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FOOTBALL.
AUSTRALIAN GAME
THE LEAGUE MATCHES.
The matches played under the aus-
pices of the W.A. Football League on
Saturday were robbed of considerable
interest owing to the heavy rain which
fell throughout the day. All the play-
ing grounds, with the exception of the
Fremantle Oval, were sodden, and this
rendered good displays of football al-
most impossible. West Perth defeated
East Perth by six points; Perth beat
North Fremantle by 12 points; South
Fremantle won from Subiaco; and East
Fremantle scored against Midland Junc-
tion.
WEST PERTH V. EAST PERTH.
In consequence of the bad weather the
attendance at the Claremont Show
Grounds was limited, although the meet-
ing of West Perth and East Perth had
been looked forward to with interest.
It had been recognised for some time
that East Perth were an improving
team, and followers of the sport wanted
to see how they would shape against
West Perth. Unfortunately, however,
the ground was sloppy, and the ball so
heavy that good football was out of the
question. These conditions appeared to
favour the junior team a little, for they
put up a great fight, and only lost by
six points. Rain fell almost continu-
ously while the players were on the field.
The teams were :
West Perth : O'Callaghan, Mose,
Johnston, Everett, Balme, Strickland
(2), George, Jeffery, Diprose, Golding,
McNamara, Hughes, Robertson, Jackson,
Woolands. Barnes, and Loel.
East Perth: Hesford (2), White, Sav
ae, Kennedy, Andrews, Hogan, Oliver
,t2, Brown, Ogborne, Wallish, Toll. Hos
kings, Sloss, McKinnon, Lockeridge, and
Crawford.
In the first quarter West Perth had
much the better of the play. Robertson
opened proceedings withj two splendid
goals, and' Loel added a minor point.
boon after Woolands kicked a goal. East
Perth only scored one behind during the
quarter, at the end of which the board
showed
West Perth, 3 goals 1 behind.
East Perth, 1 behind.
Heavy rain fell during the second quar
ter, and none of the players seemed to
he able to do much with the greasy ball.
West Perth added several behinds, and
J. Olii~er scored a goal for the tricolours.
At the half-time the scores were :
West Perth. 3 goals 6 behinds.
East Perth, 1 goal I behind.
After the spell the teams showed more
dash than they did in the earlier stages,
and the game for a time was somewhat
exciting. West Perth attacked with
some spirit, apd after two unsuccessful
shots -McNamara booted their fourth
goal. Some time later Robertson missed,
but McNamara again succeeded. West
Perth did not gain much of an advan
tage, however, for J. Oliver and Sloss
each scored a goal for East Perth. At
the close of the third quarter the scores
were :
West Perth, 5 goals 8 behinds.
East Perth, 3 goals 1 behind.
The play throughout the closing period
was all in favour of East Perth, for
whom Sloss and MeKinnon each scored
a goal. Three minutes before the bell
sounded East Perth were attacking
vigorously, but West Perth rallied, and
got the ball out of danger. The game
ended :
West Perth. 5 goals 8 behinds (38
points).
East Perth. 5 goals 2 behinds (32
points).
D. Heinrichs acted as central umpire.
EAST FREMANTLE V. MIDLAND
JUNC'I ION.
The East Fremantle and Midland Junc
tion teams met on the Midland .unction
Recreation Ground before a moderate
attendance on Saturday afternoon last.
Owing to the recent rains the ground
was in a very sloppy condition, and
made good football impossible. The East
Fremantle team at first objected to play,
as they considered the ground was unfit,
hut the home team wanted to play. and
on the central umpire (Mr. E. Cooper)
hbeing couseitId. lie decided in favour or
going on with the game. Play was
started in a shower of rain. which con
tinued practically throughout the whole
four quarters. East Premnntle were
without the services of Wilson, Christie,
Parsons, and \. D)oig, while the absen
tees from the home teaimi were .1. Condon
and Fortington. The teams were :
East Fremantle : Sweelman, Bidstrip,
llesketh. Strnng, Honeyhone, Mclntyre,
Hogan, Scott. iBeswh-ik, Brown. Doig (3),
lleinrichs,.Sharp. HighaLm. Millard, and
WVhittle.
