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Wales. 'l'he following year he took blue libbon. ·w.1ien Ba:lmain won the 100, 300, and 500 yards State the water po,lo premiership in 1902-3, he championships, was second in the 189G-7, 1897-8, 1901-2, \V'as a member of the team. 440 and 100 yards, and won the The Royal Humane ,Society's sil­ 220 yards championship of Austra­ ver medal and certificate for brav­ lasia. Other swimming victories ery was awarded hirn for attempt­ which he placed to his ,credit were : ing to save the life and recovering the body of Diver John Rod1ick, -1901 : Won the 220 yards cham­ in full diving ap,paratusi, from pionship of N.S.W. ; second in the under a steamer at l\lort's Do,ck in 300 yards ; second in the 100 and moo. He also recefred the Royal 440 yards championships of Aus­ Life-saving Society's certificate. handsome tralia, at Ballarat, Vic. ; won the Bob also received a chronograph from Mto,rt's Dock em­ 200 yards championship of West­ ployees. As a footballer he has ern districts, 1902; won the 100 played under three codes, for in yards cha.mpioDJship1 of N.S.W.; 1!)05 he was a member of tbe Bal­ second in the . 220 yards ; won 150 main team uhat won the Gardiner up; also represented the State dis­ C yards championshi,p Western and under Rugby Union tricts, 1903 ; second in 100, 220, and rules. touring Great Britain and 440 Australasian championships at Ame1i,"a with the 'W1allabies ittl Brisbane. 1904 : Second in the 300 mos. and in rno9 nlayed with that and 220 yards championships of team again.st the Kangaroos. · N.S.W. 1905: Second in 220 and Playing for the League, he re­ R. R. CRAIG. 500 yards State championshipSI, and presented in in 1906 won the 440 and 330 yards 1 !llO against Queensland, and Aus­ Bob Craig is perhaps one of the chamJ>ionships of N.S.W., besidM tralia and AuS1tralasia against most famo,us Rugby exponents that annexing the Western districts' Eng.land. In 1911 represented New Queensland, ever donned a jersey. His record South Wales again t Gniat Britain with the his ver­ and toured as follows will show that Australai:;ian team, playing in 32 satility does not · stop there. To­ NEXT SATURDAY'S out of 36 matches. He toured ~ew day he is "carrying on," as Lord Zealand with New South Wales in Kitchener said, acting in the dual FIXTURES. 19i3, and the follo1w'i~.z year re­ capacity of 1State selecto,r and mem­ pres~nted New South Wa,les and ber of the management committee. Australia against En.gland. He Bob has had a most remarkable played for Halmain club since 1910, Sixth Series. career as an athlete, for as far who won the premiership in 1915- 16-17-18, and he also represented back as 1 97 he won the 500 yards Balmain v. south Sydney. swimming championship of Bal­ at League headquarters, 1910 to 'being elected to the manage­ a feat which he repeated Newtown v. western Suburbs. 1923, main, ment committee. 1920-1921, 1922- the following year. also finishing North Sydney v. Eastern Suburbs. 1!)23. The genial Bob was mainly second in 8 0 yards ta te cham­ University v. st • .George. instrumental in the production ot pd.onship. Jin 1899 he won the 220 that marvel of the swimming world, yards' championship of New South Clebe, a bye. the late Barney Kieran. 2 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 11, 19n.

