MASTERTON FOOTBALLERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4097, 26 April 1892, Page 2

MASTERTON FOOTBALLERS.

fheir Defeat by Manibra, Tbe Dunedin Stat, refmjng to the Masteiton-Alhambra football'match, played on Thursday last, says: At tbe conclusion of the game M'Oleary was gspled "shoulder-Jbigh into the similar .compliment yas' paid to; '.'JJahy'' , Perry 'p[ ili'e ifaatertoa; feaffl; Tljprp jtys a slight tion of disapproval of Flip maper jn which the visitors had played, which caused one of their team to address the crowd from the hotel window, complaining tbat after travelling ipgpj miles tu ffieet the Alhambras demonstration These fey were means' ,pf' palling'|ori a fill yiiitors, who epi tainly (jaye no fof poijiplftint us regards the condnpt of tfte large numbers who witnessed the game, A Dunedin football audienoe is as a rule thoroughly impartial, and yesterday's. throng was no exoeption (9 tl)o yah. . sbat the Mastertpn team made, an first game witli tbo Allmrnhfa, ihicii is a. much stronger team than the Merivale, when their , full forces WW jlave been available, cannot be garasajd; f ' 1 jhoy : eune^d",. doubtless, by'the loss of theßwvices of pacih|6 l ter; a hard:Worj!irig:.forWaifd ( :'anfl l of ' 'but the Allianjtira liliejyisg ypjitliidicappetl by having to play asubsticute in ui#; ningham'B'.place., Assuming, there--fore, that both teams had played full strength, and that the North Islanders had oome right on to Dunedin, wo are inclined to think that

although their rout might; not have been bo complete, the result would have been just the same. After yesterday's match—though premierships are not allowed-recognition by the Otago Eugby Union-we think wei are justified in saving that the AN hambra Club ate entitled to the' honourable distinction of supremo position among the football cluba of the Colony,