FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3220, 3 June 1889, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Keel Stars v Rivals.

The Bed Stars first went to Carterton on Saturday, and were defeated by the Kjvala first, by a point to nil. Neither team had its full strength in the field, the Stars being weak in tho forwards and the Rivals in the backs. During the whole of the first spell tho ball was kept in neutral ground. C. Perry got partially disabled through colliding with the umpire, The second spell was exceedingly lively, and play swayed continually from one enij to the other, each side haying to accept a force down or two, There wore gnite a rumber of long kicks between the bacjk'y which -at v 'times gained a lot of ground. Towards the end of '-{he, game's. Tliprapson 'ap< peared to have.«show of getting away but he ran, against the ■■* umpire,' McCarthy got the tall within the opponents' twenty-five'i.: : and looked daiigeious, ibiit he. slipped' and fell, ; FaniirolhW took iip the running but being collared'passea to Baumher, who- van. in at th«. goal post, ■ The

kick • was a failure; ,;Tinie t being called immedjatelylt aftetwards' the JSiyais were left the winners?^/:;: /'Tho Maslarton Ciub, togetherwith; Beveral of the To Ore Ore and Star Clubs, had an excellent practice on the former's ground, Worksop Boa'd.' J. Peny and Hirschbe'rg picked sides and a long game was indulged in. Some good play was shown and several new players were conspicuous. A match was played on Saturday between the second of the Juniors and the Masterton School, which.resulted in; a draw, 1 ! each' side scoring ono point,. The Juniors played with only ten men, i.;