SOCCER GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23418, 7 August 1939, Page 14

SOCCER GAME

CHATHAM CUP MATCH WATERSIDE TEAM'S SUCCESS "VISITORS' SPLENDID DISPLAY The North Island final of the Chatham Cup competition between Wntersido, of Wellington, and Ponsonby, Auckland, attracted n large crowd to Blandford Park on Saturday, when the visitors eliminated the local contenders by 3 goals to 1. Conditions were excellent, and tho game produced a fast and interesting exhibition of the code. In a junior representative curtainraiser for the Flyger Hose Bowl, Auckland (holder) and Wellington drew, 3all.

Falcon Cup and championship frames were also continued. Y.M.C.A. defeated North Shore in a combined championship and Falcon Cup semi-final at Devonport, whilo in the other semifinal at Waikaraka Park, Onehunga again surprised by eliminating Abels after extra time had been played. Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys proved too strong for Thistle at Fowlds m Park, whilo Comrades defeated Eastern !,j Suburbs at St. Heliers. te Following were the scores: — m Chatham Cup Match. —Waterside, 3; »r Ponsonby, 1. „ Junior Representatives.—Auckland, e. 3; "Wellington, 3. h Club Fixtures.— y Comrades, 6; Suburbs, 2. " Y.M.C.A., 5; North Shore, 3. fh Onehunga, 2; Abels, 0. .n Old Boys, 4; Thistle, 1. It Tho following table shows the posi:h tions of tho teams: — ss Goals Ch. 1° P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. ■» 6 Y.M.C.A. .. 13 7 2 4 43 25 IS tv Mt. Albert.. 12 8 3 1 52 21 17 n. Comrades 12 6 3 3 3 < 2« 15 North Shore 12 6 5 1 39 36 13 is Ponsonby . 10 6 3 1 27 16 13 In Abels .. 12 4 3 5 20 26 13 a Thistle .. 13 4 7 2 22 24 10 Js E. Suburbs 13 3 7 3 32 52 0 Onehunga . 13 3 8 2 uO 48 8 Grey Lynn 12 2 S 2 25 55 6 re 's FAST EXHIBITION PONSONBY OUTPLAYED Moving with a speed and skill that non--1 plussed its opponents, the Waterside team, of Wellington, proved superior to Ponsonby in the North Island final of the Chatham Cup s. competition, winning by 3 goals to 1. The T game was well contested throughout, the ex>y changes being hard and fast. There were 16 numerous stoppages owing to injuries, while the referee on several occasions had to adr° minister cautions for rough play. _ _ . The direct methods of the visiting forwards, who' were backed up by a skilful half and back line, and the fine all-round combinaB tion of the side, made it apparent from the ,i start that Ponsonby would be severely tested. Ponsonby's task was made all the harder whon v Cleal, the brilliant Auckland representative j halfback, was injured shortly after the start i- and had to leave the field. He later returned for a few minutes, but again had to retire and was replaced by Fl.vger. It was a heavy blow for the Ponsonby side, which has come to depend on Clcal's staunch defending and aggressive attacking. Although a penalty kick in the closing ~ stages, which proved unsuccessful, gave tho ' Aucklanders a chance to draw level, "Waterside would have been unlucky not to have ■' taken the honours. The visitors' football was t of a high standard, and the team as a whole d impressed as a well-balanced combination, t which exploited ideal cup-tie methods._ Tho halves and forwards kept the ball swinging il from wing' to wing, while lightning drives it up the centre had the Ponsonby defence in >. difficulties. The home side showed up snast modically, and was unlucky to miss somo d good opportunities. With one or two exceiitions,- however, Ponsonby's play either in the " forwards or the backs was not as convincing 8 as that of the visitors. . , .. , , A fine exhibition was given in Waterside s goal by S. Ward, who. in addition to handling cleanly and anticipating several difficult shots nicely, assured his team of victory by brilliantly saving a penalty , kick in the closing utages. The fullbacks, 'Jordan and Bolton, were a sure-kicking pair, .both players covering up neatly and maintaining contact with their halves. Hazel balanced the half line cleverly, and shone both on defence and attack, He dropped back quickly in the face of Ponsonby attacks, and was not slow to initiate counter moves. The wing halves. Calder and Trainer, impressed with their strong-running qualities, while their passes i- were always well directed. . >1 With such a strong half line-to assist r them, the forwards had plenty of onportuni- ? ties to show their ability. R. "Ward was t aggressive in the centre and directed operations well, while McCarthy and Janes, the ! wingmen, played outstanding games, the last- , named being always dangerous, and making manv openings for his supports. Longbottom 1 and Walker got through ft great deal of . valuable constructive work, ? 