INSTITUTE v. WELGASCO.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1923, Page 4

INSTITUTE v. WELGASCO.

Institute experienced,,,no great difficulty in accounting for We'lgasco, at Kelburn Park, the final ,score'reading: Institute 5. Welgasco.O. From the commencement .of-'the,- gamo -'the.;spectators woro; treated to ,a display of. football, bright'and open, and interest never lagged. Wclgasco set'- the ball in motion, and tho forwards immediately adopted defensive tactics,'-which- resulted, in M'Ardie trying a shot from close quarters, but.Burt.iu:goal for Institute, was sound. Institute retaliated, and for practically the, remainder of the, spell kept the pressure on the Welgasco goal A, penalty awarded to Welgasco failed, and Dempster securing, took the ball up the field and centred to Hanson, Who had no difficulty in netting Institute's first goal. Institute continued pressing, and decidedly had the advantage for the rest of the spell, which concluded without further score. In the second half, Welgasco- was completely outclassed by the nippy and fast Institute men, whose combination was much superior to that of their opponents. Early in the spoil Institute ,was awarded a free-kick at the goal-mouth. Dempster, who took the kick, tossed it to Hanson, who in turn passed to Jeffery, the latter■.finding -the net with a fine shot. Institute. 'kept up the attack, and before final time: was called registered three more points Wolgasco appealed for an off-side kick, and' several players stopped, but the referee's whigt-le did not 'blow,-and Dempster, taking advantage-of (lie opportunity, easily rolled t,h e ball into t!,s get,.' KrgJlJa later^came dpwn pa the left

wing and passed to Maddocks, on the right, and the latter scored with a very fast shot. Institute's last score was the result of a pieco of fine solo work by Maddocks^ who found the net with ':; beautiful shot, making the final score": Institute. 5, :Welgasco nil. Mr. Fj. Watts was tho referee.