FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3305, 10 September 1889, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Messrs Lecky, McLean and Madigan left Wellington this morning to go south to join the Auckland football team, The two former are intended to strengthen the forward-division, Madigan takes the place of Jervis, who requires to return home after Dunedin match. The selectors of the team are condemnod for their had olmice of forwards.

Wairarapa v- Marlborough.

Blenheim, Tuesday. Tho interprovincial football match Wairarapa v Marlborough was played yesterday afternoon in magnificent weather in the presence of eight hundred, sppojatofs, The visitors were tho favorites, and did not bolie tho trust that had been placed in them, winning by two goals and one try to one goal, The local team was the same as that which faced Hawkes Bay three weeks ago. In, tho first spell the homo team, more than held thoir qp, and gave the visitors an exceedingly merry half hour. AJjout twenty minutes from, the start Eagle, Mitohel!,a,H(l ethers' broke away with a grand combined rush and crossed the line, where Amos touohed down, and. Thompson placed a neat goal, On the kick out, Blenheim rushed to their opponents' quarters, where they were awardod a free kick, from which Mowatt sent tho hall over the bar. The visitors'carried all before them in the second spell, and sh,o.wed some oxcpjlpijt pjay, their- fast dribbling rushos. •■ calling forth rounds of applause. From the twontyfive flag Thompson started and went through everything in a womMul manner, touching down at the corner flag, but no goal resulted. . A few minutes before tho call of time Thompson again received a pass outside his twentyflvo and to the amazement of players and spectators alike passed all the home backs [\vl]Q always been noted, for their collaring] and grounded tho ball between the posts, from which Blenheim kicked a pretty goal '. ' Li the fiopond spoil tho visitors only played fourteen men, H. Berry having to retire on account of a nasty blow on the head,