FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4401, 24 April 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Greytown ut. Stars,

(BY DAMOCLES,)

The return match botweon the above teams was played on the Park Ovalonßaturday,under rather adverso circumstances, resulting in a draw. Tho day turned out extremely tinpropitious, and as the afternoon advanced JKyisitors were not expected. V 'Jvcr, about four o'clock around that the QrejtoTinoßra had arrived, and the Stars at once gathered a fair team together to represent their colors, Although the game was unexpected, a great numbor of spectators were present, the" barracking" element being in the majority, Of conrso neither team was represented by its full strength, and as the ground was extremely soft, a good deal of "mulling" was indulged in by eiiher side.-. : :.. The gamo was an extraordinary one from beginning to eud, and for .a ; wet ground was undoubtedly the.fastest played for many a day, The .excitement among the enthusia«tsJ.was inte.wuuid at times even llio shrill whiefie of tho referee could.not be heard midst tho shouting Biid jeering of tho spectators, The visitors failed to get their usual sbaro of encouragemcnt.and this can chiefly be accounted for by one or two of their players resorting to unfair tactics evon at (he outset of the game,, and thus gaining the contempt of the^bystanders. : The play was at times' rough} and both teams worked their utmost■to'gain supromacy. The" off-sideV.beb'ayipr of, perhaps, the most, brillian?player of the Greytown measure tho result of:'the;,unjViori3ly ; > feeling, und became in for a : full sharp of the uncomplimentary, but mostly t good-natured, "barrack." The qyident ofjmt'f the visiting!,ba'cks.ao; opposing player)was al'o to the spectators} and showed that playing 'football is' not all it is cracked up to.beX '■ \; As regards tho ieains,;: : tbe .'Star's were certainly tho the best of the gamo...ihmi'g|ioiit'. Their forwards played brilpam'lyi- and in tho loose, nothing could h'old : them, being within an aco of scoring several times, Soon after tlie; ; 'gamq .started,' the Stars rushed scramble for the balt : | tho referee giving of Greytown. Tho letter's' was constantly the sceno'.bfl.'dapgcr," and had it not been for'the ..splendid defence 0f... the Greytownnibaeks'v several tries must haveibecn Scored' by the Star forwards, who■\iercvplaying like Trojans. As itAvas'lgaulilen managed to got ovor the coveted: ]ine, and drew 6rst blood,'-'.amidst"trenierfi' dous cheering. JR. :Thompson ,iailecl ; to register. Greytown nqw'rrtaliai'ed,; and Maguire, after a.splendid.dribble,*, obtained a try,';aud:?H^ L placing tho goal, 'scores I ''were: equal, proving oal result of the game.;: : ; ; : :>.'.,' The Becond spe 11 ;..waß? 'oyen: niore hotly contested thanvtbe.>first,s fine rushes of the Sta'r:''for.wa'rds':ber.' ing greatly admired.: Wo. scoring tor registered in this v:iiaif,v; aUbdugti the Stars had splendidVopportunilies, obtaining free kicks (the result of off- , «m^LhulPK>-proximity : to'.the * also claimed: a try,' ourfne referee gave hiß"decision. in favor of Greytown, M'Kenzie ayeV ring he touched the ball' firjty' ■ : .nb cl received the benefit of the doubt; The play was chiefly centred town territory, although ./-seyeral times grand play by the backs.;would send the scene of ope;fttion': : .to':)he. other end, only to turned. It was nearly ■dark: when "no side" was call e d/> a n d:- he airty cheers were exchanged by'all;; conicened, it being the.opinion:of .the. Spectator that a more enjoyable game —to them—had not been, witnessed in Masterton, /f^-Tv;

