FROM THE SIDE LINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 2, 3 July 1939, Page 17

FROM THE SIDE LINE

PLAYERS AND THE GAMES

', Supofb forward play Was the principal reason , fo? Swifts' Comfortable win over Hospital in . their Chatham Cup replay. Throughout the game the winning Vattgtiard always had control, playing easily and prettily in contrast to , Hospital's sometimes laboured attacking efforts. Sake!?, at centre-forWard for Swifts, Was ih food form, and he scored two goals, Heath *Hd hankie gare fifst-Class support. Hickmoti Was not given" sis much of the ball as usual, but when he did»get If he kaeW how to dl3pose of.it to the best advantage. P* Mac- ! tifegoi'.on the fight Wing sent ih soma beau- ; ttful Show frolli t&i out, but his close-range i snooting was itiaceufate. WliJ'te, Chapman* and (?< MocGregor, Swifts' 1 halves, contributed gftatl.t to their side's Win* I though the forwards did the spectacular work. , ' Salisbury and Olliver Were right on their gatne ill the full-back pdSltioriS fot SWiftS, Jtttd I fonkti Wefit Well ift goal, though he >aa a, trifle , lucky on more than one occasion. Fot Hospital the veteratis f rewick and lambert Were again the best of the fo*w*rd line. JerolnflOn Whipped in some likely shots, «ut 1 Cathro and JLawler on the right weriS Hot strong. . *.*■».« * Itogerfi, Jeflfery", and TWeedle wete fair enough as Hospital's halves. In the second spell Jeff - erv went to right-back With noticeably good erfect v . . * * * • \V>'att Made a reappeafance in the Hospital goal but did not impress, though he played a fair game. In front of tilttt Tpdd afld McCalium were,, often rattled by the Swifts' Softies. Tucker, and O'Connell, backs for Diamond, worked hard in the game against Technical Old BO.W, but would We able to put up a much more effective defence if they covered up better. Webb, on Uie Diamond right wingl, playfed well Af«inst T&slmie*l Old Boys and t6ok advantage of etcry, opportunity; io sain ground. Bis

Centre passiftg Was gdod-itiid he will show t« better, tt&? ftfitage When Mifeli greater supfi6H. * •• ♦ * *■•*■•** WriglSy, on the Technical Old Boys right Wing, wtts A busy Man during the match agailißt Diam6hd., . .He fiGofed mm df MS Side's gcMtil, and as Sis Wing eeimed to fee MeCted for nWSt 6f tM attacks he Wag cefistanW Mi action. buring- the senlof niateil ftt l£6Jlitlrii bri Satitf* day between TBehtiic&l did MfS tifid ■ DianiiHUi there we#§ siVer&i Mm wiiite I<tet balls W«f« beiflg re^triel'ed i The*"© Were two "balls in UM* but. twice one of them was kicked down thfc high baiik of) the east ettd of the grotmd, m& as fain Had fdllen the ball boy a did not eho*theif iisiial enthiislamii td gCfatnble down through the fehfUbs, 'Ac dekys <jocurted whm. (he second bsll Wa§ kicked dter th& fence stt« hedge separating the football ground from thft fcroquet W*n.