FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4798, 13 August 1894, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

[IIT PAMOCLKS,

An excellent practice was held on tho Park Oval on Saturday, all the y« Northern mon of tho chosen representative team taking part. It is a regrettable fact that war hns been declared in the ranks of the Northern and Southern footballers, as the result mil be that the team to play Marlboiilgli on Tuesday will be rather a weak combination, and it

would not surprise many to see our coM's lowered on that occasion. . Wairnrapa should have one of the teams in the Colony, but / whilst[Ma,Club jealousy is maintained, our "hopes of proving the J fact aro comparatively small, / The whole trouble is in'the Selection Committee, who in my opinion should certainly bo outsiders.

A meeting of the Selection Committee will be held this evening when final arrangements will be mado in regard to tho threo interprovincial matches to bo played this week, The action of the Secretary of the Union in altering the ground for tboWellington-Wnirarapamatch on his own responsibility will also bo discussed. The team to play jb> Marlborough will probably bo the V< same as chosen,, but the one to play Canterbury will be altered considerably.

The Junior team to play Wellington will in all probability be the samo as the one which has just upheld the honor of the district on foreign grounds, with the inclusion of Broad, Falknor, and Sheppard, who wero unable to get away. Hylaml, who went withtlto team at the last moment, must have a place, his splendid play last week being a feature of the tour.

Nelson and Blenheim people could not understand why men who had played for senior teams could be styled as juniors, and many amusing remarks were thrown at our men in both places, The Blenheim ' Express ' says in its report of the match —" The visitor's compose a very old-fashioned junior team-in fact, more of them than McCarthy, who was a senior three years ago, might well bo abio to style themselves " juniors" and—" wink the other eye."

The Nelson' Evening Mail' says that Thompson, McCarthy and Galloway arc (it for any senior team that has played in that city, It also remarks that McCarthy's form in the Nelson-Wairarapa match was a vast improvement upon his play in the senior reps three years ago,

The Greytown Hard Cases, augmented by members of the Wkarcama team and others, defeated the second Orientals on Saturday by eight points to three.

From the (iktner ;—•' As a result of the northern memkrs of the Management Committee of the Union hot being able to have it all their own way the other night the bulkof Masterton players haye refused to go down to Carterton to participate in the rep. practico on Saturday, That Messrs D'Arcy Wilson and Pratt, havo deliberately countenanced such conduct on the part of the Masterton players it very regrettable, and can only bo looked upon as thoroughly unsportsmanlike, The advantages which a combined practice would give so near important rep.'games are universally recognised. This has been waived for tho sako of cliqueism and clubism of a very mean order. There! is a feeling in the minds of many that by no means the best team has been selected to represent Wairarapa, but alteration will bo impossible when the match committee could have no opportunity of seeing tho whole of the players in competition. Wo havo always maintained that the Match Committeo of a Union should be competent outsiders free from the fetters of club influence, Tho cmlretempi which has arisen! over this matter amply demonstrates our contention,"

-**, Amatcbis being arranged be* tweeu tho Red Star and Pahiatua second fifteens to be played in the Bush earjy next mouth, Tho Marlborough representatives are going through by tho early train from Eketahuna to-morrow morning, The South Canterbury team will arrive in Masterton by tho afternoon train from Eketahuna to-morrow (Tuesday). Tho Wellington J.unior Selection Committee (Messrs Hyams, Hodgius and Leo) havo chosen the following team to repmsent Wellington against WairaraptlKniors at Carterton on Saturday/wre-18thinst.: Pull-back, Smith <(Solwyn); three-quarters, Maßters (Rugby), Morton (Melrose), Driscoll (St. Patrick's College); half, Drummond (Melrose); live-eighth, Horne (Wellington); wingforwards, Smith (Rugby), Oswin (Selwyn); forwards, Longton (Rugby), Leslie (Selwyn), Rawson (Wellington), JlcCalluin (Selwyn), McKay (Selwyn), Gallagher (Wellington), Mildenham (Melrose). £ Hawke's Bay v. Marlborough. (By Telegraph,—Press Association.) Naneii, August 11. The football match between tho teams representing Hawko's Bay and Marlborough resulted in a win for the local men by 33 points to nil. The visitors were outplayed in; every department of tho game. A feature f of the Hawke's Bay play was * the brilliant passing. Thescorewas mado up of nine tries, of which three were converted. Tho place : kicking of the local men was very pqOr, or tho score would have been higher. South Canterbury v. ,■ ftanganui, (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Y" Wanoakbi, August 11,: The' mqtclii-Squth Canterbury v. v Wanganui took pjaco this 'afternoon. w'eathbiv.ip excellent', and, v he attendance Very large;' The game

was;interesting".throughout, more especially in thofirat spoil. Waiiganui in this spell obtained two penalty goals. Tho Southerners failed to score, Immediately after tho second spoil commenced Jackson madoa splendid run down tho fiold, and succeeded in getting- right through, but his try was not converted, Tho latter half of the second spell consisted principally of line-play and scrums, tho Canterbury meu having tho best of the latter, Scoro -Wanganui, 9; South Canterbury,- nil. The visitors arc to bo takou up tho river to-morrow. Auckland u.l names. . (By Telcguaph —Press Association.) Auckland, August 11, The football match Auckland v, Thames resulted in the former winning by 17 points to 3 Two thousand persons were present. The N7i. Union ask that tho Bush Union shall bo included in tho N.S.W. v, Wairarapa match, if any of tho men arc good enough.