TRAMS STOPPED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 760, 5 September 1929, Page 14

TRAMS STOPPED

KNOCKED OUT BY THISTLE KAY GOES NAP “Electric” Soccer was the correct description for the knock-out bout for the Thistle Cup at Blandford Park last evening, when Thistle beat Tramways by 7 goals to 4, in a thrilling gams. T 7 AY, the Thistle crack-shot. was particularly electric, scoring live brilliant goals. This was Trams’ first defeat in 30 games last season and this. The teams were: Thistle. —Gerrard, Dorman, Ilibbert, Carter. McCosh, 11. Cummins:, X. Cummins, Chalmers, Kowat, J-lislop, Kay. Tramways. Batty. NlcElligott, Simpson. I'orteous, Christie, Ky vie, Spong, Bell. Stretton, Tinkler, Lewis. The ground was in good order and there was a surprisingly large attendance for a chilly evening, which was all in favour of snappy play. After quiet opening exchanges play warmed up when Kay darted through the defence without warning, and smashed a hard one past Batty. Stimulated by this. Bell was nearly through tor Trams, but McCosh intercepted and dropped one in front of Ivay, for the flier to trick McKlligott and net again with a low angular shot. Hard exchanges followed, Christie nearly netting from a free just outside the penalty square, but Gerrard saved brilliantly and Kay tricked the defence again, to shiver the upright and follow tliis with an unstoppable one for his hat trick. Then Kowat took a hand from centre forward, and drove a. hard shot, which a Tram defender deflected past Batty, and the champions were four down and appeared to be hopelessly beaten. iSpong led a Tram rally and scored neatly, but nothing could check Kay’s night out. and lie secured the ball near half-way for a flying dribble through the defence, and a parting slam which left Batty standing. Bell got a second for Trams with a bright solo run, and at half-time Thistle led by 5-2. SOLID DEFICIT In the second spell Trams made a determined effort to wipe out the solid deficit, and gave them a chance by scoring cleverly to reduce the margin to two. Kay, who had faded out of the picture, sprang into the searchlight again, and flew with the ball to the corner, where he crossed a swerver high into the opposite corner, lor which Batty groped in vain. The Thistle right then got a chance, and Norman Cumin in g cut past a demoralised defence to put Thistle’s seventh sting past Batty. A dying kick by the beaten champions saw Bell score from a scrimmage in the goalmouth, but an astonishing victory went to the iscots by 7 goals to 4. after the liveliest Soccer seen at headquarters for many a long night. More games of this type would draw a great crowd to the floodlight games witli the spring evenings now approaching.