FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4835, 26 September 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

[By Damocles ] s '^mMffi New South tfaleM<MoJm wap'tift :^>KW Record Wirijor WwAakm,

The principa) event season of 1894iintheWairarapttwa?' s ,^™ undoubtedly the meeting °^ oU \ tnct team withthatof tho Colony of||l||l New South Wales, and the'ettSt Mil crowd which assembled in yesterday, shows to what terest is being taken in the g our midst Despite state of the weathei, the WUrb. seuted a very lively appearance noon, when residents horn wwj?'Y*fJl nook and corneiAthe Valley in an appearanciP Tho dements' _ J were decidedly against the turning out, but the number of en- J tHusiasts of the gentler iiexjon the ;jTf'| ground, who braved the chances 'of yVjj a.wettirig,were bytoH|raqans'inthe ?s?k minority. The gate, 'V, Jj of the periodical considerably, and the amount would 1 * probably have been far more, had ** l ''<j the morning been fine As it was, ' J ■$ considerably- Over 2,000 persons lined the Oval fonce, nnd kept f|e)Rj vj^

if the nittee to : keep the finest ipectators, waa, light.;- :'. :■'/.■' '/■-.•■ :"■'.'■■'^Jj: ! j^s^fe^| The New: ; iatives. -were to tfie vnd witnessed^the : ;ifwn>; : lanced by abbutidozen' : Mangakuta tribo.. The. imused' at' the. antics warriors, and cheered tl™. yigop|ssSjl ously at tlie two or three one was on tliei tip-toe lincy, waiting for: the}gp?/'to;||» commence. The-rWelshmeni'hadSflH numerous friends, whose they had gained by the; winning JffiM stand mado against the New Zealand ;yß| team, and the splendid by the men in; their later; The combination of the menwae considered far front) good,fs§|l' and a severedrubbing was them as a result;: The state of the Oval did not : visitors, but they bad ; many such grounds during the tpmy;js|tj that their chances were^not;'tb^bes : i#i||l despised, Their forwards' were orders to make the game, the ball from the backs,- The" pi^pff of the Wairarapa team was ju'st ; .tM|j|!;||| opposite, viz,, to keep Ythe bali>. as much as possible from the 1 opposing <?'ss% forwards, and give their 'availablechance,. ~ ,-",'■'';{ ; ; - : 7 :'?\'£t®l

As the two teams cajn? on field from opposil/'du , ectiMis7lhe . j ilocal men gavo the New South . N Welshmen three hearty cheers which •' were re-echoed by tho spectators, and responded to by the visitors. An exchange of war cries,thehAvitable photos taken, and all ■ ' for the fray. Mi- Laurensen (of Wellington) occupied tho position of referee, Aid Messrs/rhompson and Bliss acrad as line umpires. The teams took up their positions in the field as follows :

