Newspaper Clippings - 1923 -1924 Season - Volume 01 - page 14
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Southampton Entertained . at Horsley Hill SECOND LEAGUE GAME . X WANDEREN.MY South Shields made one change in the team that opposed Southampton at Anffley Bill this afternoon . Amith being intieduced for Orberry it inside richt , while the viel tors made several alterations . When the teams wet at onthampton last weak there was a blant deore sheet and a similar realt was recorded at Homley HiM last season . Prior to this afernoon the Seneiders had aconired 22 points in 19 games . And the " Ainta " hed ceintured 9 points as the re 11 of matcher . The teams on duty this afternoon were as follmy : Brmth hidde - Walker : Ridley , Crown : Fird Wilson . Metcalfe : Rolam . Smith , Hetherington : Greenwell . Parker ( W ) Aonthemoton - Allen : Parker . ( T. ) mes : Shelley Campbell . Turner : Brown , Demine . Rowlinge . Prire . CATT . Tit . Referee M. F. Linee Birmingham . HEAVY " GOING " South Shields had the ann in their faces in hring he onenine half . The weather wAF and warm but the ground was in a fright . ully heavy condition . There were about 750 The home pectators present at the start .. nen were the first to exert pressure through he instrumentality of Bolam ar Smith re they had made much headway Tummer inned in and made a timely clearance . Fird . Smith . and Bolam combined smartly , nd worked their way through the opposing lefences and Titmuss in attempting to effect clearance from the Shields outside richt t the hall over his own line .. From the lag kick which ensued Allen brought off a mart clearance from Greenwell against the Ost . 1 Carr and Price made some progress on the isitors lefting , but althongh hampered by he treacherous gro - d Ridley made a fine learance . After Crown had successfully pulled up rown and Dominy on the opposite wira , Tetherington put the ball across to Smith ho aer working for position missed by a not with a delightful shot . For the netw minutes the South Shields defenders were alled upon to cope with several persistent ttacks in which Rawlings was an outstand . ng worker and during one of these Metcalf lipped as he was about to check the pro . ress of the Southampton leader and a dan erous situation was created . VIGOROUS PRESSURE . Crown came to the rescue . however . rom his clearance Campbell got ossession nd drove in a terrific shet from long ringe , hich Walker saved on hi : knees . Then fel wed vigorous pressure by the South Shields orwards and Allen had to leare his goal to eal with a movement by Hetherington and reenwell . There was an ex ng race for possession . nd before either Hetherington or Allen ould reach the ball Titmuss dashed in and aved the situation . The Southampton goal ad a narrow escape as the result of pm . ressive work by Parker and Greenwell , ut the wingman's centre was successfully ealt with . HETHERINGTON SCORES . When the game was 14 minutes old Sonth hields obtained the lead through ether . ngton . Parker raced off on the wing and eating all opposition swung in a delight . il rentre to HETHERINGTON , who was aick to see his chance and to take it . ning straight between the backs he banged se hall in the net well out of the cus wian's reach . Theisitors retalisted in promising style ad . Cwn and Ridley were kent busily nelor . Rawlings and Dominy were active rkers in the Southampton attack and or ne occasion Walker was obliged to leave Foal to frustrate an effort by the visiting Wilson was prominent for useful aking - up tactics as the result of which South Shields forwards were again able ert themselves . Parker made a useful run in compan th Greenwell but , when the hall came w to the wing MAN his centre wa nathered by Sheller . Walker easily dealt ith a long shot by Dominy and at the other nd Metcalf enabled the left wins to apply ressure . SHIELDS SATURDAY , A ADVANCE BY SOUTHAMPTON . The Southampton defenders however , were giving nothing away and the Sea siders were not permitted to have many scoring chances . Brown and Dominy advanced , on the right , the inside man trying a first tim shot from close in which was luckily smothered by Crown . The ball came out to : Rawlings who lobbed it back into the coalmen high up against the bar . Walker was obliged FOOTBALL DECEMBER 2057 2-1 CARRITO 22 , 1923 |
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