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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 22 June 1915, Page 9

ASSOCIATION.

BHOTHERHOrm IX FRONT. The games on Saturday, resulting in the defeat of the (earn that was lying next to Brotherhood, gave Brotherhood )tn extra lead of two points in the championship competition. EverU/n has yet a chance for another couple, but Tabernacle is not a team to be taken lightly. Three rlula have a play nff from the first round still to go. Ki/llowing are the positions of the teams: —

ANOTHER ROATC AT TABERNACLE. The Tabcrmi.-lc team tried for a fow minutes on Saturday an arrangement that appeared to be very urn-o'iifortable. for all concerned. Llall, who usually plays rijfht-half, took the centre, wliile 11. Bennett, who is so generally connected with the centre-half position, torvk up the running at centre forward. The most curious part of the arrangement, however, wat-- the attempt to play Stewart at right-half. iSuc.h a general shuilling of positions could be attempted successfully only by a thorougjily well disciplined team. The outstanding feature of the Tabern-.iclo team right from the beginning has been the lank of method in their work, the almost entire oibsenco of any definite system« of attack an.l defem-e. Tht man who Iβ not playing the ball frets übout idly, and the man who is playing the ball eccniß to think that it ie his duty to stick to it as long as, he can. It reminds -one of nothing so much as tlin way wo used to try to stick to the ball in the general scramble in the school playground i" the old days. You never get a schoolboy who has a chance to get a kick at a ball using hi.s h<~ad and passing out to a fellow player. It might 'be too long before lie gets another go at it himself. TRUSTING TO LUCK. It may be that the suggestion is quite !unfair to the TabermwTc ttaoi. but their |il;:y gives the impression that they haven't had any meeting during the week, and that they never talk things over from one week's end to another. Individually considered they arc exceedingly capable plaveiis, and each one can do more with the ball than <an most of the players in other chilis. Hut they do per.si-t in merely playing about instead of shifting the ball smartly along, tiu us to get .by the short cuts of straight, smartly-delivered f>:L3."es to a rea.sona.lile distance from which to shoot. They have disappointed a good many people this season. The only goal of the match did not come fnriii any piece of .-oncerted play, but was the result of n fast piece of tnicky dribbling *>y Stewart. It was well doneand the slhot wan splendidly placed. It -ivoii'ld have done Tabernacle good to ihear the comment on the line when i that goal was scored. "Xhat is what

they could do often," said one, "of thpy would x)iily <pp sfcraight ahead." I And then when this dasihing piece oi Iplay was followed up by diddle • daddle I sort of iside jumps and oth«r kittenisli tricks, thore wiu* a Evornful laugh and i the disgusted remark, "There they go s ajyain at their funny 'business."' it •■ ■ ■ , ] WIIEX THE STEA-M GAVE OUT. ' When the Tabernacle team was. put t back early .in the firsx spell, into tflie j arrangement that suited it Ijeet they gave i n voiry fine exhibition of forward attack. t The work \*:te all tihe better that it ( wabs done against the wind. At this \ stage had the forward- lino been disci- , pL'iuod to work for goals instead of for ; individual ;pot-4winting they should have ( netted a few. StewaTt, sit contre-for- ; ward played the jjame splendidly for ( alMuit ten minutes and away juist a.s a centre-forward slhoukl do. ,Uut when tillt- pressure needed mosit to be kept up to worry tho defence, into break- j liifj down, t-he steam seemed to give out, j and tin , game pottered alxiut once more, j .Mats-Hi was disappointing on the right , wing, die doesn't boom to have struck i form this season soimolkhv. and one ro- , members regretfully the rxp-rtlrnt pro- \ mine lie showed last year for Corint'hinns. Dow, on the other wing, is a ■j.iod type of the fact and energetic wing [ilayer. Ilitrbutt, the «aalkee])cr, ' showed a" lack of self-control. ' ' <

V.M.C.A. ON THIE RIGITT TRACK. < Tin , V.M.C.A. men pu.t up a sturdy fiigtliU TheSr |»lay js open, .fiiist, sind ikusilbiiif;. They spread out and take. risks and koop up :i full head of steam all the time. They are exceedingly ] pleasant opponents and have a record i for s|xirtsnianship as players that they • i-.iu be proud of. More actual skill in • shooting is neinhvi if tßie goal total is ! •to lie increased, lmt the team is going ; the right way to get the cliancet for sh its. The half-back line is a very j sound one. nnd the forwande are well , handled by McMurtrie. Ijinpnidge, l>y t the way, is allowoi t<wi long a rop<-. , There is ibmiltllv too Wg a gap between . liirn and the in.-idc num. WitJi the wind , the way it wiu. on Saturday he sJiould . t.!ie drift of the play. 1). U'vlie is an . have adjusted his [vwitkin according to excellent goalkcvpor.

DROTHKRHOOD TEAM EXTENDED. ])espite tiio conditions, ■which were all against jrood footUill. tbo Adult SchoolRrutherhood match, played on the latUt club's ™round. produced a keen, fast, snd at times exciting encounter. The ground was very muddy; in (act, one end of the field was a qiiafrmire, and n .strong wind blowing rijrht down the pitch made the ball very dillirolt to control. Playing with ihi- wind behind them, the Brotherhood forwards wore mostly on the attack, but the School put up a magnificent defence. Mr Anon y pm , n clever exhibition of goal-keopinj;. Shots were rained in from :ilI directions", hut the poalio simply ■ could ~,.t be beaten. Ho made one mist.ike only, tli.it of carrying the J>all too many steps, but a< if to make amende. lie disposed of thi- penalising shot —a j very warm handful in mastnrly fashion, I which merited the applause the incident ; received. Dnrinc nn exciting scrimmngc in the uoal-inoiith. Cox (full hark) Ro t the ball •away with hi* hand-. Corrin took-the i penalty kick, but struck the crossbar, ; unci tii.- lull was eventually put behind. I The re arranged Ilrotherluxxl front line, I with Ivnaggs oentre forward, worked well, but the School defenders were at the top <kf form, which accounts for a l.lank. wore sheet at half-time. Chang- ) inir over, the School Rtnrte.l i M promising fashion, and soon took the lead,- ,T. Brown scoring with a beautiful drive* Kvidently Brothfrhood received a frijtht, but ,mlled Uiemselves together, and a very determined etTori saw Peareon put thorn on Icwl terms as the result of methodical play. The winning poal was somewhat robbed of its full merit. Gill, one of the School full-bocks, j received a painful injury, and gevera] of I his colloo£u<-s pulled up, endcavourinjr to catch the eye of the referee, while I Pearson wiw allowed to run on and score in simple, .fashion. Concern for a com rude who is temporarily rendered horsis quite ri<rht. ami must lie j admired, but, strictly speaking, players I 1 should not slacken till the whistle has blown. After allowance has been made for the high wind, the shooting of the School j forwards was not what it should have ■ been. Separ \va,s presented with n couple of (food opportunities, but fa-iled to take advantnpc of them, lifting the ball over the bar Instead of between the sticks. ' Forwards have yet to lenm to shoot ! true and often. However, a few displays like that of S.itiinlny should secure the I A<lnlt Rc.h«st>l a better position. It can ■ ipiite fairly be Raid that they fully ex- ; tended the lenders.

n<. \v. Hrntlicrlirwxl fl .". North Shorr ii 2 Tobrrnni-lc. ~> - Y.M.I' A. . . «'• - Adult Sibmil 0 0 r.. i) o Goals Clip. D. Per. Pis. 1 17 .-» 11 I) |l S II T r, t ■> i ii in 0 2 IS 'l