Two -gpalla of forty minutes each: were played." McKenzie took the kick off (giving his opponents tho advantage of &■ slight breeze) which wai neatly returned by Rimine, and i Bonmmage. follows! Tho sphere became which enabled E, Polling to put in a judioious dribble of about fifteen yards, when scrimmages again became the order, J, Pelling sue. ceding to break through the natives with a fine rush. Ellers made- a -quick ■ : punt, which D'Arcy returned w«U.up in touch. On being thrown in, 0 Percy got pes-

session from a .ground with a smart run,. This to 9oon neutralised by the . nativewm a series of scrimmages, which! .we'rf?ended by R. Thompson kicking into touch. C. again came out with 'a. rdri;ind 'gofc within a' yard of the goal line bofore, being collared. Some very , fierce sorimnmgmg resulted in the ball boing forked back to tlio Te Ore Ore 25 yards flag. Y ( The play was taken in front of tho goal.when from some looße play got' poßsesaion ■ and; made a splendid-roifebeing thrown • into touch by T. Baniwter"about a yard •: from the goal lino. The : throw out . rcKulto'd m Slasterton aAcopfcinjaioree- • ■ down. From the, kick out some very determined scrimmages followed" ; 0. ' Periy made a short run, whi& l wa» ■ immediately followed by some fasrplay, in which the natives worked well together, menaced the Mastorton line, the sphere going into touch-in-goal. Eoinini ; returned the kick out, and scrimmages in front of the Masterfcon goal followed. W. Day .came through with a dribble, • which JSfgatura stopped, the touoh line became the scene of furious scrimmages, the Natives having the best of it, Kllera put in a telling run and Masterton again accepted the inevitable. Iron the kjok out the play/was transferred to tWTe Ore ■ Ore territory for a time, some wSflieavv work boing put in opposite the goal. . Simeon made a strong run, fending off well, until grassed by McKenzio. ; This brought the play opposite, the Mastorton a«. goal, when from a scrimmage Ellen r.. received a pass that he ought to luve made good use of in potting for goal. Ho, however, made a gomd shot- for it soon after, compelling jiia opponents to foree down.. ;■ Scrimmaging iii the eentre -v followed the kick out, the play beinif greatly by the anxiety of the forwards tj pick up the ball. The sMeni was carried, to one 25 yds flag ftm',j(Wk-to ■< the other in scrimmage,'the forwards m loose play doing some pretty work."' The .• scrimmaging was checkod by Raiig&nui c obtaining a mark which was placed far 1 Ellers, with the roßult that R.Thoinfßoii returned the leather well up in touoh. ' Scrimmaging along tho ( line again took i place, whon Bangi-te-where seat the . sphere down to D'Arcy with a fair wind. : In the return the wind played in favor of To Ore Ore, and, tho.bill.fell in front of 1 the Masterton goal, when the most ■ exciting play of-the day took place. The coveted loather was passed with rapidity among the Natives . who were ,as rapidly collared by their watchful opponents, tha exciteoont heiug terminated by Masterton being forced down and half time called. The ' play up to now had been greaMin favor of Te Ore Ore who had forced ]®ir opponents down five times without having th# compliment returned, but as sides were ■ ohanped aadtha Masterton team appeared in good fettle tho latter's supporters felt . pretty langffihe of the result of the match. Kanganui's kick off was woll enough to cause some fierce scrhgHging opposite the Te Ore Ore goal imo, the situation was reclaimed by the native forwards, who were playing a vigorous game, Ellers marked and took a drop kick which E. Polling rokurned into touch. The Masterton forwards began to liven up at this stage Thomas aud'Kibblewhite being conspicuous in. a : ,dribble through'their opponents ranks that oompellod Te Ore Ore to accept their first forcedown, Things became very lively from tho kick out, the natives by a terrific onslaught Worked the leather into Masterton territory when B. Polling pnt • in a serviceable ru& which he .finished by passing to R, Thompson who was grissod jby Reinini, Scrimmaging followod, first tight and.thon loose, when McEfegzie with a judicioiiß ps, gave 0. Pornß chance that was taken advantage of. m caught the leather neatly and making a elesn run round his opponents, dodged near the goal line ana succeeded in getting over and touching down about eight yards from the oorner fiag. The place, though a difficult one, he converted into an unde* - niable goal by a splendid kick, This score was the signal foV a terrific onslaught by the Te Ore. Ore toam.. Ellers' kick off was mulled by the opposing half Ifeckg, and boirig quickly followed up scrimKaging within Masterton's 25 yards flag took place. By some good forward play of J. Pellinp, Eramett, and T. Bannister tho ball was carried to the centre, but was again worked back by the Nativos and fierce work on the Masterton goal ended in a forcedown. The kick out waj well followod up by the Masterton men, and by some very fast play on the part of Day, Kibblewhite, MoKenrie, A. and & Thompson, the latter was enabled to plaee a try to his credit; 0. Perry failed in the place kick. The Te Ow Ore team now completely fell to pieces, forcedown' after forcedown followed in rapid successio*, the Masterton men having it all, their own way,.the only time tJj&jfatim showed up after the last&ore was made when Simeon took a pais forward from h Masterton man, and not being called back, was stopped by D'Arcy within the 25 yards, no side being called with the play.on the Masterton goal line. Score: Masterton 7 pointß, Te Ore Or# nil..

Th'o game tliroxighout wai one of th« toughest played, in Masterton, the heavy metal of th# Native forwards mikufc it »kher for theii Ifoht opponents. " Th» feeling, too, at tffiw boc&me rathor high, but the interest of the game predominated ever personal differences. -.-At ■it was a question of every man playing from beginning to end of the match, individual comparison would be nut of place, fur .both'victors and vanquished played a painp.that would b# creditable to evon a ;s6nior cup contest.

The match Red Stars v Grsytowa Wanderers ended'in a draw, neither aide scoring.

. The Senior Cup contest, Poneke v Wellington Club, was won by the forme* by a try to love _