PONSONBY WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 154, 3 July 1939, Page 14

PONSONBY WIN.

SOCCER HONOURS.

CHATHAM CUP EVENT. UPSETS TS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Tn the l,iml final of the Chatham Cup enn,petit;.,,i. which was the main Soccer event at Hlamlforrt Park on Saturday, I'onsonhy proved ton strong Cor Y.M.CA. l>y 4 goals to 0. Conditions wor:> not as bail as woip nxpfctwl. considerins thht'avy rnin. though tiic ffrensy hall s»nvc Fomi! trmihlo. In ill, , senior ("•haninionsliip games thorn were khiiic siirprixcs. (ircy Lynn LTiiii-.l ii ilc;ii-( lit vi.tiiiy aftililist KasttTii Snliurlis at Sf. lli-lii>r' M . and d<-•-atr.l Thistle at tin- Dmiinin. At W'i'sti-in Splines. Aix-Is jHirprwcil in the second spell l>y piillinj; up to share the hiinoiirs with Mount Albert (Sramninr Old li.ivs. .V.ntl, Sl,ore put Comrades down coiivinciiiuly at Hevonport. S.-ores were:- I',,nsonl>y 4. Y.Af.C \ 0; (Jr,. y I.yiin (i. Snl.iiil.s 1: Old Hovh r,. \\h\< .-,; North Shore :!. Comrade* 0; Onelniiiir.i 2. Thistle 1. The positions of the teams are as follow: — P. W. T.. P. K A. Pis. Ponsnnby .. :i is :t — "r, ir> 12 V.M.i' A'. . . in ) L , I .'7 lIJ IL , mi. a.con. :i r. :; 1 :•,:; is n \orlll Slliin- !> .". '! 1 :•<< LIU 11 «'..inra,i.s .. m t :•, r; js 2:: 11 TliUllr .... 1O 4 4 L , 1!> Ir> 1O aimK 0 :: :>, :; l , :? l , i !• K. Kuliiirlis. . in .'{ 4 :i L't rt."> '.1 (irr.v I.viiii . . 10 J 1; 2 -J.-, -|o (i OiielinnuM ..10 2 7 1 17 -II 5 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. F,,r tin- sppoml w-nran in siicci-Ksion Vnnsiiiihy will ri'pn's'iit tin , city anvi in llio riiailinin Cup ...mt.-st. Isv much superior li-;iiii n n<l iuillvliliitil w<.rk Hi ry had 11, > ■ lUli.iilty in «-li n,iu:i t inir V.M.C.A. After heavy rain tin- surface was sloppy ninl l!ic hull iL'n-iisy mill Y.M. flatfcre.l tl,-ir suppi.rlcrs l>v tlifir dusliiiis: stirt. l!in tlw lni.ri' si'iisiiiietl siih- irr.-iiliiiiUy srnf the feel "f lII* , hull an,I adapted tlii'i,ise|ves holier to •_'r.. 111111 rnnilitiiiiis. 'l'v,, ipiiek Sliials. f,,r wliirli the veteran Inn..- was ri'«|i.)iisili|,. was 11 us,.fill lead n 1 half-tiinc. Tlunsuli Wiirren had irmie ~IT injured tlis ileply. I'l.v.'iT. from the f, it-wards, capably Illlei] the pusition. MiCalliun came on to till Klyc-r's place.

In tin- seroiul spell T'nnsniil.y went on thi> offensive .-is Hi., li.st dt-fenre nnil Wyllie .■uI; l..«l tw.. neat iroals lo noti.-li l,is '•lint trick." It whs n lively routes! in spit., of ••o-ditlnns anil a marked contrast to (ho i_T.»imis Saturday's semifinal. I'onsonhy wi-r.' superior in every department. nnil muddy lint] imprints i.n rrnss bar and upflL'lit-- ;it iiotli ends showed their win to lie mi fluke. l"or tin , winners Klysrer showed promise itisiile to Ilitles before dofns,' well .is relieving iio.-ilie. Masters cnve n very sound display .-it fullbni-k. nnil I\ Hlmkie Ins best showing of tlie seiisi.n in hoi h llefen.-e ; U I|I attack. Clj'lll s.'eine.l hothereil liy tin- Sluing nnil was not so eonspi.-nons :is usual. Inn.-s in Ips element has stm ii reserve of clever nil.T nnsresslve Soccer .mil Knrnnii was in tine form with W.vliie always on him,l for the finishin;: touch Milliard amis daring nnil n«lle in ilffeniliui! tin- V..M. citadel, nil lioilsrll heavily jiirreil on (..•elisions. The backs nnil halves were overshadowed by their opposite nunillers with the initstnnilliiK exception of Sims m centre, who battled triiUniitly to stem flu." waves of shock attacks. Kennett .ban I Ins tactics and went rnraif.ng. Tor the hall en-.-ettvely to f I his forwards, |.|,t Incke,| support when openings offered. ()„ Saturday s form I'onsonh.Vs prospects of hrlnjr- '"- ""' ••hiitnpion will, trophy hack to Ain-k----liiud appear iiiiicli brighter than last seas,,,,

