“ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE CITY”Nothing could have been more miserable or cheerless than the outlook on Saturday afternoon, so far as the weather was concerned, for the wind and the drenching rain made out-of-doors a very disagreeable place, but the prospect of seeing the best combination the City have yet discovered this season test their metal on Sutton Court - foemen indeed worthy of their steel – brought to the ground at Clarence Park a large crowd of enthusiasts and they were well repaid for their courage in braving the elements.
Encouraged by the previous successes of the home team, local supporters were discussing the chances of a victory, but few were bold enough to prophesy it, the reputation of the visitors having rendered them dubious. However, the City men have another scalp to their collection as a result of their fine display on Saturday. The game was by no means a walk-over though – the “Courtiers”, being both speedy and hefty, forced the City to give full value for their victory right to the end of the game.
The wind spoilt the game from a spectacular point of view and the greasy state of the ground, especially towards the end of the ground, also militated against the quality of the play.
Reprinted from “The Hertfordshire News” – 10th March 1920. |
