BROWN SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 22, 26 July 1920, Page 10

BROWN SHIELD

WELLINGTON WINS AGAIN

GREAT GAME ON BASIN RESERVE

The second of the season's Brown Shield challenge Association matches was played between Wellington (holders) and Canterbury (challengers) at the Basin Reserve on Saturday before a record attendance. The overhead conditions were ideal, but the. ground was rather wet, and became slippery in parts as the game progressed. Wellington again established its right. to, hold the shield by leaving the field with a margin! of three points to the ,good. I The teams were :— [ Wellington : Goal, Porteous; fullbacks, M'Kenzie and Taylor; half-backs, M'Arthur, Brownies, and Batten; for-j wards, Porter, Smith, Ferguson, Campbell, and Ballard. I Canterbury: Goal, Swift; full-backs, Mitchell and Flood; Half-backs, M'Creanor, Howie, and Graham; for- j wards, Bissitt, Cummins, Barwell, Nor- I man, and 1 Woods. j Wellington opened play, but Canterbury earned it up towards the home 'team's goal almost at once. Campbell j and Ballard got away for Wellington, but Hihe ball went behind; Canterbury rushed the length of the field from the kick-out, but Norman's shot went wild, though a corner was conceded. The Wellington backs cleared. The Canterbury forwards, playing neat .and pretty football, were quickly back again, but an off-side ruling spoilt their chance. A series of attacks was then made by Wellington, Ballard and Ferguson failing at goal. Ferguson shot a third time, and Swift .returned 1, but before he could recover, Porter slipped in, and opened the score. Wellington 1, Canterbury o.' Canterbury forced matters, but Cummins shot' unsuccessfully, and Welling ton got away again for a time. Canterbury came back in a combined forward! rush, and from an acute angle. Woods attempted a difficult shot. The kick failed, but Bissit'B took charge before the ball went ,out of play, and shot for goal, the ball cannoning off Brownie© into the net. Wellington 1, Canterbury!

A few moments later the local meni had a great opportunity through the awarding of a penalty kick against a Canterbury forward just outside the goal area, but Mitchell- intercepted', a-ndl sent the ball hard up to mid-field, where play remained! for a time. A penalty awarded Wellington against Howie opened a series of strenuous attacks by; the Blacks, , till a similar penalty wias* awarded against them. Canterbui-y took the length of the field in one rush, but the effort ended in an unsuccessful long shot by Woods. Another end-to-endl forward rush gave Ferguson an opening, but Swift saved beautifully. Play was then very fast and open, and Woods; immediately afterwards repeated his attempt at goal, but could not beat Porteous.

Two Wellington attacks ended in fair j attempts by Porter a-nd Campbell, but in each case their kicks were hasty and .badly placed. Play was again sent away by Mitchell and Flood, and when the Blacks came back, immediately afterwards, Swift was called on to, turn aside fast shots from close quarters put in rapid succession by Ferguson, Porter, Ballard and Campbell, 'and earned warm applause for his brilliant work. Howie cleared a corner, andi the Beds were away again, but Barwell's 6hot was very wild. Cummins just missed scoring from the next Wellington rush ; Swift, however, was absolutely safe. When the Wellington men again came down Ferguson, .carried on to the very goal mouth and put in a fast ground shot. Wellington 2, Canterbury 1. Mora rushes and Wellington were given a corner. Flood 1 cleared his goal, but the Wellington men, solidly on the attack, came down in a body, and Smith centred to Ferguson, whose luck wag in, for his shot Taised the score to Wellington 3. Canterbury 1. SECOND SPELL. The second spell opened with a preliminary rush' by Canterbury, followed b,y_ a Wellington attack, testing Swift twice. The Canterbury left-wingers then took charge and carried right up, but Woods's shot went a little wide. In the round of attacks which ensued Wei lington had the advantage, but the visitors' full-backs and goal-keeper put up a- great defence. Canterbury then took up the attack. Taylor put in good work on Wellington's behalf. Bissitt attempted to repeat'his first-spell performance, . but missed badly Smith, Porter, and Ferguson got well away and carried on from a pais from Bolton, gain-. ir,g a comer. This was cleared by Swift, but the Blacks returned. Ballard sent in from an angle, and Swift, advancing too far to meet the ball, missed it badly and had no chance to recover. Porter was in position and could not have missed the opening. Wellington 4, Canterbury 1.

Wellington continued to press until a penalty kick to Canterbury opened play, and the Reds were able to clear their goal. Woods, leading his forwards, miskicked badly in the very goal-mouth, losing a golden opportunity During the next few minutes the visitors had the advantage, but their shooting was poor, and Pdrteous was never really, bustled. Their last rush, however, ended in a hot shot from Norman. Porteous sprawled full-length and saved, but a goal would have been registered had not M'Kenzie fallen back and beaten the bunched Canterbury forwards. The Blacks got away for a time, but the Canterbury vanguard returned and meant business. Porteous saved beautifully from Woods, but gave away a corner, and following this a second corner was given by M'Kenzie in a clever save. The visitors sent behind, and play was transferred to the far end of the field. Barwell, Norman, and Woods led down a promising rush, but M'Arthur intercepted, and sent out to Porter, who carried on solo to the Canterbury area, but shot too high. 'Shortly after the kick-out time was called, play being about midfieUL

The Wellington mgn generally showed cleverer goal-mouth tactics,^and, as a team, played with greater dash than the visitors, while their halves, 'particularly M'Arthur, kept the forwards well supplied with the leather. Swift played a rattling and busy game at the Canterbury goal, and their full-backs shone out on many occasions. Mr. R. Brown refereed. FIFTH DIVISION EEPRESENTATIVES As a. curtain, raiser to the senior match, Fifth Division representatives from Wellington and Canterbury gays an interesting display. Although the ground was heavy, play was fast and keen throughout. Wellington won by six goals to four. The scorers were as follow -.—For Wellington, E. Bolt (3), H. Price (2), and 0. Price; for Canterbury, Mitchell (2), H. Smith, and J Spiers. Mr. F ? Bowles was the referee.

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