ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1444, 20 May 1912, Page 6

ASSOCIATION.

ORDEAL FOR PLAYERS. iii MIRAMAR ACCOMMODATION. s Corinthians 5 Rovers 1 1 St. John's 3 Diamonds 0 ii Ramblers 2 Thistle 0 1 Hospital 2 Y.M.C.A 0 >' Piping southerly wind, accompanied s by heavy rain squalls, swept the fields nt M'iramav on Saturday. All tho city res serves were unfit for play, and coiiscq'uent- > iy matches were transferred (o Miranmr. ' Spectators were few, but tho players turn- ■ ed up in force. One team only in the ; senior division defaulted. This was I Swifts. f Taking the state of tho w.eathcr into 1 consideration, the games wore productive 1 of good football, and several surprises ' were brought oil', tho greatest being tho ; defeat of Diamonds by St. John's. Diamonds, however, vrero without tlio sor- ' vices of some of their best' players, but tho younger team deserved their win. 1 Flayers were heard _ complaining bit- ' terly of the lack of suitable dressing accommodation at Miramar. The members of various teams were compelled to undress and dress in tho open, and then leavo their wraps and clothing out in the i soaking rain. It has been suggested that ] the Management Committee should erect !' an iron shed in a central position on the grounds. CORINTHIANS-ROVERS. j Tho battle between Rovers and Corinthians yielded the latter team its first victory this season, the Rovers being beaten by five goals to one. Tile victory was shorn of some of its plumes by the fact that the vanquished team was short of thrco men, and the remnant which hod the pluck to face a dirty and disagreeable day, with the odds of tho game distiiiotiy against them, deserved some credit for their performance. Willi tho advantage of superior numbers, Corinthians had no difficulty in outmanoeuvring their opponents, and scored four goals in the first spell. With tho odds of victory well in hand, the winning team "slnelteiied" in the second spell, and tho game rnllier deteriorated m consequence. The first spoil .opened with a lively run uy the Corinthian forwards, ending in a drive by Trcvcthick, who missed an easy shot. A few minutes later Trevethiek retrieved his failure by scoring. Rovers endeavoured to turn the tide, but were . forced back upon their defences, and nftrr a spoil of desultory play T.vos, of the ! Corinthians team, took a long shot, which i 'lit tho post and ricocheted into tho gunl J —2—o. .Again Rovers counter-attacked, , and again their advance was blocked mid rolled back. Ives leading a smart r.illv 1 by Hie Corinthian forwards utul scoring , wiih a lino drive—Corinthians 3, Hovers J 1. For the third time Rovers Attacked and with success. Hart, scoring their first and ontv eoal from a loose scramble in I the Corinthian territory. Just befcro]

tho end of tho spell, Coniitliians ru&hcd the Covers' ground, slid from a cenlre by frevcthick, Ives scored tho fourth goal. During the second spell, Corinlhions kept their opponents in hand. After a advance to tile Hovers' goal, studholmo (inside-right) netted tho filth

I goal, find from then till tho call of time wore contcmt to simply hold their opponents, Mr. J, B. Paton was the referee, ST. JOHN'S—DIAMONDS, ? I . i I ram!lr °a Saturday afternoon , ' in , ! 1 10 socne of diamonds' Watertho' Mil V hc sur P rise of the spectators, dp'p' tl, i l "' m 5 o ? <lUoral>l ° DlacUs ,rer s WrriiS.1 81, ,oh, » «', b y S goals to nil. adiFeriL ?v 5 1 0110 "® 11 " heavy rain squalls h i?! t°, tho B 1 . 001 " of tho 'disaster. Owing m^iiVnTJ? 1 ot thc Hw com' incnccmont of the pamc was dclavcd t«rl ofthe nP^M UaUts M n^f Md « flift u-i)! I '' darkness of tho ront ofVil' army 4 ''Tw"t f*" • B P ri"=uH voi'n , 5 j > factors in the •f • <9t Si? S3' >u«A.d call>» and, when occasion demanded Ha. fended with sitiil and resource, 'offerine an impenetrable barrier to tho onshfS « ho Black forwards. The tor was—and invariably is-combir?K™ hitherto noted for (ho cofe ot iheir front line and supporting halvw discarded combination for individna.UlnV partly oi their own to itiou, and narMv forced.into (his style of plav bv | breaking-down tactics of tho St. John's men, whoso vanguard was well in band all through. St. John's first score came in tho opening spoil, when Bryant, ih» energetic left-winger, nipped in' to take a centre from Mowby, who was playing out on the right-wing, and sent tho ball through. St. John's continued lo prcs«. hard upon the Diamond's goal area, and almost scored again, tho goalkeeper just nmnagmgto fist the ball over tho bar in the nick of tioio. Diamonds counter-at-tacked, and A. Lowo made a heroic attempt to even the odds, but missed tho' goal by a. matter of inches. ond 6 P«H. .as might have be cn exacted, was conspicuous for a liydv Tally by the Diamonds, who put in ererV ounce of effort to retrieve the position. t' ,'' ow cver, their forwards played on the lone-hand system, tho St> John's . division had no difficulty in stemmmg the tide, and countcr-attaefcing sucfilu i A l'? r - T f' M sweep dawn <-£ held, culminating in a clsrer oenfcr© by Benson, and a neat drive bv Brvsnt brought St. John's their second "front* J-iaiuonds scoring*eooiinfc was Blank. eaZ' tv fl the St. John's had tho ' fon nf. l *"V f despite ats at wl' V \i tO m? VO Diamonds from at a blank. The third and last, goal was scored by Benson, who msbc-d tho Diamonds' goal in tho gathering gloom, and drove tho ball through, Mr. Isomaiis was referc©. HOSPITAU-Y.M.C.A. Vifr. 4 *! 0 f?< ? a ! 6 , k? nil > Hospital defeated 1.M.C.A., at Porirua on Saturday af*ernoon. Ail tilings considered, tho Hospital men had enough to do to win, for their opponents put up a stubborn defend. Hospital attacked right fTom tho kick-off, scared m the first ten minutes, nnd ioi twenty pressed hard upon the y.M.o.A. goal area. With more accurate shooting, the Hospital score would havo teen materially increased, but tho greasy turf robbed many an anticipation of its realisation. In tho second spell, Y.M.C.A. managed to outmanoeuvre the Hospital'forwards, and Phiilips drove the ball straight for the posts. CockbtU'n (the goalkeeper) returned the shot, and Beavia (1.M.C.A.), as promptly sent it back. \niji energies! Cockburn was sound in his goal-keeping, and the ball, scut out ""Co moie, was transferred to tho I.M.C.A. ground, where the Hospital m on

