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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2170, 8 June 1914, Page 6

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GOOD WEATHER & FAI.E FORM ONS HEAVY SOURS. Corinthians ... 10 pgtorto & Ti,is »s 7 wanderers ... i , Y.M.fi.A, ~..,. a Rovers j S teaMw ' o Hospital 5 Blamonds ~, i Y.M.c.A.—RdVEas. Vfmful and nippy are tho two words M-ss suited to describe the. YM C 1 and Rovers contest at Kilbimie, Mid wiu gams certainly deserved a bigger 'bank, Tiso weight and cxjjerioiu»"of tne <m« team wore balanced ■hv th« cleverness and combination of tWoth*/ aim the result,'from the sfwetator's viairpowtj was excellent The game one-nod ivitii a smart forward rush bv I..U.UA. into two preserves of their opponents, but a woll-ulaccd kick bv J'ri.icrg turned the invasion into a re"neat, valiautly the Yellow and Black mon strove to win ?mck the tost ground anu suceee-ried icr a time. 'Rov-eis'swept-across the Ims again and their Wards jecaino prominent. Nicol, on the N't wing, swung the bali ir-to his eentwiorward, Ferguson. ■ Ferguson shot fast and accurately for home and the re* toreo s wiiis tie w«it up for the goaf-Mli but all had rcefconcd' without lUllk] wiio saved with a supreme effort. Dancer, hoB-eror, was by no means past, 'hie ball came back into play and this time H. tiftri took the kick. He wa= successful. Rotors, 1; Y.M.0.A., 0. Dashingly, almost brilliantly, the continued, and at length, *op}wrtiuiitv gsvo 1 .ai.t.A. the clwneo to oven mat* tcrs. They were not slow to take mi» mesnate advantage of it. By constant loi-cmg riiey obtamed 3 corner kick.and a neat centre was awarded by a goal, Jloai-e being the 1 Scorer. Y.Sf.C.A 1' Hovers, J., libs call for half-time- saw no chango in t), e positions. Y.M.U.A.. ag&jn made the going on rcopesimg, but again thev were driven back- into their own territory, They defended strongly, however, 'and time and time, again, carried the war bark over tiie line duly to be again repulsm-l. Jut the aggressiveness of their assail* ants was eveatually too much for tlrem. pnbblmg tactios by the Rover forwards brought- tho ball well down tho field, ima, with the able assistance of their hacks, tliey rosnsgwt to keep it there,Witn a pretty display of footwork the ball was passed, to J. Black. He tried his lortuiw aided with a .well-directed Met, and both combined took the leather to the goal-post which it- struck' ana. then fell through. Rovers, 3: Y.11.0.A., 1. JFrera the- liiie-out an-' oilier determtisrod esdeavoiir by the Rov- ■' ors to increase their total saw Hollis < (aoal-kceper) make a brilliant save. imm then oft Rovers appeared to fall away, or porto.tss, Y.M.C.A. extended themselves more, hot whatever Has the, cause, the Yellow and Blacks Were never again seriously troiirtsd. -Corner after corner was secured and at length a clever-centre by Carrath-erS, enabled Roberts, who had' been ploviu'n exceptionally well to head the 'ball • through. Y.M.C.A., 2; Bowrs. 2. Good attacking and feeding by Y.M.C.A. backs brought tho leather among t-jie forwards sihl a tonier was sscujed. Camithers again centred with his ok?-' time skill and .Raises, on the mitside felt, secured, He held posst-simi. long/ oiioiigh to get position and then passed to Phillips at irisid-s right. Phillip* hod no difficulty in obtaining tlw "Jcadin" Kosi and tire gaiaw finished with tim tally'reading: Y.M.C.A., 3; Timers, 2.

SWIFTS—3ROOK.S.YN, Mediocrity was the iioto sounded and sustained f hrouo;hout the- Swifts and Brooklyn coatest aft ths Kiftirnio grounds. So monotoiwßs did this mount<mo) -become that, towards the ctoso of tco ganioj csvmi the -players t-he-m----soh-cs seeim-d to havo been dulled from spasmodic tietiviiy to a ic-al lofcliaty*. What little lire that was sfcowii was nil om ih-s sirto of the Swifts who Hevsrtlmk-ss belied their name. Barnttt. playing with ajt injured Itncp, managed to liok'i his «n<] «ji. and, within a few minutes of the open.mg iip of hostilities, assisted Kelfowav to secure a corner for Brooklyn, Th-fl last-named player fcmk ike kick, hut his aim was inaccurate, .and the hall flew over the bar. Taylor, .-Swifts' tofthad*, how pt>t itt same useful work, | asitl got the ball a#ay to his fsnrards. .Balks, on the wing, passed into .Rich* . arils, who. in turn, passed in to the i goat-mouth. Swifts, 1; $reaMyn, nil. Banvet-i and l&olkway' mads n strWie;. endeavour to break ' the s-tietl whtab, the BraoMynites had apparently oast; over themselves, hut though fey iiw- ■ riod Swifts' goaJ-tastsper "not a* little. support was not voneJjsafcd theffl! M' this stage the- proceedings wore marked i by a taurney hetwesn two epposirifj far* warda, who passed the te&thei? hack-: wards and i'o-rivarels far muia littto tirpe, ! rliiji) the rouiaiiHlcr Jast Jested -on.. Itiehwds at length intarveiicd.) and passed tlio ball over to H. ftuis-a, ivho casually pasted it between -that posts.: This time bo attempt Was" njadn to save. Swifts, 2; Bwol'dyn. nil. ijitjsa wpeated this roa-Koenrro 'before tlio first .half fllesad, and so increased his team's figures to three. _ The- second lap saw the spell of drowsiness spreading over the, fiefcL thiriftg the courses «f play, Guise (Swifts) put on two more goals, tlio .final *co-n*s hc» )ur: Swifts, 5; Brooklyn, ssil. Mr, J. Duffy was reforoo.

