NEW SOCCER CAPTAIN

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 119, 23 May 1939, Page 17

NEW SOCCER CAPTAIN

PROMISING DEBUT OF OSSIE CLEAL IN NAVY MATCH.

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Four Hi , ■■< C.V KMiis [ila.Mvl foi- Shore. ami three ol' them -Albert, Life and Ccc- represented Auckland, while George was ,ilso .1 Sliiiio senior player. The Litest Dai'ifl to cli"'ii 'hi' Shorn colours is a ton of Ciporxo, anil should noon be a regular pl.ijer in the senior side.

Ponsnnby appear to have KCt-urod mm ~f t in.se imi,. spi'LHiucnM these dii.\n. a lirstclase w ng-lult- in Gordon McKay, from .N-Mtliuvl win. arrival in Aiu-kliml hist snmim-i- M,. 5h0u,.,l | iU ,t Satiifday that ho is ;t li€Hdy and rinUlio,: p |,,v<t who will """" J>o lMi-k to C.ini after two season* out oi the game. Another vaiuahle recruit to loiiips is Liiwuou. from Auntiaiiii. win pi.iveil to" (.ooriyearV in Sydney, and has [.aitncred P. (\ Smith, the Ccmimonwe.ilths outstanding forward. Pl.ivinc tit r>utside light to McCallum lust Satmda. Lawson showed *onie clever touches, and Mie pair had the Grey Linnet's defence battled with smart combined movements, and McKay ae the third leg of neat triangular team wni-k

I lie only Hew Zealander in bhe naval team which vanquished Auckland on Saturday was Seaman Brown, an Auckland lad who wax unknown in loci I Soccer circle*, until he began to get bageful of goals tor the Philomel lads in the senior IS contests. Under the skilful coaehinu' of C.P.O. Luke (n-ho lod the Phillies) he became a clever inside right and prolific goal scorer with head or either foot. H> has improved ill further alongside thAchilles seasoned playeiv, and his display nil Saturday was uji to wprcneiitative rot , in.

The veteran Bob limes is selector and manager ot the Ponsonb.v seniors this year, but is still unable, to see much of the frame from the line with lnet-minute vacancies alwave oci'iirrinjf. Although he sained hie Auckland cap a score of seasons ago there ie still a lot of tip-top Soccer in Ponies' star. He must have put up a record last season, and thin, in playing in every position on th-e Held except left back and outside left. There is always a ehance that he will have filled every berth before he gives hie boots away for «ood.