FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4774, 16 July 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[■^ : ssirora tram; all paraofthe A'shioftvi^^^^H unpleasant ■■:^ i eaflie^. : Bending! up I qnite'jja 1 cohtirigentof- :^ enthusiasts, intent oilseebjgtho of strength betwebn tho llffmfl the^Staii.(Mfiatoilibu), .s|i§§jH tonr;"Clubs:^Eveiy6nTe^ctel' beAvellf. repaid^for. tliemSrisit,' by. )> c «fjij9 witkessing ;4 foi' ; ; Sul)iTOacy r ,< with the two teams before therii>: »m| wpuldliayo t backod flie Stars .before': ( < f l||sH 'the'inakhV^The'groto'^as^bf■>' " <J||lM course,, severely,, against thorn,' and V i'l§§|fl giantai;- "* IJ§|H beside the boys, and a win for tho ■;•■ heavier; team was fully expected.' •', D'Arcy was absent from the Star ranks, Webb filling tho rhcancyy tho, .pick man.,,-A; large -crowd- .was pn the -; ground, and naturally tliofecling 'lffifl was, all 'in 'fayor of; th'oVbutliera ; > ,|fra|l tenrii, ; bht n'fbiV : JIhH and tho-Masterton on-fowreWably-prevented the i'.baJrackine'fi'lJecom- ,-. . Mi\, ; Harry ; Bbo.th (Carterton) v Imndled tho ivlijstloinipftitiallj'j^ml ) IMMH \ IiPIIH as l&ftiimpiwsJW. JefEriescaptained \ iheSStai-s. and J. McCarthy, Fea- Ji^l^B The Stavs kicked off, and soon after the return Tlionipsorijgotaway 1 arid 'passed 'out' to Galloway, who sninrt,'as:a MbCarihy:M : and touched down near,.; the.. corner,,, amidst f ' silenco' of' the m'aiiyf and-tlie'ohe J of thoiSw. The Stars kept the play going merrily, and Kttlb/tlu'e'o^^KJ^|p; • quarters ' got , Tliorap'soiinnd'Jackson both ;' scoiiiig,- 'Featlievstpn|could;)iowscje . that,. : the., pppo^ing J Jbacks ? were,%.■:./■.;^HS ■ too smart "'artel' tricky "to'bo trifletC < &'■?s§& 1 with,; so■ theyresolvedtoroakeita-• : -■, 'om ! forward game, and once tliey com- , inenced,'matters nssurijed : aspect."Tho fast, and''heavy for-', ;'>i..i|p | wards., carried,;,till ,btfo|e ; them, .■ • rind tho^grancl' tlribbliHg' :ushes of ' i Hyland, Sheen and Shoppa rdwerea., ■:'-..-&: M ■ 1 was in danger arid thoirbaiks weak , '■'.': ■y: ; sf| 'on take tho,'.\: J. .:'£s& ' ballcleanly,und Slieppnrd .was over V-';?.j|| the lino in a tricb.' No joal was / ;■•■"; s kicked, and the.scpYestopc faHhred.l ) points each. Fcathorstonk tew their '. "-) -'^£|| • gaiiioand played itj all the forwarfs ■; {:g|f 1 playing grandly, and the ' Itani had :v£>M I a rough time of it toprevent scoring. They had a distinct! jadva hteget/pii;')' ;^^p| i tliOjliiie put, taking tho ballon every . /,,-^i :, occasion, and once awajvjl; .was. no . . •'j.jjja o easy matter to stop thorn, fry "as* '„ t " *J^ they would tlioSto.cpuld,,not, get ,' • out of dangerj arid jiist" before half .■■•■■ 0 time Hyland fell "over and scored ':\M ■I the second hy.Jvleathorston'u-StaiS f ,r ; ; .;-5§ ,3. ■ t iL: : ;.^|| ? I From the start of tho second spoil " tho Stars detcrmine'diy,"iirid,'. ■ ; 0 getting the ball once, morel among .': : j the backs, made things very merry. 3l|f a Hoai'sonfc the ball out from the '.£p§ 0 scrums in fine style, r and -tIW; bjicka ■.. ;-s|3| II were given" an opportunity to "show . : TM J their jiace.and:smartness,:iiThpmp-, ' - ; ' ! -l|- ' son, who had been playing 'a ' rat- : ; ;<JI f t tling:game:.all- through;:ipbttvintid. ? -.. . : ' possession, and potted a prejty goal ...ffci^. from tho midst of tho opposing ,; ~; ' *^ ir players.,-.. [Stars,, 7, .Peathfatorij 6« :^;'^ j t The'Starß'were : still'bh ! theJiggi'ess- ; '. . ; ;; : : : M a ivc, and Jacksou following up "%' j, kick,'smartly touched down ' ; ;"?& ig tho posts, Galloway placed the goal. ; '^o ; h Stara 12, Featherston 6, Again the . : ; ?*| .» pace of the Star backs camo inliandy""' ■.■:-it<?, ;'' and Galloway obtained another., try J . \V|| i_ by fast following up, being"woll ! -3' "i kckedjup-'by,.Oargin|pbfe|etery ''of j, outpacingrf tho >• v! t-, With'tho scored of v : i,S i: against thenii lVatherßtoii'iwerit lib . '^ j? work with a>,wiljjjiftiid. /from? fast - '^) 1 ' and B. Sheen' were promirientj the .■ 'M .' latter obtained twotries irirasiOiK?'v' ~" '"*fr*Z_ 1 cession, the Star backs being uriablb '. : [ •■;§ to stop the rushes.;; No goals were 1 ' g placed..; Stars 15, Featherstbn 1 12, • ->;| 10 - With ten minutes toplay^thooxcite- , ■ . -\& j 11 continued ki paraiyso'Ue Apposing ; J;;!; >r hacks/A.-Hoar set to work", aiid two f; ;-f 'f sure tries were saved by his find-de- ! . .y; '• fence. TlioStarasoveraltimeßruslied . ,;^: J 1 down tlio field, i but it.was always - .V; § rethrnetl, and tlio last few; minutes" r ; : ; '' was an exciting time for all con- ; |K£ cern'od. :■ -Ultimately T the'whistle > '.:': , blew, with the Stars winner by 15'. -' to : " ! '".'' " >•'•: :,,;.,:'.