It was very plucky::bi tfeGrey: town Club to send a day, and it came as a surprised all concerned in MastortonSlf ibo.?ame teams had met on'a'fin e^ay,il-bnyet' no hesitation in sayiiig tliat .the.:- Stars would have proved the yictbrsi,:.They were far the lightest leami.:nnd-were jot happy on tho soft ground.; Their forwards, one and all;;;piayed r :well together, and fairly outmatched- : their ,<mnents. The reye';'a ! tampV' h'ow-J , in the back play^fbri^this to play the game he did; vious Saturday, yeoman's service. Ho~wasythe;beßt back in the team, making !; :few"mis: takes and playing with a.'lot of dash. Udy as full-backhand;:Tate,;.alsfl proved conspicuous in^their-play,.;;;;:;

The Star backs and will no doubt do betier on;;a fine day. Wrigley played faultlessly "as full, and the Club aro lucky, .{to'; .have ouch a player for_ that responsible position. Remini is tho : making of. a dashing forward, and;!works;. well,; while Morris and his mates, aremdeoci ft fine Bet, 'W'4'-^'Ml My opinion is 'tbafcthe-Star's and Greytown are aboutas evenly matched as any two Clubs can bo, and tho Cup matches betweon them will-be highly interesting. ~! f^/^i!ij:?,: Mr R, J. Malcolm;handled, the. whistle in his usual efficient ; Btyle, and gavo his decisions impartially and promptly. •,;'. ■A^ix'^fc The Star second ; teanvSwifcbo •chosen after tho practice match; lobe held on the Oval next > Kaierau, a football Club ganui, intend giving the four threequarters gime a trialthia ■season, fei; How iB this for high ? .■Ponsonby club in Auckland wpim .inUwntg. fevioe-preBidonlB.;; : v;5f:';;;;] : }'»;s]:;' A. J, Gould, the crack Welsh three quarter, has scored no less than 40 tries up to Feb, 20th besides .which he luiMHronpcd several goals. . Thenfaro no less than thirty-four clubs affiliated with the Otago Rugby Football Union, Thirty-nine delegates attended the annual meeting held last week. Speaking of tho spread of football in France the captain of a French team of footballers, who went to England to gain experience lately, taid: —" Of all the games organised under . the Cerole Alfaletique, football is the most popular. You must remember that ono may say football has been only four years established in France. Yes; wo adhere strict'; to the English rules and follow the English custom, playing a season which extends from October to April. The development of football among us was hindered very much by the opposition of the

iPrcsa. Tho newspapers condemned it afl brutal and yen dangerous, Very fnw journals are now opposed to it, savo ono, Le Matin— a paper which does not like anything savouring with English. But football is now-a-days not only appreciated, but cultivated with much energy in the hjtm"

Eegarding tho visit oi the French footballers to England, a sporting exchaugo has the following;— After tho recent defeat of an English eight-oar crew on the Seine at the hands of a tVcnoh rowing olub, the news that a representative team of French footballers had crossed the Channel to try conclusions with English clubs, comes with less surprise than it would otherwise havj dono. Until quite recently the British public have declined to take Frenchmen seriously, except when at war with them, and would have ridiculed the idea of their taking to any gamo so eminently Britith as football, but England and her colonies arc apparently no longer to claim uncontested supremacy, oven in this branch of athlotics, and probably this latest innovation will do more to popularise Frenchmen in tho eyes of! the British public than anything else they could do. The first gamo played by tho.visitors in England was under Rugby rules, against a team from tho Civil Service Club, nt Eiohmond, on Fobruary 14th. As might bo expected tho foreigners exhibited certain eccentricities in their play which afforded considerable amusement.to, the large crowd of spectators.;.;..

■:<:. In a ga'aio'of football on Wednesday last at Ashburton» young man named iVm. Bradford collided with another player, injuring his head.' Ho was at .wort-the. next''day,-but turned delirions last iiight and died the next inquest a verdict uf acoidc'ntal death from injuries received />yliiiu":jijuymg^iontbalKwa3''returned. '_,

