THE ASSOCIATION GAME.
SENIOR FIRST DIVISION. For tho second timo this season tho town reserves woro. unable to ,bo used on Saturday, on account of tho rain, and as a result_ of, tho transfor .of tho gomes to Miramar" 'another first division' wont, by default, only having half a team to put forward against Y.M.C.A. The surprise of the day's play was in tho Rovers v. Diamond match, in which-.tho.latter-re-ceived their, first reverse this season. Tho various, senior first division matches re-sulted-as under:— ■ Rovers 2, defeated Diamonds 1. St. John's 3, defeated Ramblers 1.- , Swifts 1, defeated Thistle 0. Y.M.C.A'. wort by default from Wanderers. POSITIONS OP THE TEAMS. ' . : :--'v'--/v-'-'- : '■'• 'g : •'■■'■■\ > -\'l , gis ' .'■•'■■■ ■•. '■ ■■■ ■.-./■ ■-->..- c . .*.." .£ 5-fl ■■ '■'■''•■ ■ • -■■-. ■■'. -. ■£■■ 3 o •■■•■■•S Ja'3- ■. ;:■ VfL, , -' .?■ j'V ft.O* Y;M.C.A. ;..". : .■. i 3 0 1 7 Diamonds ... ...- 13 10 6 Swifts■-...•••< ... .L'i : 3- i o-..-. g. St.-John's. -. ... ' ... 'i 2 2 0.4 Wanderers. .... ■ ...5 . -2.3 .0 i Rovers .... .... ... 1,2/2 0.4' Thistle ~. ..4 V. 1, ,2 1 3 Ramblers' ' ...'... i 5 .l: .-4. -0; 2 Petone ~.. :l :. ; ....;>'. 1; 3'. 0 , 2 ; 'ST. JOHN'S'V. RAMBLERS. ; : East, and frequently clever, forwa'rd work •rfas"'the feature,of tfie"'St. John's-Ramblors contestj , and although' Bt. John's had slightly the better of ■ the. game, it was not until the match was well advanced that, they .held their\ opponents absolutely safe. Combination, was the 1 root -;of the _ winners' success, their right-wing' putting in: some very cffectivo work, which was a constant source of trouble to tho opposition. Tho Ramblers, men did well individually, but, lack of: combination - repeatedly spoiled excellent individual, efforts, :which promised well.. St.John's worked with clock-like, precision up to within shooting distance, but time and again spoiled excellent rallies .by weak shooting;. The first spell *as jusfori the point of closl- - when the first , score was registered by' ,the -St. John's; forwards,-' headed by 'Ferguson. \A hot shot was sont into'M'Lcan, who failed to get tho leather away .from 'goal mouth cleanly, and Ferguson, charging.again,' sent; in a- shot which did:not givo the Ramblers goalkeeper it second chance. When St. John's got thV advantage of tho wind in the second spell, it was expected that Ramblers were in for a merry time, , - more especially when, two minutes , after • the kick-off, itho forwards,- with , Trcyothiok arid .Schofieldi.in of.it; swept over three parts of the' length of tho field, and finished a great rush with a goal by Schofield, who sent in a warm shot.- Ramblerß came to the fore after this, nnJ'as the result of a .high,"-well-placed kick 'by-Jackson, and a iriiskick by ono of the St. John's : inen, Edwards scored with a beautiful shot. The samo player was almost rewarded again a few .minutes later, in,an,'effort toVhead ono-through, the ball just graz■ing,,thej post.- The closing stages'of. the game were in favour of St.- John's, but again their ehooting was decidedly off. " Tho final score fell to Schofiejd, who put the leather through after a series of well-placed-corner, kicks by-Moore.. .Ferguson and-Sohpfield were .responsible for tho bulk of the St. John's attacking work, and bpthof tho winners' fdll-backs were very sound. J.Ramblcrß showed up better than they have ', done before; this season,' .' and individually they worked in fino style, but what Vis wanted to..make-them',a force to; be reckoned with is combination. • Beasley played a fine game', and'Ufe same remiirk'■;applies;■ to.' Anker. 'M'Lean_ did good work as goal-keeper. 'Mr. J. .'Davidson was referee. • |. ■./ '. .
