FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4735, 1 June 1894, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

[By Damocles]

To-morrow will witness tho first of tho senior championship matches, and tho one tho greatest interest is centred in is thoMasterton-Rcd Star contest, to bo played on tho Park Oval. The woathev dining tho past ■wsA-lms beon'-greatly against train. ing l butlhoav!lt,'J>ttMviduallytho members of both teams 'have been actively preparing for the match. If fino, no doubt tho attendance will bo very large, and I hopo a committee will he formod to keep allon-lookers OUtsidfl tho oval fence. Otherwise tho play will be groatly interfered with, andtlio ladies,who nrcgreatlyintcrcsted in this fixture, will bo unable to seethegamc. Tho reforco for the match has not yet been selected, both Messrs 0. A. Pownall and H. 0. My. of Greytown, being mentioned, but with all due deforeucc to these gentlemen, I would suggest tlmtMi-"Syd"Nicholls, who is at' Mastcrton, bo urged to acccpttho position, as a morocapable man could not possibly bo obtained, "tyyjlyjkmoho will use his authority amhqlpftjjMYith a firm hand any rough plaJWf v ; *&n of cither team, Erom a closHnnalysis of the men chosen to represent their clubs, I should say it will bo ono of- the most stubbornly contested matches wo have ever seen in Mustcrton, and ns they aro probably the strongest Clubs this year in the Wairarapa, the ownership of the banner may in a great degree rest with tho winners of this contest; thereto 'C, I can only add "may the best team win,"

The following have been selected to represent the Carterton E.G. in their Senior Cup contest against Tc Ore Ore to-morrow, to bo played on the Worksop Itoad Ground:—Full back, C.Allen; three-quarters, W. Bridge, H. Booth, 11. Nicholson; halves, L. Sullivan, J, Kiddie, H. Telford; forwards: Moore (2), Merowood (2), Cad, Eairbrother, Waterson, Armstrong. Emergencies, A.Booth,J.Wakelin.

To Oro Ore first fifteon against Carterton on tlio Masterton ground to morrow:—Fullback,Jumbo: threequarters, J. Sftwn,,W. Karnitiann, Itimene; haWSjpEllers, Barstow; forwards, W. Cameron, A. Cameron, Eaugimii, Chambers, Pratt, G, Karnitiann, PcetiTai, Waari; emergencies'(back), Ata; (forward), Uru' Earoputahi,

K To Ore Ore second fifteon against Star B team on Te Ore Ore ground, near Wood's Salo Yards: —Full back, p , Gillies; three quarters, Anfoni, Ata, < Putahi; halves, McDonald, .Pnkiaki; forwards, Earo, Palmer, Mataei, | Cross, Tinga, Kara, Tiwaka, Hanita, I To Ana; emergencies (backs), WinI teringbam, Green; (forwards), Poto f Reiri. Both teams meet at Mr C. Pratt's office at 2 o'clock on SatnrV ' •day. ' ■ -