ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20793, 12 August 1929, Page 14

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION, The first round of the knock-out competition was commenced on Saturday, the results of the four games played being as follows: Northern .... 2 Seachff .... 1 Mosgiel .... 2 Technical .... 0 •’ 3 Old Boys .... 1 Y.M.CA. .... 2 Mornington .. 0 The winners of Saturday’s games will f drawn for the second round, to be played next Saturday, SEACLIFF v. NORTHERN. The hospital ground was in good order for this game in the first round of the Knock-out Cup, but a gusty southerly wind made the ball play strange tricks. Seacliff failed to make enough use of the wind advantage in the first half, although the Northern defence checked in good style many nice movements of the Seacliff forwards. The home team led at the interval by one goal, but shortly after the resumption a cold squall started up, accompanied by heavy rain, and Northern, applying the pressure after some 15 minutes’ end to end play, secured the equalising goal. Some 20 minutes later Northern obtained the lead, which they held to the end after many attacks by both sides in which both goalkeepers distinguished themselves. Northern played well and deserved their win.

Seacliff, with Rivers in goal in place of Jackson, won the toss, and Northern kicked off against the wind. The game opened tamely and after a spell of desultory play Murray and Shnmonds put Seacliff on a promising attack, M’Laughlau crossing smartly, but Coats and Baird cleared the danger. Seacliff did the bulk of attacking for a time, Muusie doing good work. M'Cormack was working hard in the Seacliff van, hut M’Lean’s crosses were carried over or past with the wind. Baird was keeping a watchful eye on Hooper, who broke away occasionally only to be pulled up or checked by Coats and Thompson, the Northern backs. Some strong kicking by Coats put Northern on the attack. Young and Faithful making progress down the left wing to be pulled up by Anderson, who relieved with a hefty kick. Thompson returned to Warnock, but Muusie intervened and a pretty piece of play followed. Munsie, tackled by Young, passed to Murray, who cleverly slipped the leather along the wing to M’Laughlan. Tackled by Thompson and Sutherland, M’Laughlan slipped the ball back to Simmonds, who made a fine cross shot. M'Quarrie, to everyone’s surprise, made no attempt to save, apparently bewildered. Seacliff kept up the attack briskly, Anderson, Murray, and Munsie being equal to all attacks of the Northern forwards, who were not working well together, although M’Hugh made one or two openings. M'Cormack, with good footwork, beat Perry and sent in a hot drive which M'Quarrie fielded safely. Following a corner nicely placed by M’Laughlan, M'Quarrie again distinguished himself. His saving at this stage w.as fine, and he dealt cleverly with several shots and a smart header from M’Laughlan that seemed a certain score. Northern’s defence stood up well to many attacks. Coats and Thompson t 'oth tackling well, and clearing strongly. From a hefty kick by Coats, Young got through the Seacliff defence, but missed when well placed. Fine passing by Baird gave Warnock a chance, but bio shot went wide. Hooper took a long pass, and broke through to shoot wildly over the bar when tackled by Coats. The Northern right wing was not much in evidence, the cross, gusty wind .concentrating play on the other side Hue, where Simmonds showed up with some clever footwork. Seacliff forced some corners off Thompson which were nicely placed by M’Lean and M'Laughlan, but M’Quarvie was alert in goal, and Thompson’s height was to Northern’s advantage, as he headed clear for Baird to hoot the leather upfield. Seacliff did most of the attacking towards the end of the spell, but M’Quarrie and his backs dealt safely with all calls until the half time whistle sounded with Seacliff leading by one goal.

