Newspaper Clippings - 1923 -1924 Season - Volume 01 - page 8
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Second League . SOUTH SHIELDS v . CLAPTON ORIENT . ( By WANDERER . " ) Ciapton Orient provided the opposition at Horsley Hill , South Shields , this afternoon . After playing the same team in six consecu tive games the Seasiders were compelled to make a change in the atteok owing to Heth ringten being on the injured list and for the first time since Aug. 87th Smith was cluded in the side . The visitors relied upon the team that de feated South Shields by three clear goals at Homertoa last week . Included in their ranks was Waite , & South Shields man , who formerly played for Preston Colliery . In the corresponding match at Horeley Hill last season South Shields defeated the Orient by 3-0 . The teams were as follows Seth Shields . - Walker ; Ridley , Crown ; H Hardy , Hutchinson ; Bolam , Smith , Greenwell . Brown . Orient - Wood ; McKechnie , Rosici : Pixon , Townrow , Archibald ; Smith , Waito , Green , Rennox , Williams . 8 Referee : Mr T. Tomlinson , of Sheffield . Rain fell heavily throughout the morning but shortly before the start there was welcome improvement in the weather . The ground was in fairly good condition and when proceedings opened the crowd num . bered about 10,000 . The Orient left wing pair , Williams and Rennox , were early con . spicuous for a smartly executed movement which necessitated the intervention of both Ridley and Crown . EARLY GOAL FOR OLAPTON . It was with difficulty that the Shields defenders cleared a dangerous situation , and when the ball eventually came out to mid field , Brown made some progress for bouth Shields on the left . Following up sniartly Greenwell went right through , but he spoilt the effort by a faulty centre . The game was only five minutes old whon Clapton obtained the lead . Smith forced a corner and placed accurately for GREEN to shoot through a crowd of players into the net . Walker being unsighted at the time . The Seasidere made a vigorous response chiefly through clever work on the left wing but Brown's centre was wasted . Williams was again prominent for the visitors with a smart solo effort , but Crown ene a clever tackle after Ridley had been outmanoeuvred . Brown was responsible for a brilliant touch line raid which he finished up with a power ful drive which missed the far upright by a few inches . The visitors were monopolising a good deal of the play , Williams and Smith being especially prominent on the respective wings . The Orient goal had an exceedingly narrow escape when Smith sent Simms away , and the South Shields leader , beating Rosier , flashed in a higheshot which passed over the bar with a foot to spare . Hutchinson stopped a dangerous movement by Smith and Waite , and from his clearance Simms and Green well looked like making headway until Townrow upset their calculations . For the next few minutes South Shields applied per . sistent pressure only to And Rosier and Mackechnie always on the alert . POOR FINISHING WORK . Play never reached a very high order , and most disappointing feature was the lack finishing pov cr dicplayed by both teans . ms imissed the upright by a foot when a well - timod centre from Belam left him weil placed , and a few minutes later , the South Shields leader after cleverly forcing his way through , again missed the opening . The South Shields forwards vcre guilty numerous blanders , and waB excellent chances wele wasted through wretched shooting . On one occasion the ball bouncing about the visitor's goalmouth in tantalizing fashion with none of the home forwards able to get possession , and when eventually Hutchinson dashed up he seit the ball yards wide of the posts . Half - time score Clapton Crient South Shic.ds pr . SHIEL95 SATURDAY The visitors were the fire : to apply pressure after the resumption and two cornis were forced by Smith in the first few minutes , both of which were successfully dealt with . Eventually Simme got into his stride , and manoeuvring splendidly opened out the game to good advantage . The opposing halves , lowever , were a iestrictive tric . andhr movement Was effectually checkmated through the intervention of Archibold . Wood bad to handle a long shot from Hird , and at the other end Waite was shaping dangerously when Ridley dashed across and dispossessed him . Keeping the Shieldsmen on the defensive the Clapton forwards etrove hard to increase hats load but they received no encourage Pocí BALL OCTOBER 2754 1923 SAZRITEN At Hoker Park . She won the cust started before about 1000 spectators the wind in their famonte , The spondag exchanges were of an character and both sides played the passing game . The first shot at goal came from but the ball in transit struck Oaklej reduced its speed , so that Robson ha diffioulty in clearing . Sunderland retaliated and both Seot ! attempts at goal . but the ball went w the matk ... Richardson got the ball away from gers . This was followed up . again by at home attaak , which ended in Boots ( T. ) the against the side of the net . The next incident of note wait by Richardson twice fisting away from Allan . He was lucky to get a shot from staffe away . Shields came amartly away , Mh rounded Ferguson and passed to Thot who received at elose quarters And Robson after 23 minutes play . Each side was visited in turn and more Richardson saved from Wagfaf Robson from Thompson . Half - time score ! South Shields Reserves Sunderland Reserves |
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