Midland Junction : Scrivener. Fisher,
Howson, Iles..lamieson. Nielsen. Brittain,
('Dwyer. Robertson. Hoar. Davey. ('on
don, Davis. Bowen, Pinno. Williams,
Jones. and ('rowle.
o)n tihe bounce Midland sent forward,
and Scott was awarded a free. and sent
out of danger. Easts took the sphere
down. and out. Heinrichs wats given a
free, and again sent out. "Scotty" Doig
sent forward and Fisher rclij;ved. McIn
tvrd from a mark scored first behind to
l~ast Fremantle. A little later, from a
mark in front, Sharp scored the first goal
for the visitors., and followed this up
shortly afterwards by snapping another
six-pointer for them. Midland forward
ed, and Scott, from a free. relieved the
pressure. The play was transferred to
the other end, and Sharp had another
shot, but sent out. Hesketh was award
ed a free from the throw in, and booted
East's third goal. Centre play ensued.
and eventually Williams secured and
passed to Davis, and East's back men
were kept busy. Bowen got a free, and
notched goal No. 1 for the home team
" Scotty' Doig, from a free, passed to
Sharp. who put in a good kick, but
Fisher marked in goal and relieved.
Mclutyre marked at an angle, but took
so long over his kick that the ball was
taken from him and bounced. Midland
forwarded but Hesketh from a free re
lieved. Heinrichs, however, sent down
again, Jamieson relieved well, and Davey
secured and passed to Davis. a behind
resulting. Another point was regis
tered by Sharp a little later-the ball
was touched in goal. Shortly afterwards
East added another minor point. Centre
play ensued, O'Dwyer putting in some
fine work. The quarter ended :
East Fremantle, 3 goals 3 behinds (21
points).
Midland Junction, 1 goal 1 behind (7
points).
Play in the second quarter was con
fined to the centre for a time. Eventu
ally Midland forwarded, and Hoar, from
a mark in front, only managed 1 point,
and then Condon got another behind. C.
Doig gave an exhibition of "soccer" by
dribbling the ball along nearly three
quarters of the ground. Howson, how
ever, secured, and sent hack again. Free
kicks to Condon. Brittian, and Penno,
and the latter got a behind. Up and
down play ensued, and Millard sent for
ward and Heinrichs snapped a goal for
the visitors. Jamieson forwarded, and S.
Doig relieved twice. Nyhan from a free
forwarded, and O'Dwyer sent away again
and Strang forwarded? C. Doig from a
free, kicked the fifth goal for Easts.
Heinrichs sent forward, and Robertson
took a splendid mark. and passed to
Jamieson, but the ball went out. Ro
bertson again marked, and had a shot,
which was stopped in goal by Scott.
Williams passed to Davey, who forward
ed, and Penno had a hard try to score,
but Scott, who was playing a capital game
back, again stopped the ball, and sent
it away. Davey having notched a be
hind, the scores at half-time were :
East Fremantle. 5 goals 4 behinds (34
points).
Midland Junction, 1 goal 6 behinds (12
points).
It was decided, owing to the wet
state of the ground, and drenched con
dition of the players, to finish the game
as soon as possible, and, accordingly, no
respite was allowed for half-time. On
the bounce, Midland forwarded. Bowen
was given a free, and passed to Davey,
who had a shot. The ball, however, was
heavy, and fell short. Bidstrip sent it
back, and Brittian forwarded again, and
Bowen snapped a behind. McIntyre took
the ball down and sent forwdrd, and H.
Doig dribbled a behind. Jamieson sent
forward, and Davey secured and punted
a goal. Up and down play en
sued: Robertson forwarded and, Penno
had a try without result@ Later this
player had the misfortune to hit the
post. R. Doig relieved, and Brittian
from a free sent forward again. Davey
passed to Davis. who had a try. Hein
richs marked in goal, and passed 'to
Bidstrip. O'Dwyer forwarded again and
Crowle from a snap hit the post. Con
don to Bowen. who had a shot but kicked
out. Strang sent out of danger. A free
to McIntyre was marked by Brittian,
who passed to Condon. and on to Davis,
another behind resulting. East sent for
\ward. and rot three behinds in quick
succession The scores' at the end of this
quarter, during which Midland ran all
over the visitors, read:
East Fremantle, 5 goals 8 behinds (38
points).
Midland Junction, 2 goals 10 behinds
(22 points).
S. Doig- from a free sent on to Hes
keth, who passed to Hogan, who scored
East's sixth goal. Jamieson forwarded
and McIntyre relieved. Nyhan and
McIntyre worked the ball back. Brittian
forwarded, and H. Doig relieved.
O'Dwyer. passed to Condon. and Hoar
had a try without result. A little later
Bowen snapped goal 2No. 3 for the home
team. Up and down play followed, each
side doipg their best to score, but the
game was little more than a scramble,
the ball being too slippery to handle,
and the ground very muddy. During the
quarter, which was very even, each side
scored a goal and a behind. The final
scores were :
East Fremantle, fi goals 9 behinds (45
points).
Midland Junction, 3 goals 11 behinds
(29 points).