On resuming, Seacliff again attacked, Munsie opening up nicely to M'Cormack, bufc Perry intervened, and let Hughes a\yay on the Northern right. Rogers miskicked for a corner, which was cleared by tht Seacliff defence. Maxwell was not playing up to hie i ual, and Northern, with the aid of the boisterous wind, often made ground on the right, testing Rivers occasionally. Anderson was prominent with good tackling, and from a strong clearance Simmonds and M Laughlan, by clever play on the right, had the Northern goal in danger. A cross from M'Laughlan went right across field before M Cormack and M'Lean could get up. Coats and Perry broke up another attack of the Seacliff left wing, and a strong kick from the former gave Warnock a chance, the centre failing to connect, Anderson aide-stepping hU and Young cleverly. At this stage Northern were swinging the leather about, and Hughes, on the right wing, sent over some good crosses that carried over or were cleared by Auderson, Murray, and Muneie. .The southerly squall started up, aud the greasy ball became difficult to control. The wind and heavy rain helped Aorthern to make ground, but the ball was frequently out of play on the side line. Sutherland was never far away trom Simmonds, and checked some nice moves by the right wing. Following a good tackle by Sutherland, the ball went from Baird to M'Hugh, who tricked Maxwell -.ml passed out ot Hughes. The latter s cross was cleared by the Seacliff defence, and the ball came out to be intercepted by Young, Northern’s insideiett. roung slipped round Murray, and drove a good shot at the Seacliff goal, winch swung with the rnd and flew under the crossbar, well out of Rivers’s reach in goal. It was a smart effort. Seacliff 1, Northern 1. Northern, although aided by the wind and rain, found the greasy going difficult, and Seacliff’s halfbacks stopped some good raids in smart asluon. Munsie and Murray being promif xr 6 t , Same "’ as not B°ing all the ? y n °, f r ,p° hor , U ’ aS filst and M Cormack made progress upfield against the elements, only to find the n ack ® f af ?- Somo 13 minutes atei Northern broke away on the left 31,(3 S °°, d play by Sutherland and Baird was made use of by Young, who was froJ lf tV f t | 6 Nor , tWn Viln A nice pass four l d p aithful. on the mg, leady. He cut in smartly past Anderson and shot strongly for the far post having no chance of stoppin- the wingers hard drive. Northern 2, Seaatrone Jr”*? °+ lGad Nortllern made ationg efforts to increase it, and clever Play by both wings gave the Seacliff deVttPmT 10 l°.T rn - Faithful bad another attempt, which missed narrowly, and oung drove for goal every time he got possession, some going wide and others going close. So well were the Northern half-backs cutting in on the ball and driving it ahead that Seacliff made little progress, but much time was lost through tl,e . S°ing out of bounds. Hooper and M Laughlan raided the Northern defence and looked dangerous on several occasions, but M'Quarrie was not to be caught napping, ami dealt safely with shots from M'Laughlan and Simmonds J-o wards the end Hooper broke through, but the greasy ball proved difficult to control and he drove wide of the post when well-placed. M'Laughlan was the Seacliff forward who gave Northern defence most troub.e. and a clever run, in which he beat both Sutherland and Thompson, ended in a fine centre flashing across the A or them goal to go out at the far side. I wo good shots by Simmonds followed, nit his luck was out, M'Quarrie and Coates getting in the way. Northern retaliated through M'Hugh and Hughes, but this effort also failed, aud was followed by an abortive corner. M'Cormack and At Lean made a promising move near the close, Coates intervening in the" nick of tune just as the final whistle sounded.

leaving Northern 'winners of an interesting game, in which some fine football was shown by both teams. The final scores were:— Northern .. .. .. 2 goals. Seacliff 1 goal. MAORI HILL v, OLD BOYS. Played on the Oval, this match attracted a few spectators, who were treated to a fairly good game, considering the gusty wind and greasy conditions of the playing area. Hill were without the services of Callaghan in goal, whilst School played substitutes in place of Chapman and Barr. Hill kicked off, facing a cross breeze, and in the opening stages neither side showed to advantage, although play moved from end to end. Hall, the School goalie, cleared a likely shot from Carse, following a centre by Gorrie. Boyd failed to find the goal for School with a long drive. Morris was defending well and with a long clearance to the left. Balk and Steel, with good combination, took play downfield._ The winger’- centre found Carse in position, and he netted the opening goal at close quarters. Maori Hill 1, High School nil. Some bright play followed, the v School forwards, Latimer and M'Farlane, on the right, keeping the Hill defence busy, but the shooting was poor. Both Kwok and Groves missed a great chance when Latimer swung the ball across the goal-mouth, Dougall making a timely save. At this stage the Hill halves were beaten time and again, but the solid play of Morris and Bayne kept the School vanguard from scoring. Pickerill and Pryde, the School full-backs, repelled the few attacks by Hill, School forced two unsuccessful corners, Brown clearing both by heading out and Latimer, following a well-placed pass by M'Farlane. sent the ball by for a goal-kick. With Hill settling down better, play was more even, Hall giving away a couple of corners until a good clearance by Duncan, who was playing centre-half for School, brought relief. A good forward movement by School was repulsed by Thompson and Morris, Balk receiving and dropping in one of his high shots, which Hall turned over the bar for an unsuccessful corner. Just before half time Gorrie struck the crossbar with a long shot and play was in midfield when the whistle went.