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TO-DAY'S MATCHES. they will extend. the premiers. game may be more interesting than T orths won the first ,round fix­ the Inere mention of the fixture ture after a stern struggle by 16 would suggest. to 5, so that obe Reds have a 'Varsity, on their showing against The matches to-day do not, on deal of leeway to Inake up. Souths, should surprise the men of first aprpearances. appeal so much, tbe West. for it just required a as for instance East v. North, Bal­ small addiitiot11al bit of ginger on main v. North or 1South, but never­ * th€ir part to have taken out the theless, the round is fraught with South 'Sydney had a rather tough match. Wests were superior at possibilities of the unexpeeted hap. job to dispose of 'Varsity ,last week­ their first meeting, but will need pening. YVhat is looked upon as end, but 'tis doubtful if the Blues to bring all their best talent to the the match of the day-Eastern can be eA.l_)ected to riSJe to the oc­ fore to stave the students off. The Suburbs, the leaders in the p.re­ casion and give such a fine display scores in the early fiA'i:ure would miersllip, versus St. George, the as the students-. However, t he suggest that 'Ya.rsity W'ere not up, tle.dgUngs of tlhe League-should Blues have a happy knack of wak­ to the mark as defenders, for West.s provide a keen and close struggle, ing up when the opposition is scored 5 tries to 1, -but that de­ for, although the Tricolours have strongest, and one would indeed fect has been remedied, and just been piling up success upon suc­ be pleased to witness them un­ now 'Varsity are a proposli.tion t<> cess, and have noit ,suffered a de­ wind to-day some of those meteoric be reilities right up to, the final w'histle. The first round meet­ ing of the pair left a number of ' The Saints' supporters, with the strong feeling that with an ounce of luck they could have taken home the Winning· Double ! bacon, and truth to tell there waS' nothing in the final scores to in- dicate that Ea,sts were far super­ ior, for . hey only \Won by t'he agency of 's "Dally M.," he landing two goals to nil. "WHITE HORSE"

Glebe and Norths* seems on the bald statement a good thing for AI .E and STOUT one, but there have been so mauy surprises this season that foLlow- er of football have growu chary of predicting the winners too early in the game. Glebe have the nu­ cleus of a smart attacking team, Either way you and having added a deal of speed • to their inside movements, through W1D on quality the advent of Toohey to the centre, there aee great possibilities ahead for them, and their rather con­ vincing defeat of St. George last w~k will b~k them u~ ~ that ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, 4 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 11, 1923.

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To-day's maitches should find all players putting their best goods -0ut for display in the endeavour to catch the eye of the selectors, in Osrar Quinlivan, as a winger, the view of the tri,p north to engage the jersey and demonstrate the made his 1presence felt, and he fact. It is very hard to reconcile M:Other States' conquerors on their used his thirteen sitone to advan­ oneself to the benches after a virile 'home heath. The job before tage at times, and the students career on the field, but tJhere comes Messrs. Flegg, Cann and Craig calls were called upon to use their most a time when the most enthusiastic for more .than an ordinary amount resolute tackling to stop the big must give way. .Amyhow, we shall ,of consideration, for tlle Northern.