THISTLE V. WATERSIDE.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 151, 29 June 1931, Page 4

THISTLE V. WATERSIDE.

These old xivals met ill Kilbirme SU-1 di'um before a fair attendance. Atter an uninteresting Jiist hilt, both sides settled down and gave a keen, tast display. rJ ho teams, were: — Thistle: Fletcher; SUrtm, Hoppci; Todd, Strain, Upchurch; Stewait, _Knkwood, Jfohnstone, Cunningham, Lothian. Waterside:. Ogg;< Abernethy, Bolton; M'Lellan, Haines, Cummings; Dunlop, Dunsmuir, Longbottom, Lack, Cullen. Waterside kicked off against at stiff breeze. After some dull play, Haines skimmed the bar from a free just outside the,gbal?»Upehnrch heldion/to:beat two men and place nicely up the middle, where Bblton'relievedr*Wbm k a- well-placed'cen-i tre by Lothian, Stewart drove hard over. | Waterside right wing combined in fine style, ajtempting ball: acrossjSbut Fletcher madejai^ne save £r.om Cullen's' header. Neatjijpassing "between Cunliingham.^aiid Strayiissaw.. Johnstbiiej hooMvery narrowly p*iti%«A"§: tame first? half^ended wjth no % .0V The;%p.ondv|sp.ell,.^opened in^rpmimflg style, Stewart 'was' early prominent; and a grand centre had Waterside in difficulties;,till'Haines forced clear.' Waterside halves and backswept driving,ahead,.,but. Martinjfrepeatedly .saved fthia 5 situation. Stewart' received '"from Johnstone with 'a clear run, but Bolton got there in time; then. Cunningham shot from the touch line, Ogg running out to fist clear. A ires by, Cummings gave. Thistle . defence some1 nnxfety-'till ■Strairi'"dribbled'iheL.l)aIl from the danger zone. After a neat slip, Cullen .was on ,the mark, ,but Fl.etcher pl^^eJsho^^M*;la^ei^^pedja;i^eflutyj ''*hLfi'>f'iEaeBI'lirW^clc'ffl? rttr6ii"Erlii:"-ITcs'itii* lion marred Thistle's iinisliirig efforts,

following good placements by Todd, while at the other end a;cross from M'Lennan went begging. :Frbm a well-taken flag kick, Longbottom. headed in to beat Fletcher, who was", caught . unsighted." Waterside, -1; Thistle, 0,. Watevside"■continued to attack stfpngly,'JjEJaines,: taking the ball well up. before transferring. tpLongbottom. The eentre-forwrard.let fijy' and effected:'.'a' lnarve'llQu's : saye.in diverting the'^ball,.>behind,''Receiving from Hopper,^Jqbnstohe evaded, an ; op;: ponent, and ■■■■after." a 'great 'run, -sent \&s; ball ahead. 'Lothian'gathei'edin.iand; cott*j trolling the ball;in fine style,1 rau.iii to" level the;.,score^IS.Thistle/":l;),Waterside, 1. Both sides now. went, all -out' for ''the decidingV'scb're,; and':,playvßwung. up and doHni,'jphie.fly';;per;Vmedium.' : of r s'trong back) clearances' on .''■ eachV,siae.":!;'; '''Tricking.,,.his' man, Stewart sent in a>;curling.shot, which aliiiost did the trick. M;; The- Longbottom gayp Lack '-. a .golden opportunity, but with: only ,the~keeper -to beat;.j>the',,latter. 6eiit: over the bar. Thistle play"e:4?:tp 'liotbiaq on most' occasions;:;bnt;generally sent the bail:-,top,-'far. ahead.,';-Just[on,:time, Haines intercepted 'abput^^^tyj/xpya^outi^.a^ijj drove' at,.;.expvcss.!sp'?^ Secondsrlater^-piinsmiiir^reoeiyedj' froni: 'a' free.. only torput well!'over'; just prior to tlievsoundingVof.^hei'fiiial whistle. The final.scores'.were: Thistle, 1; Waterside, 1.. Mr."A. Hesketh was the referee.. ■;