Soccer Football

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6624, 10 August 1931, Page 10

Soccer Football

MANAWATU REPS. DEFEATED BY SOUTH AUCKLAND SIDE.

Playing a challenge match at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon for the Brown .Shield, which has been retained by South Auckland for many seasons past, Manawatu failed to pull off the victory in a hard, fast game. It was hoped that the Palmerston North representative team, which has had a very successful career this season, would lift the trophy, but despite determined tactics it did not succeed, losing by three goals to two. Manawatu’s forward line proved troublesome to tho holders, who were forced back successfully on two occasions. Stewart and Goodall were in form and each succeeded in beating the South Auckland goalie once.

JUNIORS PLAY DRAWN GAME AT WANGANUI.

Playing at Wanganui, the Manawatu primary representative team drew with Wanganui, the final score being two all. Tho team was as follows: —Helena, Petersen, Anderson, Young, Bradley, Wilds, Laing, Bacou, Broughton, Stewart, Wheatley. The reserves were Bresnahan and Bedell. The To Awe Awe Scouts fifth grade team which also made the journey, beat the Wanganui. Technical team decisively, the final score being To Awe Awe Scouts 9, Wanganui Technical School 0. At half-time the score was I—o in tho visitors’ favour. AT NORTH STREET PARK. As a number of senior players were absent owing to the representative fixture at Hamilton, tho regular league competition games conducted by tho Manawatu Football Association, were postponed on Saturday. At North Street Park an R.S.A. team met and defeated Tho Rest by four goals to three. There was also a trial game with a view to sending a team a team to the secondary schools’ tournament; iu Auckland this month. The selectors, Messrs. Smillio and Downes, hope to have the selection finalised ]yMATCHES IN THE CENTRES. Following are results of Association football matches played elsewhere on Saturday: — Wellington: Championship: Marist 5 v. Diamond 2; Petono 6 v. Waterside I; Hospital 3 v. Scatoun 3. Auckland: Thistle 5 v. North Shore 1; Tramurewa 4 v. Y.M.C.A. 2. Wanganui: K.P.’s 3 v. Athletic 2. Christchurch: Nomads 1 v. Dobson 0; Rangers 3 v. Thistle 1. Dunedin: Seacliff 5 v. Technical Old Boys 4; Northern 2 v. High School Old Boys 1; Mosgiel 4 v. Maori Hill 1.