Soccer Tourney

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3311, 6 April 1926, Page 3

Soccer Tourney

CUP AND MEDALS GO TO WELLINGTON. SEATOUN WINS 5—2 AFTER EXTRA TIME. The final of the competition organised by St. Andrew’s Club was Played yesterday. The two teams competing' in the final wete Athletic (Palmerston North) and Seatoun (Wellington).

Seatoun won after a hard, fast game by 5 goals to 2. The game was a drawn one on the call of time ana a replay of two ton minutes’ spells was necessary. Play generally was m Athletic’s favour and in the first naif of the replay the local side was winning by 2 goals to 1. Seatown, however, put extra energy into its chons and carried off the cup.

Against a strong wind, Athletic (black) pressed hard and kept tnca blues busy in their own area. Travers the Athletic left back, saved a critical situation by clearing in a high kick, which was secured by Walker, tne left wing, who carried the ball to tne opposing goal but could not get tne ball away from his feet to shoot ana the leather wont behind. The Kick down the field gave the blues a start. Walker took the ball back again ana centred. It was received by Smytne, a blue forward, who made off ana reached the shooting area, only to oe stopped by Aston who kicked the Dali behind. Nothing resulted from the corner. Seatoun made a concertea rush and Chapman in attempting to clear the ball, missed. Hilton, a Seatoun forward, on trying to capitalise the situation, slipped and fell oh tne ball, thus spoiling a sure score. Following hp and down play in mid-field, H. Childs, the blacks’ right wing, dribbled up the line and shot. The ball went behind. From the Kick tho blues pressed. A shot by ClarK was fisted out by Chapman into a group of players, from which Hilton retrieved it and placed into the net. Travers attempted to stop this move, but was badly winded. The field moved towards the blue goal after the kick-off, when Hearscy 'shot, but the goalie (Young) brilliantly fisted the ball over the cur. Whitehouse (Athletic) secured possession of .the ball from the corner and shot, but once again the custodian listed the ball, this time into tne field of play. Blues then mad e an opening and looked like scoring, out Athletic with the ball at feet, invaaea the shooting area. Stobbs received the ball from a melee in front of Seatoun’s goal and shot but the goalie saved once * more and the ball was punted to the centre of the field. Hearsey touched it with his hands ana the long kick down, field which resulted endangered the blacks' goal. Aston kicked to the line. Seatoun was defending when the half-time whistle sounded. Backed by the wind. Athletic raced into the blue area and for a rew minutes a rapid fire of shots was Kept up, but most of these struck defenders and attackers alike. The biueclad boys attacked with heat, but Stobbs relieved the tension with A line kick. Chapman, the blacksgoalie, saved a shot and passed me ball out to his men, who dribbled it down the field to the opposite corner, but lost possession there. From tne return attack Seatoun was pressed back and several shots -at ‘goal followed, one. of' which shot hy H. Childs skimmed the bar. After an exciting scramble in the mouth of th e Seatoun goal P. Childs headed the ball in and registered the first score for Athletic. Athletic attempted to rush again but the defenders kept clear by long, high kicks, one being received by Smythe, who conveyed it down tne line only to be stopped by Travers, who with a splendid kick, averted trouble. Walker received the ball from a kick by Stobbs and was preparing, to shoot when Kersnaw kicked the ball away from his rect. Seatoun pierced the defence and shot, but the ball rebounded from an offside player into the goal. Hearsey secured the leather from the penalty kick and shot, but the bail went high above the bar. The visitors became aggressive but the situation was saved by Travers, who cleared with a brilliant kick just as the whistle blew. Athletic obtained the ball from the kick-off for the extra play and a snot from mid-field by Stobbs just missed. The Inside right for Athletic snot, but Young punched the ball clear, as he did another shot by H. Childs. Then Walker shot a goat from a ball passed out of a bunch of players in the goal area.

This advantage gained by their opponents spurred Seatoun to greater efforts and after a concerted rusn down-field. Condon kicked the equalising goal.

As the climax,to a grilliant passing rash, Clark shot another goal for Seatown. Following several brilliant saves by Travers and Aston, Clark broke through with the ball receivea from a pass by Condon, and scored Shortly after, Hilton registered (he final score after a passing rush aown half the length of the field. Seatoun thus emerged th e winner by five goals to two. Five-Aside Tourney.

St. Andrew’s (Palmerston North) 2 v. Y.M.C.A. (Wellington) 1. Ranson and Hart scored for St. Andrew’s while Hall scored for Y.M.C.A. Referee, Mr. R. Moxon.

Brooklyn (Wellington) 4 v. Rangers (Palmerston North) nil. Anton 3 and Brown 3 were the scorers. Referee, Mr. Houston.

Final. —Brooklyn 1 v. St. Andrew's nil. Anston scored for Brooklyn. Referee, Mr. Smythe.

In presenting the cup and mccais to the team, the Rev. G. T. Brown congratulated the team on its success and hoped that it would come up again next year. He also thanked the other visiting teams who naa helped the tourney along. He hanaeci the cup to th e captain of the winning team (J. Kershaw) and presented the members with medals constructed on the design of the cross of St. Andrew’s.

Following are the names of the

winning team: C. Young (goal-Reep-er), fullbacks, R. Kennedy and J, Newton. Halves: P. Grinston, J. Kershaw (capt.), E. Henderson; forwards: M. Smyth. G. McKenzie, W. Condon, W. Clark and P. Hilton.