VALUED AT £350

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21806, 11 June 1936, Page 18

VALUED AT £350

Football Association Trophy CANTERBURY SUCCESS AT AUCKLAND Valued originally at £350, the Football Association trophy brought back from Auckland by the Canterbury Soccer team is one of the most highlyprized trophies in the southern hemisphere. Apart altogether from its worth in rounds, shillings, and pence, it means a great deal to officials of the Association code in Christchurch. In its triumph over Auckland Canterbury has demonstrated that it is a formidable force to be reckoned with in the code, and officials, players, and followers of the game will now look forward to a series of high-class games. The Canterbury team was definitely superior in the game against Auckland, at Auckland last Saturday, but it will now have to look forward to some strong challenges from other centres. The trophy is virtually the trophy for supremacy in the Association code and as such is being sought after by both Wellington and Otago. It was exhibited at the Canterbury Football Association’s meeting on Tuesday evening. Made from solid silver on an ebonv base, it was, when new. valued at £350. It is now insured for £250. Goalkeeper Shines Canterbury was superior to Auckland in every department of the game. Auckland enthusiasts foresee a brilliant future for Mcßae, the Canterbury goalkeeper, who won applause from the spectators for his brilliant exhibition between the posts, Mcßae has rapidly improved with his ground shots, in which he was formerly rather weak. For the high shots he is naturally built, and his height is also an asset in corner-kicking. Gordon, the Canterbury captain, also won praise from the qorthern enthusiasts. He had strong claims to inclusion in the New Zealand team to meet the Australians. The success of the Canterbury team as a whole is a tribute to the work of the selector, Mr J. Cawtheray. Another Canterbury team was busy at Ashburton last Saturday. It was completely outplayed by the Mid-Can-terbury eleven, and struck form* only in the second half of the game. The Mid-Canterbury Association has abouj 40 ' active players, one of whom, the goalkeeper. Cutler, travelled 27 miles in from the country to play in Saturday’s match. Cutler is a former Manawatu player and played against the Canterbury team which visited Auckland in quest of the Brown shield. Hadley, the Ashburton centre-for-ward, was another player who impressed spectators. Though age slowed up his game, he still had the brilliant ball control, the uncanny footwork, and fine sense of making openings, which characterised the play of footballers 10 years ago. On the King’s Birthday the Ashburton team will play a match in Christ- , church. Western Teams to Meet On Saturday. Western A and Western B will meet to contest the supremacy in the championship. Western B was the only side who beat the A team last year and is quite confident of doing so again. The teams have different styles of play, the B team relying on dash rather than the interpassing or the usual method of the A team. The game should be very interesting and if the team’s showing against Thistle is repeated Western A may be the losing team at the end of the match. The game is very open.