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THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION GAME.
FgfcMÀNTLE WANDERERS v. CIVIL
SERVICE.
G reat interest was centred in this match,
played at Plympton on Saturday, as the
Wanderers were only leading by one point
for the premiership, and this was the last
game of the season. When the two teams
met before this season the Civil Service
had the best of it by drawing the first and
beating Fremantle in the second match.
Civil Service won the toss, and decided to
play with the sun at the back of them.
Fremantle started the ball, and rushed the
leather into their opponent's quarter. C.
Pope relieved by a fine kick to his for-
wards, who ran the ball down and passed
Welch. A goal was stopped by the good
play of Murray, the goal-keeper, who
rushed out and punted the ball well into
the centre. The play was very even for some
time till Fremantle were so unfortunate as
to lose one ol their best forwards in Angus,
who met with an accident which compelled
him to leave the field, and from
ten minutes from the start the
Wanderers had only ten men. Fre-
mantle were trying alj they knew to
avert a defeat; After being handicapped
by some fine play amongst the forwards,
they got the ball in front of the Service
goal Stevenson, getting out of the ruck,
passed to Boase, who shot for goal. Pope
tided to save, but only managed to touch
the ball slightly, and Fremantle scored the
first goal. The ball was started from the
centre, and the Civil Service pressed the
home team, but were unable to make '
matters even. The game had to be stopped,
as H. Pope got laid out, but was soon able
to resume his place. The result at half-
time was ;-Fremantle Wanderers, 1 ; Civil
Service, nil. Civil Service started the
second half, and played well and used their
best efforts to get level with the Sea
siders. Hatfield' and Dobson putting in
some fine passing, but failed every time
to pnt the ball between {the sticks. The
loss of one man began to tell on the
Wanderers, and the captain decided to
play the defensive game by bringing two
of his forwards .back. Towards the hitter
part of the game the Perthites were on
the offensive, but the defence was too much
for them, Cooper, Cammock, and Gordon
playing a grand game. O'Nurse and Searle
rushed the ball well downland it looked as
if matters would be even, but Murray had
the ball well away to Scott, who passed
Riley, and one of the finest runs up the
field was witnessed. Boase received the
bau, and getting past the backs shot the
ball into the goal Letch saved well, and
the ball was soon up the field again, when
[ time was called, with the result :-Fre-
mantle, 1 ; Civil Service, nil. Mr. Burt
I gave great satisfaction as referee. It is
hard to pick out any individual player
from either side as being any better than
the others, as both teams played a rattling
game. The only thing that marred the
game was an occasional bit of rough play.
The cup goes to the Fremantle Wanderers,
the Premiers of last year. Mr. Harrison,
of Perth, has presented the association
with a cup to be won three years in suc-
cession before becoming the sole property
of the club.
Cottesloe v. Volunteers.-This match
should have been played at Cottesloe on
Saturday. The home team put iu an
appearance, but at 4.10 p.m.- their oppo-
nents had not arrived on the ground. The
Cottesloe captain lined up his men, and
Mr. Peters, who came down to referee,
Whistled the start of play, and-the game
was awarded to the Cottesloe club.
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