ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 235, 6 July 1925, Page 5

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

CHATHAM CUP SEMI FINALS

Y.M.C.A BEAT THISTLE

HOSPITAL BEATEN BY SCOTTISH WANDERERS

The grounds were in a deplorable state for Association football on Saturday and slight drizzly rain during the afternoon did not improve matters. There was little wind but most matches were played in quagmires. In the semi-finals to select the Wellington defenders for the Chatham Cup Scottish Wanderers defeated Hospital; and Y.M.C.A.’s victory over Thistle left the two winners to play off for the honour. Marist had a good win from Institute, and Diamonds defeated Watersiders in the championship fixtures.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE CHATHAM CUP SEMI-FINALS Y.M.C.A. 2, Thistle 1. Scot. Wanderers 1, Hospital 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP Diamonds 5, Waterside 2. Marist 5, Institute 0.

SENIOR B DIVISION Johnsonville 3, Petone 2. Brooklyn 2, Seatoun 0. Y.M.C.A. B 4, Swifts 0.

CHAMTIONSHIP POSITIONS. Senior A Division.

CHATHAM CUP SEMIFINALS Y.M.C.A. (2) V. THISTLE (1).

'{I 1 ® Oiatham Cup semi-final between I.ALC.A. and. Thistle at Association Park resulted in the former team securing the verdict by the margin of one ’^ le B auie had been in progress half an hour when Lennox, Thistle's centrMialt, was ordered off, bavin o, been warned twice by the referee, and Thistle accordingly had to play a man short for the greater paid of a strenuous game. J licy put up a great fight, but were unable to repeat their performance of two weeks ago against the same team. Mc\ean, Ihlstle’s goal-keeper, gave a brilliant display. Y.Jt.C.A.'e team had to undergo • considerable rear'an gem ent owUp'/ 0 the absence of McArthur, who is still suflering from the i ijury received L-il- P w e T?' lS H Wcek -. Shortly -after the Kick-off, Aieolle sped down the line, and uhen in danger of being crowded out by Bing ho snicked the iiall to Dempster, who slipped through the hesitating backs and scored off his left foot It was a dramatic opening, and the whole manoeuvre had taken just sixty seconds n„m„ CO i mpl i sh -i T "° niil ’Le S later Dempster had a second opportunity to score when Ballard sent the ball w’hizzin o across the goal-mouth. The Thistle equabsc ‘t a ’ Ufe . alld 6ct out to ut> and’ < e f CIIOC crumpled JU’ a™ yaUace, who had worked hard later second Tarrant ’and' equalisV.'Tl 6 '® l J. kcc »- and appeals for "hands” and off-side were frequently made Y M C A th °' r at acU She ■ SftPSSj** “• -p.» P ‘A£j i-M r s “ d able position. The h 1 “ „ a favo T ssis form than in the r”^ 6 . \ I s better piisc. Irott was also a factor In the non-success of Thistle sine, just at (his ™ a£d^ r particUla '* ta™ i.ogan and aTaee wen- rteht after goals and were being well supported by Paterson and Crundwoll tetel i, i siderablo difficulty in stop nine the nrn" gross of Paterson. Trott ’’ initiatV a moicment which ended, in a corner lying forced, and from this VieoHe scored the winning goal. o_i TrLrA-J Thist’e were mostly "confined to their s?mL 7 f ’ an n Mc Y ean wa!l subjected to sho s from all angles, which were saved in brilliant fashion, by him. The game ended in a. triumph for Thistle’s goalie although victory went to Y.MCA bv l ° L Mf ’ K Omrod Scottish WAxnpprrs (1) y. rrosPla.vmg at Porirua, Scottish Wanderers were fortunate in defeating Hospital by the. only goal of the match. Hospital had the best .of the ganie'richf through and did most of the attacking, although Scottish Handovers put up a sound defence. The ground was heavy and ram was falling when Hospif.il . k , lc c ri T 0 , a " al mit a slight breeze, and ii ’’—derers placed them at once on tile defensive through a good run by ® n ,, ral , . Lothian, who was playing well, led his forwards on an attack on the Hospital goal and Porteous was tested by Cunningham, hut he had no difficulty in clearing. Lambert, tried the Scots’ defence with a terrific shot, which the goalie cleared in great style. Kirkland was frequently called on to clear attacks, but finally Lothian secured and passed to Wong, who sent it back to Galbraith, the last-named scorin'- with a fast shot at clcso quarters. I—o Hospital opened the second half in’ good style. Mullins hitting the cross-bar with a. nice shot. Lambert then finished a. rush by the forwards by shooting hard at Kirkland, who again proved safe. Wanderers but were, soon on tho defensive again. They fought hard to hold their lead, but the Hospital man gave them some anxious moments. As time drew near, Hospital marshalled their forces in an attempt to draw level, a score seeming imminent any moment, but tho game ended I—o1 —0 in favour of the Scottish Wanderers. Kirkland and other players were chaired from the ground by their delighted supporters. Mr. Wells refereed. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES DIAMONDS (5) V. WATERSIDERS (2) The match between Diamonds and Watersiders was played on Wakefield Park. From the start Diamonds pressed and Stocks fed R. McLeod nicelv, onljr to see that player send the ball behind. Pram the goal kick WeDtvrood camA Wt Darriea wbbod him

