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OCR	SHIELDS ROOTBALL SAZRITES SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 2320 , 1924 Second League Match . SOUTH SHIELDS v . HULL CITY . ( By " WANDERER . " ) Hull City provided the opposition at Horsley Hill . South Shiolds , this afternoon in a return League engagement . When the teams met at Hull last week the Seasiders were narrowly defeated by the only goal of the match , while the corres ponding tahae at South Striptes last season resulted in a goalless . draw . The Shieldsmen were again without the services of Willis Walker , who is still on the sick list suffering from a severe attack of lumbago , and there were two changes in the team compared with last week . Robson deputised for Ridley , who was indisposed ; and Wilson reappeared at right half hack to the exclusion of 11ird . South Shields . - Richardson ; Crown , Rob . son ; Wilson , Hardy , Metcalfe ; Matthewson , Sinith , Guyan , Oxberry , Bolam . Hull City . - Mercer : Gibson , Bell : Josn SOR , McGee . Bleakley : Mills . Walker , Havelock , Lewis , Thomas . Referee : Mr J. T. Whitham , Sheffield . THE GAME . The weather was fine though dull , and the ground was rather heavy . A crowd of about 8,000 was present at the start . Oxberry dispossessed Walker early in the garue and place neatly to his right wing , but Bleakley promptly stumped the fush . and from his clearance Orown's servines were requisitioned . Smart combined work hy Lewis and Thomas again hraught Orawn into service , and syon afterwards the visitare applied vigorous pressure through Lewid and Ifavelnak The Shields backs , how ever , proved hyal to the occasion and the haing forwards then made their fzus supl FF 有 A & PFAR : sive movement . Mareer had to deal with a long what frain Bolam , and a minute later Matthewson went off on his own , but ran the ball out of play . From a corner well placed by the Shields right winger , Smith cleverly hooked the hall in , and Bell just managed to divert it close to the post . LOST ( -0

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SHIELDS
ROOTBALL
SAZRITES
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 2320 , 1924
Second League Match .
SOUTH SHIELDS v . HULL CITY .
( By " WANDERER . " )
Hull City provided the opposition at Horsley Hill . South Shiolds , this afternoon in a return League engagement .
When the teams met at Hull last week the Seasiders were narrowly defeated by the only goal of the match , while the corres ponding tahae at South Striptes last season resulted in a goalless . draw .
The Shieldsmen were again without the services of Willis Walker , who is still on the sick list suffering from a severe attack of lumbago , and there were two changes in the team compared with last week . Robson deputised for Ridley , who was indisposed ; and Wilson reappeared at right half hack to the exclusion of 11ird .
South Shields . - Richardson ; Crown , Rob . son ; Wilson , Hardy , Metcalfe ; Matthewson , Sinith , Guyan , Oxberry , Bolam .
Hull City . - Mercer : Gibson , Bell : Josn SOR , McGee . Bleakley : Mills . Walker , Havelock , Lewis , Thomas .
Referee : Mr J. T. Whitham , Sheffield .
THE GAME .
The weather was fine though dull , and the ground was rather heavy . A crowd of about 8,000 was present at the start .
Oxberry dispossessed Walker early in the garue and place neatly to his right wing , but Bleakley promptly stumped the fush . and from his clearance Orown's servines were requisitioned . Smart combined work hy Lewis and Thomas again hraught Orawn into service , and syon afterwards the visitare applied vigorous pressure through Lewid and Ifavelnak The Shields backs , how ever , proved hyal to the occasion and the
haing forwards then made their fzus supl FF 有 A & PFAR :
sive movement .
Mareer had to deal with a long what frain Bolam , and a minute later Matthewson went off on his own , but ran the ball out of play . From a corner well placed by the Shields right winger , Smith cleverly hooked the hall in , and Bell just managed to divert it close to the post .
LOST ( -0