SOCCER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 July 1925, Page 7

SOCCER

SATE PDA Y'S MA!CU ES

Last Saturday saw tin- completion of t'hr League competition, the results bring as follows : Thistio 4, Motucka nil; Athiolnt 6, Wanderers 2; Hospital 6, Rodwouds L „iaiiurs: Athletic 2, Thistio 1. I.LACUE TABLE

It will be noticed from the above table that Thistle lane been successful in winning the cup with 15 points, out of a possible 20 points. Athletic and Motueka have each secured 12 points, but the second position falls to Athletic, having a greater goal average than Molueka.

Redwoods and Wanderers jtlayed only nine matches, one game going to Redwoods hv default.

.Next Saturday will stj' the first round of the Price Charily Cup competition, when Atldetie play Hospital. Hustle play Wanderers, and Hedwoods and MnUieKa receive byes.

ENOLISHMEN WIN FINAL TEST (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY. July 12. Playing at the. top ol their form the English Soccer Eleven outclassed Australia in the third test at Maitland by b to 2. Tenu thousand people were present. Patten was unable to go wrong, his shooting was deadly and unerring from whistle to whistle, and lie scored live goals, bringing his tally to 55 for the tour. The goalkeeper was constantly peppered by the visitors, some shots escaping bis vision altogether. The local players, despite the dismal showing on paper, performed creditably under the circumstances. They were simply out. of their class. Hannaford placed a. corner conceded by Storey and Batten tipped it. under the bar. Within a few minutes of the commencement. Simms added a goal. Batten immediately scored with a. convincing shot which found Cartwright off his legs. Then Ilannaford, with a cross kick, hit the. post, the ball roiling into the net. Tim visitors, playing with great heart, ‘‘hit outT~i'n cricket parlance, and Batten, collecting a long pass, electrified the crowd I>\ hanging it into the net. Before the interval, Lennard opened the scoring for Australia from a centre bv M e Naught on. At half time the scores were s—l. Play in the second term continued on similar lines. The final scores were 8-2.

The total receipts to date amount to £17.000.

V. W. L. D. F. A. 1'tH Thist li» 10 6 1 5 21 9 15 Athletic 10 5 3 2 26 17 12 Mi4 uoka 10 4 2 4 23 18 12 Redwood •; 9 4 7 3 13 12 11 Hospital 10 4 5 1 23 *A7j 9 AVa mlerors 9 0 1 7 30 1