FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3006, 18 September 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

England vWairaiapa.

-The footbull matoh advertised to! take place at the Masterton Park! Oval, came, off yesterday (Monday). The weather was everything' tliat colild have been desired, and it is estimated that. the' people' on the ground; numbered close 'upon; 3000. They represented visitors from all parts'of North and South Wairarapa, Wellington', and the intermediate townships, Show men, with performing birds, the- übiquitous 'man with' the monkey and sundry other attractions helped to' keep things lively before .the game commenced, Mr Pearson's band performed several operatio airs which the people ex-'j pressed their appreciation of by clieors and hand-clapping. The Committee did their duty and, assisted by the local lpolice, kept the' Oval' entirely freo from intrusion, to ' the general satisfaction of, tbo onlookers' outside the ring, '; ■ \,-/ v " '■'"■••• • . IflE MATCH ' \ . \ Commenced a few minutes after .three o'clock,, ; The local- team were first on the ground and bad'a cheerftil and confident look. The Visiting team when stripped and prepared for the contest had a more formidable appearancejthan their opponents, and their appearance in; tho ring was the signal for a hearty round of applause from the _ large concourse of people. The Wairarapa team gave Tthree ;cheers which proved the.soundness ; of their lungs,. The .English returned the compliment .finishing up with a tremendous war whoop, ; They.; took their places as followsßack, Haslam; three - quarters, Anderton, Speakman, Brooks; hal»es|Bumby, Nolan; forwards, Laing, Eagles, lent, Williams (captain), Thomas, Smith, Pitiketb, Burnett, and' Paul. The Wairarapa team were then

stationed : * Back;: —A. D'Aroy, three-quarterso. H. Smith, Pani, A. Udy; Halves:—J. Perry, Bamber; Wings Palling, Bryce; forwards; G. Welch, W. E. Welch, W. Day, Thomas, C, Bannister, Mitchell, Reid, Mr Banks umpired for the former, and Mr Bethune for the latter, Mr W, Hirschberg being referee.

Paul kicked off for England, and the ball being mulled by Bryce, a scrim followed in the Wairarapa twenty-fives, and the local team having rather the best of it, worked up to tbe centre, The English team soon put on tbe screw in the scrums,' and their combined weight proving too much for our men, the ball was worked back to tho Greens' twentyfives, Smith marked, and - kicked, but owing tooff-side play, ascram took place- closo to the Wairarapa fine, Some splendid passing now took place on the part of the English team, Fine loose play by the Green forwards carried the ball up .to English territory, but Udy mulled a long kick, and play was again centered in Wairarapa twenty-fives. ■ Roid picked up the ball, spoiling a loose dribble by our forwards, Pani very smartly collared Dr. Smith close to the line) when it looked like scoring. A long kick byPaul shortly after resulted in a touch'in goal, Some loose play followed the kick out, and a splendid dribble carried the ball to the centre, Anderton hero put in a grand run, but was nicely collared by D'Arcy, but the hall was smartly transfcrcd to Eagles, who crossed tho 'lino, and scored the first" try for England. Paul took the kick and failed. After the kick out scrummaging took place in the Wairarapa ground, and. loose play. Anderton took a : pass from Brooks, ;and scored a second try, D, Aroy standing too close to hiaiine when lie collared his" man, otherwise neither of tbe tries would have' been scored. . From this Paul kicked a goal. More loose play followed the kick ofi in the centre of tho field in which the English had tho best of it. Pani put in a serviceable kick, whioh was returned with interest by Bnr : nett, Day marked, and from tbe kick Speakman returned into touch at the centre. A splendid dribble by Thomas, and Bamber took the ball into the British teiritory, when Smith assayed a pot and Englaud was forced down, Pani received the kick off and returned it behind tho line. Dr Brooks put in a fine run, and was grassed by A. Udy in Wairarapa ground. A loose dribble carried the

game into the English ground, but a run by Andcrton returned it to tho centre, Some magnificent passing on tho part of the English team hero took placo, and they were only kept in check by tho equally skilful collaring of their opponents, Thomas put in a splendid dribble which took the hall past tho centro flag, and a kick by Perry gained about twenty-five yards, putting the ball near the corner flag The Englishmen were equal to it and soon had the play back to the 25. The

game got a bit tighter at this stage, and from a scruhi Mitchell came through and carried the ball- to the

line whon Burnett kicked it amongst the spectators thereby forcing Englane down. Smith returned the kick out, from which Bryce made a short run, and from a series of light scrim-, mages Wairarapa carried tho play on to the. English line. England got a rush on which was stopped by Udy, Smith marked from a . forward kick and gained considerably. Some offside play by Burnett and Williams took tho play on to tho Wairarapa line, when Udy marked and kicked to Dr Rrooks." Udy kicked into touch at centro, Spca'kman put in a dodgy run, and was nicely thrown into touch at Wairarapa's corner flag by D'Arcy, Wairarapa being forced down, Perry obtained a free kick, sending the ball well up to England's 25, Some loose play carried the ball up to England's line, and, when the whistle blew the gamo stood England, 4 points to nil, THE SECOND SPELL, '

