ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

The matches in the Canterbury Foct- * ball Association’s first grade competition will have a decided influence on tho championship and lor this reason i seme strenuous games aro anticipated. I : At. English .Park cue of tho contesting teams will likely receive its eoup-dc~ grace ior "\ iila and Nomads arc run- j , rung dmod nock and neck for the 1 i championship. The issue at shako may ' j tu Liake play Jess spectacular-than I i otherwise would be. It will pro- ■ j hablv l>c a last, and vigorous game full * of oxuitiiig im-idont mid there thould i nut bo a .lull moment, throughout the | contest, lb is unfortunato vhab Villa ! will not be at full strength for neither j Mulcaliy, Clements uor ' Woodford will j bo available, but the-.c appears to bo 1 every prospect that their places wilt j be well tilled. Nomads intend to field ! then- stronogst possible team and their ’ chances of success must be of tho best. Tho Nomads front liners are prolific 1 goal-getters and each unit ii au oppor- ! ttinist of liigli degree. On this account , \ ilLn, will need io employ strict marking tactics, whilst always keeping in view openings for their own forwards. Defensive play on their part may therefor© be looked for in tho opening stages ox the game and this will give them-an opportunity to weigh up tho nature of the opposition. But Nomads: have such a decided advantage forward that it will conic as a great surprise if they arc beaten at the finish. Another interesting match as ill be the meeting of Western and Lyttelton on the AY alersiders’ ground. Ou the occasion of their - last match ai Linwood Dark r.ho Poxtites registered a narrow’ victory and with tho advantage playing on their own ground it would appear that their chances of success should be even better. Western. howev< r, axo att cxtrcmelv hard tide to beat and they have predued csucli good loctball in their recent matches | that they can be relied upon to put up 1 «.Creat ligliL. Defeat will pravtii-ailv eliminate them as prospective <h:,m- , pu.na .-..n*l thia is onotlier ro.-ison i.Jlrli ■ will ,;ivo tuorc power to- tl.eir -ram*-. ! ; 'lT»'tl*> are bookt-J for u. vi-ir to i Simnysulo anl their mec-ting with 11. ■ , leaders of the competition may bo rc- ] garded us a “soft tliiug ” Cor’the bus- • pH‘il team. Tho Slots Jiavc sboivii some partiality for the Siniii fs ui; ground. M iM.-ro tlicy ha\e produced some of t-hoir best football, and it they n ouh] i endeavour to use more effective hall control the\ might even bo a mcnae • P thl -' tilllsoateu k-i Mic; s, B„t both lore and utt thu lio-j-iital plavt-rs aro superior and they could probot.lv .vivo tho Scots tln-co goals start and ti.uu boat them. > - Alban 5 am 11 make ilio trip irv A-h* ; burton, where thev nil! meet D*o ' Vand< theso ;•••.. ■ ' . u ld : ■■ Tory evenly maUhed. Tho town learn, no doubt, will endeavour tu make the rnoi-i. of fin's opportunity to advau«o in tho championship table and Ihqy ;iro a very capabl© team if they strike form. f? ’- Albans have a uecided advantage in youth, and stamina is 'bound t*» hav** ! a very material influence on the re- ! 4' lU * T For this reason, and providing: .Albans can get a reusonablv repr’e- ' tentative ctevoji to travel, they ihordd i VIU ’ tbo margin of superiority may not ho indicated in ihe score to ! any great extent. Rangers liavo a. byo cud .it has he n arranged fur tliem to give an c-xhihi-tioa game at Kaiapoi v lici-o a team has just been formed. Tho Oantcrbor,l oov.baU Association will ho well represented at the fixture and it- is hoped that tho code will become well ejtublimed in the northern district as a rcimlt of tho enterprise. A» i„ Asfibujv tvu, Mr 'XVllstupi, or the C.F.A., wag tho means of forming tbo Kaiapoi Club i am] he v as responsible lor the arran'-ei ! mencs made icr to-morrow's fixture.™ I luo Association sumo i, makiu-- ' rai.nl progress in Bontli Canlcrl.urv! I and two important fixtures wei<- plavcii or, Saturday last ,ir. Timaru. The t*-i.:u ' ivlii. h played Canterbury at ( Ini-;- ! church some time, ago, mol mid dcfeatod Oantaru by three goals to nil. I !'■ -velm. a howevor : could ' manago t-1 draw ail it AVaimate ait.-r u great game.