ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1534, 2 September 1912, Page 7

ASSOCIATION.

BOYS' REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES,

DOUBLE WIN FOR WELLINGTON. Wellington, 4th Division 6 Manawatu 0 Wellinflton, sth Division 6 Auckland 5 Owing to the rain, which fell throughout tho forenoon oil Saturday, tho Charity Cup match, Swifts versus St. John's, and the 'representative trial match for the Brown Shield team to play Canterbury, .had to be postponed, and the interest of the piiblic was therefore centred upon the ..two boys' representative events,' the fourth division inter-district match between Wellington and Manawatu, and the fifth division intcrprovineial match between Wellington and Auckland,' in both of which the home boys were victorious. i. WELLINGTON—MANAWATU. Against overwhelming odds, the Manawatu boys made a very plucKy fight of it in their match with the Wellington boys in ' tne fourth division inter-distnet icpresentative contest at Duppa Street on Saturday afternoon. There were practically no spectators to harden up tne Hogging energies of cither team. with encouraging esnortations from tho line, but despite the absence of the "gallery" tho boys played a whole-souled game, and gave tho best of their ability. The Manawatu boy "reps." wero not so well seasoned as the' home boys, this being their first year of "soccer," ,but they earned considerable credit for tlio way in which they stood up to what was, by comparison, a company of veterans. Tiie visitors ;von tho toss, and Wellington kicked off with a' rush, driving the Manawatu boys back to 1 their goal area, where a sharp scrimmage took place for a few minutes. Setter then' opened tho score, for Wellington with a driubling run through the backs, followed by a smart drive/ After another skirmish about tho posts, Manawatu broke through, and placed the local boys on the defensive for a few exciting minutes. This temporary ascendancy was short-lived, however, and Wellington returned to the charge. O'Sullivan sent in a timely pass to Johnston, who sent it neatly past the goal-keeper— two- to nil for. Wellington. Goal number 3 eaine a few minutes later, ivhen Morris, on tho wing, took a, long snot at the posts, and scored—Wellington 3, Manawatu 0. The home team now had tho upper hand, and gave the visitors no rest. O'Sullivan, who was playing an energetic game, scored two more goals before ihalf-time, tho score then being—Wellington, 5; Manawatu, 0. The second spell saw the Manawatu boys on their .mettle, and so plucky a stand did tjiey make that, only one more goal was. scored against them before' "no-side" .was sounded, Thomas scoring from a pass from Flans, making the Wellington score six goals to nil. The great weakness of Manawatu lay in the forward division, which lacked substance and "go." Johnston, of Wellington, played the best ali-round game on the field, unquestionably. Mr. 1 A. F. Nev:bold was the Referee.

WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND, A fair number o£ spectators witnessed the Fifth Division boys' representative liiatch between Auckland and Wellington on Saturday—the first encounter for this boys' division in tho history of the "an:e in New' Zealand.' It was. an excellent game in every way. Right throughout both spells the pace was a particularly hot one.' Both teams'were out to win, and it was r "anybody's game" until the final whistle blew. As a matter of fact a draw would have indicated exactly how the game. went. During tho first half Auckland seemed to have a slight advantage and were playing well together. Wellington, on the-other hand, appeared to be holding themselves in-reserve, and this generalship on the part of their skipper made them tiro-winners.-' The lads .wanted to play the full: otime—9o minutest-arid 1 they had-their way.' At .'homo the Auckland boys only play (id minutes, and, the extra 30 minutes told on them at the finish.' During th6-first-half of tho game' the 'Auckland' ■ goal-keeper (A; Wylie) sprained his wrist and his place was taken by Hailing at half-time;, The former had been playing a good game up till tin; time 1 he left the field. The first- score of the match came after 15 minutes' play, in which Auckland had the ad-v-antage, although Wellington looked dangerous on one or two, occasions. King, the visitors' clever centre forward, captured tho ball from Wellington's right-back, M'Anally, and-scored. 'Auckland again attacked,, and after ai preity piece of play Dacre, a little, lad on tho left-wing, put in a hot shot which Nesbitfc saved well. Play now centred about tho Auckland goal and L. Spinley, the visitors' right-back, in trying to clear, miskicked, and_ tho ball slipped past the goal-keeper. Wellington, 1; Auckland, 1. After some give-and-take play King again secured and dashed up tho field, outmanoeuvred several of the Wellington boys, and scored with a low shot. Auckland, 2; Wellington, 1. ' The second half was strenuous throughout. Shortly after the commencement of this spell' Auckland increased their lead to 3 goals to 1, the ball being put through from a scramble. Wellington rallied, and Manley (inside-right), receiving an 'opportune pass from his halves, found tho net with the ball. Accounts were squared--ihortly.after by Thomas with an excellent drive. At this stage the game bocame:fast-and exciting. The ball came up the left wing, was nicely centred by Dacre to King,-who dribbled through and scored. Auckland, 4; Wellington, 3.. Wellington rallied, attacked strongly, and Thomas made tho .scores even onos more. Manlev.- was the next "man" to score for Wellington and then H. Trotman (insideright) scored what was undoubtedly tho goal of the match. He captured tho ball from a good centra and ti;ok it. up tho right-wing in fine style.' At the right moment he steadied himself and drove for the posts. The distance was about 20 yards and. the ball soared through tho air and landed right iup in the left-hand top comer.of the net.' It was a beautiful shot. Five all. The .winning croal was also secured by Manley. Tho whistle-call sounded with Auckland attacking rigorously. [ Mr. H. Yeoman was referee. ' i