Association Football OUR TEAM IN AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 123, 27 May 1933, Page 20

Association Football

OUR TEAM IN AUSTRALIA

By "Vanguard"

The Soccer ashes, which Australia; will sock to recover from New Zealand, were originally cigars, smoked ten years ago at a. banquet in Brisbane" by A. Gibb and G. Campbell, who were respectively the Australian and New Zealand captaiua. The ashes repose in a safety razor case —and that also has a history. It was carried throughout the Gallipoli campaign by Mr. W. Fisher, who was secretary of the Queensland Soccer Association when New Zealand won the deciding match at Brisbane. Ho presented the case, as a memento, to Mr. 11. G. Mayer, the New Zealand manager, according to the Sydney "Daily Telegraph." The two captains were smoking cigars at the time, and a suggestion that the ash from each should be deposited in the case, and becomo the "ashes" in future contests, was adopted. Mr. Mayer subsequently had a casket made of Australian maple, with a base board of New Zealand honeysuckle. In this the Gallipoli memento, containing ashes of the captains' cigars, has been brought back to Australia by Mr. H. L. Godbcr, manager of the present New Zealand Soccer team. "And may the ashes go to the better team," he said in Sydney. . . The New South Wales team to meet tho New Zealanders at the Sydney Cricket Ground last Saturday, as announced a few days before the game, Goal, J. McNabb (Weston); fullbacks, D. Evans (Cessnock), J. Parkes (WaUsend); half-backs, C. O'Connor (Concord), I. Davidson (Metters), J. Osborne (Wallsend); forwards, 11. Crowhurst (Metters), A. Cameron (Adamstown), G. Smith (St. George), J. Hughes (West Wallsend), M. Sym (St. George). Reserve: T. Teunant (Metters). Six northern men found inclusion in the New South Wales side. McNabb, one of the six, is a brilliant keeper, and in the game on the previous Saturday did some remarkable things. : Evans at right back is held to be very safe, and kicks intelligently to his front line. He is quick on the turn and a very fine tackier. He has a splendid partner in Parkes, who is a natural left back and clean kicker. These two defenders cover each other'B play well, according to an Australian critic. O 'Connor, Davidson, and Osborne are an intermediate trio, hard to improve upon. Neither indulges in any rash kicking, each placing the ball to the advantage of the forwards when opportunity occurs. They are equally expert at breaking up scoring movements from the best opposition. To see O'Connor playing at his best is an education to young players, and it is a pity ho is not seen in the north more often. Forwards Crowhurst, Cameron, G. Smith, Hughes, and Sym are a dashing quintette, and the visitors' goalkeeper will have some anxious moments when they are within shooting distance. As the majority of the Australian Test team will be drawn from New South Wales, the games was held as likely to give good criticion as to the chances of Australia winning tho rubber. .

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