FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2581, 25 April 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

GREYTOWN FOOTBALB CLUB. The adjourned general meeting of ?■ the Greytown Football Club was bald in tbe Council Chambers, Greytown, -' ': on Saturday night, Mr 0. Beard in thi ■ chair. The meeting was fully attim- ; •; ded, and'the JivelieifTnteresyßLi ,; taken in the proceedings bVawft, members present. The balaueo Km 1' .•; for the last season was readSpr.' '■■: adopted. ■ "i It was resolved that the ■tenia of . ..'■■ amalgamation suggested by the Wan- C derera Football Club be accepted, Correspondence was read-from the v. M&stertcu Club, re.rnatchesMd meet' ing of the. Wairarapa Rugby Union; also from the Vice .Presidents (Dr Bey and Mr Vm.Udy, accepting office. ■: i On a ballot being takenfor a captain ;.•;■ Mr Ei U.dy ■ was elected "by a majority' ?.• of four votes'. . . "/'

Mr A.Origg was elected delegate to the Union, vice Mr J, Maguiro declined. Mr.Grigg.was' also elected s, meinber.of the Mr E, Udy captain. ■ ■ ,k Mr C. Beard explained re his trophy that.it would.be givert to the'best allround player, to be selectedjby ballot at the end ofrtho season,-

It was resolved thaftHe Olub present the best, junior witfria trophy, the recipient to be chosen by-'ballot. That the delegates be instructed to second the nomination of the-'Eed Star jftnb to the Uniort. Tliafc juniors mit fiftoen years''of ago be admitted a« members'for Bs. That the Secretary and Mr Wobster arrange all junior matches. . " ...

The report of last season shewed that six first fifteen matches were played, two of which were won, one lost, and three drawn, ',;,

At a general meeting of t|e Masterton Football Club, held of Saturday evening, the balance sbeot-'and report wero read and adopted, and tba committee's.recommendation that the subscription be reduced .tq-'Ss por annum waa also carried after n-shorfc discussion,

The first practice of the''Season of the Mastci'ton Football •Clubiwas held oa Suturday afternoon, when betweeu twenty and thirty playefs.had about an hour's initiative work, '■'•'.

On Saturday next a match will be played between the Captain and Vicecaptain's teams, the names of which will bo published on Wylnoadayjttt. Mr A, Grnv Stewart,- who haJßas to reside in this disiricihas deoicPPv throw in his lot with ; the Mastertbn Club. Mr Stewart' played quarter back for two soasons with the Hawkes Bay County team,';_

Mc P./.H.' .Cor who succeeds Mv Booth at, th'o Bank of Australasia, cornea amongst us AvitL a Football veputntiou, By, a. recent report v/o I notice that Mr Cox was Captain of the Invercargill-Football Club, J. Perry will be unable to toko his place, in ;the Uasterton team early ia tlie season,' as he feels the effects of his, tost season's accident. We hope to sea bim behind .'the acrim before lonjj. •0. Perry has signified his intention of not plnyingthiß soaaon. He did the same hist season, and after graduating in a second team, woimd'ap playing in the representative matches. > ° The • Greytown Club lield a good practice on Saturday-last in which excellent form was shown, amoDg'Jhe. players wore, noticed Webster, C eSH

J. Beard, A'., C.,.aridE, Udy, «fl Tully, all of whom played in good style. There is every prosppcts of the Eod Blue, and Black being among the fronts, rank again this season* . •-; The Greytown Club hare elected E.' Udy as Captain, this is a good selection but there are older members in ths Club capable of filling the position and who-are entitled to load in battle.

H; the speedy wing man of the Mastertpn team is at present in the Bangitikei district, and it is; doubttnl if he will be seen with the Red, Gold, and Black this season. ;. ',

Tho Papawai Foatball Club have signified their intention of joining the Wairarapa Union. The Ofcago Eugby Union has decided to take steps at once towards sending % team round the colony this season,