ASSOCIATION GAME

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 196, 18 August 1913, Page 8

ASSOCIATION GAME

i EVERTON DEFEATED. FAST GAME AT VICTORIA PARK. SHORE AXD BROTHERHOOD DRAW. The second last round in the fiiotb,*!! Association's senior competition provided intercstliig results in the only two games which were played. Carlton defaulted to Adult School, so that there was no senior game at Bayswater. At Devonport, North Shore followed up their success in beating the premiers two Saturdays ago hy making a draw with the rum:ers-up, after a very fast game. The Corinthian-Everton contest attracted most attention, however, the possibilities being full of interest for the students of form mid past pcrform.ip.rcs. Corinthians had defeated Shore, who had defeated Everton. but the deduction was not so simple as it looked. Corinthians however, played up to the form shown hy them in 1 lie lust few matches, and succeeded in wresting a hard-fought victory fr.-ini lhe Everton te.im. aud thus reducing the lead of the premiers. Their win may put ttii-ni in the position of lying wilh I'.rollicriicod f"r ihe right to play off with the ciia—pious for the cup. EVERTON A". CORINTHIAN. This game was played at Victoria Pari:, which was in remarkably good condition cun.-i.leiing the heavy rain that had .alien (luring ihe week-outl. Several hundred keen spceta"eirs attended, in the expectation of seeing an c.citing game. In this (hey were nut disappointed, ihe workmanlike improve niiiil nf the- Corinthian team siamling the severe lest, while recent reorganisation id the premier side justified the fears cf their supporters as to lis etilclcucy. The teams were:— Everton. -I'autcll I goal): IMcllev and T.nliinsiin ibncksi: ISoe.Ui. linker and Ilrevvr tliuivOHi: Isliister, Isi.-istcr. juu., Buync, Pitkin, and O'Connor i forwards). iiir.ntiiians.- Coujshlan (goal); Sale an.' Itoi.i-ns il.ack.si; . Hose. Shepherd and I'.oui! (halvesi: Han. 11.I 1 . Kose, Craig, Davis, and Morton il'orwards). Mr. L. C. 11. Hanson was referee. The game opened up vigorously, the lirst movement setting the ke.iiote for lhe merry times lo follow, in a very few momens Corinthians combined successfully, and took charge. The forwards opened out, and were In away by the halves, the attacKing scheiiic martins out from Davis, who wa. i;, the centre fur a little while at the heginliiii:. ol' the c aIU ,.. Hart, on the uitiddc, appeared t.i he ljliig cfi-sldc when the hail came i ul to him. hut Hie referee Judged that he had gut into that position -after ih« hall was last played, which, of .nurse, as players know, makes ah the difference, liart swung the centre in to 1". Kose. who made his move, ami transferred to Davis, the lastnanic.i ).;avcr crowning tbe efforts l.y lauding Hie ball in the net. Play continue.! as l.risklv as it had started, with th« Everton players working t" .-■•me purpose. Itoyne gained possession in i.ls mast, r'v style, and laid his p.ans lor an ..peiiiug .vhei.ee to i.-.ake an assault on t c goal. Roberts cc.l lv and s;aved oil the immediate danger, hut Pitkin bad been ably supporting his captain, aiid lauded a gou>d goai very cleverly. Isldsti r twice cot well away on the left wing, but Roberts tackled him skilfully and cleared the danger brilliantly. Morton can-,- through with one of hi.s lightning rushes down the right wing, survived a strong tackle by Ridley, outwitted Robinson, and shot. Cante'l cleared, but Corinthians li.-jit at it. and for a most exciting minute it two fairly hailed shots on canteli. wliii cniiie out o," the ordeal splendidly. Ho- ball ultimately rri.ini; behind. From th" goal kick tin- white:; strain .secured, and won the ball ultimately gilng behind. The sevon.l spell opened with the breeze, su h as it was. slightly in favour of Corinthians, and they pressed for sonic time. Hart being pulled up twice on the left v.'ing for nff-slde play, in which he was a constant olTeniler. Kverton pot away. and showed cToctivo combination, a shot from Boyne • going narrowly past. Sale and Roberts 1 Merc throughout conspicuous for notably I cocs! i.ari; piny. . n ,| prr.voil a hard, pair to , jnutwil. Bc.se. for