5 Warren defended the Ponsonby goal ' courageously, while Haggett played a fine * game at fullback. The latter found himself against a difficult proposition, but tackled well and cleared with judgment. Flyger partnered him at fullback .after deal's retirement and performed impressively, covering his goal cleverlv whenever Haggett moved upfield. The'halves defended in a stubborn manner, but their passes often went astray. Blackie ro- . peatedly endeavoured to set his forwards run- ; ning, and was also responsible for breaking up many dangerous attacks. The forward lino I found the opposing defence a little too much . to contend with and seldom combined effect--1 ively. Wyllie. the centreforward. required care-, ful watching, while Mullane and McCallum also figured in some* bright movements,, Rouse could not adjust himself , to the inside PO The°goal scorers for Waterside were Walker (2) and McCarthy, while McCallum netted for Auckland. Mr. A. Kyle was referee. I : FLYGER ROSE BOWL t AUCKLAND RETAINS TROPHY An exciting curtain-raiser was provided by the Auckland and Wellington junior representatives, who met in the annual challenge match for the Flyger Rose Bowl. Wellington had an advantage in the early stages, but Auckland hit back strongly in the second half to wipe on the visitors' lead. The final score was 3-all, and Auckland retained possession of the trophy. .... , ~ Taking full advantage of tho good conditions, the Wellington players swung the ball about from the start. Sharp and Simmons moved freely on the right flank, while Howard and Whyte. favonrcd with Rood feeding bv Rogers and Drylie in tho halves, also had the Auckland defence worried. Fivo minutes after the start the visitors took the lend when Sharp scored, but SutclifTe soon equalised for Auckland. A good goal lie again gave Wellington the lead until the Interval, but shortly after the resumption two quick goals by Sutcliffe. who, together with Walters, Fincham and Speed, was showing up for Auckland, gave the. home side the lead for the first time. In an interesting finish Morgan equalised for Wellington. Mr. 11. Keeling was referee. CONVINCING WIN COMRADES* IMPROVED FORM The St. Hellers Bay ground was in good condition when Eastern Suburbs and Comrades met in a championship fixture. Eastern Suburbs had again rearranged its team, and its intermediate line and inside forwards lacked an understanding. Comrades was rull value for its two-goal lead at half-time. In the second spell the better combination of Comrades told, and, although the Eastern Suburbs defencv battled hard, the visitors took the honours by the well-deserved margin of four goals. Yearbury was sound in Comrades goal, and, although seldom bustled, cleared we 1 under pressure. Riggihs played a solid back game, breaking up well and finding his front lino with, well-directed and powerful kicks. Moseiey was a sound partner who stemmed many dangerous Eastern Suburbs raids with sound tackling. The intermediate line worked better than it had done for some weeks, with Hooten in the centre directing the attack. Matthews, at right-half, tackled strongly and fed his forwards with welldirected passes, while on the left Fletcher maintained contact with the forwards with long passes. A; Francis spread the defence with good distribution of the ball. 1W insido men, M. Francis and Masters, worked hard, while Evans pleased with speedy runs down the lino. McKcnna, although in a new role, showed a sound conception of wingforward play. Cowie was constantly under pressure in Eastern Suburbs' goal, but cleared well and strongly. There was little to choose between Gay and Howlson, the fullbacks, whose task was made difficult by lack of support from their halfbacks, who, although they defended 8 , t0 , u .. y '.. wer . 6 ,low . in recovering. Turner, at right-half/ stemmed many dangerous attacks, but- had to cover .a lot of extra ground In th « • '"ft, ; fared ?! thOU S h hU attempts to link 1 tip with bin forwards wer» bettor executed.-1 h "V' ',,1. *-* • 1 ' ' ■■ . ■ ' v ,»

In (lie middle of the front line R. Welch worked hard to mould an attacking unit, but without much success. Collins and Phipps drew the attention of the defence with clever combination which should have met with better success.

