ASSOCIATION CODE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 June 1937, Page 5

ASSOCIATION CODE

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. MANAWATU SELECTION. On Saturday afternoon a soccer match was played at the North Street ■Park for the purpose of choosing an eleven to meet the Scottish Wanderers ('Wellington), at Palmerston North on King’s Birthday holiday. The following arc the players chosen by Mr W. Allan, sole selector for the Manawatu: Kempson Anderson Oman Lang Thompson McShelfrey Morgan, Childs, Allan, Moore, Lyon. Reserves.—Hooker and McSliane. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Results of Saturday’s matches arc:— Senior.—A team 2 v. B team 1. Fourth grade.—To Awo Awe 5 v. Y.M.C.A. 2. Fifth Grade.—To Awo Awe defaulted to St. Paul’s; Y.M.C.A. defaulted to Technical College. The points tables arc:— SENIOR. Goals.

A KEEN GAME. Tile trial match was commenced in a hail shower and ended in sunshine. Owing to its slinperv condition, considerable difficulty was experienced in the placing of the ball. The teams were as follow: — A team.—Kempson ; Broughton, Oman; Lang, K. Thompson, MoSheffrey ; Bell, Stewart, McSliane, Martin, Kendall. B team. —Chilton; Anderson, f'urtiss; Childs, K. Anderson, Moore; Allan, Young, Gatley, Lyon, Horne. The A team kicked off, the players at first finding, it difficult to keep their feet. Lyon distinguished himself by the manner in which he stuck tenaciously to the ball. Lang’s footwork was worth watching, while Chilton played his usual dependable game between the posts. The teams were very evenly matched, play being carried into both territories in turn. The inclination to over-kick and fail to follow up was not nearly so evident as on previous occasions. Allan was good, but he is a dry ground man and would have been in his element at the park on the previous Saturday. Half-time came with no score. The second half saw the A team pressing hard on their opponents’ goal, K. Anderson being particularly outstanding ,bv reason of his clever defence. After taking the ball from a melee, Allan kicked shot high from a brilliant save by Kempson. Dual work on the part of Young and K. Anderson looked promising, but at the last minute was spoiled by a misunderstanding. The first goal came when- Bell, the team’s outside left, shot from a short distance. The second goal, which was headed into the net by McShano, followed soon afterwards. Up and down play followed until the B team’s forwards, finding a long-sought opening, dashed in and enabled Anderson to score. The game concluded soon afterwards, the score being: A team 2, 13 team 1. The referee was Mr Forbes.

SOCCER TEST. DOMINION BADLY BEATEN. ENGLAND WIN 12—0Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 5. After a spring-like week, snow and sleet showers marred conditions at the Carisbrook ground for the first international Association football contest between England and New Zealand, which England won by 32 goals to nil. The attendance was joOO. The visitors were obviously more at home on the wet ground than the New Zealanders, trapping, passing and shooting with precision. They were further superior in their understanding between backs and forwards, and despite the conditions they gave an exhilarating exhibition of high-grade football.

The New Zealand team was sadly lacking in cohesion. The forwards could not penetrate the well-organised defence, of which Joy was the pivot, and misdirected then- attack at critical stages. Despite the score of 12—0 against him, Cameron kept goal brilliantly for New Zealand and received strong support against ail aggressive side from Sutherland, Haggitt and Gerrard. The teams were :

New Zealand. —.Goal, Cameron (Auckland); full-backs, Haggitt (Auckland) and Gerrard (Auckland); halves, Todd (Wellington), Sutherland (Otago, captain) and Gordon (Canterbury); forwards, Wood (Auckland), Duncan (Otago), Leslie (Wellington), Farnan (Auckland) and Kay (Auckland). England,—Goal, L. T. Huddle; fullbacks, G. A. Strasser and H. S. Robbins; half-backs, J. W. Lewis, B. Joy and. T. H. Leek; forwards, E. C. Collins, S. Eastham, G. J. Mathews, L. C. Thornton and L. C. Finch.