New South Wales (light blui ) 'McMahon(Capt) Lusk, Cobb, Dibbs, Surman, Galloway, /-*""* Henlon, Lm, Carson, Lohan, Alcock, Wybui-d, Scott, Edwards, Rankin. Wairarapa (Black.) Wrigloy, D'Arcy(Cpt),McGovein,Thompson, Maguiie, Hansen, r- 1 Moivlem, Morns, ' Macdonald,D Udy, • Cockrane, E Udy, Giay,Watson, Morouood IB FIKBT SPMiL. "^ New South Wales it on the toss, and elected to. defend the noithern *** goal, being the digest poition of the ground, E, Udy kicked off for ' Wairarapa, and for some time play hovered about the centie of the field, till D'Aroy, obtaining possession, kicked well down, and tlrei Blpcks invaded Now South 'territory. Passing was soon commenced by Hansen sending tbo ball away to McGuuo, thence to MeGovern and D'Aicy, but the defence of the Blues was at its best, and the collaring was peifect Thompson sailed away to the full-back McMahon, but ho was on tho afcrt, jdll saved a score. Time afllnmo Wairarapa came down tho ball passing ftom ' ■->/ other in fine style, backs takM- an equal shaie \n tho proceeding. At last then Valiant s efforts were rew aided, Gray unselfishly transferring the leathei on the lino to Merewood, who scoied fust blood for the homo team E Udy made a poor attempt at goal. On resuming, Gray and Watson took ,J tho pUy to the Blue quarters, where McMahon cleveily stopped them. Lane, Wyburd'and Alcock came to the rescue, and transfeued the play to the other end, where Galloway had a shofcat goal, the leathei going wido. From' the kick out Dibbs marked, and tlie Bhjfljc 25's w ero the scene of operations fori considerable time. The defence play of McGuire, D'Aroy and Wngley saved their' Ho, and Mowlem, Watson and D| " 'dy coming to the rescue in the Ick of. time, altered the' state of fairs. Thompson slipped away, id raced down the field, but was vertaken by Suiman, and trans.erring the oval to Moms, tho latter lost a certaintiy byjiying to dodgerhlsiiifllii'instcad of passing at** the right moment Another fay 'vis immediately lost by Thompson jA .ing too hard when almost J covetedline. Wairaiapaweiehav« ing all. the best of the play, and from Hansen's pass, McGdvem dodged his men and a second try was registered. - Wngley failed to negotiate. Wairarapa 6, Now South nil. The visitors made things meny, < and Henlon,tipped D'Arcy with full speed on. Surman obtained a maik, and ;Wybui'd .madean excellent attcmptatgoaLMeiewoodcamethmußh ' with theballjand some prettpallfwe; ensued McGoveih, D'Aroy and Thompson, the again pi oving his undoubted quality, a ■; The whistle then ended the first 'J,4> spell, with Wairaiapa m the lead/ v SECOND SPELL " A The second Spell opened \ith Wybmd kicking off for New Soujfclx ; Wales, and if the first spell was in $ fa\our of Wairarapa, the second spell was consideranly more so* ( GW }fyW lushed down and scored posts Thompson placed points stood at 11 visitors appeared stole, and'only" &$l l $M ," ' '"' '* JK.W

Wm^=m^,,-, • ||; ~-•.; times showed anything liko tlioirreMi- '■'.' ported brilliant form; Thompson, Pp.; ' who had all through played a pretty %■ game, made sevoral (lashing rims, |?t '. and 'once eaved his side when the gf ; Welshmen had, dribbled passed jjif. ; Wrigley. ■D. Udy was collared by jfp Cobb,afterafinorun, and Hansen ||| kicking back bohind his own line, a *,||.. : . scrum, was' ordered Ave yards out. H■'.'> Wairarapa forwards soon had tlioir H^fßnitaLV danger, and D'Arcy was mKBK wjiltlio ball too long, spoiled fHUHiip l ' p% or wns on tne ' ouc ' l j^^HHHftW v ' s > 80n ' ) McMalion over HH^HULvVp OOII ou tho local line, the HJHBHuun n'score, Laiie and Hcnlon, HH^H 0 splondid wing men made numHHnerous fine attempts, but were cacli time nom&issed, Jlaguiro collaring HB beantifullir Surman marked at HB the twentyMfte flag, but Cobb failed in the kick. McGovcrn dodged H 0 through, and tho scone was again WBB changed, More passing and D'Arcy P ace on.elndednll tho backs HHHr v minutes now remained to play BHH» the visitors made one last groat Some fierce play onsu cd on the lino,Wrigloy and D'Arcy HflV doing a tremendous lot of work. HDF' rom & forward rush, in which all HB the ball was carried over the line, HP and a try awarded to Wyburd. The decision was' greeted with cheers V : from the spectators, and Cobb failk ingto place, the match was over, I;'/.. Wairarapaprovingthe winnersby 21 to three, thus beating TaraHB J naki's record by thrco points. " Ake, HB akf. ake, kia knha !" HJ.. 1 TIIEI'UY. no rain fell during the game, and the day was a splendid one for footMil, not the slightest breezo blowing. Tho ground was in fair form, although after the first half hour it ; assumed a slippery condition, and ; . the ball then became dull and h eavy. One pool of water at tho western part of tho ground proved a perfect i slough of despond to tho visitors, i 7) and was oftentimes tho means of J giving tho local men a distinct i I advantage. Tho winners, one and ■ )' all, played a magnificent game, and both forwards and backs fairly out- i classed their opponents. Tie New i Sonth Wales men allege thnt they -v have not met such a splendid com- i . bination of forwards dnring the i tour, and this division hems; aulo to 1 . hold their own, our backs shono to i '**+'. advantage. j As to individual play too much ] cannot be said of tho Wairarapa i backs, Wiigloy played a perfect full-back game, and saved his side ] times out of number by his splendid ( "~ v -'—defence.. ..The trio of Masterton ' three-quarters, D'Arcy, JlcGovern i and Thompson shone conspicuously, 1 , . and although a great deal had beon I heard of the visitors Surman, Dibbs, I ';..»JT™I. tl -..- :_;i ...:»i. ,

