ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 145, 23 June 1930, Page 17

ASSOCIATION

LEADERS BEATEN

HOSPITAL'S FINE GAME

SECOND EOUND MATCHES RESULTS AT A GLANCE. . FIRST DIVISION. Hospital •-..... 3 Diamond' ....... 2 Seatoun 3 Waterside ...... 3 Po'tone >■ 4 Mariat ........ 2 Institute. ...... 2 W.T.M.I. ...... 2 , SECOND DIVISION. Thistle' ... 4 Island Bay .... 1 Tech. Old Boys .5 Brooklyn 3 Lower Hutt .... 2 Swifts .......\ 1 The preliminary games in the second round of' the League championship, which were played on Saturday,-were responsible for two surprises—the defeat of Diamond and.Waterside, the. leading, teamg in the competition. As -a consequence!. the championship has now become open, and there is every prospect of the competition being very keenly contested. The .main attraction on Saturday was the meeting of Diamond. and Hospital, which. ■ drew a large crowd. Hospital played, .a. great game, thoroughly deserving their win. In the first spell the Hospital side played a very fine class of football, their tactics being, much superior to Diamond's. The winning goal was a brilliant effort, and was a fitting conclusion to a game which was keenly fion^ tested from start to finish. , Seatoun battled hard on No. i ground at the Basin, and though the score was 2-1 against' them at half-time, they turned; the tide, and claimed victory by the odd goal in five. The second spell produced fast' football,; Seatoun managing to> win in the last quarter. ....' ... At Petone, Marist were beaten by the. Petone side in another game which pK* duced hard football, and at the Stadium, the best that W.Y.M.I. could do was to draw with Institute. FIRST DIVISION HOSPITAL'S. VICTOKY. Hospital defeated Diamond on No. 1 ground at the Basin Reserve by 3 goal* to 2, in a game which was strenuoujpy contested. The teams were:— . ' Diamond.—Wyatt Wotherspoon, Gueit; J. M'Leod, Geddes, M'Cormack; R. M'Leod,. Johnston, - Dickemon, Smith, Stark. ... -«. . Hospital.—Ell; Gibb, Thomson; Wood, Trewick;, White; Miles, Marshall, Jeffreys. Stanbridge, James. Beferee.—Mr. I<\ Sanders. Hospital had the better of the early ci' changes, the forwards working up to a good position from Which Marshall shot. A Diamond assault saw the forwards down at Hospital's goal, but Ell was safe. Jef' freys worked hard, and^slipped a nice paw to Stanbridge, whose shot war well taken by Wyatt. Hospital continued to enjoy the advantage, a shot from Jeffreys extending Wyatt. Hospital scored first, Stanbridge beating the.goalie with a shot from close quarters, the result of a pass frorii Jeffreys. Hospital 1, DiliiriOnd 0. A period of even play followed, and though Diamond worked down to the Hospital goal two or three times their play, lacked finish. Hospital kept tip the attack, and two hard shots from Jeffreys were well cleared by Wyatt. The equalising goal came unexpectedly. Smith sent the ball out to Stark, who raced down the.jving and beat Ell With a ground shot.; l-li Half-timo was called shortly afterwarda,..';. Hospital commenced the 'second half with a determined attack, Jeffreys narrowly missing the net with a shot from close quarters. Smith broke away and dashed to the goal, but Ell came well out and went d6wn on his knees to save. Miles sent in a.hard,shot from the wing, and a cornei* fell to Hospital. Stark dear* ed and Diamond presSeth" Play swung up and down, and the game became hard and willing. Diamond were penalised, and