Thistla valued ovct Wanderers on tho Basin .Ikserve. For the. first few minutes play was of ait even character, and then the Blues got going; and did practically what they liked with their rmic-ti weaker opponents. During the first Jialf goals cartio in quick* sucecsstori. After a beautiful combined run, in which nearly tk-ejwhols of Thistle took part; Dick tended the Ml into the net. It was evident-, however, that Thistles were taking their. anpoft. cuts a little too cheaply at this stage, j>nd .Wanderers, taking advantage ©f this, scored their only 'goal, Davis being responsible-. This softie put Thistleon their mettle, and. they settled down to play, some pretty football being tiro rcsalfc. Their'second goal Canio froro j pood work by Barker, who neatly trans-. icrrcd to, Marshall. A Wanderers' back was in tho way, and Marshall kicked the bid! at hisi/a-nd it glanced off his back into flic not. Browulee next he*csii'Hv prominent on tlie Blue's side by smriug a pretty goal. 'M'Kcime', Thißtics' new right-back, snb'sefywmtiy sent the ball risrlt'-t across $}«* JleM to 'the outskMoft (Shvards), iM. flic, latter put in a- beautiful shot. Thistle, 4: ■ Wanderers, 1. SlMrtlv More half-time Eriwsdoe scored a fifth goal. With a lead of four goals. Thistle appeared to ho content to ttlay out time-' hi tlio second half. AlifeoßjrJi Wa.nriwws Jivwte one or tTO cscai>sions into their territory, tiitfy could not. score, and before tho game ended Pc-rgusmi rsiistd Tiiisfclss' total to 7 goals, ' Mr. Wilson \yas referee. HOSPtTft-L-OIAMOISUa. ' After an interesting game, Hospital detested Diajnonds by '3 goals to 1. At the outset givo-aud-iako play wns the order of the day, and dvi.-riar* jhany of thi! oxchaugw Dm-nio.mls iuotc tiisti Iwld; fheir own. " Evvjiitajilly, liovvover, .Koots (Hospital's ecniro-Suilf) socurnd. He t:cnt ibo ball oflt to Daily, and tho |at--'ivv, after :' Sofld ma, cCHtrerl to Batmii, who tiUuled it in tlio corner of i.k> j not, A liitk later Huslies got away, and passed at the right iwroonl to [ T)alcy, who. scored- A'few minstes hsfovo holMimo Skimtor teeuiod and pass- j ed to Pftiiy, tho latter outtiiw on tie 1

finishing tenches with a beautiful screw shot. Hospital, 'it; Diamonds. 0. At the outset of t : k> second half, Eos" pita! attacked strongly. a«i DianjO'ndis showed what they were, capabio of jn the way of defence. Hospital's -persistence was re .yarded, however, and Elliott registered the- fourth goal. A few minutes later Hughes secured from a. weak return by Bell (BiattrandtS 1 kwp* er), and banged the ball into the licit. Towards the end, A. Lowo {Dia.fnonds) mnie o. splendid run up t'ljo field,, and when close in lie s'lwt, 'Cobb saved, tat Hi clearing his goal ho kicked the ball into Baw»in.si, and it 'rebowiide.d into the net. Hospital, S; Diamonds., 1, Mr. flnteheson was referee. GQfMNTH tAwi^-PETDNE, Carinthieiis, a team vastly superior in every department at the game, beat plucky Pofcone by 10 goals to nil. Ah though beaten., tlio suburban team was by .!» aieans disgraced, and they deserved credit for the way in which..they stood up to their heavier and bigger ©roroivent-s. The seorers for. Corinthians we Willis, Gibson (2), Wells (2), Ballard, Ives, Roberts; and Burke. Mr, O'CoimcU' was referee. BROWN SHIELD, CHALLENGE- iFBAWKE'S BAY. : (By IToJcirarii.—Pre:s Assoe-ifi&ion.j ShtfotCrmrtih:, June Q. liirora.ia.twn is to hand that the licitchallenge for the Brawn Shield has <!«>tiK> from B« wire's Bay, and. tto teeal cXecii* Uve have Used tho .inateh for three 1 weelb hence.