Chatham Cup Soccer

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 737, 9 August 1929, Page 6

Chatham Cup Soccer

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL FINAL

Tramways v. Gisborne Thistle

THE final knockout among clubs competing for the Chatham Cup in the Auckland Province Mill he played at Victoria Park tomorrow between Tramways, the winner, and the Thistle Club from Poverty Bay. The survivor Mill meet the winning club in the V ellington area to decide the North Island winner. The visitors are spoken ot as a lively team of young players who expect to make Trams travel at top to win. The curtain-raiser Mill be a championship match between the leaders in the senior B competition— Philomel and Manurewa.

Owing to continued rains it has been decided to give Blandford Park a spell, and the Auckland provincial final for the Chatham Cup will be played on No. 1 ground, Victoria Park, which has been drying out well with the change in the weather, and should be in good order if no further rain falls. The local champion club. Tramways, is keen on adding the national club trophy to its collection of scalps, and is one of the best all-round teams which has carried the banner for Auckland in recent years, containing, as it does, six Auckland representatives among its 11 players. The form of the Gisborne Thistle is an unknown quantity here, but Mr. James McDonald,' the enthusiastic manager, states that his lively colts are undismayed by the reputation of our champions, which has reached even Gisborne. It has struck no terror in the hearts of the intrepid challengers, who have travelled so far to throw down the gauntlet. All other senior games are postponed, except that Y.M.C.A. and Belmont will play off the remaining championship game at Devonport. but the result can have no bearing on the position of the clubs.

The teams are: Poverty Bay, Thistle. —Easton. McLean, Hill. Jennings, Bridge, Macor, McGrory, Waters, J. Watt, Waugli, It. Watt; reserve, Hibbert. Auckland, Tramways.—Batty. MeElligott. Simpson, Tinkler, Christie, Fyvie. Spong, E. Williams. Spencer, Bell, Stretton. Mr. T. Black accompanies the Poverty Bay team as manager, with Mr. It. Stephenson as trainer, while McLean captains the side. Senior A Grade Belmont. —Wylie. Lithgow, Kemp, Woodhall, R. Bach, X. Bach, Allen, Austin, Cleal, Stewart (2). Thistle. —Gerrard, Webb, Hibbert. Carter, McCosh, Cummins (2), Chalmers, Hislop, Davis, Kay. Y.M.C.A.—Hilliard, Mo watt, Clanachan, Malcolm, Chapman, Riddolls, Bartley, Woods, Humphreys, McAuslan, Whaley. Corinthians.—Shepperd, A. Alp, Sheldon, Jones, Harvey, Hilton, Ahern, Dawson, Taylor, Ansteed, Wood. Resen'es: Huston, F. Wood. Great South Road car to Green Lane. Senior B Grade Metropolitan. Flackman, Andrews, Robinson, Jackson, College, McLaren, Massam, Holmes, College, Jaffray, Pollard, Fryett. Rangers.—Surtees, Hallett, Paxton, Polwin, Waterson, Lindsay, Kennedy, Nicol, Birkenhead, Coyle, Summing, Sharp, McKain. Manurewa. —Parks, Woods, Ross, Brown, Lees, Clarke, Anderson, Williamson, Palmer, Hart, H. Donaldson. Reserve: A. Donaldson. Second Grade Belmont.—Hunter, Robinson, Buchan, Hale, Mackay, Allen, Porteous, Thompson, Ballantyne, MacLennan, Ridings, Watson. Y.M.C.A. —Harper, McComish, Simpson, Thompson, Shenkin, Rushen, Smith. Ross, Kemp, Cross, Wright. North Shore.—A. Smith, Wynett, H. Smith, Ekman, Ross, Pine, Walters, T. Smith, Powell, Blacki#, Saxon. Third Grade Y.M.C.A.—Ped ley, Whelan, Martin, Mackinven, Thornes, MacKinven, Young. Sutherland, Wade, White, Pollard, Barnfather. . .Technical Old Boys.—V. Sefont, W. Rodwell, A. Noble, N. Roper, H. Lott, T. Ashworth, D. Munro, G. O’Leary, T. Robertson. A. Burford, E, Marlow, C. McDonald, H. Burford, T. Maher. New Lynn.—Lithgow, Heap, Gregory, Darby, W. Munro, J. Munro, W. K. Munro, -T. Low. Armstrong, Dorman. J. Carr; reserves, Mclnr.es, McFarland. Third Intermediate Grade Belmont.—Warren, Ripley, Haycock, Gamble, Yarnton, Saxon, Marshall, Parker, Williams, Nicholson, Hale, Tucker, Wallis. Rangers.—Hall, Shepherd, Marks, Smith, McCaig, Morrison, Wolfenden, Kennedy, Kerr, Cargo, McKain. Eden Rovers.—Ryan, Dormer, Christie, Williamson, Gordon, McLean, Poole, Puddle, Bellamy, Guest, Roiall, J. Brown. Manurewa.—Hood, McCallum, Ferry, Bennett (3), Clayton (2), Grey, Thompson, Mclntosh, Sainsbury, Harris, Gibbons, Cain, Tompkins, Jowett. Mount Albert.—Floyd, O. Holdsworth, King. Douglas, Kean, Blair, Cameron, Woods, Glaister, Pickering, McLeod, Brough. New Lynn.—Wood. Holland, Russell, Smithfi, Galloway, Simpson, Martin, T.