COMRADES DOWN AGAIN. One or the mysteries of the senior Sooppp •hampionship contest this season has been Hie sudden nnil persistent collapse ~f (-,,,„. Hides. Starting off with a .lash ami spirited team work Hint nverwT.e.mPa all opponent" t en r r, "!' P " S - rint: " f " iMK Wlli, ' ,, '"■"I"' them hot favourites. Then came the first setback and not a vic-tory for six weeks 0,, '•"'I. <•„ Saturday they journeyed ,„ J.evo 1 port, where they nsiuillv show the best form, but could not hit ' the net " ~| re tl.niPil beaten pointless hv three -o Is to .'ml- '.T t \" rrnr < 1 »» 'lifliclt as ever to pnss in the last line of der-nce. Comrades were r.-l rely .Innffproiiß. In the Shore 1 If I I 1; S ;."'- I '.""'<' <»■<! -'.nmes were all'n, he n well >,l T l ."■";• , V "" -*••<■<"■'• Nfkllni: and wel[.;u,ltred f.edmi:. Stevenson and £p"\kz '£■■■ - s tf:E : S, H in K..;il. mid K'tsvnns nnil M.Kennn defended an...,,,. h forwards' " w h . h in.-'de them so | I:lr ,| ~, kl t ,' " ,„"!''' early Raines of the .' "' lmi '" ""' ONEHUNGA DOWN THISTLE. " " r r- ~«'«"t from th, start <neh,r,:'. nre ff r^fV^:nt^ WliC, ' T, ' iX^-"'; ' Wiseman showed that they are two "". 1 ( f.r. M n m, / ,m T ° Mmi markers of the ball. Forrestfr. another junior srnve wTpla'^-yio^'-t^r^ % runs at times, but they did not receive niueli support from the insidp men \niras wns as ngile ns ever, ami some of his

moves wt»re really brilliant. Zeibbel was inclined to get offside, but after a while lie mastered thin fault and played good football. Both full-backs were severely tested, and stood up to it well, while Swift, in goal in place of Appleyard. who is on the injured list, brought off some good saves. The scorers for Onehunga were Wallace and Forrester, while Angas secured Thistle's only goal.

SUBURBS HAVE OFF DAY. Eastern Suburbs failed to reproduce the form that save them a victory over Shore tlio previous week when they met Grey Nylin at St. Heliers. and the youiiK "L.ynnites" took full advantage of their opportunities to gallop away from thvir older opponents to the tune of (i—l. Grimmer, (irey Lynn sualie. iravo one of his best displays of the season, and highest praise is due to him for keeping out many hard shots. He confirmed the impression he gave earlier In the season, that he is one of the most promising goal-keepers in the city. lladrup anil I. Browne liroke up many Suburbs attacks by powerful kicking and fearless tackling, and other backs prominent were B. (irice and S. Browne, the latter a recent convert from Kugby. ('a)laghan and <;. firiee were constantly danirerous in the forward line, anil Dowler. playing his first game for several weeks following an injury, was full of energy. Ills goal was (lie result of sheer speed.

Cowie bad nil off day in Suburbs' goal, and was unimpressive. (Jay vas sounder in the second half than in tin: first, anil Archer. cent re-half, showed initiative, although lie would he well-advised to look to his positional play. Turner, Cunimintrs and Welch were the best of the forwards, but all seemed jaded, and lacked finish. ABEL'S GREAT RECOVERY. Though three goals down at half-time Abels showed better combination in the second spell of ll.eir mat.b with Mount Albert (iiaiiiinar Old Hoys at Western Sprinirs and squared the wore at .".-all. liiisciiherg was sound in old Hoys" citadel, Hearing cleanly and to advantage, and Snee.l n-Ml Sims were a sound defence. Ward, iic centre half, played well, especially in I lie second sjM'll. Also prominent were It. Col,- and <;. Cole, who gave displays of clever footwork and worried the enemy. Necdliain, at outside left, showed up with sonic line solo efforts and Fyfie was sound. Chirk, in the centre, distributed the play well.

('ii Micron, froalie fur Abels, was responsible fur ninny lino saves, though inclined In In- ii litlle too fur out at times, niul ('. Kkuiiin and Waters, thniisli crowded by their half backs in the earlier part or the frame, liad greater n|ip<.rtnnities to show their worth in the second spell. Centre half .loins distributed the piny well from the pivot, position and Matthews, at risrht half, jrnve a line display of passing to the front line. Davies. at loft half, was an etiieient tackier and sent jrood passes to KriiniT. (he inside left, who played brilliantly, ninklne openings and combining well witli K. Kkiiiun on the win?. Robinson showed up with some good runs down the line and centred accurately, while Scvi and Kitzserald were always efficient.. THE LOWER GRADES. srcroxn division. Eastern Suburbs 6. brat North Shore 4. Onchunga 2. bent Abels 0. THIRD f!RAI>R. Comrades .1. beat W.V.M.I. 1. Whitcoinbo and Tombs .">, t>eat Traininar College 11. Metro College 3, beat \V.Y.M.I. 0. GAMES IN SOUTH. CIIKISTCIICKni. Chatham Tup.—Nomads 8, beat St. AlhiHlS 1. Western 10. beat Kantrers 1. Technical 2. drew with Thistle 2. imxkdin. Northern 4. bent Morning-ton .T. IliL'h School 01.1 Hoys 4, beat Maori Mill n. SeaelifiV 2. beat Roslyn-Wnkarl 1. MoKKiel a. beat faversham 0. WEM.IXOTOX, CHATHAM C\lV RKPLAY. Swifts -I. I lent Hospital •_• First Division.—Seatoun 4, beat Waterside J; Technical Old Hoys 4. beat Diamond .i; Ketone 4. beat Marist O. First 15 Division.—Scottish, Wanderers 0 beat I»wer Hutt 2; Institute Old Boys lo lient Xada 1; Miramar Hangers 4 drew with Orislow ■*; Stop Out i>, beat Training College 0. e