ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1480, 1 July 1912, Page 7

ASSOCIATION.

.GREAT GAME BY CORINTHIANS, HOSPITAL'S PROWESS. Corinthians ...... 7 Wanderers , 0 Hospital „ it Diamonds 0 St. John's 2 Ramblers 2 Y.M.C.A 1 Thistle 0 Bleak weather saw tho close) of tho first round of "soccer" on Saturday. Tho v.-eather, however, did not appear to have much effect upon players or spectators for each match had its little quota of onlookers, and some really good gSJnes wero seen. • • The surprise of the day was tho substantial win of Corinthians over AA'ander-. ei'3. Tho Black nnd AAliites havo tindoubt- ■ edly struck form , , and if their forward i line continues to play the gamo which it played on Saturday there will ho no- ; thing to stop them in AVellington. ■ Hospital are now well ahead in tho championship tablo and. their win over y Diamonds on Saturday leaves one more Bcalp dangling at their belt. HOSPITAL—DIAMONDS. The Hospital men huve apparently made ■ Tip their minds to oimihilnite, in detail, 'every team in tho first-di\iision of the . senior league, for on Saturday they met ' and defeated Diamonds by :lour goals to nil, and arc. now leading far champion- ! ship honours by no fewer thain six points. If this career of victory be uninterrupted, theft tho end of the'contest will-be epfiedy nnd definite —there will'be no tensa ' semi-finals, no gladiatorial battle for the-' ', final—tho Hospital men 'will simply tick off their engagements a≤ ppr programme, , ■and walk off with tho honours. The disasters, which have, befallen their more raloubtablo opponents m their battles with other teams havo contributed to tho invulnerability of tho 'stronghold at Porirua,. and gives to the championship contest of 3912-a very lopsided aspect. Howover, 'this is by the way. The Hospital-Diamrands match was played at Porivuo •on a creasy ground. ,The homo team's appreciation of the tactical situation was sound. Knowing Diamond's characteristic method of attack— a swift passing rush, quick centre, and a sharp delivery at the goaUmouth—they entrenched themselves, so to speak, and Tiiefc tho black forwards with a. solid defensive phalanx. Then, when the energy of their, opponents hod spent itself in fruitless rushes, the Hospital vanguard emerged from it;: defences, and crossed. over the border. Hi< ; <jlies outflanked the Diamonds rear-guard, passed tho ball into the- centre, to Bishop, who scored with a smart shot—one up for Pnrirual A return attack by t,ho Diamonds resulted in tho 'Hospital line being pierced, and A. Lowe, taking a contra from Black, sont in a low shot, whicli Cockburn easily intercepted. Tho play became very animated after that, and soma pretty combined play by the Hospital forwards excited the admiration of the spectators. From a clever manoeuvre by their leftwing, Hughes captured tho ball in midfield, ami dribbkd it in brilliant style right up to tho Diamond Koal-moiith, and scored—an excellent piece of work—two goals to nil, and half-time. . / Dining the second half, the (losnital men wero nin*for.s of thp situation, fot'h . team was fully extended, as they say. in racing parlance, but while the Hospital defence was impenetrable, the Diamonds' '•no was. less so, while Ihe undoubted 'iperiority of the Hospital forward I7iir, -.ive their side an advantage which enbled them to scorp twice before the .

