FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4206, 31 August 1892, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

(By Diooenes),

The match in which so much interest has been centred of late, betweon the Printers and the Blacksmiths and Cabinetmakers of Masterton, was played on the Park Oval yesterday afternoon and was witnessed by a large number of people, The ground was in a sloppy condition, but this made tho game the more inteafc 1 ing. During the first spell the pay was fast and furious, and, from the' spectators' point of view, highly amusing. Some of the players, howover, wereseverelyoutof "forme," and to keep in tho scrums and within reasonable distance of the ball was a matter of the extremest difficulty. One representative of the " Fourth Estate" had the misfortune to collide j with a village blacksmith, the musoles ( of whose brawny arms were as strong a 5 iron bands. Ho was completely • flatted out by the force of the concussion, and before he had time to recover his equilibrium was swooped down upon by. ii dozen of his .opponents, who,'jumped upon his obese, kicked vioiously at his skull, and gave him a happy time of it generally, 'f he poor Pressman emerged from tile scrummage in a frightful condition, and for the rest of the day was of no use to his team, Another newspaper man got the full force of tho leather in his lace and could see start for the remainder of the day, whilsta dasifoe compositorhad on 9 of his optics clami' for repairs, Tho damage was not all on the side of the Printers, however, for one of tho blacksmiths had his nasal organ completely broken and a festive upholsterer was " winded " by a blow from the head of an opponent. But the scars and wounds only show how fierce was the battle, The exposition of tho game of football was roally wonderful I During the first Spell the only score was a try obtained by Grant for the Blacksmiths', but in the seoond the Printers went fairly into "pi," and allowed their opponents to get over the line three times. The scorers were Cole, Broom, and Jackson.. None of the tries were convened. The Printers very nearly scored on several occasions, : Oargill making a oapital attempt at potting a goal, and Malcolm just missing from a penalty kick. The game' ended, Blacksmiths and Cabinetmakers eight points, Printers