1926-2-27 A v Chelsea (Image 3)
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с Chronicles of the Chelsea Football Club . don't believe in : " local option " in this matter . It is a case of forced - draught for their opponents . EXTRACT from last Saturday's programme : 66 Courage , O's ! ere set of sun wear laurels round your neck ; You lost the " Oats , " but - take it out in Coals ! " And did they not ? STRICTLY speaking , what the O's really did was to put the " O " in Coals . † FOOTBALL " 6 FORM . " The big men of " " laid the Pensioner low ; Then the Quaker ( with six to the Orient's " " ) Came down to give Chelsea a shaker . But the " form " wasn't true , in response to his two , The Blues , all alive , quickly rattled up five And that's what puzzled the Quaker ! MANY happy returns to " Fanny " Walden , who celebrates his 38th birthday to - morrow . He won't mind his age being given away , for he is often accused , rather prematurely , of having reached 40. The same was the case with Jack Rutherford - whom pressmen insist on calling " Jock , " although he is not a Scots man . CHELSEA CHATTER . SPORTS GOSSIP Read the chatty paragraphs about the games and players in the popu lar Sports Gossip Column con tributed by " The Twelfth Man . " OUT OF THE DEPTHS . - Fervent Chelsea supporters had a very unhappy time at the beginning of our match with Darlington . Two adverse goals in the first six minutes of the game , and a recollection of " what they did to Clapton Orient " was enough to shake the faith of spectators and players alike . The latter deserve all praise for the splendid way in which they fought back and turned a prospective rout into a brilliant victory . To the Chelsea *** " fans it was a transition from gloom to glorious sunshine . WILSON'S " WINNER . " - Andy Wilson's rather long delayed return to the side was more than welcome , and when he scored his goal - his first since the Preston match in October - the crowd signified its delight with wonderful spontaneity and heartiness . It was a great shot too , worthy of Wilson , and a " winner " all the way . 66 BARRETT'S BIG - BERTHAS . " - But what of Fred Barrett's brace of goals ? His power and accuracy in kicking a dead ball was commented on in these columns on his being brought into the team to replace the injured Harrow . Everyone is now full of the same theme , and , as regards the Darlington players , FOR BEST REPORTS & COMPLETE RESULTS see the 3 Evening News Full accounts of important matches by experts who note and record all the fine points and events of unusual interest in each day's play . SATURDAY SPORT A special page for sports lovers appears in " The Evening News " each Saturday . Buy The Evening News to - night . hg 2 to - high |
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