Wairarapa kicked ofl, and loose

play followed in England's- 25, when Paul marked transferring the play to the) centre, The return kick by Biimber was a signal for scrimmages in England's 25, Pelling marked and sent it down towards England's goal. It was returned to tho centre by loose play, when Bamber got possession and putin a short run. On fioing collared a scrum followed atEagliind's 25, and Job Perry putin a run, passed through all the opposing backs, and got over the line and thus scored the first try for Wairarapa. D'Arcy'failed in the kick which followed, .The Wairarapa score was the signal for some smart play on the part of the English, •• who broke" up

tho scrams immediately they were formed ;by. screwing them, Play wis, soon after the kiok r out, in English' territory; again. : Bannister and G, Welch" being. conspicuous by. their good play. The play' was now considerablyfaster, Bamber doing somevery serviceable tonchline work by his punts, A splendid loose < dribble ofthe.Waii'awpaieam.wa'sspoiledby '' '. " " '

' was inevitable Eagles put in a good^jj^''' iuq and wua nicely ' Smith close to the Wanaiapa twenty, live Nolan goc possession from 4 a piss fiorn Andeiton and) eluding:all ' r tho bucks gamed another try foe. England, D'Arcy making a poor ' 'attemptat tho collar;'-Paul took tho , kick which was a failure, ...Bamber's ■ kick out ; was marked by Thomas, ajjiL,, :■ Paul took a plaoo for goal, the balp just falling short. Pani kicked into • touch near the Cuntio but the English by looso forward playgame on to the- .v; Wairarapa line. A mark by Pani transferred the play to near the centre, Brycegot tho ball from the scrum and got through all the opposing backs when lie-was collared by Anderton ; from behind. Brooks put in a splendid run and was collared by Bamber just in time to, save a score. Akiok by Pani' transferred tbo play to England's twenty-five, England got to ' the centre again by some loose play - and Pani again sant it back to their twenty-five, s where moro scrimmages ensued,' J A kick by the r ball near England's coiner Pressure was relieved by England's forwards who by somo good loose play took it to the other end of-tlie held, when a' judicious punt by Bamber return the play to the centre. He was shortly aftei wards cheered by tho spectators for the dribble by which lie. again carried thrT'. pliiy to the centre.'" The game was now very fast, first 0110 end of the field and then the other. The pas-, sing of the Englishmen, was splendid,' ' the Wairarapa backs being kept ■ busily employed collaring their oppo- . v . nente. , Pani and Bamber did some , serviceable punting, the former gain-•••••:. •• i , ing about twenty yards with ono rush Timo was called; the-game standing! ■■ England five, Wairarapa one, v The. ,game was played without a hitch, the umpire's decision never ■ being called into question. The second spell was much faster than tho " ■ first, and; the; local team 1 acquitted . themselves well, giving their oppo* nents all their work to Bcoro,

THE BALL. As a fitting conclusion to the foot- , ball match the Mastertori Club organ- 1 . ised a ball to whioli was invited the English team. The affair "'was' fi /, great success and it is not less thau eighty couples took part in the dancing, whilst the galleries were filled with interested onlookers. The ; pleasure of tho gathering was considerably, heightened by the introduction of songs between the dances which were contributed by Messrs Thomas (of the English team), E. R. 0. Coleipan, S.v.H. Wickerson, ,-ff, A. Gaskill, H. Eowe, and others, In the absence of Mr Beetham, the President Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R.,; in a brief and pointed address ext'en- * ded a welcome to the footballers oil behalf of the Wairarapa District as a whole and the Wairarapa 'Rugby Football Union in particular./ He touched in sympathetic terms <upon the loss the English, Club had sustained in the saddeathof their Captain the late Mr Seddon, He considered the-local; team had nothing ;to .be .• ashamed of in being beaten by ; the < English team that day. ' They aok- '' nowleged them as their superiors in ;j tho game and their respect for them ' : had not been lessened by that days work, He called for three cheers for.., the visitors which was heartily re- ' sponded to.' ''l' ;

Mr Thomas, on.behalf of Captain Williams (who was indisposed) replied.; He spoke of the pleasure they had experienced in their trip through the Colonies. They had everywhere been feasted and banv and the entertjinjnent bo, generously provided - for them that evening in the shape of a concert and (lance was a pleasmg variety, They would carry with them'through life remembrance of the kind treatment they had received at the hands of colonists. He concluded his remarks by again assuring them of the appreciation they had of the welcome extended to them, The dancing was kept up with spirit till the small hours of the morning. The English team left for Wellington this afternoon.