THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12480, 17 April 1906, Page 5

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

The Wellington Swifts met a com-1 binod team cf Sydenliam and Christohurch playeis yettotday on the South | Park, and after*an even game t'uoni by 3 goals to 2. The play was not up to the standard shown on. Saturday, the home team being weak in several places, noticeably the left wing, and the Visitors failing to phew their true form until the second f'pe'.l. W. Warn, playing outside right for the home team, was the most succr-s-.ful forward, and he , put in several excellent centres. The lrcal players tscorod fiixt. DavLs finding the goal" from Waird's centre, and stib•p.Miueiitly J. Parsonson added another score. Taylor scored neatly for the Swifts in the firs: spell, and the teams craned over with the score 2—l against, the vHtois. Some good kickitig hy the defc-nc? of each t:am ensued, and tharra the Sivitts' fo:wards attacked tttrongly, bri.ng well tup-ciitcd, partdcul-'rlji by Waddeli. P. Pye-Smith roistered a goal, and brought the vistars' score up to that of the koal men. No further score resulted until jus: before time. w!ie:i Waddcul, working cleverly tluough the defoncc. setred tlii? winning goal with a low i-hot in tho corner. Opportunities wore missed hy bc.tli i?id?s, Taylor par-sing to oflsick> men on two occasions when he himself was in a position to shoo*-, and Davis and J. Parsonson should each have scored from beautiful contrcw by Ward and Bit-sett-. Forrest played a splendid game at full-back for ■ the home team, and Russell was very good in goal. Waddeli was undoubtedly tlie pick of the Swifts, but J. Pye-Smith, Taylor, and Barry also worked well. Mr F. SandaJ'l was referee. The Swifts team returned to Wellington last evening. A match was played at A-mberley on Saturday between the Christ-church High School O.d Boys' team and Amberley, and resulted in a win for the homo team by 17 points to 8 point's. For the homo team tries were scored by Fitzpatrick (2), Coleman, McAdam, and Boyce, H. Mason converting one try, and for the loseins trios were scored by Guthrie and J. Mason, Bain converting ono try.