Gazette Cartoon - 16 February 1923 - 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 . metit at Port Vale on Christmas Day and last Saturday , when they arrived at Elland Road to try their luck with Leeds United they discovered that the Bevere frost . follos m upon the thaw of the previous night had rendered the ground totally unfit for play . The match had been looked forward to wath keen interest by the partisans of the respeo av clubs and it was generally anticipated that it would be the hardest task the Bea SEASIDERS ' RECORD . 4 The Seasider record for the past five or six weeks , s not calculated to encour age hopes of promotion honoura . They have not von a match . since their victory over Stockport at Horsley Hill on Nov. 24th , while in three consecutive home engagements they have conceded no fewer than , five points . To sacrifice a point at 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 , pandjaks they can and came 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 how two games in arrears compared with In majority of clubs in the League . ew of the fact that they have an impor English Cup tie 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 pchy dosplay 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 cannot afford it . a net on thres occasions them the game . Two goals before the inval is an excellent start , but the mar . SIMMS FOR STOCKPORT . in not sufficient to justify the successful can adopting leisurely and fanciful Stockport County have lost no time in fix . methods . The Shieldsmen were inclined to ing up . Ernie Simuns , the South Shileds centre ke things too confortably in the second forward who was placed on the transfer list mlf , while their opponents made such a little more than a week ago . The announce onvincing reovery that before the Sea ment made by certain Manchester papers on ders quite realised what was happening Friday morning was premature , for as a the visitors had established a record for matter of fact he was not transferred until Horsley Hill this season by putting Walker yesterday afternoon . Simms has played to the trouble of picking the ball out of the in : 17 League games for South this season and the fact It was not until Shields they were faced with the ugly prospect of that he has nine goals to his credit clearly , another home defeat that they began to pull indicates that he has lost none of his cun themselves together and Stahnard eventu - g as a leader and goal - getter . His Ally saved the situation by registering his generalship and individuality have been , first goal for his now club . 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 . methodical 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 THE NEW LEADER . a 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 eam 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 who 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 co - operation 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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