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DEFEAT OF CORINTHIANS. Thistle, 6; Corinthians, 0. Hospital, 4 ; Diamonds, 0. V.M.C.A. A. 6j Swifts, 0. Wanderers, 2; Y.M.O.A. B, t The chief feature of the "soccer" play on Satnrda-y was tfie crushing defeat of Corinthians by Thistle. Tbe weather was fine, though cold, and the wind blew stiffly from the north-west. V.M.C.A. A (6) v. SWIFTS (0). Playing a- man short, Swifts had no chance against the V.M.'s, who, however, kicked with consistent inaccuracy throughout an uninteresting game. Phillips scored twice in two minutes in the first spoil, and in the second spell ho kicked another, the ot-her scorers being; '* ftohfirts.^ JiaJrat . onrf. Shaw. .*J]ttiej<l£jtitf».

features 1 of th« play wa» Penlingtoa'ai j goal-keeping. He> diet excelent' waA. ! Mr. T. Johnson was referee. ! WANDERERS (2) v. Y.M'.C.A 1 . B' (1). , The game was interesting throughoat. j Wanderers, playing three outsiders', were , 'too good for V.M.C.A., who did' nob . appear up^ to their usual form. Wan* ! derers scored a goal in each- spell, and. just before the call of time, Trevethick ' .shot successfully for V.M.C.A. In the ii first spell, Watson (Wanderers' right- 'r back)' broke. Iris collar-bone and' had" to ,s be conveyed to the hospital Mr. J. t Wilson- was referee. > n THISTLES- BEAT CORINffHIAJfISi J On the Basin Reserve, Corinthians j succumbed to Thistle, being defeated by c 6 goals to' nil. The game' was* Iceeniy 4 contested. In the first spell Corinthians v had the wind! with" them-, bu«, w«re un- \ able to penelrate Thistles' defence, and f, had their own goal forced twice. The 'f, scorers for Thistle were Walker and Edwards; 'In tlie. second half, Tliistle, r playing with the' wind, made' things g very much hotter- for. Corinthians] and' v succeeded in adding, four goals, to theifi H score. The scorers, in order, of sneces- d sion were Reid, Barnett, Reid, and' Walker. Walker was responsible for a most of the) scoring by His 1 excellent 1 fc centreing. v Mr. A. E- WeUsi was ref eretJ* fi ' ■*— X SECOND DIVISION!. a Toa beat St. David's by 4 goals to>2; a FOURTH B DIVISION. Wadeatown dofeaied Swiftg by 4 goals to 1. * ' a

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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 16, 19 July 1915, Page 4

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ASSOCIATION Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 16, 19 July 1915, Page 4

ASSOCIATION Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 16, 19 July 1915, Page 4

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