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New Maybloom
JJAWTHORN seem to have a mortgage
on any football talent at Bushworth,
as they have drawn the Chandlers
and others (ram that district. Now
they have the
sturdy Dick Abik-
hair, a member of
a
well - known
football family of
the district
Dick
has
been
starring
in
tho
seconds for Hawthorn.
On Hawthorn's
recent
visit to Leeton he
was played,
and
his
form
caught
the eye of selectors,
who
gave
him his first game
on Saturday last
Dick was born
at Hushworth on
July 7, 1914, and first played for Rush-1
worth Higher Elementary School Com-lg
ing to Melbourne, lie played with Northcote
High School in I9il, and returned
to Rushwortli in 1932 to play with the
Juniors, who won non that year s premiership.
i
Going into the Rush worth Seniors in
1933 he played half-back, and WHS in:,
.he premiership, side, which was l U
worths fourth in succession.
Tlcli Utting lias given Dick special
coaching whfle with the seconds, and:
Bill Twomey has paid special attention
«.» to v.;« him since he trained I ...:«u with ii.. the Seniors.{ e : U
At cricket he is an all-rounder, forl
he can bat, bowl and keep wickets.
Five brothers have played with Rush- RnshJm
1
worth, two of them training with Fitiroy
and Geelong at different times. :
-
Speedy Seagull
I LOVD JONES, the speedy 8t Kilda!
1 ' player, has a line record as a foot- |
bailer and runner. When his rocord is.
looked into it can be quite understood
in7 hC UMd to ^ ° PPOnen,S Stan< *~ a
ary Eloyd I 1906, was born and attended Ballarat the on Ballarat! Febru-
High School for whom he played. Later
he played with the ex-student team ofi
thp camp cehouL
ComhS to Melbourne he olaved with'
Biteet went iway Lloyd cVehed te
Sde^ Ho had tile cLei-in or hpina
tea J in ^e final by the^ side coached j
bv BisseL
'
Lloyd captained the inter-Wimmera
side against Gippslsnd, playing against
Jack Davis (St Kilda) and Pemterton
tMelboume).
Joining _ St. Kilda in 1930 he has played
j in 55 games, and 1931 he represented
r
Victoria against South Australia at the
M.C.G.
In his first year at the tlie seaside
lie won the trophy for best firet year
player, and in the same season he won
the footballers' handicap at the Motordrome
beating flyers like Doug Nicholls
and others.
Lloyd has been runner-up in a Stawe'.I
sprint second in tlie Wangaratta Gift,
, and j ti,:^ third in sh.^r.^ Shepparton "-rint, besides
winning a number of handicaps around
the country. At cricket 140 is his best
score, made in a church competition.
Now a teacher at the Hampton High
ho coaches the lads in cricket,'
football and swimming.
This season has not been a lucky one 1
for hull, as he had nbs broken in the
LP" 1 , match against Geelong and then
pad his nose broken against Melbourne.
I. A good sport and good club man. he
sorry that be could not give better
service to St. Kilda this year. He is
likely to be seen in action at the
Veterans Carnival on October 4.
Lott And Found
Last I^ast Saturday saturdav
we told of a medal
bearing the name of Shiliito being
found in Ballarat thirty vears ago. On
Mondav ,.„. Mr. T. Shiliito "called to ™ say
(hat the medal was possiblv the property
of his uncle, Mr. Geo. (Dodger) Shil-
)jto. captain of Central Football Club,
Ballarat, in the early 'nineties. As the
owner is now in Timaru the medal is,
crossing tile Tasman and no doubt great
pleasure will be derived when it ar-iH
rives. [
,
GenerOUS Donor
'
„ , p „ ^ popular vjce_ a
n^"tof SouthJwLJ^cTub has
P f S d a lintome t^liy for th?
pWc of the Victorian
Tramways team playing in Sydney next
month against South Australia and New|
South Wales representative combina- I
tlons. ,
Dick Abiklialr Help
Dick Abiklialr
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