FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4809, 27 August 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

. [By Damocles ] Red Stars ut, Masterton. The Tables Turned.

Saturday last turned out a perfect' day for the return Banner match between the local oluhs, and close upon a thousand people were preseritat the Worksop Road Ground to witness the fray. As the players took up their places on the field, the determined look upon the faces of all concerned, betokened a great struggle for supremacy, and, if it could be possible, the match .was, even more excitable than the previous one between the teams, when the Stars came off victorious by six points to three. Masterton were determined to reverse the honor on this occassion, and the Stars to stubbornly resist their efforts. From the commencement to the finish of the game, all was excitement among the spectators, plainly showing that something a great deal more than the victory was at stake. The friends of either sidowere more equally divided than on the former cccasion,although the noisy element—in the shape of the small boys, who wanted all decisions to be given as they thought fit—were noticeably in favour of the younger club. The cheering of the partizans at every score was immense, and bavsli voices and'sore throats, will tell the tale for some time to come. The ladies, of whom there were a great number present, were particularly interested, and their sweet voices could be often heard above the clamour urging their favorite colors on, .' Mr 0. A. Pownall accepted the unthankful duties of referee, and endeavoured to act fairly,' although it is impossible in such close matches to please everyone. Mi'T. H. Thompson andWi Pellingham acted as line umpires. ; Both teams equal footing, as'' Were- - concerned, without the Malcolm, and the siderablybythe Owen and Goring Johnston places and W. ment the letters'.- -^H^^^| The first spell niense amount of" go," the spectators some idea of ahH might be expected before the finafl was reached. Masterton were placed at a disadvantage, having a fierce sun before their eyes, and the Star's return was not cleanly taken, immediately placing the old Club's goal in clanger. Gray proved too anxious to change the position of affairs, and gave the Stars a free kick inside his twenty-fives, Emmetfr was called into requisition and placed a beautiful goal, the first score being made withinfive minutes of the commencement. Stars. 3 points, Masterton nil. Masterton took the reversal quietly, but the way their men braced up betokened trouble, and from the kick off the Stars were soon defending their line all they knew. Masterton obtained a free kick, and an equal score was fully expected, but Thompson's kick was given a poster, and tho Star supporters breathed again. The play from this to the finish of the first spell was of no material advantage to either team, the leather hovering around at both ends with an evenness seldom before seen in Masterton. Both lines were in danger several times, but brilliant play always came in at the right moment and saved the score. The Masterton backs, of whom great things were expected, were swooped down upon by tho Star forwards in a miraculous manner, arid the fine rushes of tho big men of the Masterton team were stopped with resistless accuracy. W, Thompson once made a big bid for the line, and was only just stopped in time by tho great pace of D'Arcy, Gray, Whatman, Mowlem, and McDonald again and again came down tho field with their wellknownforce,butwere always brought to a standstill when a score seemed imminent. The following up of the Stars was greatly admired, and from a long kick of Norton's, Cochrane raced the ball, and McGovern failing to stay his career, a try seemed certain, but kicking too hard near the line, Agnew gained pos- i session, and forced. The first spell >oon afterwards ended, with Stars : eading by three points, I With the sun at their backs, Mas- i ;erton and their supporters were ] lowmoro confident, and the second i ipell opened with renewed vigor, | Miey endeavoured to adopt the pas- ' ling game, and soon had the Stars j in the defensive. Pretty passing by ' iVillianis, D'Arcy and McGoycrri I oon had its effect, and the latter, < 'ho had been watched with eagle 1 yes throughout by his opponents, 1 scapod attention for a moment,and, \ aking advantage of his chance, set 1 ail for the line, dodging through I ho backs in fine style. A'try was t egisteredamidtremendousapplause, i nd Thompson failing to place, tho t ame was at an even stage, with jtars 3 points, Masterton 3. The 'tars again set to work, and tho n tato of affairs was turned, Passing fi beballfromonetotheother,Wrigley t ot over the line at the corner, but nfortunately for the Stars, tho flair ras overturned, and a touch in goal 5 ras given. ■ D'Arcy got tho ball 1 way before the Stars had survived lieir disappointment, and kicking If, sent his mon away with a clean o eld, R. Thompson snapped up v ie ball, and nearly reached tho f ne, when he lost possession, n rray, however, was in close atmdance, and gained his try ithout much opposition. Mc- 1 Wem took the kick,butthe leather a ill short. Masterton 6, Stars 3. b ho leaders' supporters werejubi- I mt,and the excitement was intense, heStars again invaded Masterton irritory, and from some splendid fl< ork, Norton obtained his chance, E acing for the line at a tremendous " ice, with the fast Masterton backs ir ying to clutch him from behind, oi ) ran between the posts.: The tc one which followed can better be li mgined than described, Hats 1° ere thrown into the air, somer- to ■ults turned, and Norton was car--3d shoulder high, amid uproarious •■ eenng, Emmett had no difficulty m registering, and the tables were re am turned. Stars 8, Masterton 6. W ie smiling and sorrowful faces th long the spectators was a perfect Tl !at .to witness, and as only some is iv minutes now remained several no ople left the ground inconfidence, P"l ie game was not yet won, however as d Masterton brilliantly retaliated, tei Arcy in endeavomung toreach J;he di< e, received anitstyspill, and.some • ie was. fakpn in bringing' ; hjni '' md.; lipn.pluckily - takings his jui ice again, he was heartily cheered, to ly was now on {he Star line, and ha ircyandMcGoveriibeingwatched Re two ineii, apiece, Tbompson ,wrs m