ijfind Lush, they wore never init with jfyttr men. D'Arcy fairly outrivfilled "liimself, nnd if his reputation was sullied in tho South, ho cleared, it ,1 with interest yesterday, never mak- * ing the slightest mistake throughout the game. Dibbs was specially put out to mark D'Arcy, and his line collaring saved many a certain score, Our stalwart back took tho passes beautifully from Hansen and MeGoYorn and after racing most of tho men was three or four times brought p down on the line by eitheir "7\ Dibbs or McMahon. McGovern and Thompson both did excellent work, the fast men of tho visitors often being brought into requisition to stop them. Surmah was frequently seen racing aftdr Thompson, and the sprinter of Nojv South Wales always gained his end; Mnguire as five-eighths was, at tlje. \ first of the game, not up to his usui il , standard, but later on gained coni • dence, and his fine collaring was a V. featnro of the day, He took the ball well from Hansen, but delayed rather long before transferring, thus . giving the opposing backs a better opportunity of blocking his men, Hansen was almost perfect as half, and his correct passing out from under the serum was much admired, Mowlem was as brilliant as usnal oa the wing, and Morris, although oi~ playing a rattling game, appearttt anxious to work too hard, He shoJH continually on the loose, Of tffl forwards, comparisons cannot wtH be drawn. They . all . workfl well together, held their ovS in the serum, and were superifl in the loose. Merewood w j, seen to advantage in the rushes, b *% failed to give satisfaction in scrn \work. Being his first grsat mate '"■..flfandoubt accounted for this, and '. THfcfenow-hia.place and companio next contest) Tho followii 'up of Gray, Watsorlvrad Cochran was severe on the ¥Olßll backs, \vl oftentimes failed to get the b: away in consequence. The brothe Udy and McDonald held tho scruu splendidly,and the amount of weigM j and energy they put into their woiK ■ told its tale. fj For the visitors,' the backs yttm strong on defence, but their reputetl scoring abilities were not very evident. Tho beautiful collaring of McMahon, Cobb, and Dibbs was a treat to witness, and they were kept going all tho afternoon. Lusk, Snrman, aijftrGallowfty did very little miming and passing, contenting thomselves with returning the kicks *k, with good judgment down the line. ■ The wings, Lane and Honlon,played splendidly, and their cunning tactics on the line out were a source of trouble .to their opponents, Of a fine set of Wards, Wyburd, Edwards,Rankin and (Scott wero about tho best, and onr 'men havo no doubt learned numerous wrinkles from their play. it- 1 THE DINNER, 4 4 Ovter a hundred guests sat do*vn to tlile complimentary dinner givon to tbjo New South Wales team by the : Waiijarapa Union last evening, in the large! dining-room of tho Club Hotel, An excellent repast was served up, which reflected the utmost credit ../'" unor| the hotel, and everyone enf joyra the dinner most heartily, Mr / Bucjhanan, M.H.R., and Patron to . the J Union, occupied the chair, and mKWJ supported on oithev side by tho nßHHjßains ot- tho respective teams, and D'Arcy. Chairman proposed the first toasfii "The Queen,' which was drni|k with musical honours, after m IL whi«h Mr W. Simms gave his hearers! m a faJto of his qualities as a singer. BWi Jw A. E. D'Arcy, in proposing tho ■K; toastSbf" Tho Visitors,' said itgavo B^R'?jiim| r :gi'eat pleasui'e in meeting Now Sonth Wales team many of tho familiar faces ■HBttad mot in the football Hold in year. He rethat they could only return BHffi|Bvery BDiall tneasore the hospi;

