SOCCER

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 5 June 1923, Page 4

SOCCER

CANTERBURY v, SOUTH CANTERBURY. TIMARU TEAM DEFEATED. (Special to the “Herald.”) (JrnuS i Oil U iiCiri, Monday. In blustering, uoistorous weather the fiist represeiiL.uuve game jil Christchurch oeiweon south Canterbury and Urn iter bury was playou at Jbugusu l J urk tins ai cernooii, uerore a • iar&o attendance or spectators. Tlic teams were as lUilovrs: — Canterbury (Red) —Cooks, Simcock, Taylor, Lend, mine, hurdon, rUiaen, x\orrie, itUis, bimpsun anti .trail. boutn canteruury (LiaeK)—Bellonger, Taylor, Caiverfc, \vnite, Lewis, Ha vies, Me.ikle, Ineol, Hogan, Id. Menzies and J. iYlenzies. South Canteruury broke away from the kick-oh, ancL carried play down to the Tied territory, whore a corner was lorood on the ngnt. iUeildo took tne kick, but nothing resulted. Tne ileus came away alter tins and looked dangerous, through Simpson and Had, out Taylor relieved. Tne footing was very treacherous, tne Tiinaru men appearing badly shod for tho wet grouiiu. iSicm let ivieikle away with a pretty pass, and the outside right got straight in, but was tackled wneti aoout to snoot, i 1 or a time afterwards the visitors pressed, and clever manoeuvring by Logan was just stopped in a scrimmage hi front of the goaf. Again boutn Canterbury pressed, and after a narrow escape from iMcol, U. iVlenzies nearly broke through on lus own, Cooke saving. Hall iiau -t hkeiy-iookmg centre, but no ono was up to tune advantage oi it, ISicoi and Lewis were instrumental m letting TL ivlenzies away. The last-named find a lute individual run, but missed narrowly. Dune tried a long drive, but failed, and Jlllhs attempted‘to break through, but w'as cleverly stopped by T'aylor and White, who let iNicot away, and again Cooke was called upon to save. The Blacks wero now playing a strong, lorcelui game against the wind. _ Jne luilf backs and back's were sound in defence and attack, while the forwards, for strangers, combined very iUeiklo and lNicoi had a pretty combined run on the right, the hitter finishing with a lovely shot, which missed by inches. A repetition oi pretty touches bv Aioel and iVLeikle at hist bore fruit, and the latter beat Cooke with a hard low idiot amid great excitement. Month Canterbury.! ; Canterbury U. The visitors kept up the pressure after this, ■ the forwards giving a fine exposition of the game. luw.en centied w ith a long pass, which Lins and bnnp-; son corned down held. Hall centred and from a bunch of players in fiont of the goal Mizeti beat Reilongei. | ot Smith Canterbury i; iUl’ F Pnltwt who cleared cleverly, and ami Mlonger «• sgrAi •ss 4 vsygy^rja wTUwedWo pass out ' % a foul thyow aganud A lute was «Jg / snuu-t nm to tried a 101 k> J n aute rburv iornussed naiiovly. Tho X2;w in wards through Lome, Hlhs and Simp sou carried play down held, the 'visiting defence bungling and lajior kicitum into touch. Lewis elioved with a big pmrt J. Menmes ladino- to catch on. Mizen had a solo run but made tho’fatal mistake ol nnt.’pentrine and the visitors were re-

other end tlio Blacks marked liard for goal, Loads making a Vain effort to -break through on ins own A spell of midfield play was followed by a solo run and beautiful centre by Meikle. Logan was presented with a o'oldeu opportunity but shot past. Before the Black attack was repulsed Meikle digain had a narrow miss. Calvert shone with Taylor at back, and stove off an attack by Miaou and Borrie. El-lis tried a long shot which wont wide. The Blacks for a time looked like getting through, Cooke saving by leaving his charge. Play for a time quietened down till Canterbury again _ pressed, but the visiting backs again bungled, but recovered smartly and cleared. Tho Black forwards again bore down on Cooke, the custodian saving with nothing to spare. Hizen tried a solo run, but after beating Calvert wan pulled up by Taylor. Tlio Blacks once more tried a raid on the left, but J. Men- : zies skied the ball. An exciting spell followed in front of the Canterbury goal. Norrie raised a thrill by a solo run, but sent the ball across the goal narrowly missing, witli Bel longer close handy. Tho closing minutes saw play mostly in the Red territory, the Blacks striving hard for an equaliser. However nothing happened, and the game, which was keen and hard throughout, finished with tlio score : Canterbury 2; South Canterbury 1. The Timaru men, particularly in tho first half, gave a splendid display, and on the play throughout had hard luck in losing.

CANTERBURY TEAM BEATEN. By Telegraph—Pftjss Association. WELLINGTON, Monday. A fairly strong Canterbury Association football team paid its first visit to Wellington, but ran up against an exceptionally powerful local combination. Heavy rain in the morning had made the ground slippery, but the standard of play was high. Although Wellington won by 8 goals to nil, the gamo would have been better represented by 4 to 1. Y.M.C.A. MATCH. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The Dunedin and Christchurch Y.M.C.A. teams played a drawn game, one goal each. BROWN SHLELD MATCH. By Telegraph—Press Association. HAMILTON, Monday. The Brown Shield match resulted in a win for Auckland, the holders, who defeated South Auckland by two goals to nil. Owing to the heavy rain, the ground was a quagmire and play was consequently erratic. The gamo was inoro humorous than scientific, awing to the players sliding about in the mud. There was a largo attendance, despite the squally weather. I PETER DAWSON CUP. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, Monday. A challenge match for tho Peter Dawson Cup between teams representing Otago and Southland, _ was played to-day, and resulted in a win for Otago by two goals to nil.