ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 7

ASSOCIATION.

BROWN SHIELD CHALLENGE MATCHES WELLINGTON (2) v. CANTERBURY (2). In the presetted of over 1000 spectators, the Welhpgton ioprcscntati\o Association | ball toarti , (present v holders of the Blown Challenge Shield) met the Canterbury team ' at the Basin Rcsorvo on Saturday, and after a closely-contested game drew with their opponents, each side scoring two goals. Tho result was, m a sense, a victory for Wellington, for under tho iules of tha Brown Shield matches, the challenging team must defeat the holders No extra time is cien allowed in order to decide a drawn game, tho argument beirig that if the challengers are not stiong enough to defeat tho holders m an hour and a half's play, the latter aro entitlfij to retain tho shield Canterbury won the. toss, and placed with the wind, tho disposition of tho teams being as follows — Wellington—Goalkeeper, Oldnall;, fullbicks, Cross and Hall, hahes, Kiischberc, R. Gibson, and JaAsou, forwards, Smallbone, Scott, W Gibson, Timporley, and Ueddy. Canterbury—Goilkeoper, Anderson, full--1 backs, Blick and Christian, half-backs, I Jones, Fnl'erton, and Leadbeitor, forwards, ■\\\atd, BiEset, Dowkcr, Harris, and Greenwood ' First Spoil.

i," Wellington 'kicked-: off,: and' immediately brassed lover, to their .opponents 1 -- ground) .and •' 'about teiv .•;. minutes'.. 'olosely-TContestcd.- play, followed, 'inMvhich Timperloy and Rpddy dis■tuiguished■;themselves.■■'. Tho/lattcr 'cleverly manoeuvrecl the ball down the left , wing, and passed to Timperley* who drove a. clean, fast angleishot for tho Canterbury goal. Anderisou'saVed smartly. ..;-. Canterbury then, afr tacked.rigorously, but wore repulsed, and the, forwards, with a aeries •' of. clever ■ passing'tactics, again invaded the Canterbury ■goal.- Roddy ; beautifully, ■. and, the goalkeeper .rushing out, slipped on the greasy turf.-A^hot.skirmish .took place about: tho goal-poets, and ' SmaUbone -scored ;. first ib' i lbod i ior "Wellington. : Canterbijty then livencH up, and Bisset and Ward did spkn-. did 'work oh-the- right .wing.-. '■■ Bisset,"- : with a. .piece :ot\ really excellent ■.footwork,. neatly dodged his opponents and dribbled over the lino Tho; Wellinsrtorv then concentrated 1 'upoh;.' tho : Canterbury. right wing, and Gib; son, securing the b>ll, led an attack on Can-, torbury's defences,; being, ably : .supported:*? Timperle'y.-.' The attack: culminated ill. ah indecisive shot by,. Timner-' ley, ; :the' hall■■'flying, wide;' 'Canterbury then became • dangerously :aggressive, ■ .and, their : forwards streamed over the line, pierced the inner defences.; and 'attacked' tho .Wellington,, goal.itwice/v JThe first ,wns.:'a- .splendid .drive by-.Dowke'r,', which Oldiialli smartly returned. ■From ■ a.'corner .kick :almost immediately after,. :a secqnA,.attgn!pt >:,vfas;.'..'ra.adq. Mvget the: ball.-sin-tp ' ; thp;,v nets,' ■•/■'•but Oldnall v-again"" 'defended successfully; the.ball was tossed ;Out>-intq; tho ■ field, ■■. captured by r-'tho •vWellihgitonjorwards, .and: Reddyc with a-smart man ,oii ..the .left' wing,••' shifted'.tho play. to- tho Canterbury goal area/. A sharp --skirmish culminated in a corner.kick, but , nothing : do-' 'cisivo; rosulted..';. The Canterbury right-wing

