SOCCER.

NZ Truth, Issue 472, 4 July 1914, Page 11

SOCCER.

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WELLINGTON.

(By "Dunno,")

CORINTHIAN 5i THISTLE 2,

All eyes m the local soccer world were centred on this game at the Basin on Saturday. Briefly, ' Thistles ran all over the redoubtable Corles m the first half and when the score at half time read 2 — l m the Scotties* favor, Joe Lewis's face on the lino 'was a treat to, watch.

During the interval Corios took serious counsel together and on resuming they started to play the short passing game" and then they just paralysed t'other fellows and four goals were added to their initial effort

For Cories, Ballard, outside left, was the best man pn the field. He had absolute command over the ball, and his centreing was a treat. - ; Roberts, bri the other wing, was weak, Loadsmau having him well tied up from the start. Veteran Bill Gibson, m the centre, was the Bill Gibson of old. Nuf sed. . Porteous, Thistlo's goalie, is clever, but is .developing the. fatal habit of leaving his 'goal. Fancy trying to chase. a man llKe Bollard! The price of his foolishness was a goal.- Served him glad. During the progress of the game thero was a lot of elbow work. Corles were the most offenders. Slckerby, the best half-back m New Zealand, played one of his best games. Hodges, Cories* goalie, played well. Ho haa the bad habit of stepping back when taking the balL There's a line from post to post, Hodges, old man, and it goes straight across. If you get behind this to take a ball the wldcawako referee will point to the centre of the field. It will be a goal for fothors. "Dunno" was satisfied with Referee Windley's exposition of his difficult task, but m the dressing room after the match a prominent Thistle supporter, evidently unable to take the defeat of his boys Hko a true sport, made sorao very uncomplimentary remarks about Referee Wlndley. Had Thlstlo won, this disgruntled gent would have had a smile on his mug past his cotb— lf ho hadn't it wouldn't be the fault' of his mouth — It's big enough. When. a pushing Thlstlelte knocked a Corleite m the back Linesman Lewis lost no lime In lotting Referee Wlndley know ail about It. Somo peoplo didn't like it, but why don't the W.P-A. appoint neutral linesmen on occasions when partisan feeling is known to run high. V.M.C.A. 3, SWIFTS 0. The Ker-rlstlans have the reputation of being one of the best trnlned teams m tho competition, and seeing they've got such n tip- top gym to do their training stunts In, Ha dam fools they'd bo If they woron'L Well, It was this splendid condition which enabled them to down Swifts, "and that's all thero is to It. A new referee, In Mr. P. KetUowoll, made his debut at this mfitch and acquitted himself with satisfaction to tho contending partlos. Ho is therefore discharged without a stain on his character. DIAMONDS 3, WANDERERS 0. A nlco 'avcrago gamo of soccer. With tho exception .of Webster, Wanderers' goalie, thoro were no outstandingly brilliant and scintillating performers. Webster was a revelation between tho posts. Tbero would bavo beon a cricket scoro against tho nomadic ones but for him. | A certain loam plftyinfr at the Basin lon Saturday gol only 12 paaaes Into tho ground~-Ju«t enough for tho team. Consequently tho Humorous president*, vice-president*, undesr-snero-torietf, etc., who rolled up with tholr wives, moM-in-law, and tho whole dam | family contused. It was a cam of "bung wont s&xpence" repeated o'or and o'er agfttn, like somo glorious old refrain. Anyway, he's a proper I "seheoctar" who grudge* saocponce to watch a soccer match. Odds pn him I

"Dunno" learns with satisfaction that the Wednesday compstitions-^---which have been kind of hanging fire —are now on a fair- way to be running strong very soon.' -

Wanderers' "smofco'' came off last week. "Dunno" was not favored with a ticket, but he hasn't stopped smiling. It was run by Colin Webster m good i style, and speeches were good, 'the I tucker was * better, and the foolishwater best of all! But, say, Colin, -you've, no ear for music The blokes that made allegedly musical noises at your beanfeast ought to be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. One bloke had a voice like a tramcar calling for its young. ' My old pal Joe Lewis was "sold-a-pup" last week. He was beaxttifully had, hoaxed and hocussed. A certain jocund bloke, seeing that advertisement for "players wanted," got, the office-boy to reply describing himself as a certain Heap, late of Bverton, the well-known Cold Country team. The heart of Joseph was' filled with an exceeding great Joy at. such a prospective capture. But, , \' There's many a slip •Twixt the cup and the lip! Next mail the office-boy wrote Joe,.' saying that he, Mr. Heap", was 'awfully sorry, pi' chap, but he'd been appointed cpach , to the Wangahul College ! Now, if anyone smilingly approaches Joei" he wants ter knb.w wotfel they're iarfln* at! _ The boys who brought the Brown Shield to Wellington m tlie early years of this century are liable to receive their J rej>. caps at any moment Messrs. M. Barnett and B. Salmon promised to be responsible, for these caps, and hove been sedulously saving up their mottlsh ever since. The caps (very creditable ones of their kind) having now materialised, it only remains for them to be presented, to the boys, whereat of course we'll all loudly cheer.' But is it fair to spring these sudden surprises on poor unsophisticated toeballers?