WATERSIDE DEFEAT THISTLE.

Evening Post, Volume 55, Issue 55, 3 September 1923, Page 4

WATERSIDE DEFEAT THISTLE.

Waterside experienced many anxious moments in'their match against Thktle on /Association Park, and managed to stave oft defeat by the narrow margin of ons-'goal, the final score reading: Waterside 2, Thistle 1. The game was bright, open, and full of incident, and both sides passed the ball about -well. If anything, '.fhistle had the better of the game in the first spell, although Waterside had the wind behind them, and the score, at halftime, 1-1, well represented the strength oi the two sides.

A*;, forward Waterside rush after, the kicK-off ttas'effectively, checked by-Tay-lor.-who/>transferred to -Smith, 0n.,: :/the.V v/irig, the' latter.; shooting Vat gpal:;,*ith< out "success-"Taylor and Smith'repeated the, r ,perfarinarice 'a few minutes-later", 1-; Patterson ■secured/ an 3 taking.jthVJb'all down the, line raent in a fast, goal-shot; whish, however, Ewing' easily- saved.> Tearce took a pass, and gave Smithlda^ other.opportunity, but the wm'gei-fiilt; ed tb steady himself, and the ball wentwide, iHe immediately tried another shot without success. Combination work by Gilbertson and' Anton found the latter in a scoring position, but Ewing stoped -aft".difficaliSiVshot----nicely..- ■■->.Brownlee ■ trans! erred to'.Pearce, and the latter tried his rlucK''fi-b'ni''close ■quarters,'but Porteous -was equal to. the occasion. Brownlee'ltook a/corner-Kick, the ball missing, tho. net tiy^inchesi Forward play' found Thistle on the defensive, and Jackson shot almost from the centre of the field. Ewing stopped the ball in a remarkable mariner.. A'dpretty piece of work between Smith:and.M.'liellan resulted in a corner :ldck. Patterson.- sent in a beautiful centre, which :E.win£;saved. Shortly before half-time .ItSs;'.'called Stacey scored /from;; a giving Waterside a lead of-ibhV,point. A little later, Smith equalised, ■t'the. i result o£ a pieca' of fine solo wqi'k: ,";'lri'"the .second spell, Waterside practically had {control of the game, and: Stacey, again scored*/, Mr. B,i;L. Salmon .'Hfereed.