FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2644, 11 July 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Jukior Cup Match

The fourth heat for the Wairarapa >, Rugby Union Junior Cup took place on Saturday last at Greytown between • the Red Star Club and the Greytowii' Second Fifteen, rosnlting in a win* forv the" Stars by 8 points .(1 goal) to thil. V The weather was anything but favors able, although no rain fell during ithe matoh. The ground was <&£ puddles, with :a ; miniature lake neafcwL. south corner, .where strange, most of the sorimmages took plac& " Owing to the greasy Btate of-tthaV; hall, passing was vety risky, antktkfc •• uncertain foothold rendered ri&ning - e£ difficulty. ■ > Greytown-had- ££very, heavy team, and that is about all-that; ; can' be said of them, they yere nei&eir;:

t played together before. They ibered three representative ;ers among the team, viz., J. MoMaster, D. Cameron, >anci A. L. Webster,;; and although this trio played with plenty of "go" they were unable to ; score against the ... youngsters. The Stars played'with I'"' grit throughout; [the forcedowns; they . " 'compelled their opponents to aecfept in the kst spill was -.indication that , m they possessed form. /Compared-with' "ihiair adveraaiies :&i6y asigalUot ." but knowledge, .tobiped playi and pluck;'gave themwh&itl^y 7 deserved At ■ the .atart. Greytown TOtorgisat .fusli and' the. Stars weW,'Mending their line-before the.ywr'e .hardly,awareof'it.- 'iTliey ' soon' settled down, however, and after " being forced down twice, responded, with some combined play, carried the leather into their opponent's territory, ■ and 0. Ewington got over the line and • eecured a try* from which E. Polling iicked an undeniable goal. The game fcces not require any description, as Irak play was of a most flukey nature; tho forwards could not keep their foj|t, and the backs wcro very uncertain in their picking up. The best team of the day undoubtedly won, but with iraoiico tho losers ought to run rings round tho winners. J. Ennnott captained tho Stars, and A. L. Webster the Greytown team, Mersrs McKane and C. Board umpired, and Mr S. H. Wickerson was referee. . The event of the season among the /J junior teams of the Wairarapa takes place on. Saturday next, when the Rod \ Star and Te Ore Oro teams play the final tie for the Junior cup on the Masterton Club ground, Worksop road.