SOCCER

Southland Times, Issue 20832, 22 July 1929, Page 4

SOCCER

MANGAN CUP. FIRST GAMES PLAYED. The first games in the single round for the Mangan Cup were played at the Showgrounds on Saturday afternoon when Corinthians had a run-away victory over Central and Invercargill caused surprise by defeating Rangers. Overhead conditions were excellent but the grounds could not have been much'worse. Players had difficulty in keeping their feet and falls in the mud were very frequent. CORINTHIANS (11) v. CENTRAL (1). The teams were:— Corinthians (Light Blue) : Graham; Cathcart, Dymock; Hunt, McLellan, McMurdo; Rudolph, Devon, Morrison, Wright, Ticker. Central (Red and White): Cairney; Baird, P. Anderson; Cullen, Officer, Plato; Cathcart, Shaw, Steele, Butler, Bishop. Corinthians went down from the kickoff but Central carried play to the other end. Ticker went down the line and centred but the ball went against the end of the net., Dymock sent the ball down to Devon, but the latter's shot went wide and Central broke away. Cathcart went up the line with a good run and Graham had to punch his shot over for a corner. Light Blues sent to the other' end and secured two corners in succession. Ticker sent the ball across and Rudolph shot but Carney made a good save. Cathcart sent down a good shot from near half-way but Carney cleared in fine style. Central worked up the field and Bishop sent in a good shot but Graham cleared and Corinthians went to the other end and secured a corner. The Central forwards took the ball up the field in splendid style but Dymock lined it and play went to mid-field.' A period of bright and even play followed, neither side having any advantage. Morrison finally got the ball in good position and shot into the corner of the net. Corinthians 1 Central 0

Central attacked but the ball went out. It went over for a corner from the throwin but Light Blues gained a free-kick and attacked. A corner followed but Wright’s shot went over the bar. Ticker went down and tried a shot but it went behind. Light Blues again attacked and Morrison and Devon shot for Carney to save in splendid styles but Wright shot from the rebound and netted. Corinthians 2 Central 0

Corinthians again attacked and Devon shot to miss narrowly. Central broke away but Cartcart sent the ball back. Some even play followed. Ticker centred for Devon to shoot over the bar and then Wright went in and sent in a hard shot which beat Carney.

