ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1522, 19 August 1912, Page 5

ASSOCIATION.

CHARITY CUP CONTEST. FIRST ROUND. Rambler*. 3 Wanderers 2 Swifts 3 Diamonds ...... 0 .Ideal weather aid good dry grounds favoured the teams which opened the ball for the Charity Cup contest on Saturday. This competition. represents the "consolation stakes" event of the season, arid is conducted on the- "sudden death principle, that is to say, a ■ teani drops out immediately it is defeated, lor tho opening of f:h<> competition on Saturday, four teams only were drawn to playRamblers lo meet Wanderers and Swifts to meet Diamonds. The former fixture provided tho jnoro interesting game. The third division competition was concluded uii Saturday by the defeat of Brooklyn bv .Jolinsonville, the latter team beinj declared the winners'. Del nils of the play in the various senior mulches arc appended:— RAMBLERS-WANDERERS. At »wto-n-n Vark, RainbUrs defeated Wnndnem bv 3 ro.il j to two, iftcr dM w « Jug with thtir opßonentfl wd playing oa.

or two extra 10 minute spells as provided >y the rules of tho Charity Cup coinpetiion. 'J'heir opponents. Ramblers, vera it a disadvantage in having- the sun in heir faces, and wore unable to assert hcmselves with any decisive effect until j il'ter half-lime, on the change of ends. I'he first stage of the gaiuo was fairly ipen and interesting. Ramblers attacked iw|U*ntly, but to no purpose, although heir forward play, which was clever and j veil-concerted, deserved better results.- ] I'lto chief cause of their failure to score ( ill' (heir attacks was inaccurate shooting, mil with this fault, the. slanting rays of he sun no doubt had something to do. il'ter a series of exchanges between the. wo teams, Wanderers, in counter-attack- ] ng, penetrated the Ramblers' defence, i md scored, Edwards (centre-forward) 1 coring nil' a pass from Dnlcy, on the ring. Ramblers retaliated, and mado a liarp assault upon their opponents' goal lefences, but oil-side play at the critical noment was their, undoing, and they had o abandon an excellent chance to score, . ifter they had out-manoeuvred tho backs md had an open goal before them. Imnediately afterwards Wanderers again scored, pressing the Ramblers' lines with 1 i. concerted rush, Hayward driving the < jail through jn fine style—Wanderers, 2; ' iiamblers, 0. '■ In tho second spell, Ramblers were able :o hold their opponents with greater ■aso, and at tho same time make a series if flying sorties into the enemy's country. L'hose- excursions would have been, more irofitable for them had they been less mpetuous in character, and more 'deliberilo at the striking point. By steadily rounding away at the ramparts, so to ;pealc, an opening was at last effected, md W.'lTart darted in and drove the ball I hough with a splendid shot. A few ( ninutes later Ramblers, who were then doying a bard .game, scored again, ! jmallbono 'capturing tho ball from a. neleo near the Wanderers' goal-posts, and diooting it home. Then came the whistle, yid on tho time limit tho result was a lraw, two goals each. Under the rules, ;wo extra spells of ten minutes each were ilayed, and it was in about the second ast minute of the first spell that Bombers scored and were declared the winners, i fine goal shot from Hart (centre-for-ward) deciding the matter. , SWIFTS-DIAMONDS. Swifts, last year's winners of the louble, met Diamonds at Duppa Street m. Saturday afternoon in the first round if the Charity Cup contest. After what night be described as a poor exhibition >f football tho wearers of the red shirts • eft the field winners by 3 goals to nil. Although Diamonds mustered a full senior team (Swifts had fonr juniors playing) liiey were completely outclassed during . :ho latter'half of the second spell. In : fact the blacks went to pieces altogether. For the first quarter of an hour play was rery even, though scrappy. It was fast mough andi the ball travelled up and :lowu tho field, at a good rate. On two )r three occasions Diamonds had capital ;hnnces to score, but over-eagerness caused players to shoot erratically. Swifts, too, had chances which they did not