FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2996, 6 September 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

" Rugby," the contributor to the Standard, makes the following com-1 ments on the Wairarapa team selected by Mr 'Whatman to play against the 'Wellington Union on Saturday next:—" Wo have now Mr Whatman's selection before us and I must admit to a certain extent he has disappointed me. Of course I know what a thankless ..task .'it is to.

pick a team of this sort, but I would just point out that although--the south comity lias beaten the north in both trial matches', yet the latter is represented by more players than the former,-and again theGreytown Club was the runner up for the Cup and yet has only three representatives, and Carterton who only beat Master-, ton in one game is credited with four, I don'.t mean to say that this has everything to do in picking a representative team, hut it should have weight. Now as to the selection. Ussher as a full-back should have been replaced byA.Udy orC. Perry; who is infinitely better than Ussher either in running, tackling or. lacking, The three-quarters. are all right, although Wallace, or E.JPelling could have taken Snodgrass's place, The halves, also are the best that can be picked in the district. The wings shouldbe)Bryce and' Mitohellj'.and Pellhig should he.relegated to Club matches. Frank Perry should have been picked it only ior-.his'.-play last Saturday, .-He shoWe'iup 'at one; of the veiy best forwards" on the ; field, Thomas, and Beid shouldliave been

replaced by 0; Beard andAnios, who are far superior, besides, Thomas did not play last Saturday, and I am at a loss to know when Mr Whatman saw him play last. With tho four exceptions mined I think the team is the best, and although I take exception to them, yet lam prepared to admit that it is a good team, and should take a lot of beating, but I hope to see a great alteration before the English team meets them,