FROM THE SIDELINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 6

FROM THE SIDELINE

PLAYERS AND THE GAMES

Although all the Waterside forwards took a long time to flnd their form against Swifts they played great football when they did get going. Ward, at centre forward, towards the finish of the game, was as good as he has ever been, and Walker, at inside, right, and Janes, enthe left wing, gave him first-class support. In the first half the Waterside shooting lost them chances. As usual Hazel was a tower of strength at centre-half for Waterside. The wing halves, Jordan on the right, and Traynor, ex-Jlarist player, on the left, also went well. Traynor scored -two goals. Harris had rather more of the limelight than Bolton in the Waterside rear line, but both played well, frequently breaking up pro- | mising Swift attacks. In goal S., Ward, could not have been better. i Hickmott, Heath, and Shanlde were the outstanding men in the vigorous Swifts vanguard. Shankie, despite his comparative age, went as1 well as any of them and bagged his side's brace of goals. Hickmott and Heath were a fine pair of wingers. Heath came in to inside right for the second half, but was better in his old position. ■ . , A. White was the best of a good set of ■ Swifts halves. From his position on the right he began many a Swifts sortie. Salisbury, at right back for Swifts, overshadowed his partner Olliver, and Tonks played well in goal. A feature of the Hospital-Marist match was the number of corner kicks put behind the net Instead of in front. This happens too frequently1 In local football. Both Laracy and Wyatt kept a good goal in the Hospital-Marist game. Laracy showed good judgment in coming out from goal and punching the ball away from the -forwards' heads. ■■-' Both sets of backs in fheV-%osi>it'ili-Marisr game came through a gruelling encounter' with credit. Hindle by his positional play, at centrehalf slightly shaded Jeffery. The Marist wing halves had a solid afternoon in holding Lambert and Lawler. Cathro and Roberts, their opposite numbers, did not show to advantage on the day's play. i The Marist forwards as a line were definitely superior to Hospital's. K. Quirke's two goals were well deserved. The reappearance of H. Trewick in the game was the deciding factor of the Hospital victory. Leslie, centre-forward.. for Petone, was frequently in the limelight in the match against Technical Old Boys and he scored three of his side's four goals. He appeared to spend a good deal of his time waiting in front of the goal for a chance to use his powerful boot. Hodson, Technical Old Boys' new flnd, who plays in the left-back position, again turned on a first-class game on Saturday against Petone. His kicking, particularly his sureness with the difficult volley shot, is uncannily accurate. On Saturday Technical were up against a superior team and as a result Hodson's energies had to be concentrated on defence, and it was in this department that he brought frequent relief. ; • . N. Gates was one of Technical Old Boys' strong men in the game against Petone on Saturday. During the first spell he appeared to be hampered in his unaccustomed position at outside left, but for the second spell he was shifted to his familiar representative position as left half. His fast dribbling and particularly his use of attack as the best means of defence were valuable. . Craig on the Petone left wing showe.d initiative and useful speed in the match against Technical Old Boys. Inroads into Technical j territory were most, frequent on his side of the field. and Craig and Woods, bis Immediate ' inside man, showed neat footwork and clever reverse passing. Jackson played soundly in the Petone goal against Technical Old Boys and was never bustled. Technical Old Boys had a substitute for their usual keeper Turner, his place being taken by his brother. C." Turner.