forgotten McGovom, liowoyOT had his eyes open, and passed ouc|| to the fast little back, who BailedM along the line, getting ovei atihiiji comer flag. Tho referee gavehisll decision without consulting the linejl umpne, who avers that Thompsod||] lan out befoie touching the scoie was taken under protest'.?! McGovern failed again to place/aldji the .whistle -immediately soun'dedi| the, finish of the Mastefllj ton yiotorious'by 9 points to 8, aitefc|| the most exciting game ever in the district, The-winners so jubilant, and the losers founded that the usual chess wereH gavo vent to their opinions with iiolf uncertain sound, ■ v'-^'vsl As regards the players, there are J| certainly faults to find with several; | and it iB only to remedy the defectajl that I mention them. Little fault il conld be found with the team, who played throughout a'mostfi determined gamo, and they andall to be. congratulated upon'! their victory, .The backs played as|| near perfection and ; ak|s though their chanWto.jshino were few and far between, owing to the,-| severe onslaughts of their; opposersi'|j this division certainly Wi the vib-;|; toryfor their ;Club. ; D'Arcy McGovern were marked men, and(* were collared on nearly every 00--it casion almost before they had .pos>;';l session of the ball. Both, however,*! showed their sterling merit, and■:s McGovern'B. tmcky and splendid |l work wns lustily cheered. R, Thompv j] son, having all the shows, was moreS brilliant than any of the backs, antn§ if his Saturday's form .continues te:- .£ will make a bold bid for, the rep. team. H. Perry did not : shine as of yore, but put in some very ser-1: viceablework.at times. Williams #■ was there to pass, and he did duty faithfully and well. The op-;| posing wings, however were smart as '•:? needles, and frequently intorcept<&2 his work. . Mowlem shone conspicuoud^B|j^^H much n^|^^^^^^^^^^| the frequently placed and most of for-lnVofi Side play, The Stars made a giwe mistake in altering the position of Wrigley. At full-back, he is without unequal ' in..tho district.. By placing him wing-three-quarter, they were considerably weakened in defence, and for a match like the one on Saturday the alteration cannot understood, Emmott, who ,is a brilliant forward, was placed full, and although he made, some splendid kicks at times, others rolled aloiigvtho ground; to the imminent danger of his team, Whon tho Stars wero leading, if the captain had sent ( Wrigley to his favourite place, the result would possibly have been different.; Of the three-quarters, W. Thompson was undoubtedly the best in aggressive work, and Wrigley in defensive. Thompsoiis fino kicking and running was the theme of admiration. Hudson seems to have lost much of his old"■» dash, and although good on defence, is not the man of last season. He should beplacedamongtho forwards, where his fine knowledge of the game would be a great help to that division. Wrigley, on the wing, was completely out of his olement, und tho bright little player did not feel comfortable. His collaring and., kicking was faultless, and he is gooF' in.any position. Remeni failed to Sake the ball cleanly on several beca* lions, but towards tho last appeared ;o advantage. Hansen was as briliant as ever, and whonever the ball ivas heeled out, got it oway in fino ityle, The pick of the team was unloubtedly Norton, on tho wing, and, is' I stated at the beginning of the iresent season, his' great pace md general activity earned... lim through. Each man has his ight place on a football field, but Selection Committees, as a rule, ako a long timoto find them out, Norton's collaring, and tho way he ollowed up long kicks oftentimes ;avo his side a distinct advantage, rhich would certainly not have been ained hadhe been placed elsewhere. '. Wrigley was also en evidence on-.,, be other wing, and smothered pposing halves in fine style.; The est of the forwards wero Cochrane, Vilsone, Welch, and Percy, 'orked. like Trojans from start to nish. The heavy weight of tho fasterton forwards soveroly taxed ie Stars in the scrums, but in looso ashes the latter wero simply irresis' We. . Tho South Canterbury footballers ver that McGovern was ono of nest three-quarters they met during leir recent tour. Carterton defeated Te Ore Ore on aturday by 40 points to lovo, The isers were several men short. Greytown seconded not turn up iSaturdayto meet the Star second, ho waited on the Oval till nearly mr o'clock to fulfil their engage- *** ent. - The protests against tho win of.'" asterton, and the one of tho latter "■■ [ainst Greytown are to be settled rthe AppealCoramitteeofthoN,Z, ' nion. There-appearancointhe football ild of sueh veterans as Whatman, ay, Wallace, and Johnston, tho. :rack" ; from .Whareama, called to requisition for the great match . Saturday proved that tho Mastern Club meant business, and tho bril. mt play of all four men went a ig way, towards gaining the vie-

