FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3484, 14 April 1890, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Caitertonv. Red Stars. The above' Cluba played their first match Qf tho eeaaon at Cartertoo on '•■ Saturday afternoon, the home team winning by three points toone-a goal from a mark to a try. Inpoiut ofpJay, thegamo was a mostum> •" teresting one, as La' Grippe had played bucli havoo among; the 'members of both Cluba that they wero poorly represented on the field, and had to enlist outside-assistance to make up the requisite number td kick off. In the firßt spell, the Stars had V. something the best of'■the-'pnoSl although their opponents managed tcf v work the ball down, seoure a mark, ' aud register three points- before ! . half time was called. In tho second >; spell, things wero evenly contested, but just on the call of time, Hawke, getting the ball in touoh, bounded it in the field of play, and slipped over J tboliue, securing a try for tho (Kan.- -\ from which D'Arcy failed to inorease the score.: Though each'side'played • hard, and worked like Trojans, • nothing at all brilliant was notice, able during the two. tbirty.fivo minute spells,, the time befejjJßbJefly-' taken up with penalty kiois and scrums, it being generally admitted, that the Referee was. tho ruopt-hard- : worked man on the field, the quantity of wind he expended in blowing the whistle being sufficient to jnflate v hntidred and twenty' pound fcalloon. Flo casualties pcoiirred, . NotwithBWng : the • ggneral greenness among the players,there were several amongthe.winnere who- outnvalled' their comrades; andi several-in .fc •. rajsof the losers wbo shone oui withtheir wontedfeillignoyi.) MdXonzie, Tyler, Kemble and Vesher were the pick of.tho winners, and' Watson, W.Weloh, Hawke and T. Thompson were the most conepionous among the losors, Messrs Thompson and Davy were umpires, -and Mr Wiokerson referee,