­ winger. The change from the see w.befuer Sid does the comeback, -el's soundly trounced the best we centre seems to have been a happy all in due course. -could pit againsit them here, and one for Souths, and it is safe to will surely provide a tougher pro­ say the countryman was a most The many friends* of that great poignant factor in South's poSlition on their home ground, and victory. old wanior, Henry ("Snowy") there can be illO shadow of doubt Cleeve will indeed be sor.ry to hear about the rapid advance the game * that .be met with an accident, and ·bas made up north, so that the Tom Linsikey is one of the most there is a possibility of his iliosing !fortunate ones chosen can rest as­ improved centres playing the game the services of one of his eyes as :aured of being fully extended, and in Sydney. He has developed that a result. He is at present an in­ the resultsi of the ma tc:hes- will be great asset that few of our pre- door patient at the Sydney Eye .eagerly looked for in Syd!ney. * The match between South Syd· COOPER'S DELICIOUS SANDWICHES ney and University at the Sports Made up specially for P i cnie s, Parties, Smoke Concerts, Socia ls, etc. Ground was indeed a surprise to Corner KING & YOR K Sts. SYDNEY, & 82b PITT St. the ell'thusfasts that turned out to ee their champions in action. By the way, one could easi,ly imagh1e sent-day centres seem to possess­ Hospital at Woolloomooloo. "Snowy" :he was a wa,y in tbe depths of s,traigbt running. Some of his was one of the early pioneers of Woop Woop in drought time by the efforts this season have been the League, and threw up a lucra­ -apipearance of w:hat wa,S' once a strongly remi,nis,cent of Darby tive trainer's job in the Union to bright little oval, appreciated by Hickey (the prince of straight run­ take a risk with the League. Since '1::>oth players and public alike-the JJ ers) at his !best. It is a pity then he has handled rull classes of p~ayers, because the turf was al­ that Linskey has to ;push home teams-dub, interstate and inter­ ways nice and green and fairly most of his best effotts on his own national-and has always been a soft:, and the public because they thr01.lgh lack of support from his most popular figure amongst play­ were brought reasonably close to fellow baciks. ers and followers, who will surely their liooTs in the g1am\e, which wish bi,m an early recovery. meant, of rourse. added interest for *has been playing them. But now tJhe playing field the Rugby game (both codes) for "Snowy" bas a* fund of an,ecdot'e is almost entirely bare of grass, a good many years now, having that Jb.e c>an unwind when in the andl fo1• a bout 60 yards is abso­ accoimpanied each of the three humoJir about doings in various lutely a hard, dusty patch that League teams abroad, and it w'as athletic fields, for in his day he ts more like a bit of old Parra­ only the fact of that broken leg was a runner ·o:i: . some note, and matta road than an up-to-the-mjn­ on the last tour that put him out the various, schemes that he was ute metropolitan playing area. The of action, but Sid, Wlho is incul­ cognisant of, or that came under -Outlook on 1Saturday lasit seemed cating into the University van­ his notice, would make interesting to have a dispiriting effect on both guard the way to hook and tackle, reading. players and public, for it is hard has pronounced views that the to work uv enthusiasm where the present-day hookers· are not up to The fond embrace* that Jaeky sunroundings are s10 bare and un­ bis standard. In fact, he declares Lawrence gave the le~tber when inviting that next season be will again don a miss-kick by · one of the · students August 11, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 5 Stag Lager Stag Stout Standard Bitter Ale ALL SUITABLE FOR ATHLETES. sent the ball right into, his harnds South Sydney Reserves gave a Dick Darragh, of University with about ten yards to travel for fini,shed display opp1osed to . Univer- . first front row, who retired from the line, was reflected in his ser­ sity, and . though the students, put the field during t,he game witb­ ious dial ,when he, perhaps the up a \p lucky fight against thek Newtown la,st Saturday with all" most surprised man on the field, more skilful opponents the issue injury which ne' 1essitated a sititcfr cleri,ched his teeth and tore right was never in doubt, for the South­ over the eye, is 01ie o,f the hardest· ahead. It would have taken some­ erners were in their best form, and grafters in the game. His . displays thing lllore than the somewhat their delightful passing rusihes, tllis ;season have been excellent,. feeble tackles that he encountered when at times nearly all the team their most cons-picuous feature be­ to have stopped him at that mo­ handled the ba 11, ·were true sam­ ing a terrier-like tenacify in fol­ ment. The suddenness of the ples of Le3.io""t1e Rugby, a.nd carried lowing the ball. Always deter­ movement rather 11-ornplussed the the onlookers away with enthus­ mined. Diek never let,s up either .. students as well, ,v'ho,se forwards iasm. Souths are strong contend­ in loosie or ruck, and he never-· were anticipating the return of the ers for the League Cup, and their manifests any dispos,itton to, slack ball do'vvnfield, but there's many a meeting to-day with Newtown 01· shirk. P1arers of this type ( of slip. etc.. and til1is one gave should provide a fine display, for which Schultz. of Balmain, is a Souths their fi.rs.t score in a close­ the Blues have a cinch that they most eonsriicuous examp,le), w·ho· sooring game. and may have meant can upset the asplirations of the earn their place by uniformly sound' the match for Uni. leaders. and their close game with play, and not by eye-catching­ the unbeaten Balmain thirteen was flashes of spectacular p1lay, do not,. ample Howard JI allett.* South's erst- evidence that they w'1ll be as a rule receive, except from their while full-back, ,vho was unfortu­ tough nuts to c.·rack for any of the fellow players. that recognition nate enough to haY,e ,his elbow O]'llt)OSition. which is pronerly their clue; yet it fractured while on tour with h:Ls is tirn1ess triers of this sort "rho,· club, is making satisfactory pro­ play an inYariably sound game,. gress with the injured limb. and LEAGU E CU P T A B L E . upon whom their clubs mainly de­ he can now almost straighten the W. L. D. B . F . A . P pend from week to week, and to, arm. His enforced idleness is Bal main 4 0 0 0 62 30 8 whom a large share of their club's· y\T est. Suburbs 3 0 0 1 26 8 8 credit is due.-H.C.M. troubling him a great deal, for he South Sydney . . 3 0 0 1 52 11 8 loves not the role of looker-on, and Newtown 2 1 1 0 38 30 5 yearns to be again in action. Rt. George .... 1 1 1 1 32 25 5 "Po.rky" Cunnin* gha,m'1s displays East. Suburbs l 2 1 0 37 35 3 as five-eighth for the Blue and Gold North Sydney .. 0 3 0 1 10 38 2 continue to rllease his many ad­ As a five-eighth* Glebe 1 3 0 0 20 36 0 playing for a mirers, and this unassuming player beaten side; Blair, of South Syd­ Univers,ity 0 4 0 0 15 79 0 is sure, sooner o,r later. to ney, gave a wonderful exhibition of fasiten the attention of the· football in the match against RESERVE GRADE RESULTS. State selectors. T1here Easts. With swift, swerving is a pau­ South Sydney, 29 (7 tries 4 goals), city o.f good five-eighths this runs, he frequently set bis yea;r,... defeated University. 5 (1 try 1 and three-quarters moving, and made goal). those most prominent w:henl' openings for Souths on mahy oc­ Balmain, 11 (3 tries 1 goal), defeated big teams are .selected are too apt Newtown, 9 (1 try 2 goals). casions. It was only the deadly to be in-and-out. Cunningham has:c Western Suburbs, 7 (1 try 2 goals), not played a patchy game this sea­ tackling of the Eastern Suburbs' defeated Eastern Suburbs, 6 (2 backs that nullified the efforts of tries). s.on. His tackling is first-cla,ss; this heady little player.-X. Glebe, 8 (2 tries 1 goal), defeated his strajght running and cuttirig­ St. Gt>orge, 5 (1 try 1 goal). through have been the subject or

