SEATOUN WIN SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 287, 1 September 1941, Page 3

SEATOUN WIN SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

Marist Beaten 2-0

HARD GAME ON HEAVY GROUND

By their success on Saturday agaiust Muriht, Seutoun are assured of the YVelliugtou Football Association's first A division championship) They are now lour points in the lead with ouly oue more game to play. S.eatouu had the better of the first spell, playing well ou Hie heavy" 7 ground, and in the second half they bent back determfned Murist attacks before taking the offensive themselves late in the game. Waterside proved too strong for Petone, aud Moera Stop Out overwhelmed a weakened Hospital side. Results:—‘Seatoun 2, MaristO; Waterside 7, Pctoue 3; Moera Stop Out 9, Hospital 1. Chainpiousbip Table.

With ouly oue g'ame remaining to complete the first A division championship, the position of the lirst three teams can■tfol be altered, four- points Separating Sealviin from' Murist, and Murist from Waterside. ■ ■ The table is : —

A liard-lought Game. —Seatuuu uoimaated play iu uie first fiaif of their match against Alariot in the main game al Hie Basin Reserve, the determined tackling of'their halves giving the Murist forwards no opportunity of oeltling down. U. Yeoman, at tell-hall, was outstanding on defence, aud Cullen, the other wing-naif, played one of bis best games this season. The Murist deieiiee was always sound, with Duffy and U. N turns backing caeli other up well, aud I lie half-line working hard. Beatotin had several scor.ng ebunees, but n wus naif au hour beloi-e they scored, a higu i,rapping shot by U. Yeoman curling uilo lite corner of the net. 'The early part ol ■ the s-econil bail' was all in Maiist s lavuur, aud Ncaluiiti were hard pressed lu keep Qttirke. Thompson and ,'l’ilyai'd' from scuring. Boyes had been hurt in the first hail', mi l to assist the defence, U. Yeoman, w'mi had been playing a bustling game al centre-forward, uroppeu baek as it futirtii lialf. This arrangement was coutinutm for some time, bill. Inlet in the game Im moved up lu iuside-rigut; tind Seatuuu came more into the picture. With the chainpiousbip at stake,, neither side played the football of which they are capable. Near the close, D. A eomau • broite through, and, though charged by a buck, seal the ball into lite net Io make the tiiial score 2-0 in Seutoun’s. favour. Conspicuous in the Marist team were Wickliffe. in goal. Duffy at fuil-bnek. Darragu at eentre-liair...and Thompson in the lorward line. I' ur Sea I duh. Etsh<?r, CiiUcn. C. Yeoman, Kdmumls ami 15. Yeoman were the most impressive. Four-Goal Margin.—Though they were level at half-limp. Petone were not able to hold the faster-moving Waterside forwards in their game at. Petone, Water-, side scoring a well-deserved win by, 7 goals to 3. Petone began well, with Stewart, Craggs and Patterson several times breaking through, only to be bustled off the ball. Waterside were first to score, but Petone equalized. Features of the first spell were Janes’ goal for Waterside direct from n corner, anti Leslie’s goal for Petone from n penalty, making the half-time score 2-all. Waterside look the lead early in the second 1 half mid did nut. thereafter relitiyuisb it.

Infringements were fairiy frequent, aud oue of Waterside's goals was scored by Longbottom from a penalty. Prominent for Waterside were Boltbu, Janes and Scott, aud for Petone, Haiues, Willis, Craggs and Stewart. Scorers for Waterside were Scott (2), Janes (2), McCarthy, Walker aud Lougbottom (penalty), and for Petoue, Craggs, Leslie (penalty) aud Willis. Hospital Outplayed.—Fielding a weakened side, Hospital proved no match for Moera Stop Out at Porirua, being beaten by 9 goals to J. The'Moera forwards combined well, Sharpe and Hamill making many openings for Bold, who scored seven out of the nine goals. In other games this season, Bold has shown exceptional speed ou the wing, but he shoots well and was excellent at centre-for-ward. The half-time score was 5-1. Hospital were kept defending most of the second spell, and. despite resolute defence by Simon. Jeffrey aud Mahoney, Moera added a further four goals. Scorers for Moera Stop out were Bold (7). Jeronisou (penalty) and Sharp, and Lawler scored for Hospital. ElrsC B Division. —Institute O.K. 7, Swifts 2. Second Hound Victory Cup,—.Mlrmnsr Rangers 13. De HavlHand 1: Marist 6. Waterside 0: Onslow L Technical 0.8. Diamond beat. Petone by default. Third Division.—Stop Out 6. Teelilile.’ll Old Boys 1; Miramar Rangers 11, Dlamonu 1; Sealoun 3. Waterside 2. Fourth B Division.—<lnflow 5, Marist U. Fifth Division. —St. Patrick’s College 1. Toelinleal’College R 2: Petone Tecliuiral College won by default from Marist. Sixth A Division. —Stop Out 2. Marist *>: St. Patrick’s College beat Technical College hy default. Sixth B Division. —Onslow. •. buys Institute 0. Hutt Valley League.—Lower Hutt 6, Technical College D 1.

MATCH CANCELLED

Rose Bowl Game At

Auckland

The Friiujc Campbell Ruse Bowl maleh between Auckland and Wellington, to have been played in Auckland next, tsatur- | day, lias been cancelled by the Aueklnml ’ Football Association for financial reasons. I There is a possibility of Canterbury playing Wellington on the Basin Reserve on Saturday. Canterbury will play Otago tor the F.A. 'Trophy on September 20. bill though Wellington have been invited t»> play for the tropliy in Christchurch on September il* Canterbury beat Otago, it is unlikely the invitation will be accept ed. . . The Wellington selector, Mr. E. J Gates, bus decided lu discontinue the training fur the Wellington representative players. PRIMARY SCHOOL GAMES The Auckland primary school ri'pre- i sentative Soccer team drew with Wellinglun. Lull, in a match played us a eurlain-ruiser to Hie main game at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon. On Thursday, Auckland beat (lie Wellington B team by 5 goals to nil ami on Friday beat Hull. Valley by 9 goals to 1. In Saturday’s game both teams played fast ami clever football considering lh*‘ heavy state of file ground. Play was very even, Wellington being the lirst to score toward the close.of the first spell when a fast drive by Smitli I'omiil Hie net. I’he second half wus also keenly contested, ami it was not till late in Hie game that Auckland drew level, their ecu I re-l'orward. R King, scoring from close range. The Auckland team returned home on Salurd.-iy afternoon. The Wellington (cam I will travel Io New Plymouth Ibis week tn 1 take part in thq southern section ol the North Island tourney for Hie Colin Webster Shield at present held by Taranaki. I SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT (By 'lelecrn I. AUCKLAND, August 31. The North Isluutl secondary schools’ Soccer tuuruumetii for the Skerrelt Cup was won by Auckland which beat Hawkes Bay, 2-0, in the final. The Auckland secondary schools’ junior team lost the Herbert Smith Cup to Taranaki. 5-2, iu a special challenge game.

. . : i’irnt A Uivlison. Goals. t-h. P. W. JU. JJ. K. A. pL8 Seutt'un ....... to 14 1 0 7-1 20 G1 ZL 21 Waterside . IS V 1 - t>7 • ol> 2(J Hospital . 13 7 5 «> Moura ‘>Stop Out . 13 7 7 .1 15 -13 17 ol, 3d IS Pctone 13 0 8 1 -1-1 uu 13