The Ski's are certainly to bo con'. ,! grutulated on their win,- as tlioy.had % odds against tlibm,;but, withVpor- ■}>'■. Imps one exception, every mail •M played an honest gamo, The three. fl quarters won tho mutch, and could ■ have scored.more had .thoyt been fed jM[fl •with any 'precision. J.f eathoraton l ljiid a reputation of having, .danger. ous three-quarters nn'MoOai'thyi-: Hyland, and Burnsido, but could not hold a candle to TJiomp- *' son, Galloway, and Jackson, in the:: matter of pacd and smartnosß,.-Tlip light men simply van rings their oppqn'enf s 0(1., cyciy, chance. Green was fho weak; in tho Stars, and I have him play a' worse game. made que nvistako, t|nd. tliat taken, ■advantage of. Hoarhis team no end 01 - times, and, Stars' wquld Jiavo heeni ; without him'; Oargili am| played well on the wing. Tho wards without, exception were and considering tho them, did remarkably more than held their o\yn ,'in, scrums, and collared,; hiit were completely overmatched u^^^^^^f ] Peatlici-stqn set of men, and have several- lit any senior team in the district, Sheen,Hajloy, S])ep'p^id''(ind : land area tower i .of• strength themselves, and. shqwod tlieir' ess tq its fu]l extent^on dribbling being their the backs, but they wore with.eagle eyes, and were: 0)1 before they, had any clean themselyes.' :; ?■■'■ ' ') Although feeling ran'rather at different pcriqds.of tho Banjo, sequent, 110 .doubt, qn tlio clqsq ihg, took tli'o result excellent spirit, leaving for home, were exchanged, inhf v{ <<^^^^^^H ; A meeting of the Wairarapa was'.liQld : at tbiion Saturday pi:ese^.l{c.ss;:sW, :i a : tiresidentyin.tl(eichqii ; , (lied Star), I McCarthy (J%thersto)i),'lY nei';-(Papawai), : -'J;' (Groytown);, ■ A lot of fei'redjtp ! ah : d': WllOl hoi';., nitjot i iig : 1 Le : . i^Sa^oy]^nin^iv|!y|^^^^^| '■'£&■ junior bo.sent ; .ou}feui'| befoi'o witli;tlw ; 6o| 4; wa|J,;leayuig'|^^^^H

