FOOTBALL.
[By Damocles.] The match between the Tradesmen and the Orientals, played yesterday od tho Park Oval, resulted in a very narrow victory for tho boy? by eight points to seven. The Tradesmen were not .represented by their full choson team and played with fourteen men, but'i&+shance of victory was fanoifdbythe majority of thn spectators, whin the tennis appeared on the field, The Orientals, however, were in excellent I'm in, and by play'ing a combined game, medo tho pace very warm from tho outset. So iWt, indeed, that they soon bad ihi-ir opponents in distress, and playing till they knew to defend their go.il. Hudson M the majority of the baok vMyfor the Tradesmen, and savS an almost certain scorn time offer lime. Ho was always in his place, and defended in excellent style, Notwithstanding the great gamo the Orientals played, the Tradesmen did all the scoring in the first spell, Owen and Scott securing tries, after fino dashes down the field, tho latter being neatly convened by Hanke, Nothing daunted at this reversal, the Orientals started the secpntl Fprll with a will, and a fast and op-n pium e;isuecl. Fiora a timely mail;, Richards placed an undenialle goal, and shortly after Jackson potted another, bringing the scoro up to right points, or ono point ahead of their opponents. For the remainder of the spell the Tradesmen worked their utmost to score, but tho whistle blew with no further advance. Tho winners to a man played well and they all deserve credit. Hawke, Scott, and Owen were responsible for a tine display of bark play lor the Tradesmen, putting in well judged kicking throughout Duff, Welch, Ji fines and Caselbe:g wero mo principal workers among the forwards, and if the others had jjvi'ii them more help the result would undoubtedly lmvo leon dinVi'M. Mr M. Welch officiated as referee, and Messrs Huunslow and Witc Hue umpires.
The Oriental first fifteen have ployed seven arranged matches this season, winning six, and drawing one. This is on excellent record for so young a team, and ihey aro certainly to be congratulated, ]f the membors of. the club stick together, and enter for the junior cup contest rext season, they will give soino of the older clubs a very merry time
The Carterton boya defeated the Violets by seventcon points to four. The winners were much larger than our boys, and the "little 'nns" had an exceedingly rough time.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4512, 1 September 1893, Page 3
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406FOOTBALL. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4512, 1 September 1893, Page 3
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