ASSOCIATION GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 199, 24 August 1925, Page 10

ASSOCIATION GAME.

CHATHAM CUP SEMI-FINAL.

WELLINGTON Y-M. DEFEAT

PONSONBY,

AUCKLAND SIDE UNFORTUNATF

Ideal weather favoured the meeting of Ponsonby and Wellington V-^A Christie withdrew from inside right, Kennedy to inside right, wii ie - took l'ickett'a place at right bacK dd.dlv unlucky to lose w the running, and, bustun- * ver . near forcing a corner. Mo wr, v cleared. Coheu let tUcke *k in retaliation, and resulted. home penalty area, but nothiii = lble r»mpbell tosted Craxton who c^ corner. This was elearod, ami c^, e I'onsonby throußh Ahem. Iho °^ sl HMit qftpr a Rood run, oentrea nice. ifues missed "hi? Wok, but C^ s^ a " n^e ! in position, teat Bentley with an nwaw able shot. PonKonby 1, Wellington V M. " The visitors retaliated strongly after tms. Ballonl forced n corner. wUJ<-h- P- |JbeauttfnUy for Craxton to save. The nan was kept in the borne side s area 'till a crr.ss liy Ballard found its way to Demp ster who gave Craxton no time to thius. and'put the scores level after seven rum-i-tes. , play, ronsonby 1. Wellinston \.yi. i> Play continued last and sure after tnis. Ponsonbv paid a short visit to Bentley, but Cohen cleared. Necsham then repulsed a raid and a foul throw by Cohen pave 1 onsonby relief. The visitors returned to the attack. Campbell got possession from a melee and tried a speculator. The bail rebounded from Neesham and Campbell afjain set tine his toe to the leather, booked a pretty shot past Craxton. "Wellington Y.M. -, I'onsonby 1.

Home Side Unlucky.

The home side app'.:efl a hurricane attack from the re-centre. Innes got through and let Abern away. The winger drove hard tfor goal, a likely shot blocked by McGirr at the expense of a fruitless corner. The blue and blacks hovered round their opponents' charge for quite a time and Adshcad forced a corner, which he placed badly, and Kennedy shortly afterwards shot high over the W". Following a short spell at midfleld. Eton forced matters but Wil- j I Hams cleared. A miss kick by Campbell I gave Kennedy possession, and keeping the ball on the move be let Ahem away. The winger, however, overran the sphere nnd shot past from an impossible angle. Play quietened slightly for a time anil a series of throws gained ground for Ponsonby. ■From long range Kennedy tried a shot which Bentley easily negotiated. The Ponsonby men again attacked and Adshead dropped in a lovely cross. Kennedy, with an overhead hook kick, drew Bentley out of his goal to fist out. Kennedy rushed in. and Bentley missing his aim, the ball rolled into the net. The referee, however, disallowed the points to the chagrin of the home supporters. The Y.M. gradually wore their opponents back, and Morrison cleared from Ballard. Dempster, who had a solo effort, was stopped by O'Brien and WllUams, and for a time there were, hot exchanges around I'onsonby's penalty area. The home forwards wore combining well at this stage. A movement commencing from O'Rrien was carried on by Adshend, Innes and Ahem, who, in trapping the ball close in. lost control and the ball went past. Towards

