Fancy Work

NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 12

Fancy Work

•Quite a few Soccer critics m New Zealand have never, seen, or if they have, they have forgotten what good football is like. They have become-so used to seeing the kickrand I rush style of play that when they see a tricky playei 1 they accuse him of doing fancy work. •'.•'■ "When Jimmy Ash was m his prime some years ago he would often hang on to the ball and beat perhaps two or three men and when he saw his centre forward unmarked, send.it through to him. If he missed on one or two occasions up went the cry, ','Fancy work." A couple of years ago Jones, now m Auckland, was often accused of fancy work, yet this player was as full of tricks as an egg is fu^l of meat. Because of the cry "fancy work" he dropped quite a few of his tricks. Palmer was another player who was and quite lately accused of "fancy work." If we had a few more players of the type mentioned the game would be worth watching. What would some of these selfsame critics say if they saw a tip-top clever team of Scottish footballers? If ever they do get that privilege they will then appreciate "fancy work" and look for some more. They would then realise that there is something more m Soccer football than mere rushing about and-kicking at the ball as if one wanted to burst it. i - First aid for coughs, colds and influenza, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. I