the shot, taken by Gibb, was successful, Hospital 2, Diamond 1. In 'the" next' few minutes M'Leod broke away and . centred to Smith. Ell' came1' out of goal, and Smith' scored with an easy shot. 2-2.Thor-n forced his way through'the opposition, paesed; to' James, and the latter, shot a wonderful goal. Hospital 3, Diamond 2. The concluding stages-were in Hospital's favour, but the game ended with the score unaltered. 7 . , PETONE BEAT MARIST. Fetbne, fielding a' weakened team' on their qwn! ground, did well on Saturday in beating Marist by 4 goals to 2. It wag a bright and' fast game on the whole, marred a bit towards the end by the necessity for : the referee to caution • several Marist players. ::.• .'. \ ,'■ ] The teams were: — Petonc.—M'Vean; Steele, Haines; M'Ausland, Leslie, Smith; Baistow, Cross, Knox, Craig, M., Craig. ' Marist. —Donnelly; Laracy, Gamble; Quirk, Bird, Wilson; Barton, Killep, W. Condon, Marshruent, Cudby. ' Kicking off against a strong wind, Petone in the initial'stages of the game were the aggressors, but; Marist soon retaliated and M'Vean was called upon to save. Play fluctuated from goal to goal, and for a period the,Petone defence was sorely tried. M'Vean fell with the ball in the mouth of his goal, and for gome time Marist kept up a regular bombardment, without, however, scoring. Pressure was relieved by the Petone left wing breaking away and coming very near to scoring. Marist, however, got .going again, lind Condon drew first blood for Marist with a magnificent shot, which gave the Petone goalkeeper no chance. Marist should have scoredagain soon afterwards, but the forwards got' in1 each other's way and a chance was mimed.' Baietow made some good runs on .the wing for Petone,, but his centres came to nothing, and ends were changed with Marist leading by 1 goal to nil, Petone, with the wind in their favour, started the second spell badly, for they allowed Marist to break through from the kick off, Marshment giving:, Marist their second score; For • a time Marist were having the better of the game, but the tide turned !when Leslie, who was playng centre-half for a change, netted a long shot. Soon afterwards, he equalised the scoring with a successful penalty kick. ?etone's defence was then severely tested, but Craig put: Fetone in' the lead by scoring a third goal with a nice shot. Marist in their endeavours to equalise brought off some dangerous rushes' which were foiled by over-exuberance. Towards the olom of 'the game Knox made Petone's position secure; by scoring a beauty, and '•ton* maintained this lead of 4-2 until the final whistle. • ■ • Mr. A. H. Hesketh*was an efficient referee. .v. . \ ■-''.-.•■ HW&URS EVEN. The match aTfeilbirnie Stadium between W.Y.M.I. and Institute showed sparkling combination, and. although. Institute held the advantage in the forwards, Young Jen'» rear division was sound. Cartmell, Ward, and combined well for Institute, while ,M'Girr, BJgby, and Telford were solid for Y.M. The goalkeepers, Hoyte and Melville, effected good savesi The teams Were: W.Y.M.1.: Hoyte, M'Girr, Martin, Bow, Armitage, Worth, Telford, Rigby, M'Leod, Trott,. Bridge. , Institute: Melville, M'Lean, WatsOn, Bilby, Kelleher, Lovettj Cartmell, MadockS) Ward,.May, Cooley. '.'■.- Institute kicked off against the windj and Y,M, ftttac'ked. The Institute for* wards the.ri broke through, and carried play downfield, btlt M'Girr cleared well, and placed''Young Men'on attack. From a bfiut of heading M'Leod opened V.M.'i account with a low shot that left Melville standing. 1-0. Institute then pressed but the bad habit of passing back, too often when cornered,' frequently lost them ground. Cartmell received the ball on the wing, and carried play to. W.Y.M.I, territory, where he centred nicely, to May, who., equalised with -'a . good shot. 1-li Institute.got'Roing "again, arid good com* jinatibn by: Ward ntiid.^May saw;Hoyt« taxed several times, but he cleared downfield, ahd Young Men attacked. Institute were. penalised for handling the ball, «hd from an easy*shot outside the goal-mouth M'Girr scored. Hnlfrtime went with the score 2-1. On resumption Instituto had Y.M. on te defensive, and.with the wind behind them made the pace fast. Hoyte saved well, and Martin cleared downfield, where

