SOCCER CODE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10615, 14 June 1920, Page 7

SOCCER CODE

SATURDAY'S GAMES SOME INTERESTING COMPETITIONS. Tbe senior Soccer championship games were advanced another stage on Saturday The rain which' fell during the week and the absence of wind, left the grounds in a- wot and greasy condition, while at Petone portion of the playing area was under water. In other respects the day was a perfect one for football, but the slippery nature of thy grounds and the uncertain foothold militated against accurate passing. The surprise of the afternoon wag the defeat of Marist l>v Brooklyn 'United. The following are the results of the matches played MARIST v. BROOKLYN.

Thia game was played .at Association Park. Marist (green) did not display (he combination which they showed the previous Saturday against the Y.M.C.A "Digger". team, whom they defeated. Ives, who played an excellent game for Brooklyn, opened the scoring account, and shortly afterwards Kellaway found the net. Later in the second spell J. Burke, a fourth grade player, shot a goal for the greens with a fast one which did not rise. Prom -the kiok-ofl in the second half Brooklyn pressed their opponents and from a lovely centre Ives shot his second goal, and the game end, ed: Brooklyn United 8. Marist 1. Mr Lithgow was the referee. INSTITUTE OUTCLASS Y.M.C.A. (A), Institute earned their seventh successive victory on Saturday by vanquishing Y.M.C.A. (A) by 7 goals to nil. The game was characterised by clockwork combination and accurate shooting by the Institute forwards, who had a field day. and everything they tried came off. The tcoro by no means reflected tho difference between, the teams; Institute could do nothing wrong and it had to be taken, into consideration that Y.M.C.A. had only ton men throughout. Ballard and Trott were Y.M.’s most success-

ful forwards. The former worked hard throughout, his only fault being that he dribbled the ball right across the field, post his own players, when looking for an opening, and tons giving his opponents time to get into position. Ballard was somewhat selfish and failed to make straight for the goal. Institute early became aggressive by Houston converting a cross by "Jimmie’’ Smith. Following on this came a goal from Halley, Ivee 'being powerless to atop the shot. Porter shortly afterwards shot a "beauty" from a difficult angle, and then came the goal of the match, "Jimmie" Smith ran threequartera of the length of the field and scored with a lightning effort. T.M.C.A. rallied repeatedly, but tho Institute defence was solid. A procession of goals followed for Institute. Halley and Greenaway (2) bringing the total up to 7 to nil in favour of Institute. Play an the second half was of a more even nature, Y.M.C.A. having quite as much of the game os Institute. Ballard, "Lee” Smith, Trott and Hlford all had unsuccessful triee at goal. Baker played well at full back for Y.M.C.A. and repelled several attacks. Y.M.C.A. v. DIAMONDS. '

T.M-C-A. kicked off against the sun and a nice run np the field by Diamonds, led by Duffy, who passed to Bidgood, who shot, but the ball went wide. Y.M.C.A. pressed for a while but tho defence was sound and a movement upfield, by the Diamond forwards ended in the ball going behind. T.M.C.A. attacked for a time, and a good shot, from the left, just missed a score. At this stage both teams were playing good football, and this shot by tbe Y.M.C.A. left was frustrated by Diamonds’ "goalie" making a good save. ’ln the second half of the game up and down Play continued of a fairly even nature, until Y.M.C.A. forwards got away and a score seemed certain but Diamonds full-back cleared. Diamonds essayed a good rush up field but only a comer resulted. Y.M.C.A. however were not to be denied, and in a combined forward movement a centre from the right wing gave Paton a chance, and he beat Diamonds goalie" with a fast low shot. A here was no further score, and Y.M.C.A. B won by a goal to nil. . For the winners Paton and Phillips were the- most conspicuous, and Auld, Browning, Liversage and Duffy played best for Diamonds PETONE v. POEiIEUA UNITED. This game was played at Petone on a ground that was not fit for football. At one end and aide there was water two ruches in depth, while the rest of the ground yas in a greasy condition. Despite these drawbacks a good game wa» witnessed, and the spectators wore afconsiderable amount of amusement through the playero falling in the water. In the first half of the game each side scored a goal, and during the second Pctona obtained another, and won tbe match by two goals to one. D, MeLeod and B. Jowett scored for tho winners, and R. Wi Nera for the losers, Mr J. Rowley was the referee.

JUNIOR GAMES. The match between Karori A and Thorndon resulted in the former team winning by five goals to two. Brooklyn United defeated Thistle after a fast game by 1 goal to nil. _ Karori B played a drawn game with Swifts B, each team scoring three goals. Porirua, who defeated Institute by a goal to nil. are leading in the Fourth A Grade, Institute being next. Marist and South Wellington drew with two goals each.

South Wellington defeated Institute by two goals to' one. C. Doaly scored for tho winners.

In the Fourth B Grade Thorndoif dcfeated Y.M.C.A. by eight goals to one. L. Murphy (2), Pratt (2). Francis (2), Nicholas and Phelps scored for the winners, and James for tbe losers. No other matches were played in this grade. In a Fifth B Grade game Y.M.C.A. defeated Johnsonville by three goals to nil.