FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3496, 28 April 1890, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Greytown v Mastertoa-

The football match, Greytown v Masterton, was played on the Worksop road ground on Saturdey last, the attendance' of the public being very large. Owing to the recent lino weather, tho ground was rather hard, but otherwise tho match was played under tho most favorable circumstances. The visitors were captained by Webster, whilst Hirschbcrg acted in a like capacity tor tho home team. McKcnzie umpired for Greytown and Blackburn for Masterton, S. H. Wickerson acting as referee. Shortly after three o'clock the ball was set in motion by Mowatt kicking off. The leather was returned by Webster, and the play was taken into Mastarton twenty-fives. By excellent forward play, however, tho ball was carried into Greytonn quarters, and after a few scrums Masterton made a tremendous rush, and Freeth and Day carried the leather over the lino, tho

latter drawing first blood. The kick, which was taken by 0. Perry, was a difficult one, but was within a fhado of being converted into a goal. After

tho kick out, play was taken into Mustertch twenty-fives, but Thompson relieved the situation by a clover kick in touch at the middle of the field,

"With combined effort nnd real good play en the part of H. Perry and Thompson, Greytown's lino was again placed in danger, and Kara eventually succeeded in placing himself on the ball behind thogoid, but the umpires,

for some unknown reason, gave it as a forcedowu. Play was thence taken into the middle'of the field, 1 and Grey town being fired with the spirit of "conquer or die," rushed the ball into their opponents' territory, and by smart play on the part of Urn and McCarthy, secured a force down. Shortly after this a trial at dropkicking took place betw »i 0. Perry and McCarthy, who almost suspended operations by kicking backward and forward for half a dozen times. A rush was then made by thcMasterton

forwards, among whom were Freeth and Day, and their opponents were forced down. The leather having been agaiu brought into the middle of the field, half time was called, tho score being Masterton 1 point, Greytown nil. Greytown having kicked oft' at half distance, play was taken into Musterton territory, and Lncena marked in front of tho goal line, Tho distanoe was, howover, rather long, and Urn, who took the kick, did not succeed in placing it, After a number of scrums in the middle of tho field, Greytown quarters wero agaiu invaded, and the " Rods'', were forced down. Shortly after the kick out, Hirschberg made a good ruu and passed to Eaugi, and tho latter transferring the leather to H. Perry, " Harry" made tho run of the day, and, passing the whole of his opponents, placed the ball behind tho Greytown goal. Thompson took the kick, and added three points to the score by a pretty goal. Tho Greytown backs then appeared to lose heart, and, to use a professional phrase, "got their tails down," the result being that tho play was vory loose. J. Perry made a clever run, and it was thought had scored another try, but the umpires asserted he had run out of touch. Scrimmaging ou the Groy-

town goal lino then took place, endiug in an exciting maul between Mowatt and two of tbo" reds," the latter, ot course, gaining the advantage Almost immediately after the kick-out, Kara, who was playing a splendid game, assumed possession of the leather, and rushing through the field, got across the line. The kick | was very difficult, and Povry, therefore failed to increase tho score, Time was now.almost up, and Masterton appeared to get still more desperate, with the result that H, Perry niado another run, ami, getting over the line, secured his second try. 0. Perry took the kick agaiu, hut failed. Timo was shortly afterwards called, tho scoro standing Masterton, six points, Greytown, nil. Tho game was played in a friendly manner throughout, and at its conclusion hearty cheers were exohanged. Mastertou, who had the heavier team, had, of course, the best of the game from beginning to end. Greytown, however, considering that they woro not in form, played a good game, and

it was not altogether their fault that they were defeated. For the winners, the most conspicious were H. and J. Porry, Freotb, Day, Welch, and Kara, whilst for their opponents, Lucona, Webster, Tait, ind Uru (the latter being a Hon in himself) did .good service. Bed, Stars Y' CartertonThe return matoh bstween tho Carterton and Red Star firsts occupied the Park Oval on Saturday, and a deoiaive for the Stars was the result, that team gaining four tries and a goal against their opponents nil. The winners had a good team, and the players, especially forwards, without exception played, a splendid game. Tho match throughout was vofy fast, but.had a tendency of being onesided, tho Stars being by tar the superior teat)) 1$ oyery point of the gatne. Tho score was made up by tries gained by AH, Hoar, Watson, Morris,' and Welch, and a pretty potted goal by Baumher. It would be invidious to mention names of tho Stars, wh,en all'played so well, and after their flno exhibition on Saturday, their Wends have great confidence for future, matches. McGuinness, Kemble, McKenzie, anil Moore were the best- players for Carterton, the whole of whom, however, went through an uphill game very pluckily, The visitors were immensely pleased with the ground, and tlje' Stars deserve gpji credjfc for their effort ill prpenqng siicli a. placß for the exposition qf football,

