SOCCER MATCHES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2182, 22 June 1914, Page 8

SOCCER MATCHES

CAMPAIGNING IN THE MUD ONLY THREE MATCHES. Tfilstla ? Swifts o Y.M.C.ft. ... 3 Petofie 1 Rovers ..... 4 Brooklyn ... 2 •'JHoremtc southerly rind, carrying skirwers of icy rain, featured Mid drMtohcd Saturday's softer. Only throe wntehrs were played, two at ivilhiTiiio «'hd 'ono at I'etoue, Thistle and Bovws vmva the victors on the- town grounds, tind. WH.C.A. on the svAvirWii area. IV .'unpleasant i-oiidifcioiis wre agaHttt spjctttftiiln!' football. The Basin Reserve fixtare was of necessity postponed.

ROVERS & BROOKLYN. Itoms met lii'oc-kS.vsi at Kilhirnie. Tiie hitter wont under by two goals to tour.' Hovers secured their first win this season. Barnett, for Braoklyii, shov.'od up priiininentiy soon after tiie commencement of the game; but missed j a sliot at goal. Rovers' forwards, thonkfi.il rtr their good fortu.no, then luade a so stained attack, their gassing showing ap very woH. Elford got th» hnß wb'eii in a likeljr pasitioii and .'.cored. Hovers, 1; Brooklyn, 0. Kei-la-ivny, mi Brooklyn's wing, was then responsible for «ome excellent work, but when the elianees lor scoring cams, tho wind generally gat in first. Combined phiy by the Kover.?' forwards, esptnalh by. Bart, Tajwer, and KTiotil, resulted iu their second goal. Both wngs manoeuvred the leather nicely to Turner, centre forwaj'c}, and lie easily beat tli-o opposing 'keeper. Hovers, 2; Brooklyn., 0. Black ivt'.d Nieol- fietweeti ibeui added another goal .for Hoveis jiist befofo half-tiuie, No hait-tiiw interval was taken, snci Rarneit and Kellaway o;j.Miod up strongly for Brooklyn. A hot shot by Barimtt mi® saved by art ineli and a moment later, a comer was secured, Inrt-Eli-owl,, spoilt the cMicession bj- getting awa.y with the ball. A dnhbliag run folioivpd and he got. through -safely. 4 but hk shot for tho goal .mouth was lUidul oft' by Heap. Blaise, hewover, was liawlv bmel seoted. lovers, 4; Bfoafcltn, Q.. KfiHaway marked the score .sheet first for Brooklyn. He secured from a elpver passing mil, and made the score: Rflvers. 4; Brooklyn, 1. JTien Moiris, Kellais'Sj, atrf nett, after ft passing Iml-it, obtained a eorsier, Jlie b:<ll was cent red well and Bamettr put iji the boot «nd tvns cessful. Bevers, 4; Brooklyn, 2. Ths Garne eontimied with wniibisied energy} bnt-.lko scores remained tfee sivfhe. Mr. M"i in was referee.

• THISTLE & SWIFTS. <>ood defejiee- was p;Bt- up by Swifts in: ifeeir match with Thistle, tut their attack was never at any time' anything : worth mentioning. The "Scots" * wore' wary, and for some little while- we-ro cont-Mit to kr ; r-p Swifis merely on tho run, Their opponents' strength having hecii asce-rtflii-icf], Edwards asv.inied roiitrei of _ t-bo: ball, tricked clovna tho fio-id with it well at his feet and stored. ThisMe, 1; Swjftsr, 0. An encore effort v. »*. a'ttompted, hilt the ic:> bar of tte gosai Was cppArently too low for the. slteoter, aitcf il'ie- tell tiswiited back into pky. Swift® dfifestfed but. little ote-ee. was tlieirs against t.ho men of tlie heather. SHarshaii and BwJt paired the.tfls.ijMs off, and very koati iacfeased th-6 seWo .hy . otse.. Thistle, 2; Swifts, 0. Before the*s|s«iltended This-' tfe'« cwitr«-£orw«x'd received & neat- pass froni Bldivards, and Blade uti wroi' aioiit. wher# to put the halt '• TJii-st-I-e, 8jSwifts, G, In tho second spell p,ood fortmie moro .than g-fl&d play bought Thistle's fourth # goal. Within t«n mm-tttes M reopening, iPergivsos.'s hoot went «.ird i'or a goal. I'orJir.gtcn, Swifts' Seal-keeper dived forward to saro hut/ slipped, mid tJie,ba-U went its Way. Hsis* tie, 4; Swift'i, 0. Aboirt this stage, awl mdeed, all through, Ro?s and Wiist-ft, w.atr«-?half and Mt back for Swifts i'espeetiv-els'- played, an. , exo-cp-tionai. game and deserved better fortune, but their aids belied their name, and sy.iia'Re .support, for these , was ofW'ifnes-;la«iing. Eawson was. the. i-ieart to -ifke 8 turn at putting th« bull i pirst and he was. as 'sncfiesst'ul ,as kvs predw;ej-s<)rs.. Thist.la, & • Swift, 0. The t?-o riniajnfng. goals of the seven were put on hy Fer» gUsßtt. Tho jSis't goal wa» _ ra-ther a cifcver <ai)B his for-Wncds giving & goad display of cen-cefted pJay, leading np ttj the shot. Mr. C, Webster W'a.s refe'ee.

