ONE-SIDED GAMES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 194, 15 May 1944, Page 7

ONE-SIDED GAMES

Wellington Soccer Results Several lop-sided games occurred when Wellington first division Association football competitions were continued on Saturday. Waterside Jeat Marist 9-1, at Basin Reserve No. 2, and Hospital beat Lower Hutt 9-1, at Porirua. A coincidence was that in both matches the losers got the first goal of the game but neyer scored again. The best game of the day was that in which Moera Stop Out ; beat Railways by one goal at Basin Reserve No. I. The other Venus Shield game was between Comrades and Technical Old Boys, Comrades winning 2-1.« Waterside, with « points, are leading for this trophy, from Hospital. 5; Railways and Moera Stop Out, 4; Technical Old Boys and Marist, 1; and Lower Hutt, 0. In the Power Cup competition, Army ran up a score of 12 against Training College’s 2, but in nil tbe other games scores were low. ' Pctonc, Air Force, Railways. Diamond and Petone Technical Old Boys liad wins. Army leads for the cup with 6 points, from Petone, 5; Diamond and -Moera Slop Out, 4; Railways and Air Force, 3; Varsity, 2; Technical Old Boys, Training College, and Petone lechnical Old Bovs, 1; and S.eatoun, 0. Results ’of Saturday’s first division games are as follows: — Venus Shield. Hospital 9, Lower Hutt 1. Woods (4), Lawlor (2), Trcwick (2) and Mlles scored for Hospital, and McPhee for Lower Hutt. Moera Stop Out 4, Railways 3 Singer (3) and Jones scored for Moera Stop Out, and McKinley (2) and Bell for Railways. Comrades 2, Technical College Old Boys 1. Gibson and Mullins scored for Comrades. and Stanford for Technical College Old Boys. , Waterside 9. Marist 1. Longbottom (•), Gibb (21, Traynor (2). and Mildenhall scored for Waterside, and Thompson for Marist. Power Cup. Air Force 3, Seaton n 2. Ell verton, Canvan and Gibson scored for Air Force, and Yeoman and Jenkins for Seatoun. Army 12, Training College 2. Allan (o), Neren (3), Jenkins (2), Joblhig and Crane scored for Army, and Robinson and Fly for Training College. Petone 5, Moera Stop Out 3. Casey, Hunt, Knott, D. Thompson and Thompson scored for Petone, and Barker (2) aud Kennington for Moei-a Stop Out. Diamond G, Petone Technical Old Boys 1. Webb (3), Metcalf, Reid ami Teehan scored for Diamond, and Ruth for Petone Technical Old Boys. Railways 7, Varsity 2. Reynolds (3), Woods (2), Buddle and Ash scored for Railways, and Williamson and AValls for Varsity.