ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 61

ASSOCIATION.

I 1 - By Left Wing.

The following table shows the position* of the respective teams engaged in tha First Grade contest: —

PlayeoL Won. Lest. Drawn. Goals for. Goals agst. C»p points

•Won by 2 goals to nil, but forfeited to Southern owing to breach cf rules Kaitangata won by default against RoslynWakari and Maori Hill. The coffers of the O.F.A. would hava benefited materially had it been- possible to have the replay between Kaitangata an** City placed on Culling Park The un< happy circumstance* investing the matcK between these teams at Kaitangata on th< previous Saturday had aroused much ouri' osity and expectation, end the prospect of the match being productive of untoward event 3 explains the unusual proportions oi the crowd. Happily euch anticipations werr ,not realised, frhe game, although- vigorous and tense, and "requiring careful -watching,,with some rebukes, being devoid of any special features of roughness. The game wes not of a particularly brilliant description from the spectator* point of view. As an exhibition of eolicl defensive back play it was very fine, anddoubtless this supplies tho reason «J-y the forward department was unable to d>p!ay much clever footwork, pretty passing* manoeuvres, or thrilling shooting. The eplendid dafensivo work on both sides cerI tainly crippled shooting. It was an impoverished' day's practice for Jack, who had not one serious shot to save. Thompson, in tho opposite goal, had more to do, •but even he had very few really troublesome 6hots to defend. Some of his save 3 | were neither very clean nor very strong. The final goal-scoring shot seemed to catch him napping, whilst the first came by ! reason of his kicking the ball against a colleague After disposing of the vigorous sustained attacks of Kaitangata's vanguard afc the- commencement of the game City gradually asserted supremacy, albeit Penman, lying par ti cola lly close down upon the backs to take advantage of tho wind-borne kicks of his powerful supports, caused City 6ome anxiety With a l->ad of two goals and the wind in their favour City forwards may ha-\e beon holding themselves in reserve for the testing match agair-et Northern at the Cabdonian Ground on, Saturday nf\t. Otherwise, except for occasional glimpses of pleasant combination. and casual displays of individual cleverness their showing was something short of v. hat has b^sn expected of them. City forward*, gave Kaitangata backs too mud* time and rcom in which to work.- They, wculd bo T.ore formidable with the discrest application of something like the dash which W Harrison infuses into his play. The following noree on Wednesday's footiball are contributed: — This year has been a, most successful one so far as the Otago Wednesday Football Association is concerned. Taking the matches right through fhe standard of play shown by the Wednesday teams comixurea very favourably with

that shown by some of the senior team*. Laidlaw and Gray A have won. the shield this year with a fine record, playing 10 matches, winning 8, and drawing 2. Post and Telegraph A are runners-up, playing 11 matches, winning 8, and losing 3. This is the first year that Laidlaws have come to the front, and Captain Henderson and ■his men are to be congratulated upon putting up euch a fine performance. Post and Telegraph occupy , tiho position oi runners -up for the second season since winning the shield They seem to plod along together very well, considering that they are limited to the post and telegraph departments. The Charity Cup contest on Wednesday next should prove very interesting, and a tough figiht is anticipated "between Post and Telegraph. A and Laidlaws. There is a possibility of this match being played on the Oaledondan Ground. The O.F.A. will have the goals up and the ground marked out for- their final the preceding Saturday. The executive of the O.F.A. are anxious to have a match with the Southlanders, and I understand they aTe in communication with that body. No doubt a "representative Wednesday team would give the Southlanders a tough go ,with men of the calibre of Sligo, Col--ville, Gocdmanson, D. Baillie (late of Mornington), J. Botting, Boss, Boucher, B. 'Aitohison, and a host of others too numerous to mention. It is to be hoped that the Southland body will be in a position to entertain the Wednesday representatives. The following table shows the positions of the teams in the Wednesday competition: —

Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Goals for. Goals agst Shield Points.

