FROM THE SIDELINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 131, 6 June 1938, Page 15

FROM THE SIDELINE

PLAYERS AND THE GAMES Don Yeoman again on Saturday showed himself to be a centre-forward of class by repeating his previous week's performance of scoring all his side's goals. He showed a great turn of speed, combined with the ability to make the utmost of the opportunities with which his team-mates provided him. . '•• - • • Although D. Yeoman was the most successful man on the fleld Rex Boyes at centre-half for Seatoun was equally as good as a player. „ One well-known New Zealand official put it well when' he said that Boyes demonstrated the truth of the saying that around a good centre-half a good team could be built. • • • • Gendall, at left wing for Seatoun, was good at times, but seemed to be playing gingerly and with some care for himself. Too many of his shots went astray. His partner on the right wing, Edmunds, was again in excellent form. • • • • Leslie was the hardest worker on the Petone side and during the course of the match appeared 'to play in at least three different positions. He was allowed few chances by the solid Seatoun defenc.e. • . • • Next to Leslie, Haines was most prominent in the Petone team, but he and Dewar at full-back were no match for the shrewd Seatoun vanguard. • • • • McGrory came on at half-time in the Seatoun-Petone game to replace Bassick, and he scored his side's only goal with a neat piece of work towards fulltime. In the second half _ Seatoun were obviously resting on their laurels and Petone's forwards did a lot more work than they did in the first spell. • * » * Davidson and Hooker, the wing men for Diamond, were the best of an indifferent line of forwards, and saw some good work spoiled by the inside men. Nicol, the Diamond left half, played a good solid game, and was always on the ball. He was without doubt the best Diamond player on the fleld. • « • • The whole Waterside forward line played really well, but the most prominent man was Ward, the centreforward. He opened up play and was always in position to take advantage of openings made by his fellowforwards. His goals were good ones, and the Diamond goalie can well be excused for not stopping them. *♦* * ' Hazel, the Waterside centre-half, was the stumbling block on which the Diamond attacks came to grief. He played his usual vigorous game and allowed the Diamond forwards, no latitude at all. » • » » Jackson, McCullum, and Fleming, of Scottish Wanderers were the outstanding players of the WanderersTechnical game. Jackson stopped several hot ones, but should learn to gather the ball«cleanly. # # # » Watts, Technical's young centre-half, is a very promising player. Few of his passes went astray on Saturday and his distribution of the ball was good. ••• * - Ben Pullen, Technical's veteran right half, played his usual brainy game. He retains his form remarkably well. IN OTHER CENTRES (Br Telegraph—Press Assn?iat!on.) Auckland.—Ponsonby 4, Suburbs 0; 'Metro College 3, Abels 3: Comrades 2, Thistle 1; North Shore 3, Y.M.C.A. 0; Mount Albert 4, Onehunga 1. Christchurch.—Nomads 3, Y.M.C.A. 0: Western 5, Rangers 1; Thistle 4, Technical 4.