\. The;:Athletic-News has'the'followfor .pHrlianientnrj li6n6rs;sh6ul.d;;be prepared to.answet t hb;burning;fodtball 'question3 of the libuV'ortake axback'-'seat'; V'Eecenilj :Mr}Arnbld,pneoNie v Halifaxcandi : dates^was'i'jisked;:^! 1 What does Mr being'picked to':play..for'',England,'ih: stead] ':'■:;■ The candida'.ejhud'ib. plead, ignora'nco'on the;poinii';:; Suoli quite inexcusabio ; :|'.vA:man:whp;:could ! ,uot nat the.cbn.fidence of'.ariy intelligent.electorate,.'. ■'. ""''' ■;'■■■ ■'V',:-.':'' : ; ¥ithitfthrce : months of:the ■present time we-ishairbe. tackling Ysew;Zea; land fijfteeb.'tho strongest combination :6f:foqtbAl|Halenoin/Ausii;ala^iaVand, :as.;many : ;ayeri:;in: : '>the (writes .■'!'Half:Back"' : in : :tlie..Sydn^ and. ! .'under.tho qld : vqrder-. of aflUrsiWe Bhall'Select:our:te':im;.tffew; :i uays;^ .fore.the?:battle'r : ; ;ThisVaf:'aH:-huzai ds' ;must ; be'^topped^and::fp.'sui^upJ.thiß queatibn. w | : mojurge;mDmfospf'./thp::;Unib^ : "Friday.- tp.chqoseias eelector3;.;(l); men ;y?hathpro : ughlyuh(lersjand;.tK (2);D«n)wlio ; arQ; : travel about...'tq-.witne9s:early i: 'niotches^ :inyyydrieyHn:i:itßj:suburb^ : :Haudvm wholly.unbiasaeii; mo'ment;:W.ish : to.'cast any'reflection on 'the'impartiality'.of.the'selectorsjn'ithe palti,tyHaving' ; donyithis i ; let-Mtl be understoq'd that a team rhu3t.be picket! fullyy'ono.mquth.befoiytlie'fii'stjuter'cdlbiiial; matehi:each ;'player.:}chospn tha^ ; EyHill;be:expeoled ; inot-pnly;-tq getinlo^conditibp^but;also/;'to. play. with the! pi her. members tlie' team allotted plnoe-rbn.; up less thah.'eight occasions pripr:.tp i '.; : : .the baidfirst' ■ : .then only,; belikely;' toi;' prpperlyireprerented '■'/'. ■'' ; ' ;: .-'^'- )

:' : .;The■revised'r'alea of football for the twb:]ittlo:!ihingß'/may:b'e,;pointed : ;bi'fc for/the benefit.of those:who havenol Jyet.seen them.' ; ;At : kick-off. the bull must.roach.tho limit often yarutyand atdrop out it must reach tbo 25 yards Jine;;lThia stopa.the dribbling a:.man carrying the ball touch the r'efereo the ball is dead. .i/Pormerly the ballitself.bad-to.touch him, .Ja the case of unintentional off-side, a sorummaqe'may.'be formed where such, occurred/ i- A free kick may. bo' given, on appeal, if anyone prevents a. .man from getting up; wilfully ..puts the ball unfairly in to a aorummage, not himself running at the ball; charges or obstructs an opponent not holding the ball; or, not in a scrummage, wilfully, obstructs his opponents', half backß by standing on, his opponents' side of a ball when it is in a .scrummage. Rule 14 does away with the maul-in-g0a1.../. Ic reads i" If the ball when over the goal line and. in, possession of a; player, be fairly held: by ant\opposirig >lplayer ! before it : is grounded, it shall be scrummaged five yards from the goal line, opposite the spot.where the ball was held." These rules, should be read carefully by Bome'of-the players .in. Saturday's| ■match/;;;?, "■■:■.; ■ !'-*jA match -was to have been played last Saturday, on tho Greytown Kocreation Reserve, between Carterton and the Greytown 2nd fifteen. Owing no doubt to the inclement stato of the weather, the Greytown's did. not roll up. . A team was therefore picked on the ground (including ten of tbe.Hard Cases) which was captained by. Fred. Hawke. : .The match resulted in a win for;\Carterton : jby?;;fourVppints:i:'(two tries).to iss?ljsjH'C]i£-s&£'' : ' ■'.: ,A"match h'etwcenrepresentatives of North and South Wairarapa will be played on theMasterton Club's ground : next Saturday, whon a charge will be made for admission in aid of thefnnds of the Union, The return match will bo played at Carterton on tho 27th May." .■,..,,:'..