McKcnna (2), A. Francis (2) and M. Francis (2) scored for Comrades, whilo 11. Welch and Bishop netted for Eastern Suburbs. Mr. A. F. Haycock was referee. Y.M.C.A. TOO STRONG DEFEAT OF NORTH SHORE Although it offered fairly strong opposition in the first half and managed to hold its opponents, .North Shore was well shaded by the consistent Y.M.C.A. side in the second spell and had to bow to defeat. Played tinder good conditions the game provided an attractive spectacle, the Y.M.C.A. team especially impressing with its sound all-round performance. Possessing a powerful defence, which concentrated on the danger spots in tho North Shore vanguard, and n lively forward line that was yards faster than tlie opposing hacks,; Y.M.C.A. maintained a firm grip oil the game and was full value for its twogoal margin. Outstanding displaces were given , for Y.M.C.A. by Hilliard, Bennett and Burton. Billiard showed an adamant front to most of Xorth Shore's attacks, revealing great agility in getting to difficult shots and bursting out courageously among the forwards whenever lofty shots or centres came near his citadel. Bennett played an inspired game at centreforward, and greatly assisted by the clever work of his inside iincl wingmen, had the North Shore defence in difficulties. Burton. and McDougall worked in well with their centre and made many openings for_ aim. The defence played deep and hedged in the most dangerous North Shore forwards, bims performed valuable work. Mills gave a fair exhibition in goal for Xorth Shore, but the backs. Chambers and West, had a difficult time attempting to cover np tho mistakes of th£ halves, who were left standing by the ficet-footed attackers. Lund abandoned the third-back game, but went to the other extreme and left too big a gap between himself and tho fullbacks. Blackie and Sime ran strongly on the wings, but seldom got the ball across effective!*. Haydon and McArthnr worked earnestly and endeavoured to put Stevenson at an adjariisee. but the Y.M.C.A. forwards shadowed the North Shore centre too closely for him to be ßennetf U ('i) and McDougall scored for the winners, while Haydon, Sime and Lund netted for the home side. Petty Officer Davis was referee. EXTRA TIME NECESSARY TRIUMPH FOR ONEHUNGA Abels visited- Onehunga to meet the local team in a combined championship and talcon Cup fixture. Waikaraka Park was in excellent order, but. a gusty wind and a strong sun conditions difficult. Ino first half saw very even play, and there was no scoro at half-time. In the second spell Onehunga forced matters and had the better of tho exchanges, hut, although Abels lost Fraser with a fractured ankle and Jones was suffering from a knee injury the defence held. There was no score at full time and during extra timo Onehunga scored two B °'Onehunga was well served by Burrows in goal, his anticipation and well-placed clearances getting the side out of some dangerous situations. Harlick played a sound game at fullback, but was overshadowed by Rutherford, whose quick recovery and powerful kicking often turned the Abels attack. R. Lindsay led the intermediate line well, distributing the play to his forwards and breaking up many dangerous movements. Blockley pleased with nico combination with Brass on the wing, while his breaking up was well executed. Wiseman played . solidly, but in directing his team was inclined to get out of position. Phillips, in the centre-forward berth was not prominent, mainly due to the fact that most of the play was made on the wings, but he distributed the hall well Brass, on tho right wing, showed out with clever and fast moves and dangerous crosses. Forrester worked hard and madp manv openings, but Wallace played too much to the wing when his centre was better placed. M. Lindsay, at outside left, was always dangerous and swung tho play to the opposite wing and centre with nice crosses. Cameron was outstanding for Abels in goal, saving and clearing_,with coolness and judgment, and it was mainly duo to his anticipation that Abels divided tho poin s in tho championship fixture. Ho had little chance with the shots which beat him. Both backs. C. F.kman and "Waters, had a gruelling time, but played with sound judgment, covering well and