SOCCER.

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 8

SOCCER.

DOBSON NOTES. (By “Overseer.”) The Dobson Soccer Club opened the 'Season by entertaining the Cobden team who are making their debut in the competition. The teams turned out as advertised, with the exeep.ion of Berry, who was replaced by F. Clark. Stalwarts King and MacNulty werj notable absentees from the; local club. King has crossed the river to play for Taylorville, while MacNulty has decided to follow the whistle. The game, without being brilliant, was keenly contested and a dour, determined struggle was the. duteome. . The Cobden lot were the first to become dangerous McNeil having a good try. The tussles between Marshall and Cowe, two clever exponents of the code. were brimful of excitement; with the Dobsoni.e having the verdict in the the exchanges. Cameron was proving himself a prickly thorn, and drove a fast ball over the bar. The Dobson team took quite a time to settle, but when they did so, they made things lively. Glendinning bored down the touch and crossed a beauty to McVickers, who missed narrowly. Henderson was next in evidence, by cutely slipping the ball to W. White, who shot strongly, but Airns effected a good save. Gibb at this stage was playing a good game, and kept plying McVickers with the ball, who again missed narrowly. Cobden transferred the play, and Cowe giving the ball to McNeil, enabled the latter to volley the sphere past the wrong side of the post. Play was getting fast, and Henderson just missed the target. Cameron was next in the limelight, and gave MacPhee the opportun ity to effect a masterly save. Andy White got possession, and gave the ball to Gibb,, whose lovely feint, let W. White through to score a good goal. The Dobson lot were evidently not satisfied with one goal, and a literal bombardment of their opponents’ goal was the prelude to another lovely goal by W. White. Hereabouts ths sterling qualities of the Cowe brothers became manifest, and mostly to them the honour of keeping down the score is due. Gibb went lame and the Dobson pressure eased sufficiently to allow of a transference of play. Bell gave the ball to McLean, _who, feinting to go through, was brought down roughly within the penalty area. The referee’s only option was to grant the kick, from which McNeil made no mistake. The interval arrived with Dobson leading 2-1. The second half began with a terrific left foot drive by Andy White. Then Cameron was cleverly stopped by Erskine, who was playing grandly. Marley, on the Cobden right wing, larkled and a good effort of his was only stopped by the cross-bar, with MacPhee helpless. The rebound was headed past by McNeil. Ford was put ting in a lot of hard work, and was unfortunate in allowing a Baylej' cross to get to Cowe, who passed oi to McNeil, to permit of him getting through to score a beautiful equalis ing goal. End t 0 end play followed without any further scoring, a draw proving a fitting result to a cleanfought game; and reflects credit on the Cobden team, who, encouraged by this result, should gain many points in the competition.