Football

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXI, Issue 3167, 15 June 1931, Page 5

Football

At Civile. Matakanui defeated the home team by 11 points to 5.

The .second round of fixtures will start next Saturday. Senior games for that day are: —Alexandra to Wanaka (Mr Tait), Cromwell to Clyde (M'r Ryan). B-gxade:—Bannorkbnrn to Moa Creek (Mr Wragge), Matakanui to Alexandra (Mr G. Campbell). -\\ fair gathering of spectators saw Cromwell defeat Alexandra on Saturday, on the local ground, not a very frequent happening in recent years. The first half, in which Cromwell played 13 men for the first 20 minutes, was dull in the extreme, neither side looking really dangerous. Two exceptions we're when Nicholson ("Cromwell),' landed a penalty under the bar, and later when Frater (Alexandra), broke into Blues passing and was almost away when well stopped by G. Jolly. There was no score at the interval. The first lew minutes of the second half were likewise uninteresting, ' ufc ay it advanced the standard of piay improved. Halfway ./through; Alexandra launched several promising thrusts, and looked like scoring more than ofnee. Cromwell; cleared and chanced their tactics, discarding- result less passing, and kicking high. Nicholson cut one up high in front of the posts yi'id 1 lesson, who otherwise played a great game, missed, and Wishart fielded ihe leather and dived over, but an rasy kick missed. From that on it was all Cromwell. The forwards controlled (the game, and several dives only missed by inches. Finally D. Campbell secured in a line-out and dived ,>vei\ The kick again failed. That was the final effort in a stirring twenty in'nntos. and Cromwell won 6-0. The critics were pleased with, the dash in the last 20 minutes, but for part of this Alexandra were a mat) short. Cawry having to retire. Mr D. A. Cahill controlled the game. At Mntakanui, Lowbun.i B were