SOCCER FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1922, Page 6

SOCCER FOOTBALL.

TIIE AUSTRALIAN VISIT. Brom Press ii ; --.- !<> hand the Soccer code o! .or; hall is in the ascendancy : I II 1 . V» I: I 110 re it is t nnUo! :il g-.s’e. .--I II ran • e yet said that tl natiu- il game in N’. a Ze:i la. but Leag-.i- Football is mak il* • a strong • ei-'.-a' our to capture m- nv - of F igi y and other forms of >;>oid, so as Io multiply its member.-,, whilst ‘ 1 Soccer is now also in the field f<-r i oeapicst. It would be idle to denv the claims of *'i- : val codes. Through out the Dominion the factional el • ra-ent is --i strong in football, a wealth of coin i.> entering largely in the pro ■notion of the sport. Soccer is pr.aetically foreign to Greymoulh, but m i. wl.o w’’-• ” r'h- : pants in the late w. -- w<-re ai.-.o lhe privileged eye-wit Bosses of many Association foot'mil ni.utche-; by the ‘ 4 Tommies” when the opposing forces allowed a respite. 'l'lieir opinion, *. I h h is undoubt a illy unbiased goes to favour this s-.ientitie code. When il is consider I that i;o less than 150. mm people witnessed the last English Cup Final it gives sonic idea and guar, nt.e that it must have some attractiveness. The New Zealand Council of Association Football, in arranging an itinerary f<>r ; n Australian visit, inable eei.tn* for the Coast. Greymoiith l.as b.-cn selected for th-' rendezvous •iiid as it will be the only game played , ihe team on the West Coast, there should be a large at t -ndance al Victoria Bark on Wednesday, Jue 7, to witness it. Apart from curiosity those who have an inner knowledge id’ the game aver th; t the pick of Westland will put up a strong fight against lhe Australians. Whilst recognising that Australia is strong in its repres ‘iitatives, ’.t must not be overlooked that in Westland there are many players who have greed the ranks of first league and divisional grades of football at Home. One cannot too strongly stress the importance of the visit of the Australian Soccer team to our (’oast. We have built up a reputation as ‘•.-.ports,’’ ami it bi Loves all, whellmr curious, or .--ports loving town-men, to show : ppreciat ion of the visitors by giving them‘ a right royal Wc.-t ('oast welcome. Westland Soccer Cup. Last S'-aturday's games resulted: — B.manga (-1) v. Moonlight (3). The Westland competition now stands: - - Bl ‘d. Won. Lost. Bts. Blackball ..2 2 0 4 Rum nga . . 22 0 -I .Moonlight . . 2 0 2 4 Grey mouth ..2 0 2 0 The next game takes place on May 2S, Runanga v. GreymouHi.