FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4407, 1 May 1893, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[By Damooles,] The representative practice North v. South, not taking place on Saturday. about thirty players in nil tho colors imaginable assembled on the Oval, and a scratch game was played, Several now men to Maatsrton wera on the ground, but owing to its wet stale, ic would be unfair to take their Saturday's play as of their ability in the footbalfc ; !d» jN Maaterton Club wag and as this was the first time they have shown up in any force, I was glad to see that their men have lost none of their old form, and the rumours set afloat that the Club would be quite out of it thifl season will not be yorified. Some excellent individual play wus shown on Saturday, although owing to the undoubted mixture of tho teams, some players had too much to do, and others not enough.

The Masterton Club's fifteen play their first match on Saturday next, at Greytown, against the United Gatvtown Club, and will be the following:—Full .Back, Agnew; Three-quarters, R, Thompson, Fowler, W, Thompson. Halves; T, Thompson, Holmwood, Chambers, forwards: Watson, Gray, Malcolm, H. Welch, Simeon, O. Holmwood, G, Welch, l l '. Gray. Emergencies: Potwards— Yates, Brabant, Mundy.;' Backs i fiaraitiana, and Gordon Cumming.

Tbe team, although not nearly so strong as the redoubtable team of last season, is a good one, and as the year advances they expeot to improve upon the first selection. Thompson and Holtnwood are the only backs of the previous year, and they have still four of the forwards. The nev mm,in the team are Fowler, centre.'?*i>-quar- r > ter, who played his first gamo ia the Colony on Saturday. He iB an English player of good repute, and when in form will prove a dangerous mail. He is a strong runner, fends excellently, and passes in grand style. With a perfect knowledge of every point of the game, lie will prove adocided acquisition to Wairarapa football. T. and W. Thompson have severed connection with the Stars for reasons best known to themselves, and are placed in the MastertonMeam, "Tommy" is a bright little half, and has done a lot of good service for his olub, but I am sorry he has deserted his colors. W, Thompson will he a speedy man in time, but at present he is far too light for any senior team. He has the pace, but hes no power to fend. I fancy he would havo been omitted from the Star's first team in future malohes, and as the Masterton club are very short of baoks, he cannot bo blamed for taking a place in another team. H. Welch is another player from the Star club, and proved last year a fast and up-to-date forward. G. Welch was a few years back considered one of the best mon in the Wairarapa, but it will take a lot to' put hiin into his old form, F. Gray will como well to the front this year, having all the forward qualities of the now famous "Rhody." The match against Groytowu will be a well-con, tested one, but I fancjUUflifln club will prove too muss9Hn Lower Valley representatives, * *

The Red Star olub will hold a praotice on Saturday next on the Park Oval, when the following oboson teams will try conclusions;" A"Team— Vonnell, Renall, Hansen, Oashion, Griffiths, De Joux, Wrigley, Iggul* den, Hansen, Morris,' Wilsono, Remeni, McKillop, Kumtner, Emer» gencies—Galloway, Gardner, "B." Team.-Emmett, F.Dorset, Galloway, Wellington Mingham, Ginders, J, Cotter, Dorset, McKenzie, Gardner, Wimsett, Buteuient, Hockley (2), Donovan (2), Allen, Renall, Pike, Willsroot;

Mr W. Bruce, a gentlemen who baa tho advancement, ot football at heart, in advocating tho joining of tho Southern Football Unions to the New Zealand Union, at a meeting lately said that " the football clubs in Dunedin had made themselves a laughingstock all over tho Colony by tying the hands of their delegates in this important matter."

The Saturday Review in a recent article on American football says " To an aspirant for honorrfM tfe football field, we would Bon, learn boxing. Learn football also, if possible; but first learn the art ot self-dcfonce,'"

At the annual meeting oftheTaranaki Club, a question waß asked that if an accident occurred to a player in a match, would the Club pay for the medical or surgical attendance. A local medico, present at tho meeting', immediately rose and stated tint if any accident happened to any olub's member in the field or gymnasium he would givo his services gratuitously. A surveyor, not to bo beaten, said that if a player failed to recover under tho doctor's treatment, ho would be very pleased to survey tho ground for bia interment, gratis. Tho cheering of the members showed that they appreciated the kindness of their comrades.