H.S.O.B. RECORD AT STAKE

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31041, 22 April 1966, Page 13

H.S.O.B. RECORD AT STAKE

High School Old Boys, the “dark horse” of the Canterbury soccer competition to date, with full points and second place in the Hurley Shield table, come to a cross-road at English Park tomorrow.

Their opponents in the < main game of the day are ] Technical Old Boys, at pre- ’ sent fourth in the table and i beginning to settle into a 1 smooth rhythm. Apart from their 3-0 vic- < tory over Shamrock on the < first day, H. 5.0.8. have not i been impressive while re- 1 taining an unbeaten record, 1 and unless the team quickly 1 realises its true potential it i could find itself on a slippery path going downwards. 1 Movements have broken ! down principally through 1 carelessness not an inability s to make accurate passes, and 1 these blemishes have affected < the team’s confidence in other i parts of their play. They will be committing suicide to fall : into the same errors tomor- < row. i The other unbeaten club,. <

Christchurch City, has a comparitively easy task against Waterside at Spreydon Domain, and possibly will finish the day a clear points leader. Shirley-Nomads, still without a point, meet Western, ananother team that has greatly disappointed, at McFarlane Park, while Rangers will attempt to stop the recovery of Shamrock at Riccarton Domain. The early match at English Park, however, has all the signs of being the day’s most titanic struggle—the clash for second division supremacy between last season’s relegated club. New Brighto’-, and Hornby United. They are unbeaten and striding clear in the second division and this match will give a strong pointer to the eventual champion.