THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 177, 21 April 1908, Page 5

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

NELSON V. SWIFTS. (by telegraph.—ruEss association,) ± Nelson,! April 20. Inc Swifts defeated tho Nelson' Wanderers in a, return match by eight goals to one.'The weather .was fine, and there was a fair attendance. The visitors kicked off, and their short passes soon put Nelson 011 tho defen-. sive. Tlie first spell'provided a good game, but Swifts scored four goals, mainly from' good play on tho right wing by Lowe and Hayward.- Tho., scorers were Pye-Smith Sparrow/ Rodgers (2). 'The condition of the Swifts men told in the second half, and they pressed most of the time. Sparrow and Lowe each added two goals. The Nelson goalkeeper played a very good game,/saving his sido repeatedly. : HAWKE'S BAY V. WELLINGTON \ Y.M.C.A. ',1. 1 '■ (DI TZLEGItAFH—SI'iseiAIi . COIIRESrONDKNT.) . , Hastings, April 20. The Association; match, Y.M.C.A. v. Hawke's.Bay, was played this afternoon on a rather heavy ground. There was a fairly good attendance. Hawke's Eay won tho toss,' and decided-to plajf with the wind. Y.M.C.A. pressed for; some time until the situation was relieved by'a Hawke's Bay back.' Hawke's Bay then brought the ball . down tho field. W. Bowmaker, in falling, touched the ball, Hawke's Bay. thus gaining a penalty, fromwhich/ they -scored.-. A few minutes afterwards Wellington were allowed a penalty for handling, which was converted 'by. Forbes, making tho scores level. —» Even - plav continued. for. some time, until Kingwell succeeded in raising the visitors'/ score, the first spell ending two goals to one in favour of Wellington. - In,'tho second .half I ,the Wellington men had, the run of the game owing to their, combined play,' and they -kept Hawke's Bay on the defensive, practically, tho wliole. time. The Hawke's Bay forwards lsst.R6vera.l chances through bad shooting, and Goftori. goalkeeper, made some brilliant saves for tho visitors; who for: the last twenty minutes had tho game well in hand. Four goals were put on in quick succession by Irvino (2), Macklin, and Forbes,- arid play ended:—Y.M.C.A;, 6; Hawke's Bay, 1. Mr. J. Smart' controlled the same, satisfactorily. " _.; • • , , MATCHES AT MASTERTON. (Br TELEGRAPH.—I-RESS ASSOCIATION.) ' ' ' Msstorton, April 20. The Wellington Stars defeated Masterton Junibrs-to-day : by 12 points, to 3. The'latter included four seniors: O'Leary, Minett, Darville, arid Barry. Roscoo, Brown, Baillio, and Hunt scored tries'.for the ■ Stars,' and Darville'for-Masterton. ~ Albion defeated Selwyn (Wellington), by 3 ,P°' nts '(& goal 'kicked"by ; Ball) to nil. ' UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR ' SYDNEY; - • .. '_ (by telegbaph.—press association.) - A.','-,. ~ Cunstiin, Atiril 20. "In connection with tho proposed.visit*of a University football .team to. Sydney,. it' has been'decided that Otago play Canterbury two' days before'the departure of .tho team, and that a South-Island team', picked • from that match >play ,a ,toam; from the Auckland and' Victoria -.Colleges;, the, fitial selection to -be. made after ; thelatter. match, the.; team to. leavtf'for :Sydney.'ort' June 26. Twenty .menwill bo taken, and Dr. Hunter (Otago), Professor. Hunter (Wellington), and Mr,-. J. T. Evans- (Canterbury) • are to • be asked to act as.selectors.' . ' i'. i