ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10297, 4 June 1919, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

INTER-PROViNCIAL GAPJ.E WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTETJBXJIiY. ' An Association foolba.ll matcli vas plajed on trie Basin Keserve yesterday between Wellington and Canterbury (holders of the Brown Shield). The game was purely a friendly one, and was )ot a contest for the Brown Shieid, as was generally the opinion. rt'eiiinyton 1 managed to win by three goals to one. The winners showed excellent coinomation, bm tne k.auteiouiy team played rather disjointedly. A notable member of the Yveiiington team was Lieutenant "Sam" i'Vicicieton. V.t., A.i'.Ai., who played against ills brother, J. it. JfricJceion, hamng from Chnstoltureh, awl a niurubcr oi the team. Tug following were'the teams :—Canterbury (lied and iilaCKj—Uoal, Swntj baciis. Mitchell. Lusli; hali-backs, Spencer, i'lood, Atahon; forwards, .ullburn, riisstt, ivoiinaii, .rowell, J. H.. I'rickleton. Wellington (Biack, Yellow Monogram)— Coal, nebster; backs, McKenzio,. Wanden; half-backs. Hell, Keid, Captain, Auid; forwards, tiinith, Uailard, is. i'ricKleton, Udwards, i-*orter.

Canterbury won the toss, and Norman kicked oil' against a fainy stilf easterly wind. S. Prickleton gaining tha leather, took it over to the right-wing, but nothing eventuated, imfuodiatuly afterwards tne bait was centered in lront of Canterbury goal, and Lusk, niisxicxing, gave Porter u chance, and ha opened Vvehingtoli's score by a shot into an open goai; Wellington lj Canterbury o'. i'rom tin.' half-way kick 13isset obtained charge, and passing nicely to Gorman, brought play iuto the Wellington quarter, where Norman made an unsuccessful attempt to score. Wellington, . mainly througn Edwards, coruinenc-d a strong offensive, which was nullified by i'lood, one. en ha»i-backs. The home team still persisted in its attach, and a veryneat passing rush was stopped by b'lohii and i/illburn, the work of tile latter.being particularly brilliant. lN'orman playing well, received the ball from a line out, and swun;' it over to J. K. Prickleton, who was oil side however, and conceded a free-Kick to Wellington, After a brilliant save by the ■ Wellington custodian, Hisset. the visiting team's captain, gained possession of the ball, snti centered to JJormaii, who equalised Uu «tuio wuli a onixiant snot; Weiungton l, Canterbury 1. A very tino centre by Sorter, gave the Wellington forwards ..a chance, but JT.ood appeared and relieved the situation with a long iine Kick J.- I'rickleton then took charge, and parsing the majority of Wellington's backs carried the ball up to within shooting distance and experienced hard lucli -in not scoring, for the ball hit the imnieuiuieiy uiienuuds : ma ' : biijtn.'i,

'Mm' x'licitletou, initiated another attack oil Wellington's beua.t, and rusluug up alter passing to- ironer, was jus.t in time to catch the. ball on tlie rebound, ana heaaed it iu; Wellington 2, v-an ;crbury i. uauterbury triea narct, but vnsuceesstully to equal the score before haii-titne.

Un resuming Canterbury had the wind in their favour, and iNorinan, Powell, ai.u wcie last, uuiemai m removing the game into Wellington's ImiiV where several corners resulted, tihoruy •' aiterwaida JNomian, driboimg the bail -up on !is own, had a snot, bat slipped on a greasy paten and tne kick went wiue. A long kick by McKenzia, one of Wellington » backs, carried pia.y to midfield, but ths relict was only temporary, as .Norman snapped up a pass, and snot well out ( i Porter's reach. Wellington held the Ul-iger' hand, but Canterbury defended stubbornly. Powell attempt, d a solo run, but Porter, who was tnen playing a heady game, cliecfced him, and the Wellington forwards made a temporary incursion into Canterbury's territory, liepeated attempts to score by Canterbury trere beaten off by their opponent's backs, who were always safe, but a iittie later Norman had three shots, the Wellington goalie savins on each occasion. "Sam" Frickleton seeing Mitchell, a Canterbury back, manoeuvring the ball, demonstrated his alertness by cutting the leather from under Mitchell, causing much laughter among the large crowd. Wellington pressed strongly, and a cleverly-executeu individual effort by "Sam" I'riekletojo, culminated in a fine shot well out of Swift's roach, making the -scores readWellington 3, Canttrbury 1. After this Canterbury made a last effort, and although Lillburn on the right wins, and Norman, sent in hot shots, the Wellington goalkeeper, Webster, proved safe, Time was called soon afterwards. Mr V. Astill controlled the game, and Messrs ,T. Roberts and McDonald were the linesmen.

GAME AT WANGANUI

Press Association. WANUAJMUI, June .3. An association football BJati;n wbb .played to-dav between the Wanganui representatives and t> Wellington touring team. Tho irarne Tfas played m line weather and resulted in a draw, each side scoring a Roal. The game «'as an even one. In the first half KRndal'i toorud for Wellington and near the end of tie second half Beckett scored for Wanganui from a penalty shot. LEAGUE TEAM NEW ZEALAND RETKESBNTATIYKS QUARANTINED. 6v Te'esrapli—Frest Association—Oopjrlirhi (Received Jtmo 5, i».3a p.m.; MELBOURNE. June 3.

Tlio members ot tin. New Zealand League football team haTe been quarantined owinir to three cases of influenza boiiiK aboard the vessel they are on. li the team Is fit and well it will be permitted practice ashore. The team expects to reach Srdnov on Thursday.