; vRpVERS V. DIAMONDS. Although Diamonds are really a superior team to that which Rovers'usually put on the -field, .the former team /do not seem to be able to assert, their -superiority, On Saturday, Diamonds and Rovers'tried conclusions at Miramar, and, Rovers won—inflicting the first defeat Diamonds have received this season. With a' hard wind against them; Rovers kicked-off, and were soon in trouble, but solid defence was shown/by Duignan and Martin, and'greatly relieved tho pressure. The first, spell, was very even —a fast game, both sides playing well. Diamonds gained .the shooting area on frequent occasions,- but erratie kicking, spoiled their chances, and when -a good ehot- did come Oldnall saved in his usual style. The first spell ended with no scpro:'•'.-. '■"•■■ ;On resuming, with 'the ■ wind : in* their favour,)- .Rovers .attacked strongly, ; but' Roberts came te the rescue, and saved with a fine : kick. Midfield play occupied the next ■few minutes. A; pass from- Thorley to Reddy, who propollod the ball obng the line, and at tho right moment passed to A Lowe, enabling the latter player to put in a hot shot, whioh beat Oldnall, and drew first blood for tho Diamonds.' This reverse caused Rovers.to, redoublo their! efforts ■ and play ;W(is carried into Diamonds' territory whoro, in saving; Roberts conceded a corner' The ball ■■ landed •in • tho goal mouth,. and Croft headed a neat goal, making the scores ono all. Encouraged by their success, Rovors again attacked,, and, by fast - following up Gillespio, narrowly' missed scoring , a second goal for Rpvers. However, at this stage ■Rpvors; were getting all the'best of -the game, and a hard struggle in the goal month resulted in Duncan scoring/ and placing Rovers, in the lead. Diamonds tried hard to equalise, but shortly after time was called and tho-scoro was: Rovors, 2; Diamonds 1 Mr. W.'/'Wood was tho referee. ; '' '
SWIFTS V. THISTLE. , " . ■ A willing l stt-to resultec} froni the meeting of Swifts and Thistle at Petone,' and although Swifts won tlio day they , wero somewhat' fortunate in doing soj their victory of one to nil /being duo to * penalty goal edored by
term, and the play was_not of a vory high grade, both sides throwing away x a number of opportunities.' Tln'stle, however, wore shaping well, and looked to have the best chanco with ordinary luck. Rain fell in Jho second half, and damped the enthusiasm of Thistle somewhat, but after a penalty had boon awarded Swifts, and Scott sent tho ball under the bar, Thistlo were galvanised into life, and a hotly-contested garao followed until no-side was called. Tho losers made vnliant efforts to equalise tho scores, but fate ruled otherwise, and they had to rest satisfied with having fought gamely and well. For tho Swifts tho goalkeeper and Pye-Smith and the three half-backs played well. Among tho forwards, Scott at inside right, Pye-Sniith at outside, with Sparrow in the centre played well. For Thistle,' Penlington, in goal, played a sound gamo, and .Thistle,hare secured a first-class goalkeeper in him.' M'Ardlo and Hall, at back, showed sound defence, and were a tower of strength to their team. The half-backs were erratic, and did not follow up the play.' Mr. W. Auld was referee.