The goal-kickers were :-East Fre
mantle : Sharp (2), Hesketh. Heinrichs,
C. Doig. and Hogan. Midland Junction:
Bowen (2 and Davey. The best players
were :-East Fremantle, S. ahd C. Doig,
McIntyre, Scott, Heinrichs. Hesketh,
Millard. and Sharp. Midland Tunrtion,
Brittian, Jamieson, Bowen. Williams,
O'Dwyer. Fisher. Davey, and Robertson.
Ern. Cooper, who had' rather a hard
task to perform, made an efficient um
pire.
SOUTH FREMANTLE v. SUBIACO.
The South Freniantle and Subiaco
match w-las contested on the North Fre
mantle Oval on Saturday, and resulted
in a win for South Fremantle by 24
points. There was but a pool' attend
ance, and the ground was very heavy
and slippery after the rain. The teams
were represented by the following:
South Fremantle.-May. Glen, Som
merville. Snook. Higham. Strang. Frank
lin, Shaireyv, Mann, Fooks, MLeod,
Riley, 0. KIellT.y, Bromley, Hug, Dunn,
Banks, and Ahberrombie.
Subiaco.-Chaplin, bendil. Sienna n,
Curnew, Ward, Breen, Murphy. Bowen,
B. Wildy, Griffiths, Hanlon, Geise, Bridg
land, Hampstead. Philmore, Griffin,
Jonms, and Rowlands.
The play in the opening quarter was
fairly even. although Souths gained a
slight advantage in the matter of points.
Souths opened their account with two
singles in quick succession, and after a
spell of even play Bromley raised the
two flags. Shortly afterwards the same
player kicked another goal from a free.
Subiaco rallied, and looked like scoring
when the ball was returned into their
own territory, and Hug notched South's
third goal. Another attack by Subieco
and Geise kicked their first goal. The
scores at quarter-time were:
South Fremantle, 3 goals 3 behinds.
Subiacor 1 goal.
The second quarter was decidedly in
favour of the maroons, who infused much
more dash into their play and kept their
opponents well on the defence. Shortly
after the bounce Griffiths raised the two
flags, but Fooks, for South Fremantle,
subsequently equalised matters by kick
ing a major point from a free. From
this stage Subiaco attacked vigorously.
and two goals by Geise and, Curnow
placed them on a level with Souths. The
scores at the interval were :
South Fremantle. 4 goals 3 behinds.
Subiaco, 4 goals 3 behinds.
The third quarter was responsible for
some gnod, play, both teams giving fine
exhibitions. Souths. however, gradually
forged ahead, five minor points and a
major as a result of a free to Fooks plac
ing them 11 points in the lead. The scores
at three-quarter time were:
South Fremantle. 5 goals 8 behinds.
Subiaco, 4 goals 3 behinds.
Subiaco made a determined effort in
the final quarter, but their opponents
gradually wore them down, and even
tually wqn a well-contested match by 24
points. Sommerville and nliley were re
sponsible fur South's two goals in the
final term. The final scores were:
South Fremantle, 7 goals 12 behinds.
Subiaco, 4 goals 6 behinds.
PERTH V. NORTH FREMANTLE.
The attendance at the Fremantle Oval
on Saturday to watch the contest be
tween Perth and North Fremantle, was
small, the climatic conditions militating
against either large crowds or fast foot
ball. Crapp had charge of the game,
and gave every satisfaction.
The teams were constituted as fol
low: -
Perth. - Winton. R.. Cherry. Southee
Edwards, S. Kennedy, R. Kennedy, Mof
fat. L. Cherry, Miller. Wilson, Gilligan
Nankervis, Edmondson. Leckie, Fergu
son, Orr, Thompson. and Shepherd.
North Fremantle.-Binns, L. Butler.
Stewart, Charlton, Kennington, Bag
shall, Smellie, W. Smith, Meharry, Row
lands. Gravenhall, Kenworthy, Davey,
Crowe, Bovell, Sumpton, G. Smith, Mit
chell.
The teams took the field on time, and
were greeted by a heavy downpour.
A long period of give-and-take play, with
the heavy, slippery sphere, preceded a
snapshot goal from the ruck by Leckie.
Perth was continually on the aggressive
the whole quarter, and, kicking with the
wind, scored five goals and a minor be
fore the bell rang, the seasiders having
been unable to notch more than two be
hinds.
The second quarter disclosed a reveresal
of the order of play, and North Fre
mantle took command. After scoring a
few minors, Bovell, from a free, secured
a goal from a difficult shot. Norths
scored a minor or two more before the
half-time bell rang.
After the adjournment, the improve
ment in Norths' play was apparent, but,
nevertheless Perth was not to be de
nied, and the city men kept their op
ponents on the defensive all the time.
