As Wanderer See It - 8 March 1924 - 5 April 2024 - page 7
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SHIELDS FOOTBALL SATURDAY , JANUARY GAZETTE 5TH , 19247 AS " WANDERER " SEES IT . New Year Surprise for South Shields . Points Still Scarce . The Cup Tie . Simms Signs for Stockport . The holiday season has been an unevent- , quite one of the best that has been recorded ful time for South Shields . They were pre- at Horsley Hill this season . vented from fulfilling their League engage . SEASIDERS ' RECORD . 4 metit at Port Vale on Christmas Day and last Saturday , when they arrived at Elland The Seasider record for the past five Road to try their luck with Leeds United or six weeks , s not calculated to encour they discovered that the severe frost . follosage hopes of promotion honoura . They m upon the thaw of the previous night had have not on a match . since their victory rendered the ground totally unfit for play . over Stockport at Haraley Hill on Nov. The match had been looked forward to wath 24th , while in three consecutive home een interest by the partisans of the respeo engagements they have conceded no fewer av clubs and it was generally anticipated than , five points . To sacrifice a point at that it would be the hardest task the Bea- home to the " wooden spoonists " was not siden haye ye had to face this son . But it a very promising start for the New Year , ar þandijaks they can and came how two games in arrears compared with majority of clubs in the League . In ew of the fact that they have an impor English Cup tic at Burnley next Satur dy it would seem that they are in for a busy time . OVER - CONFIDENCE . Port Vale are to be congratulated upon their difficulties and misfortunes similar to phy dasplay at Horsley Hill on New those recently experienced by the Sea Your's Day . The Seasiders , were a disap siders . , Meanwhile they must be careful pointing side and over confidence nearly not to throw away any more points . They them the game . Two goals before the cannot afford it . inival is an excellent start , but the mar . in not sufficient to justify the successful can adopting leisurely and fanciful methods . The Shieldsmen were inclined to ke things too confortably in the second mlf , while their opponents made such onvincing reovery that before the Sea ders quite realised what was happening the visitors had established a record for Horsley Hill this season by putting Walker to the trouble of picking the ball out of the It was not until they were faced with the ugly prospect of another home defeat that they began to pull themselves together and Stahnard eventu . Ally saved the situation by registering his first goal for his now club . a net on thres occasions that is going to put up something like a consistent show , they will have to be con tent with a humble position onl the League chart . Many things might happen during the latter half of the season and the Shieldsmen's hope lies in the possi bility of the leading clubs encountering SIMMS FOR STOCKPORT . Stockport County have lost no time in fix . ing up . Ernie Simuns , the South Shileds centre forward who was placed on the transfer list a little more than a week ago . The announce ment made by certain Manchester papers on Friday morning was premature , for as a matter of fact he was not transferred until yesterday afternoon . Simms has played in : 17 League games for South this season and the fact Shields that he has nine goals to his credit clearly , indicates that he has lost none of his cun and goal - getter . His individuality have been , THE NEW LEADER . a ng as a leader generalship and irpportant factors in the splendid run of socesses which the Beasiders achieved during the first three months of the season . After opening somewhat shakily , the wish him Juck in his new sphere of visitors settled down to steady , operations . Athodical game in the closing stages ad by effective team work they assured the mastery of the play . Arthur Bridgett , who was greeted with loud cheers as he nade his first appearance on the Horsley Hill ground for many years , was always a force to be reckoned with and he ren CUP - TIE PROSPECTS . Arrangements have been made by the rail . way conipany to run an excursion to Burnley and Oldham next Saturday in connection with the English Cup matches in which South Shields and Sunderland are con cerned and it is expected that a large number of supporters will avail themselves dered useful service to his side without of the facilities provided . This will be the being brilliant . He had formidable opposition to contend with in Wilson and Ridley , who were in 8. particularly destructive mood . I was not impressed Stannard's initial performance , but 1 could hardly be expected that he would teach the top of his form on this occasion Laving regard to the fact that he was appearing in strange company for the at time , and moreover , the playing onditions were not conducive to the best pe of football , But I Cappointed . second occasion on which a South Shields tem has visited the Burnley ground on cup business and I am fairly confident that the local representatives will improve upon their previous performance . When the North - Eastern League team under the management of Arthur Bridgett opposed the Lancashire men , in the early part of 1914 they were beaten by three goals to one after a strenuous game and their victors subsequently had the distinction of winning the coveted trophy . The Seasiders will be all out to equal , if not surpass , last season's achievement when they reached the third kround of the compersion for the Last - time n the history of the club . confess I was A AYLANGED ATTACK ... Another man whe failed to come up to expectations WAS Matthewson , who was ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS . given his second outing with the second S.L.H. - The South Shields team league team . His chief fault was his lack which was beaten by Queen's Park Rangers in the of confidence and consequently he was third round of the English Cup last season unable to reproduce the brilliant form by 3-0 was : -Walker ; Ridley , Maitland ; which he has shown consistently with the Ilird , Hardy , Hutchinson : Gray . Smith , Reserves . There is no doubt about his ability Simms , Oxberry , Keenlyside . and only experience is required to fit him for a place in the ranks of the Seniors . That Bolam oan give a good account of himself on either wing was demonstrated in " Supporter " - South Shields Reserves are vincing fashion in the Port Vale match , for drawn against Shildon away in the second is work in cooperation with Greenwell was round of the Durham con senior cup com a valuable asset to the Shields attack . Smith petition . was a clever individualist his goal was " WANDERER . " " Tyne Docker " -Simms has not played since December 8th . 4 |
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