ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 51

ASSOCIATION.

BY CORNER KICK.

THE CANADIAN TOUR. NEW ZEALAND TEST TEAM. WELLINGTON, June 13. The sole selector (Mr B. L. Salmon) announces the following team to represent New Zealand in the first test match against Canada at Dunedin on June 25: — M'Dougall (Canterbury), Anderson (Otago), M'Girr (Wellington), Baxter (Auckland). Steere (Buller), Jones (Auckland, captain), Innes (Auckland), Newman (Buller), Spencer (Auckland). Hislop (Auckland), Balk (Otago), The emergencies are Braithwaite (Otago), M'Cormick (Otago). Tlie team will assemble at Dunedin cn the Tuesday before the match, and special arrangements have been made for practice. Mr H. R. Graves will bo the manager. THE OTAGO TEAM. , The following players have been selected by Messrs M'Callum, Fullarton, and Ruddiman to represent Otago against the Canadians on June 22: — Goal. —Callaghan (Maori Hill. Backs.—Braithwaite (Mornington), Anderson (Seacliff). Halves. —Cooper (Seacliff), Secular (Northern), Munsie- (Northern). Forwards. —Duncan (High School Old Boys), M'Hugh (Northern), Hooper (Sea-

cliff), M'Cormack (Northern), Balk (Maori Hill).

Reserves.—Full-back, Coats (Northern); half, Thompson (Maori Hill),

CANADIAN TEAM DEFEATED.

GREYMOUTH, June 15. In the presence of a large crowd and under ideal weather conditions the Canadian Association ’football team met the West Coast representatives to-day and suffered its first defeat, the home team winning by one goal to nil. After a strenuous and exciting contest in which the tenacious defensive tactics of the local players withstood every onslaught of the visitors. The popular nature of the win is indicated by the fact that the West Coast goalkeeper, Timlin, was carried shoulder high from the field at the conclusion of the game.

ACCORDED A CIVIC WELCOME. CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. The touring Canadian Association Football team were accorded a civic welcome this morning by the Mayor (the Rev. J. K. Archer). The prospects fop to-morrow’s match with Canterbury are not promising, as steady rain is falling this evening.

SOUTHLAND TEAM CHOSEN. INVERCARGILL, June 14

The following have been selected to represent Southland against the Canadian Association football team at Invercargill on June 29: —Hill, Maxwell. Cathcart, Campbel], Drysdale, M‘Kay, Reddington, Smith, Todd, Greaves, and Dimmock.

DECISIVE VICTORY OVER CANTERBURY.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 18.

Conditions could not have been much worse for the Association football match, Canada v. Canterbury, at English Park today. There had been heavy rain throughout the night and the ground was thoroughly wet and heavy. The afternoon was bitterly cold with occasional showers. Canada won decisively by 6 goals to nil, but Canterbury missed several opportun 1 - ties.

Canada won the toss and Canterbury kicked off against the wind. Taking the ball straight back with irresistible precision and skill, Canada -cored from Davidson’s shot.

Canada again attacked but a corner resulted. From a corner, Canterburv took the ball up to the Canadians’ goal, but was soon brought back. Presently Archibald put in a beauty. Canada 2 Canterbury

0. From the kick-off Canterbury attacked, but Canada cleared when a score seemed certain. The game hovered mainly round the Canterbury goal, but the defence was splendid. A penalty in front of the Red goal made the Canterbury supporters hold their breaths, but Canada’s kick was high. Midfield play followed till brilliant play by Topes got Canterbury within striking distance. Tait cleared well, and the game swung down the field again. Canterbury, after a long struggle, were again in position, but Roberts’s kick was too high. Canterbury were going well, and a ’ong rush started by Nelson gave Tait some trouble to clear. Canterbury now set vp a determined attack, Harbutt being conspicuous, and Tait had a bad moment or two. Duncan got away and ran right down the field, but was just, beaten for the ball. Canterbury were attacking most of the time, but Canada were always dangerous. Archibald scored again from a melee in the goal-mouth before halftime. At half-time Canterbury were attacking. Canada 3, Canterbury nil. Canada attacked from the kick-off, M’Dougall saving brilliantly time and again. A Canterbury attack, put Phelps, in a clear position, but he missed, his kick going over the bar. Muscroft made a brilliant save in an almost hopeless position, and play swung to Canada’s goal. After a strong attack by Canada another brilliant save by M'Dougall was greeted with- loud applause. A Canadian attack was too strong, and Archibald scored with a beauty. Play was in midfield for some minutes’ till Painter put in another. Canada attacked hard, but M'Dougall was safe. The game was more open at this stage and very fast. Williams put one :n, but was offside. After another attack by Canada another offside shot resulted. A strong Canterbury push got the '• all into a good position, but a splendid shot by Harbutt was cleared by Tait. Three shots in quick succession by Canada’s forwards were cleared, M'Dougall being hurt in the process. Canada soon returned, and Gibson shot another goal. Nelson got going but Canada’s defence cleared at the last moment, and the Mapleleafers returned to the Red end. The final score was : — Canada „.,6 Canterbury Nil.