The seasiders were only able to add a
minor to their tally, while Leckie's bri
gade added 2 goals 2 behinds.
'The last quarter was stubbornly fought
out, the Norths adding a goal and three
minors to their tally, while Perth added
but one minor.
The scores at the several changes
were:
First Quarter.
Porth, 5 goals 1 behind.
North Fremantle. 2 behinds.
Half-time.
Perth, 5 goals 2 behinds.
North Fremantle, 1 goal 5 behinds.
Three-quarter Time.
Perth, 7 goals 4 behinds.
North Fremantle, 1 goal 6 behinds.
Final.
Perth. 7 goals 5 behinds (47 points).
North Fremantle, 2 goals 9 behinds (21
points).
THIRD-RATE ASSOCIATION.
East Perth v. Lone Stars.-A match
was played at Buckland Hill ground,
and resulted in a win for East Perth,
the scores being-East Perth, 7 goals 11
behinds; Lone Stars, 7 behinds. The
Lone Star team was composed of but 13
players, and the scores do not represent
the play of the opposing teams, as the
Stars had many chances of scoring, but
owing to the absence of forwards their
efforts were without result.
Perth Juniors v. Cottesloe.-Great in
terest was taken in this match, as both
clubs are well up in the premiership
list. Saturday's display was a good ex
hibition. Good football was out of the
question, owing to the wet weather and
also the wretched state of the ground
one end of which was almost coveresi
m ith water. The match resulted in an
easy win for Perth (who up to the pre
sent are unbeaten) by 27 points. The
honours up to half-time were fairly even,
but in the last quarter the city team
played all over their opponents.. For
the winners 'Saunders played the best
game, whilst Christie, Little, Estcourt,
Chinnery, Osborn, Bellion, Jones, Rich
ter, Really. and McRohan played well
at times. For the losers, H. Lushey, F.
Lushey. and Motteram tried hard to
avert defeat. The final scores were:
Perth Juniors. 5 goals 11 behinds (41
points); Cottesloe, 1 goal 8 behinds (14
points). The goal-kickers for the win
ners were Bellion (2), Jones, Estcourt,
and Snow; and for the losers, lMotteram.
COMMONWEALTH JUNIOR ASSOCIA
TION.
Deakins v. Gordons.-These two teams,
who were level for top position, met on
the Esplanade on Saturday. Both were
strongly represented, and there was a
large gathering of supporters of the
teams. The incessant rain which fell
right throughout the match made it ab
solutely impossible for good football to
be played, but both teams had a fair
number of old "soccer" players amongst
them, and these players proved for the
occasion invaluable. The Deakins. after
the first quarter, established a strong
lead, and won bhv' the substantial ma
jority of 67 points. From the bounce
Gordons rushed, and a mark in front by
Jones registered first goal. Even play
was then' maintained, and at ouarter
time Gordons were 1 goal 3 behinds .to
Deakins' 3 behinlis. Deakins now had
the wind in their favour, an'd kept the
ball well within their citadel, the score
at half-time being-Deakins, 2 goals 5
behinds (17 noints); Gordens, 1 goal 3 be
hinds (9 points). In the last quarter
play was all in Deakins' favour, and
goal after goal was recorded by them.
Gordons, however, failed to increase their
first quarter's tally. Hard luck attend
ed the effort of Deakins in their goal
kicking, for Ernie Davies hit the post
on four occasions and Scott on three. The
final scores -vere-Deakins, 10 goals 16
behinds (76 noints); Gordons. 1 goal 3
behinds (9 points). The goal-kickers for
Deakins were E. Davies (3). G. Scott (3).
H. Davies, Jamieson, Crease, and Kin
shela (1 each), whilst Jones scored the
Gordons' only goal. E. Davies shone out
most prominently for Deakins, whilst
Jamieson, Fry, McClure. H. Davies. Par
ry, L. Davies, Kinshela,. Scott, and Long_
son all assisted. Gordons were best re
presented by Wrightson. Day, Butchardt,
and Hicks. Mr. H. Stirling umpired the
game in a satisfactory manner.
YOUNG AUSTRALIA FOOTBALL
LEAGUE.
EASTERN DISTRICTS TOUR.
7Northam, June 1.
Forty-six members, representing 20
Perth and Fremantle schools of the
Young Australia Football League, toge
ther with four officials and teachers in
charge, arrived here by the goldfields ex
press last evening. A large number of
residents and schoolboys gathered at the
station to welcome the visitors. a num
ber of whoin were taken as guests to the
homes of several prominent citizens.
The remaining 30 are accommodated at
the Grand Temperance Hotel. This morn
ing the lads were shown over the Stan.
dard roller-flour mill by the manager,
Mr. J. Sibbald. who expilained the vari
ous processes of milling. The electric
light station was also visited, and a
practice match played.
