FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2357, 27 July 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

(Notes bt Totjohune.)

The Wairarapa Rugbr Union representatives have been selected for the match with the Wellington Union on Saturday next, and can be classed as a fairly good Wairarapa team. Of the fifteen, Greytown supplies ssven, Masterton five, and Carterton three. The claims of Masterton and Te Ore Ore have suffered in the selection through the Masterton Match Committee-man having neglected to attend the practices, the team having ken finally picked in his absence. There is no doubt the Te Ore Ore Club have suffered a great injustice in not at least having some of their number in the te id teams, for previous to the Union beine formed they provided the Masterton'with material for their first fifteen, and have now men fit for the Union team. It is to be hoped that before the Sydney match comes off that other trial matches will take place, and somewhat different lines adopted, than those under which the late . ones were held. In the first plaoe it was deoidod by the Management Committee that praotices were tone held in Masterton, Carterton, and Greytown. Two have been played at Carterton and one atGreytown thus giving the Masterton team selected the trouble of travelling to eaoh practice, the expense of which becomesirksome.even to footballers. Then again eaoh duh in the Union, whether senior or juuior, should, have a ohanc* for the representative team, by having some of its members in the trial matches, and last, but by no means least, each member of the Match Committee should be present at the practices.

The selected team is no doubt the strongest tho Committee could select under the circumstances, seeing only the Carterton and Greyfcown and Carterton members were there, but had the Masterfcon members been present, the claims of Pelling as full back, and Cliff or Ellers as centre half-backs could have been with justice pressed. While admitting that B. Udy is a serviceable back, .-be could play to more advantage-among the forwards, where his weight would be a great assistance. The three-quarter backs, C. Perry and A. Udy, could not be bettor placed, and if they play up to their usual form, will give a creditable account of themselves in the initiatory matoh, J. and W. Perry close to the scrum should inspire the forwards to fast play with every .'confidence in being backed up. B. Kemble, ai centre-half, should not have been in the team, his running and passing being very injudicious. He may, by feeding the threequarters with long side pasjes, and endeavor not to run. back, make a decent show on Saturday, but if he plays as he has done in praofciee, • viz. run straight across the field and throw the ball over his shoulder to friend or foe,'he will do more for Wellingthan than the Wairawpa. Ellers, as centre half, would prove a source of trouble to an opposing team, especially near their goal line, as a' smarter pot it would be difficult to find, and his pluck in stopping forward rushes is a matter of Wairarapa football history. Cliff, too. has gained sufficient knowledge of the Wairarapa play, and has proved that he is to be trusted behind ateamofforwardsevenin a representative fifteen. The forwards show the absence of the Masterfcon selector, for without a doubt J. Bannister should have Wen in the place of Welch,-the latter may he weighty, but he "is far behind several of the Masfcerton players both in knowledge of the game and style of play: There are also several players that should have been thought of before; Thomas an emorgenoy, such as Ranganui, C. Bannister or Kibblewhite. Taken aßa whole the forwards should give their opponent plenty of work, especially as the majority of them hail from, Greytown,, and with C. Beard leading them through the scrimmages and Hounslowand Webster on the wings, the ''Greens" have very little to fear in making their debut before a Wellington crowd, and should the. weather be favorable and the ground clear of specta.tors, the junior union should make. its parent preud cf iU offspring.