FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4498, 16 August 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

[By Damooles.] The following team will represent Eketahuna in their match Eketihuna v. Tutaekara, atEkatahuna.on Saturday next; -full-baok, Usher; three* quarter, Skinnsr, Polling, Priest ; helves, Morris, Atkinson; forwards, Iggul'den, Anderson, Burke, Priest, Neihoo. Dowselt, Griffiths, Williams, Greenwood. Emergencies, Williams, Wooafield, Hargreaves, Pelling. The Whareanm representatives played thekfitst maick in the Wairathey were defeated by an exceedingly strong local fifteen by 82 points to nil. Th« visitors had expected to meet a mixed team of Groytnwn footI boilers, but were surp-ised to find about the atrongest possible fifteen tho Lower Valley township could muster pitted agaiflJt them. Tho result of the game wap, therefoie, not unexpected. Greytown.p'ayea a bplendid ' n6 Tinuites Were thoroughly overmatched in every department. For ths winners E. Udy, Jackson, Hawkeand Hawkins played brilliantly, but the team asli whole showed fine combination and skill, The Wharearaa boys, although thoy played hard to avert defeat, did not play their usual game, but improved greatly towards the end, " Jimmy" Owen was a tower of strength to his team, playing a grand game throughout. A, Speedy, Burns, and Dixon were about, the best in the forward division, Mr Sid. Nioholls officiated aB refereo in his usual fair and impartial style. After Hie mauh the Greytown team entertained the team at a dinner at Host Rogers' Hotel, and they left fur Masterton about seven o'clook. The Whareama team will be considerably strengthened for their match to-morrow against tbe Tradesmen, on the Oval, and it is expected they will moko things exceedingly merry for the tomboys. »wl The Wairarapa Observer says: "In the football match at Greytown on Saturday, Welch, a Greytown player, had one tooth knockedout andsoveral loosened." We can go one better than that in Masterton, At the con elusion of tho Bed Star-Pobiaiua mtitch, one player wus noted proceeding to his •' diggings" without a tooth in his head I It is presumed . that be swallowed the lot.

The following learn will represent the Carterton F.C. in t-Leir Junior Cup match with the Red Star 2nd next Saturday at Masterton:—o. Allen, G. Parker, H. Booth, H. Nicolson, W. Hope, C, Webb, A. flicolson, Moore (8), Merewood (3), GadwalMer, 0. Beid; emeigencies, L, Sullivan, H, Meyriok. In all probability the Wairarapa representatives will go on a short tour early in September, playing South Canterbury at Timaru, and the annual match with Wellington on the return.