ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 122, 24 May 1920, Page 4

ASSOCIATION

FIRST DIVISION

Another .vouisd 01 Association football competition matches wus played on Snt- ' iirday. The grounds were in first-class order, and the weather conditions good. The senior results were: — Hospital 3, v. [Swifts 0. PoriYua 2. v. Marist 2. V.M.C.A.'A 5, v. South Wellington a. Thistle 4, v. Petone 2. V.M.C.A. B 9,' v. Brook^n 1. Institute 3, v. Diamonds 1. HOSPITAL v. SWIFTS. The above teams mat at Porirua, nnd a very interesting game ended inHospitaj v.-inning liy 3 voals to nil. Hospital kicked off, and at once took plsyinto theiv opponents' territory, but Elliott s shot.went wide. From the resultant goal kick, the Swifts, through i';: cc combined worl( by Booker and Kclloway, put the home team on the defensive, but ■Ruddles's shot was cleverly saved by PqrtGons, at the expense of a corner. The corner was cleared, and- Hospital again goo goinpf. Batten putting in Kfime very effective play, which resulted" in IDaiiy and'Tyrer makinß a lot oi.heiidwny'on the right wing. The latter passed at the correct moment to D. Ferguson, who gave the gaolkeeper, Hewitt, no chance. Hospifal, I—o. Tin's brightened up the same considerably, and the town team made determined efforts to Ret through, the play of E. Ouiae, Ahiove, and Martin, being particularly gaud on the left wing. The Hospital defence,' however, proved equal to tl:e demands, although they were at times lucky vith Porteons bringing off a couple of j remarkable saves. The Hospital team again began to assert themselves, and good piay by Batteij—who played a splendid. game throughout — almost brought a score, F. Guise saving with ;i, timely kick. Shortly after, Tyrer seenredj, and, making a great run -on his ■own, finished with a long shot, which found the net. Hospital, 2—o. The name was now . fairly fast, "and both teams had chances to score, particularly Swifts, who were Very weak in front of goal. Half-time arrived with play in neutral ground. On resuming. E. Guko initiated a splendid run for Swifts, in' which all the forwards took part, but they lacked finish, end a weak shot resulted. In the field Swifts quite held their ,own, but they missed several good chances to score through bad shooting. On the other hand, the Hospital forwards shot we'll, and only good work by Hewitt, F. Guisej and Spencer prevented a score on more than one occasion. A nice piece of play by Elliott and Herliby set Hospital going, and after a good run the, former centred to Tyrer, who scored with a fine shot. Hospital 3, Swifts nil. The game wad now hopeless for Swifts, but they did not in. the least relax, and the play continued most interesting. Several corners were forced in succession by Hospital, but they all.proved fruitless, owing to the good tackling and kicking of , their opponents. The game ended shortly after without any further score. For Hospital, Porteous, Batten. D. Ferguson, Tyrer. and Daily were most prominent, while Guise (2). Martin, Kean, and Hewitt were the best for Swifts. Mr. E. Windley wae referee. ■ - PQRIRUA~v7MAR.IST. ' This game, played at Porirua, resulted in a. finely-contested ■ game, the scores being 2 goals each, when time was called. 'The first half was in favour of Porima, when the scores were : Porirua j 1, Marist nil. In the second spell the game was very fast, and some good foot- ] ball was witnessed, Marist scoring 2 goals and' Porirun. 1.. Mr. T. Cocker controlled the game. INSTITUTE DEFEAT DIAMONDS. Although Diamonds were unquestionably the weaker side, Institute had by no means an easy victory over them on Saturday, as the final score, 3 goals to 1, demonstrated. This is perhaps explained in the. fact that Institute have not yet got into their stride; they certainly played better than on the preceding Saturday, showing more combination, but as a team they are as yet a long way off their last season's form. ■Diamonds, on the other hand, made quite a good showing; their backs, notably the goalkeeper, did exceptionally well, but the forwards, particularly the wings, were lacking in scoring power. In the first spell Diamonds had tho double disadvantage of playing against the wind and with the bright sun in their eyes. Institute, not unnaturally, made the most of the opportunities thus presented, and attacked frequently, only to find that in a.ll but two occasions. Diamonds' defence was too sound for them. Play had been in progress for about ten minutes, when Smith, ■ with Institute attacking, sent in h. hot shot which went through. Diamonds rallied, iiiid boih sides attempted to score, alternntely without, however, succeeding. Ultimntely Institute's efforts were rewarded, t\o;e, the. right back, sendingthe ball through between the posts : Institute. 2 goals; Diamonds, nil. Give-and-take play of a more or lcra'interesting description followed, Diamonds do-' , ing their best to score. After several repulses and being themselves placed on the defe;»ive, Diamonds came away in good style, and Livtrsage. right half, rtotched a goal, which made the score : Institute, 2 goals; Diamonds, 1. The whistle .sounded for half-time ten minutes later. ■