Corinthians 3 Central 0 Central broke away but the ball went over and Corinthians returned. Rudolph passed across and Wright had a clear run but the ball lifted. Wright shot from well out and the ball bounced out of Carney’s hands. Morrison shot into the net from the rebound. Corinthians 4 Central 0 Corinthians again attacked and Ticker shot over the bar but gained a corner a few seconds later. Another corner followed and Morrison shot into the net. Corinthians 5 Central 0 Corinthians again attacked but Carney cleared to mid-field where play hung for a time. Central attacked but Dymock cleared and play went to the other end. Morrison gained a corner and another followed. Play went to mid-field again but Light Blues soon returned to the attack for Wright to shoot into the corner of the net. Corinthians 6 Central 0 Corinthians again attacked and Devon netted in the corner with a low shot. Corinthians . • 7 Central 0 Corinthians again attacked but Central broke away and were attacking when halftime was called. Central attacked from the kick-off but Cathcart cleared and Wright and Morrison went to the other end and Morrison shot from close in. Corinthians 8 Central 0 Corinthians continued to attack but made no serious attempt to score and a period of uninteresting play followed. The game devolved into a practice for some time, the ball being taken up and down without much vim. Rudolph finally broke away and went through to shoot into the net. Corinthians 9 Central 9 Play continued fairly open but was slow and lacked interest. After about five minutes of play up and down the field, Morrison dribbled through and passed out to Rudolph, who shot into the net. Corinthians 10 Central 0 The teams again settled down to kicking the ball around and Central went into Light Blue territory. P. Anderson sent in a low shot from well out and beat Graham. Corinthians • 10 Central 1 Central again attacked but Light Blues took the ball to mid-field and later attacked. Morrison shot and Carney cleared for Rudolph to shoot from the rebound. The ball went between the posts but was disallowed. Play went up and down for a time until Ticker went up the wing and passed across for Rudolph to net. Corinthians 11 Central 1 Corinthians kept up an indifferent attack without seriously attempting to score ahd time was called with the score unaltered. Mr J. Morrison was referee. INVERCARGILL (3) v. RANGERS (2). The teams were:— Invercargill (Black) —Gosling; Penman, Smith; Alderson, Campbell, Davies; Officer, Kean, Wilson, Beal, Hodgson. Rangers (Black and White) —Greenfield; Maxwell, Williamson; Stewart, Batchelor, L. Robinson; Rigby, Kirkham, Williams, Ferguson, Sterling. Rangers were the first to attack but Rigby was stopped by Smith in the corner. Invercargill returned and the ball swung along the forwards to Hodgson who centred smartly; The pressure on Rangers’ goal was relieved by a long shot from Maxwell. Batchelor got away and looked a likely scorer but had no luck with his shot. When Invercargill returned Greenfield made two great saves. Gosling soon had his turn and kept the net clear. Rangers kept at it and opened the scoring when Batchelor sent the ball forward, Ferguson gained possession and centred to Williamson who scored neatly. Rangers .. 1 Invercargill 0 Invercargill’s return attack was down their’ right wing. Greenfield’s smart work in goal was again effective and a corner resulted. After Stewart and Kirkham had put in some smart combined work, Rigby ran down to swing in a great centre. Smith, however, cleared from in front of the goal. Rangers came through again and the ball went to Williams who put in a promising run but had no luck with his shooting. Invercargill came down on the goal from halfway and Beal shot but Greenfield was too quick and knocked the ball out but Hodgson, who had run in from the wing snapped it up and found the net. Rangers 1 Invercargill 1 Play was brisk and both Greenfield and Gosling were kept fairly busy until halftime. After the change-over both sides made determined bids for goal. Batchelor, as usual, was working solidly. Alderson blocked the Rangers’ attack for a moment. The Black and Whites were not to be

denied. Receiving on the run, Williams sent in a beautiful shot which sailed in low and beat Gosling. Rangers 2 Invercargill 1 With Rangers still keeping at the goal Gosling saved nicely from Sterling. From a free-kick against Invercargill, Maxwell sent the ball down the field with a strong kick. The ball went back to Rangers’ goal and Invercargill gained their next point through a mis-kick. Rangers were hardpressed in the goal-mouth. Williamson endeavoured to intercept Wilson in the tussle and mis-kicked into his own goal. Rangers 2 Invercargill 2 Penman returned for Invercargill and passed two men. A corner resulted and Davies was on the scene. He put a wellplaced shot past Greenfield. Invercargill . 3 Rangers 3 L. Robinson, Ferguson and Sterling were a hard-working trio and gave the Invercargill defence some anxious moments. It was an all-the-way tussle until time, but the score was not changed. Mr W. Anderson refereed. SCHOOL GAMES. The school games were played on the Tweed street ground and were not very satisfactory as the game between South and North was very one-sided and Waihopai and Middle failed to field teams, probably on account of influenza. South defeated North by nine goals to nil, the goal-getters for South being Stevens (3), Morrison (2), Beal (2), Young and McFadgen. Mr W. Holding was referee. IN OTHER CENTRES CHRISTCHURH. New Brighton 3, Nomads 2.' Rangers 1, Western 1. Thistle 3, St. Albans 0. Sumner 3, Technical 3. WELLINGTON. Y.M.C.A 5, Institute 2. Waterside 3, Marist 1. DUNEDIN. Technical Old Boys 3, Y.M.C.A. 1. Seacliff 5, High School Old Boys 4. Maori Hill 2, Mosgiel 1. Northern 3, Mornington 0. ENGLISH TROPHY MATCH AUCKLAND DEFEATS WELLINGTON. Auckland, July 20. The English trophy association football match between Wellington and Auckland was played this afternoon in wet weather and resulted in a win for Auckland by four goals to two. The scorers for Auckland were Kay (3) and Innes, and for Wellington, Smith and Rigby.