In the afternoon a contest asginst the
Northam schoolboys took place on the
Western Oval. The teams were as fol-
low:-
Northam.-Lawson (capt.), Hawtin, Ser-
mon (2). Morrell, Parsons, Brennan, Hub-
ble, Minson. Paine, Watt, Heal, Leem-
ing, Hemingway. Patterson, Nicholson,
Lockyer, and Cook.
Perth-Fremantle.-Curlewis. Hampton,
O'Connor, Crawford, Christie, Birch.
Lindsay, Ing, Lawrence. Hayes, James,
Burge, Gee,. hudie, Webb, Jarvis, Har-
rold, and Diamond.
The scores were:-Perth-Fremantle 8
goals 19 behinds; Northam, 3 goals.
At the conclusion of the match all of
the visitors were entertained at after
noon tea by Mrs. A. W. Byfield and
girls of the Northam Senior School. The
arrangements for the entertainment of
the boys are being carried out by Messrs.
Byfield and Rockliffe. On Monday the
party will journey by road to Newcastle,
where they will be entertained at din
ner by a local committee. A match will
also be ulayed against a team from the
Newcastle school.
MATCH AT KALGOORLIE.
Kalgoorlie, June 2.
The game played to-day resulted :
Mines, 8 goals 9 behinds; Boulder, 5 goals
7 behinds.
MATCH AT BUSSELTON.
Busselton, June 1.
The first football match of the season
was played to-day, the game being be-
tween Busselton and Bush.
After a very exciting contest, Bush
won. The three-quarter time scores were
-Busselton, 1 goal 4 behinds; Bush. I
goal. The final scores were-Busselton.
1 goal 4 behinds: Bush. 3 goals 1 be
hind. For the winners C. Abbey and N.
Abbey played best. and for the losers
Richards and Thomson.
TO-DAY'S TEAMS.
W.A. League.
Subiaco v, ,Perth.-Subiaco: Chaplin,
Teece, Bigland, Bowen. Ward, Ward,
Griffin, Randell, Hanlon, Hennah. Cur-
now (2), Treen, Murphy, Wildy,
Ilalwyard. Delamere. Rae, Finlay, Mc-
Kenzie, Cummins, Hamstead, O'Donnell.
Perth: Burns, Cumming, Clarke, Cherry
(3), Edwards, Edmondson, Ferguson, Gil-
ligan, Hills, Kennedy (3). Leckie, Miller,
lfoffat, Orr, Rodd, Shpherd, Shea,
Southee, Thompson, Tyley. Wilson, Win-
ton, Chamberlain, and Nankervis.
East Perth v. North Fremantle.--East
Perth: Andrews. Bigland, Brown, Craw-
ford, Cruickshanks. Dalton, Gore, Has-
tings, Hogan, Hibhotson, Hlesford (3),
Kennedy. Loughbridge. McKinnon, Oh
\sr (3). Oghorne. Savage, Slogs. Toll, Wal
lish. White, McKay.
South Fremantle v. East Fremantl-.-
South Fremantle: O. Kelly. Bromlnev
McLeod. Bank., Dunn. Abercrombie.
Pierce. Snairoey, Franklin, Hligham,
Strong, Miller. hlen. 'oates, Snook,
Fooks, Mann. Bates. Lewis. Kean, Riley.
Trott, Somerville, May, Hug, Morrison.
Hodge.
W.A. Association.
Cott-.l oe v. Fremantle Stars.-Cottes
loe will be selected from the following:
Lewis (caLptain), Doust (vice-captain),
Iyes. Turnhull, McDonald. Bushell, D.
Lewis, Smythe, Kay, Mason, Irvine,
Browne. McKenzie. Gill. Pollott. Morgan,
Trezise. Thomas. McKay. Fremantle
Stars: Mulligan (captain). .lose (vice-cap
tain), Kerruish, He-ndersonJ.lones, Mat
thews, Downey. Robinson, Meiers, C'on
mery, Townsend. Hancock, Sumpton,
Howson, Exley, Kjellgren, Ral-ton, Gias
son. D)oran, McKay. Jose.
Perth luniors (Third-Rates) v. Chris
tian Brothers' College, on the Old Re
creatiop Ground, at 2.30 p.m.-Perth.
Jones, Christie, Estcourt, Garland, Hea
ley, Elliot, Keally Shean. Lowe, Saun- I
ders, Bellion. McKenzie. McRohan, Wat- 1
son. Shaw. Chinneryv Oshorn. Bicknell,
Snow, and Richter Umpire. McDonald. t
Ex-Scholars Division.
