SOCCER

Evening Star, Issue 20263, 26 August 1929, Page 14

SOCCER

CHATHAM CUP FINAL TRAMWAYS (AUCKLAND) THE VICTORS [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 24. The Chatham Cup final, between Tramways 'Auckland) and Seacliff (Otago) was piayed on the Basin Reserve to-day. There was a good attendance, including Sir Charles Statham. A light southerly wind prevailed, and the ground was heavy after a week’s rain. The teams were: Tramways: Batty, M’Elligott, Simpson, Tinker, Christie, Tyvie, _ Strong, Dell, Spencer, Williams, Lewis. Seacliff: Jackson, Anderson Rogers, Murray, Muusio, Maxwell, M’Laughlin, Simmonsy Hooper, M’Cormack,' M’Lean. Facing the wind, Tramways kicked, off, but vSeacliff made the first effective attack. M’Cormack hitting the crossbar. Close and cautious play followed for a while, Seacliff having the _ advantage, but Tramways scored first. Lewis put in a fine centre, and Dell, heating the hack and putting in a shot that gave the goalkeeper no chance. Tramways 1, Seacliff-0. Seacliff tried hard to match, and just missed scoring on at least two occasions. both these attacks coming from the left wing. The Northerners began, to take more of the attack, and maintained long periods of attack ou the Seacliff goal, with only occasional break-aways by Seacliff. The shortpassing tactics at first adopted by both teams wore discarded, and the play, always fast, became more open and more spectacular. It was now Seacliff’s turn at sustained attack, but it still met with no success. Strong and Dell, on Tramway’s right wing, initiated many a likely movement, bin; always at the very goal mouth they were frustrated by the stout Seacliff defence. Half time came with Tramways still 1 goal in the lead. Tramways had the wind behind them m the second half,, and made good use of it from the start. Almost immediately they were on the Seacliff goal, and" the ball coming in from the right Williams shot, and "the ball bounced off the right full-back (Anderson) into tha net. Tramways 2, Seacliff 0. Within five minutes Tramways were through again, Spencer'netting with a. fast rising shot from a ruck. Trainways 3, Seacliff 0. Tr always at this stage were controlling the game, and only bad iuck.ou their part and the heroic efforts by tha southerners’ goalie and full-hacks prevented further scores. Many good individual efforts were made by Seacliff, but the team as a whole was of httla avail against the machine-like combination of the Aucklanders. Tramways’ fourth goal came at the end of a passing rush, Spencer again scoring. Tramways 4 Seacliff -0

The southerners were fighting hard against impossible odds, and at times came near to scoring, but always they failed at the last moment through slowness in front of goal. There was no further score at full time.