SEARCH FOR STARS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 276, 20 November 1937, Page 4

SEARCH FOR STARS

“RAIDS” ON ENGLAND SCOTS IN SEARCH OF TALENT. “The beginning of international Association football is near, and the frequent visits of Scottish selectors to English clubs in search of talent has been unusual,” says a London corres--1 pondent. “It is even said that Scotland’s best team is to be found in England. This may be an exaggeration, but it is expected that calls will be made on several players to make good the deficiency of tale’lit at home. i “It is complained that English clubs have taken the best of Scotland’s players. Few, however, have crossed the border this season, the most notable being Macaulay, a Rangers’ inside forward, who has joined West Ham. I think, too, that those who have been here some time have improved considerably by attuning their play to the greater speed which is demanded. Alex James insisted that he could not have hoped to have attained his position in the game if he had remained in Scotland, and McCulloch, the Brentford centre-forward, who came from the Hearts two seasons ago, confesses that he has made more headway in the game than he ever expected. “It is unfortunate for England that neither of the two Vest centre-for-wards, Drake, of the Arsenal, and Steele, of Stoke, is available, both being seriously injured and likely to be out of the game for some time. The handicap is the grater owing to the fact, as a recent trial revealed, that there is no one available adequately to fill the position. Against Ireland, Mills, of Chelsea, was the leader of the attack. But, while lacking dominating power, he is not an expert in ball play.

“The most notable feature of the team was that both the inside forwards, Hall, of Tottenham Hotspur, and Goulden, of West Ham, were taken from the second division. Hitherto when this has been done, it has been found that the men did not command the essential pace. In this respect, however, the two players were an exception, and I think it is possible that the disparity between the first and second divisions is less than formerly.”