The Archive · 1938

Jim Ward Performs the Hat

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meg Association Sportive Fraédise were fortunate to leave the Cánidfóme yesterday with one point 48 à result of a drawn soccer game against ihe Durham Light Infantry: If ever a side "was beaten decisively that side whs the local champion' Who, spite öf Báihing â threS=goal lead; were ce letely outplayed in all phases of the gar, With the éxcéptio of goalkeeping. game was a thrilling contest with the soldiers fighting back, and but for a questionable decision on thë pärt 6f the referee, they would have tied the Score at half the second half, the. referee fa fused tö award à penalty When à ball Headed Bodlwards, With Boissezon out of position, was fisted out by one of the backs. This s&&nH dE&islon roused the ire Of à Section of the crowd and the i fad to Wave tHE feld by tHe back Entrance; trouble would have arisen. -Jim Ward BCoréd à bát trick for men they had the champions penned in their own half, the Fiench; Scoring two of his goals with tight foot drives, bétoré the Oily Teh Men Durháis scored. In fact; two of the The soldiers re-started with ten goals came before the gare had, been then, ahd the wes sent out to den minutes old. The Durktains' halt Ward. Roboostoff ran forward and back line then took.a grip on the Ward shot to beat Lough but the gamë, à grip they Oily rélinquisted point. was disallowed for off-side. for a brief period when Ward coin"

Bolan -returned for two minutes but ered his hat trick. -Frori then on, retired: for; amollier five, he appeared champions' were outplayed, and to have injured his back. Marcal never looked like winning. ballooned a cross from Hay over the The weakness which exists in the bar for a corner, Then Wilson hit French defence was müde evident poy bk fonstünt pressure ' which, the the cróss bur with Bolsezon comurhàms maintáined, The absence of attack, Ward ed io net as Chirtiss anal ts play TRoboostort pletely beaten to see the thompións Paul Bell, wäs keenly felt By. the champions as this player has recently off-side and the centre advanced "as Proved a tower of strength as the Bossuet netted to be penalized for result of having adopted third back off-side. The soldiers pressed ad tactics. ¥ Park: who played at centre Collect cleared two quick raids. The alt in the first half was moved over back was playing a fine defensive fo the wing berth to watch Hanratiy game, and then headed away a who had been a constant menace to the French defence, afd neither Hanretiy gross following which Bolan pene d ie Gháffibions were rarely n nor Marcal wote able to in thë rs hit, and in one raid tmhastér him effectively, "Thomasson, the Dı s. céhthe Ward pi nicely for Favacho who blazed over the Bar as Hay challenged. half, was inclined to móvé tp with hen, Roboost6f was presented with his attack with the result that. hus who is a wanderer, left Jimmy Ward a hühce, but Bough brought off a unmarked, and the Durhams, paid for tibet Sive at dint blank range 8 French defence was now being this neglect, The pivot adepted a hard pré&sed and were finding touch third back role after the loss of the instead of clearing Wpfeld. Hanratty two foals, leaving his wing halves to then headed in and; with Boissezon break up attacks and also pish forward their own attack. Fulton was completely aten, the ball was pungiied out from under the bar bya Weak in the opening part of the game; French player, But the referee refused many, of his passes going to opponents, Curtis and Allan started shakily, but settled down once their half-back line took à grip on the game.

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