Bannan, Hogg, Childs.’ rea * r **^ Fourth Grade V .M.C.A.—Parkos, Beckett. Rouchton Edward*. Riddolls. Bell. Andrews, SkmT Ross, Gunson. Donaldson. North Shore.—Cleal. Ormiston, Smith King. Cowie, Lill.crap, Snoad. Ekman* Blackie, McCluskey, Bartley, Shand. JUNIOR NOTES Senior B Championship.—The senior B championship promises to be full oi excitement in the race for the top honours right to the finishing post. At present Philomel. Manurewa and Corinthians are in the first three place*' running in that order with only one point between them, and each bavinplayed 12 games. The match between the naval men and the Manurewan* will be played as a preliminary to the Chatham Cup knock-out tomorrow, and will decide who holds the top runof the ladder for a week or more. The attractive double programme should draw a big crowd to Victoria Park, while the lively young Corinthian team, which is coming along with a wet sail, meets the improved Metropolitan Club at Cornwall Park. In the other games Northcote meets Rangers, and Bon Accord plays Newmarket both on the Domain.

Junior Championships.—ln spite of many postponements through the closing of grounds under bad weather conditions, the lower grades are now finalising, and several championship winners are clearly indicated. Glen Eden has been declared winner of the fourth grade B to meet the winner of the A section. Tamaki is in an unassailable position at the top of the ladder in the fifth grade A. while Comrades have a strangle hold on the top rung of the fifth grade I> ladder. Carlton A remains unbeaten in the sixth grade A. and probably will be called on to play off for the grade championship against Tamaki as the likely winner of the sixth grade B.

Primary Schools Soccer.—Devonport won the senior A school championship and Grafton the senior B, while Belmont won the junior A series and Grafton the junior B. The selecteu Auckland primary school representatives will travel to Wellington for the Webster Shield tourney on Sunday. August 25, and the following is the prugramme for the Auckland team: Auckland v. Waikato, August 27. Auckland v. Wellington, August 2s, Auckland v. Manawatu, August 29. Mr. Rupert Harrison, selector, wUI accompany the team as manager, \tifii Mr. Claud Downes as assistant-man-ager, and Mr. R. M. Beswick as trainercoach to the Auckland holders of the shield. * * * 9 College Day.—Owing to the Auck-land-Poverty Bay Chatham Cup match having to be played off tomorrow, the College Day arranged has been postponed until August 24. when the afternoon will be devoted to inter-college games between the secondary schools. In the first match the leaders of the intermediate grade. Mount Albert Grammar and Technical College, will meet. The second match will be between Auckland and Takapuna Grammar Schools, and the final game will be the college championship match between Mount Albert Grammar and Technical College seniors. From the players taking part the team will bo selected to represent the Auckland secondary schools represen :atives in the inter-provincial tourney, to be held here on September 3, 4 and 5 next. The positions of the teams.in this grade are as follow:

SECOND GRADE P. W. Tj. D. F. A. Pts. >Torth Shore ,10 9 — 1 34 16 1^ Ponsonby A . 11 9 2 — 47 16 1* Porisonby B . 11 6 5 — 32 39 1Y.M.C.A 10 4 4 2 24 22 1« Celtic .... 9 1 6 2 17 SO 4 Belmont .... 10 1 S 1 17 34 * THIRD GRADE OPEN P. \V. L. D. F. A._Pts. Henderson . . 11 9 1 1 40 25 W Swanson .... 11 8 1 2 38 Id If New Lynn .. 9 7 1 1 68 10 j W.Y.M.I 10 4 4 2 31 49 1J Mount Albert . 11 3 5 3 36 30 J Technical O.B. 8 4 3 1 33 23 9 Burnley .... 8 2 6 — 17 34 4 Y.M.C.A 10 1 8 1 14 42 3 Kiwi 10 — 9 1 12 52 1