EXIST THISTLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 13

EXIST THISTLE.

Both teams played vlgorounly, and there wa« little to pink and choose between the contestants. Pressure by Tomllty and lanes was nipped in the bud by Dlckson, and at the other end injudicious dribbling by Plckett In the goal area threatened danger. The bull came across to CummJDge, who*c hesltatliitt let Wllllamg clear. Ponsonby forwards were given a nice chance from the clearance, but a daeh back by Thistle's drfrnce saved the situation. In mother rally Thlntlo all but scored, J Nt«warr manoeuvring cleverly for position, and IHckson landing a dropping shot on the crossbar. After 80 minutes' play D. Stewart retired with a knee injury, and immediately afterwarde a movement by Mooney carried on hy Ucli and Tomllty, ended In Innes shootliir nnrrnwly past. From this till the Interval, piny continued to be fast, and from end to end. A hot attack by Tblstle fonnd ruinsrnore [iromlnent with rleTer footwork, ending in Illelop shUerlnß the crossbar with the ball bouncing on the jjoal linn. iMinamore again shone in a imtrt piece of footwork, but was bogged on the wny to gonl, nnd the whistle for the change ovor wounded immediately afterwards, with no score to olthcr nlde Thistle re»uni<d without D. Stewart who, oa examination by Dr. Nell Me' Dougnll, wns found to have unstained a displaced cnrtllnße. PonHonby brouzht tmTi t( i c^ ,re - " nrt immediately had Thiitle defending stubbornly. A melee in front of Zoull looked ominous, but was only th» preMge of many more heavy attacks. On ono occasion Mooney was on ,h i*#f'Jn of icorln * w nen Zoull threw himself bodily at the ball and eared. Thiitle Played op surprisingly after this, and tmart CL' ,0 ? PJ' 2^, " ,11 "nH'lpatlon by the halfhacks held Ponsonby In check, while the four forwards of the black and white bustled the opposition defence. In a race to the other end Bell got the best of Rewfbot the ball went ont. Back came Poneonby. and sea a danger thrattart. Adshead shooting I** l - _~■* tß '*» followed shortly afterwarrfif Jμ" T . U ' U# were » dW not meet with the approval at th*