~ Han y.,. Tea• Photosrai>hecl liiJ' LORD RAGLAN HOTEL u Melba" Studios HENDERSON RD. 8t WYNDHAM ST . The Dally M ALEXANDRIA 65 Market Street, Sydney IMPROVED PATENT Offioial Photographer• to JACK HARTNETT N.S. W . Rugby F ootball L•p•. 0 LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL BOOT FROM FLEMMING S. PROPRIETOR ~ 'Phoae, Cit:F 127 r 6 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 11, 1923. general comment, ancl his share of PROGRAMME. (COPYRIG•T.J football brains and initiative is PRATTEN PARK beyond the average; add to these - 3.15 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 1923. qualities sp1lendid condition and FIRST GRADE. stamina and. immunity to big head­ edness, and you have a player with UNIVERSITY v. WESTERN SUBURBS. the gifts and tem11erament that go University. to make great players.-H. Western Suburbs. 0.1\f. Colors-Blue and Gold. ~•lore - Black FULL-BACK: 4-H. C. Finn. F ULL-BACK: * 1-F. It is goocl to see some dh,trict. THREE-QUARTER!!!: McMillan. clubs honouring men who have done 2-W. Murphy T. Barry-:-3 THREE-QUARTERS: yeoman sen-ice in the interes1ts of 1-T. W. Linskey E. J. Ryan-5 10-N. Matterson G. Stettler-9 the club, even in ,uch a small man­ HALVE!'!: 2-W. Collins F. Yanz-13 ner as, making them life members of 6-M. A. Cunningham the club. The Newtown Club is a L. Unwin-7 HALVES: 11 -C. Fifield case in point. Th1s organi1sation has FORWARDS: E. Doig-7 recognised the sen-ices o.f six per­ 8-M. L. McKeon C. R. Evatt-9 FORWARDS : ·sons 1 in this way, in Mes rs. J. S. 10--W. H. Darragh 17-H. J. Leddy Edwards. C. Hamill. n. ,v. S. J. D. Dunworth-11 C. Prentice (C.)-8 Noble, W. .T. Ellis, P . A. ?11c0ue. 12-B. A. Dunworth 3-E. Courtney E. Stapleton-18 and C. J. Russell. The fi rst four C. H. Munro-13 12-J. Drew L. Yanz-14 bave the added distinction of being RESERVES: life members of tb.e head body, 14-R. O' B rien H. Moxon-15 RESERVES: while "·Seven" Hamill was also a 16-W. Fennell 5-W. McCabe -pioneer player iu 1907. when the R. S. Cunningham-17 W. Carpenter-33 League had its birth. J. Edwards Refe ree-J. ~iurray. Touch Judges-H. Poulton and E. Shaw. bas sat for many years on the com­ mittee of the League asi a vice­ president and a club TTGG RESER;7~m?RADE. delegate, while ______.l Referee-S. Jackson. I~-=y------_- I .....I W. J. E.llis was also a delegate, Touch Judges------and held the position of hon. trea­ E. Kerr and G. Freeman. '--G______surer of the club for some years. UNI VERSITY-Full-Back: C. F. Ma,s- WESTERN SUBURBS. - Full-Back: W. S. Noble was also a worker for sey (26). Three-Quarters: R. S. M. Downey (21 ). Three-Quarters: C. his club and the League in the Cunningham (17), L. Hanley (28), Bellamy (25), R. Ives (46), W. Lane early days M ..J. Dodds (30), M. Arnold (27). (39), C. Searle (45), W. Matthews of the mo,vemen.t. and Ha!ves: A. s. Lane (31), H. is now L. (20). (One to be omi_tted.) Halves: identified with the League McLoskey (29). Forwards: H R. Darke (26?, J. Brien (4_2). For- in Brisbane. Paddy McOue and . WR,rds: A. Smith (38), J. Quman (33), "Moxon (15), I. Se1:der. (32), M. 'V'\T. Joass (43), R. Lindfie1d (15), F. Charlie Russell. who came over in Morey (33), S. Bentivogho (34), J. Lane (32 ), P. Goodman (31). Re- the famous, "Wallaby" breakawa~r War~ (3 5), A. McKay (36), P. B . serves: A. Jones (35), J. O'Brien in 190!), have each Enghsh (37). (One to be omitted.) (37), A . Phelps (41). done service as R eserves: L. R. Blanct.ie (38), D. committeemen and coa,C"h to the Shaw (39), 'B. B.yrne~ (40 ), W. club dm·iug the past ten years.