ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1931, Page 10

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

JULIAN CUP COMPETITION LEADERS WIN GAMES BY DEFAULT RELATIVE POSITION UNALTERED.

Two wins by default and a victory by Stratford over Moturoa leave the points record in the senior competition for the Julian Association football- cup in the same interesting position it was last week. Pirates and Celtic having forfeited their matches to Hawera and Albion respectively, the two last-named teams still remain level at the top of the list, with Stratford next. There are only three more playing Saturdays left in the second and final round. A o-reat deal will depend on the result of the contest between Albion and Caledonians at New Plymouth next Saturday, when Hawera have a bye. Albion and Hawera will meet at New Plymouth on August 8. STRATFORD BEAT MOTUROA. When they played Stratford at Stratford yesterday in a Julian Cup fixture, Moturoa with 10 men were unable to produce the form they displayed against Hawera the previous Saturday for Stratford, with 7 men, won by two goals to nil. _ : Rain had made the ground impossible and the game was scrappy. Stratford’s more intimate acquaintance yith the ground, rather rough at any time, but even worse on Saturday, just about balanced the disadvantage occasioned by the shortage of players. Goals were kicked by Miller and Elgar. Mr. G. Lawrence, New Plymouth, refereed. RESULTS ELSEWHERE. The following Soccer results are reported by the Press Association: — Auckland.—New Lynn 4 beat Celtic 3, Y.M.C.A. 4 beat Ponson-by 2, North Shore 4 beat Onehunga. 1, Tramurewa 1 beat Huntly 0. Chatham Cup, North Island semi-final: Tramurewa 1 beat Huntly 0. Palmerston North. — Provincial final, Chatham Cup .series: Petone beat. St.t Andrew’s (Manawatu) 3 to nil in a fast, scientific game. Christchurch—Thistle 1 drew with Western 1, Rangers 6 beat Brighton 2.