FROM THE SIDELINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 100, 1 May 1939, Page 15

FROM THE SIDELINE

PLAYERS AND THE GAMES

Easily the outstanding player in the Diamond-Marist match was Marsh, a recent arrival from England, who plays at right wing for Diamond. His footwork, tackling, and football sense drew1 .. many'appreciative comments **^pa the onlookers, who found in his *s#y& re" freshing contrast to the general drabness of the game.

Bold, at centre-forward, and Alexander, at left wing, worked hard in the Diamond forward line, which was the best department of their eleven.

Ostin was the best of the Diamond halves, playing in the pivot position, and he received good support from Ms wingers/Davidson and Nicol. _°* • * ♦

Whitchurch and Annan were a po«3 pair of backs for Diamond, but McLean performed satisfactorily, in goal.

Turkington, in goal for Marist, show- , ed that he has not lost his last year's ' good form. He made one or two mistakes, but also brought off some really good saves. #

" In (front of Turkington, Nunns and Tarrant were not too strong as fullbacks, but the Marist half line—Hindleji Duffy, and Traynor—was fair enough.

The Marist forwards were as disappointing as usual, showing brilliant flashes on rare occasions and for the rest just struggling along. ■ ■ ,1, •

Referees tried the diagonal system, newly introduced into New Zealand, for the first time in Wellington on Saturday, and most of them found,-it pretty strenuous.

After losing the ground at Kelbum Park for a season, Soccer followers attended in excellent numbers to see" Diamond and Marist there on" Saturday. It is a valuable and much-appre-ciated ground.

The Seatoun front line is going to be hard to stop this season. The forwards have a high degree of understanding for so early in the season, and they work harmoniously with the halves. Positional play is good, but initiative in leaving positions to seize openings proved valuable. '

* • • • 1 Gendall, outside-left for Seatoun, was an uncomfortable ache for Technical. He frequently left two or more men standing in tight work near the flag, and twice he worked infield- to score. With a fine, centre he paved the way lor another goal. , • • • •

A. Gates did fine service for Technical at centre^half, feeding his wings well and keeping up with the play. but much of his good work was not capitalised.