FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2704, 19 September 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Junior Representative Match.

On Saturday afternoon last the initiatory Junior Representative football matoh between Rugby Unions of New Zealand took place on the Masterton Olub ground betwoeu teams representing' the Wellington and Wairarapa .Unions. Great interest was taken in the event and althbugh th£ match was arranged somewhat hurriedly, both Unions put fair representative teams into the field. The Greytown contingent -Webster and Muir—did not roll up, so Emmett and Hawke took their places. The following are the names of the teaiMWellington (Black and Yellow) back Fulford; threeijuarters, )S,. J, Barnett, Robinson, Hoar: halves, MoOulloch, Gillon: wings, Galloway, Johnson} (Captain), forwards, Campbell, Mitchell, Clarke, Pyke, Whiting,-Ginderßi G. Welch. Umpire, Mr Hyams. Wairarapa (blue) back, D'Arcy; three-quarters, Remini, Snodgrass, R. Thompson; Pani, Hawke; wings, Thomas, J. Bannister .(Captain) ; forwards, W.Welch, Iggulden, Kara, Akatu, M. Nicholson, Alf Hoar, Emmet. Umpire, Mr Cos, referee, Mr W. Hirschberg. Johnson won the loss and elected to defend the North goal,' it being decided to play two spells of forty minutes eaoh. Emmett's kick off was nicely returned by T. Hoar, and apuntbv Hawke was the signal for scrimmaging near the visitors twonty-fivo, in which the blues showed to advantage. Fulford marked just in front of his goal from a punt of Thompson's, and sent tlio leather at almost right angles into touch. The Yellows carried the play to their twenty-five when a splendid pass to Pani in which he had a clear run, was spoiled by an Umpire getting in the way. Scrimmages followed, anil Hoar came through and dribbled

I up to the Yellows' line a forcedown resulting. On tho kick out the Yellow rallied and by a combined rush carried the ball up to the Blue's line, a hard kick causing it to rebound from the Wairarapa goal post to their twenty-five. Scrimmages followed in which both ends of the fiold were invaded, A Yellows' rush was well stopped by Emmett turning the leather into touch near the Blues twenty-five. A punt by Hawke took tho play to the contra, but a run by Galloway carried it back to the twenty five again. The Blue forwards put in a good rush assisted by a run by Thompson, who was collared by Galloway, and the centre became the scene of play. Gillon did a good run which was stopped by Bannister. Thomas showed up with a nice dribble which was cleverly stopped by Robinson, and a well directed rush of the Yellows carried the ball up to the line, and the Blue accepted the inevitable. The Blues invaded the Yellows twenty-five, when Fulford marked from Thompson's kiok, and relieved the pressure.. Borne passing from Bannister and Pani gave Remini i a show for a run, which was spoiled through him felling at the Yellows twenty-five. Snodgrass cleverly marked, and gave D'Arcy a place kick which he failed to get over the bar. Gillon essayed a run, but was grassed by Thompson, he, however, passed, to Robinson, and the Blues twentv-five was the soene of play; A Yellows rush was stopped by Thompson kicking into touch- and the Blue forwards, by a series of loose scrimmages, took the play to their opponents twenty-live. An exchange of drop kicks by Fulford and D'Arcy resulted in the latter sending it in touch at the Yellows i twenty-five. Bannister put in a run and passed to Emmett who trans- ■ ferred it to Hoar, when Galloway i collared him just on the line, the ; ball rolled and Nioholson secured it i amid loud cheers. The try, however, , was dissallowed, owing to an alleged I pass forward by Emmett, and the ! ball. waß put in scrim within four , yards of the line. Time was then i called, neither' side having scored, i and.each been forced down once.. The second spell was opened by an

interchange of drop kicks by the backs which was ended by Thompson getting possession, and by a splendid run succeeding in getting through the whole of his opponents and placing the leather behind the posts. The . try was not allowed, as he was ruled, to have gone into toucli during his-, run.. The Blue forwards soopL .after.-. menaced their opponents Hne. was relieved-by some heavy ;.scr^ : . mages, the •yellow- working;Wall together. The Blues.twenty4*fe was the scene of more;(jserimmaging;|f when a loose dribble of the. yellow for*;; wards carried • the hall up..\ : . : to; the line and a smart piece of, following up enabled the crack:.- " Rivals" wing man—Gftlloway—to secure the first try for the .visiter Campbell the noted Melrose .place kick' failed to increase the score, , Blues now entered into the gamejM extra spirit, Remini started off wit® good run whioh Robinson cut short. Pani followed suit, but was nicely grassod by Galloway., The Blue: for-, wards with Bannister in the lew}, dribbled up to the Yellows' line, wheii, the leader attempted-a pass, but,owirip; to bad backing up, the Yellows soon had the ball in scrimmage at the centre; Nicholson- put in ./.-a. good run, and got through . .all; but the full back, when he passed to Emrnott, who in turn gave Hoar..ji show, but a scrimmage was the result at the Wellington twenty-five.S'nod-grass here got possession from a. smart pass by Pani, and he passed it;,to Thompson, who again ran round.and through the whole of his opponents and socured an undisputed try. From this Emmott kicked an undeniable goal. The kick oil was followed ,by scrimmaging inside the Blues' twentyfive, when Hawke relieved his sifle'by a punt which transferred the play to the centre. Bernini and Pani each put in shcrt runs, which, being well backed up, ended in a scrimmage-oil the lino, in which Akatu and Nicholson were on the point of scoring. She Yellow forwards by a good spurtfflßy ran the Blues down, and soon had-the

scene of play at the Homo twenty-five. Scrimmages ensued in which' Kara and Iggulden did some serviceable work, and the visitors wore gradually forced back until tlioy woro again desperately defending their line,.'" No side" being called with the leather iu touch about ten yards from the corner flag, the score standing, Wairarapa 8 points, Wellington 1 point. Hearty cheero were given on both side), end the visitors were driven to the BiiUway Station. The .featur.es of "the game wore the brilliant runuing of Tkofflpson, which proved, a source-of tl'Otibk to the visitors, the almost faultless play of Pani, who surprised,his "most ardent admirers by . his cievoi. half back play; and . the smart wing .play of Galloway, the latter flayer king.a host in. himselfv and ..waved; iiis; sido time after time by hismellent'cffiftringand following up...' SnodgraßS for the'winner^plSyed' a. good, three-quarter back''. game the .former being especially - good at running, and if he would, only go in for fending off, would make'a name for

himself among footballers.'; * Akatu, Kara, Iggulden, Hoar; and Nicholson were moat conspicuous among the for' wards, but there was no fault to find with any of the rest. For' the loeerg the best behind the scrim," tore Ful* ford, Hoar and Gillon, the leading forwards being Pyke, Giiadere, and Welch, the latter doing' splendid service for his team, bis play 'on the throw out being greatly admired.