in the nick of time. Stocks, going right through, scored, I—o. Shortly afterwards Daniels scored, giving Cox, who stood in a sea of mud, no chance, ' 2—o. Play became interesting, and Watersiders, with only ten men, contested every inch of ground. Diamonds resumed the offensive upon resumption and after some clever combination between Daniels and Stocks, the former scored again, ,3-0. For a while Watersiders bad the best of the play and . from a shot by McLellan Waller pulled the ball from under the bar, but Stanbndge got to it and scored, 3—l. Diamonds scored another goal, J. McLeod doing the trick, 4—l. The Black citadel had a narrow escape when Waller stopped a shot and tell with it in front of him. Wellwood tried to tap it m the net, but the ball rose, hit the far corner of the bar and went outside. Just after this incident Watersiders pressed and in a scramble Proudioot headed in and Davies put the ball through his own goal, 4—2. Diamonds were playing clever football, and before the game ended Findlay scored a penalty, making the score s—!> Sir. W., H. Smith was the referee. The Marist-Institute game was played at Petone and resulted in an easy win for Marist by 5 goals to nil. SENIOR B DIVISION JOHNSONVILLE (3) V. PETONE. (2). lb® Johnsonville-Petoiie game was played in a sea. of mud at Anderson lark. In the first half Petone had the best of the play, and in a scramble in iront of goal Pincock found the net. I—o. Shortly afterwards tho ball was again rushed down, and Cameron shut a great goal. 2—o, Johnsonville fought hard, and finally -Matthews brought the score to 2—l. Just before the close of the game Schultz scored, 2 —2, and in ths last few minutes, Matthews shot in after a fine run, and the game ended 3—2 in Johnsonville's favour. Mr. B. Martin refereed. ‘ Y.M.C.A. B (4) V. SWIFTS (0). Y.M.C.A. B easily defeated Swifts on No. 1 ground at Association Park, by 4 goals to nil. Swifts, in the first half, held their opponents, to one goal, but in ths second half went to pieces, and three further goals were added to Y.M.C.A.'s score. Martindale found the net on two occasions, and Loadsman and Pearson scored one goal each. The game ended:- Y.M.C.A. B, 4; Swifts, 0. BROOKLYN (2) . SEATOUN (0). Brooklyn and Seatoun met at Seatoun, and Brooklyn won after a rather exciting game. Seatoun kicked off against the wind and for ten minutes bustled Brooklyn. Then Brooklyn had a turn, and Keeble bad a shot, Wyatt being unable to hold the greasy ball. I—o. In ths second spell Seatoun battled well, but another goal went against them before the final whistle Bounded. Brown was the scorer. Mr. L. F. Cooper refereed. Second A. Division. Petone 3 (S. Bowden 2, R. Craig 1), Swifts 0. Seatoun 2, Scottish Wandt-rers 1. Third A,Division. South Wellington 8. Seatoun 0. - Fourth A Division. ♦ Waterside 3 (Hull 2, Iluudle 1), Petone 0. Marist 1, Seatoun 0. . Institute 2 (Jepson and Richmond scored), Miramar Rangers 1 (Murphy scored). Fourth B Division. Swifts 2 (Southern and Hadley scored), Wadestown 0. Fifth A Division. Marist 2 (Marshall shot both), Technical 0. Fifth B Division. Technical 1, Hutt 0. Miramar Hangers 3, Seatoun 0. , Sixth Division. Seatoun 3, Technical 0. Seventh A Division. Hutt 6, Seatoun 0. Seventh B Division. Island Buy 0, South Wellington 0. Neu town Congregational 2, Y.M.C.A. 0. Eighth Division. Marist (I.) J. Marist (N.) 0. Seatoun 2, Institute 0. ENGLAND WINS SECOND TEST AUSTRALIA BEATEN BY 2 GOALS TO 1. (Rec. July 5, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, July 4. Twenty thousand spectators witnessed a keen struggle in tho second 'Test between the English and Australian Soccer teams, in fine cool weather. The Australian team was considerably strengthened by the infusion of frosh blood, while tho visitors were showing signs of staleness through their constant travelling. The first session ended with honours easy. 1 goal each, an achievement for the local team which spurred it to capital efforts in t.he seeond half. Smith opened England’s account before the interval, Simms equalising from a- hard drive by Bourke immediately after. Neither side took chances in ths second half, the game resolving itself into a hard stubborn test, with the visiting backs sometimes uncertain. Tiltprospect of caging tho Linn embnldcned the Kangarnn, until Elkos put Eng. land ahead, after Spencer had handled. The margin truly reflects the play, as the visitors, despite their lithe and speedy opponents, at all times executed their movements with the polish of artists. Curiously enough, the local players, though lacking the finishing touches, employed with advantage the tricks already gleaned from the visitors during the tour. The receipts to date amount to Am.

.. RESULTS ELSEWHERE..

Br Telegraph—Special CkiEnEsPonDENTNelson, July 4. To-day’s fixtures resulted: —Hospital 4, Thistle 3; Athletic 2, Motueka 2. Junior: Athletic 3, Thistle 0. Br Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, July 4. To-day’s Association results were: — Thistle ", Northcoto 3; IlcHaby's 2, Ponsonby I; Y.M.C.A. 5, Watersiders 3; Tramways 2, Royal Navy 2.

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