SOCCER GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23134, 5 September 1938, Page 15

SOCCER GAME

SENIOR PBEMIEHSHIP honours shore FINAL SERIES of matches Vnrtl! Shore won the Auckland Foot- , 11 Association's senior championship hv defeating P»»sonb.y the final series i .r-uiios decided on Saturday. Comwhich a close decision 'V.U.C.A. at Victoria l'ark, is the ° Vtl two points behind the winr't"l,Uvi,els' accounted for Mount Albert Old Buys at Fowlds Park, nhile Eastern Suburbs was too strong Metro-College at the Domain. Thistle had a narrow victory over Onein the game at Western Springs. Following were the scores: Xorth Shore, 0: Ponsonby, 0. Comrades, 1; Y.M.C.A.. 0 Suburbs, 3; Metro-College, 1. Thistle, ii; Onelninga, 2. •Vbcls, Old l>o\!• CLEAR-CUT VICTORY "PONSONBY TEAM OUTPLAYED | Phvinif even more vigorous football than \ , i iK,, rire.'ions week in defeating Hustle, V fil «horo gave Ponsonby little chance in iN , nr rin hal contest at Blandford Park on ■ thc helming SSV'S " src " r rLtit for Xorth Shores success. must go ? the forwards, who played a fine, bustling * lhrmHio.it, tho champions also pos- ; Sil % n "or" solid and energetic defence. wh-hewed ail adamant front to Ponsonby s " i The naming of thc 2sortli Shore cris, and accurate, in spite of the muddy condition of thc ground and in ' SL department ihcy !iad a marKcd advantage tlicir opponents. I - civ storing °PI"-r- ---?•»;<>• were lost bv tho winners In addi"n to the si<" goals scored, the Ponsonby custodian was well beaten on two other occasions, hut the referee'disallowed these goals through off side pi«iy. . .. , Stfvensoji again impressed as a virile and rf ,: V n type of centre-forward, and his dasli?nl methods had much to do with the all'"und thrust displayed by the front line. H Walters, a younger brother of C. Wilte.s, ni.'ived remarkably well at in«ude-:iglu, a position he occupied owing to he absence 'f Blackie. He palled the ball in neat y ,i,i kent his supports running villi wellSaccd passes. He also showed initiative in •I'orinc t\v» fine goals. The wing men, 'lid-: iimn and C. fclackie, showed up tccasionallv vitli strong running and clean centres, while Haviton showed fine constructive tactics. His work in tho air was of a high standard and he made many openings with headers to thc other forwards. / Excellent positional play was a feature oi the halves work. Cronin took a little i tine to settle-down, but, once he had adjusted himself, he was an important factor both on defence and attack. Sale and Walters were dependable as ever on tho flanks, \ar,\j lt r their play nicely and tackling with judement. Sale was a little slower than •;sual it; \vorkincr in to his man, hut the heavy state of the ground on thc wings offered .some excuse. Chambers was responsible for r.n outstanding display at fullback. His quick interceptions upset thc opposing forwards and his kicking was always well ' directed. West, too. impressed with his solid- j j ness, while Cameron had to make several • fine sairs to keep his pun I intact. Watson was not as sound as usual in j Ponsonby's goal and he gave his fullbacks ( some anxious moments, owing to faulty handling. limes was the best back in the team, | ; his speed and anticipation enabling him to i ( Ect his side out of many awkward situ- j ations. Rouse and Ekman battled hard in i i the halves, but Haggclt, although he did i his utmost to stop North Shore's aggression, , i spoiled a great deal of his work by attempt-: t ing to go too far in possession. McCallum, I i Farnan' and Mullane were the most impres- ! t sive forwards, but, in the absence of combina- ! t tion. their individual efforts were not pro i s ductive. £ Tue goal-scorers for North Shore wore f Stevenson (2), Walters (2), Haydon and i Tidman. f Jlr. J C. Sibbin was referee i j I 1 ' DULL EXHIBITION |? I u COMRADES SUCCESSFUL j t —— I y . i The match between Comrades and j i Y.M.C.A. at Victoria Park provided little ' r exciting football, the strong Y.M.C.A. j f defence nullifying most of Comrades' attempts j t at spectacular moves. Although Comrades ; t won by the only goal scored, a division of ' , 'the points would have been a better reflex v ol the play.' Yearbury effected some clever saves and j cleared well upfield to'set the Comrades' forwards on attack. There was little to 1 choose between McKenna and Riggans, both j backs clearing well under pressure and con- ; necting with the intermediate line, where j Hcaiey and Hooten showed out with clever ! touches, The front line was well fed by j M. Francis, who made many openings for j Evans on the wing and Avery in the centre. The last-named ■ distributed the play nicely i and was always dangerous with direct ! methods. On the left A. Francis showed out 1 with sound play and,, seemed better suited! i to this position than that of centre-forward. 1 Fletcher, on the wing, sent over some accu-' : rate centres. I ]