■ tallty and welcome tho New Zealand , team had been given on the othoi' ' Bide, With regard to their victory , that day, ho felt proud of his men, i but Bomo allowance should cortainly [ bo made for the visitors, for had the. ' ground beon dry and hard, tho re* i suit would certainly havo been much , closer. Ho eulogised tho conduct of tho visiting team during their stay 1 in Masterton both on and off tho football'fioM, and said that tho reports'that had preceded them regarding their rough play were utterly unfounded. The gamo was fought in good spirit, and tho Wairarapa boys had just cause to bo proud of themselves. Song by Mr Cobb, of the Now South Wales team. Mr McMahon, in responding to the last toast, thanked Mr D'Arcy and the Union for the welcome they had extended, and he had felt sure from the timo thny arrived at the station and heard tho strains of a band, a good time was in store for thorn in Masterton. Tho drivo round in the morning had been ono of the most pleasant of the trip, and his men were delighted at the various places of interest, especially tho Fish Ponds, a sight never to bo seen in Sydney. As to the game that day, ho had not the slightest hesitation in saying that tho best team won. Wairarapa was one of the strongest combinations they had mot on tour, and ho hoped a match would be arranged with Taranaki for the championship of the Colony, and a great game would bo tho result. His men would have many pleasant recollections of thoir visit to Masterton, and when the next New Zealand team visited Australia ho hoped to see many Wairarapa faces. Captain Thomas then sang, whistled and told yarns, keeping his hearers in a bubblo of merriment throughout, Dr Butemont proposed " Kindred Sports," and Mr Wyburd (tho father of the team) suitably responded. Songs were contributed by Messrs Cockroft, Light, Simms and Lusk, and an imitation of tho " German Baud " by tho N.S.W. team created immense amusement. " Tho N.Z, Union " was proposed by Mr McMahon, who spoke highly of tho management, and said it was a great pity tho whole of the colony was not represented, New Zealand could undoubtedly placo a team in tho field equal to any in tho whole world, and the fifteen that met them at Christchurch werothe fiuestbody of men he had over seen. Mr Buchanan, M.H.R., in replying, said ho wished someono more worthy than he had been coupled with the toast, and would leave the responso in the hands of one of the worthiest footballers who had over kicked the leather-Mr E. M. D. Whatman, (cheers), Mr Whatman said the N.Z, Union had been the means of giving them a cbanco of meeting a team from N,S. Wales, and ho had great pleasure in watching the match that day. He had no doubt that next year the Southern Unions would fall iu with the rest of tho Colony, and he hoped

tos.ee a representative team sent Home that would thor6ughly test tho prowess of the players of the. Old Country. Messrs Thompson and Wrigley then sang, and" The Ladies" were toasted by Mr Hanson, and responded to by Messrs McGovern and Lusk. Tho remaining toasts" JlineHost" and the "Press' beingduly honored, the gathering broke np about 11.30, with friendly greetings andfarewells, A gold medal was given by Mr Lionel Caselberg to the player of the best back game for Wairarapa in yesterday's match, Messrs Whatman and Butement to act as judges. Georgo Hansen, the fine half of the lied Star Club, was awarded the trophy, and the selection was a worthy and popular one. '/JBBBB^HHS