an infringement put Institute on the at tack i again. ■. Cartmeir received , a pass ,to the wing, and narrowly -missed scoring, but the wind was swinging, the ball badly, and it was difficult to control. At this stage Trott .was forced to retire. Institute was'pressing hard to equalise, but V.M.'s defence was strong. Cartmell received, arid racing down the wing> scored. 2-2. Institute's .defence was found, and the game elided with honours even. SEATOUN BEAT WATERSIDE. ' Seatoun defeated Waterside bj 3 goals to 2 ma game in which the final result was in doubt till the finish. The teams were:— ' Seatoun: Parkin; Newton, Duffill; Irwm, jr. Kershaw, Henderson; Garrpd, T. Kershaw, Tomkins, M'Kenzie, Wilson. Waterside: Stone; Abernethy, Bolton, Moon, • Haines, Cummings; Cullen, Dunsvnuir, Loiigbpttom; Wilson, Edwards Keferee: Mr. E. 'Watts. " Waterside played with the wind in the first half, end taking the ball into Seaton's area, forced a'corner. Play swung to the middle of the field, Seatoun making attempts to break thrrfugh the Waterside half-line. Bolton relieved the pressure, and in a determined attack Waterside carried the ball to the Seatoun goal, Wilson beating Parkin from close quarters. Waterside 1, SeatOun 0. Immediately from the kickoff Seatoun attacked, and Tomkins found the net. 1-1. Waterside had the better of the game, and forward attacks, in which Longbottom and Dunsniuir were prominent, fully extended Parkin. 'A corner fell to Waterside, and though it was cleared, thft ball came back and Longbottom netted. Waterside 2, Seatonn 1. Halftime was called with the score unaltered. Waterside attacked first upon resumption of play, Wilson and Edwards being prominent. The Seatoun halves kept the ball well up, and Stone, in goal.for Water-; iide, Waft called upon frequently. Henderson equalised when he slipped a nice one past the goalie. 2-2. In the concluding itageß Wateriu'de were called upon to defend, and the winning goal was netted by: Irwin, the game ending Seatoun ,3, Water-; side 2. SECOND DIVISION HUTT DEFEAT SWIFTS. Tbere was plenty of movement in the match between Hutt and Swifts at Kelburn Park. Swifts opened well and scored early, but could not maintain the'pace. the teams were:— ; Hutt.—Webster;- Gardiner, Chapman; Barrett,' M'Dotigall,'Stobbs; Nicolle,' Jesgop, Browi*u Crundwell,'Batoheloiv Swifti.-^Forbes; Hillock/ Gibson: ■ Barfotm, Dainty, Bloomfield;. Kelly, Adams, Q'Snea, Smith, Hamilton. •-^ Mr. S. Wilson was referee. Hutt, Working both wings well, were nggreetive from: the whistle, but Swifts backi and halve* made the tackling lively. Swifti broke through ia the' Centre several times for, goal kicks, but were unable* "to hold play about Webster's, goal. Kelly, on the right wirig, came down the line in good style* »nd a corner was conceded. He placed the ball Well, O'Shsa barely tipping it to the net. 1-0. From then on until lialf4ime Hutt generally had charge of the ball, but as )n many past games, they failed to get through owing to a lack of finish in passing and poor plitee- play. Forbes was tried out several times, but did his Work in first-rate style. Hutt continued to have a general adtfatit&ge in the Second spell. Batchelor and Crundwell were sent away by M'Dougall and bustled Forbes with thort shots. He turned out the first, but sent the second to the post and into the »et. One-all. Swifts went away in good style at centre, O'Shea in the lead, ieveral times' but their front Una lacked cohesion. Brown went through practically «o)o from halfWay and put in a fine shots giving Hutt the lead. Toward* the cloise of the game Swifts made a great effort to at east even the scoi'e. - Webstev came out of goal.,his backs being too far üßfield,;to meet;o!SWa.> The. latter, pass' led out to Adams, t who apparently ,hiid an open' goal; he hesitated just long enough to allow Webster to get back to punch clear. The game ended Hutt 2, Swifts BROOKLYN V. TECHNICAL OLD 1 BOVB. The toam»Via^the. Brooklyn-Technical Old Boyr game were:—'!; ■ ■ Brook]yn.-~Archeri' Henry, Godstalk;

