FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE ASSOCIATION CAME. SENIOR LEAGUE—FIRST DIVISION. , .The result of -tho geries of Ssnior first:division games/ played on Saturday,. . lflavK the ichampionship. in a very interesting position, no fowcn than three teams now standing levol for first placo, " POSITIONS OF THE T€AMS.

SWIFTS (4) V. WANDERERS (1). Playing .with a light tonp, which inclined. . several juniors,'. ana vJsckiiig': -(#ffibinatiofli: did.npt start on even £.-. Swifts, and, taking i lijis ;rjght.through. tho : . match, . they. tq lose by 4 to ,1, : which 'was the" final .Mading of the score',; 1 ?he first half of tho garno was open and fast,' and'.' ' -Whilst Swifts were below par'in attack, their' defence was ..sound, J,- P-yc-Smith in part[ou-lar,-i and alsg Keraphbers, staving off 6evaral : rr ;Wh?a lihey ta dangerous.There was' an absence of system: .in ,tho attack 'of both sides/ more'ospecially ijosersj . who jnticlq somo excellonk pppnings.Vhich were . a'bsolute'y thrown away. One w tlia bright spots in . tho game was the "concerted work, .and clever-; n<iss. of Scott ape}' Sparrow fn .tho Swjfts forward brigade.. A puzzlingerose-wifldWew joyersthe:field-. iV-racyriof -tfeg _in<>Yemints;y Tfe'-first 'scbrg'tfor-, . , Swifts was r\mg oi) about halfway through, v- ..the..firstappll, when a-beautifully-placed. :. Her,: kick, enabled Sparrow to head tho ball through prettily. Just on the" call ofhalf, t-time .Swifts'added 'through th'd' agency, of .Sot#-, TfhQ cot ppßspßSion light \n .front of. the posts;He sent >111 : one -' shot which rebounded off the goalkeeper,-;, bnt, : getting. the ball again, dispatched a lucky u- 0110 L which grazed' ths/side, of one' of the, • posts and beat Webster. The second* spell •.was ragged, Wanderers not tho .-.promise .they. gaye. in-tho-first >>■ term,. and .. waking a-i hnge .mistake,in noglppting their ■;. ¥^;!Wing,' ; whifji' y.attajking duo; After , ;a';WMryinJ. strbfch. of ~ ■ lopsq play, -Kerschberg, from ai:f landed the ball fight under tho posts, and Sparjoiv headed it' throygh .'nicely.' Swifts • '; vWerq;having-;tb,in'gs "pretty imfa ttiojr own ' ; ;^ayiat;.this ;: stage, but...the-last lijie of t!i6] opposition's defence,'iin'tho person of i ster; saved Wanderers .-repeatedly. At length tho- latter; assaulted the;. Swifts .; citadel in carnpst, and, Robinson was called on for tho ~ .first.time,\nnd found wanting. 'After a moro ~ or. less scrambling attack, Bradbury and --Hayward . found-,themselves in frojit of the r-.-; : STOf^ i^;^s'bs£V,yitli-r'.Snly ; beat, fntj ha out of hja position, The lesult • Wij? ft goal which surprised even ; .the attacking part.v.i .i .Just liefoFe the'-oall - of :.time' Graves 'i temed 'another goal ■ through i. for Swifts,as tho rejult of an'excellent corner kick by/Kerscjiberg J, pitf Eersohberg were the bpst of the winners' backs,. and Soott jand Sparrpw played fino ; ■ forward games, gave a grand disP'ajL as - goalkeeper for thq Wanderers,' and, - but - foj l h(si eflrpfts,..tho Ecorq would -have beep a big one Brabury, oufcsidp -left, shaped well in % first half, but was starved in iha-second spell. 1 Corniph wap ip good i. at full-bqck. 3(lr. W. Wood was referee; ' ST. JOHN'S (5) V. PETOfJE (0). '■■■■■...