Y.M.&.A. & PETOMEAfter ,a mud w.nmibte Y.M.O.A. de£fatcrl Petene rofiber easily l).y tires goals to one. Durifig'the first spell the gawe was rety eveft though bath sides fought bard 'to snore; On EjceasUHls both gOfikke&pers had plenty to do am] tbev did their work well. Attack was ijuid'.ly turned into defense afid'.tMs kind of play went oil tnroiig-h----otit the spe.il. appeared ts ■be. (fecMß&rt'Gd by the oile-feheli" gam& •ldopfce.il by and lna-ny good attempts to sdaf'c wore spoiled l>y play. 'It was during this spell that it.SLO.A. soared their first goal, B.afcer sanding through a good shot- from a scramble. Daring tils second spell heavy fain fell aWI the greu.itd hceamc i quagmiro. Cflmbinaiion wm out of the' fsuesiion, and, at iimos, the ball Sould owly be hickod a yard or t#a. Ooitditiofl* »f coHiso became impleasflpi for eveij-b-xiy, b.it neve.: tiiclr?s the two Jbuog teams fought on, Tlift -spell was Mat very many rnijvates old when Sold rfl'iskieked. "fliis kit. Hiiidmarsh an opfcii cxnd aad hs Made wa mistafee, A little later Petnne were awarded a psn- j Rlty fi'iid 33' Gill lound tli« net.. Thi 1 last .score of the ia'atfifc eftmfc from a[ uiee ceatte by Baiter which Baare ttrni- j •?d tt> aoecraiit'. Mr. -3. B. Patofl was 1 referee. , : i

THE OTHER CR3DE CAMES. SECOND DIVISION. St. David's, 10; Shifts, 0. Ki&warra, the leadiftg team (with jiu Mbiatcn record), suffered defeat bv Y.M.O.A. by <—3. Sehoch, M'Girr, and Stirrfltt scored for I'.M.C.A. Diamond's defeated BwWfeljo l.v 3 •goals to nii Tho lasers played wft'n siifie rtcn. Fourth Division. Marisi B defeated Swifts by J5 fc'oals to nil, .Smith. and Vftlinfco .scoring. Star *. Mavisij. A, no scow;, Brooklyn ilrieaicri Si. David 5 ® bv 5 : goals to 1. KseMe (2),. Matter {I), • ; Ott'sms (1), and Maiiley (1), scored for i i.lio wisn;e>;s. institute defeated Y-31-CL A; by 5 goafs to nif. Til.*- scorers wen': Daly (?>, Armit. 0), Eastwood {.1), and Huvwn («• Fifth Division. WiiiJostowh iron' from .Paul's by: dofault. Fifth A Division. Mtu'Ss-t. beat Kavari by 2 to 1. • o'Stilliran and Fitagenikl scored. ; Institute, 3; Seatmm. 6. Fififi & SWisisn. Xeit'tfiwir Coftgrpgaii«iui 3, Y.M.O.A. 1. HaM {!) snd O'lfiirv (2) searfttl for i (lie winners. and Pike For the losers. j Sixth ft aivislan., Brooklyn beat Marist .Bros, by 18 gnals to nil. .M,ii Ist. (Ht defeated.. .Brooklyn by 18 goals ki nil. s;iveDf3 > Association, Morinj (Tl) beat Ma.wl Bay B by 8 jjoals i'o nil. Marist (H) mew with SI. TTiontas, 1 all, .\l'f<aod fiottd for Marist, and Bienside for St. Tlionins.