SOCCER LADDER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 210, 6 September 1939, Page 17

SOCCER LADDER.

Y.M. STILL LEADS.

PONSONBY HAS PLAYED THREE

GAMES LESS.

REP. SKIPPER REAPPEARS,

'tli 'i.M.C.A., Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys and Ponsonby all winning their -nines on Saturday, the only change in the leading ladder positions is that I'onsonhy displace Comrades on the third rung, and these three clubs now stand out in the final sprint for tlie laurels. Alter last week s games the iiositions were: — Gnals Ch. .. . T ' W L D FA ]>ts A. . IT in 3 4 53 30 04 Mr. Albert Iti 11 4 l 70 js 2:j I'niiouiii.j- . it :i 3 •> 411 2n t. Hi s 5 7>-\ ;->♦» ••• J'i <i 1 4]-, i<) Abels ... l(i (j 4 ;;7 ;ji; j s I 'list!#• .. 17 r> lit 2 -i:\ :;*i !•' Suburbs . 17 :j lu 4 ;;.s 71 10 < >neliiin«a . IT , - ! 11l 4 ;;r, «i.-. 11l ' irey Jj,v 11 n 10 2 11 ;; ;j(; 7 ■> 7

\otmg Men have now only Grey Lynn to meet to complete their card, and the eolte should not be difficult to account tor. Ihe engagement between Ponsonby and Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys will have an important bearing on the" prospects of either side, and the game should be the star club attraction of the season.

Should Old Boys win they will have to meet -Shore in their final game, when a draw- would bring them level with Y.M.C'.A. and a victory would give them the laurels by one .point. In their first game .Mount Albert C 1.0.8. beat i'onsonby • > —1. but lost to Shore in the lirst round -- ■i. If form repeats itself, Old Boys would lose the honours by a point. I'onsonbv is at full strength again, and there was a warm cheer when Cloal, the Auckland captain, reappeared on Saturday. He has not been in action since his injury against Waterside .in the Chatham Cup bout, l ilt a cyst at the back of the knee has now been dispersed and he hopes to be right for the rest of the season. I'onsonby is still hopeful of topping the ladder, .'out has a strenuous programme for its last four games with Mount Albert 0.8., Comrades, Abels and Thistle. 1 lie final "test'' for the Drummond Cup between Auckland and Xavy, which was .£cliedul£<l for. September, has been caj\-. celled, thus providing'a much-needed extra day for finalising the open championship Canterbury was offered the date a? optional to the week later for the F.A Trophy challenge, but as Otago and Canterbury meet in the Jones Cup on September 23 the original date of September 30 should see the red and blacks here for the "English" final.