FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4121, 26 May 1892, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

, [By,Diooenes,J

: The first oup maioh of the season was played/it ; |!ketahuria onf Queen's JBirthday,, between] tji.e »rid; Clubs, and 'jesuftel.iii, a bomdfte^/bj! feveij. ppM£(a )I gp>j'..an|» ty)M.Wr W t-esult was unexpected is far as ElfeV tahuna wascdnoeriied/ as they played jvitb, four { substitutes. Eketahuna jvas; by Eoden and : Woodi ville by'Robson, .wlio ,vW; the,toss and elected; ip.V)lay with: the wind. Foden kicked off for the home team andthe.ball was quickly' transferred to the I)lues {W&pdvjlje'j)- twenty-: tjvesV :; By wy 'eni»bfe'd,'lq &fry 1liB!"feU,! to .tliejr .Qpponeut'Bquarters, ivbppe boidbggotf.^ay.wa» : displayed, by both 4des, resulting an the boal men forcing Mown/ .The Blues were soon,again in 'their op. pohents I '''twenty.fives; and' several times looked;like scoring, but by the too-eager. play 1 ' of, their'', forwards Eketakna/fe,forced down !no, less than four times! ...The superior passing if tlie Biqep bacjs enabled them to gelfc'pust -(he Jooa] forwards.,- -bm they were quickly" bro'u'gliV to/grass by the Yellow halves, "After some give .an.ij #9 play .liajtiuie .wag. odled'iyitli tlie ball in neutraj ternlory, t)n play being resumed it'w'nß eyidenf that E|[ejahuna (.ha advantage, for the jeatliei': ps e.Qon in their flpponents'. ijierritpry'," and they were kept busy in defending their dine; < ■•■! Two or three' \hm Hdbsoh'j captain, (who had played a rattling game all through) got away from the

yellof forwards, but, was soon stopped by tbe-iplendtd collarin? of Williams. After sotoe more tough scrimmaging.'.near';.'••'the' Woodville goal, Pelting (who had distinguished himself by , his brilliant ticking) slipped over the line amidst- great exoitemeut from the "barrackers" (who were there in force) and scored a try for tho home team, The kick was entrusted to Felling, but the attempt was a failure, the ball missing the posts by about two yards. This reverse seemed to wake up Woodville, but try as they would tbey could not get the leather out of their twentyfives. A yellow rush, headed by Hawker, who was playing a" dandy" game, here took placej but the yellows were not to be denied, and shortly alter Lacey got over the line and scored'the'second try lor' the local team,,' Pollingagain took;tile,iki'ok (an easy one) and .succeeded,, in piacing.ancat goal to the credit of Eketaliuna, After the kick off some splendid passing was indulged in by tbo Woodville baoks, and the leather was soon in the home quarters. A loug. kick from .T. Priest relieved the pressure, and after some tight scrums being fought out in ..■' ■ Eketahuna quarters the whistle sounded the call of time and tho game ended as above stated, For the losers the most conspicuous were Bolson, Mackenzie, Wilson and Ha\vkerj : while for the viotbrs Fbden, Pelling, 1 Priestj Dbwsett,' Atkinson, Williams, and Tarr were the most noticeable. The visitors ,were entertained by the home team at tea in Anderson's Hotel, where everyone did justice to the good thiugs provided,

; The-Masterton Orientals wore' do feated at Tenui on Queen's Birthday, by a try to love; \-< i '; <

A match was played on the Be« oreation Reservo at Greytown at 1.15 p.m. on Queen's Birthday, between the Wellington A thletio second and the Greytown Fire Brigade. The weather was very, oold and wet, the rain of the previous day making the ground anything but pleasant to the players (who were constantly being " downed" in pools of water) although amusing to the spectators. The mutch was a closely contested, one, both teams beiog in very good form, hut resulted in a win for' the Fire Brigade by three points. For the visitors J, E, Hartman secured a try, tbe goal being kicked for by.W. Andrews but missed. For-the Brigade W. Smith secured a try- which 'was converted by J, Dookory, :

A match' was also played on Queen's Birthday between the Ist Athletics of Wellington and the Greytown Club, resulting in a wiu for the visitors by two points.' Groytown were playing three first men .short, their places being filled by emergencies. Some splendid play was done by both teams, Wellington being rather too fleet of foot for their opponents. Greytown, however, made some excellent passin/;. The first try for tbe visitors was secured by ,T. M'Keel; the goal being .unsuccessfully tried.forty W. Kraser. Q; GoMie scored tho next: try for the Athletics, which was converted.by W. Fraser. For Greytown C. Udy secured a try, oonverted by J, Bautnber.

The Bed Star footballers who on .Tuesday journeyed to Wellington to meet the Melrose' men speak very highly of the treatment they reoeived at the hands of tho latter Club. A drag was waiting for our boys nt the Wellington station, aHd they were driven to the Caledonian Hotel and provided with lunch. After the„match they were again taken to the Caledonian Hotel, where dinner was prepared for them, the indefatigable Melrose Secrotary (Mr J. Grant) not resting until the visitors were again' driven to the station and safely deposited in the train,

: The following team will represent the Oriental Football Club in tbeii match with the Groytown Hard Cases at Masterton on Saturday next;Bennett, Jackson, Bennington, King, Williams, Fellingbam, Webb, Marsb, Doughty, Wickenß,KeynoldS|MoKae, Wellington, Gardiner and Brunton, Emergencies—Welch, Walker, Cade and Grantham. ■.■■.:••'

The first fifteen ,of the Masterton Club meets' th 9 Greytown Rivals at Carterton on Saturday, tho 28th inst. A drag leaves the Post Office corner at 1 DO pirn, sharp. The following is the Masterton team :r—Baokg: A, Holmwood, 0. Holmwood, D'Arcy, J : . Wallace, H. Perry, Baslow, Thompson, Forwards: Day, R, Gray, F. Gray, Watson, Malcolm, Cameron, Simeon, CHoliuwood. Emergency, Yates,