ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 9

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

BROWN SHIELD. M t AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY. 1 i i, XAKROW "WIN FOR AUCKLAND, i> j< The last of a long series of represen- j tative matches was played on the Domain' j on Saturday, in the presence of a good gathering of spectatore. The game '. i •was a "challenge match, Canterbury | < being the challengers. Auckland had j' to make two alterations in their selected team, owing to illness and bereavement. ' Meagher took Neesham's place at left , half, whilst Palmer was introduced as I inside right on account of Dodd's absence. | ] This necessitated a rearrangement of j the home attack, where Dacre figured at centre forward, and Humphries filling j the inside left position. ■ The visitors brought a strong side and were confident of giving a good display. \ The teams were:— j Canterbury.—James McDougall, Lusk, ; Chappell, Whittington. Thompson, John I McDougall, Norrie, Chapman, Colville, Howarth, Ives. Auckland.—Batty, Thompson, Kane, j Bell, Baxter, lleagher, Tocker, Palmer, , Dacre, Humphries, Henshaw. Referee: 3lr. J. M. Downie. Auckland won the toss and Colville j commenced play, facing the sun. The j northerners at once attacked and were , soon prominent, Palmer testing the visi- , i tors' custodian with a high shot, which the goalie displayed cleverness in deal- | ing w-itlu R. 2Jorrie changed the scene of operations with a wing pass that was i well placed, but Kane nipped in and i cleared. A mis-kick by Chappel looked dangerous, but his confrere rushed across and cleared what would have proved to I be a certain goal. Canterbury now made I advance by the left wing, clever play by I Howarth and Ives getting to the goal ' mouth, but the hitter's finishing effort just went over. The early exchanges were fast, and it had every appearance ; of developing into an interesting game. j Tocker exhibited bis pace in a good run, ! and an accurate centre travelled across i the goal mouth. Auckland were doing I the major portion of the attacking work, giving the visitors' defence a warm time. After nearly fifteen minutes' play Tocker put in splendid work on the wing, 'and sent across to Palmer. The inside I right cleverly tricked the defence and I shot, but McDougall partially saved, j when Dacre rushed up and netted the ball, scoring Auckland's first goal: Auckland 1 Canterbury 0 Even First SpelL From the kick-off the visitors attacked and Howarth was in a good position to j score, but Thompson relieved. Hands against Baxter should have been taken advantage of, but the kick was weak ' and Bell cleared. Play centred around j Canterbury's goal mouth, and.JDacre got • in a quick first-time shot, which lie- j J Dougall cleared. The visitors' goalkeeper I was giving a good display and saved several almost certain goals irom Dacre and Palmer, whose shooting was well on the target. Canterbury forced a corner, but the shot was badly /placed and cleared. Mid-field play followed when the visitors broke away and Ives nicely centred, when two of the visitors' forwards collided, -which resulted in the retirement of Colville. Tocker and Dacre took play to the visitors' twentyfive where the former forced a corner, but after a melee in the goal-mouth, H. Thompson got safely away. Auckland came again, and Henshaw put in a good i run, and bis pass to Humphries was j nicely accepted, his finishing shot just j i going outside the upright The visitors were handicapped in playing a man j short, and as a result their attack lost I a lot of sting. Auckland were giving a ■ good display, and the new men introduced were justifying their selection, Palmer and Tocker particularly doing good work. The visitors' left wing was i the pick of the front rank, Howarth putting in a lot of work, but their finishing efforts were not strong. The defence was not too safe, Lusk being the pick of the backs, and but for the display given by the goalie the score would have been much higher. Henshaw sent in a] nice pass to Humphries, who took the j ball well into the goal line before shoot- i ing, but once again J. McDougall saved I i an, almost certain goal. Towards the! i interval Canterbury appeared to tire, I i and play centred mostly around the I visitors' goal mouth. With five minutes to go Colville reappeared with his head bandaged, having suffered a scalp wound. J The visitors put more dash into their ' play and made .two quick excursions into the Auckland half, where Chapman I. just sent over. Colville was going nicely | through, but Kane stopped the effort at j the expense of a corner, which proved j abortive. Another attack looked danger- j j ous, and H. Thompson sent ov<;r. The I J visitors now made a determined effort, ■ and right on the interval the left wing j got into close contact and Ives made no mistake, giving Batty no chance with the equalising goal. It was a good i effort, and the result of a persistent attempt. Immediately the whistle ; sounded for half-time with the score: i Auckland 1 Canterbury 1 Auckland Hangs to the Lead. Dacre commenced operations upon i play being resumed, when the visitors at I once attacked. Clever play by the front i-ank and repeated efforts kept the i j Auckland defence at work till Colville ' was judged offside, when the free kick ! relieved the pressure. Canterbury, who j now had the sun at their backs, made an improved showing, and were getting . their share of the play. Tocker changed the scene of operations, and after a run sent the ball well across the field, whence Humphries' shot went over. After several minutes' play the Auckland for- ■ wards got well going, and a shot from : I Humphries drew the visitors' goalkeeper ] lout, when Dacre obtained possession, I and made no mistake with an open goal: ! Auckland .... % ! Canterbury 1 | i From the. kick off play centred in midfiald, and eventually a free kick to Canterbury landed play in the home j goal mouth, but Thompson cleared. A I breakaway by Tocker found the visitors' ■ I defence in trouble, but Henshaw took i the ball too quick, and the leather j j went behind. At the other end the j : visitors' inside trio were in the picture i with a nice combined movement which J ! Kane, who waa playing a consistent i ' game, broke up. The following ex- j ! changes were even, both goals being i I visited in turn, but the visitors'. front! rank were not combining with the ! understanding that the home sids dis- ! played. A free kick against Humphries I was placed in the goal mouth, but Ivee shot, over. In the second spell the visitors were prominent, and should at least have had another goal, but the Auckland defence waa sound. A good run by Ives resulted in a comer, which. 'was placed right in the goal mouth, ' when Batty punched to safety. A free j kick at the other end just outside the pen»ltrv area was saved in good etyle by i McDougai], who to immediately called^