The second spel] was characterised by little incident. Institute generally had the advantage, and made frequent attempts to score, but failed to do so on all occasions but one. This was about hulf-wift- through the spell, when, the In> stitute forwards revealed their power by coming away with an over-powering .rush and registered the third goal for their side, D. Haley, outside right, (sending in a powerful shot. Diamonds repeatedly endeavoured to improve their position, but their forwards' lacked combination and kicked too hard, with the result that Diamonds' assaults were seldom dangerous. The same concluded with tho score unaltered. Mr. Lithgow was r«ferce. *

THISTLE v. PETONE. The Thistle-Petofle match, played at Petohe, was very strenuously contested, for the teams were evenly matched, and play was always fast and open.. The wind prevented heiidwork to any extent, but the dribbling rashes and side-step-ping of the forwards on each side were creditable, while the passing was fair. A feature of the game was a 'goal which was scored by M'Goram for Petone, the shot being made from near the .centre of the field. Thistle won by 4 goals to 2. The scorers for the winners were T. Campbell (3) and J. Campbell. Bold and MGoram obtained goals tor Petone. Mr. Hart was referee. JUNIOR. GAMES. The match between Karon (2 goals), and Y.JI.C.A. (nil) was of a fast and exciting nature. At half-time Karori were leading their opponents by lgoal to nil. O;l resuming V.M.C.A. made things willing, but eveiltunlly Karori got the upper hand and netted another goal. Brooklyn Juniors defeated Kilbimie by 1 goal to nil. Playing at Anderson Park, Thomdon defeated Swifts by 7 goals to nil. For Thomdon, Morgan (3), V.'. Anton, ami Pridmora (2 oachj wnre tlio scorers. . Brooklyn Utiitwd def«,»..ted Killiiniic by. 1 goal to nil, Manley being the scorer.

Fourth Grade. Thorndon and Boys' InstiLutc played a drawn gniuo, the score being 3 nil. Hendry. Francis, and Swindale netted tho goals For Thorndon. Institute A won by default from. Petono. V.M.C.A.. defeated South Wellington by 4 goals to 1. Porirua (2) defeated Marist Bros. Old Boys (1). iSeatoun defeated the Stopout eleven by 5 goais to 2. Karori {A) defeated V.M.C.A. (2). . Fourth B Grade. Karori defeated V.M.C.A. by 3 goala to nil. . V Fifth A. Grade. After a fast and interesting game the Boys' Institute A defeated Johnaonville by 1-goul to nil. Fifth B Grade. Marist (7) defeated Thorndon (1). St. Thomas (3) beat Institute B (1). Seatoun (12) defeated Institute C (0). Sixth Grade. Institute (2) drew with Kilbirnie (2). 1 Eighth Grade. Marist B (2) beat Institute (1). ' Wesley Rovers defeated Hutt Valley by 4 goals to nil. the scorers for the winners beins Johnston (2), Beechnall and Collins, and for Hutt Valley, Knight and Jenness. Mr. Judd controlled the game.