SEASON STARTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 103, 4 May 1942, Page 8

SEASON STARTS

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

The 1942 Association football season began in Wellington on Saturday afternoon with twelve teams playing in the senior competition, and a thirteenth having 'a bye. As is usual in early games form was patchy, but indications were not lacking that despite the flow of Soccer talent to the Armed Forces enough Is left in Wellington to ensure bright football as the tea*is settle down.

Tho high light of the afternoon was the participation in the competition for the first time of an Army team and of a team from the newly-formed 'Railways Club. Another interesting point was that Air Force, who were regular contenders in the first division last year, have now a second senior team. The team that had the bye, Emergency Fire Service, Is also new to Soccer, though its players, of course, are not.

Results of the first division games were as follows:—

Petone 2, Air Force A 1. Scorers for Petone: Duffy, Irvine. Scorer for Air Force: Davidson.

Marist 8, Boys' Institute 1. Scorers for Marlst: Foote (3), Thompson (2), Irvine, R. Nunns (2). Scorer for Boys' Institute: Milne. Railway Workshops 7, Technical College Old Boys 2. Scorers for Railways: Robins (2), Jones (2), Croskery. Bell, Binns. Scorers for Technical: Myers, Christopherson. Waterside 6, Army 2. Scorers for Waterside: Green (4), Longbottom, Barnett. Scorers for Army : Whyte, Diamond. ,_.,„■ Boys' Institute Old Boys 2. Hospital 2. LOWER DIVISIONS.

Fourth Division.—Seatoun 6, Marist 0; Waterside 1, Diamond 0. Fifth Division.—Technical College A won by default from Seatoun. Sixth Division.—Marist Newtown 3, Onslow 0; Petono A 2, Technical College 2.