ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 182, 28 April 1919, Page 5

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

OPENING DAY ON SATURDAY. Tho Football Association opened its eoa--s»n on Saturday with a six-a-side competition for medals on'Us ground i\t South Kilbirnie. An entry of f.B icams was received for the competition, find tbero was n largo attendnnco oi' players and spectators. Out of. 51 game.? set down to be played 51 were actually played, the remaining three games still to bo played being the eemi-final and final of the Senior Grade, which had to be postponed owing to darkness. These, will bo played on a date to be arranged later. Many of the games were close and exciting, and extra time had to be played in both the Fourth Division and Sixth Division finals before tho winner could be found. Tho officials in control were Mr. Frank Ross, controller of teams; scorers, Messrs. H. L. Godbcr mid A. Williams; Appeal Board, Messrs. H. L. Godber, R, Hendry, ami H.■ Yeoman; referees, Messrs. W. Wilson. V. A?till, J. Roberts. TT. Spolsin. T. -Wilkes, W. Auld, C. Webster, R. Hendry, and others. First Second, and Third Divisions (Combined). First Rounci.-Thistlo (a), 1 gonl 1 cornor; Marist (b), nil; Y.M.C.A. 1 corner Thistl* (h) tiii; Ma net (c) 1 goal, Petone fbl nil; Diamond (b) 1 goal 3 corners, Island Bay nil. Second Round.—South Wellington 1 corner. Diamond (b) nil; Petone (a) 1 goal, Swifts nil; Diamond fa) 3 goals. Brootlyn (a) nil; Poriru.i. 2 corners. Johnwnville nil; Marist. (a) 2 eno-ls 1 corner, Brooklyn (b) nil; Institute 2 goals, Thistle (a) 1 goal; Y.M.C.A. 1 goal 1 corner, ICarori nil; Marist (c) 2 corners, Empire 1 corner. Third Round.-Y.M.C.A. 1 goal, South Wellington nil; Marist (c) 1 corner, Institute'nil; Petone 1 goal, Diamond (o) nil; Marist (a) 1 goal 1 corner, Ponrua 1 corner. Semi-final.-Marist (c) to pky Petone; Y.M.C.A. to play Marist (a). Fourth Division. First. Round.—Thorndon (b) 2 goals, Thorndon (c) nil: Brooklyn (a) beat Marist (a), default; Institute (a) beat Brooklyn (l>). default;,Porirua beat Thorndon (a), default; Marist (b) 1 goal 1 corner, y.M.C.A. 2 corners. Second Round.—South Wellington; 1 corner, Thorndon 1 corner; Marist (b) 1 goal 1 corner, Urotiklyn (a) nil; Porirua 2 goals. Institute (b)"nil; Wadeslwii 2 goals, Institute (a) 1 corner.. Semi-final—Wadestown 1 corner, Marist (b) nil; Porirua 2 corners, South Wellington nil. Final I .—Porinia 1 corner, Wadestown nil. Fifth ■'Division. . First Round.—Thorndon (b) J goal' i corners, Y.M.C.A. (b) nil; South Wei'lington 2 goals 1 corner, Institute (a) 1 corner; Y.M.C.A. (a) beat Seatoun, default; Petone 1 goal, Marist (c) 1 corner; Institute (b) 2 goals, St. Anne's 2 corI aers. Second Round—Petone beat Thorndon (b) on a protest; Marist (a) 2 goals, Y.M.C.A. (a) nil; South Wellington 1 goal, Thorndon (a).l corner; Mariet (l>) 1 goal, Institute (b) nil. Semi-final.'-Spiith . AVellington 1 corners, Marist (b) 2 comers; Marist (a) 1 goal 3 corners, Petone nil. Final.-Marist (a). 1 goal, South Wellington nil. .. ■ Sixth Division. First Round.—Marist (c), Newtown. lost Seatoun (a), default; Marist (a), Thorndon, 1 goal, St Anne's 1 corner; Marist (b), Thorndon, 1 corner, Y.M.C.A. nil; Marist (a), Newtown, beat Thorndon, default. Second Round.—Marist.(a), Thorndon, 2 corners, Mariet (j>), Newtown, I'corner j. Marist (c),.Thorndon, 1 goal, Marist (b), Thorndon, 2 corners; Jlcivist (n). Newtown, 5 goals 1 corner, Seafxmn (b) nil; Seatoun (a) 1 goal 1 corner, St, Thomas nil. Semi-final.-Marist (a), Newtown,- 1 goal,■ Mai'ist (o), Thorndon, nil; Marist (a), Thorndon, 1 corner, Seatonn (a), nil. i ■ Final—Marist (a),. Newtown, 1 corner, Marist (a), Thorndon, nil;. Marist (a), Stittova, winners.