ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 224, 16 June 1919, Page 7

ASSOCIATION

INSTITUTE Y. THISTLE

THISTLE WIN A FINE GAME

Close an-900 spectators witnessed a most enjoyable game between Institute and Thistle on tho Basin Kesorvo. Keid won the. toss, and chose tho northern end with the brcezo iu their favour. Owens kickod oil', but Keid secured and sent ahead to .ISdwards, Wanden relieving with a good kick.. M'Goram in tore spied a pass ironi Porter to Smith, and placed to liuneon, who, with a well-directed shot, beat Tarrant from cioso in, fivo minutes after the start. Thistle, 1; .Institute nil. Thistle continued to press, their halves, especially lieid, placing to perfection, whereas the Institute defeuders, with the wind against them,, wero iinding.Uie ball difficult to control. After tho first 15 minutes, their halves settled down, with tho result that their forwards wore seen to bettor advantage. Houston, with a great "individual effort, beat thiee opponents, liiiul was" in the act of shooting when Jl'lven/.ie cleared. Institute again attacked. Porter passed (o Smith, wlio beat Cunningham in the'sprint for the ball, and sent in a perfe.'.t centre, Jl'Ken--7,ie clearing. Smith and Bell, on the Thistle right, by good combination trans-' ferred play to'the Institute :iei>alty area, where Bell cleared with a well-timed kick." l!eid secured possession, and sent on to Frickleton, who tested Tarrant with ft crot>d' shot, a fruitless corner resulting, Edwards sending behind. From the'kickeff JPArthur let Owens away. The latter passed to Porter, who beat lieid and M'Goram, but.-he dallied too long in front of goal, Cunningham clearing in the nick of time. Thistle goal had another narrow escape. - Portor passed to Smith in the' .penalty area. Hgerton rushed out to clear, Smith got there first, and sent in a slanting shot, which just missed the. goat by inches. P.oid let Smith away,, and he' sent in a fast, low shot. 'Tarrant' dived' frill length at the biill, bringing off a .great~snvo at-the goal-post; "Bell cleared, but tho hull.came nut to Jieid, who sent in a lovely'shot, which beat Tarrant'before he had timo to recover from his previous save. Thistle, 2; Institute, nil. From the kick-olf. Institute pressed, and Ilon'ston passed to Halley, who beat Miller and M'JCeime, Cunningham''clearing his'centre. "M.'Girr.secured, and' beat JI Goram, and then sent on to Smith-,-who beat CunningliHm. Egerton again rushed, an-:l managed'to block tho hall'as Smith was in the act of shootitig.' Thistle rallied, Hanson passing 'to Edwards, who sent in a lodr dropping slipt which Tarrant cleverly saved' lnider tlifi crossbar, conceding 'a corner, which Wanden cleared. Smith and Bell, of tho Thistle tesim, were again prominent, Bell sending : in a'shot at express speed from a difficult angle. The ball struck the post, and, rebounding into play, M'Gii'r clearing. M'Goram next secured and sent ahead.' Wanden missed his kick, and' Edwards, rushing'in, centred to'Frickleton, who converted. Thistle; 3; Institute,'nil. Half-time 6dunded shortly afterwards.

The second half opened with Institute pressing, ■ but the Thistle backs (especi-; nlly M'Kenzie) were' in prent. form, and repeatedly saved their side. Ifonyton sent ill n high shot, which Kgerton did well to clour. The Thistle halves were having an anxious time, Reid heinpr (•onsuicuoiiSand ployiiij? with Rood jwlgnient.-Thisile,' led' V.v Frickleton, r.ttacked. Hanson re : ccjived his pus? ;ittd tent nil 'to 'Edwards; his centre 'Vein's eiearod by Bell, who was in splendid form. Reid next '.let Frickleton away. The latter, beat Bell and sent-ahead, but in the race for goal Bell overtook- and dispossessed'*-Fricltle-" ton. It was a.grand recovery, and was .deservedly cheered. The Jnstil'iile linlves ill-this stage wore playing at' the to)) of (heir form, <ind gave tlieir forwards every, opportunity. Crane passed to Houston, whose.shot.',went over the'bar. Smith,-of Thistle, was next, prominent, his final shot being saved by Tnrmnt. Craiie let Halley away, and he slipped the ball past M'Kenzie, and, ro'cing ahead, caught the-ball as it was going past, and- feijt. across the goal, where Cunningham just managed- to dear.. Institute' wero doing mast of -the pressing, and Porter, -from close in, tested Egerton, who cleared. The ball Ki'me out'to M'Gi'rr, who font in ft shot which gave F.gevlon r.o chance -tosave. Thistle. 3; Institute,'l. Institute thoroughly deserved their success, which, was long .overdue. From now oil there wns no holding the'lnMituto forwards. From n bombardment of the Thistle goal, the ball came to Halley,' who scored, but the referee disallowed the goal for offside.. Institute .continued to press to the call of time, but were unoblo to add to iheir srnre. The weight Mid experience of the Thistle team told its tale, but at the same time they, were "ortii'iate to lead by three clear gnnls at hnlf time, wlvsroas the first L-ilf was Thistle's, second hnlf was Institute's. Had institute lx>en a'Mo to 1 r°eish>r a scor« early in the second half, tho finish would have been most <->vi!wig Both goal-brnners played excellent football. Bell am ] jr'Kpn, 7.ie were the nielc of the Itneki. an'f Reid and M'Girr the best of the halves. M'fiirr calls -for «n'pcin,l mention, hie ploy bein? s"o»rb. Houston. Smith, I'orlT, and Halley were , Just'tnf-ii's V>t' forwards, while Fi'lelcle'on. Bell, md-.Hanson were the best for Thistle.

RESULTS OF JURIST MATCHES. Junior. Marist defeated Petone B, 4—o. (P. Marshall (3) nvl F. liriffin (1) wore the scorers for Marist. Fourth A Division. Institute A G v. Thorndon 3: Porirua'G v. Institute B. Fifth A' Division. Marist A defeated Y.M.C.A., 4—l. Tho scorers, for.Marist were B. Brown (2) and M'Keowen (1). Institute U 0 v. Petone 5. Sixth A Division. Marist Thorndon defeated Seatoun, 11H). W. Cudby (4), Philpott (2), Knight (2), J. Mulholland (1), Fisher (1), and L. Reid (1) were the scorers. Institute. 4 v. Y.M.C.A. 3.. Johns, Barrett, and Iremonger (2) scorcd for Institute, Sixth B Division. Marist N«wto\vn defeated Jlnrist Thorndon, 2—l'. Sixth C Division. Marist defeated Institute A, 3—o. Seventh Division. St. Thomas's 1 v. Marist 0. Smyth scored for, St. Thomas's . Wadestown 5 v. Institute 0. L'ighth Division. Institute A lost to Marist (T.). Institiito B lost to Marist (N.).