ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 128, 2 June 1919, Page 3

ASSOCIATION

THISTLE v. PETONE,

The suburban team was outclassed from the start, but it- can congratulate itself on having put up a -real good fight against opponents who were superior to it in every department of' the game. There was a most encouraging muster of spectators, and Anderson Park was in good condition. Porteous, Petone's goal-keeper, was unavoidably absent, but Colpus (an old Diamond player of repute) came to light just in time, and he did exceedingly we'll. As a matter of fact, Petone owes him a debt of gratitude. The score against them would h,fve been far greater but for the able manner in which lie frequently saved'what were seemingly ho; « less situations.' The game did liot call for much comment. Thistle made the running, and before the first spell had closedthey had scored two goals, kicked by Frickleton (centre forward) and Hanson (outside right). The latter was playing a very promising game for a young member of the Blues. In between whiles Reid (centre half) and' M'Kenzie (right full back) did some splendid work when they were called on to defend. Against the attacks of the Petone men they were practically impregnable. In the second spell, Thistle played mainly oh the defensive, but before the game was over Hanson got another chance, and put in a shot which was practically impossible to stop. The game thus ended with the score : Thistle 3, Petone 0. -■ BOYS' INSTITUTE v. V.M.C.A. The match Institute v. V.M.C.A. attracted the largest crowd yet seen at Association Park this season. V.M.C.A. won the toss, and, playing with the sun behind them, had a distinct advantage for the first - spell. Y.M. opened with a strong" offensive, which Institute had difficulty in coping with. Tarrant did some excellent work in preventing the leather from going through, but. Y.M. were not to be denied! After another brilliant save by Tarrant, the ball j came Gut to Baker, who, from, closo in, scored. Y.M. 1, Institute 0, Institute rallied. Y.M., .however, came again. Wilson lobbed the ball into the centre, and,it seemed as if Trott would reach the ball, before Bell, but Ballard .managed 'to elude M'Girr and sent in a shot which gave Tarrant no chance to save. Y.M. 2, Institute 0. . For the second spell Institute altered their team, Houston going centre, Harris outside left, and Halley inside left. That the change was a wise one was manifest by the play of the Institute forwards. Right oft' they invaded the Y.M. territory, and kept Y.M. on tho defensive for a considerable time. Finally, from a centre by Harris, Houston converted closo.in. Y.M. .2, Institute 1. Encouraged by their success, InstiI'tute wer'e;diffic.ult. to .hold,,at this,stage and gave Ives and Co. a, busy. time. Smith sent in a good centre." Halley got his foot on the ball, Sinclair only paitially cleared, and M'Arthur, rushing in, scored. Y.M. 2, Institute 2. Soon afterwards Harris centred to Houston, who shot hard. Sinclair sa-ved and was in the act of throwing the ball when Porter rushed in and kicked' the ball out of his hands, through the goal. Institute 3, V.M.-2. Ballard kicked off, passing to Baker, who pnssed to Knowles-Smith. Smith cut into centre and sent in a lovely shot, the ball hitting the post near the crossbar and went through. Institute 3, Y.M. 3. The whistle sounded shortly after. MARIST v. DIAMONDS. Playing on Newtown Park, Marist Old Boys defeated Diamonds by 7 goals to nil. Soon after the1 start it was evident ■that Marists were in excellent form, and it was-not long before Caii-uthers opened their score with an excellent shot. Then Mooney beat Webster in goal, and that was the end of the scoring at halftime. In the .second spell Marist had things much their own way. Their combination was exceptionally good. Mooney and M'EUigot scored, three good goal's between them. Oarruthers added the sixth, and just before the end Marshall kicked the seventh after some clover footplay. Mr. L. Dawson was referee. PORIRUA v. BROOKLYN. A most enjoyable.game was played at' Porirua between the above teams, the local team eventually winning by S goals to 1. All the scoring was done in the second half. Porirua kicked off, facing the strong sun, and at once commenced a vigorous._ attack, but Thomas cleared when tilings were looking bad for his side. A counter-attack by Brooklyn followed, and a good run by Brown and Loadsman brought K. Wi Neera out of his goal to bring off a good save. A nice pass from Rene, who played a sterling game, let R. Mungavin and -Eastwood away, but the former's shot went astray. Shortly after a penalty kick was awarded to Porirua, and Sorbie was entrusted with the kick, .but he put the ball over tho bar. At the other end again, Galloway, Davis, and Loadsman each had shots in turn, but they were easily cleared.. Brooklyn were now playing, with better combination than Porirua. but the defence was too strong, particularly the halves, Rene, Thompson, and; Whitehouse. Play continued with both goal--keepers getting plenty to do, but halftime arrived without any score. On resuming the home team set out to get goals, and shots came in rapid succession from. Sorbie, Parata, and Rene. Brooklyn then rushed play to the other end, and good work by Thomas and Bing almost . resulted in a , score, but Wi Neera , brought off a great save. A few minutes later, from a. melee in front of Brooklyn goal, Parata tipped the ball into the net. Porirua I^-0. Immediately, Thompson secured, and from the right wing sent in a centre, which Parata converted. Porirua 2—o. Keeping up the pressure, Mungavin hit the upright, but this woke up the town team, and Brown, with a good run, left the defence standing. At tho right moment lie crossed the ball, and Martin, had no trouble. Porirua 2, Brooklyn 1. From now on Brooklyn went to pieces, the defence breaking down badly, A shot by R. Mungavin was cleared, but Thomson, coming up very fast-, scored a beautiful goal. Porirua 3—l. Play was quiet for. a while, with the town team strictly on the defensive, except for an occasional break to the other end. At last Sorbie got away, and from a good centre Martin increased tho lead. Porirua. 4—l. Just before time, Parata got the ball in a good position, and made the final score. Porirua s—l. For Porirua the defence "was very good,' particularly Rene, Thompson, and Wallis. Of the forwards the best were Parata, Mungavin, and Scobie. The Brooklyn defence was weak, except for the halves—Barker, Thomas, and Bing. The best of the forwards were Loadsman, Davis, and

Martin. The referee was Mr. E. Windley. . Fourth Grade. Institute beat W'adestown by. 6 goals to V.M.C.A. (2) defeated Diamond (0). Porirua (5) defeated Marist, who were three players short (1). After a very" hard, clean, and fast game, Thorndon B drew with South Wellington 2 all. Ferguson and H. Nickless scored for Thorndon. Third- B Grade. At Petone the local Third B Grade team defeated Island Bay by 4 goals to 2. Fiftli B Grade. Marist (11) defeated Institute C (0). Wsid'estown (3) defeated Miramar (1). Thorndon, playing Petone, at Petone,' drew with them, after a good game, the score being 2 all. Sixth B Grade. Thorndon, playing a good game, defeated Institute by 3 goals to 1.