FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4470, 14 July 1893, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[by damoolbs.]

The match between the Municipal Fire Brigade and I ho Orientals, pliyed on the Oval yesterday ended in a draw, neither side Bcoring. The Fire Brigade pur a heavy forward tesra into the hVld, and with the help of several "pros", were able io hold their own iwwnst the better fouiball of the "boys" throughout, The game was not of a very exciting nature, and it was evident that if the Orientals had given their smart little backs a belter opportunity of displaying their powers, the result would have been different. As it was, they made it a forward game, aud gave their sturdy opponents a distinct advantage, Hudson was the mainstay of the Brigade, and was well attended by Scott, and Fellingham. Brapgins was the principal player in the forward division, ah hough his comrades, considering they have had no practice, did remarJiably well. Richards, Jackson, mid Bennett (backs} and Warner, Doughty, and Bayers (forwards) were the pick of the players, altogether the team as a whole did not play with their usual dash and determination. Mr Iggulden made a splendid referee.

Mr Harry Booth, the Captain of the Carterton Club, has written tome denying the alleged unfairness of the referee in the Carterton-Siar match on Saturday last, On siriot enquiry I find that the main point in which the referee was deemed at fault was when the Star baok touched ihe ball behind. his own line, and a try awarded to the Carterton man who next fell on the ball. Under the new rules this should certainly have been given as a force, providing the referee saw the Star man fairly touch the ball. Mr Dooth, in his very courteous letter, makes reference to the matter as follows:-"There were only two points over which there was any discussion on the field of play. The referee did not givo a "mark." Ho paid at the time that the ball had struck a man before it was caught. It seemed so to me. In the, second oase the bull struggled among several players. My'man fell on it aud scored. At present I cannot say that if an opposing man touched a rolling ball with hie hand it constitutes a forcedown."

The following will represent the second ot the Orientals against the second of (he Hard Cases at Grey* town on Saturday .next, 15th inst.— Full back: W. Johnston; three-quar-ters : A. Welch, F, Petersen, T, Jenkins; halves; F. King (captain), W. Reynolds; Forwards: A. Wool, ?. Wickonß, P. Corbett, H. Reynolds, B, Pickering, Braggins, D. Robinson, 0. Morris. Green. Emergencies: Willis, Marsh, Curson, Wilton, The drag will leave White and Go's at one o'clock, and will not wait for anyone,

The following teain will represent the second fifteen of the Masterton Club against the Homebush team on tho Oval to-morrow: —full back, R, Owen; three-quarters, Broad, N. Owen, T. Thompson; halves, D'Aroy, H. Perry, Karaitiana; forwards, Kunganui, Yates, Jeffries (captain), Mundv, Kara, Wari, Nini and Moses; emergencies, Eton, Pahau and Taipu s