histle founded Hie call of time. Tyrco ad Boots wore the scorers, the ior'mcv iking a pass from Hughes after o. clever ioce of work by the latter, and Hoots •iring off his own bat by dribbliiiEf tho 11 through and finishing up with a. .'•in!; drive. . ■ Mr. Lithgoir w,is referee. SWIFTS-ROVERS. .... . . Yet anot)iej'"pbkpoii'emeiit!' , 'Tli<; Swiftslovers jiiiitch, set down for decision at Kelburno Park, had to bo postponed at the eleventh'hour. ;In- i'net, tlio teams .were on the ground, ready to play, when tho Park custodian, exercising his right of veto, decided that the ground was not in a fit condition to be played upon, ami ;o there was nothing eUo for it, but to oostpone the' Contest. This was very nit-' tortunate. Between the weather and the ':ity reserves officials tho W.F.A.'s Postponement Committee has 'had a trying time of it this season—a season remarkable for an almost unprecedented run of ivet week-ends. At noon on Saturday, by which time the Postponement Committee must make up its mind whether the programme marked out during the week shall or shall not lie adhered to, Kelburne Park was in fit condition for the match. Between then and 3 o'clock in the. afternoon, sufficient .rain fell- to make the pround unplayable—in the opinion of tho Park custodian—arid so" there was no help for it. It was then too' lnte to think of playing anywhere else, for tlie delay in commencing the game would have resulted in the second spell being played ; n the darkness. CORINTHIANS-WANDERERS, ! ''One of the most interesting matches, "of tins season" was this verdict of those who faiv tho meeting of Corinthians and Wanderers. Although the latter toam .wers- outclassed on many occasions, they fought hard to score, and deserve credit for tho way in which they took their.defeat. Corinthians, on the other hand, ■have improved beyond recognition, and simply, romped home,, winning by 7 goals ■to nil—a record score so. far this whiter. Such elan, "bang, , " vim, and combination amongst forwards • has raroly been seen hero. Each member of the Corinthian van seemed to .understand his neighbour thoroughly, and tho ball shot, about from one to the other like clockwork. It was a splendid exhibition,

Shortly after the commencement Wand- ) orers were awarded two "corners." Those ~ compelled Whittle to punch out, and at this stage it-looked as : if the Red and "Whites were going to "sell the goods" to their opponents. But play was quickly transferred to the opposite end, where Robert-; put in a beautiful "centre" from corner-kick. Ivos' Caught the ball on his cad, and just missed heading through, 'hen—just four minutes after the startle first goal came. Koliorts (lata Swifts) Diired on the rir-M, and passed deftly to illis, who landed the ball in the net. orinthians, I—II. After a spasmodic «-' fursion by Wanderers, play was ngain transferred to their end, where 'Willis again Fccnred, nnd, tnkin™ the ball nt liis ' toe, banged on poal No. 2. This sceoml reverse appeared lo liven Wanderers, and they commenced to press. AVhittlo (inRoal for Corinthian.-?) had an anxious time for a. few minutes, nnd wi'h two of the onetny upon him, saved what must have been a certain goal. But. this state of ?ie»e dirl not last long, for Corinthians, whoso players were na.-sing like machinery, surged up the field again. The b'nll 'hopped and bounced, and rolled across the front of the-, forward line from player In player—trapped, kicked, held, nnd pnssril with decision. At length Ive> pa.«ed out to Robert", who (at the ri«ht moment) dispatched ; t on 'y> his inside-right, Willis, who landed n he.iuliful goal. Corinthians, 3; Wanderers, 0. Oncemoro Wonrkrers nianaffcl to g?t niom?mtarilv within thnnting flistnncc, but tlio Elaek and Whiles were too stronp; on dofence. Then, like a flash. tho?o splendid forwarrl , ! were away njain at a gallop, and Willis finished up by adding yet another ttoal, making the total ■! goals ti nil. Corinthian s now indulged in a "breather." nnd Wanderer?. f|iiie!c tn tak'advnn(asre of any onenini, m.nde o/T fnr fho p-oa). Tt wa.= a. goodeffor!. and should liayp been Tcwardfrl. To shnwi however, that thr>y were rtill awake, Ive= «ct the Corinthian machinery moving in anod style aaain, nnd witi'the. fame result—a goal. T.'iis rim? C. O'Shca. was the man. That i'ns Vo. 3. No. G came when Wnmlcrers were being pennfl down obout their ov.-n penaHy-iirea. Willis pill in a long shot, which Vaussd ATebstm , to punch out. Tho wind, hflwever, caught the" ball, and compel!?<l the .'beeper . to .n=s liis hands ngai n. whsnth?. übiquitous lves, beingonco more handy, jcoml witli a good shot. Tho ■liverith arid final goal eamn from ii splendid rerner-kicfc by Hall, Ivcs beinc responsible for the fini?liin» touches. Shot after c iot, forno wod and some bad, were rsinod nt (Wanderers 'keeper), bufc to no further purpose. Onco and once only, during the s-econd spell, did Wanderers look dangerous. On that occasion the ball was taken well down tho fieW, end Bodgers ''let go" at goal. Ih\