­ Dickson (41). "'Newt." SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 12.45 p.m. * Interstate Schools In the Glebe v. St. George match last SaturdR.y a peculiar i'ucident QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES occurred, which once ngain clemon­ -strated the well-kno"·n saying of QUEENSLAND. NEW SOUTH WALES. "'always play to the whistle." St. Colors-Maroon. Colors-Red and Black. George were in Glebe's twenty-five FULL-BACK: P'TTT,T,-RACK: w.hen suddenly the ball came 1-Thornton. 1-W. Herd. thrcmgh on the ground towards THREE-QUARTERS : F. Hume. with the Glebe TITREE-QF ABTERS : forwards 2-Garraway in close pursuit. Hurne. .realising Bain- 3 2-Mortimer Vaughan 4-Griffen - 3 that he hadn't time to pick it up. Cullum-5 4- Hedger Bourke- 5 to0k a "Fqwrul'ator," which sent the HALVES: ball o-ver the line tow::irds touch­ 6-Maguire Gibson (C.) - 7 HALVES: in-~oal. It 6- Tinning (C.) H. Herd-7 was tra,elling fairly FORWARDS: faF

"When Balmain and South Syd­ Ned Cummings further enhanced - ~ ney Re~erves meet this round it his reputation as a fonvarcl of the should result in a stirring struggle brilliant type at tihe expense of the ASK FOR for supremacy, as a win fo,r the Reds last week. Though his team "Little Tige,rs" ,Nill practically put suffered a reverse, he was in no the premiership beyond question. wise responsible. Al wa~·s in the For SJystematic ,training, and the thick of the fray, bis taclding was desire to learn and bring into act­ marked by determination, and often DAWSON'S ion the finer points of the game, he could be sieen assisting his backs one bas to commend- ;the Ba:lmain in thi-; direction. A most versatile team. The present "star" of the player at all times, he is exper­ side is undoubtedly tbei,r half-back iencing a very success.ful season (Robinson), and some of his moves with tbe Illawarraites.-D. SCOTCH a.re delightful to watch. His try ( which won the match against North Sydney), scored right on "time," will rank as one of the SEASONABLE SAYINGS. WHISKY most scintillating of the season in either g:rade. Receiving from a scrum at halfway, he shot througb E.S.-Easy Success! AGE AND QUALITY the opposing ihalves, side-step,ped a NEVER VARY few other playe1~s, and coming to S.S.-Students' Settlers! the full-back sold him a beautiful Down ,South-but not for Uni . ! ''dummy,'' and incidentally com­ True to the La~t.-Oxford's pleted a magnificent individual ef~ "Dal.ly U.'' fort. Their ori.gina] "star" centre­ DISTRIBUTORS- · three-quarter Kennedy, is now a A Black Out.-Wests' defeat. player of the senior team, and it Easts p1ayed with plenty of looks alil if bis contemporary will Ginger! C. D' Arey &Co. soon join him. P1layers1 of this Newtown were all Blue when class are rare, and the Ba1main Ba!main had finished: Club and the League are to b~ George Street, Sydney In Xewtown Balrnain found the ) ~ congratulated in finding two such brilliant colts in the one season.­ liue of least resistance! A.I-I. Rigney bas the Ea Ying grace of Tommy Burns starred as half­ * sureness! .1. -orm. Shadlow, Saints' sturdy back for the Red and Whites Balmain's Mick made the sicore .against Glebe. He was always in ,Ying er, played a rattling game against the Reels at Pratten Park. slleets Russell! the picture. and saved bis side on What.rnade his display a11 the more The 'Main had a blow-out, and i.nnumerable Qccasions, besides mak­ meritorious was the fact that in­ the shock was felt in ~ewtown ! ing valiant efforts to set bis backs Yariably be had to make his own in motion. Receiving a surplus of play, for he rarely received the ba11 17,000 had a look on at East bard knocks during the game, his from his sup.ports. Possessing ini­ and West. East barrackers had football did not deteriorate one iota. tiative and resiource, coupled with the best look on, at tne tluish ! His display was a distinct contrast an abundance of 11luck. his football One try a.nd two goals to two t0 that of s,oime o.f his co1leagueR. js always of the bril1iant order.­ tries; Ea,sts' reserves ,vere beaten -D. D. by a foot-Do,~ney's !

