GCAL AVERAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 201, 26 August 1930, Page 13

GCAL AVERAGE.

FATE OF SOCCER CLUBS

PROMOTION AND RELEGATION

TWO VITAL ENCOUNTERS

With victories to three of the bottom teams in the Senior A competition on Saturday, and the defeat of Thistle, the question of relegation to the B grade assumes added Interest, emphasising the

importance of goal averages, for it may be this feature of the game that will decide the fate of the two bottom clubs. At present Thistle, Onehunga, Corinthians and Manurewa are at-the bottom of the table with 10 points each. The latter two teams have completed their programme of championship fixtures, but Thistle and Onehunga have a match each with Tramways. Should the Trams gam the victory in each case the relegation issue will depend on goal average. As the teams stand at present Thistle are safe on goal average with 35 goals for and 29 against. Onehunga have*-2S for and 30 against, Jlanurewa 20 and 36, and Corinthians 30 and 49. Under the principal of calculating goal average in force in England, and as adopted by the New Zealand Council in the case of the F.A. trophy in 1927, it is ofiicially stated that the percentages are as follow (omitting Thistle, who are undoubtedly_ out of danger): Onehunga, .437; Corinthians, .379: Manurewa, .356. Onehunga have eight goals to spare compared _ with Manurewa's average, the total being 2S for, 36 against, and 20 and 36 respectively, and should be able to prevent an S-0 defeat by Trams, while Thistle would also require* to sustain an overwhelming drubbing to be lower than Manurewa after their last game.

Conjointly with the matter of relegation is the" question of promotion from the B grade to the A. Tho lower section if. not so far advanced a* the A, but itis already apparent that- the (struggle will be between Shore, Philomel and New Accord, with Belmont a bad fourth. The three top teams are: Shore, played 14, points 2G; Philomel, 15—23: Xew Accord, 15—24; Belmont, 15—19. is due to meet both Shore and 2Cew Accord yet, and are faced with a hard task to keep their position. The rumour that the sailors would not seek promotion has been contradicted, and the fight for promotion will be a stubborn one right to the last came. Shore and Xew Accord up, and Corinthians and Manurewa down, may be the outcome. _ The Senior B table is as follows:

JUNIOR NOTES.

The junior competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday last, and The various grounds were in splendid ordt.r. An end of the season staleness was evident, bnt the games generally were keenly contested. By their win over Tamaki Aletro College have topped the A section in the fourth grade, and now have to play the winners of the B section. The Burnley v. Comrades B third intermediate game proved a most spirited contest. and "some fast, aggressive football was shown by both sides. The first spell was ■hotly contested, both forward lines putting in some good combined work, bnt the defence was equal to all demands, and half time arrived with no score. The second spell saw the fast pace still maintained, both sides making strenuous efforts to score. The pace began to tell in the concluding stages, and Comrades, lasting better than their opponents, scored the only goal of the match. Skinner. E.zan and Evans were outstanding for Comrades, and Smith. Ilirchings and Coulthurst played well for Burnley.

