FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4819, 7 September 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[By Damocles.]

Threo very interestingmatches are to be played in the Wairarapa tomorrow, and will go a long way towards deciding the champion teams —both senior and junior—for the year. The principal fixture in which mostinterest is taken is the Greytown-Red Star contest to be playedat Greytown, and as the teams are equally matched, a great game will doubtless ensue. Masterton meet Carterton upon the latter's ground, and upon last week's form the former should have an easy victory. Featherston play the second Stars on the Park Oval, and all thoso who have seen the forinor play, have great confidence in their ability on the football field. It is a new Club but they have players included who are worthy of a pjace in any senior team in the district. On tho last occasion tho Stars defeated them by 15 points to 12 and as both teams include inevitable scoring men a fnsi and brilliant game should be witnessed.

Canterbury pjay l'aranaki, and Wellington inept New South Wales to-mqrrpw (Saturday),The Times says that the conduct of the "Wellington team while on tour was of tho most pxemplary character, TbeN.S.W,, Taranaki and Wei. lington representative footballers were accorded a hearty welcome at Wellington last night. The Taranaki team left' -at once by the Rotomahana for Lyttelton, The Sydney men were officially received this morning, when tho Premier, Mayor, and other notables were present, A fish supper at tho Trocadero, and the Walter Bentlcy Company at tho Opera House is the programme for this evening, Roberts, whgso collar-bone was broken at Auckland, will be unable to play for tho remaindor of the season. y

WENMTM

Reception at Wellington, (J3y Tclcgraplu—Prpss Association.) Wmjoton, Friday, At the official recopfcion of the New South Wales football team, there was a large attendance of the public, including the Mayor and City Councillors, several Members of Parliament, leading citizens and representatives' of all branches of sport. Owing to the late hour at which the House rose, no members of the Government we present. The Mayor Captain Russell, Mi- H. D. Bell, President of the local Union, Mr E, D.Hoben, Secretary ■ pf>theN,Z, Union spoke, extending a hearty welcome. _ The manager of ( the visitors in rpply attributed their i non success to> tlio suTieHoivback ptyoHhe Nw M)m men;. !'^{