Hilhard earned repeated applause in meeting daring and clever clearances under heavy pressure. Riddolls was better than Moore in clearing:, but both backs tackled solidly. In the middle line, G. Sims showed out'with clever defensive measures and sound attacking movements, receiving strong support from Bell and Veart, both of whom combined nicely with their front line. The riJtnt wing, with Burton - and McMurchy showing a sound understanding, was strong, and most of the danger threatened from this {jnarter. Rollins and Dowding made ground, out their crosses did not give Jones, in tho centre, much opportunity. ATery scored for Comrades. Mr. J. Calvert was referee. -POINTS TO SUBURBS POOR STANDARD REVEALED „.A tnnddy ground and a greasy ball did allow of anything like good football rSi g " P la s' e d in the game between MotroW and Eastern Suburbs at the Domain. had the' better of the play 'oroughoiit, but Eastern Suburbs scored from oreakaways and then concentrated on delist 6 ' c, half-time score of one goal in »itl Suburbs' favour was flattering, and tii , a , n ything like combination in its front }'.? Metro-College would hat-e had a com•irfi L e ' ead - * n second spell neither c,,w ;/ 10we( i much ball control, but Eastern •iTi , matle " lp most of its clearances to "Moy lone-passiritt methods. itfm OW ' e / ln Eastern Suburbs' goal, was selR, "tended and. with Gay and Diamond "'"IK a hard defensive game and connectwith their forwards. Metro-College „ Tn/1. ? nl Penetrate. Tho wing-halves, i»» Sf i? n Williams, indulped in lonsr-kick-ot'*' w hieti spread the Metro-College «•.. Ji®- A. Welch, in the pivot position, ihj ® on *' ( 'f pn ce. and his powerful kick1. was a factor in the. team's success. There lU f' nor , e .'"dividual than combined play in line, but R. Welch, in the centre, i ih nn •(! 'he ball from wins: to wing, being frni, U 0 " to receive the centres which came I ■ nnmM J, mm ' n(rs ""d Hitchens. The lasti k!,L , ™9y , ' in some spectacular runs I 'he line. i thp a hard time in dealintr with iivo on the Metro-College goal, but ho Drnv»? soun( t exhibition. Mead and Goodsall ncni ti a , s troncr line of defence, and they with ri P J !' ,v e" upfield. 'i'he middle line, and T,. j S " O,V ''"K out on defence and Quigg 'irw-irJ? spn 'iing the ball through to their the fI. ' l l as a powerful combination, but R titT ." wore seldom in position. EstuJ o'! * and Hitchens scored for whi,e Flyger netted for r ' Webster was referee. MANY CHANCES LOST THISTLE team weakened 'nMi,o on(l '''°." s prevailed at Western Springs Thlsfu r J lof 't inir between Onebunga and t (i| in'<! N," r, i W!,s little irood football, ilie hnniV■ .fi vln f,t°o much on loner jiassing. Onea®ain'st „ ' lavp trained an easy win >ll o ,ji ? .JXle in which the players were '"'lnricii «i " r, 'i'iar.v posit ions, and which a Imiin.i r rp filers. Onehunga had finch finno, a| l v anl<jtre throuurhout. but too ' or cnn.i f r " M t of troal was responsible Antrim ?U1 or t, un| tics 'beinc lost. t:iv P a'ci . t ( ar ? <> the Thistle goal and were th» # Williams and Orr I'ams tiproo l - I ']until an injury to WilStabtc ! • ''' s reidaceiiient by COll- - r .,P, ( '°' r d"iied with Orr in repelling ""i. ami hi." was in the pivot posift frotdilß 1 s kicks got the side out fifth ,„ n!l , r ! y ,'i'nes. The wing-halves were •• ?■ whom iimi i' OJS - Caddy arid Grant, both . lllei i tilnv ,-fi a . ?OU "J knowledge of comL'arli><,|v !. t,ieir forwards and tackled P av id«on Ib,i ft! » fi (th grade player In it hall front line and distributed 1 . return tfn« in position for "lit npomi si,' le Caisley brothers. Albert f? Vf ' Hie e( ' the inside berths, and "ie. tilav « ' several opporlnniiies. Most Bras<s I s .'"ade oil I on Hie wincrs, » « n F,. "sninst his old team c 'ntre» r ' pv(>r r, ms and accn- £ "nd L Vt? Dpan was acKres&,kß. in ftniu 5 p ,h°ts went very close. Onehunga s gosl, dealt cleanly

with most of the shots, but his clearances lacked direction. Harlick shaded Block ley and later Wiseman, when an exchange was made in the «econd half. The halfback line, led by Bentley, was a forceful combination, with Wiseman and Owens pushing the ball through to Iheir forwards and starting nice, passing movements. Forrester and Wallace indulged in too much footwork in front of ponl. instead of passing out to the wings, where M. Lindsay and Douglas, who were always in position, were starved. H. Lindsay, in the centre, also saw little of the bull, except when he left his position to go and get it. Dean, A. Caisley and Brass scored for Thistle, while I!. Lindsay netted for Onchunga. Mr. K. Williams was referee.