BY DEFAULT. v '■ TJio y.M.C.A. y. Wanderers match wont to Y.M.C.A. by default, the Wanderers only mustering eight men. The match was sot down for tho Bask Reserve, but was sent to Miramar when it was found that the reserve could not be used.' SENIOR SECOND DIVISION. Y.M.C.A., 10, defeated Thistle, nil. King 1 (4), Macklin (3), Self (2), • and Chapman scored for the winners. Diamonds defeated Wanderers by 3 to 1. ,■ Mental Hospital, i, defeated Porirua, 1. Elliott (2), Smith and Mitchell scored for tho Hospital team. About fifteen minutes before time, B. Parata was unfortunate in being disabled and had to retire. Up to his retirement ho had played a splendid game for Porirua. The game, though a very hard one, was played m.the best of spirit. The players standing ont most prominently for the respective sides were C. Morgan, Jacobs, A. Morgan, Reid, Mitchell, and Elliott for. Hospital, and on the Porirua side B. Parata, B. Wi Neera, C. Davis, and V. Mextod. Letter-Carriers won from. Marist Old Boys by sto 1. Morris (2), Bowles, Shorter, and Patterson scored for the winners, and Dwyer scored for the' Old Boys. Rovers, 3, defeated Porirua B, 2. ; JUNIOR FIRST DIVISION. Y.M.C.A. A beat Y.M.C.A. B by 4 goals to nil. • Warne (2), Wilkins (1)', and.Hughes (1) scored for. the wiuners.;,.. V ■ ' Brooklyn drew, with Wadestown. Beavis' and Herzon scored for. the former, and Rollins and Brookes for the latter team. St. David's,' 3; Diamonds, 0. • .'.'■. SECOND DIVISION. ' Petone heat Khandallah by 1 goal to nil. Brooklyn defeated Ramblers by 6 goals to 2. Lowe (2), Brown, Shaw, Kellaway, and Evans scored for the winners, and Seager for tho losers. ■ • ■ . ' Rangers, 4; Institute, 1. This match was won in the last quarter of an hour, /Y.M.C.A. A, 5; Kaiwarra, 2. : • , . Marist Bros. A,. 4; • defeated Swifts, 1. Ryan (2), Ready, and' Fitzgerald scored for the winners, and Adams for the losers. . i Diamonds, 8} Congregational, 1. '■" "■ \ Y.M.C.A. B, 7, .defeated Marist Bros. B.'lj 1..--- THIRD DIVISION. ' i YIM.CiA. C, 2, v. Technical School, nil. • • Potoiie, 5, defeated Instituto, nil, on Petorio. Recreation Ground. The scorers were: Redmond (2), Linehan, Parrant, and Davis, i.Marist Brothers. A 1 won by default from South Wellington. .... ' ■■"i Brooklyn";' 3, y., Marist C, 1. ' Keeble, Reeves, and Davis wore Brooklyn's scorers. : ! Marisfr.Brothers B defoated Rangers A.by 'one|£oal to nil. .'■'■'■ , ,■■ ■ ! ; Brooklyn A beat Y.M.C.A. B by default. ' :: Swifts, 6; Rangers B',o. v ''.. : .■ •■"":. • ,• Ramblers, 3;.vlnstituto.' t'.,.- ;"■■' '.'-J ■. i , <■,■■-■: '■:.;■; FOURTH DIVISION. ".■-. '■', Petone, .1,. ..defeated Khandallahi nil, on Maidment's Ground. : Sorior.scored.. "_ ■• " REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. ..-..■: ' With only a limited number of men availablo to make the trip to Christchurch arid play Canterbury oil June 3; the selectors, Messrs.' J. B. Paton, H; and H. Mayer, have picked tho following team to do battle for Wellington :—'■■. ~ Goalkeeper/Martin (St. John's)j full-backs, right—E. Bethell .(Rovers), left—Lindloy (St. John's); halves, (Ramblers), centre—H. Smallbone (Ramblers),; wards (Ramblers); forwards, outside,rightsGillespie (Rovers), inside riglit—Scholefield (Y.M.C.A.), centre-Gibson (Y.M.C.A.),, inGillo left—Ferguson (St; John's), outside left —Moore (St. John's); Reserves—Johnson, Trevethick'. (St. John's), • Webb, (Ramblers). ' Although the' team can hardly be said to be representative of Wellington in the full sense of-the term, it has youth on its side, and will probabjy givo a good account of itself , if the men can got a little combination.
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