SOCCER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 204, 26 May 1938, Page 18

SOCCER

Canterbury Match CHATHAM CUP ENTRIES Waterside Still Unbeaten

(By

Hotspur.)

The Canterbury team cbotfeu tu pla.Y Wellington at the Basin Reserve ou the King's" Birthday holiday, June 0, contains a fair sprinkling of names well known to Wellington followers ot the sport. Mcßae, Cawtheray, bnnth, Ives, Souter, and Buimand are players with reputations extending beyoud the bounds of Canterbury, and on paper the team appears likely to give Wellington plenty of opposition. . .... Tlie match should also enable the Wellington selectors to see how M ellington is likely to"fare in its F.A. Trophy match in Christchurch, for which July J nas been suggested as a suitable date. Chatham Cup Entries. The council 01. the N.Z.l' A. has ex tended the closing date of entries for oe Chatham Cup to May 30. t>o far -0 .entries have been received, as- lollow».Wellington. —Petone, Miramar Ran„ ers Diamond. Seatoun, Marist, Waterside, Hospital, Scottish ” n,l ' !rers ’ Qll . Auckland. —Ponsonby, Eastern Suburbs. Thistle. South Auckland. — Glen Mass y, Huntly Wanderers. Canterbury.—Nomads, ot. Albans. Otago.—Maori Hill. Mosgiel, Northern. Westland.— Runanga, Taylorville. Waterside’s Solid Team. Waterside are going to take a lot of beating this season. They have n V 1 balanced side, and the players are trained to the minute. They beat Petone because they plaved the more constructive tootball showing line combination between the vanguard and rearguard. Harris and Bolton gave fine e^1 ’ tions in the full-back lotion. £he timing of the ball was true and then kicking was clean. Anderson, Hazel and Cocks were a solid half line, with Cocks the most conspicuous. In fact, Cocks was easily the best player on the held. Hp is fast and clever, and has a hue physique. R. Ward played well, nnd scored two fine goals. He is a bustler more than a constructive player. McCarthy was prominent on the right wing, end has a fair turn of speed. It is pleasing to observe that he crosses at he rrnht time instead of taking the ball too far down (he line. Janes, on the left wing, did all that was required of him. Petone sadly missed the leadership of Leslie in the forward line. He was obliged to stand down because of an ankle iniurv. The Petone forwards did not function at all well, and never seemed to know whatsto do with, the ball when in possession. Reid, their centre half, was a trier all through the game, and checked many a Waterside raid. He was ably assisted by Cook and Baswck. Haines was most prominent as full-back, and, in spite of his many years of football, he. is sti.l one of the best full-backs playing in Wellington. A Runaway Win.

Hospital, in scoring their runaway victory over Scottish Wanderers, were more solid than brilliant. Wanderers fielded a depleted side through injuries. At east two of Hospital’s goals should not nave ben allowed because of previous infringements. Hospital’s defence was not at all impressive. ~ , It was in tlie front rank that Hospital revealed their brilliance. Webster showed brilliant flashes of footwork and headwork, and is in top form just now. .Teroinson had a day out in scoring, and, with Woods, gave Webster splendid support m goal-raiding movements. Lambert, for a player in the veteran stage, can still hold his own with the younger set and is showing really good form. Wanderers, oii this showing, were an inept side and will require to improve. No doubt injuries may have affected their moral a great deal, but the more seasoned players showed a lack of imagination and initiative during the play—a poor incentive for the younger players who played as well as could be expected. Indifferent Showing.

Although they did not make the mistake of underestimating Technical Old Boys, who have a strong team despite recent defeats, Seatoun were never happy against their bustling opponents, and the game at Seatoun Park rapidly developed into a kick-and-rush affair not at all exhilarating to watch. Watts played well at centre half for Technical and kept a close watch on D. Yeoman, the young Seatoun centre, who gave him a busy afternoon. Witli Gendall on the injured list, it was left to Edmunds to distract the attention of. the defence from D. Yeoman, and in this ho was only partially successful. Seatoun's showing was really too bad to be true, but they are not likely to repeat it against Waterside. .

The Gates brothers kept the Seatoun defence on their toes, and, with both K. and C. Yeoman off their game, it was left to J. Gibson and IT. Whiting to come to th’e rescue. B. Johnston, on the left wing, sent over some good crosses, but a tendency to get out of position lost him chances. G. McKenzie worked hard all afternoon, and scored a good goal, but H. Salt bad an off day. Miskicking by the other blue backs did not nitike matters any easier for It. Boyes at centre half, but the ex-institute player gave his usual resourceful display. Technical did not function so well as a team as in some of their last year's matches and wild kicking by the backs did not make things- any easier for their forwards. Even yet, however, one cannot help feeling that if they strike their best form they will give some of the leading teams a fright.

Best Form Not Yet. Marist's lack of success this season is surprising to all followers of the game. Tlie main ivc.-ikness- appears to be in the forward line when in front of goal. Many scoring opportunities have been lost as the result of inaccurate shooting. It is unfortunate that the foam is without the services of J. Hatchard. who is still out of tlie game witli a knee injury. In tlie finishing nff of movements he is just the man required. E. Kershaw and M. Quirke worked hard on Saturday, but W. Thompson. the ex-Waterside player, does not appear yet to have fitted in with Mnrist’s style of play. The half-line was sound, witli L. Foley again proving himself a reliable pivot.

T. Laraey mid Numis were sound at full-back, lint the Marist skipper was inclined to sky the ball a lot. His tackling, however, was excellent. Turkinglon earned applause for some grand saves.

O'Connell, in the Diamond defence, is speedy for a full-back and often saved at critical moments. ’ O'Leary wns imnrc-ss-ive in the halfline and is a real worker. The forwards worked well together, with Gilchrist and Du Feu. in tlie inside positions, most prominent.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES

HIRST A DIVISION < reals Ch. 1*. W. L. 1 > r. a. pts. Waterside 4 4 0 0 Ill 3 Scat oiin 4 4 0 ii 12 1 8 I ’<•! one ■1 1 0 II 12 G Hospital 4 2 2 0 15 13 I Diamond 4 1 2 1 . i Marist 4 0 2 - 4 G Scott iedi Wanderers 4 0 3 1 I 20 1 Technical Old Boys I 0 4 n 8 21 0 FIRST B DI VISION. Goals Ch. 1*. W.C. I). F. A. ’Is. IswiffK 4 4 0 0 2<> 4 8 I nst it ute < Hd Boys 4 3 0 1 Lower Hutt 4 3 1 0 20 G 6 Stop Out 4 1 2 i 9 21 3 Koro Koro I 1 2 1 9 14 3 Miramar Rangers . 4 0 3 Onslow 4 0 t 0 1 28 0