SOCCER

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 May 1928, Page 8

SOCCER

STRATFORD 3 v. CELTIC 2. Playing at Stratford' on Saturday, till© horn© "team -won by a margin, of one point, after a close and evenly contested game. Stratford iron the toss and Celtic kicked off downhill. G. Moloney after ten minutes scored for Celtic. Stratford then attacked, and J. Baker, with a long dropping kick scored. The play was fairly even for the next quarter of an hour/ After a bit of neat play J. Cowie passed to Fr amp ton to score. There was then a corner for Stratford, and Scurr scored by the kick from Airde. The game was then very hardly contested, until two minutes before time, when Pincher went through from about the half-way line to score, winning the game for Stratford .by one goal. Mr. McNeill refereed. HAWER A - ALTON GAME. Owing to .sieknesw, the Aaron Club waist unable to fulfil „ its engagement with Haweral on the latter’s ground on Saturday, but the country team is to be given an opportunity of playing the' fixture at a later date. The Haweni playeinsi assembled on the ground were given action in a practice game. IN OTHER CENTRES.

.AUCKLAND. Y.M.C.A. 2 v. Onehunga- 1. CHRISTCHURCH. Nomads 1 v. Technical 0. Valla 2 v. St. Alban’s 2. Western .1 v. Thistle 0. WANGANUI. Eaistbrook© 3 v. Thistle 2. Kempthorne Prossers 3 v. Workshops 2. MANAWATU. Flock House 8 v. R.S.A. 1. St. Andrew’s 5 v. Atliletic 8. WELLINGTON. Senior A. ■ - Y.M.C.A 2 v. Ma-rist 3, Seatou-n 1 v. Thistle 2. • Inst-i/tiTte 2 v. Pctone 2. Hospital 2 v. Diamonds 3. Senior B. "Waterside 6 v. Thistle 1. Jioknsbnville 2 v. Swifts 3. NEW PLYMOUTH. Caledonians 8 v. Rangers 0. Albion 6 v. Moturoa 1. DUNEDIN. High School Old Bovs 3 v, -Maori Hill 3. iSeaclilf 4 v. Northern 1. Technical Old Boys 1 v. Y.M.C.A. 0. TEAMS TRANSFERRED. (UNITED CRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (UNITED SERVICE.) LONDON, May 5. The final matches of the Soccer season have decided that' Tottenham and Middlesbrough are relegated to the second division and Fulham and Sonia Shields to the third division.