Ihe teams changed over without a spell and Hill, aided by. the wind, held the upper hand for a time. Steel, a newcomer, playing inside to Balk, just missed getting to a cross from the right. Cunningham relieved the danger by sending Groves away, a passing movement by the School forwards ending in the centre placing over. Keeping up the pressure, Hill forced Pryde to miskick, Carse, with an open goal, shot outside. Balk followed shortly afterwards with a couple of good drives to goal, Hall safely fielding both. Cunningham was prominent in defence for Old Boys and Woods, with tricky play, ran through the opposition, but his centre travelled too fast for Latimer, and the ball went over the line. From the goal kick Woods again made good play, Thompson giving away a 'corner from which Woods scored directly with a fine kick, making the scores one all. ■ Fast up and down play followed. The goalies had little to do, however, as the greasy ball made accurate shooting difficult. The defence on both sides was very safe, and it appeared a s if the game would end in a draw A falling off in Old Boys’ play gave Hill their chance, and Balk, getting possession from a throw-in shot, the ball touched Duncan in its flight and Hall although he got his hands on the leather' lailed to keep it out of goal. Maori Hill 2, Old Boys 1. Almost from the restart Brown returned play to Steel the latter sending on to Balk, who again H , a ' Maori Hi]l 3 > 01d Boj’s 1. With about 10 minutes to time Old Boys livened up, and kept Hill busy defending. Duncan opened up the attack with a nice pass to the forwards, which Morris saved well. Shortly after, from a free kick, Kwok missed with a shot in front of goal. Carse broke through from the goal-kick and, with tricky footwork, had only the goalkeeper to beat, but shot outside, when m a good position. Pickerill was prominent m returning play to the Hill goal giving Latimer a good chance, which the latter failed to make the best of. In a final rush the School forwards came through with fine passing play, M'Farlane finishing with a good cross to goal, but both Kwok and Woods failed to connect with the ball, and Hill were opening up an attack when time wa 3 called. Mr Moorwood was referee. Result: Maori Hill ... ■ 3 20a i a Old Boys .. .. .. .. 1 goal. MOSGIEL v. TECHNICAL. This game wasr played at Mosgiel before a xair crowd of spectators, who were treated to a fast, open game, in which Mosgiel proved too good and won by two goals to ml.

Mosgiel won the toss, and elected to play with the wind in their favour. Even play marked the opening stages, neither side showing to advantage. Hector received and parted to Watt, the latter’s cross being cleared by M'Cloy. Witchall had a shot,, which M'Dougall cleared. Folmwing an attack by the local side, W. Hanlm secured and presented Skinner with a ovely opening, the latter’s smart shot Holden was unable to hold. Mosgiel 1,, Technical nil. The country team kept up a steady pressure, Holden being called on to save on numerous occasions. From a corner kick Eanlin missed by inches. A urther advance by Mosgiel was spoilt by Stevens getting offside. When half time was called the score was I—nil in favour of the home side. With the wind behind them jn the second spell Technical attacked strongly only to find the defence of the opposition sound. Batchebr had a good chance given him from a cross by Cope, but he shot over. Shortly afterwards both Batchelor and Witchall tested M'Dougall in goal, the latter player clearing in good etyle. Mosgiel _ livened up, and attacked in strong fashion, Skinner being prominent. Subsequently Stevens, who was playing a fine game for Mosgiel, took the j Ve^d UP ' and P^ ace< l to Hanlin, who evaded a couple of opponents aud beat Holden all the way with an awkward shot Mosgiel 2, Technical nil. From here on Mosgiel had Technical on the defensive A breakaway by Batchelor looked dangerous until Trevathan blocked the shot at goal, and the game ended:— » • • 2 goals rlechmcal ~ Mr Jordan was referee.

CHATHAM CUP COMPETITION. NORTH ISLAND SEMI-FINAL. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 10. The North Island semi-final in the Chatham Cup Association football competition, which was played at Victoria Park this afternoon between Thistle Club (Poverty Bay) and Tramways (Auckland), resulted in a Win for Tramways by eight goals to two. The weather was wet and the ground heavy. Tramways quickly showed superiority, • and in the first spell scored six goals to nil. The scorers were Spencer and Bell (two each) Tinkler, and Williams. Thistle put up a mud) better fight in the second spell. J. Walt scored two goals for Thistle, and Strettou and Bell scored for Tramways. The semi-final of the southern portion of the island was won by Y.M.C.A. (Wellington), which defeated St. Andrew’s (Palmerston North) by four goals to two. CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 10, Sumner B, Rangers 3. Nomads 2, St. Albans nil. Western 3, Technical 2. Kainpoi 2, New Brighton 1.