SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
CHATHAM CUP FINAL SOUTHERNERS’ VICTORY (fur Proas Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Defeating Thistle (Auckland) by three to two in the final of the Chatham Cup at the Basin Reserve ou Saturday, Western A (Christchurch) reached the climax of a. most successful season and thoroughly deserve Iho title of premier association football club of the Dominion. J hey played attractive football and by solid cohesion and brilliant individualism stalled off a determined Jato challenge lay the Thistle to win (.lie trophy for the first time For Western A, While scored from a penally alter 10 minutes’ play, the same player goaling with a high shot 20 minutes Inter. Thistle’s first score came-with a swift ground shot by Angus from a free kick a foot outside, the penalty area. dust after hall-lime Thistle lost the ser--1 vices of Williamson, who was .carried off on a stretcher. He returned after half an hour's absence. Despite the handicap of playing with 10 men, they set up a bot attack, from which Angus headed in Ellis, following a line run, put Western in the lead, there being no further score. Ifiglil on time Wright (Thistle) was injured and had to be carried off. The trophy was presented to the winning team by the Governor-General.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19107, 31 August 1936, Page 10
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