SOCCER STARS ALL A-TWINKLE

NZ Truth, Issue 1126, 30 June 1927, Page 12

SOCCER STARS ALL A-TWINKLE

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.77 : ■' (Prom '"N:!^. Truth's" ■" Special -Dunedin Representative.) No doubt about it^the- round ball game has comle to stay on the playing fields of this country, and the eight thousand-odd people ! gave vent to their enthusiasm on the Carisbrook ground on §^tiirday last, when they witnessed a two-goal-apiece draw be7tween Canada and New Zealand, was a pretty good criterion as to Awbat they now think of Soccer. 7

IT was a clinking' match, and although 7 the_ ni'ajor portion of the second half .'■'A Aptf^ihe i game was h'alfhidden by the ; lriibt. ew of the spectators left their A. VpossiesM. oil stand or touchlirie before A .the absolute close." ''..:' - "Cojo_.b^iha:tion"—a little, word that has been subjected to so much wear and te^:i^^>t'oa.U columns— was the Ai day's ob3&(^^^sDri to the fernleaf cori- . liihgent;;'*a ; n<f^St^he word we have just ' A«|Uoted fhu§t3£p&added another — "Anfj^^paMp^'f^J^^. . ... ,7 : - yn 7 ' The7Cansib^^S; : a|ways seemed a 1 lap "ahead ! bj|^iy one particular me i.dterit. ] thjim'sf orwaiids . were . m - "variably Icoy'eijpeS .'by their halves, AantfAsp on, Aftght back to their Tgoalie/ ahdV.-thpjn. whole process ; «.' . was tonot|«ftlj;7aw' grooved to a ',;: A;-nicetyA;^^: : :7y.:- :.;.-... As iridivi_l^|-li_tsi'the New Zealand- ■ Jet's played 'game; but a : number 'ot Massing movements lacked ; snap unerring sense of direction poS'gqpse^y the; visitors. : ;-7^^c6urse7 i^f-wfir be' said that the Canadians had. played together for ;A^.^ arid all that, but the f^i^ierpaahs^that concerted efforts fire. ;;,>,; 7: Sev^^lrTJtinieis^during the, game the ferhleafi^"igade7were a bit bunched upA m: the^oentre •of TEhe. field,- with the in--evitahfe.jre^ult ihat'the speedy wingers >: were fed with -long, looping shots that A gave but little opportunity for .fast A runs ,ahd'. co-operativeftferward -drib-^ A:Jbiing.A7 7 777- " "-■."■ '■ '- ' ' -A..- - ;v A v flld','-' Wi^Sib^ecmS^'^W. force an <_• fast 7 f^tahtfi^^^rkwdrJye-their wedge ; tfirougfcthe: vioi^ls?me€ences time and Again; S. be ihet^itffithe resourceful•ness aiid somewlla:t7haive sang froid of Tait, the Canadian; goalkeeper, as : he blunted the edgeTof many a danger- - ; ous drive. : i -7..A::AA77- 'A- '. ■ A' ; 7 77 Tait seems toi .be a born"humo>'.!st,&nd the way m which he seem-' Aingly. plucked , the. ball from mid- , i'-.'-air, as ah orphardist; would gather, -'plums, drew many a7hearty roar frohi the: crowd.. • A jewel of a 7 :■ . .'•.man;-,,,.;,-' ' ■", "•■.;■ 'AA ■ A --7AA AMc!DJ&|^, ; - .at; the other end7pf the field, waa^of quite a different temperaunerringly

sound and he pulled the fat out of the Are times out pf number. Heading the list of what is practically an all-star cast,- Anderson, the Oia.gb full-back, undoubtedly played the best game on the field, and throughout the span of both spells his name was on everyone's lips. McGirr, his confederate on the other wing, played a very mediocre game m comparison, and on, the day's play he did not rise to the standard set. He may have been off color, of course. Anderson was. soundness personified, and the way he quelled the fire m Canadian onslaughts, or swiftly changed his tactics to suit the needs of the moment, were object' lessons to fans and players alikeHis is the temperament of the born footballer, and he has niore than jusr tified. his inclusion m the reps. Balk ;. (Otago) and Innes, the Ajucklander, .were given ; but-few opportunities to demonstrate their speed and footwork, but of the ; very slight chances held< out to therlrvthey made the.fullest possible ■; -use.' '" • •■■. ;- ■' The two men from Bull.cr — Steele and Newman— w ere like bolts of lightning, and ."their tricky7":cprkscrew-like runs m and- round, the opposing, forwards provided many exciting moments for the crowd, and but for sheer bad luck more than one of their expeditions should have resulted m lurtlfer scoring for their side. . 7 ; Jones; the skipper -, from Auckland;'' and Tinkler, .from the same city, kept their glims on the business of things right throughout, and during - the second half of the game they often gave : theAQ^nadiarfe^a/7hot time of it. with the^/djeit; . lie^dlvor].. and. clever, elusive passigfg rabyements they, were able to in^Mu^^iAA --'7 ■:■ V 'A- A7 THislop ahaJfßplpncer, also from the Queen City^gi^ye^a/ •'good account of themselves;7|^A|;7A:; .--.• '■• _ : ; . . . ;.7 There was/the " : inevitable: merchant on the.---side^'\^l..9;.':7jioote"d'V and booed without ariy^aplJarent reason; and 'a very innocent, gesture.' when two oii^ posing players -/collided, helped other up aiul/then shp.Olc: hands, f^ji^m only oiie .'"-^o^j^:ucUi.q;jill-.'7thrqg.g?i^ifi^pef ;iaun diced 6yes~*6f . the : hooters ori Mhe .." bank/- '.'-..■;■■. :.:•'• "A- 7:" ■'.'..•"'•'■'•' 7 '"''"^ ;