upon to clear a hard shot from Humphries. Colrille sent across a pass to R. Nome, and the outside right seemed to be going right through when Kane saved with a corner. This was badly placed, and the goal was temporarily saved. Immediately Whittington sent in a beautiful high shot which Batty saved, but Colville, who played well up the field, rushed in and equalised the scores: Auckland 2 Canterbury 2 The play in the second spell was a decided improvement, and, if anything, Canterbury had the better of the play. The game was fast, and the excitement intense when Auckland broke away and Palmer sent over a nice pass, which Dacre accepted and took through, finding the net and giving Auckland the lead: Auckland 3 Canterbury 2 Canterbury strongly attacked, when Whittington was again prominent with a long shot, which just went over the bar. A free kick against Henshaw was well placed, but the line was cleared. At the other end James McDougall was called upon to save a hard shot from Humphries, cleverly eluding Dacre and keeping his goal clear. The visitors 1 custodian was giving a faultless display. Canterbury persistently attacked, and with a little more luck would have scored. Norrie got nicely going and put in a good solo run, his centre being met ;in good style by Colville, but the shot just went outside. With only a minute to go Canterbury attacked when Norrie got away on the wing, but Kane stopped i the effort. Immediately time was called with the score: Auckland 3 Canterbury 2 THIRD DIVISIOH. KnockoDt Final—North Shore 1, beat Xorthcote 0. FOURTH DIVISION. Boskill Cup FlnaL—North Shore 2, beat T.M.C.A. 0, FIFTH DIVISION. Knockout Semi-Finals.—Belmont 4, beat Harbour Board 0; Comrades 1 beat Northcote o. SIXTH DIVISION. Long Cnp Knockout.—Comrades B 1. beat lit. Albert Grammar 0; North Shore :!, beat beat Xorthcote 0; Brotherhood 2, beat WtY.-M.I. A 1; Comrades A 7, beat W.Y.M.I B0 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Knockout.—Belmont 3, beat Napier St. 1: St. Hellers 3, beat Vauxball 0. Owing to Beresford Street playing a boy over age, it has been decided to award Kowhai the match. The final of this competition will be played on Tuesday nest at j 3.30 p.m.. In the Outer Domain, between Kowhai and Devonport.- Mr. JlcGarry will be referee. YJC.C.A. BOYS' LEAGUE. Seniors.—Spurs 1. beat Swifts 0; Celts 12, beat Borers 0; Rivals 3, beat-Bangers 0. I Freeman Cup Knock-out Competitions.— 1 Celts 2, beat Bovers O; Swifts 2, beat Hangers 0. Semi-finals: Rivals 1 beat Celts 0; Swifts 2, beat Spurs 0. FinalSwifts 1, beat Rivals 0. COUNTRY MATCHES. HAMILTON. Two junior matches were played at Hamilton. By defeating United, Huntly juniors win junior championship honours. They beat United 3 goals to 0. Hamilton Wanderers beat Clandeland Rovers 5 to 2 The junior points are:—Huntly Juniors 17; Clandeland Rovers, 11; Hamilton Wanderers, 8; Hamilton United 8