clearing judiciously. Jones, at centre-half, broke up many dangerous Onehunga moves with sound tackling and feci his forwards well. Halo tackled well and found his front line with good passes, while Davis, although inclined to fall back on defence. cleared powerfully to get his side out of trouble. On the right wing, Robinson impressed with clever runs down the line ana dangerous centres. Hamilton worked hard throughout and made many , openings, hut Jack, at centre-forward, had little idea of shooting. Fraser played a sound constructive game until he broke his ankle. Forrester and Phillips scored for Onehunga. Mr. J. C. Sibbin was referee. MEDIOCRE DISPLAY OLD BOYS AND THISTLE Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys were at home to Thistle at Fowlds Park and emerged victorious after a somewhat ragged display. Thistle played a man short for part of the first half and its forward line contained three juniors, who lacked experience. Old Boys showed out with good combination, but their three-goal margin was somewhat flatter ng. Rosenberg gave a good display in Old Boys' goal, his saving ot a penalty from Angus being a sound cfTort, while his clearances were well placed. Sims covered a lot of ground in providing a stern defence and shaded Taylor, a promoted junior. Woodhall, Ward and Hutchinson comprised a solid intermediate line, which broke up dangerous combinations and kept the front lino well supplied with the ball. Berriman, on the right wing, has been seen to better advantage, but Jepson. at inside, worked hard and made many openings, as well as employing direct methods. Fyfie and Needham combined dangerously, the latter pleasing with fast and direct play. Fyfie showed out with clever footwork to make many openings both for Needham and Clark. The last-named was aggressive and distributed tho play along the. line. ■ ; , , Thistle was well served in goal by Appleyard, although his tendency to hold the ball too long cost his side a goal. Allsopp and Goodsall had a hard task in dealing with the fast-moving'attack, but they effected manv good clearances nnd stemmed several dangerous moves. Tomlinson was in the pivot position and directed the attack well, but in the first spell when the side wns short he hp.d a lot of extra work to do. Kennedy played solidly at right-half, .breaking up well and finding his front lino,with judicious passes Angus, at centre-forward, endeavoured to hold the front line together with sound distribution of the ball and direct ,methods, while Morris offered sound support. The latter played deep and swung the ball,, about. Two promoted juniors, Neute and Bell, were ( good individualists, but • lacked experience. Clarke (2). Fyfie and Needham scored for Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys, while Angus netted for Thistle. Mr. A. Firth was referee. OTHER GRADE RESULTS Second Division. —Mount Albert. 4, Ponsonby. 0; North Shore, 0 Thistle, 2; Eastern Suburbs, G, Y.M.C.A. B, 1; Thistle, 1, W.Y.M.1.. 0. Fourth Grade. North Shore B, 2, Y.M.C.A., 0. Fifth Grade. —Y.M.C.A. Rovers, 2. Comrades A, Is Y.M.C.A. Rivals, 5. Comrades B, 0; Onehunga, ill, Y.M.C.A. Spurs, 1. SECONDARY SCHOOL GAMES Senior Grade. —Takapuna. 2, Mount Albert A, 0: Auckland, .">, Mount Albert B, 0. Intermediate Grade. Takapuna B, 1, Mount Albert B. 0; Mount Albert A. 2, Takapuna A. 0; Mount Albert G. 2, Technical B, 0; Technical A. 3. Otaiinhii, 1. Junior Grade. —Technical, 3, Auckland, 0; Mount Albert A, 3, Kpwhai, 1, ANSELL CUP MATCH [FROM OUR OWN CORRKSPONDEjJfTU HAMILTON, Sunday Hamilton Wanderers scored Its second win over Claudelands Rovers at Seddon Park yesterday, when tho two teams'met in the Ansell Cup competition. Wanderers won by -I goals to 0. Caldwell (3) and Fisher scored for Wanderers, and Stevens secured Rovers' only (foal, GAMES IN THE SOUTH [BT XKTiKttTtAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] Wellington.—Petonc. G, Swifts, 3; Seatoun, 2, Hospital, 2. • Clirlitchureh.—Western, 10, Thistlo, 3; Technical, 4, Nomads, 1. TEST MATCH DRAWN PALESTINE, AND AUSTRALIA . (Received August G, 6.6 p.m.) SYDNEY, Aug, 5' Tho Soccer test match between Australia and Palestine resulted in a draw 4-ali. Tho visitors led 4—2 at half-time.