SOCCER SIDELIGHTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 43, 13 May 1927, Page 6

SOCCER SIDELIGHTS

SCORERS AND SAVERS

Murray Kay.—The electrical outside ' sen ted Auckland in its provincial victories last year, is a typical product of . the home of Soccer in Scotland. On his day Kay can slip the halves and evade tho backs to slam* in a leftfooter which ar-

rives like a live shell and leaves the jj goal-keeper won- !j dering “Where did j that one‘go?” The ' answer is usually in the net. In the summer Kay tries ; his hand with the ; gloves and pads at ! keeping wicket at j cricket _oh the I Shore and is still L hopeful of rattling

up a Dacre century one of these days when he can have a go somewhere higher up on the batting list. Last year the Scotch express was not partial to strawberries from the Xorthcote patch, but the defence which sets out to stop him always finds M. Kay a warm handful. Any doubt on this point is easily settled by asking the Trams or the Navy. * * * No Programmes. —One item which is missed at Blandford Park is the popular issue of the A.F.A.’s official organ, the ‘ Soccer News.” Last season the little paper was always a useful guide to the public and gave valuable information as to the position and composition of the various teams. This > ear there is not even a programme published and it is difficult to know who the players are for the various teams. Some clubs do not bother to send their team lists to the papers and with so many experiments being carried out in the task of team building the changes of players and positions is often confusing to the bank-siders.

Blandford Park.—The good work the A.F.A. management committee-' improving conditions at the local be**quarters of the Soccer code is a ter for congratulation. The fF*' surface is now in flrst-class or . the arena should stand the weather and hard play this The improved arrangements 101 accommodation of the press ax appreciated and the humble sen now view the game without o terrupted or having to s^ an< ? cpress table to see over the the enthusiasts in front. On nne of course, there are scribes wnr to view the show from the i £ of the ‘‘dress circle,” or e ‘ orchestra stalls,” but the ne “gallery” is none the less a ' vision for a rainy day, when a stand formerly made working tions almost hopeless at time_• thoughtful action and the l P & telephone facilities for the P aß c are all for the good of the g for better publicity purposes. * * * W. Zoull.—Zoull knows the art : goal-keeping from A to Z, an it in his Lancashire

it in ms uancasuiif home, where the round ball game dominates the football field. Zoull is a modest Manchester youth and is not inclined to . talk about his past, j but his future here ; will be watched j with interest by : Soccer enthusiasts. At one time Zouil

At one time aoun was understudy and 2ouH reserve to Green, * ir of Oldham, who representea d#feB c« international contests an * he of the Scots citadel shows nfa » rt * not forgotten his lessons «et. keeping the ball out of