(leathor hit tho post, and rebounded into tho field, and thus tho gaino ended, 3[r, H, Yeoman was rofcreo, .THISTLE-Y.M.C.A, After an oven, interesting same, Y.M.G'.A. managed to tent Thistle by tho narrow margin of one goal to nil. i\ Tewtown Park was tho scene of the conflict. It was a. wot, slippery ground, and tho game being finished in semi-darkness did not tend to improve mutters for players and .spectators. Thistlo - opened tho garao by attacking their opponents' citadel, but found tho defensive tactics indulged in by Y.M. too hard to get through. Even when tho ball was manoeuvred past tho fullbacks *ho Blues found a stumbling-block in Hollis (goal-keeper for Y.M.C.A.). Tho teams played it. good, hard game, but bad shooting on tho part of players in loth teams spoilt many chances. The only goal of tho match was the result of a. good combined attack on the, part ot Y.M.C.A. For once they managed to eludo the. over-watchful Thistle defenders, and Bevis scored with a good shot. Y.M.C.A., 1; Thistle, nil. From now till Jinlf-tiino play was of an oven character. During tho opening stages of the second half. nmdo strenuous ellorts to increase, their total. But Thistle wero just as determined to keep tho score down. The ball travelled up and down the held (it a good rate, Thistle making great erforts to avert defeat, but all to no purnose At tho call of thno the Blues wero attacking strongly, but luck was against thorn. Mr. James Paton was referee. ST. JOHN'S—RAMBLERS. As the score indicates, tho gamebetween St. John's and llamblero,. at Mirainar, was very evenly contested. From the outset Ramblers pressed their opponents down on their own goal-line, and would have succeeded in scoring- had liot ono ot tho lied forwards kicked the tall too hard, sending it over the bar. Ramblers still attacking, kept Walls JSt. John s custodian) very tusy. numerous corners were awarded the attackers, but owing to the wind, Kerchberg was unable to do anv.tb.ins with the ball. About halfway through the first spell Ramblersforwards put in some good work, Johnston heading the ball, into goal. He missed ecorin-, however, and a corner resulted. .Shortly after this, St. John's parried tho ball down to the half-way line, but Edwards obtained possession, ami putting in a long shot; landed the tall in St. John's goal-keeper's hands. Tho custodian punched out, but in the melee winch followed, a full-back handled the ball, and Ramblers wero awarded a penalty. Hart took tho kick, and the ball went over the bar. He was awarded a second shot, however, owing to some of St. Johr's players being in front of tho ball. Tho'second shot, Hart succeeded in ■.beating tho goal-keeper. Ramblers, 1; Ht John's, nil. After this St. John's took ■ ptoy dangerously near Ramblers' goal, where Gosiiey (St. John's) succeeded in placing the ball between the posts. Ramblers 1; St. John's, 1. The Rods again took possession, and AVinsett. with a welldirected shot, placed the ball between the second spell, St. John's played tho samo game as Ramblers did during the first spell. After numerous attempts, Atkinson sent in a good shot, which equalised tho score. Ramblers, 2; bt. John's, 2. Dnring the rest ot tho spell St. John's fried hard to ploco the winning goal, but tho whistle sounded, the inarch reuniting in n draw. Mr. H. S. Bernard was referee.

