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WILLIAM OUR PHOTO Voe season " To those who hold the belief that goal . keepers are born , not inade , we would offer W. Kebbell , Southend's brave defender , as an example . " The man ' about whom this was written in one of the leading sporting journals of the country is at present keeping goal for the South Shields A.F.C. , having been signed on during the close Kebbell is only 21 years of agé , and practi . cally the whole of his previous experience in fotball of any real class has been with Southend United , for whom he played with r arked success for three seasons . In his first season with the club Kebbell played as an amateur , and subsequently . as a profes c'onal . He was with Southend when the club was promoted to the First Division of the Southern League , and the service he rendered them was such as to call forth the tribute quoted above as well as other com umentary references by well - qualified critics . Pefore Arthur Bridgett secured Kebbell for the South Shields club a First , Ieague club had made tentative advances with view 3 to his transfer , and were willing , it was said , to offer a pretty Pubstantial price for him , while Portsmouth 2882 SHIELDS Oct. 380 323 KEBB ELL ( Wm . O. KEBBELL , South Shields A.F.C. ) Dorn Hackney , Jan / Feb / Mlar 1892 . Died . Position Goalkeeper , Height Career . Southend Inited . VILLIAM OLIVER KEESTI KEBBELL W.O. Garon's United Southend United December 1913 South Shields May 1914 ? Goalkeeper , 5'11 " , 11 st . 12lbs . GALLERY . FOOTBAL 1914 . weight . SOUTH SHIELDS , Honours : Southern League Divisioh 2 Champions 1908 . Info Jin Creeasy . also had designs on him : Bradford City , who visited South Shields a fortnight ago , also have considerable regard for Kebbell's worth , and one of their leading officials has said that if they had not had the best goalkeeper in the country they would have had Kebbell . Kebbell is in the heyday of youth , having 1st passed his majority , and he has a fine Ihysique , being about half an inch over six feet and weighing just on 12 stones . early yet , perhape , to speak of his services to South Shields . bat his work so far gives every reason for expressing the opinion that by the end of the season the club will be able to account him one of the ablest goal . keepers that has served the club . It is interesting to note thu : Kebbell , along with other players from well known clubs who have come to South Shields and have had their first experience of North Eastern League football is agreeably impressed with the class of ganse prevailing in the competi tion . In fact Kebbell is pleased altogether with his new surroundings , as is also his that didn't mention " better half " -we Kebbell has recently joined the army , " did we " noble PRRR GAZE CAREitt |
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