SOCCER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 205, 31 August 1932, Page 4

SOCCER

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At the meeting of the Management Committee of the Wanganui Footbul 1 Association on Alonday night, the return visit of the Manawatu team was fixed for September 10, while thi match with Taranaki al New Plymouth was fixed for September 21 Mr. V. Clapham was appointed mana ger for both matches. Permission was granted to play th f ‘ AVcllington Watersidcrs in September in a benefit match for A. Walker. An application for an allocation towaid the AValker Fund from the Charitx Cup was deferred till next meeting The Referees’ Association drew at tention to the state of disrepair into which the nets had been allowed to drift, and intimated that unless th" nets were placed in better conditio , they would be compelled to take action. The committee agreed to have goo< nets erected for all games. A,s secretary of the North Islam. Secondary Schools’ Association. Mr. E. Smith gave a comprehensive i / nt on the recent tournament held n. Wan ganui. In the course of his remarks he extended the thanks of the associa lion to all who had assisted. He intimated that the tournament would be held at Palmerston North next year, while the primary schools’ tournament would be hold at Wanganui. A i otc of congratulation ami appro ciation of Mr. Smith’s work was recorded. Mr. AVard furnished a concise report of the primary schoolboys’ tour i’ Wellington, stating that the boys be Laved well, both on and off the field. Mr. Ward was thanked for his report. The team of third grade boys to go to Canterbury were granted use o: jerseys. Air. Scott is to arrange for St.. John Ambulance members to take gates on Saturday. It was arranged that the final ot the Boston Cup be played as a curtainraiser on September .17. * * «• « The final of the Charity Cup will be played on Saturday, the contestants being Eastbrooke ami Thistle. East brooke. as holders, are determined tha' the cup shall remain where it is. w’ Thistle are hopeful that it will accom pany the shield. Tt has been averred in this column that Eastbrooke, if playing their best team, could give any of the other clubs a hard run for victory. They proved this against Athletic, and it would b no surprise if they repeated the per fomiance. It will be a hard. fas', game for a good cause. Tickets are finding a ready sale at sixpence each It is expected that there will be »« large attendance of spectators at Cook's Cardens. As a curtain-raiser to this game the primary school representatives will be seen in action. The AVellington team, who beat them in last week’s tourna ment, arc coming to Wanganui for the occasion. Bocccr football certainly made many friends last week. The standard of play shown in the secondary schools’ tourney was a revelation to many. The conduct of the boys, both on and ofl the field, left nothing to be desired All visitors were charmed with the visit to AVanganui. The Aucklam junior boys took the Herbert Smiti Trust Cup back again to Auckland, but the Auckland seniors had to re quish their hold op. the Skerret Trophy. AA'ellington being the winners. Tn the junior section, Auckland were worthy winners, being undoubtedly tho best team not only in their section but in the whole tournament. They gave a finished display of combined action, from goal out. with not a weak link in tho. team. If any could be singled out for special mention it would bo Lamond and MvDougull in the forward line, and only for their goal scoring. Stevenson was a strong pivot, closely followed by Chappell. The whole defence was solid. Auckland play consistently in the whole of their games and to this they owe their victory. Wellington, though not so clover as Auckland, played well. They played their best game against Auckland and were unfortunate to lose. They were beat, served by Foley and Gallop in the forwards, Anderson at half, G'ondall at back, and Cuthbert, the best goalkeeper in the juniors. Manawatu played their best game against Wellington, whom they unexpectedly defeated. These boys seemed to strike their form in this game. If they had shown the same ability earlier they might have won more. They have three good forwards iu Stewart/ llearsey and Coats. Stewart scored the finest goal in tho competition. Rane was their best half. closely followed by O’Kane, and Fitzpatrick was the better of the two backs. Wanganui played their best game on the first day. After that there was too much Chopping ami changing to give them a fair chance. Still tbov wore no match for the Auckland and Wellington sides. They were best served by Stokes, Jones. Webster, Anderson. Kidd ami Fowler. In the senior section there was one outstanding player, Janes, the Wellington centre. It has onlv to be men tinned that this player had fifteen goals to his credit, in the three games to understand what kind of player he is. * * » # However, Auckland fielded the finest wing combination in Fyvie and Gilbert, who were followed in merit bv two local boys, Thomson and A. Kidd. AVellington owe their victory to the steadiness of their defence. This was especially seen in the Auckland game. Jordan was tho most finished goalkeeper on view. Me.Clune was the steadiest of the backs and Covks a great pivot. Next, to Jones, Wade pleased most for bis judicious feeding of his winger and centre. Boyes and 1 homas were equally good on the extremes. Au( kland w< re ihc best-balar <e 1 learn, though they hml no outstanding player like Jane* They were certainly uiiiueky to !u i u against Wellington, bu* tho forward mu t <■■>!'• their blame for this. They seemed to bo reluctant to try a shot, preferring to walk tho ball through. Had A. Flygcr shot on Friday as he did on Saturday it is doubtful if the cup would have been in Wellington today would be hard to naniA a player who wa mntc prnmi mmi. Ilian hi* comiadm* in ti'i- <ide

They plav as a team. The two outsiJ® wingers were given every chance. C. Flyger was a tower of strength as pivot, while Fimins seemed anxious to score in the AVanganui game. The Manawatu boys were handicapped in weight but played sumo bright football. In Kempton tb«-v have a star goalkeeper. Rei<l is the‘better iif the backs. Marshall was as good a pivot as anv. The b<‘st iu the forwards were Holder, Russell an<i Turnbull. I Wnnguniii. like Manawatu. ha! height and weight handhsps, l»ut did nut by any means disgrace ihems«-i\en. Healey played his best game against Wellington, being in no way responsible lor any of the six goals scored. Ward started well against Auckland, but later Foster was the steadiest of the backs. Webb was the best half and a tireless worker. Want of placing was the weak spot in the AVanganui halves. Of the forwards, as already stated, Thompson and A. Kidd were best, closely followed by Dash field and McCormack. Stokes played well in the open, but failed to get the ball across. The primary school representatives aro due a word of encouragement for the game they put np at Wellington. A Wellington writer stated: If Wanganui had met AA’ellinglon in the last game instead of th c tu->t they wmiH have von the b'uriishient. \«>i. • best playr-. bu’ it >- frcelv sdmittctl fha* bad there been three medals would be in Wanganui to-day.