kept it more or loss for the remainder of tli? game. About ten minutes before time, Hughes, who scored the first coal, ogam found.the posts with the hall, nnd the game ended: Hospital, 2: Y.M.C.A., 0. Mr. Lithgow was referee. RAMBLERS-THISTLE. A teen southerly and occasional show. cr « made matters unpleasant for Eam'iletu and Thistle when Uie.y met at Miramar on Saturday. Both teams started shorthanded, but their ranks were filled up

later. Although Ramblers came out on top m the matter of scoring, they wera not greatly superior to their opponent* in general piav. Thistle played with the wind behind them in the first spoil, but though ihey got several times within spiking distance, they could not pierco tiio defence of the Rod and Whites, Bonnet made a miss in the first shot at Eamblers' goal, and when ho wes all ready for a second attempt the defenders got a free kick, which lot them out. They were further relieved when Kcvschber'g attempted a counter-attack, but oveiitunlly were ithrown back again iji defence. Barnett put in a shot through their goal before tho spell end-od. but w*is ruled offside.

Thistle defended with success for a time but Ratubfers attacked persistently. Their first goal was kicked by M'Ardlc. The ball, in its flight, encountered the back of oiio of the attacking players (11. Hart), and thence rebounded into goal, When Ramblers next scored M. Hart did the kicking himself, instead of merely assisting with his back. Tho game ended— Ramblers, 2; Thistle, 0. Mr. Neivbold was referee. SWIFTS—WANDERERS. Swifts did not put in an .appearance to meet their engagement with Wanderers, and consequently defaulted. PLAY IN OTHER MATCHES. SECOND DIVISION. Wadostown, i; Petone, 1. Third Division, Brooklyn, 1; Petone, 0. St. David's drew rath Johnsonville, no score resulting. Congregational defeated Y.M.C.A, bv 1 to nil. Fourth Division. Swifts drew with Marist, there be-ins no score. .Tohnsonvillo, 6; Institute, 1. Institute | only haa' eight men, I St. David s drew with South Wellington, each side scoring a goal. Fifth A Division. St. David's beat. Johnsonvillo by 1 to nil. golf! WELLINGTON V. MIRAMAR. The annus! match between tho Wol« hngton and Miramax Clubs was plavcd l on haturdnj- at neretaunga, and resulted 1 "> . & wva for the former. Tlio ramies finished as follow, the Wellington players being mentioned first:— A. Duncan beat Taylor by 3 up and J to play. K. Duncan lost to Horton, 7 and 5. Roberts lost to Kidstoa, i and 2. MaeEwan beat I'reoth, i and 3. Gore beat Etskino, 2 up. Hales and Carter, all square. Rnwson boat Blind; 0 and 3. lurkby bait Liddle, I up.

"Which Golf Bali if tho best ?" is a question frequently asked by tho norico. The professional, pln.yer knows that tho Challenger boll is easily tho best. 1 5 HARRIERS. I Oa Saturday afternoon, imdar uiifav. ourabio weather conditions, the lirnokJ'E Barriers held (heir annual Maiden handicap ovor a distance of about two miles. Out of seventeen entries, fiftoon competitors faced the starter. The following is tho result:—]". Warinuigtou, lMsoc., 1; A. Oliver. I)7sec., 2: ]}. Bah lautvne, S'mc., 3. Tho rest of the field finished well up. The winner's tinm was I.lmm, 3sec, X'. Burrell secured f.iMcst time, covoriiiit the distance in !2min. tfl sec. The club was indebted to Mr. K. A. Wriirht, Mr. W. ii. pliilp, and' to Mr. L. Morris for valuable assistance. Tho run iifwt Saturday will bo from tho Keibnrnc Tea Kiosk.

Tho Wellington Harriers held their weekly run from tho Hutt Park. Tho Novioo Handicap, which wa#: to have taken place, had to bo postpined until Saturday week, several members missing the tram. Tho pack, however, had a scratch raco over two laps, which is two and a quarter miles, and this resulted in. a win for SaJeit, Rowberry being scecnd, and Donaldson third. Nest Saturday's run takes placo from Karori Tea. Gardens.