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'FAIREST AND BEST PLAYER FOR 1927'
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'?? Jl CRAIG WELL MERITED THE HOHAR ;//;? S
/Everyone was certain of the point tha^
the mari.whomostjdeseryed' the honor' o£
being declared the fairest and best, player
for the. current season ? Avas Jim Craig, thd
brilliant half-back .of, -the West Perth
team. .When .it ? was ? [vlearned -that , the
votes of the : 'umpires -'^had conferred their.
'hpnor uppn^Kimi^a^d^that/Lhy/thus becann»
the 'winner;, of thevSandover : Medal1 . for
1927, everybody: was_; satisfied^ that credi t
.had been; given where'at1 was due. .
For several years - now ?'JimyCraig .has
been looked upon as the 'finest ?half-back^
,]n 'Western Australia: . He -has been play
ing'XeaguefobtbalKupwkrds of six 'years,
and '??' .every.: season' Iiq- has played in a man .
ner that reflected the greatest credit. upon
himself that made him a most ValuaWe
man to his team and helped to maintaio
. ?.'? ? ? ?: ? ? ' . ??'vv' - :/ ?,
the standard of the, game; in this ; ^State
Through it -all 'Craig has-been;.;- r.-.^- ^
?'..-..?? One of the' Fairest of ^Menf!;? ;
His 'disposition is not ; that V. ^4'. '^ich!
leads. players to resort to unsee'nilY ^ptica.
Nothing he has ever.don'e. cpiild -.UjeI .qucs- -1
tilsned;- he has played; .the^gawe ^-i^-; the
sake of the game, arid it can be-'saidVwitii-'
out fear of contradiction, ' that „? in! the
years of service , that he has 'given tn jnts
sport. he .lias never; besmirched hi? repu
tation by anv action of a fo_l;ehar_ot!^. - t
? Some brilliant fooibaliers hhvg; won the
Sahdover Medal,'and although. tj^e circle is ?
select aud bars entry to all;; but' 'th? very, ?
emit, Craig can ? 'outer it .with-; the know
ledge that nqne has 'merited ..^ho; /honor
more than he has. His brillia.ncy. of
ofhTe'r years was improved upr-ii this sea
son. On not a single occasion' ha^s- he
failed to produce his ability. All styles
of play he has adapted himself to, and
Always with Conspicuous Success.
In his carnival performances were reflect
ed the reasons which had iriade- him ; the
best player in this, State -this- season.
Every football follower in the State will
concede that, if ever a player deserved
.the- 'highest' honor that comes within the
ambit. of- the footballer in Western Aus
tralia,, it is Jim Craig; scrupulously fair,
brilliant in his performances, and as. like
able a personality as could be- met.
? . :'Winners of the medal are: —
^?1921: Tom Outridge (S.).
1922 : Harold Boyd ( W.P.)
1923: W. ('Digsrer') Thomas (E.P.).
1924: Jim Gosnell (W.P.).
10G5: George Owens (E.P.)'.
. 1926: Johnny Leonard (S.). « , ,
1927: Jimmy Crai°- (W.P.). ^ -
JIM CRAIG, winner of the Sandover Medal Help
JIM CRAIG, winner of the
Sandover Medal
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