!; IWftpft oh Monday,"Angnst 6th, playi,' -«ig Nolson on Angtififcßth, Blonhoim on August 11th, and Wellington on tho roturnon August 14th.' ■ • ' : \v : ,; ° ■.■''<■■'* Tho Soorotary of tho Union is to bo instructed to endeavor to arrange : a match between tho-Wellington and the Wairarapa juniors, to bo played | m Jlnstertoii on August 4th., This wjllgivo tho. team five matches to ' "ss"' " n d mooting Wellington on '. tlnVi-olurn,from Blenheim will savo ! tho expense of another visit to the city noxt season. i %■ Messrs Wliatman.Tully and Speedy 'are to bsasked to attend thopractico ; matches, and act as a final selection committeo, A and B teams wero selected by the captains for the first practice noxt I Satßi*dny at Greytown, tho solcction Committeo to pick a proK- bablo fifteen to piny tho next eighteen at Carterton on tho 2Stli, and from this pmctico tho final selection for the tour will bo mado. The tennis pnblishcd below wero matched as C( l n ?'te poasiblo, and the best men of will bo chosen for the probables. 1 Tho following wero tho teams selected: -A team-back-Haw-kins ; three-quarters—McCarthy, . (captain), W. Thompson, I'alkner; halves—Broad, A. Hoar; wings— A. Beard, Penny ; forwards- : Doughty, Amos, Butement, Chase, ' liaison, C. Holmwood, Jewel; cm'or-gencies-Westbrook, Wi, Smith, E. ' '' Holmwood.

B team.—backs—D'Arcv; three-quarters-Hyland, Jaro, Galloway; halves-Cargill, Jury;' wings-Hy. land, Tuckoy; forwnrds-Shoppard, Wellington, Sheen, Jonah, Jeffries (captain), Hnlloy, Rntino; emergencies—Robicson, Russell, Danger..

eluded nino Red Stars, eight Pea-. # thcrston, seven Pnpawai, four Greytown, and two Masterton, and the Selection Committeo will have no easy task before them next Saturday.

It is stated that tho Orientals arc considering a proposal to join the Wairarapa Union, soas to bceligiblc to play the different junior teams in the district.

A match will be played on the Oval on Thursday next between the To Oro Ore second and the Oriental first.

Up till Saturday last, Pcatherstou had not n point scored against thorn in cup matches, and Galloway was therefore, the first Wairarapa player to cross their line. .1 lie Oriental second played a combined Opnki and Uppor Plai.i team on Saturday, the result ending in a draw, neither sidb'scoring, A challenge has boon received by the Orientals from thcFcathcrston boys, and tho match will probably ho played at Greytown on Saturday next,

A football match was played in Anderson's paddock, Eketaliuna, on Saturday, between teams representing Eketaliuna and Newmanscliools. ,/J± Eketaliuna boys were victorious, 'Mt beating Newman by 16 points to 12.

The following are the particulars of tho senior and junior matches at the end of the first round : Senior Champioxsihp. Points. Name "Wins Losses Draws For Ag't lied Stars 3 1 0 02 U \ Grcytowu 2 1 0 U 13 \ Carterton 22 0 12 13 \ Mnsterton 22 0 M 10 ', TcOrcOro 0 .30 3 81 JI'XIOIt CuAMI'IO.VSIUI'. Bed Stars A 5 0 1 (13 17 Fcnlherston 5 1 0 42 15 Kotahitangi i 2 O 23 10 Grcytowu 3 2 1 20 29 _To Ore Ore 1 6 0 8 71 ■"""•■Sfnlteflon 0 6 0 2!) U Bed Star B. forfeited.

Poneke defeated Petono by six points to three,, on Saturday, and Melroso beat the Athletics by nine points to nil, The Ponckcs have now won the Senior Shield for the season.