Chatham Cup Soccer

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1005, 23 June 1930, Page 6

Chatham Cup Soccer

THISTLE MEN OUT Y.M.C.A. Surprise Knockout Victory ONLY two senior Soccer games were played on Saturday and in one of them Thistle brought off a surprise by knocking the unbeaten Y.M.C.A. team out of the Chatham Cup, and earned the right to represent the Auckland Province in the national club competition. Thistle gained a lead of 3—o in the first half and retained it till the finish. In the Falcon Cup replay a hard battle between Celtic and Rangers ended in the Celts winning by the odd goal in three.

In the local final among the Chatham Cup contestants. Y.M.C.A. fielded the same eleven that has served it so well this season, and Thistle was strengthened in defence by reappearance of Ferguson. The Scots were also very fortunate In securing a most valuable recruit from Australia in Wilson, at outside left, wbo was the main factor in the unexpected downfall of Young Men by so substantial a margin. The newcomer scored two of the three goals, and tho other came when he placed a perfect pass across to the toe of Dick for tho ex-Y.M. player to do the rest. CLEAR-CUT KNOCK-OUT 111 addition to the three goals scored Thistle missed a penalty shot when Milliard saved brilliantly, and there was nothing in the nature of a fluke about Thistle's victory, which was naturally hailed with great jubilation by the many loyal Scots present. It took the “magpies” some time to settle down, and the colours of the Young Men were the most prominent in the early stages, but the inside men were unable to find the target, and Chalmers showed a fatal tendency to dally with the ball when near his objective, giving the Thistle defenders time to cover up and pack their goal. TYPICAL CUP-TIE PLAY There was more hustle-and-bustle about the play than studied tactics, and the Scots proved the more adept at this style of game. An attack by Y.M. was repulsed, and the ball flew to the other end at once, where Wilson fastened on to a pass at top speed, and slipped past Mowat, to net with a stinging shot before Y.M. realised the danger. Y.M. retaliated with a lively sortie to even matters, but Hibbert booted hard back to Wilson on the left flank, and another neat run down the line was finished off with a cross to the right, where Dick beat the “Y” goalie in a race for the ball, and shot into an empty goal. Y.M. made a gallant attempt to wipe off the deficit, but the forwards were given no scope by the bustling defenders, and the long-range shooting was well taken and cleared by Gerrard. Kay was obviously not himself, and his attempts at scoring ’lacked their usual punch. MORE TROUBLE FOR Y.M. In another raid by the Scots, Wilson looked dangerous again when pulled up (and down) by an unorthodox tackle from Mowat, and it looked black for Young Men when .Johnstone drove true to Hilliard’s right hand, but the goalie made an astonishing divo from his anchorage, to tip the ball just past the post for a fruitless corner, and temporarily outed himself by tho miraculous save. Good line runs by both outside rights were features of the play which followed, and Chalmers placed two perfect corners for Thistle to clear under high pressure, and at the other end fummings was worrying the Y.M.’s left defenders. Just before the interval Kean sent through the centre, where McLeay drew the defence, and slipped the ball out for Wilson to cut in nippily, and give Hilliard no chance. The change-over sounded with Y.M. attacking, but Gerrard keeping his charge intact against some desultory long-range stuff. PACE SLACKENS OFF

In the second spell Thistle was content for the most part to maintain its long lead, but Gumming was conspicuous in some speedy wing runs and good centres to the goal-mouth, which went begging. The surface was beginning to cut up a bit. and the going was very holding. Chalmers and Kay changed places In an endeavour to increase the Y.M. thrust, but Kay was closely shadowed by Johnstone. well-supported by Ferguson, and was never in the picture. The Thistle backs repelled the Y.M. boarders with gonje hefty line kicking, and in one hot melee Hibbert had to halt through being winded in a heavy crash. All Y.M.’s attempts to score were fruitless, and a volley of cheers greeted the sounding of time with Thistle the easy victors.

THISTLE’S RECOVERY OF FORM The fine cup-fighting form shown by Thistle was reminiscent of its palmy days, and in every department of the game it showed out the better side. Y.M.C.A. had routed Trams by overcoming delibei'ate play with bustling tactics, but met more than its match when the Scots adopted the same methods on Saturday. Ground conditions were not suited to the short passing game, but where Thistle gained most advantage was in long passes finding their men, while with indifferent. Thistle’s thrust was also more effective by being carried up to close range, while the Y.M. marksmen were satisfied to blaze away from a distance.

~T lli. s tles defence was unexpectedly effective. Gerrurd in goal saving in some tight corners with cool and speedy clearances. Ferguson and Hibbert at fullback played the game of their lives, the former being: verv sound, while the veteran Hibbert revelled in the soft going, and showed amazing dash from start to finish. ■\\ right was a thorn in Y.M.’s centre ancl out-hustled Chapman, while Kean and Johnstone were sound winghalves. Wilson was a treasuretrove for Thistle with his sensational debut, and Cummins on the opposite wing beat the defence repeatedly to centre w i th splendid judgment. Hisloo served Wilson well with useful foraging for the ball, and McL/eay V nr » ame at centre was ''fry disappointing in all blanches. Hilliard brought off some spectacular saves and kept the H?o V Tm U , the backs outpaced liv uiuaTlv' S finH' VlnK i S : Mo ' vat ' s slide tackle tlvinu\vn ns , l !m seated behind the but waddle i' Chapman worked hard. ! ’ , d ?, d „ fa r to ° much In trving to check the Scots vanguard Chal mers was the only forwartto play ui, to form, but he held on too loni in son-m?"" 11 ! sp /"' and so nullified son “ • parkling dashes down the line. M-. referee in k l riSO , n Proved an excellent reteree in controlling a hard tussle t tat might easily have got out of hand’ RANGERS GOOD DISPLAY In the opening knock-out the Falcon ?wc P en e t P wo y k^° Vided a clash betu-. w, l , k L een young teams, and Celtic teas lucky to get the decision by

