Association.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18545, 20 August 1928, Page 14

Association.

THE ENGLISH CUP. WESTERN v. NEW BRIGHTON. The only game on the Oval on Saturday was between New Brighton and Western, the latter having a good win in the second half, after having been badly outclassed in the first spell. The game, contrary to expectation, was cf a surprisingly high standard, the first half being one of the brightest exhibitions seen at English I’ark this season. Brighton had all the best of it, and. on joints, had a lead ai half-time, but territorially they bid —* least three-quarters of the game. Western were not at all up to form, and Brighton were playing a splendid game. The Brighton inside forwards were splendid and should have put up a bigger score than they did. Their short passing was very pretty and most effective. In the second pell Western woke up and took charge of the game. Brighton were still playing a fine game, but Western were tco much for them. It was in the inside forwards that the strength of Western also lay. Kennedy and Falloon being particularly good. The two outstanding Brighton players were R. Middleton, centre forward, and J. Cruickshank, inside right. G. Atkinson, inside left, was- also very good. Their game was exceptional!y bright, and was dependant mainly on short passing. The inside men made the attack, and lor the first spell had Western on the run. Brighton’s wings also were good. Ellis, the Western wing half, has. never been so consistently beaten as he was by W. Waddell, the Brighton outside right. For some time the Brighton forwards made the Western vanguard look like hacks. A. Tanner played centre half for Rrighton and proved a very sound footballer. He held his line well together, and showed a good head in his passing. With him were P. Ward and R. Sharr. who played solid football. The full-hacks, H. Johnson and L. Anstey, were good. They have the useful habit of using a clearing kick, to start a movement intead of kicking the ball out.

Mitchell, the goalie, was a disappointment. lie usually plays a sound, safe game, but he seemed to get rattled on Saturday and frequently came too far out of his goal.

The Western team, in the second spell, went very well, the forwards being particularly good. Kennedy, at centre, was on his game, and with Falloon, inside left, brought off some pretty movements. Ilarbutt, outside right, played an unusually good game, and Thompson, on the other wing, was going well. G. Roberts was the mainstay of the. halvep. He had with him Ellis, and an old-timer, D. Pearston. They formed a good line, although Pearston was obviously out of condition.

Colville and Whittington were the full-backs, and they played well. G. Colville’s game in goal was great. He is a very pretty and safe custodian.

Altogether, the game, which Western won by 6-3, was most interesting, more so than many have been this season.

A feature of it was that both sides kept the ball in play, consequently throwing-in. and other hold-ups were very infrequent.

sumner "v. Villa.

Saturday's game. Villa v. Sumner, which resulted .in. a draw—2-all—pro-vided in the main a fast and clean exposition of football. Sumner were slow to get into their stride, and Villa, broke through and scored twice in the first fifteen minutes. Sumner, however, cracked on the pace. and. adopting a more bustling form of attack, it was not long before they had equalised. For a young team Sumner showed considerable skill, and had the Villa men on the defence in no uncertain

M. Peterson, Sumner's centre-forward, played well. He scored both goals, and was their star player. As Peterson has only recently come up from third-grade, his display was all the more creditable.

J. Evans, the Villa centre-forward, played a good game. He scored Villa's first goal, with a neat header. Evans led the half-back line in great jjtylc, and his department was exceedingly hard-worked.

R. IL Neville's kicking was a feature of the game, and while, on occasions, he lifted too high it is safe to say that his sure placings gate Sumner many opportunities. At centre-half lie made few mistakes.

A Walker, Villa captain and centrehalf 1 . played his usually sound game on Saturday. He secured the second goal with a nice, strong grounder. He fed his forwards well, and was instrumental in sending many promising movements

M’ Mulcahev played a great game for Villa. He worked hard, and slopped many a likely scoring effort. The veteran half is always to be relied upon to give a great exhibition of the art of defence. The rearguard of both teams was good, and but for their safe work the score on both sides would have been higher. Johnstone and S. Neville right-backs for Villa and Sumner respectively, were especial! 3* prominent. CHATHAM CUP. Fer Press Association. 1U .Ml-iniX, August R*. Northern (l)ur.din) 1 poal heat Thistle < Christ church) 0 in the South Island final of the Chatham Fuji. WEST COAST BEAT DULLER. Per Prep* Association. WESTPORT. August IS. The Peter Dawson Cup changed ban** to-day. when \\ s. Coast Soe.-or. representatives defeated F.ullc - hy 2 p<-als to n. The ground wav greasy after heavy rain. In the firsp spell the «amto.s. ‘puller had rather the better of the play in the s-n.iui spell, but could not [tierce the defence. Close on time Moore, with a penalty kirk, beat Pallor's f;on lie, the visitors thus winning by 2 goal: to 0. For West Coast Wilson, Tbiity. Moore and D< witson. and for Duller. Woods. Blair and Beattie were outstanding. IN OTHER PLACES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. August 18. I*, tone (Wellington) det'cuUd Y.M.C.A. (Auckland) by 2 goals to 1 in the North Island final < f the Association football Chatham Cun competition. WELLINGTON. August IP. Challenge Cup— Diamomls 3. Y.M.C.A. 0; .Marist and Institute a draw.

ST ALBANS V. BANGERS. Rangers were defeated by six goals to three at Richmond Park on Saturday. St Albans scored the first goal, secured by Cullen. Then Rangers equalised through Bond. Rangers secured the next goal, Sloan putting them ahead 2-1. St Albans were not to be denied now. Bunt put in a good run, the ball coming to Angas, who put the Saints ahead. The half-time score was 3-2 in favour of St Albans, who were early on the job in the second spell, quickly running the scpre to 5-2, through the agency of Donaldson and Donovan. Each of the St Albans forwards had now scored a goal. Donovan had the distinction of bag ng another goal, which made the St Albans total six. Bond shot Rangers second goal. Taken all round the game was a gooa exhibition of the code. The St Albans front line worked really well together. Gordon, on the left wing, was right cn his form. Ilis oblique shots are rath%r< good and always disconcert the goalie. Donovan, the inside left, flayed in goal for the first twenty minutes of the game, during which time St Albans played one man short. Then Donovan moved up to his position in the front line, a young fifth grade player. J. Jolly, going into goal, where he gave a very creditable exhibition. Cullen. Angas Donaldson and Donovan all played a tip top game in the forward line Dryden, at centre half, did not play up to his usual on Saturday. The outsides, Tennant and Brown, both played solid games. L. Bunt, at right full-back, played a good game on Saturday. He comes through quickly and follows the ball up well. Bond and Slcan were the best of the Rangers vanguard. One or two good opportunities were not used to the best advantage. M’Glinchy, Robb and Fraser played only fair games. The Rangers' half-line—Geckie, Beaton and Forsyth—were not at their best on Saturday. W. Barnes and Thompson, the fullbacks, had plenty of work to do, and did it well. E. Barnes made several good saves in goal for Rangers.