Parkes v. James.-Parkes. Flannagan
(captain), ()gston (vice-captain), Holmes.
Bastow, Cargee, Wrath. Jackson. MIilton,
Cochrane, Moore. Hookway. Thompson,
Porter (2), lfarkham. Bentley. Howden,
Palmer: emergencies: Gorten. Motterari.
Johnso, Crighton, Ash, Hutchins, Gray,
Rae
Wentworths v. Parkes.-Played on the
Claremont Park. and the game resulted 1
in a win for the Wentworths by 2 goals
1 behind. The scores were :-Weintworths.
9 goals 14 behinds; Parkes. 7 goals 13 he
hinds. The Parkes' best men were
Wrath, FPlannagan, Oigston, Thompson,
Hilton. and Cochrane. and Wentworth's
were Riley, Cooper. Hutchinson, Hicks,
and Thompson.
MELBOURNE MATCHES.
Melbourne. June 2.
Following are the results of the League
matches yesterday :
St. Kilda, 15 goals 18 behinds, beat Mel
bourne, 7 goals 9 behinds.
Carlton. 4 goals 17 behinds defeated
Collingwood, 4 goals 0 behinds.
In the Association' competition
Essendon, 8 goals 17 behinds, beat
Preston. 2 coals 2 behinds.
Port Melbourne. 11 _oals 9 behind',
defeated North Melbourne, 7 goals 4 he
hinds..
Footscray, 8 goals 13 behinds, beat
Brunswick. 7 goals 9 behinds.
Williamstown. 10 .,als 12 behinds, beat
Prahran, 5 goals 12 behinds.
ADELAIDE MATCHES.
Adelaide. June 2.
Saturday's LeagTce football nlatchesl
were contested in rainy weather. The
grounds were slippery and the men had
great difficulty in keeping their, feet. 1
After a good game Sturt defeated West
Torrens by kicking r goals 13 behinds to
their opponents 4 goals 4 behinds. West
Adelaide followed up their victory last
week by defeating South Adelaide. The
scores were:-West. S goals 7 behinds;
South, 4 goals 10 behinds.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
Division I.
Perth v. Fez-Students.-On very heavy
ground on Wellington Square Pertlh
met the Ex-Students in the final match
of the first round in the League. Sim
monds, for Perth, was con.pKuous by
his absence, thus making the pioneer
team play a man short throughout the
game. From the kick-off the ,1x-Students
pressed. and soon scored, but at last
Frank Bur.t, getting down on the right
wing, put in a high shot, which just
went under the bar. With one goal each,
play became exciting. until the rain
once more descended, thus making good
football impossible. Just before half
time, the Ex-Students again broke away,
and, through a scramble in front of the
Pei-th goal, the ball was pushed through.
Soon after this the whistle was sounded
to change ends. with the Ex-Students
leading by two goals to one. At the re
start. the Perth men tried hard to
equalise, but were not rewarded until
ten minutes before time, when Frank
Burt once more came to the front by
making the score two all, by a beautiful
ground shot. Students now came with rush
after rush but the Perth defence was
hard to penetrate. Hall hknd Taylor, the
Perth backs, were both playing a very
sound game. Two minutes before time
Perth forwards again got in a dangerous
position, and the Students' back, in try
ing to save, handled the ball in the
penalty area Frank Burt took the kick,
which, gave Perth the lead, making the
third goal to his credit in the game.
When Mr. Harper sounded the final
whistle the scores stood unchanged,
Perth winning by 3 goals to 2.
Hardwicke. A. Leake, and Frank Burt
combined well, playing at times very
pretty football. Perth once more had
Guy Shol. out at left-half, and the sup
porters of the Club will he glad to hear
he will fill that position for the rest of
the season, being a great help to the de
fence. Cooke. at right-half, was again
in good form. White, in .goal, saved
well, considering the greasy ball. Bates.
Smith. C. Pearce. and Moore played weli
for the Ex-Students, and Bean, at cen
tre-half, was a great help to his side.
Second Division.
