SOCCER

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 July 1930, Page 9

SOCCER

WIN FOR TARANAKI CLOSE GAME AT WANGANUI HOME TEAM BEATEN i O. (By Telegraph— Special to "The Star.”) WANGANUI, July 26. Taranaki and Wanganui, met here 10-clay in their representative ' turn football engagement, the ,vith toe%»» W'i'Hl them. trained the initial advantage, but Beal, returned and let the forwards invay, Yonno-’s shot going over the bar. tiom nddfiekll play' Beare broke away and •, Bor "some nice plav on the right Boj •1 sent iiroL Dickson’s shot being dtmi bv H«rtW. CP to » W nhvv was fast and even. Taranaki got a'vay L. Jones sending over to James, who 5 scored. On resuming, Beare nas "no semes, sending behind. Taranaki ’worked) down the right wing, L Jones again sending over and James breasting through from close range. Taranaki 2—Wanganui mi. Within a, minute the visitors scored their third goal. Young having the honour Wanganui livened, but thVr away on the right, centred, to be headed out, but Kidd made.no mistake Kh the return shot, beating Hartles al l ends up . . Taranaki 3—Wanganui 1. Both sides were putting dash into their plav and Taranaki foiced two , corners, which were not turned to account The visitors continued the pressure but the home defence kept them out. Then Hartles was called on to save from shots by. Boyaek and Heath Wanganui had livened up and were move than holding their own Hartles being kept very busy for a , period. Taranaki asserted: themselves I again and had hard luck in not scoring, . the ball striking the upright Even play followed. Wanganui broke- an ay . but offside spoiled! the effort. The Hoc, team kept at it and Heath started a movement resulting in Killeen sconn o with a fast drive. Taranaki 3—Wanganui 2.

Young found a weak spot in the borne defence and beat Gbestnull, half-time arriving with, the scores : Taranaki 4—Wanganui 2. Taranaki opened proceedings in the second spell, but- Webster returned tor Boyaek and Heath to institute a nice movement, the latter narrowly missing. Taranaki attacked again, L Jones crossing to J. Jones, who scored with a beauty. . , Taranaki o— \\ anganui 2.

Reilly then came into the picture, but tlie final effort was sent behind. A freekick for Hands relieved! the pressure on the visitors, but not for long. Wanganui came back again. Bell grajsj iirr the crossbar with a great shot. Ihe visitors put in a great run lor L. Jonesi to score. Taranaki 6—Wanganui 2. Reilly was again prominent, Hartles ti]img bis shot over the bar. fcoon alter Young scored Taranaki's seventh goal. - Boyaek then scored, making the scores : Taranaki 7—Wanganui 3. Heath then scored and soon after Bovack scored again, the game ending: Taranaki 7—Wanganui 5.

CHATHAM CUP PETONE DEFEAT WANGANUI (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 26. The Chatham Cup provincial final was played at the Basin Reserve today iii fine weather, between Wanganui and Petone. The teams were : Wanganui.—Martin, Nelson, lroudfoot, Mackay, Jamieson, Davidson, Tregilas, Hope, Campbell, Meikle, Bam. Petone.— McVedan, Haines, Brown, Me Austin. Cam obeli, Smith, Bars tow , Knox. Leslie. Dodds, Craig. . Petone kicked off and passed immediately. Wanganui were called' on to defend strenuously for the first quarter of an hour, but Proudfoot and 1 Nelson, the backs, came out of the j ordeal well. Craig, the Petone rightwinger, centred dangerously, but the ball was cleared. Leslie made one or two dashes for Petone, but the Wanganui defence held. Petone scored unexpedite dl y. Mb Airs tin tried a. long shot- from about 25 yards out, and f though Martin liad plenty of time, he could not get his hands to the leather. | Petone I—Wanganui 0. j Wanganui's play improved for a| while, but soon slackened. The for-| /wards found Petone’s defence too- solid: and the score was made 2—Q in favour of Petone when Leslie goaledi from close quarters in a bright piece of play. Wanganui forced matters and Tregilas centred. The Petone goalie was safe. Half-time was called with the f*mr© unaltered. The second spell was tame, Petone enjoying a. marked advantage over their opponents. Play for the most part was confined to Wanganui’s half, though the visitors occasionally broke away, Leslie, Craig (2) andi Knox scored for Petone, tlie game ending: Petone G —Wanganui 0.

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