ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 109, 9 May 1921, Page 7

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

CLUB MATCHES STARTED. OLD BOYS' EASY WIN. TWO CLOSE GAMES. Tlie club championship matches under the auspices of the Auckland Football As?ortn'(ion were opened on Saturday in-fine weather. One match was played at ITunfly and the others in the city. At the Domain ground Y.M.C.A. Old Boys bent Kohl by 4 roals to 0. A vot.v close match fit Me Calliope 'Dock ground remiled In Xorthcote heating the 'IT.M.s. Philomel team b.v 1 goal to 0. 'At Devonport there was another close game. Xonh Siiore beating Y.M.C.A. liy a goal. In the match at Huntly the home team beat 'Ponsonby."by 3 joals to 1. Y.M. OLD BOYS-V. KOIII. This game- played on t.he outer Domain. *vas a poor exhibition of the code, and Y.'M.C.A. Old !Roys won by -1 goals to 0. Hall, of Kohimarama, set the •hall in motion, passing on to Kowat, to Stewart, the latter being nicely relieved by Shenkln, who brouuht play to mldiield. wliere miK-'h dve-and-take followed. The Old Bovs forced the pace, and Millar made a /rood run riufit down the wing, but failed In flie attempt. Woods, who was always in close company, atain forced matters, finding the net. after ten minutes' play. Y.M.CM. Old Ro.th 1. ICoMmaramn 0. A foul for ofT»ide n*as riven against Y.M.C.A.. who were quickly put on the defeuslve, bu' Peoples was very sound, and turned the leather 'to the Kohlinarams. twenty-five Mere Woods ajfain intercepted, easily beat in? Pye with a low shot. Y.;M.C.A. Old Roys 2, Kahimarama 0. u \ corner against j Kohimarama was taken by Fairpray, but did not bear much fruit. Y..M/ % '.A. were still .prtfisin?, and carried .the lea-Mier into their opponents' iwenty-flTe, where a melee followed. Kohimarama were now waking up, and Rovrat made a beautiful attempt, swinging the leather on -to iHall. The latter, who had a good opportunity, missed, the 'ball going out. A nice piece of work by the Y.M.C.A. forwards saw. Fairgray And the not just before half-time. Y.M.C.A. Old Boys 3, Kohimarama 0.

Falrgray set 'the leather going for the second spelt, putting out to Hie wing. but it was intercepted b.r Jloiv.it. Faultv rushes and kicking on both stiles marked the plsy at this stare, and neither side seemed to make much headway. Austin, who was brought into the front rank, was set going by Hail. Racing down the wins, he sent on to Rowat, but the latter could not yet past Y.If.C.A. twenty-live mark, A penalty against Stewart for handling was ■taken by Woods, but the shot did not get ■past Pye, wlio conceded a corner, from the. kick a melee followed, but try as "they would the Old Roys could not find tile net. Another penalty against the wearers of the hoops was taken by the same player, and thlfl time lie made no mislake, and the game ended;

V.11.C.A. Old Boys 4 Kohlmarama 0 . 'llr. Thompson was referee. * 'H.M.S. rniT.OM'K'L V. NORTIICOT.E. 'Philomel, winning, the toss.' elected to play with the sun at their backs.' Craxlon. Ihe N'ortSioole goalie, was tested In the IVrst few minutes of the game; and saved In a splendid manner. Fifteen minutes after the start 'PMlomel's centre forward had veiy hard.lines 111 the goal-month. Crarton caving at the expense of a corner. The feature that showed most In the tlrst half was the very erratic shooting of the forwards. There was no scrn-e at half-time. Ten minutes after resuming, dlooper the 'Ptillomcl's centre-forward, put In n-splen-did shot, which was well saved by Craiton. In. the riert lev minutes the Philomel's goalie wan called upon to defend his goal, wjilch lie did In a fine manner Corln, Xortheote's centre-half, took a free kick, which went about ten yards wide, and then about five minutes later he kicked a penalty kick wide*.. The sailors were playing In fine style, and the plar for the greater .part of (lie time was In the Xorljicote half. Thirty minutes after resuming there waa a mix-up In front of the Philomel's goal, and from this Tremaln scored ■for -Vortheote. This proved to he the only goal of the game, the sailors being defeated after a very hard struggle. The result was:— Northcote ,1 rhllom;l 0 X -NORTH SdIORE V. Y.jf.C.'A. North Shore act the .ball rolling, McAneny from the line reaching Y.M.-C K's goal. Mills cleared to Walbran, and y.M.C.A.'s forwards sent behind. Plar linn-? In North Shore's quarters 'till Williams slipped past Dacre. nn*l wis awarded a corner, whldi was placed "behind. North 'Shore were falling lo combine, and T.IM.C..A, •were more than iioldinp: tholr own, hut 'falling to put n flnMi on the attack.' Williams, In North Shore's goal, was bombarded from all angles and ranges, and acquitted himself admirably. Lewis got in a nice saving kick for North Stiore, and Woolley tested ißralthwalte, 1 I>ut the Y.31.C.A, defence was solid. Y.M.C.A. returned to the attack, and Scott and Dacre were prominent 111 the defence. Alison, Woolley, and McAneny went away to Y.M.C.A.'s goal, hut the sliot went wide. Alison and Woolley were prominent In nice attacking work for North Shore, but halftime arrived with no score. The second spell was of an even nature, and full of Incident, both goalies' being called on to save. It -was not, however, until after SO minutes' .play that a goal was scored, irhen Wooliey, trieklnz three opponents, .got I In the shot test gave North 'Shore tne match ■by 1 goal to 0.

Y.M.C.A. BOYS' LEAGUE. Ttesults of Saturday's matches plaved nt t.he Domain:— ■Senior Division.—TUrnls 3 (Crowley 2, Kendall 3). beat Spurs 3 (Keeslug, .Adams and Goldstine). Bangers 6 (Kemp 2, Collins Levy, Pearce 2), beat Swifts 3 (McKcnzJo, Lewis nnll Tithe). Fourth Division.—dangers 2 (Carter and Clarke), beat 'Swifts 0. Spurs 2 ■ (Sutton and Dewls). beat 'Rivals 0. ■Third 'Division.—Spurs 1 (Bell) heat THvals 0. Swifts 6 (Kemp, Sparling Birkenhead, Brown, Marshall, Le Conte), beat Bangers 0. 'Second Division.—Spurs 2 (Jtart'n and Bryson), beat Rivals 1 (IVhltley). Swifts 2 (Leonard,, Kemp), 'beat Bankers 0. SECOND GRADE. Everton bent Metropolitan br 2 goals to 1. Kerr scored both for 'Everton. "and Swales for Metropolitan. North Shore 3, ' beat Metropolitan 2.FIFTH GRADE. North Shore 5, -beat"Tabernacle 0.