SOCCER FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 210, 3 June 1935, Page 2

SOCCER FOOTBALL

Marist and Waterside Win on Saturday TWO MORE GAMES TO-DAY Only two first A division Soccer games were played in Wellington On Saturday, these being between Marist and Swifts and Waterside and Diamonds. Wins were recorded by Marist and Waterside, the scores being 5-1 and 5-2 respectively. Championship pointe at present are ao follow:— Hospital 10, Petone 9, Waterside 8, Marist 7, Swifts 4, Institute 3, Diamonds 2, Lower Hutt 1. Hospital and Petone, who will oppose each other to-day on the Basin Reserve, and Institute and Lower Hutt, who will also be engaged, have a game each in hand. MARIST DEFEAT SWIFTS Barton and J. Kershaw Make Welcome Reappearance Playing snappy short-passing Soccer, Marist ran away from Swifts to the tune of 5 goals to 1 on No. 1 ground at the Basin Reserve, J. Kerehaw and E. Barton made a welcome reappearance for the winners, and their presence accounted to no little extent for the handsome victory. Swifts were beaten but not disgraced, as they played with only ton men for the second spell and part of the first. Indeed, for a while in the first spell it seemed that they might more than hold their own against Marist. The teams were as follow Marist: Turkington ; Mahony, Duffy ; Hindle, Foley, Laracy; Barton, E. Kershaw, J. Kershaw. Hatchard, Quirke. Swifts: Dainty; Dixon, Meach; C. MacGregor, White, Reid; Hawken, Bedford, P. MacGregor, Shankie, Hamill. Marist had the advantage of the sun in the opening spell and Swifts kicked off. Hamill and Shankie were at once prominent in forcing tactics for Swifts, but Turkington, Mahony and Duffy were rock-like on defence. Quirke and Hatchard returned the compliment at the other end, to fail because of Meach. Barton, for Marist, and Bedford and Hawken, for Swifts, were others who showed up in the early stages. J. Kershaw, at centre forward for Marist, was not as conspicuous as expected. Halfway through the spell E. Kershaw opened Marists’ scoring account, and repeated the process almost from the kickoff. Marist dominated the play until the interval, which came with the score 2-0 in their favour. It was during this half that Meach, who had played gallantly at left-back, was injured and bad to leave the field. The second spell was a long period c.f defensive work for the depicted Swifts team, plus infrequent Swifts incursions into Marist territory. Hatebard registered two more goals early in the half and J. Kershaw headed a fifth through when play bad been in progress for just on half an hour. Barton was the outstanding player for Marist and Shankie for Swifts, who were struggling in vain against a bettor team. Toward the end Hawken, the enterprising Swifts' right-winger, forced and took a corner, and from it C. MacGregor was able to place a fast one past the Maris.t custodian for Swifts’ only goal. The referee was Mr. A. E. Caislej. WATERSIDE WERE TOO GOOD Diamonds Could Not Stand Up to Smart-moving Forwards Waterside, who seem to be improving with every game, were altogether too good for Diamonds, and won comfortably on 2<o. 2 ground at the Basin Reserve by 5 goals to 2. Waterside's forwards gave a fine account of themselves, giving the opposing defence a busy time. The halves, too, were reliable, the one to catch the eye being Cocks, who has revealed excellent form throughout the season. The teams were as follow :— Waterside: Cumming; Abernethy, Hazel; McLellan, Longibottom, Cocks; Nicolle, Thompson, Janes, Wilson, McGrath. Diamonds: Ell; Knowsley, Hopper, Rablbitt, Geddes, Nicol; O’Connell, Tucker, Baker, Gilchrist, Upchurch. Hazel was late putting in an appearance, and for a time Waterside played a man short, Straight away they went to work on the left, and Diamonds’ goal was threatened when Wilson whipped in a worth-while shot. The left wingers of either team were showing up to advantage. particularly in midfield play, but they would have done better had they passed to the inner men instead of shooting too often themselves. Ell was frequently called on during the early stages, but he was not given anything very severe to deal with, nor was Cumming at the opposite end. A pleasing movement was instituted by Waterside when Longlwttom received a back pass and sent Wilson and Janes away. So constructive was the movement that the Diamonds defence crumpled up, and Janes whipped the ball to Wilson, who slipped it past Ell for the first point. Nicolle, who was dispatching some good baits to the centre, got one across to Janes, and the centre tricked his way past Hopper and sent an excellent shot out of Ell’s reach. Another determined raid by Waterside resulted in Ell dropping the ball, which went into the goal for the third time, and just before the interval Gilchrist beat Cumming after receiving a beautiful corner kick from O'Connell. Already two goals in the lead Waterside attacked strongly at the start of ttie second half, and before long Nicolle race down the line, parted smartly to Janes > and the centre slipped another into tnc plainly beaten D ' am °" ds broke away in grand style,. Rabbitt, O’Connell and Gilchrist participating in a movement that ended in Gilchrist netting, to make the score 4--. Waterside, however, were not to be penetrated again, and before the final whistle they improved their position when Janes scored. The referee was Mr. J. Sanderson. LOWER GRADE RESULTS First B Dlvision.-Tsland Bay .-.. Miramar Rangers 7, Onslow 0; Stop Out 4 ' Seeo V nd 3 A 2 Dlvision.-Marlst Brothers Old Bovs 8, Waterside 5; boro Koro 9, Seatoun B 1: Seatoun A 2, Swifts O. Second B Dlvlsion.-Onslow 8. Miran'ar Rangers 4; Institute Old Boys u, Scottish Waiulorers 0; Island Bay 4 Marist Brothers Old Boys 0; Nada 3. Lower Hutt 0. Fourth IMvlslon.-Dianionds 8. Koro Koro 1: Waterside 5, Technical College 0; Marist Brothers Ohl Boys o. Institute Old Bovs 3; Stop Out 2. Technical Old Boys 1. Fifth Division.—Seatoun 8, Technical College 0- Petone 4, Miramar Rangers 0; Boys’ Institute 5, Diamonds 1; Onslow won bv" default from Lower Hutt. Sixth Division.—Technical College A 6, Onslow 0. Seventh Division.—Seatoun 8, Stop Out 1 Technical College 7, Swifts 1; Marist Brothers (Newtown) 5, Diamonds 1. Eighth Division.—Diamonds 9, Miramar Rangers 1: Seatoun A 5, Seatoun B 0; Boys’ Institute 3, Marist Brothers (Thorndon) 1. Ninth Division.—Marist Brothers (Thorndon) 8. Diamonds 1; Seatoun 2, Boys' Institute 2. Hutt Valley League.—Stop Out 8, Teehni-

cal College 15 0: Technical College A 11, Hovers 0; Anglican Home 3. I’ctonc A 1. GAMES ELSEWHERE By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland.—Thistle 6, beat Melro4; College 2, beat Ponsonby 3; North Shore 0. lost to Y.M.C.A. 3; Eastern Suburbs 3, lost to Comrades 5. Christchurch, —Thistle 3. beat St. Albans 0; Nomads 5. beat Western B 3; Linwood 2, drew with Rangers 2; Western A 8. beat Technical 0.

Dunedin.—Maori Hill 2. drew with Seacliff 2: Mornington 5, heat Technical Old Bovs 4: Roslvn-Wakari 2. beat Northern I;' Mosgiel 3, beat High School Old Boys 1.