half-time the pnee slackened down. After Bentlcy bad been tested by Ahem, Craxton was called on to run out and save his line but there was no further scoring and' the half-time score a, >od : Wellington — 2 I'onsunby 1 Hard Going—No Score On resuming after rhn interval P.allnrd nnd Ernn dianßcd place* In tho Wellingt,.n front ntnk, nwlnj: in nn Injury to the latter Aher.-i carried play to Mrtiirr. but 1 ii,p suft ground Hindi , slumtini: impossible. I Kocpina «li U' ,, pressor*. Inni-s was jtlven ii nice pass by rheewnmn when in a handy 'position, but his snapping was stopped, J'.iith teams eased off for a short, time. ! Neesuam U't Innes away in tlio cc-ntre and i 'tlie latter, after beating lohpn nnd McI (; . irr (oHtod Benfley, who saved. Ilallurd 1 and ' Dempster then hnd a lunk in but 1 Morrison camp t" rim rescue and immp- ■ (lintPlv aftfi-wanls C'rostnn had to save ' from 'Bailnid. The In.me bncks mulled in.llv in front "f ii" , Konlkorppr, but thrt ball'wis ffirtunntflr s'-rappd out. a (rood deal of uimlesti kirkins followed, Ponsonbjwearin" down tln'ir opponents. Adshpart sent over a Inns, rakin;; sliut to Tnnes, who tri-wl »n overhead liook ki.k. Imt missed. Milliard then took play to Cnixton, a long shot bi'ins easily saved. Twien or throe times I'oiisonhy got into scorinf,- position, , \v,'re or pot oflMdr. The blue nnd blnck forwards harassed the Wellington hetpnop sorol.v. Cbrppenjnn snnt in a. irrnund shot. whi<-h Bent by saved spreadI inelp the Ponsonby forwards appealin; vainl'v for a coal. The visitors' goal was then ' bosieped for a time, and at any moment ft ceeme'l a <™»ld no registeref Fortune favoured the visitors, howI ovp. and ultiJnately MeArthur relieved ; ivith a. biß kick. A corner tame the way •aF the YM. hut was easily cleared and Pon«onbv again applied ihc pressure. e"vprai "iiots were pent in. t.ut lacked direction Wellington were only in the picture iiith occasional breaks awny. Adshead ' I i.l arother characteristic run and crossed beautifully. Innes beat Prince and sent ' nrroßS the ?oal mouth, but Cheeseraan and Kennedy both missed a golden opportunity, i Ponsonbv v-cre now easily masters of the iltnntioii \fter anotli.-r very narrow ■ escape "o IU-ntlp.Vs chaw. Billart and • iipmneter Rot away. The home defence • faltered and Deinpsey snapped a drive which Craxton did well to save. The. = player immediately afterwards rattled thp crossbar. The closing minutes of the • game were stubbornly fought out P on . ■ sonbv were again scorned at by fortune, when Innes and Kennedy on a hard ground . would have had the goal at their mercy, i but found the ground heavy for shooting. • in the last minute Innrs had a preat effort ' which missed by inches., and pay followed '■ in midneld Play to the finish was all . v Ponsonby-s favour, but they failed to r "i-•"<"• the required and well deserved goal', the match resulting:— ' WellinKton T.M 2 : Ponsonby ••• ■*•

ROYAL NAVY V. COLORADO.

The curtain-raiser between the Nary side and a team from the f.S s. Colorado was delayed owing to the visitors bavins mistaken "their instructions as to the point of assembling. Consequently two spells of twenty minutes each were played. The game was not taken seriously by the Mvy, and there were many amusing interludes. The Colorado centre. Hook, was allowed to score through an obvious misunderstanding, aud the teams crossed over with the Colorado side leading. Shortly after the exchange of ends. Hook again broke away on his own, and scored a really fine goal. The NiTv side then settled down to more Vcri'ous play, and Baxter, after runnin" past most of his opponents, scored the Navy's first point. Colorado were kept mostly on the defensive after this hut X-ivv indulged in too much Sana dancing, and Johnston proved a very safe keeper. Till the finish Navy did all the pressing, but Johnstoa saved cleverly on numerous occasions, and the igame ended irttu Colorado leading '2. —1.

THIRD DIVISION.

Metropolitan A 1, beat North Shore nil. Brvson scored. , Swanson 3, beat >.ort!icote 1.

SOUTHERN MATCHES.

WELLINGTON.

■V larsp attondancp -n-itnessed the Soccer match between teams representing Wellington and the British Navy. A splendid exposition of the game was witnessed. It ww practically level pegsins throujrliout and toward the pud of the second spell the score was four all. Wellington then netted vrliat was f.'Piiprally believed to be the winning poiil, hut the naval men came with a great rally in the final stages and evened up the score just on time. CHRISTCHURCH. Xomads 2, beat St. Albans 1. DUNEDIX. Old Boys 2. heat Seacliit I. Technical Old Boys 2. beat Mornlngton 0. Old Bo.vs and Seacliff arc now equal la cup points.