New Zealand kicked off in pelting n sleet. The visitors at once attacked y and a centre from Collins was goal- y, ed by Mathews two minutes after the opening. New Zealand advanced smart- n ly on the left to the goal area, but B met sound defence. Clever combination X) hacl New Zealand defending again, Joy |) clearing the bar with a strong shot and Cameron clearing a stinging drive Xj from Lewis. Nice work by Duncan and U Leslie saw English territory invaded, XI but the slippery ground nullified the XI advantage and Joy, with a. shot half XI the length of the field, brought Cam- Xi cron out to clear safely. Three English XI corner kicks went amiss. XI By beautiful passing England travel- (X led the length of the field, Cameron saving from a brilliant drive by Finch. New Zealand again advanced promisingly, but found Joy invincible. The • ball was worked down the right wing to Collins, whose well-timed centre was headed into the goal by Thornton. The visitors were now getting into their stride, attacking frequently, but they were kept out by Cameron, who saved four shots brilliantly. Several likely movements by New Zealand failed through lack of combination, the ball being misdirected at likely stages. One exception was when Sutherland,Duncan, Wood' and Leslie threaded through to give Wood a shot which went outside. Just before half-time England’s right attack outwitted the defence and, from a smart centre by Collins, Eastham scored with a bullet shot, giving England a 3—o lead at half-time. Ungl&ncPs goalie li&d. liaiicl* led only twice. Immediately on resuming a dazzling movement by England’s backs and forwards gave Finch a clear run to heat Cameron with a carpet drive. England continued to 3>e aggressive, and Collins slipped across to Eastham, who goal-

ed from close in. After Thornton had lifted over the bar and Mathews had brought Cameron to the ground to clear a hard drive, Finch secured and crossed to Eastham, who notched the visitors’ sixth goal in driving sleet. Finch then crossed to Thornton, who brought England’s second spell tally to four in 13 minutes.

A welcome change of venue was brought a.bout by nice work by Leslie, Wood and Duncan, but Huddle cleared easily from a weak shot by Leslie. England attacked, again. Cameron cleared a shot, but Finch returned and Sutherland conceded a penalty by fisting it out, Eastham goaling. New Zealand again reached the visitors’ goalmouth, where a free kick was awarded England owing to two forwards attempting to play the ball while it was held by the goalie. New Zealand lest an opportunity when Sutherland placed to Wood, but Leslie and Farnam failed to press home the movement. Later Farnam, when forcing a corner, was injured in a collision with Joy and left the field. From the clearance the visitors went right through the defence, Finch goaling easily. New Zealand staged a bright patch of play, thrice endangering the goal from advances by Wood on which Leslie closed unsuccessfully. Mathews then scored again as the result of smart work by Finch. Just before time Lewis, with a stinging leftlooter, and Collins, from a solo effort, scored, the game ending : England 12 New Zealand ... 0 Mr W. P. Smith was referee. . RESULTS ELSEWHERE. Napier.—Rangers 4 v. Y.M.C.A. 2; United 4 v. Watersiders 2. Auckland. —Auckland 5 v. Navy 3. Christchurch.—Thistle 4 v. Nomads 3; 'Technical 5 v. Rangers 3; Western 5 v. Y.M.C.A. 2. ■Wellington.—First A division : M aterside 1 v. Seatoun 1; Marist 7 v. Technical 0.8. 2; Hospital 5 v. Institute 3; Petone 9 v.Diamond 1. First B division: Lower Hutt 12 v. Onslow 0; Miramar Rangers 3v. Scottish Wanderers 2; Korokoro 4 v. Nada 2: Swifts 11 v. Wadestown 1.

P. W. I* r.. F. A. Pts. St Andrew’s .. . 4 3 1 0 9 6 7 Rovers .. 4 3 0 i 9 8 6 Thistle . 4 1 1 2 10 9 3 Athletic .. 3 0 0 3 8 13 0 FOURTH GRADE. Goals. P. W. D. L. A. Pts. Te Awa Awe .. .. 4 2 2 0 14 8 6 Rovers .. 3 1 2 0 ‘6 5 4 Y.M.C.A 3 1 0 2 . 4 11 2