WELLINGTON WINS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 261, 3 August 1942, Page 2

WELLINGTON WINS

Infantry Brigade Beaten At Soccer The Wellington representative Association football team had little difficulty in beating the side put forward by the Seventh Infantry Brigade, 5-0, at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon. It was one of the best days of the football season, the weather being calm and sunny and the turf dry. Though the winners deserved their win so distinctly the losers played well and the large crowd was not disappointed by the Soccer it Baw. The teams were as follows: —Wellington; Ward; O. Nunns, Simon; Todd, Cleal, ‘Drylie; Sharp, Shankie, Woods, Singer, Bell. Infantry Brigade: Marsden; Davidson, Klee; Lawrence Seymour, C. MacGregor; Pledger, McCluekie, Quirke, Price, Gendall. , , . It was not till the second half that Wellington really dominated play. Wellington was continually attacking the Infantry Brigade goal in the first halt but scored only twice, faulty shooting at the goal and the alertness of the Army goalkeeper nullifying its efforts. ■ After the goalie had kept the goal through melees in front of its mouth and calculated shots he was beaten by a drive from close in by Singer. Infantry Brigade launched several attacks, none ot which came very close to success, but then W dlingtou was again, back at the team's goal, and just before hall-tune Woods scored. , , After the change ot ends it became dial (bat .Wellington was the superior team, though the soldiers' broke away a '-euwo of times, and threatened trouble or Wellington. When halt the spell had »oue Woods scored from a centre by Bi , who had sprinted up the right wing ( Wh the ball and a moment later Sharp e,°t pathe goalie ' The fifth Wellington goal was ~71,10,i bv Bell *i drive from the line. Duiremaiffiler of the spell both sides aunched attacks, but without In the curtain-raiser, Boys Institute beat W’aterside, 3-1. I'or Boys - Peacock (2) and Desmond scored, and to the losers Dimock.