Next Saturday will witness a match of a great deal of intercut between the winning teams of last Saturday's matches, tho first of the Mastertoa and Red Stars. Tho struggle will take place oa the Park Oval, the new ground of the Stars, wbjgu is, without doubt, the best football field }n the distriot. The following 1 are % teams Sacks, P'Ar'cy,' felling,' Bauniber, Thompson, Albert Hoar, t)?CSnn'6r, Hawke j Forwards-Welch, Watson, Morris, Igguldon, i and 0 Peroy, Alfc Hoar, J. Felling. Masterton-Backs —Hirscnberg, Owmj, 0., J., and H. ?«ry, Tfaoßfjiwn, BJH}-yo|Wdf!~

Bannister, Day; Freeth, Mowatt. Stewart, Wallace, G, and W.Welob, Emergencies—Holmwood, Eton.

Anew club lias been formed iu Tinui, named the Wliarenmo Football Club, and tboy have in their ranks some old " warriors," wbo reckon, when young members are well up in the rules, to give junior clubs of the Wairarapi a very lively time, They intend to come to Mastertoa in a' few weeks to do battlo against the econd Stars,

The second Orientals were again victorious in tlieir match against the RedKover, ou Saturday, winning by ei?ht points to nil. The first Orientals will place a stubborn little team ■ in the field at Carterton next Saturday against the Royal Stars 1 , the following team being selected:— D'Arcy, Hnthaway, Freeth, Galloway, Muir, Thompson, Tatham (captainL Warner, Welch, Jackson, Doughm, Cole, Webb, Wellington, Cameron. /

SAD CASE OF DROWNING. A sad case of drowning occurred in Masterton about 11,80 yesterday morning. It appears that a man named John Wright, with his wife and a two-year-old sou, who reside in Columba-road, had gone out for short walk", Mrs Wright return'ew before her husband, and left, as sbjff supposed, the child in hisoare; Mr'' Wright, however, missing the child, supposed that it had gone home with its mother. On reaching the house Mr Wright made enquiries, and waß surprised to find the child was not at home. An active search was immediately made, and on proceeding to the Waipoua river, which was about 200 yards distant, the body of the child was found under a planking which crosses the stream. The body was immediately conveyed to the house, and Dr Beard was sent for, who, on his arrival, pronounced life to be extinct.

THE INQUEST. An inquest on the body was liefl. before the Coroner (Colonel Roberts)' and a jury of six at 10 o'clock this morning. The jury having been Bworn in, with Mr John Gardiner as foreman, proceeded to view the body, i • On resuming, Dr S. F. BeaW, deposed to having been sent /»' yesterday. On visiting the house of Mr Wright about 12.80 I found the child, John Wright, quite dead. He applied the usual restoratives, but was hoping against hope, and iife could not he restored. There were no marka of violence on the . body. In his opinion the child had not been long dead. Thought the cause of death was drowning. John Wright, father of deoeased, deposed that about 11,80 yesterday morning lie left his house by himself About a couple of minutes later his wife and child came 'out. He went down to examine a fenoo where his oattlo had been getting out during the week. The fence nas near the river bank, His wife remained in his company about ten minutes, after which she returned home, but he did not notice if she left the ohild behind. Did not oross the river ' afterwards, and did not see as there was a lot of scrub aiioax bushes about, Returned home fjft minutes after his wife, when tmlatter inquired why he did hot bring the ohild home. He then went to see if he could find it. .The child wa two years old, and had been in the habit of going down to the river nearly every day when ho was workiug at the mill. His wife went with , him to look for the ohild, and , they found it in a braneh creek of the Waipbua. The water was about two feet deep, The child was underneath a plank, but the plank was not used for crossing, About . twenty minutes elapsed botwoen the time he left for home aud the time the child was found. Took the ohild i homo,, but did not try to restore i animation, as he did not understand such cases. Immediately went for the dootor, who arrived at his place before ho returned.

Isabella Wright, wife of the last witness, gave corroborative evidence, and stated also that in the absence of her husband, ivho had gone for the doctor, a Mrs Speclmiim came aoroS :and endeavored to restore animati3|but without success, This was all tho ovidonce. Thojury, after sonielittleconsideration, returned a verdict of accidental drowning.