Claremont "A" v. Reserves "A."-Con
trary to expectation, the game between
these two teams at Fremantle on Sat
urday last resulted in Claremont receiv
ing the first check to their victorious ca
reer of this season. The day was a
miserable one for football, but neverthe
less the play was of a high order. In
fact, Claremont has not played a better
game this season, but luck was against
them. The game started with Reserves
kicking down hill. Claremont were the
fi'st to make any decided move, and
before long Gomme put a lovely shot
through, but the referee whistled for off
side. Reserves then made a series of
rushes into the Claremont territory, and
scored three goals in quick succession
as the result of some good play among
their forwards. Claremont woke up, :and
transferring the play, T. MeCreery got
through but had the misfortune to hit
the post withl his shot. Shortly before
the interval bor half-time arrived Clare
moftt scored after some very exciting
play in front of goal, 1. McCreerv doing
the needful. The teams took the field
in the second half with the determnination
on Reserves' part to keep their citadel
intact, and on Claremnont's to retrieve
their laurels. The whole of the play
during this half was confined to Reserves'
defence lines, and the Claremont for
wards assisted by Bennett coming up
to centre-half, played a great uphil!
game. Time after time thcy invaded
bar, and on several others Ulrich, in
goal, had considerable difliculty in with
standing their determined attacks. 'ime
passed on, and the name looked very
black fo- Claremont, as although they
seemed likely to score at any time the
ball would not go through. Ten min
utes to go, and the score was 3 to I in
favour of Reserves. It was then that
Claremont's turn came. A high shot
came in from the left wing, and Gomme
and T. McCOreery, making a fierce rush,
carried the hall and goalkeeper through.
Off again, and in spite of Reserves' splen
did defence, a corner was obtained
against themn. Short took the kick. and
sending in an excellent shot. F. McCree
ry found an opening, and the score read
3 all. In the semi-darkness Claremont
made a last effort; the referee's whistle
blew for time, and the teams were forced
to retire. For reservos. Ulrich. in
goal, was splendid, and O'Brien, Hale.
Richardson, and Caesar ably seconded
his efforts. On Claremont's side, each
member played well, but perhaps 1.
McCreery, Short. Bennett Cotteril, and
Woodroffe were a bit above the rest.
Mr. Watson was not altogether satisfac
tory as referee.
Ex-Students "A" v. Rangera "A."
Match played oi the Esplanade. and
resulted in winll for the Students by
6 coltn to 3. (swing to the heavy rains
the ground was in a very slippery condi
tion. and prevented anvthing like a good
display being given. Students. with the
wind and rain in their favour, were
preaming their eoponents' goal nearly the
whole of the first half. and scored four
goals to Rangers' one. The Rangers' for
wards were in a very disorganised state,
and could make no headway against the
sound defence of the Students. In the
second half, however, the. play was more
even. both teams scoring two goals.
'The ball was very slippery. which made
matters most rlifficilt for the custodians,
and accurate kicking almost out of the
question. \Wynne and Bellis, at full
hack and centre-half respectively, playsed
a Brand game for Students. and lere
well supported by Porritt, Young, and
Dorney. Rangers were best represented
by W. Nagel. H. Nagel, Rodd, and S.
Smith.
Division TT.
The Guildford v. Wanderers match was
played under difficulties owing to the liad
state of the ground, but notwithstanding
this some very good football was wit
nessedl. The game started amidst heavy
rain with Guildford a man short. At
halt-time the scores were: Wanderers. 1:
Guillford, nil. From the kick-off the
game became very willing, anid after
about 20 minutes' play (htildtford put in
their first goal, but iup to the finish neither
side seoried again, the results being one
goal each. both sides played well. but
special mention must be made of Meek,
Copley. Spence. andt Thorpe. who Ihet re
presented Guildford, and Bean and Buts
worth, who played an excellent game for
Wanderers
Rangers "B" and Reserves "B" ilet on
the Fremantle Park on Saturday. Rain
fell throughout the match, and the game
ended in a will for Rangers by 4 goals to
2. Those mos?t conspicuous for the win
ners were. Jackson. Porterner. and Baker,
whilst Reserves were best representeld by
Jack.on. Highani. and Atkinson. Mr. P.
Watson gave satisfaction as referee.
Wanderers v. Guildford.--This matell
reulted in a draw, one goal all being
scored.
The Claremont v. Ex-Students match
took place on Saturday afternoon, and
Claremont again had ai win by seven
goals to nil. The bet play cre for
Claremont were Gomme, Stephenson,
Bennett. Bonney. and the substitutes
McBean. although very small, played
well. The players who distinguished
themselves for the losers were Parsons,
Jackson. Sweetapple, and the goalkeeper.
Goal-kickers for Claremont were Stephen
son (3), Hobbs (2). and Shepherd.
TO-DAY'S TEAMS.
Seniors v. Juniors.-Seniors: White,
Booth, Nicol. Bower. Rookams, Bennett,
Moore, Turner. Hodges, Cross, llolli:
emergencies: Olivier. Wear, Halton,
Rimmer, Fisher, Nunn, Johnstone, and
Hardwicke.
RUGBY.
PERTH V. SWAN.