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PROGRAMME SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND - 3.15 p.m. Saturday, August 11 , 1923. NORTH SYDNEY v. GLEBE. FIRST GRADE. TL.e Dally M. Glebe. North Sydney. Colar-Maroon. Colors-Red and l!Slack. f<'P LL·BACK: IMPROV•D PATDff FuLlrBACK: 4-E. Cummins 15-H. Waterhouse. LIGHTWEIGHT THBEE-~U ABTEBl!t : 27-J. Lodge J. Toohey-2 THBEE-QU ABTEBl!I: FOOTBAJ,.L BOOT 3-T. James A. Thompson-18 5-C. Blinkhorn F. Rul.,_. HALVJll!t: 4-H. Peters H. Horder-1 w- lty F-eu Aun&.. au E..iw. l•waa--.1 R•1Jt-1ali._ 20-J. McMahon W. Benson ( C.)-7 HALVEl!t: 6-D. Hodgins PNllrieter aa4111 Maaufacl•• 1 FORWARDS: I.le D. Thompson (C.)-11 12-T. McGrath W. Lucas-11 J. McKEOWN 13-W. Haddock S. Quigley-38 FORWARDS: 33-A. Young R. Liston-10 .__._ Street_ - • EIUKINEVILLI: 10-A. Faull J. C. lves-22 9-E. Goddard 23-C. O' Donnell J. Baker-12 aKWAllK 01' CHEAP IIIITATIONI (One to be omitted.) 11-J. Pye R. Farnell--8 RESEBVEl5: 5-G. McMillan E. Cox--40 R ESEBVEe : 32-F. Quigley S. King-36 38-F. Chevel l A. Steele-1~ 35-C. Geelan 13-G. Johnson J. Courtney-33 - ~SEEING N.S.W. Referee-A. Thornton Touch Judges-L. Hansen and Frank Delaney .,... Can lean ..all,. at 1.41•·•· • aUW PASS aad NATIONAL -=~G~'-: 1::,~==::::_-:_-:_-:_:_~L--.. ~ AllK. Fare, 2S/- lletva. 1-1R:.~.~~"!."#~;;~~· l• ----- ""· _c:.______----·· ··· · ------_ H. Shirley and V. Ryan. J_,._, ' Day Tour to-Blue Mouataiu ud 1 NORTH SYON EY.-Full-Back: R. Ca•es, T ouria1 Can le&Ye J, nson J-laa (44) . Three-Quarters: R. GLEBE. - Full-Back: H a Loder A. Webber .,.,., Moad•y, Wodaaday, uul Friday. Hook (28) , J. Courtney (33), R. (31 ) . Three- Quarter.s: ), A. Sherry (28) , G. Fare, Ll/6/- lletlll'II Horn e (39), C. Staunton (31). (50 ), E. Oox (40 Coltman (45), C. Atkin­ Vi' ilson (39) . Halves: W. Watling _.°-~- ~~~). Halves: S. T. ~~1MMI Fir.a -~cc~~ ... son (35). Forwards: W. Faull (34), E. Ridge (23). Forwards: ), W...... ,_ (37) . W, Hancock (48) , 0. Reid McGovern (48) , C. Geelan (35 (47) , L. O'Con nor (27) , V. Edwards Gough (22) , L. Wilson (37), S. N.S.W. Travel Asency and (41 ). Re (36}, C. McGrath (17) . Reserves: King (36), M. Thompson , Motor Tourist Bureau.· (30) , G. H ope (26) serves: R. McLaughlin (24). 14A Martia Place (Mcnutile Mllh&I BW..) C. McNamara G. Thomas (32), C. T urner (43) . -4064. W. K Y M" (COPYRIGHT.) LAGER I & 'RESCH'S Dinner D. A. Ale. ·August 11, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 9 The Rugby League Jeweller. HARRY YOUNG 524 GEORGE ST. PROGRAMME -3.15 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 1923. ST. GEORGE v. EASTERN SUBURBS. FIRST GRADE. St. George. Eastern Suburbs. Colors-Red and White. Colore-Red, White and Blue. FULlrBACK: FULL-BACK: . 3-G. Carstairs. 13-E. Rigney.