Corinthians, had a close; I shave wilh a hard shot that glanced off the I crossbar.. Pressing vigorously, Corinthians I carried play into the Everton area. w!icr» Cantell cn'ce oil with dying colours in a I good exhibition of goal-keeping. From a I splendiiliy-placed erne- by Morton. Shepherd look the hall en his head and netted a beautiful goal, which mad? up for n ;i r e- ! vious effort in the same circumstances. I when he stood too close in aud headed over | the bur. I From the kid; o!T Everton gnl away with a rush, and made a determined uttacl; on Corinthians- goal, hut this tidal wave receded, ami soon Corinthians were again in position to take another of Morton's corners. This time, however. Robinson got In first I and diverted an attemnt by Rose to repeat the previous success. Then Everton steadied land, playing an attractive, open Rime, made | Just as many openings as their opponents. The remaining play was very fast, and the | scene of operations constantly shifted as I I first one side and rhen the other enined a Temporary advantage. Coal-keeper Cou-h----lan hnn.lied fieveral difficult shots with r-oel--1 ness and certainty, and Everton's vigorous attack wns turned by him time after time the game ended with the scores unchanged! Corinthians _._... ° Everton --"?. ■*".. I BROTHERHOOD V. NORTH SHORE. The match at the Shore between the I .oi-al team and Urotherhood was a good go l ir-oiii start to finish, and the score of unci aii Just about represented the strength of | play the game was willing and fast, and' ; ill.- football was at times much above tliel ] average we get iv Auckland, lv the first' I spcli the Shore were the first to score, i the gosd being the result ot a corner, i Wool ley sent the ball In Judiciously, and v\ali:iec Just managed to beat the goalie. Shore were pressiiu; nearly the whole of! the spell, and nau the Lrotherhood defence! been less sound the score would have oecn very different. With a matter of ten minutes, or so to a». Cockeu brought the teams on level terms again with a very i pretty shot, which was even too yuick for ihe sure ltennei; in goal for th.- Suore. The spcli ended without any alteration in iln si ere. The second half was a ding • ilong go right from the jiim.o- Brotherhood, who appeared to stay slightly the better of the learns, made the pace very hot. and for some time Shore were quite content to rely ou defence without trying to force lhe game. Later ou, however, they returned the Brotherhood attack with interest, and more than mice they had hard luck In uot scoring. In spite of the valiant attempts to uii-ii the scale, neither side managed to make the msiti'li other than a draw, and an interesting game ended wilh the score one all. Mr (luesl handled the game with lirinncss and absolute fairness. N'orlli Shore . 1 Brotherhood _. , . . 1 SECOND DIVISrO-L Everton second eleven were very narrowly victorious against North Shore by two goals to one on Saturday. THIRD DIVISION. Everton defeated Taberuacle B at Bayswater by one goal to nil. The match was played on a very wet ground, and Everton ! had the belter of the play right through, I Tabernacle being fortunate to get oIT with I only a brilliant goal from Craig against i them. 1 Tabernacle A drew with North Shore, the ' score being a penalty goal each. Clarke scored for Taberuacle. and McAneny for ■ North Shore. I -—- ; FOURTH DIVISION. j Everton defeated V.M.C.A. B by default, i the game having been set down for declsiou| at Bayswater. J City beat North Snore at tbe Domain by | 1 geal to nil. iv a game tbn t has an im"- ] i porta nf bearing on the fourth grade pre-! mlership. City won the toss, and decided I to play witli Hie wind. They had hard luck | in not scoring within a few minutes from j the start. Lunn (Shore goal-keeper) savkig i splendidly. Dive and take play followed, j a good shot for Shore being saved by the I City goal-keeper. McLaren. The stvoun . spell started orT with very fast play, and an excellent pass from McPherson to Mv- I Dougal] enabled the latter to score .the ■ only "goal of the __tch. Enr City, Mcl-'htir- j son played best, while Alison. aad-iicKen-U I "-W"-"" r *~a__£«„aiwt_L. ?i , ' J