ASSOCIATION CODE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25290, 16 September 1947, Page 8

ASSOCIATION CODE

RAILWAY WORKSHOPS SHIELD ADDINGTON BEATS HUTT Addington beat Hutt by 5 goals to ’ esterday for the New Zealand Railway Workshops Shield, Which is competed for by Association .foetbafi teams from al; railway centres in New Zealand The Csme was played «t Hagley Park The i older was Hutt, v hxch beat Audingtun in the first game e the trophy aj Wei lington by 4 goals to 2 Taking advantag of the wind, Adding ton attacked from ti\e start, G M< Anulty and McMenamin ra< mg through Gooc. defensive work by { Gill and Her. -y ano capable goalkeeping by Delaney kept them out Addingto. came again, and rJter a series of corners, Sutler lane goaled from, a scramble in the goal mouth. In spite of good work by Cuuen aha McMenamin, Hutt returned play rnd Gillespie goin t through to place to Houston. He sent on to McKimey. wnj tundled the ball through the goat. Huti took the lead when Gill put 3 long ki.-K up to McKinley, who outpaced the defence to score. Just before half-time Cullen ocai De taney with a Ion.? kick to make the 'cores even. Play was fast ar.o open in rhe seCona •pell, both teams sealing down to good combined movement?. Cullen put Adding ♦on ahead soon aft«u the start, but within a minute Leighton equalised witn a per feet dropping shoe Good, constructs t play by oulh sets, of halves gave the forwards plenty of

scoring opportunities but Addington was only side to fin" the goal again, Culfpn and C. McAriulty scoring Z ddington 5, Hutt 3. The referee was Mr L. Doherty * The teams were.Addington.—W McFall; G. Granam, D >ieeman; A. McAqulty. A! Sutner.and, J White; G. McMenamin G. McAnulty, R Cullen,.J. O’Rawe, R, Furlong. Hutt.—C. Delaney N Gill. P Hendry, r. Gates, S. Housii'i: C. Stmuc;. - S Merue, A. Casey, R McKinley, E Gillespie, K. Leighton.