Gazette Cartoon - 20 October 1923 - page 5
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SHIELDS FOOTBALL GAZETTAY SATURDAY , DECEMBER Ora , ey 23 SWANDERER SEES IT . S Shields Surprised at Leicester . Comparison with Last Season's Record . Forthcoming Engagements . South Shields were beaten by a superior ; professionals on their books and before my tesni at Leicester last week and this decisive note on the subject appeared in print Hardy reverse temporarily checked their progress was rendered hors de combat . This is the towards the attainmen , of the object which second time the South Shields centre half they have definitely set out to achieve . But has been injured this season and while there there is no need to be discouraged by is no denying the fact that Ned Stothard ocasional defeats ; they canno always win is a very useful man Hardy's many inches and there is time enough for many things to give him an advantage over his unders udy . lappen before the seapon & oses . They have His clever and effective headwork is of made a good star , aud hopes of promotion immense value in defence and his timely are not yet receding . Compared with last interventior : has prevented many a goal par Budson the Seasiders have made a distinot ticularly from flag kicks . Unfortuna ely he advance and consequen ly they are much will be off the team for a week or two and more favourably placed in the League than Stothard will have his chance to prove his they were twelve months ago . Ip sixteen or h . He has had considerable experience Rames they have acquired 21 ' points white h League football having ade numerone las season for the same number of matches appearances with the senior eleven in they had only 15 points to their credit . Up previous seasons and the Shieldsmen are to this sformoon they had only lo four fortunate in having such a capable reserve matches and last year at this time they had call upon . Harry Wilson was intro already tasted defeat on seven ccasions . The Shieldsmen were then welfth on the League chart whereas prior to today's match they occupied third place with he same number of points as Derby County , the runners - up , and a match in Fand . LEICESTER'S STRENGTH . 1 duced for he first time this season on November 10th in consequence of an injury A Frd nrl he has given such a good account of himself that he has kept his place on the team . HONOURS EVEN . ' ' The Seasiders had the misfortune to lose the services of Hardy , their oplever centre half , about twenty minutes from the end of the game at Leicester last week , and need less to say this proved a very severe . handi cap , though it must be admitted at once that it had no baaring upon the result of the game . Iicester would have won in any event . The only difference it made was that the Shieldsmon's chances of reducing the arrears against them were materially reduced . As it was , they did manage to make their presence felt in the olcsing stages of the encounter , and thanks to the enter prise of Simms they registered their first goa ! on the Leices'er ground . Sou Shields have yet to secure their first victory on the City ground , and strangely enough Leicester have been defented on four occasions at Horsley Hill . La season the Shieldsmen astic tennis players .. lost at Leicester by three clear goals and won at home by the odd goal in three . For all the teams have met nine times , excluding this after on , and four of the games have been won by the Seasiders . four by Leicester and one was drin . Honours , therefore , are even I wonder if history has repeated itself to - day 11 : A SOCCER " BLUE . " I was interested to learn that John Flem has seen service with the South Shields ing , a full - back of gheat promise , who Cambridge wish him luck . Fleming is a reserve t had been given his " Blue " for Jarrow youth and the son of a prominent valuable services understand that he has expressed his will commercial man in the mid - Tyne district . I ingness to assist South Shields during the Chr'timas Vacation . As the Seasiders have have not too many hacks to choose from , nis a heavy holiday programme to fulfil and they Fleming is on the small side but what he will be most welcome . lacks in height and weight is compensa'ed for by his skill and resourcefulness . many other exponents of the winter game Like Fleming is a keen devotee of lawn tennis and he plays a good game . I met him at fé Westhe tournament last August . Crown and Arthur Hawes are also enthusi Laufie South Shie's were not such a poor team last week as the snore wouli amear to in : dicate . The fact is , Leicester were excep tionally good , They have a clever , well balanced , hefty side with a poverfal attack and a brilliant lander in Chand'er who dis tinguisher himself by accomplishing the 1 hat frick . " Obviously , the City were out to make a good job of it ani they ceeded There was not a single flaw in the Ride and it seems to me that if the Sea siders have been able to avert another dc fent this afternoon they have done " C markably well . This forwards " not " isne Ohesion and unders in 110 L did on A LONG JOURNEY . South Shields will longest journey of the season next Satur undertake the day when they visit Southampton for the third time . the Seasiders met the " Saints " was The first occasion on which January 7th . 1922. when South Shields were defeated by three goals to one in the first round of the English Cup , Last Division and after playing a goalless draw Season Southampton entered the Second at home in the opening match of the term the Seasiders disposed of the South erners on their own ground by two clear Forls , both of which were obtained by Simms . Southampton have been playing su fairly consistently this season and methinks the men from the North will have their work cut put to repeat last season's achievement . STOCKPORT ON MONDAY , > he Shieldsment - have a busy week - end . That I |
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