WATERSIDE'S SUPERIORITY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 20

WATERSIDE'S SUPERIORITY

Whatever the judgment on the Marist-Watersido match in the first round of the Chatham Cup, it is impossible to say that the winners were lucky. The win over last year's champion's was gained by a faster, butter team, and the only remarkable tiling about the match was that the margin was not greater. , For the most part it was an extremely poor encounter, and the spectators were unable to raise any enthusiasm until the second half was so well advanced that it almost looked as if extra time would have to be played. AVaterside had held repeated opportunities in the opening half and had failed to use them, and had Mnrist been comparable with the team they were last season that failure would have been expensive. But Waterside could afford to miss, for they had many more chances coming. When they scored it was as the result of a piece of bad judgment by Turkington. The Marist 'keeper saw the ball rolling towards the goal-line, at decreasing pace, but fast enough to pass it. Well back, there was one Waterside forward halfheartedly following up the ball and actually'slowing up in his stride. Yet Turkington misjudged the situation, evidently saw danger where there was none, and made a kick that was mistimed arid, sent the ball back over the line. After the corner the first goal of

the match was scored. That error bf Turkington, however, was not enough to lose the match. The turning point of the game was the manner in. which the Marist attacks in ' the attempt to equalise were blocked by the winners' goalie, Skipp. Though no longer young, lie showed great activity and judgment and stopped some shots \yhieu it seemed must score. He may have been aided by the manner in which the ball came at him, giving him a good chance to judge it, but his work at this stage was remarkable. It was the only time the Waterside defence looked like crumbling, and Skipp saved-the day. In front of the Waterside goalie were two good backs, Guest and Abernethy, and there is no doubt that the return of the latter from the second division is going to make a great difference to the strength of the team. His groat ability to make quick clearances is still unimpaired. The halves. weresonud and sometimes brilliant, and McLellan and Haines were, outstanding on the field. The forwards had to work hard, but Longbottom was showing his usual cleverness in placing, and McLeod, fast and bustling, pulled his weight. Dunsmuir, on the wing, undid some good work by trying too many shots at goal instead of placing the ball infield for his team-mates. They were good shots, some of them, but Turkington was never troubled in dealing with them. In the Marist team the forwards totally failed to reveal their.,old- enterprise, and M. Condon and Marshment had much against them. Marshall had an off day, and both wingers were weak, though J. Condon atoned for poor play in the first half by some good work ia the second. .