FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3543, 23 June 1890, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

;. ..;.\^ f above iclubs - for the soniotibnp'' o Wairarapa was'played on tlie' Work eop road ground on Saturday last and resulted, after a very fast gaiiio in a win for Mastcrton by sevei poibts':tb.'lbyerATbirrwar-db'nfiils to all expectations, as a number o tbo Mastertoa team were absan through illness, whilst it was-know] tlie Rivals had their best men fifths field.. ( , Probably the,result;,jonli hive been reversed had ill. not/ beei for the inolusipn in (i< the, Cartertpj team of amah'who was not' if an; respect fit' for the position. Wi refer wM'Kenzie.,, Thisiplayer. wii was'- fi ! e fluently ."hooted" by the' crowd fo: the mearrwayiri which lieendeavorei to take advantage of bis opponents Shortly-after three'o'clook the leathe was sot in motion by Carterton .kick nig off.' Several sorums ensued ii the>.ntre of the field, • after:'whiol Masterton' was, forced '' ' down. .TH Masier'tbh forwards soon afterwards however, made a grand c rußh,; : am ■Freeth getting possession') drewjfirs blood by falling oyer the line. Thomp son took] the kjbk,/and"aithougl the angle was difficult, a pretty goa was "placed, The ball was thei parried.iutq Masterton territory, am Heid;onoe jo'okecl like/scoring, ■ b'u was thrown out of touch oiithe goa line; 'Scrums in the centre of tbi field here ensued, and after Mastertoi territory - had beei'i ' timei invaded,,,.the Jooal, forwards uiadi another splendid' rush, and J. Peril] making a fine run,;Beoured a secoui try' ! for Maslertou,, The kick wa 'lake'h by Thompson, failed HaMme was .then^called.. ->"At. th commencement.' ei" the 'second spel Cartorfon'had deoidediy'tho best o it, but despite thiurefforts they couli not sc'oro. Several good runs, war made by Roberts, who is undoubted!, an acquisition;to theJteam, : >Afte a deal of scrumming H. Perr got possession and- made th run of the day, passing all th opposing ; backs, and getting fairlj behind the goaf, Thompson took th kick and placed a neat goal. Th play from this out was very fast, thi ball at one moment being at one ept of the fieldind the next atthtfother, W "further "sc6re'"'"wasl however made, and at five o'clock the whistle blew, the soore being Maatertonf *i points, Carterton'ml ; 'Two 1 acoidehti occurred during the last few minute! of the second spell, Hirsohberg and Roberts being injured..;-Tbi) gam< was played throughout-' ra'a frieniilj spirit, and, considering the slipper) condition of the ground, was wceedingly fast. For Masterton the most con. ipiouous players were Freeth, Day, Bannister,:-Welch, and the two Perrys, 'and ! Beid Chomas,-'.'.Roberts',' Nicb'dlsM, and lemble. Messrs \V. McKenzie and Jrigg acted as umpires, and Mr Jaeohey as referee. A protest has been entered by the XedStar Football-diilbngdihst tlie Masterton Club, for allowing Thompson to play on Saturday. If the protest is entertained, Maßterton will be disqualified, and Carterton will therefore be, declared, winners of the above match. "'.•■'

Sol Star 7 To Ore Ore. The Park Oval was occupied by the firsf teams;gf,the; Bed-StaV; and\-Te; Ore Ore Clubs, and a great many people were on the ground to witness the.struggle, noticeable among whom were a number of the opposite—both dark and fair sex. These teams had mot before early in, the season, and by. the excellent! standi made; by thq Maories Soil that occasion,' it was (bought they would make things very interesting for the Senior Cup, but they spoilt their ohanoo by plaoing several of their best players in the junior contest,) the'Club'wishing to make' sure of the latter Clip,' whioh becomes their sole property if they pull off the requisite number 'of matohes this year. Owing to a ball not being on the ground on Saturday, play was -not 'commenced till /long af tei'tbe appoiiilod. tiihe, necessitating a finish by moonlight, The' Stars were the favorites, aud, by plaoing a good team* in the': fieldj * upheld' tlie f opinion of their baokers, by winning in a 'substantial' manner, \iz,y, fifteen pbints'to Woe. The result was never in doubt, as from the start the Stars evinced their superiority, and evidently it was their "dayont.V; In: the first twenty minutes the Stars had scored eleven points, D'Arcy,f elHng' andWeloh doing the principal;-seor-'j ing. Aftetthis they oooleddown; and play was very even for a time, the Natives.; semiring l a" inark' opposite the Star goal,' from ivhicli they placed it over the bar, thereby making three points.' '..The Star captain was in rattling form, and completely non-plnsssd. the. Natives by traversing the whole length of the field time after time.;* ; Hounslow and Bichards strengthened the baok'play of the winners to a large extent, .and with the splendid play of the whole of the forwards, the Maories were -plaoed wholly.on "the' defensive. Of the losers, Pani, Akitu, and Ngatuere were about the best, while for the winners, D'Arcy, Houhslbiv, and Polling in the baoks, and, Vi;ilsone, thePeroys,and.Tfoloh ,m tho;for r wards were the most couspicuous. ■:

'■' Rod' Star 2nd'v'WOio Oso 2nd;' ( •■' "Tlie pontest jor tkp Junior, Cup tbefie teaniß>iook place oh 1 the old Star ground on Saturday, and proved a veryolose game,'ultimately resulting iii a.win for the Maories by four points-ft goal and jj try«tb lbve.s'""'? Natives had a very strong team, and althdugli Jibe ijtars played will) /iinqsual jlasltyhroughbut, the rough play\f tlie opposing 4rprds them 'from, scoring. >' The language''and general iplay of-the winners was,riot, '(above board!|i at times, and'we |tiou!d likei to' .seo;the referee enforce*'the;rules;.andptit'ono or two of th^offendera/o'ffVthe 1 field, and therebv'toacl} the /pila. Jeani. a lesson, rhe Boore'rß forr'the;wingers were Dummy and'Baifstbw, from one ot which a goal. was. kioked. .The Stars as a'whole played" brilliantly, principal ajn'dhg: whoin"we're VWilfon. Welch, Brfiggins I r aiid;:lng?tram| in ths forwards, and Boagie;:audi.&allowa"y in the back aivisibnj '£%£ ",| . M{wterto| gad y Qartpi .The second fifteen of Club, joiirnpdjo, Cartertoij -qijSaturday, A aM%raptde{eated r futfif a hard/ljabje, l^/)th^e' ? ppintst(ioliiiji! The: jteam", ,pla)ed ; ;uh&'a great; dlsadv,antage;'only|teiij of tlie; piß*team|puttitfg;in;\an'flppejr.; jfos their firstma-fbi the : ■■hA£ / ''^•\l:it i t 3!hfc|reyWtor6 : ;BriMe first fife b|fat%,(syiwn Jootball C|| second fifteen by seven poksta otffiltQreytowu on Sasurday. : '-Tke ; garni* waijjo'tly obtested throughout.