ASSOCIATION GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 127, 1 June 1925, Page 10

ASSOCIATION GAMES.

CHATHAM CUP. ! FIRST ROUND. NORTH SHORF. TOO GOOD FOR NORTFTCOTE. \n inspection of Blandford Park j a' K> a.m. decider! the, local executive to po-tpone the TiiUil..-I'ons'.iibv- Falcon < ijp match i n Satiirdny. Though the »p.ithpr > later. lh>" gruund wnt in a fairly heavj rondition, anil ilip 'HP match played proved sufficient .-on for the pns-tponcmcnt was that t ir. crouiKl wouid receive heavy trea'. merit ii' vi uceU. tan matches being piaypil there. r,-\ \\ r-rlnp«day htl tun tlic fnllmvinp Saturday. The N'nrtli Shore team boat Xnrthr-nte in t1,.-■ first round nf the Chatham i"up by :: poala to 1. Tlw iltopla.v was not a r K-n;itii- onp. but the state of the ground I rohibitcd clever football. N'ORTHCOTE V. NORTH SHORE. <>f- ndini: the IJridse anal. From thp kick•;T Knotr attacked. Imt Jones cleared to S' r>ra<!rhaw centre from well on the line, tin his pnss went b-Ksinz. r'adneaa Rtt.ieked nii.l put alone to Mr:Donalil. who tried tn break thrnueh, only to find Mγ-f,,n-wi.'hnt a w.'-ak kirk save Nnrrheote :" ■ hnncp in clpnr tln-ir iiroa of K.--■urniiis lo the attack .7. Woolli-y put hall in nr on<n. Palmer met it ami a first Mm" shot put Shnrp In the lfaf! ten minuted from tlip start. Shorn 1, North'■nto. 0. Despite desperate efforts by North- ■ ■'ite T thero WO3 no further score this Bpeil. Kiirly In the serull.l spell a free .izninst Shore saw the blues attackn« in full p»rce, nnd XV. Knott for'pil a corner. Corbett cleared. and [i;i. r»- cor possession of the hall and sot nut to the win:. Thompson crossed over ro tacklp. but Dacre w:is cunnin? and The Tatter feinted to trap the hall, but let it throuch to .T. Woolley, ivho was lying unmarked. Maklnc no mistake, he slammed in Shore's second goal. .Shore -, Nortbcote O. In «plte of the heavy deficit Northente filaypd up as one man, but a stubborn de•enre kept them from scoring. Hanlon. In the halves, wiis very qui.-k in his tackling, and. Bu.-ford had several solo .runs spoilt by thi? player. Knott took up a clearance from Thompson and beat Jones, but Mea break away. H. \V oiilley took the ba.l from the line, and slipped in to Palmer. whn, with a first tinier, beat Cheaney wirh a hot shot. Shore 3. Northcote'O. Shoro practically monopolised the play hereabouts, nnrl but for a creasy ground. would havp increased their lead. A nno run by L. Knott saw Corbett well beaten. hut hesltarlns to shoot he passed to the wine Kurfnrd's "hot just mi.ss.luu. McMurray cettins to the ball. A persistent aitl«n. hnt with no lu<-k until Oerrard, in hlockinc a shot, accidentally cave an opportunity for Northi'ote tn take a ppnnlty kick, Knott. with a <lean kick, McMurrftJ" no chnnce. North Sliorr 3 Xortncote 1 Mr. Masters was referee. DRAW FOR SECOND ROUND. The local association made the draw for The jjpf*on'l round of th** Ohflthani Cup iv. n ,pptltir,n on Saturday, and the following ;ire the fixtures for Wednesday. V.M.C.A. v. Watersiders, 1.30 p.m., Blandford I-rirk: retcree. Mr. Parkinson. Navy v. Thistle. 3.15 p.m., Blandford [•ark : referee. Mr. Marsh. Trams v. I'onsonby. 10.30 a.m.. Domain No. 1 : referee, Mr. I.cc. Hellabv's v. North Shorp. 7 0.30 a.m., Victoria Park ; rereree. Mr. Knishtlpy. SECOND DIVISION. B SECTION. fHcn Eden 5, beat V.M.C.A. 1. THIRD DIVISION. 7\iwl A 3, heat Is'orthcote I, Ponsonlir B 1, bent Y.M.r.A. B 0. Tnmnki 0. beat Metropolitan :t. V.M.C.A. 1, beat Taknnini 0. flreen Hay 4, beat Kiwi Ii 1. S-.vanson t'nited li 111. Taylor and £». Uriintoiu. heat Newton 1. FOURTH DIVISION. Thistle 2. beat Metropolitan 1. Richmond Wanderprs 3. heat Ponsonby 2. Newton R, beat Nortncote 1. V.M.i A. :'.. beat Tamakl 1. Comi; ies 3, beat Green Bay 0. FIFTH DIVISION. Mount. Albert Grammar 4, beat Onehunjrn 0. Tamakl 4, beat Comrades A 0. Newton 7, beat Kowhal 0. SIXTH DIVISION. Mount Albert 'Jrammar 1, heat Nortlicote 0. SOUTHERN MATCHES. (Bγ Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Nomads 2. beat Lyttelton 1. Thistle 1 drew with Western 1. Sunnyslde 4, beat Bangers 1. DDNEDIN. Old Boys 6, beat Maori Hill 0. Mornlngton 3, drew "with Southern 3. Kaitangata 1, drew with Northern 1. MoEgiel 2, beat Technical Old Boys 1. V.M.C.A. BOYS , DIVISION. SENIOR. Swifts 3, beat Colts 0. Bansers 1. drew with Spurs 1. Hivals 3, beat Hovers 0. JUNIOR. Colts 1, beat Swifts 0. Rancers 3. drew with Spun 3. Rivals 2, beat Rovers 0.