■.'The-rnaof misfprtijnes which have been following Pctono wqs not broken on Saturday, ■ when tlio suburbanites met St.. John's, and suffered defeat by 5 goals to nil. St. John's .'%i':'^9- -. ..before tjie gamp ,fiad- b?en in progregs very ' long,,Schofield snncpjiled l'n getting a low fast I , shot past tho,-lofty. Petpne gqalkeppor. The : 'j'Eaae:.player vwM^§s^siliM : ftr,the 'gepond gdal scored by St.' John's. Wright handled 7. ; the . ball, and from the free-kick, which re- , spltQd, Schofieldiheaded r the leather through; Thgse two rpver??3 livenai up, and . bt. John s were called upon ito : show 'their score, and: John'B returned to • tho attack, losing several good, chances while. .<. they -wero about.it, by tho way. Petpno then - made-another fruitless :bid for honpnra, but . they wero driven back, and the next itom of. • moment was a third goal for-St. Jolip's, Jferguson, • .doingthe nppdful. • Withjn" a ; minute or two-of resuming, : Bobertsori (P<h • , tone), mis judged a.ball, ai)d headed't through v the-St/ John's goal, making the tally^St. John's,-4; Petono, 0. The final score fell to : Ferguson, who beat Price, {ho latter having run out to meet the advancing. St. John's ■forwards. ; Mr. J. Pavidson was r?f?rco, t ROVERS (H V, (t). A fan; number pf spectators assembled at tho Basin 'lleserve Ins't Saturday to witness' •tho. Y.AI.C.A. ai\d Bovprs fixture. It was a . . fast and interest)jig display, tliet teraiift beiiiK . evonlymatched, and au exciting game ended . in a y.M.Q.A. won: ftp■ tqss, gnd, \in - the. first, spell, hatj (jie adynptagp pf ; a flight A . fast passing rusji by y.Arc.A. enable- W. Gih?on to to a ghot, which went h(gh Y.SJ Q , jiawmpr, wero Out to win,, and fine combination between Norman, Phillips, pnd H. ftlbsop cn- . abled the last-named plover to huve a shot. The . , ball .hit tho posts and robounded' into play .. . only/to ho'sent back ggaiii with the 'sarno' re- . 1. : suit,. bijt,von.vthe' thifd it botween tho uprights and gavo Y.110.A. tho lead. Rpvers now played lip with spirit, but , foi 1 , a timely, by jfollis,' y.M.C,A-'s goalkeoppr, the &epros would'havo been equals • ised. Midfield p\ay was thp order for tho next foW'jnmutos, and then Hovers* forwards hrokp away,. and. Duppan scored a fine goal. Rovers continued to attack, and Duncan and v.. Croft both had shots* but the scores ; reniainid "one all'! at the half-time interval. On rei .:! ; and. Had bad . .look W'not'.scoring.. 1 Both-teams v.'cro pl.ayT \'"6 ;hard; games, but bad,shooting spoilt their. . chances. W, Gjbson (Y.M.Q.A;) niadp a 10ng- ...;-. range shot, but the-ba)l 'went high.Miller, (Rovers) but his phot also curried two much elevation;. Shortly after this Mr. H. Mayor, who controlled the gamsl, sounded Y i' t ' 10 or?s tsetng— 1; DIAMONDS (2) V. THISTLE (0). s Diamond amj Thistlo.met at for /. ,• the .nrgt timo tfiia ■ and a good gam© was expected by tho sneotators who were .present. Diamonds scored In the first minute, and* Thistle rallied, bu(; faijed to equalise. - Diamonds continued to ,have the ■ best of matters, 'and added another goal. , With' tljesQ two goslf dpwn".: % Bliifs did not. lose heartj howover, and to their excels lent defence