Football

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 29 June 1906, Page 3

Football

WAIPUK- v° WAIPAWA. Waipawa 6. Waipukurau 3. The fourth match between the above senior teams, played at Waipawa on Wednesday afternoon, resuited in the home team winning by six points to three. The game was very fought, and several players got “ winged.” The scores were —For Waipawa: tries by A. Ferguson and A. Collett; for Waipukurau: goal from a penalty kick, neatly placed by Sharpin. As to the play of the respective teams, there was not much to choose between them, except that Waipawa displayed superior passing. A good number of spectators watched the match. F. Gflasgow captained the winners, and Kelleher Waipuk; Mr O’ Reilly was referee, and Messrs Chambers and Rathbone line umpires. Waipawa thus gains the Hunter shield for this year, making the second time of holding by them. Waipukurau won the shield for the first time last year. It must be won three times before it becomes the property of any club.

Other Matches. Waipawa and Onga Oonga. Juniors played the first game of the second round for the Coneys cup. The first-named won by 8 to 3. Waipawa defeated Onga thirds by a try to nil.

WAIPAWA SUB-UNION v. NAPIER.

The following team has been chosen to represent Napier at Napier on Saturday next:—Fullback, Williams ; three - quarters, Mcßryde, Russell; Coleman; fiveeights, D. McCarthy ; half-back, Smith ; wing-forwards, J. Munro, Bush ; forwards, Rockel. Scorgie. Peterson, Evans, Hay, Harmston, Plank. Emergencies : Backs, Connor, Scullion, Humphries; forward Walker, Lang, Hackett. Waipawa Sub-Union Team-Full-back, Wilder; three-quarters, Ryan, Ferguson, Collett; five-eights, F. Glasgow, Sharpin ; half-back, Kelleher ; wing-forward, J. Bailey; forwards, White, Speedy, Mullaney, Wall, Mitchell, Mackey, Cleary. Emergencies: forwards, Bowling, Hopkins ; backs, Pirie, Matthews. Mr A. Williams will be referee. Captain selected on ground. Team leaves by 9.55 a.m. train on Saturday. Match starts at' 2.45.

NOTES

All the Waipuk men grafted veryhard on Wednesday, and did their levefbest for victory, but the fates were agin ’em. From the on-l lookers’ point of view, perhaps tha| individual play mostly admired was I that of Kelleher, Bailey, Sharpin, Glasgow, A. Ferguson, and Collett. The indiscretion of appointing local referees has been fully exemplified of late, ho matter how impartial a man may be, or try to be, people will talk—friends of the losing side make unpleasant remarks. Why cannot a referee from another province be obtained for an important match ? The services of such could be had for the asking. Then there would be no room for talk about bias and no heartburnings. At a match quite recently a. cluster of men decided that the result was a foregone conclusion when they heard the name of the referee; and this before the

game commenced. Despite the fact of a Referees’ Association having recently been formed in this district, there was difficulty in getting a referee for Wednesday’s Waipawa match. Mr Norris, who had been appointed, was out of the district, and Waipawa objected to Mr Gooseman; so it was eventually agreed that Mr O’Reilly act. That gentleman I nearly succeeded in satisfying the views of all interested. Sometimes when a team wins, the winners think the referee satisfactory ; but when the team loses under the same man, he must be shunted at all costs. A very strong combination has been picked to play Napier tomorrow, and if those chosen can take part, the country men should emerge from the fray with smiles that won’t wear off for a time. The Waipukurau club has eight repre-

sentatives, and the selectors appear to have made the best choice possible on past play. Waipawa should soon be feeling pretty proud of its achievements in the football field. Before its fell swoop there tumbled all of a heap the Waipuk schoolboys, our picked seniors, and Onga Onga juniors and thirds. , The Canterbury-Hawke’s Bay representative match will be played at Napier on Wednesday, August 15th. The Wellington-H.B. rep match is fixed to take place at Napier on September 11th. Matches in this district have so far been played in favourable weather, without rain. A one-legged football player was fined recently at Home for playing football in the street. The police said: “He takes some catching when he gets away with the ball.