FIRST GRADE. Citz v. Kaitangata. Although fixed for an early hour on Saturday afternoon, the replay between City and Kaitamgata brought to the Gardens the largest attendance ever seen there at tun Association mateh — probably not lees than 600 persons. Those who had expected to witness an unruly game, with an exhibition of feeling upon the part of the teams, were disappointed, for the gome throughout wa6 of the average type, the one regrettable feature being the repetition by one of the Keitangata team of illegal tackling, resulting in his being ordered off ihe field late in the second s^ell. Kaitaneata were without the services of Carmicheel, who had the misfortune, five minutes after commencing, to lose Oliver as the result of a severe injury to his nose, the outcome of a collision with Middlemass's foot Stephenson played centre (half in place of Maxwell, and, by arrangement with the City captain,. J. Thompson took the field when Oliver was injured. 'Half way through tho second spell Middlemass sustained a bump which- discounted faia usefulness for 'the remainder of the Russell was absent from City's combination, and Eaeburn played centre for.ward. To the accompaniment of deafening cries of " Kai' " from the boy element Kaitangata opened with the advantage of the wind, and very eoo-n had forced _ a corner. M'lnnes placed in nicely, City saving by conceding a corner. Precisely cicely the same result followed M'lnnes's second kick. From his third, City effected a partial clearance, but Kaitaragata pressed an again, and a fierce Battle raged around City's goal, whilst M'lnnes placed in a further series of three corner kicks (one of them landing on the crossbar), from •which City, by a supreme effort, finally )wept back the Green forwards and secured jj respite. Oliver drove in a fine shot just deficient in direction, and the next incident in which he was concerned was the Accident which cau6ed hie retirement. It was- at first supposed that hi 6 nose was 'broken, but medical attention happily disproved thie. Smart footwork by Raeburn •brought City forwards into Keitangata's territory, where, from a throw-in, Raeiburn again received and shot. Thompson, in clearing, kicked hard against Penman, and before he could again act Harrison had dashed in and drawn first blood for City. Strong kicking by Kaitangata backs, and steady play by Campbell, gave Al 'lanes many opportunities to centre, and Penman, liying close up, troubled Elliott and May4iew, who, however, generally managed to extricate their 6ide, Jack having barely more then one direct shot to deal with — a long one from Pryde's strong limb. The City captain opened out for his forwards with a judicious kick, and, as the result of concerted work, Harrison finished power- • fully, scoring City' 6 second goal. By this time the email boys had forgotten to shout /'Kai'," and the whistle could therefore be , iheard. Greens attacked again for a season, ; -fbut the spell ended with a lead of two ; &oals for City. The wind increased with f the opening of the second spell, and City's i chances looked bright. Kaitangdta now 1 ana *gain approached City's goal. CuthLjbertson making several likely advances, ! Srom one of which Sims, speeding acrcto t the goal, effected a timely save at a critical Tanoment with a strong kirk. From another [ rforward movement by Kaitangata the bail ' struck the upright hard, a goal kick bsih^ » tho upshot. Jack, however, had very little ["ito do, the balance of tho attacking being (distinctly in favour of City's team. The [-"solid defence of Brown and Penman ■limited the number of City 6hots, and the ', epell produced only one goal, Raeburn. i hooking smartly from' well out, the ball iibeating Thompson, rather softly close to the upright. At Another stage Kaitangata's ;soal was in imminent dang« r when Pryde, right under goal, managed to raise the ball ever the bar with a kick which went ■jperioosly near to scoring for City. Ratley «,nd Wyness placed to their vanguard with ir&re discrimination, and the former drove 5n an occasional promising shot. Kaitangata played courageously to the and, and were attacking towards the close-, but failed to make any points. During the second half a City player was cautioned for handling an opponent. Prior to the commencement the Kaitangata captain intimated that the game was played under protect. It is understood that a* charge of betm.g on a previous match has been prefc-re'l ' «.gainst a City player. Mr Sinclair had Charge of the game, which ended 1 .

uuy -i.T M - ?-■ j>. o goats* Kaitangata <y 6* *~. Nil. MOBNINGTON V. RoSLTN-WAKAHr. Roslyn-Wakari and Mornington took the field immediately upon the conclusion of the Kaitangata-City match. Mornington 4 goals Roslyn-Wakari 4 goals Maori Hill having intimated their inability to send a team to Kaitangata, the latter gain two cup points by default. SECOND GRADE. Northern won by defauE from Maori Hill. Ravensbourne defeated Mornington by 1 goal to nil. Christian Brothers won by default from Roslyn-Wakari. THIRD GRADE. High School Old Boys defeated Northern B at Corinthian Park by 2 goals to nil. This win places Old Boys, Northern, and Christian Brothers equal in the Third Grade Championship. Christian Brothers defeated Southern by 2 goals to nil. Roslyn-Wakari defeated Alliance by 2 goals to 1. Northern A defeated Maori Hill at Tramsheds by 4 goals to 1. M'lntyre (in goal) played well for Northern. FOURTH GRADE. High School Old Boys defeated Northern D by 6 goals to nil. M'Lennan, who was in excellent form, scored all the goals. Mornington D defeated Christian Brothers by 6 goals to 1. Northern C won by default from Mornington E. Ravensbourne defeated 0.8.1, by 4 goals SCHOOL MATCHES. Christian Brothers B beat Selwyn hy 1 goal to nil, A. Clements scoring. High Street won from Moray Place by 2 goals to 1. Nicholson and Ireland scored for the winners. High School, playing 10 men, beat George Street by 2 goals to 1, M'Ghie (2) scoring for the winners. Mornington beat Kaikorai by 7 goals to nil, F. Haig (3), F. Booker (2), Baillie, and Davidson scoring.

ißidlaw and Gray A 'ost and Telegraph A l. and T. Inglis iouthern Jnited Tramways . . jaidlaw a>nd Gray B 'ost «md Telegraph B 10 8 — 2 11 8 3 — 11 6 4 1 10 5 4 1 92 5 2 6 14 1 11—10 1 40 19 18 33 17 16 29 22 13 37 26 11 13 23 6 3 16 3 11 41 1

Irtidlaw and Gray B entered in second fcound only.

Northern City . - • • Kaitangata . . Roslyn-Wakari Mornington . Southern Maori Hill .. 11 10 11 12 11 12 11 9 8 5 4 3 2 1 1 1* 4 5 6 8 7 1 49 1 26 2 23 3 23 2 26 2 11 3 15 21 6 23 19 33 43 27 li r ii l: i j