ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 2, 3 July 1939, Page 17

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

SWIFTS WIN CHATHAM CUP REPLAY

PETONE TAKE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Swifts passed on to the Wellington semifinals of the Chatham Cup competition on Saturday by scoring a comfortable 4*2 win from Hospital in the replay 6i their prevfdUsly drawn first-round game. The winners were never threatened/ The Seatoun team, after its recent temporary eclipse, has regained its old form, proof Of which was its 4*l defeat of Waterside/ who thereby lost the championship lead which they had held all the season. Petone'wer"§ too good for Marist, whom they beat 4-0 after a scoreless first half, and their win gave them the championship ledd by; one paint. Techttidal Oid JBdyg defeated Diamond by the odd goal in seven, scored right on time, making Diamond's position at the bdttotn of the ladder still mbre difficult. Once again Institute Old Boys toek a ftmaWay win in the First B Division championship, beating Nada 10.-1, Sfid fflalfttailiifig tlldif unchallenged leadership. Step Out defeated Training College by 2 goals td 0, and Onslow did Well to draw 4-ali with Mifdmar dangers. Lower Hutt easily outplayed Scottish Wanderers, the score being 9-2. Gfduhds Were heavy and rain fell during the games in most places.

FIRST DIVISION RES IULTS AT A GLANCE CHATHAM GUP REPLAV. Swifts "4 Hospital ......*. 2 FIRST B DIVISION. Institute O.B. ... 10 JJadd ....«,-,*.-j 1 OnslO* 4 Miraniar Bangers . f liOwefJButt ...... 9 Scot. Wanderers . f Stop Out ...... 2 Training College .. § FIRST A DIVISION. Seatoun ...... 4 Waterside ...,* 1 i'elone .».«<..,*. 4 Mafist ., «< 0 Technical O.B. . 4 Diaftidnd .•>.,.. 3 CHAMPIONS First A Division. Points. Ch. P. W. L, 1); It -A. ptS. Petone 9 7 1 1 35 44 15 Waterside ft T 2 — 2§ 16 14 Seatoiiu 9 0 3 29 16 12 Swifts . ....*... S 4 3 1 24 it i) Marist 9 i 5 2 17 24 6 Hospital r. .*...■» 8 2 4 2 23 SO 6 Technical O,B. .... 9 2 5 2 • 21 37 6 Diamond 9 — 7 2 22 42 2 HIP TABLES FlfSt BDiViStan. P. W. L. l>i J\ A* ptS. Institute O.B. .... 9' 9 — -—59 9 18 Stop Out 10 7 3 — 41 23 1* htmet Hiilt t *,i 10 5 4 1 SO 32 ll Mir. Kangers 9 5 3 1 27 23 11 Jfada io S 5 — 24 33 I(» TraiHiHg deiiege .10 2 ? i 14 37 5 Scottish Wanderers 10 2 7' 1 16 39 S Onslow ....10 1 1 2 20 49 4