ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 22, 20 October 1917, Page 12

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

On Thursday afternoon, Marist (T) and Porirua met on Association Park to decide the winner of die city and suburban schools' cup and banner. Both teams wore at full strength, and had it not been lor the strong wind which was blowing across tlhe grround the game vrouUl ha\. been well worth witnessing. Porirun, playing with the wind in the first sjm<! were unable to pierce thu Jlarist defence, although the suburban 'boys came very near <loing so towards the end of tho first half. Tancred and Day, the Marist backs, both played well, and were responsible for Porirua's failing to score. The second half was all in' Maristfs favour, Lewis and George on the right-wine; playing exceptionally well together. When the game was half-way through Mnrist scored from a free tick in front of the goal, Cudby beinK the scorer. Porirua rallied under this reverse, ami in spite of the fact that they were playing againsl a rltotisj wind, they came very near to scorins on more than one occasion. Eventually, when the game Wl only about, five minute? to go, thrPnrirua lefl-hnlf srnre<l with n Ion;*, drooping shot, which gave Lack of the. jlarist no change In save. The live minutes of the same were fcppn, and iutprPFtiiiC. bnl. both ?i(le« faMril to itti , -- ter any further score, when Hip whistln Won-. " The final score wast VnrM 1. Porinia 1. This afternoon Hie Wnllin»lon TonHiiill Aswvinfion will eonr'ni-t >\ six-a-sido Innrnnment fnr the Third. Fourth, IWh. :vu] Sixth ffrades nn<l sdinnls. V'o wini'Pvn nf the vario\i= sradps will rccoive mod-ils. As many nf the teams are very even pomp kopn gnniP" «:'innlfl be Tlip loams will t>l ny RPVPTI ininiitps pach way, "-illi 'n"p niinut" pt)p!l at Ihe interval.' All b" nn H"> frrminrt a I 1 .|s '>.m.. olhr". T-isp f!ioy will lose by default.