INTER-CLUB SOCCER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 638, 15 April 1929, Page 7

INTER-CLUB SOCCER

Y.M. v. SHORE TRIALS THREE wins to y.m.c.a. The downpour on Saturday caused » “wash-out" of all the trial matches except at Devonport, where Shore and Y.M.C.A. played practice matches between the senior. second and third elevens. Neither club was at full strength, and in spite of wintry weather conditions .some of the players turned out twice, and about fifty enthusiastic critics watched the practice bouts. In the preliminary mate-lies the Y M third grade defeated Shore bv j rVo goals to one. and the Young Men's ; fcond string was victorious in a good j try -out by five goals to three. SENIOR TRIAL Shore turned out for the senior trial ; with only Cerrard. Colebourne, RenBradshaw and Woolley from last vear's first eleven, and these were further depleted soon after the start, when Woolley’s knee, which gave him lot of trouble last season, gave out a ~ain and he had to retire. Tt is frared that this will keep the Shore rolt out of the game for some time, and his place in the firing line will bP hard to fill. The teams were: \orth Shore —Cameron. Colebourne, , v _rard Goldsworthy, Renshaw, Me- i riusky, Blaekie, Webb. Haycock. Bradshaw," Smith. Y M.C.A.— Hilliard. Mowat. Otter, •ihpnkin, Chapman, Riddolls. Gate, ClanJ,"han. Rushen, McAuslan, Whaley. Referee, Mr. L. J. Check. Young Men pressed from the start. Q er - « l being prominent in the detent. Then H. Chapman worked in fr*>m centre-half and beat Cameron.

the primary’ schools rep’ goalie, with, h hard "drive. The Y.M. attack was too strong for the younger Shore defenders. and the colours backs were holding the Shore front line safe. McAuslan. Gale and Olanachan added goals for Y.M.C.A. and the score-sheet at Half-time saw Shore five goals down. Shore improved in the second half and Don Webb broke through cleverly to net. but was judged offside, and Chapman made Y\M. a neat halft dozen up with another long range shot. From a hot attack by Shore- a shot glanced off Shenkin past Hilliard and the game ended: Y.M.C.A 6 Shore • 1 The outstanding player for Young Men was Harold Chapman, of last year's W.Y.M.I. team at centre-half, and he should greatly strengthen Y.M. both in attack and defence. Gale was the best of the front line in Humphrey’s absence, and the defence was sound right through. Gerrard among the Shore backs was in his best form, and covered a tremendous lot of ground in stalling off the lively Y.M. attack. The third and fourth grade colts who were tried are promising lads, who should soon be up to senior standard, but the game under the weather and ground conditions prevailing could not be taken as a serious indication of the strength of the clubs.