FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4416, 12 May 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Tho newly-formed Tradesmen's Club made' their debut yesterday afternoon, and played a scratch game., with the Orientals. The Tradesmen included some of tho best players of the Mastertoh and Star Clubs, and, of course, proved victorious, winning by twelve points to tix. The Orientals played a grand combined game, and. Considering tho amount of talent against theui, did remarkably well. Towards the latter end of tlio game the "boys" penned tho seniors in, and, had far the best of a fast, and; furious gamo, Such a crowd were playing that to single Out any special, one would bo inviduous, the game .not being arranged until tho teams. ■ wore on the ground. As it was, boili teams were represented by. fully 20 players, and proved really hard work tdr the few in form. The Greyiowu-Masterton match will be played to-morrow.. .Tho inclusion of Aslall iii tlio. Mastcrton . team will probably be the only alteration. An excellent game should be witnessed. ! Thero will ■bo two teams of footballers visit Carterton on Queen's. Birthday-r-.the Rugby's.and St.John's: '■ both Wellington teams—to play. the. Carterton Ist and'2nd fifteens,

Union in reference to tlio New Zealand team for Australia, suggesting the playing of district mntolies bofore the final selection of thir toam, and asking if a match, Taranaki», Wanganui, or Wanganui and Taranuki combined v. Manawatn and Wairarapa .combined, could bo arranged, in which csiso the selection comraitteo would meet at the match and make their final selection. The Secretary ewed that ho had written to Manawatu, Wairarapa,at.d Auckland, asking if they would send teams before the team for Australia was selectid. Mr Major moved a re« solution to tbu effect that as all North Island-Unions owe.Tiirannki "a. visit, any matches neci-asaryvto -..be played to determine.whit/pliyera ore fiuflishould be played- at/Paraiiaki. •' •; : On the Queen's Birthday the Athletic and Greytown fust fifteens will play their annual match at I'etone, ; : ! The Auckland Hugby I'nwn has disqualified for the senson a player named Sidd'e for an alleged breach of the rules, in eliifting from one di.H.trict in thu city -to unn'.lier iiv order to play for n stronger club.The action of the Union is considered harsbi and at a meeting of footballers last week a mo'.ion expressing sympathy with Siddle was passed. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union on Wednesday, night, it was. dvci'J'd—" That no atliliated be 'allowed. Jo t*ike gat° monoy at any' match in v'nich it is engaged without ■ilie sanction of the Union." THE WAIRARAPA LAKE TROUBLE, Decisions Favour of the Rim Board, Costs on the Highest Scale, (By Telegraph.—J'ress Association). Welhxgion - , Friday. In the Wairasapa Lake case the Appeal Court held (Judge Ward disputing) that the outlet to the Lake—thou«h regularly closed, at certain i-eisons—was a liaiu.ral watercourse, and therefore a public drain, and tlir.t the County Council and River Board had power to keep it open. Costs were allowed on tbe highest scalo, An application ;for leave to appeal to tho Privy Council lias iieon adjourned till Thursday.