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OCR	JO , SMIELUSY THE WEDNESUAY . Sheffield Wednesday paid their first visit to South Shields this afternoon in search of League : points . The Wednesday are one of the oldest clubs in the country and as far back as 1889-90 they appeared in the Anal of the English Cup competition while on two . opcasions they have won the national trophy . At the end of last season they were rele gated to the Second Division and they have Jared rather badly in their new company . Out of 27 matches played they have only won half a dosen , while in 15 instances the maximum points have been surrendered . With only 18 points to their credit taey occu pied a lowly position on the League chart , the Shieldsmen being more favourably placed with 32 points as the result of 26 games , 13 of which had been won . A drastic change was made in the Shields attack , an entirely new right wing being introduced George Keenlyside was dropped in favour of Charlton , and as Harry Woods was still unfit for duty , Hetherington of the Reserves as given his first game with the Seniors to the exclusion of Jack Smith , who has recently been deputising for Woods : Hetherington is a Sunderland youth and his play with the Reserves has been so consis tendly good that it was generally recognised that a trial with the Second Leaguers could not long be denied him . The teams turned out as under : SOUTH SHIELDS . Walker . Cresswell , Hopkins , Hegheringen , Lillycrop , Hawes Wilson . Maitland . O Charlion Donald Lofthouse , M'Intyre , Taylor , Hall , ' Smelt , Price , Brelsford , Wilson , Bellas ,. -Metcalfe , Kell , SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY . There was a gate of about 16,000 when the teams turned out . Davison . The Game . Walker lost the toss , and the Seasiders played towards the sea end in the opening half . The ground was very heavy and treacherous in places . Following a spell of mid - field work , Hopkins gave Charlton possession on the right and the Shields ' right winger promptly returned the ball into the centre where Lillycrop's shot was charged down by Bellas . Davison was called upon to handle from Lillyerop and he effected an easy clearance after which Smelt and Hall , the Wednesday right wing pair , made some progress , but were eventually pulled up by Maitland ... The Shields left back again came to the rescue a few minutes later when Smelt was shaping well , but the visitors con tinued to apply pressure and a great shot by Hall was smartly tipped over the bar by Walker . The corner was - splendidly placed by Lofthouse and a brief struggle in the Shields ' goalmouth cuminated in Cresswell relieving the situation with a strong clearance . A minute later Taylor , the visiting centre forward , missed the upright by a foot . Charlton and Hetherington endea youred to make progress on the right , but they were always well held by Price and Bellas and selgom were they permitted to enter the danger zones Play was some What scrappy and up to this stage the South Shields had hardly get into their stride Taking advantage of anfiskick by Bellas , Hawes tried a long first time shot which went - wide and after Cresswel had frustrated a promis . ing combined effort by Lofthouse and forwards SHIELDS FOOTBALL SATURDAY , FEBRUARY FABRUARI **** Second Division . HALF - TIME : ... .... South Shields 1 Wednesday ... Barnsley Cardiff City ... 2 Bristol City Fulham Bury ... ... 1 West Ham U. Clapton O .'... Birmingham ... 1 Hull City ... 1 Stoke Nottingham F. 1 Leicester C. ... 2 Port Vale ... 1 Notts County 1 Rotherham C. Blackpool Stockport C .... 1 Leeds United , 1 Wolves . ... 1. Coventry City ... * GAZETTE , 1254 , 1921 ... ... * ... * RESULTS , FINAL : South Shields 3 Wednesday 2 Barnsley ... Carditf C. ... 2 Bristol City ... 2 Fulham Bury 1 Clapton .... 1 Hull C. 1 Nottingham F 1 Port Vale ... 1 Rotherham C. O Stockport C. 3 Wolves 1 * 1 West Ham U. Birmingham · 1 Stoke ... Leicester C. Notts County 2 Blackpool Leeds United ... 1 Coventry C. 2 * ne neiu the way w by Robson . Houghton continued to attack , Bever idge shooting past from long range . From a foul against Hampson , the home team pressed and forced a corner which , how ever , was cleared . Shields then took up the attack and Greenwell shot hard , Hogg saving splen didly . Houghton then forced another corner in the left . Smith placed the ball cleverly and FOSTER headed past Brown , scoring the first goal for the home team after 20 minutes play . WHP MS3354 The game continued in favour of the home team , and Brown was fortunate in saving from Patterson , while a shot from Burridge just passed the wrong side of the post . When Shields got into the home half the advantage was lost through offside agains Oxberry . Houghton resumed the pressu and forced three corners , while in a furth attack , Brown had to save well from Gaile Smith missed the goal by inches . Five minutes from the interval , Shiel broke away and LAYHE equalised . appeal for offside was disallowed . Half time score : Houghton South Shields Reserves Final score : SO . SHIELDS RESERVES : HOUGHTON ROVERS ******

OCR

JO , SMIELUSY THE WEDNESUAY .
