ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1145, 5 June 1911, Page 2

ASSOCIATION.

SWIFTS STILL LEADING. A cold "southerly" swept (ho fields of play on Saturday afternoon, and, although the Raines commenced in fine weather, towards the close of the afternoon's sport rain and darkness descended, making things unpleasant for both nlaycrs and spectators. Swifts still lead for (ho championship by one point. The results of the Senior Division matches wero as follow :— Diamonds 7 Corinthians 2 Hospital 2 Y.M.C.A 0 Swifts 3 Thistle 1 Ramblers 3 St. John's 1 Rovers <: Wanderers 1 SWIFTS-THISTLE. ' Thero was a large attendance of spectators at (lie Basin Keserve on Saturday to witness the Swifts-Thistle match. Soon after the commencement Swifts attacked stronglv, keeping Thistle penned in their own half of the field. Vessey, who was playing a good game,. opened the scoring account for Swifts, the ball glancing oil' the upright. The performance was very nearly repeated, and this had the effect of livening Thistlo up. They allacked stronglv, with the result that Simpson equalised with a tricky shot. From now out play was of n very even order, and the whistlo sounded with Thistle pressing hard. During the first part of (he second half the Blues (Thistle) held their own fairly well against tho repeated attacks of the Keds' forwards. When they did happen to get within shooting distance of the net erratic kicking spoilt their chances, liur. ing this half Clapliain (Thistle) was entrusted with a penalty kick, but made » very poor attempt. Swifts' second goal came as the result of a piece of very bau judgment on the Blue goalkeeper's part. On Ibis occasion lie came right out of his goal, and Matheson, taking in the situation at a glance, landed (he leather in the net. .lust on the call of time Roliert.s headed the ball through (lie posts, thus giving his side a victory by 3 goals to 1. Mr.'ll. Godber was referee. CORINTHIANS-DIAMONDS. Diamonds turned out on Saturday with a very solid team, and Corinthians, although handicapped by the absence of two of their best men, put up a good iig-Jil. Within a minute or two of the kick-off Diamonds notched a goal, Wilton, with a long shot from tho right-wing, finding the net. A few minutes' later, J. Black, out-side-right, repeated the performance, tints giving his side a lead of two goals. The Blacks (Diamonds) still pressed, but Corinthians livened up,'and transferred play to Hie opposite end of tho field, and kept Diamonds defending. Not for long, however, for like a flash the ball was Ink-en down the field by the Black's forwards, and B. Lowe, centring nicely, enibled Staples, centre-forward, to score Diamonds, 3; Corinthians, nil. Corinhians' forwards, combining well, and ac . •epling the short passing game now, had heir chance. Crouch, outside left, so:ured, and, with a deft pass, transferred o Curtis, who, in turn, passed to Ives, -cntre-fonvard. The last-named, taking tho mil at his toe, carried it right up to he goal-mouth, and finished a splendid ,icce of play by landing it in tho not. Ihortly before half-time, hoberls increased )ianio'iids' lead from n penally kick. The opening stages of tho second half rere lively, Corinthians keeping Diamonds iressed down on their own goal-line. From scramble the ball missed the net by a ew inches, and, from the subsequent ick-olf, Curtis secured, and took tho Hither down the centre of the field and

