FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2660, 29 July 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

(By Touchh'ne)

The annual contost between the Wellington and Wairarapa Unions takes place at Wellington to-morrow (Saturday) and should "our boys" be defeated we shall have to thank tho spirit of clubism that exist among the match committee, for. the beating. It is a pity, in fact it almost amounts to a scandal in football circles to find our best players left out —men who always "find a place in a senior team—for others who are only thought good enough as emergencies for an ordinary club team, b,ut such is the case with our present representatives. The sooner match committees are abolished and the choosing of our reps is left to one, who is above club influence, and who would select the best;.'-fifteen, the better it will be for Wairarapa Football. In reviewing the teams there is. no fault to find with the backs, but when we come to the forwards and find audi men as Moore, Cox, C. Udy, Humphries and Webster left out, it shows that something besides football is at the bottom ot it. At the practioe n Saturday last Moore's play was generally admired, he worked' well in the scrim, stopping rush after rush.of the twenty, and did some serviceable dashing play. Cox played as a forward

Mpld do, the first to pack in tho scrim, always to bo found on the line out, a good dribbler, and one of the best passers in the team. Webster, though he did not play with his usual quarter back form, is known to bo one ■ of the best forwards in the Wairarapa. a man that never weakens his leara. Although C.. Udy and Humphries were-not present the committee were pretty well' sure they would play, and. a little allowance should "have been made considering they . .would have, had'fifteen miles to travel to practice. No doubt ;the Committee are to hecommended for' making the rule tliat" xmly those who attend practice should ®'e selected, but in the name of comthey" should pick the best men 'present, 'and. not select a man because ,■ he' is the be3t of a certain club,- -Wlieii there are better men in the field; To •morrow's team is the slowest yet put in the field to represent Wairarapa. and unless they are •J I ®,,into the scrim they will find thSTsmart opponents tliero before tham, with loose dribbles on tlio way, • that will bo hard to stop. The following ar'o the qualifications of " our boys"-r A. D'Arcy (Red Stars), full-back. Fair collar, good kick, plays with fair judgment for a.young player. ('. Perry (Masterton) iliveo-quarter. Splendid kick, fast runner, tackles well, and'if fed, will bo sure to get near his opponent's line. F, Beiuunc (Carterton) three-quar-ter. Good dodgy runner, taUos tho ball well, tackles strongly and kicks with judgment. J, Bamhr (Carterton) centre threeQuarter. A persistent player, always io be found where the ball is, smart at kicking and puneing, collars well, always does the right thing. IP. -Peiry (Masterton) half-back. Strong runner, always makes ground, passes fairly well, should do so 'more ftcelv, punts'and dribbles woll, works the wholo time. A. Stewart (Masterton) half-back, dashing bullocky player, good collar, plays with lots of" go," hard, worker. filling (Masterton) wing. Hani dashifiyplayor, follows up well, good dribbler, collars smartly, but requires to bo less anxious, often overruns the ball. J. Seard'{Grcytov;ii), wing. Good dribbler, tackles well, strong runner,, the makings of a good wing man, rather inexperienced. Forwards.—C. Beard (Greytown), §d dribbler, works scrimmages well, very fast,'- should always be in tho tre. E. Udy (Greytown),. fast player, strong runner, fends off well, clangorous; near goal line, should be kept near tho centre of sc'rim,, as he is apt to play a wing game - if near the outside, dribbles airly well. Connolly (Greytown)'hard, but slowplayer, weakest man in the team, there were a dozen hotter men on tlio field among tho twenty, Wk&nau (Masterton), dashing fast forwaißbofch runs and punts well, good mn at the lino out. E. IT. '-Welch (Masterton), heavy dashing player, serviceable on the line out, dribbles well, good near the goal line.. C. Seid, (Carterton), heavy bullocking player, lots of dash, tho making of a good forward. C. Fairkolhr (Carterton), heavy player, works hard, but is rather slow, no special merit in his play.