ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3137, 16 July 1917, Page 7

ASSOCIATION

Saturday was l an* ideal day for'foolhall ami fomo Rood Association jfamre wcro witnessed at. tho various grounds. Third Grade. Tho principal (own j»amn was plajed at Association Fark between Wadestown and Y.M.C.A., ami resulted in a win for the former by ono goal lo nil. Wadestown had Iho best of the same throughout, keeping the* ball in their epponente' half, nnd although their combination was much better than that of Y.M.C.A.. they did not <lo any "brilliant work ivlien at tho goal, their ono goal wae scored hr H. Rarity. His play and thai; of Wanden, tin full-back, wns good, while MT>od, in tho forwards, did tho best work on the Hold. In Y.M.C.A. the Ml-back ivas tho only -noticeable nlnver. Institute met. Johneonvillc at ,lobnsonvillo. and defeated tie local team for J goals to 2. Institute, playinp the C'Deback game, had the better of the first spell. At half-time the score "was one all. The game, produced good, fast football, and Tra-s pla-yed in the best of Epiiit. The local l&cts are last coining on, and before the season closes will be a hard proposition .for some of the city Icanm. Tho referee was Mr. W. Auld. Marist v. Karori, played at Anderson Park, and after n, hard and fast gitmc, in which somo of the best football seen this eea«m was shown. Tho match resulted in a draw—one poal ca-ch. Tho refcrco ■vras Mr. F. O'Conncll. • Fourth Grade Empire met Kilbirnio at Duppa Street, and after an uninteresting garao defeated them by 10 to nil. Empire* barf not jet been beaten this fioason. |. Y.M.C.A. defeated Instituto B at Duppa Street by 2 goate to 1. 'Die uiatoh botiveon Johnsonjillo and Karori was played e.t JolmEouvillc. Thn latter Icara quito outclassed tha local lads, being heavier and more experienced, find won easily by 8 goals to nil. Two of the leadinp; teams—lnstituto and Thorndon—mot at Association l'arlc, a'tfd a fine, Keen struggle 'between two very ovenly-matchcd elevens, resulted >'n a T"in for Thorndon by 2 goals to nil. 15. , . O. Ward referecd. Thorndon (2) beat Bovs' InstitiUo (A team), (0). "Kfth Grade. Tliormlon defcatwl Y.jr.C.A. at Duppa Street by •( goals to 1. Wo<kvto*w-n defeated St. Voice's at •'Duppa Street by 6 goals (x> I. Hoys , Tnslitui.n (6) bent Mflrist (?,). "Fiftli 3*l Grade. Roys' Institute A loam (6) heal. Stars fl\ Boys' Institute B team (1) drew with St.. Thomas's (1). SixtJi A Grade. Bo.ve , Instituto (5) beat South Wollmeton (1). ■ Sixth B Ors.dc. Boys' Institute A team (8) beat, Boys' Inetit.u'to C team (0). Sfarist (Thorndon) (S) heat Hoys' Institute B team (0). Y.M.C.A. (2\ beat Alarist (N.) » "team (1). Thornilon (3) beat. Marist "R (nil) Sixth Grade. Marist (Newtown) 'J, Jliirifil (Tborndon) I.