CHATHAM CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1935, Page 13

CHATHAM CUP

WATERSIDE SUCCEED

For the third time this season Waterside proved a shade too clever for Marist. This match was a Wellington semi-final of the Chatham Cup competition and Waterside won it by 1 goal [to 0 at the Basin Reserve. In many respects it was a disappointing game, for although the backs and ' halves on both sides were responsible for a lot of hard and well-schemed Soccer, the forwards were not up to the standard of previous games in which they have played. It is true that they worked consistently hard and kept both goalies continually on the alert, but their football savoured too. much of the slapdash variety, and finesse was conspicuous by its infrequency of exhibition. Once again the herb of the Marist side was Turkington; the goalkeeper, whose uncanny anticipation and courageous handling of many a desperate situation earned him the plaudits of the crowd. For Waterside the shining light was Wilson at inside left. He was a tiger for work, always speedy on the ball and a dangerous shot. On-his. Saturday's game he well deserved representative honours. ■ ■ ■ The teams were:— Waterside.—Cummings; Abernethey, Hazel; McClelland, Longbottom, Cocks; Nicolle, Thompson, Janes, Wilson, McGrath. • Marist.—Turkington; Mahoney, Duffy; Hindle, Foley, T. Quirke; Barton, E. Kershaw, Laracy, Hatchard, J. Kcrshaw. ' ■.-''• i Waterside kicked off with the advantage of a light southerly wind and were immediately penned in their own territory by a vigorous Marist onslaught, led by Barton and E. Kershaw. Play was tame and mostly in midfield, with Marist having rather the better of things for the first quarter of an hour, during which both sides appeared to be playing with caution, as if gauging each other's strength. Thereafter Waterside grew bolder and in the last thirty minutes of the half they dominated the play, though by no great margin. The only goal came 18 minutes from the start McClelland netting it with an ideal half-back shot, suddenly and swiftly from well out in the field. Waterside 1, Marist 0. Barton and Laracy worked into a good scoring position but slowness by the latter spoilt the effort, and Longbottom took the attack to the other goal. Wilson .whipped in a sudden shot that Turkington cleared smartly for a corner kick, from which he saved again with equal merit. Attack and counter-attack proceeded without much incident until a nippy raid by Wilson and McGrath gave Janes a shot, but again three ■ times in immediate succession Turkington cleared well, though he had to concede corners. Towards the end of the | half Laracy and J. Kershaw changed places and the attack appeared to benefit a little by it. If the first half was in Waterside's favour the second was anybody's and more goals by either side would have occasioned no surprise. But always the forwards failed in the critical area, partly because of their own lack of polish and partly because of the solidity of the defence on both sides. Barton was dangerous on the occasion he managed to shake off Cocks and he and Hindle early brought Cummings into action. Nicolle hit the bar with a stinger at the other end, but he was not nearly as good on his wing as usual. Three times more Barton shook the rigging in; a fierce Marist onslaught that might have met with success but for the able defence of Cummings and the unhurried Abernethey. Corner kicks were frequent and usually feebly take,n, with the pace, increasing as, the end drew near. Both goalies were safe, however, and the final score was still: /Waterside I, Marist 0., ; The referee was Mr. N. B. Brian,