FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4817, 5 September 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The following team will represent the Star first fifteen against Greytown, at Grcytqwn, on Saturday next; Backs: Wrigley, Owen, Jfudson, Enimett, Bomoni, Hansen; foiv wards; Wrigley, Norton (wings), Wilsonc, Welch, McKillop, Percy, Cochrane, White, Morris, Emergencies : Thompson, Broad. The Wellington-N.S.W, match on Saturday next will be played at Newtown Park, >yhich has been closed this season, and is now stated to be one of the bestfootball grounds in the Colony, In tho four matches New South Wales havo already played in this Colony 63 points jiaye been registered against them to their' score of 20 points,

The shield presented by Mr S, Kobn, of Wellington, to the N.Z, Rugby Union, and which was awarded to Mr S, Cockroft as the most useful player from the Wellington Province in the N.Z, rep. team of 1894, has just been finished, and will be presented to the winner i}t the ball to be given to the If.S.W. team at Napier this evening., The shield If of blue plush, on which is a silver wreath of oak leaves, in tho centre of which is the monogram of the Union, Above the wreath is a smaller shield of silver, bearing the namo of tho recipient and an inscription, and below appears a scroll 1 with the battlecry of the team, "Ako ake 1 kia kaba!"

•The following will represent tlio Carterton Hovers 2nd against the Masterton Violets, on Thursday, at Cartertonßacks: F. Lindop, T. Wajker, Al, Lindop, J, Parker, P. Smith,' R, McEwen; forwards: W. Part, T, Rcld, C. "VV"qqd«, jj:. BVaithwaite, W. Sorense'n, C. Sunnex, 6, Hart,' B. Murray,'H. Johnson. Emergencies; E, FtiirbrotHer,' Cr, Greathead, ■ Mi- W. Watson, who represented the Wairarapain the North IslandNew South Wales match recently played at Auckland, arrived home in Masterton by the mid-day train today. ~M Tho prlnoipai junior cup, patiß of the season, Peatherston v Star I will be played on the Park Oval 1 Saturday next, the former havil accepted the offer of the Star Citfl The following players will represfß PeatherstonSheen. (2),'; Hyland (2), Burt, Wallis,Bernfl Moreton, Nems, Wheeler, Halley, Jewel, and Penney, —Craig, Benton. . The following team tho Violets against the Borer 2nd on, O'Leary, Wilton, ' Mason, Robinson, Sutton,^Adam's, Jago, Jones, son, Brunton. Era'org. Lee, Wickefl I The following 1 will represent ItM iterton against Oartwtou-on^SatH

day next:—Agiiey, Thompson, m||||l D'Arcy/ Williams, - Porrrall| Watson,*! orfty, Day, McDonald, - '.Whatman, Cameron?!® Yates, Johnston.