ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 4 July 1921, Page 4

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

RTJGBT^ BEAT SOCCER.

Great interest was taken on Saturday, m which a benefit Sopcer fo6tball match was played for an injured! fettled in midfield for a time. Howteam and Hawera Ruby seniors. The ball was set rolling before a fair • number of spectators. *The home teaar found their feet sooner than the Kugby players, being aWe to control the round ball better, and soon forced Bailey to clear his goal. Later, play settledJn midfield for a time, Howarth, the Soccer centre naif-back, secured the ball, and losing no time, sent in a good shot, the ball just going over the crossbar, i Again Soccer forced: Rugby to defend their j goal, but JonesVcentre. went a begging. Murphy and .Cameron took the ball towards the. home goal, but were checked by Uavis. Pooch, receiving the ball from the latter, passed several players, but ; lost the ball through hanging on too long Soccer forced a corner, which was placed well by Tilly, but the homocentre failed to make use of a good openjng. Play was of a very scrambling nature at this stage- Murphy tried to break through the home de- . tence, but the danger was averted by ' Barker. Butler, the home goal-keep-er, was forced .to show his best to keep Rugby from scoring • several great rushes taking place just before half-time. Tiddy made a good opening by a splendid centre right intT the goal mouth, and Rugby, in trying to' clear, gave a. penalty -kick, which was taken by Jones, whose shot, however, went Wl de. Baifey put the goal • kick well up field; but good openings JS? passing. Howarth tl ■$%A h*11 *nt»»«Bty naif, and here Tiddy made a good shot, *hich ' S *t}£ cr? ssbar ' rebounding to the S?fl °+ f Har + Bbrn gh ' who made a second attempt but no goal resulted. A lnotw y gave Soccer another good opening, but Pooch shooting wild, -what 3 a..^ rtf in goal. Half-time arrived without any goals scored. d^vea

a^Af b^A Btl reed off with a Srea* rush and tried hard to score, forcim, J B u fsf k^' h™* beared* b* Butler, who had made several zood saves. The weight of the Rugby wards was now telling on the lSt S& -d^uJTggt sSL tojr ing a great effort to get SrXfa Jh« home goal. Butle rsaf e a we?l^^ The Soccer players were tirine aha tw> oeaten. Close on txme Rugby had