ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17787, 12 August 1929, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

WANDERERS AT PUKEMIRO GAME ABANDONED. Wanderers travelled to Pukemiro on Saturday to meet the local eleven under Howden Shield auspices. Pukemiro were at full strength, hut the visitors were without several of their regulars. Play commenced half an hour latm Pukemiro, winning the toss, chose to play with the gale and tide. Weather conditions were atrocious, it being an impossibility to control the ball on the heavy ground, which in places was so bad that the players sank over their boot-tops. Heavy rain and a driving wind did not improve matters. Play during the first 25 minutes was very brisk, Pukemiro having the best of matters territorially, but were unable to press home their advantage, Wanderers being content tu keep them out. After 30 m'nules' play Pukemiro took •the load, a ball from well out beating Adamson, who was apparently deem v J by the spin of Ihe ball. Puker.iiro 1, Wanderers 0.

On resuming, tiie home eleven made strenuous efforts to increase their lead, and were successful just on Die interval, Latimer picking up a b>e kick, gave Adamson no chance to save. Pukemiro 2, Wanderers 0. The interval arrived with the scores unaltered. After the restart Wanderers took a hand at the attacking game, Pukemiro being lucky to avert a score on several occasions. Tiie locals broke away on Hic left, and Hunter succeeded in scraping the sphere home, Ashton being stuck in the mud. Pukemiro 3, Wanderers 0.

This reverse seemed (o awaken Wanderers, and they now look a grip of the game, Pukemiro being hemmed in their own half. The rain was now descending in torrents, and the referee, Mr Brown, decided it was time to call a halt, with 30 minutes left unplayed. ROVERS AND HUNTLY THISTLE. WIN FOR THE HOME TEAM. The Association football game at Seddon Park on Saturday between Claudelands Rovers and I-luntly Thistle was not very exciting, and was won by Rovers by three goals to nil. The exchanges were neither brisk nor exciting, the Rovers not exerting themselves against their opponents, who were not of the same calibre. Neither team combined well and there was little bright football, the finishing efforts of both sides being particularly weak.

Mr Geo. Cox was the referee. GLEN MASSEY DEFEAT HUNTLY. Glen Massey defeated Huntly at Glen Massey on Saturday, by 2 goals to 1. TE AROHA. Arapuni Wanderers 2, beat Te Aroha 1. For the winners, Cameron and Green scored; for the losers, J. Andrews. CHATHAM CUP. North Island Semi-final. —Y.M.C.A. (Wellington) 4 beat St. Andrew’s (Manawatu) 2. — GAMES AT AUCKLAND. SENIOR GRADE. Tramways 8 ljeat Gisborne Thistle 2. Y.M.C.A. 4 beat Belmont 1. SENIOR B GRADE. Corinthians 5 beat Metropolitan 1. Manurewa 3 heal Philomel 1. IN OTHER CENTRES. CHRISTCHURCH. Sumner G beat Rangers 3. Nomads 2 beat Si. Albans 0. PALMERSTON NORTH. Flock House. 4 beat Athletic 2. R.S.A. defaulted to Rangers. CYCLING. ■ AUCKLAND CLUB. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The 19.4 miles road race, conducted by the Auckland Cycle Club over three laps of the Mangere circuit this afternoon attracted a field of twelve riders. A splendid finish was witnessed between D. Storey and F. Lowndes, Storey winning by inches. The result of the race was:— D. Storey, 3jm 1 F. Lowndes, 4.1 m 2 W. Francis, 4m 3 L. Pinfold, 2Jm 4 Time of race, 56m 50s. Fastest time was recorded by S. i Hayes (scratch), who did the distance in sim 525. MANUKAU AMATEUR CLUB. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The two races conducted by the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club were well supported, especially the junior j event over one lap (5J miles) of the Mangere course, which drew a fine field of 15. The placed juniors were: S. Sargent, 3m 1 A. H. Bowen, 3m 2 11. Norris, 2m 15s 3 G. T. Yule (scratch) registered faslesl lime. 15m 455. a fine performance under the adverse conditions. ino senior Time Trial (22 miles) drew a field of 18 and resulted: J. 11. Wade 62m 27s J. Whitten 63m 14s D. Fletcher 63m 28c 11. R. Dwight 65m 14s r I D. Fletcher romped away with the K sealed handicap, even though he rode j throughout with his machine equip- \ ped with a pair of light mudguards, p The order on the sealed handicap was C is follows: p D. Fletcher, 5m 30s 1 K J. H. Wade, 2m 50s 2 1 E. A. Cleaver, Gm 40s 3 j.