SOCCER

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7295, 4 August 1930, Page 5

SOCCER

Some Surprises in League Competition FOLDING’S FIRST WIN The association, football game 3 in the Manaanatu. produced some surprises on Saturday, when the league competition was continued. Playing at Feilding the Rangers (P.N.) team were easily defeated by the home side while at -North street park, after a hard fought battle, Athletic just managed to turn the tables on St. Andrew’s by ono goal to -nil. Flock House was drawn, to meet R.S.A. at Bulls but the ox-soldiers did not make the trip and the former eleven thus won by default. Athletic Successful. St. Andrews won the toss and Athletic (black) set the leather going for the first half, which produced no score. The blue and whites immediately adopted defensive tactics and it was not long beforo Tarrant, in goal, was called up to save. St. Andrews appeared to have a chance however, after ten minutes of hard going, McSheffery then breaking away and getting within 10 yards when ho slipped and lost possession. Both sides were now playing ,a hard game but it was not until after the lemons that Wiatt drew blood for Athletic. St. Andrews had been experiencing trouble from Travers, whose shot at goal was disallowed for offside tactics, when Watt came again to test the goalie. Tarrant cleared and punted well'out for the blacks to return and giving the last-mentioned player the opportunity to send the ball into the net-. Tho final stages of the match did not produce any alteration in the tally which read:

Athletic 1, St. Andrews 0. The Rev. €. S. Matthews acted as the referee. Rangers Defeated. Securing their first win of the season on the home ground Feilding defeated Rangers by three goals to nil after a good game. At the interval the yellow and blacks were two up and during the second spell, which was a strenuous one, another point was added to make it: Feilding 3, Rangers 0. Mr Pollock held the whistle. OTHER GRADES. Following are the results of the junior matches played at North street park prior to the senior competitions game: — Primary division. —Coll ego street 2 beat Central 1. Fifth division- — Athletic juniors 4 beat Terrace End Scouts 1; To Awe Awe Scouts 2 beat Central Scouts 1. In a match between tho primary and secondary schools representatives, the former team was successful by two goals to one. RESULTS IN OTHER CENTRES. Auckland.—Y.M.C.A. 3'‘ v. Manurewa 1; Thistle 3 v. Celtie 1. Wellington.—First division: Waterside 2 v Marist 0; Diamond 3 v. Seatou 0; Hospital 5 v. W.Y.M. 1, 0. Second division: Thistle 2 v. Technical Old Boys 0; Swifts 5 v. Island Bay 3. Dunedin.—Port Chalmers 3 v. Northern 2; Chatham Cup final, Technical 1 v. Mornington 1; Mosgiel 3 v. High School Old Boys 0. Christchurch. —New Brighton 1 v. Rangers 0; Nomads 5 v. Kaiapoi 2; St. Albans 4 v. Sumner 2; Western 7 v. Technical 1.