- JACK TARS AT FOOTBALL. ■V. team of Jack Tars from H.it.S. Pioncor journeyed to Miramar on Saturday and played a match against n Brooklyn third division tram. "3 nek ashore is a good .sport, and evidently ho enjoyed hi ° »amo on Saturday. On tho whole, the sailors are a good team, and, with •a little more practice, will bo a liard nut to crack. In this, their first gamo in Wellington this season, they managed to Innt tlicir ojiponeuts by two goals to one. Wot the winners, Chambers and ILovell 3cor,'d goals, while Laiigo nolclied a goal for Brooklyn. ..', ".' '' JUNIORnDiyiSION.,,,,, ■The results of matches , played in"the■ second division championship were .is °Toa \i goals) defeated Petone (1 goal). Brooklyn won from Corinthians by dcaKovers defeated St. John's at Miramar bv S goals to nil. Goals were scored by S. Martin (3) and W. May (2). Wadestcivn defeated Wanderers by 5 goals to 1. • . Third Division, Newtown. Congregational (3) v. St. David's (2). Aitken (2) and Bold scored (2). ' Fourth Division. Brooklyn (3) beat South Wellington (2). Wilkins and Baldwin (2) scored for tho winners. , . ~ , St. David's won by default from Marist Brothers drew with Johnsonville, 1 goal each. ~-,„> Y.M.C.A. (i) v. Institute (2). Johnsonville (1) beat Institute (ml). • Fifth A Division. ; Marist and Brooklyn played a scoreless • r SI.C.A. (1) v. St.'David's (nil). Fifth B Division, Porirua (0) v. St. David's B (nil). Karori, with nino players, drew with Institute—ouo goal each. Sixth A Division. Instituto (3) beat Seatoun (1). M'Cabe Davis (3) aud Hickey scored for tho winners. . Jlarist A (4) defeated Island Bay (1). Davis (3) and Hickey scored for winners. Sixth B Division. Mariats (2) beat South Wellington (nil). Schools League. Marists (Tasman) defeated South Wellington by 5 goals to 1. Schraeder, Quinnell, Eyivn, Davies, and Brady scored for the winners, and Bold for tho losers. Thomdon B defeated Northland by 1 penalty goal. To Aro beat. Karori by G goals to nil. Maranui dofeated Koseneath by G goals to nil. Kilbirnie beat Wadestown by 3 goals to nil. MATCHES ELSEWHERE. Auckland, Juno 29. Everton 7, Brotherhood nil; Corinthians 3, Ponsonby nil; Carlton 1, Shore 1. NEW SOUTH WALES BEAT QUEENS. LAND. (Eec. Juno 30, 5.5 p.m.) By' Telcßva-ph—Press Aesociation-Copyrieht ■. ■ Sydney, Juno 29. At Association Football New South Wales beat Queensland by G goals to nil.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

AVIN FOR. NEW ZEALANDEBS. AGAINST QUEENSLAND. By Telexraph—Press Aesoclation—Copyricht (Kec. June 30, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane, June 29. Tho League football match between Quee;ii-land and New Zealand was played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in fine, but dull weather. The uttemlauco was fair. Following are the teams:— Now Zealand.—l'ull-back, Har.dKrea.vo3; three-quarters, Gilmour, Weston, Curran; half-backs, Cavlaw, Bradley, 13arber; forwards, Bukutiii, Dunning, King, H. Hayward, JI. Uaywanl, Francis. Queensland.—Full-back, Diiftin; IhrcenuiirtiTs, Woodhead, Lynch, Quiun, Uooker; Cvs-eighths, W. fnrn.sworth; halfback, Hoidke; forwards, Faliey, Collins, ■Jf'Kn.v, Hedley, Jleekin, Schots. Queensland won the tops, and l'Miicis kicked off for New Zealand. Queensland hold their own in tho scrums. The game had bran in progress linlf an hour when Bradley to Weston, to Gilmour, and the last-named scored. , Ilnnlgrenres failed to goal. The scores at half-time wore: :Ncw Zealand, :i; Queensland, nil. Early in the sseond half Queensland were penalised in their mrn tiventy-live, and I'rnncis notched a goal. The New Zealanders continued to press, ami when Cailaw lucked a\rr the line, 11. Hnyward beat Duffin in tho race for tho ball, ami scored. Francis goalod. Tho Now Zenlaudera still attacked, nnd M. Haywnrd scored easily. Francis kicked another goal. Shortly afterwards Quinn scored for Queensland, but Dufiin faiUd with the..

