ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20298, 4 July 1929, Page 15

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

CHATHAM CUP CONTEST. THISTLE DEFEATS NORTHCOTE. XUcIU WUa H lUU UllcllUUllCt; Ol BpLClalOi,. ill Uio l_.utuuuui UJUH.iI, V illloufc, OU iJJiIUUIJIU jusl, evviuuis Coiiuiuoua woiu lueu. uuu u juqL, Uuieit:bUli» coiilcol evemUiUtu. j.uo uim lew mouicjiiß oi lnu jjuuio iouiil. 4\uiuiUho tulwinj 1110 oiieiloive. iuccoau ronoveu, uuu ivu> uu opportunity to yuan nonio ttu ullactK, but Jnooens inter utptou mceiy. t'iuy uiuvju btottiy liom 0110 cuu ten omei, aptißWuuie uilompu U_> UuUl oldeß JlOl t'VOil OXIOIiUIUB tiio goal KctU'Ciß. A, lioiuiuu and futju neany ioumi a tioio iu uiu Utitiicu, liioueri cov crrnu mi just in uino. iioi to uo denitxi, i>oruicuio rent.-wed U» olioiißivo tacticß, ana .uiuuoo ran weu aown tno riant liana anu cuntreu to i. J ugu, wno scored. Xno Duelling motnuuß ol mo young iSortncoto side aiigntiy (ÜBorßiiiiiawi niistio, until ivowat traiinierrea activitiea to me other whero atott was tested several tunes by tmy and in. dimming. maintaining iUo i>resBiiro Tiustle ktpt i\orthcoto busy. went ver> close with a "header, iollowiag a well-placed corner by ft. Uumnnng iht» result ol tno long siege camo at uibt, Kay netting from a goo. centre by Cumming. iNorttieote attempted retaliation, but AleCosh and Hibbeu conhned its activities to half-way Thistle preflse<l and a series of corners yielded nothing in spito of seyoral good chances Operation* gradually eUUtod to the other end uowever, the i nistlo defence proved too sound, Hibbert and Mar shall displaying fine blocking tacticß. cleared upfleld to Cumnnng, who was fouled ano hj! wai headed the subsequent penaltv into the net Half-time camo shortly »l«erwar.«- wit the scores- Tlnst e ' 2 No,°t r x '° to 'wn» - the lore in the early exchanges in the second half. A tlolmnn „nri Aoriii.- .ere prominent in a «ocislvooiislauKi't on the Thistle goal, but Hibbert relieved and Bent to Gumming, who troubled Stott with a curving ahot rom vnrds out The pace livened considerably, Thistle being fullN extended in nml "' a ' n ' t ?.p its lead Munro. essayed a r ' ln f d " vn right flank on y to be relieved of the bill when dangcrotißlj placed. S Holm an n stituted ft promising movement which c 1 minated when Gerrard was bronKn knees bv a .rd ground drive from ftieeK. Hay raced to thr other goal, and had the Northcote bacits guessing, but fine d ,efenc in> titntt ken' hill at bay loiloving a strong nttac 'bv Northcote. M tin roe iMR»<j bv inches Northcote was playing th. better football, but could not {SirTal' nt Xporv ° WI Towards th? closing stages Thist'e seenn-. to have the Mi, ™ ?S-. before'th- TWtl« !)»<*» 3J?"3fa!i"o( ss= a rft (1.0 goal giving s ' no cl aic The final rcotp/ were, lllisut. cotu. '2 i BROWN SHIELD MATCH. SOUTH AUCKLAND TEAM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Wednesday. The following team will represent the South Auckland Football Association intho Brown Shield challenge game to.be Plaicd against North Auckland at Huntly on &atiirdav July 13•—Goal, D. Hunter (Hamilton Wanderers); backs, T. Dodds (Huntly). AV. English (Claudelands Rovers); halves, J. White (Pukemiro Junction), J. Mchinstry, captain (To Aroha), R. Beaumont (Pukemiro Junction); forwanlg G. W Deacon (Claudelands). W. Luldlc (Hinith), R. Dodds (Pukemiro Junction) P. Hunter (Pukemiro). One other forward and the reserves aro yet to be selected.