INSTITUTE AND SWIFTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 128, 1 June 1935, Page 22

INSTITUTE AND SWIFTS

Institute Old Boys showed a steady superiority to their opponents in tha game against Swifts last" Saturday. Most of this resulted in the team being a better balanced one, the members having more experience, with each other.- Institute have .been fortunate this season in having been able to retain their team practically complete, and their combination has profited greatly. Though slower in playing ths ball, Swifts stuck gamely at it throughout the match, and were really much more dangerous than the score' indicates. . The Swifts full-backs, Dickson and Meech, stood up well to the stfon? Institute attacks, and Dainty, the custodian, was responsible for. stopping several shrewd shots. The Institute defence had to deal with a different type of attack, a fast individual raid often breaking away from the other side of half-way. The backs were inclined to move up a bit far, and King was called on mor« times than he should have been.. The two shots directed by Shankie and P. MacGregor respectively which, went past him were nothing to his discredit. Indeed, King proved his mettle several times during the game by his brilliant saves. One really splendid" effort occurred near the end of the game when he kept out a beautiful runaway shot from Bedford. ' . The Swifts forwards individually played well, particularly- Shankie, Hamil, and Bedford, but lost on combination. • Their atttacks did not have the backing of those of Institute, and consequently were in most cases shortlived. There was a notable improvement when Shankie changed from in-side-right to inside-left and Bedford moved into the centre position. Shankie continues to show "up "well as ■ versatile .and speedy player. The Institute line is. a. very strong one, and shows fine combination both in attack and defence. At times the whole line would get away and sweep down the field in really fine style. On the day, R. Sutherland showed about the best form of any forward on. the field, and his three goals were well worth watching. The halves played well up during most of the game, and provided a secondary battery to the attack. Only Dainty's fine work stopped Kicks from scoring early in the game, and later Willis registered with a fine long shot.