kick. Lynch scored a second try for Queensland, and Duliin goalcd, Justus time was called. The Jimil scores. were.: New Zealand, 15; Queensland, 8.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

LAAA'N TKX.MS. Bj- Tclcerapli-rrcss Aesociation-Copyrisrhl Stockholm, Juno 28. The Olympic Games Imve opened with the lawn tennis com pel i I ions. There are fifteen. Swedish and isiily-liwo fok-eiju competitors in this section. lUFLE HATCH. (Kee. July 1, 0.20 a.m.) Stockholm, Juno 30. America, with a score of HiSfl won the international Oly-npic rille match. Thr-y attributed their superiority tu the aperture sights. Britain scored HiOO and Swe-dr-u 1E77. Tho .l!nssiaii« canned a sensation by firing with fixed bayonets.

HARRIERS.

The Wellington Harriers Club held their weekly run on Saturday afternoon from the Kelburno tea-rooms. l'Twrteen members followed a good trail laid by C. Lamberg and W. Arthur along the Parade to tho tunnel, thenco to tho wireless station. From there some pood country was touched round Wilton's Bush, and tho trail led back home via the road. A liundicap rim was held over H milc-s and resulted in a win for T. ll'Dowell, AV. Press being second, and AV. Donaldson third. G. I). TJiompsoji, a new member, showed up well. Next Saturday's run will take, place from tho Karori Tea Gardens. The Brooklyn Harriers hold a rather successful rim from AVyatt's Tea Rooms, AVorser Day, on Saturday. There was a good muster of 28 runners, which followed a. trail which did not include too much hill. It was laid l.y Vice-Captain 0. Murray and L. Brown, and led to Kiiraka liay, thence over tho hills to Shelly Bay, on the road, and over lira same' hills to Lyall Bay, when a turn was taken in an easterly direction for about 100 yards. Tin , ,! on the city boundary, where a run-in of about 1} miles look place, this lvsullin? on A. Cool; being placed first, E. A'anso second, and S. K. Ellis third; V. J. Uynic (scratch) was fourth. No.xt .Saturday, at Miromar, some first-class ninnim; shunlcl be witnessed, as tho Cook Cup will be competed for over a course of five miles. An entry of 2G has been received. After this event, tho teans to represent tho club inthe provincial championship at Palmorston North on July 21 will bo selected.

RIFLE SHOOTING,

ENGLAND V. UNITED STATES. By Telccraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright London, June 28. In the miniature rifle shooting match for the Uewar trophy, England -scored 21,548 and (he United Slates 'J-1,2',11.

BOXING.

PAPKK DEi-'KATS MOREAU. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyriitlit (flee. July 1, OiO a.m.) Paris, June 30. ■ Pnpko defeated More'au for the middle-M-G'.ght championship of the world, The Golf Ball that carries excellently in any wind is the WOOD MIL/NK. It is perfectly balanced and is absolutely reliable. I'onr dealer stocks it or cm" get it Guaranteed for 72 holes. Tom Ball, playing with a "Challenger" Golf Ball, was in splendid form on April Gth, when ho visited Hylleer. and pliiycrf two rounds with Jfr. Wukley. He completed both rounds in OP. Tho compMifiyu records nro (amateur) Mr. S. Miirn-o IVrpr'.isson 70. and (prniVssiniial) A. Herd, 72. All (he Irndin.i amateurs and professionals play with the "Challenger" Golf Bull. --Advt.