F.A. TROPHY SOCCER

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 236, 3 July 1944, Page 3

F.A. TROPHY SOCCER

Canterbury Defeats Wellington (By Telegraph.—Press Association.> CHRISTCHURCH, July 2. Canterbury successfully defended the Foobball Association Trophy against Wellington’s challenge at English Park yesterday, winning 3-1. The ground wils in good order, but ;i high southerly wind was blowing. In spite of Ibis, the standard of football was good. Canterbury hud the better combination, and handled the wind to greater advantage.. Goals were scored for Canterbury by G. Smith (two) and Groves. G. .Drylie scored for Wellington about 10 minutes before time. WELLINGTON RESULTS Railways Beat Mocra

Though th<*y beat Waterside, the lenders in the Wellington first division Association football championship, the previous Saturday, .Mocra Slop Out were not able to hold their own with Railways, who are halfway down tlu.j championship table, this weekend. Railways won, 2-0. l)oth goalk being scored In the first half when they were playing with the wind. Moera Stop Ont.’s goalkeeper was worked hard in the tirst half After cuds bad been changed Railways kept the ball low and, in spile of the "wind, were frequently at Moera Stop Out’s goal again. That they did not score further is to the credit of the goalkeeper. Fisher, though there some very weak .shooting at the goal. Tins game was played on Pmsjn Reserve No. 1. Many of waterside’s players being engaged in the representative match at Christchurch, {lie Waterside-Comrades match was postponed. Waterside are still a point ahead of Moera. though, they have played vne game fewer. Hospital beat Technical Old Boys at Porirua on Saturday and moved up level with Mo<»ra Stop Out. Marist drew with Lower Hull al the Hutt Recreation Ground. Two of the leading teams lor the lower Cup, Diamond, who had 14 points, and Petone who with Mocra Stop . points, met on Basin Reserve N°. 2. Diamond won. improving further, their P rb>K ' poets of winning the competition. AX HU the entry of the Tower Cup competition into its second round, the association bafi divided it into two sections. The six top teams are to plav a round together tor the trophy, while the six bottom teams arc to play a round separately, ’the reason for the ehantre is that then? was no prospect of playing another full round with l’teams. t , , . , . , '[’he championship points obtained b> teams in tin? first-di vision competitions are now as follows, the number of games each has played being shown in parentheses:— , Venus Shield.--Waterside (9) lb, Moera Stop Out (10) I.'. Hospital (10) 15, Railways (10) 11. Lower Hutt (10) S. Marist (Kij 7. Comrades (0) 4, Technical Old Bo.Y‘J (9) 2. Power Cup.—Section A: Diamond (9) IJI Petone (9) 15, .Mocra Stop Out; (10) L>. Armv (10) t't, -Sea to tin (10) I*-, Petone Technical Old Boys (9) S. B: Railways (91 9, Technical College (9) 9, Air Fnrco (9) 7. Varsity (9) 5, .Marist (0 2, Technical Old Boys (9) 1. Following are the results of Saturday s gtt mes: — Venus SUlclil. It.-Hhvayk 2, Moern Stop Out o.—Gillespie and Downs wore Hie scorers. Hospital 7, Teelinieal Old Boys I.—l rewick, Lawlor. Marshall (3). Todd and Miles scored for Hospital, and Warr for Technical Old Boys. . .Marist t. Lower Hutt 4.—lrvine (D. Thompson and I’rice scored for‘Marist, and Pi-cere (:;> and McPhee, sent'., for Lower Hutt. Power Cop. Section A. Diamond 3. Petone 2.—Diamond's score consisted of two coals by Webb and a goal scored accidentally off the Petone goalkeeper. Leslie and Twort; scored for Petone. . „, „ Armv 5, Moera Stop Ont I.—Edsall, Crane,‘Lovatt. Alereu and Travis scored lor Army, and Barker for 'Moera Stop Out, 'Seatoun 9. Petone Technical Old Boys -• —Yeoman <2l, Murphy (2), Helliwell (2), Hall, Woods'and Jenkins scored for Scatoun, and Dunean (2) for Petone Technical Old Boys. Section I-. Varsity 6. Technical Old Boys s.—Sheffield (2), M’elr (2) and Dixon (2) scored for Varsity, and Adams (5) for Technical Training College 12, Marist O.—Roblnsou (5). Smith (3), Bateup (3) and lloare were tlm scorers. .... Air Force -1, Railways 3.--Liivanan (2 and Grove (2) scored for Air Force, nnd Asli, Costley and Reynolds tor Railways.