the odd-goal in three. Hangers he’d the advantage in territorial occupaacr but fell away surprisingly in front o' goal. In a hard-fought first half t] Colts defence was fully extended and Crant was conspicuous with some sohj breaking-up work in the centre and a spasmodic raid by Crimes and" Mein* tyro on the left gave Ciavan an open ing to put the greens ono up at th» interval. Rangers continued to show betteteam work in the second spell, but faltered when in the danger none gp ing Peter Kay and Mooney time for effective clearing kicks. Celtic consolidated its position when Grimes broke through for a second goal and after a ding-dong go Robin worked his passage through the centre to score Rangers’ only goal, and Celtic passed into the next round by two goals to one. SENIOR B GRADE PHILOMEL V. BON ACCORD The dock ground was very slipperon Saturday, but in view of the he&w rain of the previous night, the conditions came quite up to scratch. The Navy supporters were there cn mare 'and to the accompaniment of loud cries of “Philly** and “Bite ’im,” Philomel walked home by three goals to two. Philomel led the attack every tim*for Bon Accord to follow on and the scores level, but in the case ©fth« sailors’ last goal. despite all their efforts the Bon Accordians could no; penetrate. Always in the thick of the work for the Navy was Luke at cenu-e-half. Time and a grain he stemmed dangerous attacks and some of the passes he put out to his wing men were really good to watch. But Hanlon and Sparrowhawk were evidently not in form, a.nd some heaven-sent chances wpr.t begging. Also prominent in Philomel's defence was the goalkeeper, Whately, whose charge underwent some thrilling escapes at different intervals of the game. The sailors, however, were not working in unison like the Bon Accord men. It must be admitted that the latter had some extremely bad luck on a number of occasions. The combined really well in the early stages and at the commencement of the second spell they were still gohv» strong, but toward the end their efforts slackened off a little and there was obvious discord among the individual members of the “Accord” team. Bon Accord’s fate hung in the balance when the referee was deciding whether Wilkes’s shot was & scorer. Morris, the opposing goalie, certainly did carry it over when he half-turned in clearing. As a result. Philomel emerged victorious with one goal to the good.

ATHLETES SURPRISE

DOMAIN COMPETITIONS 16-YEAR-OLD RUNNER Surprises resulted in the sprint and steeplechase events run by the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club at the Domain on Saturday. The steeplechase went to G. 11. Hill, a sixteen-year-old lad, and J. Dowle won the 75 yards event at a great gallop. The times in the sprint were good, notwithstanding the heavy going. The final was won in. 7£secs. Dowle has been a consistent trier all the season, and was due to win. The same man ran third in the mile and a-half steeplechase event. There were 15 starters in the crosscountry event, run under severe crosscountry conditions. The gras* was wet and muddy, and a strong souwester did not add to the comfort of the competitors. Clark and McNeil led for the early part. At tic end of the first lap, Clark, McNeil. Wooller, Dowle and Hill were within 100 yards of one another. Coop*" was leading Savidan by 25 yards tracing the rest. The second time past the stand Thomas had moved up and Woollen had dropped back slightly. Clark maintained liis lead of 15 yard? from McNeil, Dowle, and llill at the en-l of the second lap. Then followed Thomas, Brown, Savidan and Cooper. Passing the stand in the last lap. Hiran with the leaders, Thomas was l® 6 yards behind, and was passed by Savidan at the home turn. The finish wae a close one. Hid won in 8m ins. osecs. off the 65secsmark. Clark, Dowle. McNeil, Savidan. and Thomas followed. The winner is an Auckland Grammar School old" boy, and was making only his second appearance with the club. . The result of the shot putting Am* discus-throwing contests showed good handicapping. L. C. Barker Stewart threw 35ft. Gins., and Wheeler 35ft. Sins. The placed cus-throwers finished up within *** feet of one another. Results are as follow: H 75 Yards Handicap.—First Heat: * McNeil (17yds) V. H. S. Roper < V 2; A. Clark < 16yds) 2. Second heat. C. Barker (10 yds) 1: -T. Newth, 2; Jc ■ Willey (s’yds) 3. Third heat: J. (16yds), l; J. W. Turnbull (10yds). -• C. Wooller (4Jyds>, 3. Final: Dowie, • McNeil. 2: Clark. 3. Time, TSsec Steeplechase Handicap. 1} mu*®- *: A. Hill (65secs) 1; A. dark (10a»ee*»-£ J. Dowle (62secs) Savidan nm«-[* fourth with fastest time of Bmms -~ e Putting the Shot. —L. C. Barker - and W. Stewart (16ft Sin) dead 35ft Gins 1; E. J. Wheeler (Sft Throwing the Discus. —J. Lynch 124 ft Tins 1: E. C. Wooller <4Bft>. 6ins 2; E. J. Wheeler (43ft) llSft U 3. BASKETBALL ABANDONED PRACTICE GAMES PLAYF.D All fixtures in the Auckland ball Association’s inter-club u* l *® r ionships which were to have o * played on Saturday afternoon cancelled on account of the wetnesthe courts. However, with the absence ox and the drying breeze, the courts drier than was anticipated, and played practice matches at Training College. Wellesley School and Technical College