CHATHAM CUP.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 15

CHATHAM CUP.

PETONE'S SUCCESS

Although the closeness of the score in the final quarter of the game, between Petone and Marist provided some excitement, both sides played disappointingly lor the most part, particularly in the first half. Petone's 2-1 win, obtained in the dying stages of the game when it seemed that extra time . would be necessary, was possibly a little lucky for'them, for it was anybody's game until then, but on the other hand Marist deserved to lose on their faulty shooting in the first half. Heavy, rain at intervals through the game made iground and ball exceedingly slippery, and players found it difficult to keep a footing, but even allowing for that the display was not as good as might have been expected. Marist completely dominated the first spell, their forwards being the only players on the field to show any signs of combination, but they failed dismally in their shots at goal. Hardly one was accurate, and Marist, though they had easily the best of the half, crossed over leading by the only goal when they should have been two or three up. Petone were out to equalise in the second spell, and from the kick-off they showed themselves to be a greatly improved team. About half-way through the spell they equalised, and four minutes from the end they bagged the winning goal. Marist played well in this half, but were not tne equal of Petone in the final stages. Better shooting by the Marist forwards would probably have won them the game in the first half, but as it was Petone finished too strongly to be resisted. > I The referee was Mr. J. Houston.

WATERSIDE AND WANDERERS

Although beaten by five goals to One. Scottish Wanderers showed a decided improvement in their play against Waterside and their opponents can testify to their dogged defence. Despite the fact that the ground was swept with a strong northerly interspersed with heavy showers, football was of a pleasing standard, waterside having to bring all their wiles into play to counteract Wanderers' dourness in defence. Waterside, however, showing excellent positional play with halves and forwards linking up nicely, had four goals up to Wanderers' one at half-time. Only one goal was added to Waterside's total m the second spell, and Wanderers could not improve their position, principally through the battering they had received in the first half from Waterside's dominating attack. EXTRA TIME NEEDED A hard game not without , its flashes of clever play was turned on by Diamond and Technical College Old Boys at Petone, but heavy showers and a slippery turf did much to equalise the teams and deprive initiative of its fruits. Diamond led 2-0 at the spell, but Technical equalised and were still level after six goals had been scored; in the twenty minutes' extra time, however, Diamond rattled on three more goals and won by six goals to three. But for the treacherous footing, Diamond would have had no difficulty in settling the argument in the normal ninety minutes, but they adapted thems'lves to the conditions more quickly than Technical. Technical were by no means outclassed: they were unlucky not to score several times, and played rugged, clever football.

O'Connell, Nicol, and Osten were called upon early to defend Diamond's goal, Technical succeeding in part in opening up the mky. despite the mud. When Diamond Anally asserted themselves, however, it was a good bracket. Davidson, the winger, got possession outside the area, and with a great snapshot, found the top right-hand corner of the net. Without giving Tech- £ nical time to recover, the forwards J came back to the attack, and Bennett, < that most consistent of scorers, skid- i ded home a low one. Technical tried ] hard to lessen the ggp, but the greasi- i ness made long wing play unprofitable, ; although the goal was often in danger. Technical improved considerably in i the second half, and for long spells at ( a time kept Diamond on the back- / pedal. _ Diamond forced a corner, but v Technical retaliated and a free kick i went infield, was cleared by the backs, , and returned to A. Gates, who headed . through. Alter a Diamond break- , away Technical were pressing again, and when Liddicoat shot, the mud beat McLean and the ball slid between his , hands. Within minutes of time Bennett finished off with his head good ' work by Davidson, but Watts headed home for Technical on the whistle. In the extra time Diamond dominated the play, although Technical were always dangerous. Du Feu landed a goal from a cross from Davidson, and after Technical had nearly scored Bennett went through solo for his third, , and topped off a good day with an- , other. Technical were awarded a penalty, but McLean was safe. The game j ended: Diamond 6, Technical Old Boys . 3.. . . The referee was Mr. L. McMillan. j SEATOUN'S EASY WIN , i After holding Seatoun very well in 'the face of the strong northerly wind :

[in the first half of the Chatham Cup game on the Basin Reserve No. 2 ground on Saturday afternoon, Hospital finished the game m a very disappointing manner. Seatoun played excellent football, despite the heavy rain, and at the beginning of the second half scored four goals in about ten minutes.