scored. Corinthians, 2; Diamonds, 4. Up till now the score was no indication of the pinio, for Corinthians were defending vcrv well, and, at times, their iacklir.g appeared to cause the Diamonds much discomfit. Now, however, the Blacks asserted themselves, and, from a corner, the ball was passed along the forward line. t.'orinthians : keeper ran out, and, in trying to save, missed the hall altogelher, and Black, being handy, registered the lillli goal for his side. Before time was called Diamonds rattled on two mora goals, Black and Staples being responsible, for them. During the last lent minutes the game was played ill semi-darkness, HOSPITAL V. Y.M.CA. Y.M.CA. and Hospital served up mediocre 'are in (heir game at Porirua. A lively ball was difficult to control, coming alter the previous wet Saturdays and the combination displayed by both sets of forwards was very elementary. Y.M.CA. began with a few dashes, and Jardine put in a beautiful long shot, which hit the bar and bounced over, while M'Kay was responsible for a. stiff low shot, which gave Cockburn some trouble. Hospital forwards woke up, and a pretty piece of play resulted in tho first goal being scored by Davis. Hoots had given Pearson a long pass to tho wing, and, ou the winger swinging the ball in the centre, Davis settled on it and placed it out of Hollis's reach. The Y.M.CA. keeper was responsible for some, lino work, saving shots in quick succession from Tyrer and Elliott, but on Phillips placing a corner-kick into the goal-mouth, Tyrer headed tho second goal. ■ Y.M.CA. mad* a few innocuous attacks, Smith and Phil, lips being prominent. At the other end Phillips shot with such force that the ball hit Hollis's hands and bounced ovci tho bar for a corner, which was cleared by Y.M.CA. without much difficulty. The second half was devoid of any out* standing features, Hospital forwards having a day off. The defence, however, was up (o their best standard. Routlcdge was kicking in his best stylo; Hollis was penalised for running with the ball, but the free-kick was cleared without difficulty. Smith made a fine run and shot hard, Cockburn saving in fine stvlc. Towards the end Y.M.CA. tried hard to score, but being'without much eomlmin. tion their efforts lacked sting. They were very quick on tho ball, much more so than their rivals, who dallied or failed lo trap the leatner on many occasions. Mr. luce was referee. ROVERS-WANDERERS. The match between Hovers and Wan' derers, played at Kelburne Park, was a neutral sort of affair. Tho teams were fairly even in strength, but the gainf throughout did not afford the handful ol spectators who faced the bleak southerlj to see the contest, a very high-class exhibition of football. Hovers won by two goals to one, but they wero not consistently superior to their defeated opponents. The opening of the match saw Wanderers forcing tho game, and tho Eovers' goal, keeper was kept on the alert, for the "Stripes" sent in quite a few speculative shots. Lost ball caused a temporary ccs. sation of hostilities after the gamo had been in progress for about fifteen minutes, and the short rest apparently had a stimulating effect on the Rovers, who attacked vigorously upon the rtsumption of play. Wanderers' left-wing put in some lively work, however, and it was largely from this side of the attack that Cornish was able to score with a neat shot. Wanderers, 1; Hovers, nil. .Hovers immediately counter-attacked, and, after a score of assaults, O'Shea sent in a flying shot at goal. Tho ball struck the cross-bar, rebounded, and, assisted by the wind, drifted between the posts. One all. During the second spell, the play was very uneven. Rovers pressed vigorously at intervals, but nothing in tho least resembling organised attack was attempted by either side. The combination was poor. Tho winning goal was scored by Lowe, from a good piece of play on Rovers' right wing. Towards the close of the game, in tho gathering gloom and dispiriting drizzle, Wanderers made despcralo efforts to score, but their attacks were never driven homo to. the decision point, Mr. Newbold was the referee. RAMBLERS-ST, JOHN'S. Helped along by a fresh breeze, St, John's looked likely to keep Ramblers anxious, but tho latter team evidently knew how to take matters on a windy day at Miramar, for, instead of sapping tho energy-well, they were content to situ, ply hold St. John's in check till' the second term. St. John's made'tlie play the first half, but their opponents' back? 'were reliable, so but one goal came St. John's way. It was a good goal by Gosney, who was liandy throughout. A margin of one goal was not sufficient to snvfl St. John's from defeat, as Ramblers, once they had the wind with them, changed their-plan of campaign, and soon had St. John's in distress, and without an outlet. Seein" no chance of freedom, n "corner was given lo Ramblers,, and, lioing well placed, W. Hart headed it through, making the score one all. St. John's broke freo from the kick-off. and Eglcy got past towards, the opposing bnck, but just when a. goal looked certain Kirschberg, coming back fast; saved very prettily, lor a time St. John's held their opponents well, but they lost chances through the forwards bunching. A long kick by Hart sot Ramblers free, and hmal'lbone, with a uood effort, scored their second goal. Thereafter St. John's lost (heir dash, and Walls was often called on to save. Careless kicking by Ramblers spoiled several openings, but Johnson finally sent in tho third successful shot for Ramblers. St. John's played uncertainly at limes, miskicks being frequent, .though Shaw, I'.gley, and Gosncy put in good work. Mr. Ycomans was referee. REPRESENTATIVE. (By Tclegraph.-Sperial Correspondents Palmerston, June 4. In the "soccer" representative matches* Manawatu A beat Wangamn by 2 goals to nil. Manawatu B beat Dannevirko also by two to nil. OTHER CITY MATCHES. SECOND DIVISION. The results of the various junior matches wero as follow:— Wadestown defeated St. Johns by G goals to nil. In the first spoil Wadestown, playing against a tresh southerly wind, onlv managed lo scoro one goal. In the second spell they had tho wind in their favour, and registered live more. The scorers were: Morris (2), Kay wood, Warne, Jenkinson, and Magee. Mr. M'Lean was referee. Hovers beat Corinthians by six goals to nil. Scorers: Martin, May and Robinson, two each. Third Division. Brooklyn defeated St. John's by two goals to nil. Brown, who was particularly prominent, and Wilkinson wero the scorPctonc defeated Swifts by 2 goals to nil. Fourth Division, Institute beat Swifts by 2 goals to 1. Hudson and Shields scored for the winners. Brooklvn defeated Rangers by i goals lo nil. The scorers were Pcarcc, hcllawav, Baldwin, and Morris. YM.C.A. A defeated the B team by nine goals to nil. Baker, Macklin, ami reinpcrton were the scorers. Fifth A Division. Institute beat Ngaio by 3 goals to 1. Marist Brothers defeated Swifts by 2 goals In 1. Brooklyn defeated St. David's by 5 goals Fifth B Division, Maris! Brothers defeated Y.M.C.A. by 3 goals to 1. Deinulh (2) ami 0 Drtscoll scored for the winners. Rangers beat South Wellington by 3 goals to 1. Silver (2) and Anderson (1) scored for the winners;. Sixth Division. Y.M.CA. A defeated Marist by four goal's to nil. Mncaulay (2), Drummond, and Hicks scored. Swifts defeated Y.M.CA. 13 by one goal