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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 114, 18 May 1925, Page 11

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INSTITUTE BRING OFF A SURPRISE.

On form Marist should hare experienced little difficulty in defeating Institute at Newtown Park on Saturday, but the unexpected happened and the game ended hi a draw—one goal apiece. Institute had the lead at one stage, and had it not been for a brilliant solo effort by Cudby, the Marist left-winger, they would have kept, it, for Marist, although opportunity knocked at their door on, several occasions, especially in the second spell, did not have their scoring boots with them. The game was marred by an unfortunate accident which occurred after the game had been in progress no more than - ten minutes. N. Smith, of the Institute eleven, collided with Burke, the Marist half, and it was found that as a result of the impact his leg had been fractured in two places. Ho received attention oh the field, and was later taken to the hospital. After (that—practically for the whole of the game—lnstitute had to play with ten men, and that fact, makes their performance in drawing with such a strong side as Marist all the more, creditable.

The toss was in favour of Thomas, the Marifit skipper, and he elected to play with the sun at his back—a big advantage at Newtpwn Park. Institute were the first to set the pace, and for the first five minutes of the game had Marist defending their goal. Relief came as the result of one of M'Elligott's typical rushes, but Cudby declined to take advantage of an, excellent opportunity of slamming the .leather home, an offence which he repeated once or twice during the spell. In fact, all the Marist' forwards were lacking in front of the goal, and they were up against a further handicap—Canlton, the Institute custodian, who played a great game right through the piece. Right up to the last ten minutes of the first spell the forffines of, war varied to a very great degree, and the ball did a lot of fruitless travelling. Considering the iact that they were playing with -ten men, Institute were doing remarkably well, and their supporters became wildly enthusiastic when, from a nice piece of combined work, Greenfield deceived the Marist keeper with a cross shot drawing first blood. The reverse caused Marist to liven up their play a little but even so it was as the result of a purely solo effort that they drew level Cudby secured possession on the leftwing, and running up the line he sent m a rising shot which found its way past Caulton. The change-over came with'the scores level—one all. During the second spell there were strenuous efforts by both sides to secure the winning goal, but Fate decreed that such a goal was not to be. scored. On the whole Marist held an advantage as far as play went, but faulty shooting and a stubborn defence by Institute prevented them from securing that muchdesired .goal,, The game ended with honours easy.