EVEN EXCHANGES ABELS DEFEATS OLD BOYS There was little to choose between Abels and Mount Albert Grammar Old Hoys in the match at Kowlds Park and. although Abels won by the odd goal in three, a division of the points would have been a better reflex of the play. James gave an improved showing in Abels' goal, saving under pressure and clearing cleanly, while a sound defence was provided by lumber and Waters. The middle line was not outstanding, but it got through a lot of solid work. The inside forwards, Mathews and Ekmun, had to [day deep, but showed out in clever attacking movements, which spread the opposing defence and made the work of the wingmen, Jfobinson and Bale, easier. Bale saw more of the ball than the other wing, and with clever and elusive play was always dangerous. Fitzgerald, in the centre, distributed the ball along the line, and several of his shots were unlucky to miss. Saunders, in Old Boys goal, gave a sound exhibition and had solid backing from Sims and Speed, both of whom extricated Old Boys from some very tight positions with sound clearances. Ward was sound on defence and Initiated several attacking movements, while the wing-halves, Woodhall and Horrocks, maintained a connection with their forwards. .Tepson was slow in regaining nosition after distributing the ball, and missed several chances. Most of the play was made on the wings, where Berriman, on the right, and Necdhain, on the left, were always aggressive. Fitzgerald (2) scored for Abels, while Ward netted for Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys. Mr. ,T. Guthrie was referee.

OTHER GRADE RESULTS Second Division. —Y.M.C.A., S, Onchunga, 1; firry Lynn, 1. Suburbs. 3. Third Intermediate Grade.— W.Y.M.1., 1, Orey Lynn, 1; Metro-College, Knrleavour, Fourth Grade. —Championship final: Suburbs, 2, Comrades, '2. Knock-out competition: Oncnungii, I, Comrades B, 1. Fifth Grade.—Championship: W.Y.M.T.. 1, Metro-College. 0. Knock-out competition: North Shore, 'J. Comrades A, 1; W.Y.M.T., I. Metro-College, 0; Thistle, 3, Comrades B. t. •Sixth Grade—North Shore. 11, Thistle, l. Seventh Grade. —Knockout final- Comrades. YM.C.A, Ivovers, ! Eighth Grade—Suburbs A. ft. Comrades fl, O; Comrades A, t, Y.M.C.A. Rivais, 1; Y.M.C.A. Rovers won 'from Comrades C by default.

CHATHAM CUP

FINAL AT WELLINGTON WATERSIDE BEATS MOSGIEL [by TKLEGItAPII —OWN COttIIKSPOXDENT] WELLINGTON, Sunday In the presenco of thc Governor-Gen-eral and party, and before an attendance of about 0000, Waterside (Wellington), beat Mosgiel (Duncdin) by 4 goals to 0 in the final of the Chatham Cup competition at thc Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon. The teams were evenly matched, and Soccer of-a high standard was provided.

Waterside thoroughly deserved its win, as it adapted itself to the conditions better than the South Islanders. A strong wind and frequent showers made accurate passing difficult, but both teams kept the ball low and maintained their balance splendidly on thc greasy surface. Mosgiel played close together and, although with the wind behind it, the team attacked for long periods in the first spell, it was not ablo to pierce the Waterside defence, and an early goal gave the Wellington team a slender lead at half-time. The second half began at the same fast pace, but toward the end of the game Mosgiel began to tire and Waterside enjoyed a period of attack, when only the goalkeeper seemed able to hold up the Y, T eilington team's forwards. A weakness in the Mosgiel team was in heading, and this was particularly noticeable when Waterside hail corners given against it Waterside owed its win to the strength of its halfback and back lines, S. Ward's sureness in shooting, and the quickness of the forwards to take advantage of openings near the goal. The Mosgiel forwards and halves displayed excellent understanding, but the play of the fullbacks was not up to the same high standard.

ROTORUA DEFEATED HOWDEN CUP FIXTURE [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Sunday 111 the Howden Cun fixture conducted by the South Auckland Football Association at Hamilton vesterday Hamilton Wanderers defeated Rotorua by 3 goals to 1. Rovers juniors beat Rovers seniors by 5 goals to '2.

TEST IN AUSTRALIA INDIAN TEAM BEATEN (Received September 4, 5p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 4 Combining brilliant play in defence and attack with ability to seize scoring chances Australia beat India by five goals to three in the first Soccer test match yesterday. There were plenty of thrills, with fine individual plav by the Indians, whose inside forwards unfortunately failed to make use of scoring opportunities. There was an attendance of l(i,ijOO. 1 NEW ZEALAND BOYS DEFEAT OF VICTORIA MELBOURNE. Sept. 4 The New Zealand schoolboys' Soccer team yesterday beat Victoria by 4 goals to nil. The scorers were Yeoman (2), Paul and Irvine.