FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5105, 16 August 1895, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

h ♦ [By Damocles.] io Doughty'sname was inadvertently ■li omitted from the junior' rep' team n to play at Wellington to-morrow. I ie understand a full team will go down. 'C The Cbristclmrch 1 rep' team averages 12st 51b forwards, and a littlo it less back, and is considcrd the strong. i- est combination that has ever repiv resented the province, especially in d the backs division. The weight of i- tho Wairarapa touring team is about is 12st 31b in the back division, and i- oyer 13st in the forwards. '0 A match played yesterday betweon l. the Orientals and To IVhiti resulted in a win for tho latter team, H. ir Wricfley doing the principal scoring, a Pauliug and Swind|oy aro 1. to get away With the Wellington team tq play against Christchiirch ' to-morrow. Tins fact wjll weakeq the forward division considerably, McLean and McAnajly wjil fill tho vacances. The Observer says Dan Ddy, oqe of the forwards picked to play for Wairarapa in fheir rep 'matches fjoiyn south, will bp unable to proceecj n owing to a nasty knock ho receivedto one qf his knees thjs season. His 'i place will bo taken by C. Moore, and r C. Allen's name will figure as first emergenpy. Q The N'tu Ahuriri team which play ■i tho Wuiwrapn next week, played " fen matches during tho present'sea: 0 son, ginning then) all, scoring 223 r points against ten. Wi Uru, who hqa J played for tlio Greytown Club, is , tho' captain i}nd qrganiser qf the - jean), ' l ' The football match fetpne y, tyq: j wood was drawn, noither toam scorz ing. The ground was ypry hoavy, 1 The gamp was ovonly contested 3 thoughout. THE AUCKLAND BEPRESEN TATIVE TEAM. By Telegraph.—Frets Association. , Auckland, Thnrsday. The Auckland representative toam of footballei's leit at i.3Q"to-day Vy ( the Jj-lora. Their napes are as fol ; i i fyiley, D. Olaytpp, H. A. I J5. Branndi P. Edmonds, j, Hoqayne, , H, Stephenson, Brady, Gittos, F, ; Murray, C. Speight, T. Clavkon, M. i McMillan, J, Brown, J. Mills, H. Whitley, Jivitt, J. Martin, Green, W. T, Wynyard and several other i players were unable to go, and tho t former's placo will be filled by D. • ! Gage, who loaves on Mpnday, and • will oyertake the team at I'imaru ' , pi' Dunedin, , The team generally is considered , very weak, and not much hope is . entertained of their being successful in the largertowns and against Taraiiaki'. ' The"'forwards'are very ; • •jfot tho bapk division 1 is'wo'ak, The following dre .'the' dates Hawke's Bay, 17 th; South Canterbury, 20th ; Otago, 24th'j Canterbury, 1 29th; W j Nelson', Sop.' tember 2nd | Taranaki,6th,