Saturday next is put down for tho meeting of the Wairarapa and Bush repiesentativesatEkctalmna, The Waiiarapa team mil probably bbv~ the same that met Canterbury, R. ' Thompson taking Owen's place. It 1 is rather a pity more matches cannot be arranged Ijetwoen these Unions, particularly club matches, as it would givo the bushmen abet-' ter oppoitunity of profi. ■[ dientinthogame ',] _ The brothers Fitzsiinmons, smart ' '] junior players from Woodville, a;-o'' I to bo stationed in Masterton, ani I have thrown in their lpt withtb,ft_J Red Stars for the remainder of season. Jm

v A recent theatrical football mate in aid of the dramat in a gain of £95 |H|H|^^hHBHHf OWi EHh[HBH^H' c ' 1 troop; their pro troops proceeded k Hnsio at tho invitation of the Hg- /fanwfe they annexed soverai A bom Was thrown at General Crcspo, President of Venezuela, in the street of Caracas, but the fuse (lid not act. The thrower was arrested. Tho quantity of wool in bon d ii the United States, on which duty will have to be paid unless it is sent out of the country and re-imported, is 64,000,0001b5. Tho Cossacks of Koban, in the Caucasus, persisting in resistance to the sanitary laws, were charged by Eussian soldiers with bayonets, Twenty-four were wounded and thirty arrested. _ The man Brown, who was convicted of the murder of a Prussian named Mnrowsky at Lovely Gully last April, was executed at Adelaide last week. Death was instantaneous. About 2000 Scotch strikers wrecked tho Barton Hill colliery, at Glasgow, in revenge for the employment of blacklegs. The police were powerless to prevent the rioters wrecking the mine, but upon the arrival of reinforcements by a special train five of the ringleaders were arrested, Trouble between the British residents and tho Nicaragiian troops contiuues,and at Blnelields (U.S.A.) the latter arrested the British Consul (Mr Hatch) and eight foreigners, and forwarded them to Greytown, where a British warship has arrived to protect British interests. Negotiations have been proceeding for several weeks between the ■intercolonial steamship owners with the view of arranging auniform scale of freights. Tho attempt, however, failed owing to the old system of | wludstill_ remains. jji_ forco, '~ "' " _ Tho Premior of New South Wales in his despatch, desires to know whether too other colonies are prepared to join New South Wales in placing Federation in a position of practical and urgent importance. The Premier of Victoria heartily concurs in the suggestion, and it is believed that a conference will shortly be arranged in 'Sydney, 'i'he Irish Land Acts Committee in the House of Commons reports in favour of drastic legislation in the interests of tenants, and advises the Sub-Commissioners to fix judicial rents without appeal. The minority, of tho Coramitteo complain that the report represents only tho yiows of the officials of the Land Commission, A woolshed at the Cassilis station, Queensland, was burnt down by a band of armedmen, who fired several shots without injuring anyone, The shearers at Isisford liavo decided to continuo the strike. This has caused . considerable dissatisfaction amongst a number of tho Unionists, who were prepared to resume work,