CANADA V. NEW ZEALAND

On Saturday next at Carisbrook the Canadian team now on a tour of the Dominion will meet the New Zealand representatives in the first test of the tour, when a bright and thrilling contest for supremacy should be witnessed. The Canadians are the cleverest combination of “ soccer ” footballers that has ever toured the Dominion. They play the ideal Association game, fast and scientific, which, interspersed with clever heading and short passing, makes it so attractive to the public to watch. The visitors are a great scoring side, and ' ave the wonderful record of 49 goals scored, as against two, against them out of nine matches played, one of which they lost by the small margin of one goal to nil. The New Zealand team that will oppose them is regarded as a very strong one; seven cf whom have already represented the I ainion previously. In the last five years, New Zealand teams have played international matches with Australia twice and' the Chinese once, winning the rubber on all three occasions. The Canadians toured Australia two years ago, and also won the rubber on that occasion; and as the present Canadian team is reputed to be better than the previous one, the results of the test games in New Zealand should give an indication of the standard of soccer here. The match is timed to start at 2.45 p.m., and two bands (the Dunedin City Tramway and Dunedin Highland Pipe Bands) will be in attendance. Preceding the big match a curtain-raiser' will be played between country, school boys’ and Dunedin school boys’ teams. The Railway Department is issuing,. on the Saturday of the match

whole-day excursion fares from . Palmerston, Lawrence, and Balclutha on all trains arriving in Dunedin up to 1.16 p.m. Box plans will be opened at the Bristol tomorrow (Wednesday), and day sales will be obtainable from Jacobs and Sports Depot.

THE TOUR EXTENDED.

GAME AGAINST

MASTERTON, June 19. The New Zealand Association Football Council has extended the tour of tire Canadians to embrace Wairarapa, and rhe visitors will play a representative side here on July 11.

ABUSE OF REFEREES.

WARNING TO PLAYERS. WELLINGTON, June 16. The Football Association Management Committee heard the statement of a member of the Brooklyn Club, who had been ordered off the field bv the referee. Tho player said re did not hear the referees warning, and the committee decided to let him off with a caution, the members saying that far too much abuse was heaped on referees lately, and offenders in future would be severely dealt with. The same referee complained that in the game referred to he was subjected to insulting remarks from another Brooklyn player, while one who had previously used insulting language repeated the offence as he (the referee) was leaving by the gate. This player attended, and informed the committee that, ’as the words complained of were used after the match, he did not think they camo under the jurisdiction of the committee or the referee.

A member of the committee thought they must agree that this contention was sound, but. after consideration, the committee decided to suspend the player for two Saturdays for objectionable and improper behaviour in connection with the match.

SATURDAY’S MATCHES.

The first grade Association football competition was continued on Saturday, Seacliff inflicting a severe defeat on Southern at Culling Park. Northern now have a lead of four cup points, and Seacliff are second. The following are the results of the first division matches played on Saturday: — Seacliff 8 Southern .. .. 2

H.S. Old Boys . 4 Y.M.C.A I Maori Hill .... 5 Mornington .. 3 Northern . . .. 4 Tech. College . . 0

POSITIONS OF TEAMS.

The following table gives the relative positions of the teams in division I: — Goals Cup

GAMES AT WESTPORT

In fine but cold weather, in the presence of a fairly large number of spectators, the Buller A and B teams defeated the Nelson A and B teams by two goals to nil, and six goals to five, respectively. The match between the A teams was keenly contested, but Buller’s score might have been larger had the shooting been more accurate.

WELLINGTON MATCHES

Institute 3. Thistle 1. Marist 1, Johnsonville nil Hospital 6, Petone nil. Diamonds 4, Seatoun 2.

The Chatham Cup match. Y.M.C.A. v. South Wellington, was won by the former by 6 goals to nil.

TEST IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, June 19.

In the second “Soccer” test at Brisbane, Australia scored 5 goals and the Czechs scored 5, resulting in a drawn game.

CHINA DEFEATS AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, June 19. In the “Soccer” match yesterday China defeated Australia by 3 goals to nil.

CZECH TEAM IN QUEENSLAND.

BRISBANE, Juno 16. The Czecho-Slovakian team beat Ipswich by 5 goals to 3.

CHINA DEFEATS SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, June 17. China defeated South Australia by 7 goals to 1.

P. W.L. D. for. agst. Pts. Northern .. .. 9 9 — 1 39 11 17 Seacliff .. . . 9 6 2 1 30 20 13 Otago H. Sc-hl. 9 6 3 — 24 15 12 Maori Hill .. 9 4 3 2 31 22 10 Technical Col. 9 3 4 2 15 22 8 Southern .. .. 9 2 6 1 19 31 5 Y.M.C.A 9 7 — 11 34 4 Mornington 9 1 7 1 16 30 3