Sheffield Wednesday paid their first visit to South Shields this afternoon in search of League : points . The Wednesday are one of the oldest clubs in the country and as far back as 1889-90 they appeared in the Anal of the English Cup competition while on two . opcasions they have won the national trophy . At the end of last season they were rele gated to the Second Division and they have Jared rather badly in their new company .
Out of 27 matches played they have only won half a dosen , while in 15 instances the maximum points have been surrendered . With only 18 points to their credit taey occu pied a lowly position on the League chart , the Shieldsmen being more favourably placed with 32 points as the result of 26 games , 13 of which had been won .
A drastic change was made in the Shields attack , an entirely new right wing being introduced George Keenlyside was dropped in favour of Charlton , and as Harry Woods was still unfit for duty , Hetherington of the Reserves as given his first game with the Seniors to the exclusion of Jack Smith , who has recently been deputising for Woods : Hetherington is a Sunderland youth and his play with the Reserves has been so consis tendly good that it was generally recognised that a trial with the Second Leaguers could not long be denied him .
The teams turned out as under :
SOUTH SHIELDS .
Walker .
Cresswell ,
Hopkins , Hegheringen , Lillycrop , Hawes
Wilson .
Maitland .
O
Charlion
Donald
Lofthouse , M'Intyre , Taylor , Hall , ' Smelt , Price ,
Brelsford ,
Wilson , Bellas ,.
-Metcalfe ,
Kell ,
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY .
There was a gate of about 16,000 when the teams turned out .
Davison .
The Game .
Walker lost the toss , and the Seasiders played towards the sea end in the opening half . The ground was very heavy and treacherous in places . Following a spell of mid - field work , Hopkins gave Charlton possession on the right and the Shields ' right winger promptly returned the ball into the centre where Lillycrop's shot was charged down by Bellas .
Davison was called upon to handle from Lillyerop and he effected an easy clearance after which Smelt and Hall , the Wednesday right wing pair , made some progress , but were eventually pulled up by Maitland ...
The Shields left back again came to the rescue a few minutes later when Smelt was shaping well , but the visitors con tinued to apply pressure and a great shot by Hall was smartly tipped over the bar by Walker . The corner was - splendidly placed by Lofthouse and a brief struggle in the Shields ' goalmouth cuminated in Cresswell relieving the situation with a strong clearance .
A minute later Taylor , the visiting centre forward , missed the upright by a foot . Charlton and Hetherington endea youred to make progress on the right , but they were always well held by Price and Bellas and selgom were they permitted to enter the danger zones Play was some What scrappy and up to this stage the South Shields had hardly get into their stride Taking advantage of anfiskick by Bellas , Hawes tried a long first time shot which went - wide and after Cresswel had frustrated a promis . ing combined effort by Lofthouse and
forwards
SHIELDS
FOOTBALL
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY
FABRUARI
******
Second Division .
HALF - TIME :
... ....
South Shields 1 Wednesday ... Barnsley Cardiff City ... 2 Bristol City Fulham Bury ... ... 1 West Ham U. Clapton O .'... Birmingham ... 1 Hull City ... 1 Stoke Nottingham F. 1 Leicester C. ... 2 Port Vale ... 1 Notts County 1 Rotherham C. Blackpool Stockport C .... 1 Leeds United , 1 Wolves . ... 1. Coventry City
...
***
GAZETTE , 1254 , 1921
...
...
***
...
***
RESULTS ,
FINAL :
South Shields 3 Wednesday 2 Barnsley ... Carditf C. ... 2 Bristol City ... 2 Fulham Bury 1 Clapton .... 1 Hull C. 1 Nottingham F 1 Port Vale ... 1 Rotherham C. O Stockport C. 3 Wolves
1
***
1
West Ham U. Birmingham · 1 Stoke ... Leicester C. Notts County 2 Blackpool Leeds United ... 1 Coventry C.
2
***
ne neiu the way w by Robson .
Houghton continued to attack , Bever idge shooting past from long range . From a foul against Hampson , the home team pressed and forced a corner which , how ever , was cleared .
Shields then took up the attack and Greenwell shot hard , Hogg saving splen didly . Houghton then forced another corner in the left . Smith placed the ball cleverly and FOSTER headed past Brown , scoring the first goal for the home team after 20 minutes play .
WHP MS3354
The game continued in favour of the home team , and Brown was fortunate in saving from Patterson , while a shot from Burridge just passed the wrong side of the post .
When Shields got into the home half the advantage was lost through offside agains Oxberry . Houghton resumed the pressu and forced three corners , while in a furth attack , Brown had to save well from Gaile Smith missed the goal by inches .
Five minutes from the interval , Shiel broke away and LAYHE equalised . appeal for offside was disallowed .
Half time score : Houghton
South Shields Reserves Final score :
SO .
SHIELDS RESERVES :
HOUGHTON ROVERS
******