1921-1-15 H v Stoke Match Report not complete plus Interview with George Lilycrop
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Second Division . SOUTH SHIELDS ENTERTAIN STOKE AT " THE HILL . ” ( By Wanderer . " ) wera After last week's English cop diversion Lag Seasiders this afternoon , turned their atten tion once more to League business by enter taining Stoke at Horsley Hill . The Potters had not been so fortunate as the heal man in their cap experiences but they put up a valiant fight at Wolverhampton and only defeated by the oa goal in five . They have not made much of a show in the leag having secured 20 points as the result of games , as compared with 28 so the credit of the Shieldsmen and they have been some what handicapped lately in consequence o injuries . Brittleton their clever right balf who was hurt at Wolverhampton was unable to turn.cot , his place being taken by Forrester . & new right winger . Spencer , was given a trial to the exchosion of Crossthwaite , and Twemlow made his first appearance at le back . In the South Shields side Richardson made a welcome reappearance , after a long absence due to injuries , Donald being stood down to make room for him . Otherwise the side was identical with the one which defea ted Portamouth last week . In the corres . ponding game last season the teams played a draw of two goals each while in the return match at Stoke the points were agair divided . The teams turned out as follows : SOUTH SHIELDS Walker Hopkins Lillycrop . O Tempest Burton Brown Watkin Spence Smith Clarke Twemlow Mime Cresswell Maitland Metcalfe Hampson Keenlys.de , Woods , Hawes , Richardson Kay STOKÉ Forrester There was a gate of about 15.000 spectator when the teams turned out , the ground bein in splendid condition . Walker lost the tone and the Shieldemen opened towards the tow : end . Aided by a free - kick for handling , Sc Shields applied pressure , but the visitor . soon forced their way into the home territory and a strong shot by Smith , the visiting lef half , looked like endangering the home goa when Maitland made a poor clearance Burton was rushing in when Cresswel smartly covered his partner and relieved the situation . The relief was only temporary however , and when the Stoke left wing pai were shaping in promising etyle Wdos dashed back and cleverly dispossesse Burton . Harr The Shields ineide - right placed accuratel to Keenlyside , who made good progress alonj the touch - line . He wae robbed of the fruit of his effort , however , by an infringement o the offside rule , and once again the veitin forwards got going . Maitland was none to sure in his clearances , and the Shields half backs were experiencing eorne difficulty with a bouncing ball on a frostbound turf , contro being difficult . Hawes on the Mark . When the game was only five minutes oi ! South Shields secured the lead . Woods brok away on the right and centreing from th goal line enabled HAWES to bead into th ne : well out of the custodia's reach . Stok made a strenuous effort to on equi terms immediately after this revere aut once again Maitland was at fann in hi clearance . Metcalf was possible for som effective stopping work but his placing wa often at fauit . Hawes as the result of a characterist individual effort sent Richardson away U the left but the Shieldsmen were pulled a for offside , and another attempt by th Shields left wir ger a few minutes later ws successfully frustrated by Mime . Lillyer and Woods were conspicious for elever com bired effort which Twemlow nipped in th f bud and following a free kick against Seasiders the Potters go well down , Ham son making a weak attemps to pull Spencer and Watkin . u gan pie Keenlyside was cheered for of play by which he outw.ued two d b opponents to swing in a clever ceftre , bx once again the offside rule prevailot , and splended opportunity was unsvoldsbiy lost The exchanges were fairly een b neither of the defences were very tested . Visitors Draw Level . promi Spencer and Walker came into ence for the visitors , and the latter , beatin Maitland , who made a poor attempt to stay him off , put the ball across the goalmou . to BURTON , who from an unmarked pos tion had no difficulty in equalising soore after 15 minutes play to th Once again the Potters returned Shot by Sm attack and from ang the bat Walker ist managed to tip JANI ( 1921 SHIELDS FOOTBALL SATURDAY , 94265TE JANUARY 1954 , 1921 Weekly Interview . " WE ARE READY FOR LUTON . " SAYS GEORGE LALLYCROP . Leader Anticipates Hard Fight . ( By Arpo : ' ) of the several interesti potists in en nection with the Horsley Hill brigade , one of the most notable is the leadership of Geotre Lillycrop , the hero of many hard fought Snesle , and as popular a member of the Booth Shields team as could be instanced .. A Shieldsman himself , Lillycrop needs no introduction . He is just one of us , who has given his best at Horsley Hill . At Barnsley when George was in his prime , there was no one to touch him , and as footballers even in these days go , there is years of good play in him pet . One or two facts in connection with Lillycrop will bear repetition . He played football when attending the Barnes School and at Stanhope Road , but his Arst alub of note was Shields Albion . Next he went to North Shields Athlette , to Barnsley in 1908 , and to Bolton Wan derers in 1918 , joining Shields some time after his demobilisation . George's Decorations About medals , George - what are your most prized ? " I asked Lillycrop . He fingered the English Cup medal for 1912 which he carries always and said this was one of the two he got while at Barnsley - the first , the runners - up medal In 1910 and the latter to mark the occa sion when he figured in the victorious side . He has a big collection of other the decorations . His picture taken in winning team in 1912 still adorns one of the walls of the directors ' room at Barns ley , the two fat cheques representing the money taken at the final and the replay , at each side of the picture . To revert to his coming is to go back to one of the anxious periods of the Shields club's history . The club was established as a Second League side , but the " going " was rather heavy , and directors and supporters shike were faced with the possibility of the dropping of a couple of points as each week arrived and passed . It was weakness not of the ordinary kin - 1 . Individually the players were triers every inch of them , but in one particular asper there was that flaw which ras earning for the club a rather story passage . The plain truth of ft was this : Shields . iecked ' a lead z . Wokse still , the need of a marshall wac knewt the game and could hick the young men of the team into concerted action George Lillycrop . A spread over several weeks . It . is common knowledge that Lillyerop . tried , tested and found tra , wes , 30 te speak , kicking his heels out at the very doo during this period . There is no doubt t management had angled in der directica and were fulig alive to the requirements = the day ; but at the close of the negotiation which ultimately brought Lillycrop to Ha ley Hill ( and , happily , the recovery of t club ! ) there were more than a round doz who agreed that Lillycrop lad been stan ing out too long . " All's well that ends well , " is an atigh true to - day as when it was fix spoken , let me say this by way of lnstrating al that " He who hesitates is lost " : The acqu tion of George Lillycrop fortnight or earlier , as later events proved would fair to presume , have riveted the Bhicke side into a goal getting force and |
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