Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 08 April 1929
Midland League.
New Gainsborough Forward Does “Hat Trick.”
Player’s Leg Broken.
Gainsborough Trinity, entertaining Mexborough on Saturday, gave bright first half display, and won easily by 5 —1. The “star” of the match was Mills, who was recently acquired the Trinity from Barton Town, a North Lindsey League team, and who is a brother of Mills, the Birmingham centre. He scored three goals in less than 15 minutes. Trinity were four at the interval, Croft, getting the other. Trinity relaxed their efforts in the second portion and with Mexborough giving better display the match held its interest to the end. Myers scored a fifth for the home team, Briggs, who led the visitors forward line with credit, netting in reply. Trinity were strong in defence as Mexborough were weak.
Wombwell were a much better side than Lincoln, notwithstanding the great disparity in the League positions. Wombwell’s victory 2—0 compensated somewhat for the series of disappointments experienced during the holidays. Staniland (J.W.) scored in first half and Truswell in the second. Harry Truswell gave polished display on the Wombwell left wing. The Wombwell defence was very sound, the full back, Claude White, being the outstanding figure. The new half-back from Rotherham Road played well.
Mansfield fully deserved their 3 – 2 success over Grimsby Reserve, being cleverer all round. Their mid-field play was of a high order and the forwards combined in good movements.
A Chesterfield Debutant.
Although Chesterfield Reserves beat Worksop Town 2 – 0, the visitors put up spirited performance which contrasted with their position the foot of the League chart. It was not until the first half had almost expired that Larwood scored utilising a well-placed centre from Howe. The second half was also well advanced when Yarwood again netted, following upon dashing work by Sutton and Howe. These wingers were capital raiders. Goulder, a Sheffield player, did well in his trial at centre half.
There were plenty thrills the game Oakwell between Barnsley Reserves and York City—Barnsley providing most of them. They resorted to much the better methods, and, although Caddick was out of place at right back, they had a strong defence, and thoroughly deserved their 5-2 win. Harvey opened the scoring with a well-placed shot. Fletcher came along with two penalty goals, and Hears scored twice. Forrest scored for York in the last few seconds. Breedon kept a clever goal, whilst Baker was the pick the halves, although Wallbanks was always prominent. York were best served by Brown, Charnley, Merritt and Forrest.
Shirebrook created a surprise defeating Frickley Colliery 2-1 at South Elmsall. Frickley’s heavy holiday programme had a marked effect on the team, and. after Williams had given them the lead after minutes, they had a fatal lapse, with the result that Binns equalised almost half-time. Ten minutes after resuming Heald accepted a pass from Bowater to score the winning goal.
Scarborough’s 100th Goal.
Wath Athletic opened promisingly at Scarborough, but Scarborough took the lead somewhat luckily after 24 minutes. From this point the visitors were largely on the defensive. numerous chances, but the shooting of the forwards was poor. Clayson, the home centreforward, allowed return to his best form in the second half when he notched two excellent goals, the second being Scarborough’a 100th Midland League goal of the season.
Attractive and clever work by their young forwards gave Doncaster Rovers Reserves 2 – 0 victory over Rotherham Reserves at Doncaster, Holmes and Harvey being the scorers. Price was the outstanding Doncaster forward, while Hod von and Manning (a schoolmaster-amateur making his debut) were valuable on the extreme wings. Smith and Bussingham were powerful. Rotherham’s strength and bustle carried them close several occasions, Bottrill and Pears being prominent, but they finished badly, Atter kept goal excellently.
The meeting of two lowly-placed sides in Newark Town and Staveley Town at Newark produced the most uninteresting game imaginable and explained their sorry league positions. At no stage of the match did the shooting deserve success, with the exception Tremelling’s effort, which brought the equaliser to Staveley after had forced one through for Newark, following a corner. The second half went favour of Newark.
A Broken Leg.
At Loughborough, Hull City started off like winners, but when an unfortunate accident happened to Hunter, the Loughborough captain, in which broke his leg, the occurrence upset the side greatly. Loughborough won by 1—0. Gibeon, the Hull goalkeeper, played a magnificent game, and time after time he saved what appeared be certain goals. Healey was the best of the Hull forwards.
A clever goal by Solbran—the club’s hundredth of the season—after seventeen minutes sufficed to give Grantham the full points against Boston, Flynn, the former York player, right back for Boston, was conspicuous.