Taking full advantage of the northerly wind, Seatoun stayed on the offensive most of the first half, and scored three times, Edmonds, C. Yeoman, D. Yeoman making the points. Hospital were rather unlucky in that they only scored once, though at times they were very close. Seatoun carried all before them in the first ten minutes of the second spell. D. Yeoman scored three tirrjes and Gendall once. Heavy rain slowed play up again, and Hospital, who kept on trying, made things more even. JeSery scored twice for Hospital, once from a free kick, and D. Yeoman added his fifth for Seatoun. The final score was: Seatoun 8, Hospital 3. LOWER DIVISIONS

Second A Division.—Waterside 3, Technical Old Boys 1; Petone 3, Marist 1; Diamond 5, Scottish Wanderers 1. Second B Division.—Lower Hutt 3, Wadestown 3; Onslow 6, Miramar Rangers 0; Nada v. Marist, abandoned. Third Division.—lnstitute 15, Lower Hutt 2: Moera Stop Out 5, Swifts 0; Waterside 3, Marist 0; Technical Old Boys 1, Diamond 1; Seatoun a bye. Fourth Division.—Swifts v. Seatoun, not played; Marist 13, Waterside 0; Stop Out 3, Technical Old Boys 1; Miramar Rangers 2, Petone 0; Upper Hutt 2, Onslow 2. , „ ~ _ Fifth Division.—Technical College B 15, Institute 0; Petone Technical College 4, Technical College A 0; Moera Stop Out 2, Seatoun 1; Scottish Wanderers 5, Marist 2; Diamond, a bye. Sixth Division.—Swifts 3, Onslow 1; Seatoun 9, Y.M.C.A. 0; Technical College 4, Stop Out 0; Marist, a bye. Hutt Valley League.—Technical College B 6, Anglican Boys' Home 0; Technical College C 4, Lower Hutt 3. Inter-house. —Wellington Steel 8, Col. Beal 1; Bergers 4, Levy 2; Government Printing 4, Neeco 0; The JDoms 5. Hjbberds 1; Pallo 5, Hannahs 0; Canister defaulted to Precision.

FROM THE SIDELINE

PLAYERS AND THE GAMES

Leslie, at centre-forward for Petone, was in the thick of nearly all the play in the final quarter of the match with Marist, and his leadership was largely responsible for his sides win. He played a vigorous and enterprising game. # #

Craig, at inside left for Petone, was nearly as good as Leslie, Some of his individual efforts, despite the difficulty of controlling the ball, were excellent. Patterson, at inside righ., was another prominent Petone forward. _ ' . .

Bassick, Reid, and Smith, were Petone's halves against Marist and they had plenty of work to do, both on attack and in defence. All were fairly good. #

Dewar and Haines, Petone's fullbacks, were kept very busy in the first half, but found things less brisk in the second. Shave, in goal, was inclined to fumble the ball, but he met most emergencies quite well. » * * •

Turkington played well in goal for Marist, and like his vis-a-vis found the mud his biggest handicap. In front of him. Nunns and Laracy played well, the former being particularly efficient.

The Marist halves were on the weak side and the forwards, though they played better than they did early in. the season, and were cleverer than Petone's lat the start of the game, were. woefully ineffective in -their finishing efforts. Hatchard was not as speedy as he used to be. The two Quirkes occupied the inside positions with credit except'for their weak shooting, though in this they were no worse than the other Marist forwards. • * •, * *

Outstanding in the Waterside team was Walker at inside-right; this young player drew the defence like an old timer, and made innumerable openings for his wing and centre-forward.

Cocks at left-half played a sterling same for Waterside, combining defence with attack. His readings t° ha ys a shot at goal stamped him as one of the best halves in the city.