Mr. Wiseman had charge of this
match, which took place on the Espla
nade on Saturday. The weather was
against a good display of back play, the
bhall being very slippery. Swans won the
toss, and Perth kicked off from the
northern end. and- Swans at once rushed
play to Perth line. After some minutes'
play Perth forwards, led by Lahiff,
Todd. and Grant. cleared to Swan 25.
Sheedy punted, and Smith and Kerr car.
ried on. Jago returned to centre, and
Crombie sent on to Molloy, to Frankel,
and, from a free. Grant broke through.
and T. Todd returned. and Peters sent
out. J. Todd. Mann, Sheather, and Ma
loney invaded Swan ground, and Gray
relieved, and Molloy, by a good run, car
ried to half-way. From a free T. Todd
made a good attempt at goal, and Perth'
cleared. Smith. Kerr, and Thomas
broke away, and Frankel punted, and
Benson returned to A. Todd, who sent
out at Swan 25. Swan gradually cleared
to centre, and Taylor sent to Sheedv.
who sent well down into touch. Th'omas
and Benson carried on. and Woller
punted, and Lahiff responded by good
dribbling. From a scrum Molloy inter
cepted a pass, and carried to the full
back (Goodehild), who grassed him
nicely. No score had been recorded at
half-time.
On changinr ends T. Todd kicked off,
and from a scrtun Crombie sent to Mal
loy. to Frankel, to Jago, who' carried to
Swan 25. Hart led a Swan rush, and
Sbeedv put in a brilliant run to Perth'
goal-line. From a serum T. Todd tried
hard to score, but Perth forwards cleared'
to centre, and Wooller returned and
Perth forced. Smith led a Swan attack
and Gray and Wooller carried on. Crom
bie punted, and A. Todd carried on, an r.
T. Todd relieved, and Peters sent out.
Brickwood and Grant dribbled to Swan
ground. and Perth forwards carried on,
and A. Todd. picking up, scored a try.
Frankel's kick at goal was unsucce?fpl.
From' a Perth attack Grant had a drop
at goal, the ball falling short. Smith
tSheedy, Benson, and Thomas cleared'
another Perth attack, and Lahiff re
sponded to Swan 25. and Crombie sent
out to Jago. who scored Perth's second
try. no goal resulting. and the game
ended in favour of Perth by six "points
to nil.
FEDERAL V. SYDNEY.
This match took place on the Associa
tion Ground, with Mr. R. D. Jones as
referee. Sydney lost the toss, and started
the ball rolling from the northern end.
After give-and-take play Sydney at
tacked, and from a penalty Senior landed
a beautiful gdal. Federals assumed the
aggressive, and W. Arcus relieved. From
a free Federals had an unsuccessful shot
at goal. and Cable sent out. From a
Sydney attack Wilkins secured and sent
out to Cable. who transferred to McJn
tosh. who got over, and scored a try,.
which was not converted. Williams led
a Federal rush, and A. Arcus responded.
and Middloton and Thornton relieved.
Henderson punted, and Thornton re
turned. and W. Arcus, kicking hard.
Federal forced. A good Sydney passing
run ended in A. Arcus scoring their
second try. No goal resulted. Middle
ton was prominent in relieving the Syd
ney attacks, but after another passing
run Henderson scored Sydney's third
try, which was not converted. Senior
put in a good run, and Federals, led by
Williams. Sherlock, and R. Senior, tried
hard to score, without success. The game
eventually ended in favour of Sydney by
12 noints to nil. Senior, Cable. Morris,
MeIntosh. and Williams best repro
sented the winners, and Federals' best
were Williams. Middleton. Sherlock,
Jackson. Senior, and Thornton.
MAORI JUNIORS V. SYDNEY
JUNIORS. \
These teams met on the Esplanade on
Saturday. before the senior match.
Maoris won the toss, and Sydneys de
fended the northern goal. :Maoris at
once assumed the aggressive. Smith car
rying to Sydney ground. Taylor and
Lawlor carried on, and Sydnev cleared
hv good dribbling, led by Percival and
Fleming. Maoris returned, and Good
child picking up scorled a try. McCand
lish sent the ball over the bar, but it
was touched by an opponent. and the
goal was disallowed. No further score
till half-time. During the second spell
Maoris kept up a continuous attack, and
Sydneys forced. Smith and Lawlor car
ried the ball over the sine, and the lat
tet- scored .Maoris second try, which was
not conveorted. Shortly after Bishop put
in a fine dribbling rush, and carried
right over the line and scored the third
try. No goal resulted. From another
Maori attack Merritt scored their
fourth try, the game resulting in a win
for Maorts by 12 points to nil. For the
winners Taylor, S. Smith. Bishop, Law
lor. Goodctild. and McCandlish were
best. and for Sydney. Burges, Fleming
Percival, and Mendelsohn.
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