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History
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History
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Soccer in Montreal |
Montreal
Ukes Win Dominion Carling Cup
Yes,
gentlemen, the Ukes did it. Storming through rain and mud,
splashing
through puddles of water which made Faillon Field's very green grass
most
treacherous for foot and eye (note: a soccer ball doesn't bounce at all
on water), Montreal's Ukraina won the Dominion Championship, and with
it
the English Association's trophy.
They beat the Vancouver North Shore power-house, 2-1, by the simple
method
of out powering them in attack, and showing considerably more
steadiness
of defense under pressure.
At that, it was no procession for the B.C. crew were dangerous to the
very
last shot, and the carefully drawn-up arrangements for overtime in case
of a draw were all but dragged out for everybody to see.
"Everybody"
was a packed house with stands overflowing the corners.
It was lanky Joe Feeney who put the coup de grace to the visitors to
the
fair city of Montreal which was then hiding discretely under a blanket
of clouds, from which oozed a steady drizzle, the tail end of the
previous
day's downpour.
Three
times, Pete Waskiw, that sturdy and
tireless
workman, had cut down the right to blast two steaming shots which
goalie
Joe Travis just managed to knock down.
This
time with 15 minutes to go, he took Johnny Pollock's pass to the very
end
line, to swerve suddenly to shake Ben Hackman, who slid past on the
greasy
turf. The angle was to thin for a shot worth the while, so as
Travis
covered the near post, "pistol" Pete flipped the ball over to the
on-coming
Feeney, who had a clear run to the back of the net, after heading the
winner.
Article
was written by: Doug Cambell