is dl'® the faot -fjiat'tljo score was only two goals at half-time. , In the second half .Thistle , played,hard to equalise, but. tbp forwards failed to tako tho opportunities offered them. Play became ragged, ant) the ball was oftoner out of play than in. T(iistlp coptiniied to hnvo tho best of tho hut could not soore. Phillips lost a I good chanco to score off a cross' from i M'Kcnzio. Ready trfet) hard to break away i two or three tiiiiesj but M'ArdJo,: at right back, held hint woll in cheek. Time sounded I tha score two goals fpr Diamonds'; i : Thistle nil.' Ppy Diamonds, Ready and Lp)vo playw well on the left. 11 Taylor, at oentrehalf, had a good grin of things, and Roberts played a good game at For Thistle, i Penhnnton, in goal, was qeoiif to advantage. M'Ardlo and Hall navo a good understand* , ing with each other, and saved their team a worso defeat. Birss was the best, of the halfbacks,- Blackwood and, M'Renzio'being tho best of. tho forwards, SENIOR SECOND DIVISION. Y.M.C.A, and Pprifua A played a drawn game, cach side sfconng two goals'.: Macklift ,and Belt scored for .Y.II.CJ.A, '' 1 St. Johns defeated Lott-or-Carriers by 3 to' 2, Diek artd 'Thwpson soored for the winflers, and Bowles and Shorter fpr the ■ . losers. < Diamonds dffflatpd Marjst Old. Boys by 3 tg nil.: Hill, -Ililey. and a Marist Old Boy scorpd for _ Diamonds.

1 Wanderers 5 defeated Porjrua B 1. Pptone-drew with Thistle, on Maidmont's Ground, neithor Bide scoring., JUNIOR FIRST DIVISION. Y.M.C.A. A defealxHl Diamonds by 5 to 4. Wilkina (4) and AYarno scored for tlio winners, and Walsh, Murphy, Black, and Adams for Diamonds. Wadestown 4 dofeated Y.M.C.A. B. 0. Ovorend (2), Brooko, and Spencer scored for ■\Vjide3tflwn. . ■ > ' ; ' i _/• JUNIOR FIRST DIVISION. Y.M.C.'A. defeated Kiiaiidallah by 1 t<i nil. Congregational 4:defeated Ramblers 2'.' : Brooklyn D, RfUigers 2. Shaw (2) and Brown scored for the winiiers, ;rPetono drew with Diamond?, no ecoro. JUNIOR THIRD DIVISION. • Marist Old Boys defeated - institute by 3 to nil. •/ i ''Marist Brothers B defeated - ( Technical Sphqol by 4 to nil,. . C»rmody did all tbo Scoring.-.. Jlarist C 9 defeated Brooklyn 0. Reynolds (8), Ryan (3), Roberts,, and M'Mahon wero tho scorers. ~ . • ' ' Swifts 0 defeated'lnstitute 0. * v Petono-won by .deffiult from Y.M.C.A. B. THE BROWN SHIELD. The of tho Now Zealand Football Association has reoqived, challenges for -the Brown Shield; from ; Auckland, Canterbury, Taranaki, .and Hawkfe's Bay. Wellington is . : .the present holder of .the shield, having won I the. Brown: Shield''tqUraament last season, I 'and-wheii .the .new oohditions / Under.', which: to bo competed for are' adopted by the. N.Z.F.A. at its annual tasting;'tonight, it; will' devolve, upon .the ilocil T pKflpiation.. t<) -' pjal?? tliq necessary aTr»nge^^ents.fol , .these.matches. . / ': The following team from ,tho Swifts Club will jqnriiey to Palmerst-on by Thursday's i eipnjss traiif to play tliq loeal club Goal, J, L.' Robinson; baoks, J. H. and O. Wilson; halves/ W. H, 'Kerschberg, H. (iraves, and G. Guwo; forwards, D.-TwohiU, D.-Scott r W. Sparrow, A. J. Doan, and W. Senders.- Mr H. G, Mayer will be manager.

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