;:?Tbe Mastertbn Club is endeavoring to arrange a matoh with Greytown to be played at the latter place in a week or so. At the meeting held in Wellington on Saturday overling it was deoided that the New Zealand representative colours should be black jereeys with silver fern loaf, black cap with sihor monogram, and white knickerbockers. It was also decided that the appeal committee Bhould select the representative team to visit Australia and hold a meeting for that purpose, previous to which they should communicate with the various affiliated unions and ask them to recommend players whom they consider good enough to represent the Colony, giving full particulars regarding them and their play, and as to whether tboy could got away if finally chosen, such recommendations to be sent in to the Committee before May 28th. A match was to have been played between Eketabuna and Hawera on

S.Uurdi'y, but owing to Eketahuna not being able to get a team toother, only a scratch match was played, resulting in a win for the Hawera men by 18 points to 2.

U/airarapa Rugby Union.

A meeting of tho delegates of the Wnirarapa Rugby Union was held in the Olub Hotel on Saturday evening, Messrs Gage, Mofaie, Malcolm, Watson and" fgirulden being present. It was decided to have a third class championship, and Mr W. C). Cargill gavo a donation of one guinea towards a trophy ior this event, The Secretaries of Junior Clubs are requested to send in names of clubs, giounds and colours, for consideration at, tho next meeting of tho Union, to be held on Saturday next, the 29th inat, It was resolved that the Cup matches start on the 3rd June, and that tho Junior championship consist of two roumlß. The Secretary was instructed to write to Tenui, stating that they may join the Union on forwarding the ÜBual entranco fee. The following are tho fixtures for the Senior and Junior Cup matches; SKNion.—lst Round. Juno B.—Grcytowu v Stars at Greytown, .. June 10,-Mastorton y Stats at Masterton Ground.'. Juno 17—Masterton. v Groytown at Greytown. ,'■..,. ' 2nd Round,''■■■'.' July 1,-Stars w 'Greytown ■'. at Oval, "'.'':"".";'£■'.',- July 8. -Stars ■ v.. Masterton', at Oval..;"';'.:' '■ ::-\;C :'.■::.•/■- July 16'-Maslerton\v. Groytown at Masterton.' C ■»/'.;. ■ 'Junior Cup— IstßoundY/--':'-'- ' May. 18.—Masterton. / Stars at Masterton.' '■■' !>■/' .'vMay. 20.'--Featberston -hStars at Carterton.. .-■;,:.,; iMay : ''27.—-Greytown 7at Greytown;"' JY Y>;3YY:YY;Y; at Featherston. ... ■ .Yi;Y YY i-Y . ;■ June2lo.- Carterton ■ v:.-,Bt«'ra ; -at Carterton Y;';Y ..'■■? YYY-YY islon atCarterton^ ; .;'K.?:';& ' ;YY,' .;Y: Y^:^' ; '■;■. ■'.-■ : iu July 1,,-. Masterton yJOarterton at. Carterton. YhiK ; X.July f ß;^Masterton;sy'. : ;Greytown j ! r; July -15, he rs ton y ;; : par ie rto n at;F{mtherston;YY.YV?Y:YY ; "::: : V 2nd Round. .- YJniy Stura : : tars. ; ; v;,' t 1 ; CartejiprilYl ' ■ .-»-August;;!2 '■• y- : G.i e£' ■ tdwn.at'GreytownYYY' :. ; ''i ' ■:"AhgUßt'.l9,—Stara'-V'Carl&'torf ut ' <?■ •; i Y ; August:26.— . tertoh. K;Beptfjmberi;2, i town;atGreytown^%i.;< ;^?jv; ;&;;'; ( 'ter.ton''at ; ' Y'Ssp'tomber 16—Greytown.//'Masterton 'at'Maatertoni'J.,*'/.'-; YY'f '■'.■'■ , Y September therstonatCarterton... '•