The Belmont v. Y.M.C.A. fonrth grade match resulted in a win for Belmont by four goals to one. The game was much more even than the score indicates, only the weak finishing ot" the Y.AI. forwards in front of goal preventing the result from being much closer. The Y.M. backs w°re also very weak in defence, and some wild kicking was indulged in. The winners' front line gave a good display, and their backs were fairly good, but were weak under pressure. Positional play was not as good as usual. For Y.M. Hutchinson, Bell, F.dwards and A. Flyger were the best, while Asliurn, Kissin. Cheator and Robinson proved a good quartet for Belmont. The fourth grade Aletro College v. Tamaki match provided a hard and" fast game. Although there were several line combined efforts by both sides, the play did not reach the high standard previously set by these teams. Aletro Collpge were without the services of Woods and Jepson, and this affected their combination to some extent. Tamaki made the pace a cracker, and plavmg with dash and tackling solidly, did not [allow their opponents to settle down to their ! usual combined play. Metro College adopted tactics to suit the conditions and at the mterva l were one goal up. The pace was still fast at the start of the second spell, when Metro College scored asi in, and despite a whirlwind attack by Tamaki in h n e stages f hey could not make up the deficit. Tamaki s outstanding players were Barry. Broughtwood. Austin Aliland McKinnon. with Atkinson, HagSM>?*s t rcoSi? r,er prom ' ; ''- match by tour goals to one. The winners Western a - ,! and the the r stron"-n uce , could 110t hold Col ins anrt D "#Pir?nn onvard liDo ' Hilliard. V, 1 ' f eai.>on were a strom* trio for D "T^ a S^ t beX S st (^r! \v^tonr J United t i to one. The h*?/7 h-io rim? nta?e u- n w . e i*ht and also played v\i| b [ combination than their Their forward line, however, was weak in : chanced ®\v?^r? is / cd Veering The AV.1.M.1. front line w.i« verv Poor, showing neithpr understanding nor combination, The backs plaved "plendidlr ™amp n J ? 'T e work bein » a'feafure of thp effort's tifit- fi?" aS to their ettortb that the score wa? Kent down Onehunga was best served bv Jones We£ ster and McDermott, while Carer Elliott tt,? O AV o '?, wed " p w, ' l! f or W.Y.ALT. Metro-College B v. Belmont B fifrh grade match was a hard and even -am and the result, three goals each, was \ gieat eftort on the part of Metro-College as they only fielded eight men. Under ti>.> circumstances the game was rather ra~<w Pascoe. AlcDevitt and McGowan were" = the only players to show any form for Belmont. while Eaton, Lakin and Alahon were the mainstays for Metro-College The Y.M.C.A. C v W.Y.M.I. match i n the fn~ T I 6 pl ', ovided 1 bright and interesting display, both teams showing clever ball control, while the combined plav wrs also good. The result, a draw, one «oal each, was a fair reflex of the plav Tin. \.M. players were a shade quicker on th*> bad than their opponents, but this was W v ty J ? sterling defence of the WA.M.I. backs. For Y.AI. I'ase and Aloffar were an effective pair, and Grir-e CI". 1 . Belcher rendered yeoman service fo--TV. i .ALL

The Tamaki v. Carlton A sixth grade game was fast and interesting, and on the run of the play a draw -would have been a fair result. Carlton won by three coalto ttvo. Tamaki pltiTed with better understanding and team work than their opponents, but the disadvantage of weight Droved too big a handicap. Carlton adopted a hard, bustling game, and the*' tactics helped them to victory. Theoof» f standing feature of the game was the dis play of Bodman in goal for Carlton and Smith (goal) for Tamasi. Others who played well were Pardv. Clark, .Tacks.->-(Carlton) and Hutton, St. Clair. Needham (Tamaki).

The seventh grade Comrades B v. Carlton B match was a good displav of the cod", both sides showing clever football. Comrades attacked strongly in the earlv part, of the same, but sppmed to tire in the final stages when Carlton assumed conmand. and their forward line, playing with dash and determination, gave their side a three-goal to nil victory.

NORTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION.

FIXTURE FOR SATURDAY, (By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, this day. At the annual meeting ot the North Island Primary Schools' Soccer Association. Mr. Harrison Vas elected president and Mr. Allen secretary and treasurer. It ivas decided thai the nest aunual meeting will be held at Auckland. Mr. Harrison, -who was selected manager ot" the North Island team, stated that the inter-island match will be played at Wellington on Saturday for the tirst time*.

Goals P. W. Ij. T) F. A Pts. JCorth Shore 14 12 — 2 «0 11 26 Philomel ..15 12 1 63 ol -o yew Accord 13 10 1 4 01 -4 -4 Belmont .. 13 S 4 .> *>-j 1Kan?ers ..14 6 -> 3 *T 2S l._ Tamaki .. l-> 6 o 40 i ; . Metro College 4 10 1 - < 41 Newmarket 14 o 10 1 14 Sovf.hcote and ro „ Birkenhead 14 1 1- 1 1-J U Technical O.B. 13 1 !•> 1 1G - o