ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1947, Page 6

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON REP. TEAM WELLINGTON, May 19. The sole selector, Mr J. Shankie, has selected the following Wellington representative Soccer team for the Football Association interprovincial tcurnament at Dunedin: J. Fisher (Seatoun), A. Harris (Waterside), J. Iredale (Seatoun), R. Gilding (Marist), F. Rogers (Institute), G. Drylie (Stop Out), J. Sharpe (Stop Out), W. Mildenhall (Waterside), H. Bell (Marist), J. Hatchard (Marist), M. Bell (Waterside). Reserves: C. Nunns (Marist), P. Traynor (Waterside).

BRITISH TEAMS BEATeN ON THE CONTINENT LONDON, May IS. In an international soccer match at Brussels, Belgium beat Scotland by two goals to one. ’At Zurucli, Switzerland’s team of amateurs humbled the cream of England’s professionals before a crowd of 34,000, at Fiardturn Stadium, when they won, one nil. England had a goal disallowed, but on the run of play did not deserve a draw.