Hughes? Hanson, Button; .Jones, Brown, Anton, Upcliurcb,' Middletbn. Technical Old Boys.—Redmond; Bognuda, Edwards; Harlarid, ■ 'Raxworthy, Crane; Stewart, Gates,. Wolliscroft, Torrington, Kitto. Aided by the sun and breeze, Tech. were soon ou the mark. Gates swung across a tempting ball, and Torrington, lying handy, nodded in the opening goal. 1-0. Old Boys continued to-force matters, <md from a rebound, Crane drove hard, Archer fumbling to roll it over his.goal line. 2-0. After a rally by Unchurch and Middletori, the Tech. right wing made good progress, a corner resulting, froni which Gates increased the lead with an easy header. 3-0. Godstalk and Sutton defended stoutly for Brooklyn, but Old Boys were not to be denied. Harland backed up his forwards w-elli another corner being conceded. Torrington headed against the bar, but Wolliscroft netted from the return. 4-0. Anton'had a great run from half-way to be foiled by Edwards in the nick of time. Old Boys, 4; Brooklyn, 0. The second half' opened tamely, though Brooklyn now had more of a say in the exchanges, Sutton forcing the game: Thirty minutes had. gone, however, before they opened their account, Middletoti connecting "with his* head from a corner. 4-1. Two more goals came in quick succession, both from corners, Hanson and Sutton being the marksmen. 4-3. Play was now willing for the first time, and a draw seemed in view, but Old, Boys' defence kept on top. Stewart, always dangerous, managed to elude . Godstalk, and scored No. 5 for Tech. with the best shot of the g*me. N Brooklyn pressed for the remainder of the Spell, but the scores were unaltered at the final whistle. Technical Old Boys, 5; Brobklyn, 3. ..' ■ . Mr. J. Browell was the referee. THISTLE y. ISLAND BAY. Thistle were' the. victors in a game against Island Bay at Wakefield Park last Saturday, winning by 4 goals to 1. The victors decidedly deserved their.win, for their performance was equal to any shown in a first division game. Thistle certainly played a fine game, and although Island Bay made full-hearted efforts to avert defeat, Thistle held the whip hand. A steady northerly wind was blowing throughout the game. The teams were:— Thistle.—Fletcher; Montgomery, Hopper; M'Lennan, Lothian, Arbuthnot; G-; White, M'Phail, Wheelan, Cunningham, and Jones. • ' , * Island Bay.-^Eestieux; Kerr, Wheeler: Trickerj^Thom&B, Corrin; Reader,, Mason, Neale, Hayinan, and Hepburne. ..■';. r- \ Thistle's superiority was quickly seenJ Against the wind their kicking was extraordinary for its tiower and their passing, to say the least oftt.Teireshiiig. However, the Island Bay backs held firm, and Thistle could not bring their attacks to a lead. Areactionary movement by "Island Bay resulted in a score when Hayman was quick to take advantage of an unwary moment; and sent in a surprise. Although kicked in a difficult position it was ■ a fine shot. Thistle's,counter-attack was rewarded whed after a tussle with the Island Bay backi M'Phail drove in so powerful a shot that he sprained his ankle. It was a fine'shot, bui Thistle paid Ibe it dearly by losing M'Phail's services. Wheelan, playing Brilliantly, led the Island Bay halves a dance, and centred t6 Cutiflfiiffhrim, received the ball again, and neatly outwitting the vigiland Island Bay backs, scored with a fine shot. ■ Thistle were attacking strongly when the half*time whistle blew. , ; When play resumed, Thomas tried to in' fuse some spirit of aggression into his fel-low-player«, and for' & time Island Bay attacked strongly. They were forced, however, to resort to a defensive policy when Thistle forwards once more got into their stride. Wheelan, playing well in the limelight, formed a bright association with Lothian and M'Lennan. This association was responsible for many clever displays, and it Wat instrumental in adding the other two goals to Thistle's score; ; Mr. Thorne Was the referee. ■ ; OTHER GRADES Third Division. Miramar Hangers 3, N.A.D.A. 3. First Division Reserves. Diamond 7> Institute 2. . Seatoun 4, Waterside 3. Thistle 8, Petone 1.

Marist 7, W.Y.M.I, j. . Second Division-Reserves. Diamond 3, Trentham 2. : Brooklyn 4, N.A.D.A. 0. Intermediate. Petone .9, Seatoun 0. Marist A 5, Waterside 3. Marist B 6, Lyall Bay 0. . Miramar Rangers 2, Lower Hutt 1, Institute S, Stop Out 0. Swifts 8, Stop Out 3: Swifts A 3, Swifts 80. Fourth Division (Cup.) Lower Hutt 5, Swifts 0. Marist 6, Miramar Rangers 0. Diamond 5, Institute 2. Fifth Division. Marist A 3, I?etone 2. Lower Hutt 2, Stop Out 2. .„ Institute 10, Seatoun 0. Sixth Division. Marist (T.) 2, Miramar Rangers 1. Diamond 6, Marist (N) B 0. Marist (N) A 11, Seatoun 2. Seventh Division. Marist (N) B D, Stop Out 0. Swiftß-2, Marist (N.) CO. ■ Marist (N) A 3, Institute 2. Marist (T) 3, 1. Diamond won by default from JMarist (N) D. l . . . ■ . Eighth Division. Seatoun A 8, Marist (T) A* 0. Institute A 3, Marist (N) B 1. Miramar Rangers 7, Marist (T) B 1." Maiist (N) A 8, Diamond 1. Seatoun B it, Institute 1. Hutt Valley League. St. Thomas A3, Huttone 1. Anglican 84, St. Thomas 81. ' Anglican A 2, Lower Hutt 0. , Secondary Schools. ' \ Island; Bay 4. Technical 0. ; ■ . RESULTS ELSEWHERE AUCKLAND, 2lat June. ■ In the Chatham Cup local final, Thistle (3) beat V.M.C.A. (0). In a Falcon Cup replay, Celtic (2) beat Rangers (1). CHRISTCHURCH, 21st June. N Thistle 3, New Brighton 1; Nomads 2, Sumner Z; St. Albans .4, Technical Old Boys 2; Western 5, Kaiapoi 0.