FOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4833, 24 September 1894, Page 2

FOTBALL.

[ByDamooles] , ? vjs| Greytown i/. Garterton. l ?JJ|| The matcli played between the above teams on Saturday resultedin l £)i| attin in the nick of tune for Grey- J\<o town by five points to ml A good ■> - *'£ number of spectators were preset, f ;, (.Si and gieatly onjojedtheprooeedings Groytown aimed iveak, and Carter. > ton wero strong, bo that the weie very equally matched mmoi had gained conenoy thaE „ Gieytown weie to be allowed to win} *» the match, so as to enable another fc \ __ chance fot tho Lowoi Valley to procuie the Banner, but the excellent t » game played by tho Caiterton men r completely allayed all suspicions It '\tfjM was only by sheer hard luok any scoie whs made against and with all due lespeet to tho I referee, I must say,the mark claimed "" \t by a Caiteiton man ' undci his goal given As it was, nownKwas soundod, tho bill sent TOm his 5 grasp, and a scoie gained b/H Udy without any opposition Doqkery sentthe.bairpver the barj befbrethe localmeii hadgotovertheirsurnnfe, _£& the match was lost and won |||jg ) But football is a strange game, ;Wffi and lucky'. Ms often occui, * iffl The ball being veiy greasy, the fig s game was- made a foiward one, ||||| „ and although iUas mighty slow to |t|| a the spectators, the teams wero ( Wjm 8 equally matched Caiteiton often* B times had theii opponents penned v. on to the goal line, but the want of J scoring men was severely felt, and numerousopportumtiesthrownaway. ' j5 ' The splendid play of the two full- ] i\x backs,' W. Booth (Caiterfo.:), and, Hawkins (Greytown), was a featuio ■) of tlio.day, and each team was continually saved by tho plucky and pretty play of these men Magiiiia * A. 0 was the best of the Gre\ town backs, t$ ,' passing-outsplondidly whenovev hejjjj, ' '■'. obtained a chanco In the forwards in C.Beard,:MitchellandHaighplayed «• a rattling game, the two foimor for k old stagers being quite the mainstay in the font aids For Caiterton, Booth and Bndgo shone conspicuously in the backs, and Mewwood, Moore and Ciess hied their utmost to score a victoiy in the towards, Mr J, Mowlem acted as ■y j reforee. : i Wairarapa o New South ! r c ; Wales,

The Selection Committee of tho Wairarapa Uniou met at Carterton on Saturday evening, and the following team was chosen to play /'fl| against New South Wales to-mor m% The. men are to play in the placeß as set forth below: " ' ■ ' " Wrigley, D'Arcy, McSovern, Thompson, Maguire, Hansen, Mowlem, .Morris, -~-— '"

Macdonald, D. Udy, .. ; Cochrane, E. Udy, Gray, •' Watsou, Merewood. . Emergencies: A; Welch', Mitehell, H. Udy. • : | ■ The team is a good one, although W : it lias created a lot of discussion, The back team cannot well be im. . proved upon, Owen forfeiting his Jd v chance by not playing .in. cup - 75 matches. Thompson is a splendid man on the attack, but weak on tho 1 defonce. Maguiro is an improvement, being a fine defensive, player,'-.* and plays with a lot of dash. He t also passes ivell, and with Hansen , before him will have a lot of work ■ to do. Morris takes Wrigley's ♦ place on the wing, for what reason J it is hard to say, He is, however, a good man, and in certain quarters is looked upon as the finest wing player in the Valley. It is to be hoped ho. ! will prove equal to the confidence placed in him to-morrow, Gray and •, Merewood are the new men in the 1 : scrum division, The former's play : is well known, and is lit for any ; team in the Colony, Merewood is \ the bone of discontent with a great many, but if ho is the best of Carter*- '' ton's selection, and as their forwards aro equal to any Club team in the Yalley, he must bo worthy of a place, Tho team include seven of the Masterton Club, four Bed Stars, three Groytown, and one Carterton. Although they are at a serious disadvantage in not having played to- , a gether, I fully expect them a good account of New South Wales mil havea bettor team - > in the field thanin the other North 1 Island matches, and will play the ' same men that have upheld tho • reputation of their Colony ,in tho ; winning games in tho South Island.

The New South Wales footballejj^.. ;K will bo met at the station thisovA^fT ing by the baud and all tho footballers, and will be taken 0 Club Hotel. To-morrow/ momijHl Ji ~' tho visitors will be driven the town, and will visit the princi- " r pal places of interest. Mr C.Pratt has arranged for a Maori Haka, to be danced on the Oval at 2,30, for : the benefit of the Australians, just : before the battle, In the evening, a dinner, at which Mr Buchanan, j, M.H.R,, will preside, will be held, .■ f At a meeting of the Bed Star Football Club on Saturday evoning, medals were awarded to Hansenand,-... Cochrane, for the most useful back ;V and forward in the first fifteen, and ', to Thompson and Stone, .fefcthe beat, 1 in the second fifteen. ■ TfK&jtoies : ' are to bo awarded at theSmoko "'"'. Concert of the Club to be held ' .'■'■ : '-"' shortly. . -'&?•

The final match to decide the champion Wairarapa team for tho season will bo played between tho Masterton and Greytown Clubs at Carterton on the 6th October. The gate money is to go towards the funds, of the Union and as both, teams are confident of victory, a large orov,d from all parts of tho Valley will be present, f^ Mr A. E, U'A-cy will captain tho' Wairarapa representative team to. morrow, and Mr Chas. Pratt is to bo asked to act. as reforee for tho great event. Up. to tho present New South Wales have played eleven matches, winning four and losing seven. ' Thoy havo scoied 101 points, to ' 116 put up against them. , W^Htf'

The Wairarapa team, which plays Now South Wales to-morrow will in' all probability bo altered in one or', two instances for the match against Wellington on Saturday, and it is, stated a' still stronger team can bo placed in the field, A great deal howover will depend upon the iiidiW idual form shown tomorrow.'" '■ New South Wales v, Nelson, k vj ' ■"*'■- f%ij Still Another Moru, '4U'»i V^^'f, T - • <"i« IT* Nelson, Saturday; i ;i Now South Wales beat Nelson bWIVX 13 points ,to 4; c,; •'.