take full advantage of. There was no combination amongst the players on either side. Right through the game "kick-and-rush tactics" were indulged in, and high kicking was an unsatisfactory feature. Special mention should be made in reference to two splendid saves made by J. Black (goal-keeper for Diamonds) during this spell. These were the only interesting bits of play during tho first half of tho game. The second part of the game was practically a repetition of tho first with the exception that Swifts scored three goals and as before stated Diamonds went to pieces. The first score of the match originated from a free kick given against Diamonds for a foul throw. Pye-Sniith took it and placed a ball nicely down the field to H. Guise. The latter shot true and hard. Black endeavoured"to clear, but in doing so allowed the ball to go over tho line. After hestitating for a little tho refereo gave it a goal and Swifts' supporters w'ero jubilant. Shoittily afterwards, from a scramble, a hard shot was put in by a Red forward. Black came out of goal to save, and missed the ball. C. Vcssey, the nippy little Swifts' forward, was hnndy and made no mistake. Swifts, 2; Diamonds, 0. From now on tho Reds had it all their own way and just on the call of time Vossey again registered a.goal, making the score Swifts 3: Diamonds, 0. Mr. Jacobs, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Toenian, was referee. JUNIOR RESULTS. The results of the various matches in the junior divisions are as follow:— Second Division. Toa (1) defeated Rovers (1). Diamonds defeated Wadestown at Duppa Street by 5 goals to nil. The goals wero shot by Black (2), Eades, Coad, and Kes tell. Third Division. The final match in this division was fought out on Kelburno Park between Johnsonville and Brooklyn. These two teams met last Saturday, Johnsonville winning by 3 goals to nil. They again won on Saturday afternoon by i goals to 2, thus obtaining the championship. Fourth Division. At Anderson Park Marist Brothers defeated St. David's by 5 goals to 1. For Marist's, Sutherland (2), Carmody, and Layburn scored, and a St. David's player headed the ball into his own goal. Thompson scored tho losing team's only goal. Y.M.C.A. v. Brooklyn.—Play was very even and interesting. Result: Y.M.C.A. 3, Brooklyn 2. Fifth A Division. Brooklyn defeated Marist by 5 goals to 3. Thomas (1), Manly (2), Keeblo (2) scored for the winners. Institute beat Johnsonville by 2 goals to 1. Spencer and Aamodt scored for In-stitute,-and Mairo for the losers. Fifth B Division, Porirua 2, Karori 0. Institute 7, Y.M.C.A. 0. Sixth A Division. Y.M.C.A. 3, Marist 0. Institute 3, Brooklyn 0. Sixth B Division. Marist 1, Kelburuc 1. Marist (Thorndon) defeated South Wellington by 2 to nil. E. Fitzgerald and A. Scanlon scored for tho winners. Evans Bay Rovers 0, Swifts 1. Newtown Congregational 3, St. Paul's 1. School Competition, South Wellington, playing with seven men, defeated ivai'cri by 8 goals to 1, Bold (5), Harris (2), and Gell scored for the winners, while Dean was successful for Karori. Marist T 5, Thorndon 80. Maranui 5, To Aro 1. Wadestown 1,. Thorndon 0. Northland 0, Island Bay 0. Marisjt H G, Roseneath 0. WELLINGTON-HAWKE'S BAY. FORMER'S SUBSTANTIAL WIN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! Napier, August 17. The representative Association match, Wellington v. Hawke's Bay, was played at the Recreation Ground, which was in a muddy and slippery condition. The attendance was about 400. The first half was fairly evenly contested, and at halftimo Wellington wero 2 goals to nil. In the second spell they ran over Hawke's Bay. Tho game was uninteresting. Wellington scorers were: Hughes (3), Baructt (1), Beavis (3), Gibson (1). For Hawke's Bny, Hird and Bcasley scored. The final score was, therefore, Wellington 8 goals, Hawke's Bay 2. AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATE CONTEST. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyrifeht (Ree. August 18, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane, August 18. In the iuter-State Association football contest New South Wales _ defeated Queensland by three goals to nil.