SOCCER

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1939, Page 12

SOCCER

Old Boys beat Runanga B. Technical defeatecl BU; nanga B at Runanga on; A ~ Boole. W tSS OW Boys: Temient' Hogg. Marshall. Bowman Taj lor Cameron I&W UP -0 inning. Cameron. ‘'"/"/.‘X// by Cowan put in a s P e( ; ul . at ° r ’ to ing narrowly. White shot ovei Thomas who returned with to shoot over the goalie s head make Technical two up. rajloi, a free kick made ground Armstroi g Vexing to Deardon whose pass o •Raote to Williamson, who stopped ?v Hogg Roach had a try from the wing S His shot crossed the goal-mouth ut no forwards were well enough u > to take the pass. Roach and McLean combined to score, after a race_ o eoal when the goalie mistimed a kick. Taylor returned a fast grounc ci, wh lch went over the wrong side o the post. McLean received a pass and sent to Thomas, who made the scoie four to nil' in favour of Technical. A minute later Cameron ran through and passed to Malpass who made no mistake. Shortly after this playei missed by inches. Marshall relieved to Roach, whose shot rattled th. crossbar, but his next effoit pu Technical another goal ahead. lne half-time score was: . Technical a; Runanga 1. . „ Tennent saved well from Malpass and Cowman tested the goalie with a hand shot. Roach added another, the ball slipping through Clay’s hand and over his head. From a melee in Technical’s goal-mouth, Malpass hooked the ball past Tennent. The game was scrappy, a greasy ball making control difficult and many openings were lost. Marshall ran upfield and passed to McLean who beat Clay. The goalie dribbled the ball back to half-way with Thomas in pursuit. An uninteresting game ended: Technical Old Boys <, Runanga B 2.

British Matches SATURDAY’S RESULTS. (Received August. 27, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 26. Association football results to-day were as follows: — English League, first division: Aston Villa v. Middlesbrough 2/0, Chelsea v. Bolton Wanderers 3/2, Everton v. Brentford 1/1, Huddersfield Town v. Blackpool 0/1, Manchester United v. Grimsby Town 4/0, Portsmouth v. Blackburn Rovers 2/1, Preston North End v. Leeds United 0/0, Sheffield United v. Liverpool 2/1, Stoke City v. Charlton Athletic 4/0, Sunderland v. Derby County 3/0, Wolverhampton v. Arsenal. 2/2. English second division: Barnsley v. Nottingham Forest 4/1, Burnley v. Coventry City 1/1, Bury v. Fulham 3/1, Chesterfield v. Bradford 2/0, Leicester City v. Manchester City 4/3, Luton Town v. Sheffield Wednesday 3/0, Millwall v. Newcastle United 3/0, Newport County v. Southampton 3/1, Plymouth Argyle v. West Ham United 1/1, Swansea Town v. West Bromwich Albion 1/2, Tottenham Hotspur v. Birmingham 1/1. English third division, southern section: Aidershot v. Bristol City 1/1, Brighton and Hove Albion v. Port Vale 0/0, Bristol Rovers v. Reading 2/2, Clapton Orient v. Ipswich Town 2/2, Exeter City v. Torquay United 2/2, Mansfield Town v. Crystal Palace 4/5, Northampton Town v. Swindon Town 1/0, Norwich City v. Cardiff City 1/2, Notts County v. Bournemouth and Boscombe Albion 2/1, Queen’s Park Rangers v. Watford 2/2, Southend United v. Walsall 3/2.

English third division northern section: Bradford City v. Accrington Stanley 0/2, Darlington v. Southport 1/0, Doncaster Rovers v. Rochdale 2/0, Gateshead v. Crewe Alexandra 0/3, Hartlepools United v. Barrow 1/1, Hull City v. Lincoln City 2/2, Oldham Athletic v. Carlisle United 3/1, Stockport County v. ( Halifax Town 0/3, Tranmere Rovers v. Rotherham United 3/1, Wrexham v. New Brighton 2/0, York City v. Chester 2/2. Scottish League, division one: Aberdeen v. Hibernian 3/1, Albion Rovers v. St. Mirren 0/0, Alloa v. Motherwell 3/2, Clyde v. St. Johnstone 2/0, Cowdenbeath v. Celtic 1/2, Hamilton Academicals v. Falkirk 2/1, Hearts v. Ayr United 6/2, Kilmarnock v. Third Lanark 0/1, Queen of South v. Partick Thistle 3/0, Dangers v. Arbroath 3/1. Scottish League, division two: Brechin City v. King’s Park 1/1, Dundee v. Dumbarton 3/1, East Fife v. St. Bernards 5/1, East Stirling v. Dundee United 1/1, Edinburgh City v. Morton 3/0, Forfar Athletic v. Airdrieonians 1/3, Leith Athletic v. Dunfermline 0/2, Queens v. Raith Rovers 2/1, Stenhouseinuir v. Montrose 1/0. TIMARU, August 26. Otago beat South Canterbury 6-2 in a Soccer- match. DUNEDIN, August 26. Roslyn-Wakari 5, H.S. Old Boys 0; Northern 4, Technical 3. AUCKLAND, August 26. Comrades 9, Onehunga 2; Ponsonby 4, Grey Lynn 2; Mt. Albert Old Boys 3, Y.M.C.A. 0; North Shore 4, Thistle 3.