THE ASSOCIATION GAME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2194, 6 July 1914, Page 6

THE ASSOCIATION GAME

THISTLE DEFEATED CORINTHIANS IN THE VAN

Tim futes o'darned excellent weather forSaturc'a>, and the result wa" that the six "Soccer" teams took tl" field, and in most ca-es piowded fairly good ..latolics. Thistle ivcn under "to Hos- ;> ti: b; two po'ld, and thus t'neir chances of eecurjiig tho co:nj>etitiOii troI phv tins jca: are soirewhoi small Ccrinthnns, thougi, w:r.nn.g their game, cr.use'l sorao surpriso bj succeeding bj the narrow riaigin of only one coal against a comparatnelv weak team, iToveis. Tho two Kilnirmo fames wre cf d slow order, in one match —Wanderers and S - \if*s—neitlier side obtained a goal. • Tlio result's at a glance are — I Corinthians 4 Rovers . .. 3 Hospital . ... 2 Thistle ... o Y.M.G.A 2 Dlan">nt:s ... i Wanderers ... 0 Shifts ... .3 Brooklyn 1 Pctena 0 Y.M.C.A.—DIAMONDS. in plenty the feature' cf M.c \,MC.A. and Dumords fixture,at Kilbirnie Diamonds made a gocd getavay„ but Holl,s checked theip. Diamonds' nackdplajed a sound corviceablo game, and fed *heir frort-rackers judiciously, - \ith tho resu't thai; Y.M.C.A. wo-o 'wept aside, and n&ucht" hut Hollis stood the goal He saved. Tpe first, l ; no of defence of the Yellow and Black secured possession, and tho brll lut the top bar of *hp goal-Dost and dropped oack. to bo quickly returned to the scero o f conflict. A goil at kngth cime xho way of tho "Willis Street institution. A so.r'tod forward run bv Y.M.C.A. brought tho ball to the front of their opponents' goal. The. usual melee Kirpenod, ind ( while proceeding' tho ball escaped tho vigilant evo of tho 'keeper, and rolled past him between the posts. Y M.C.A , 1: Dhn.onds, ril. Xctl'.ng brings success like otiecess, aid Y.M.C.A cjme at it again. Poon dagger looiiied, ami Carruthers passed cut to Ph-'lips This plajer Tid_ "limself smartb cf th" sphere tv swinging it over to ]"s centre-forward. Footo, who scored Y M.C.A , 2. Diamonds, nil. Vivaciously C.A rerewed tho rocond half of the corfiict vivacity ,vas icpoMci wtiii cclo'-uy and combination, and Hoilis again was solus ou tho (Vier.co. He saved wW but then A. Lowo got ono pa't him Y.M.C.A. 2; Diamonds 1. Diamonds continued to press for the greater part of.fhe balance of t'.io game, but the whistle and the cvenng gloom found tho ■bcore— YMC.A , 2; Eiaironds, 1. Mr Wip.dky was tho referee. WANDERERS AND SWIFTS. Wanderers, plajins a min short, met Swifts on No. 2 Kilbirnie Park. The plav of tho first spell was chniacterlcss. Corners were tho feat'ire c f t'lo opening s'pgeo of tbe final Inlf. Tlicse were mostlv secured by Wanderers, nut no lasting good folic wed. ,Moro v'»ality was infus'.l into t'pe garr.o, n.d some of the of the pro-inus spell vanished, nut tho clash "Wild &" f '^ n >- fi«d bv beine called mediocre Tl.e result was a draw, neitlier side scoring Mr. Lithgow was ihj referee CORSNTHIANS-ROVERS- - lnd to ,)lav all thev kuer on tho 8.-sm Eeserro tn <;ivc thciii:olves defeat at the l»->nd« of th" P>overs It was r.n intorempg "ame f'om start 'o Cmish. jr.d the for *iio 1011 clnmpionsnip had a luckv wm by i gcii c to 3 Tim" and time again ?(,,- crs liad the Bhck net Whites full, tent'od It is n lone time Corfnj thiins lnil such a tu-sle, ?nn credit is diio ti Rovprs for the excellent fip-lit thev put up aciirst n more e\nenencod ter-ni Tli" v\l'itev were the first tc score, the b"ll linded in the net bv Ferguson. Net long nttcru-rdf- Corinuhians pr n ss<yl their oppencts hir' tnd the result was that from a go-d centre by Ballard, Barry put tne H!l into 'ho not Tlio \Miites vtf-rked strongly, hut fJihson, Ballard, TJickerbv, rnd Co. wero too cood for ihem After r. prettv piece of play between tho tnreo nhvers menticiipd. Gibson scored. Pirrj was the no\t Corinthian nun to score, ai.d he did vwth a hot slnt- | [Vmtrds th" end of the snoll T?ovrr- | v.er" pw,ird<d a p.'naltv aLninst Pi<keihv, ?nj r.ltorrl fo'Mid thr i">t with- 1 ■ nut diflicultv II H.nt pnd Forenoon | 'v.iio icspoiisib'o for Ttovers' third l tt'>il | Alt lip beginning rtflho sero,id j Rnveis made strenunus effons to obtain t 1 " lend .md Corintluiiis woto k"pt I stiictlv on the defensive Combination ] to'd, hovever, and after some intern*. |

ing plaj Roberts scored the winning goal of tho match Mr. C. Web r ter was referee THISTLE—HOSPITAL. For the :econd time »h ; s season 'Jh'stle Ime tested de'cit, and this time it <vas at tho hands of their old opno,ionts. Hospital. Thro'j;hout the gama plr.j was "tcecdinglv fast. It -wis Hospital's comb'nation \ihich von them tho match, \fter a long spell of interesting givc-ani-take nj a \.* dunm* which both sides ftt'ight nard, Hosp'tal managed to break away, ?nd Da.ly dreilist blood by scoring a .beautiful goal from tho w:ng. On .several occasions Thistle forwards made soma pretty runs i,p-field, ard thoy,we'e ablv assisted by the-.r halves, :>ut attemris at netting tho ball failed en ac-ourt of bad shootiiiij. Just before half-timo Rocts sent ths oall cut to Hughes -Tho latter mado some mo\emei,ts, and sent in an excellent shot, miking tho scores—Hospital, 2; Thistle, o.'

Hard, 'dishing plav characterised thi second spell, pud each tide worked l'ki Tiojans. First one sido would attack, end then the c-trer. The game became fnost exe'ting and Thist'e's barrackes, urged them to victory. •■ It was no use, however, for Hospital wero too pood, and the game'ended without any further scce Mr Hawkins, of H M.S. Psyche, wsf referee. , PETONE-BHQOKLYN. Bredk',;, n defeated Petone by one goal to nil The suburbanites did not havo their f'j'l t"an, and Brooklyn played 6onip substitutes The only goal of tho match was scored during the first spe". Guthrie earne out of goal to endeavour to elear a corner kick, -and Kellaway being handy, dropped the baH into' t'lo net E'W play foliov7ed till half-tirao was cilled. ' There was no score during the second half It anpearcd as if Petoro wera having, the best of the gatic. Brooklyn nere contlnuallj kept on the defensive, and it was orh bid shooting by Pctono that saved them defeat. Mr. Djffy was referee. GAMES IN OTHER PLACES, /Hr Telceraßh —?rr— '.~«ivlailofi J Auckland, July 5. Corinthians b«at North Shore by 4 goals to 2.' Tnistlo ieat Adult School by (5 goals to uil Y.JI C.A. and C?rlton played a goalless draw, and BretherI.ood and E\crton plajed a draw, sccr- ■ ins 2 goals cacn.