forwards, secured ■.•.possession of "the, ball; and skilfully, manoeuvred it ! out of :the danger BOpe.i':v-Welljnf[twi' retaliated, arid-the; ball,' passed to -the 'right,'- was -piloted back again'-iby-'SmaUbone' juid Scott,''with;tie .halves ihoyeririg in ! the-rear. R.Gibson ■ relieved .'■ an !attack v on.thorighti.wingsi and sent in a-good shot,'which, ■ however, flew hiffh." Conter- , ib'nry, ,: playing "with'* great spirit,' counter-at-itacked, and, after an "excellent run, Bissett tfroye.hard'/for the v Wellington,.nets- with' :a'.' firm 1 shot'. 1 . Oldriall,on his mettlo, saved Ibrillia-ntly. : -Again : tho Canterbury forwards 'attacked, led\by Ware},' who sent in another :pej)pery-shot ito ! ,Oldnall, .who' smartly re,turned -it. .Ward. and. Bisset, playing ■ with greit determination,-attacked again; but wero not-supported: by/thoir.'centreand.left, and .thebail.fell into'the possession of the Wellington ..forwards, who raced down the : ftcld iaricV threatened ; the' Canterbury goal, Kirschberg and Scott; being /conspicuously.:', good.; •Anderson, .blocked:' a.. dangerous assault', on I his;posts, : and saved■ tho situation..'•', Cantor-' bury, playing more aggressively than : ever, ; now; attacked ..to some . purpose. Two miskick's'by Cross imperilled the. Wellington., defences';; the Canterbury'forwards, -with' tho halvjes'and'backs closely supporting,.pressed .hard .uppn ; the 'goal.' Ward; got: the ball, ■oentred ..beautifully to" Dowker, and the lat■fear; scored- neatly.. Honours were -now even,' brisked:u]i.considerably.'. The irpma'indpr. of: the , spell .showed. Canterbury ■pressiiig hard for afurther'score. ; ; . . ■ ■.' s :Vvrt:''V:: Second Spell.' ■ ■ '-.'■ ';' ■ r , In . the.'; second spell, •Wellington, with the I . wind' behind,. spent ■ most' of tho '.time in the Canterbury'.".■'ground,'.''and : missed'•several chances'of scoring. .'Both teamsi appeared, to be.saving thpmselyes/for .the final hustle aid' the; play' was• less/spirited "than during,..; the f initial 'spell' of. 'the' "game. , A' series of attacks on'the Canterbury goal wfere gallantly , defended'by Anderson, whose work was exceptionally good. During an apparent'' lull ;"m- tho'. combat,. Ward • suddenly became dangerous, 'eluded tho backs, who were too far up, an 4» assisted by Bisset and Dpwker,invaded the Wellington goal. 'The ball" was-neatly .centred to Dowker, and sent flyingipast.Oldnall:; Wellington, 1; Cantefbiiry,' %: Wellington; was taken" completely by' surprise, : and.warmed , up by this reverse, attackedv'agaiii,. and again, but without' vresult. .. A", long. series ..of , . ; abortive, shots—ranged too .long,: and '. miserably delivered—followed,, and; it was riot..until .towards the end' of the spell,that the If orwards," playing : with niore xare- and d4liberati6h,'manag_ed:e<) equalise the scores. Determinedly ■ pressing" upon the. Canterbury Wellington forced two or threo sharp skirmishes', in,.front, of the.posts.-.; Two hot shots in succession : were brilliantly saved by, :Andersori, and then came: the score. ' W. ( Gibson fired at: point-blank range. Anderson\had not a;shadow of a.chance, and the 1 ball: dai)ced merrily about inside ■ the' net, whilo'v.th.6 barrackers. cheered themselves hoarse. It , was a yery.popular goal. - Tho 'Canterbury right wing then retaliated;brilliantly, but were poorly supported. The game ended with a series of attacks, and counterattacks of,an indecisive nature.. -. ■■; ;, :

'~ Wellington ought: to have won the rnafch. .That it failed ivas due' mainly to the/inexcusably: bad play of the forwards during the greater, part cf the second spoil. The shooting was erratic and most inaccurate. :

SWIFTS (3), V. MARLBOROUOH (2). : ■ At Miramar, the Swifts-Marlborough match, which' , was ■ originally intended to have been played at the Basin Reserve as a curtainraiser to tho Brown Shield,match, resulted, in a win for the Swifts (Wellington) by 3 goals :t6 2. The first spoil was nil m-favour of iMarlbprough, the score, then, beina 2 .to nil \igainst 'the , Wellington team. With the \yind bohind them Swifts pressed hard during tho second spell, and scored sufficient to win by a.points Mr. H. Waters refereed.. . '.'■:

IN OTHER CENTRES. .■:"■.: (By TelcgraDh.-Spedal Correspondent.) 7 : ;.-/: ; ;■'■•.'" Marton.: Aucust 1. ■The newly-formed Association'club in Mar ton ployed Wanganui at M&rton on S&tui' day, and suffered defeat b& pas, geal to niL