THREE-QUARTERS: THREE-QUARTERS: 2-B. Paki F. Hume-4 9-C. Abotomey L. Steel-16 5-N. Shadlow P. Gabbe-15 10-J. Dawson G. Agar-26

HALVE8: HALVEe: 32-T. Burns A. Traynor-8 8-H. Caples (C.) S. Kaufman-7

FORWARDS: l!'ORWARDS: HARBOTTLE, BROWN . & CO. LTD. ( 10-C. Tye (C.) A. Gore-9· 3-W. Ives T. Molloy-19 21 Lana St. · Sydney 33-G. Gibbs E. Cummings-12 20-H. Ho!mes W. Richards-4 14-E. Lapham H. F·lower-18 5-,A. Oxford J. Watkins-6

RESERVE8: H.ESERVE:!: 35-T. Kil!iby F. Saunders-6 15-R. Wittrien 16-W. Sadlier E. Connerton-28 Referee-T. Mc~Iahon Touch Judges-J. FarQuhar and H. Rowlands.

~G RESER;'~m~RADE. -=------I- - I Referee-E. Buckley. I!-..------1--11 I l ------.!.--'IT R. D;:~:ha ~~dlr~~lliott. -;.;,,------1 ST. GEORGE.- Full-Back: V. Stew­ art (44). Three-Quarters: W. Sad­ EASTERN SUBURBS. - Full-Back: lier (16), S. Hoad (31), F. Williams S. Wittrien (39). Three-Quarters : (40), G. Gurner (C.) (29), D. .T. Tandy (50), - Newcombe (37), Lloyd (45). (One to be omitted.) W . Phi!J.ips (31), V. Kennelly (30). Halves: A. Shanahan (46), H . Halves: A. Lewis (14), F. Egan McGi11a n (7). Forwards: J. Sad­ (32) . Forwards: T. Fitzpatrick lier (34), R. .Jackson (36 ), A. Kelly (46), J. O'Donnell (36), J. Tuckey (38), J. McGillan (42), J. Ander­ (45) , G. Boddington (33), G. Keys son (43), B. Jordan (28). Res·erves: (34), E. B artley (44). Reserves: E. D. Bowen (30) , G. Gasey (27), H. Little (49), F. Conlon (43), A. Col­ Harpe r (26). lins (27). (COPYRIGHT.) King George IV. '' Top Notch" of Scotch Whisky. 10 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August · 11, 1923.

PROGRAM Ml. (COPYRIGHT.) SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND, No. 2-3.15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 1923. FIRST GRADE. NEWTOWN v. SOUTH SYDNEY. Newtown. South Sydney. Color-Royal Blue. Colors-Red and Green. FULL-BACK: FULL-BACK: 13-J. Day. H. Courtenay-15 THREE-QUARTERS: Contributora­ 12-A. See C. Hunt-18 THREE-QUARTERS: 27-F. E lliott J. Mansted-10 9-B. Wearing V. Lawrence-10 rn.;. meam YOW 9-G. Gaudry 12-T. Barry 0. Quinlivan-17 (One to be omitted.) HALVE8: Jilnnc "The Rugby League New•" HALVES: Ill» to date by contributing to It 8-A. Bolewski B. Stevens-38 14-A. Blair A. Johnston-? weekly. Contrtbuttona will te pa.14 8-W. Gillespie FORWARDS: (One to be omitted.) llr at eurrent rates. When your con­ 6-G. H. Clamback tllbuUon -,ppean, cut ft out, paste Jt E. H. Stephenson-4 FORWARDS: Oil a slip of paper, count the lfnu, 3-H. V. Bains H. Edwards--36 29-P. Hom E. Wilmott-2 aa4 then forward 1t to the Secretary 31-H. Andrews T . Leamey-35 19-D. Watson P. M urphy-22 af the New South .Wales Rugby Foot- 1-F. Ryan (C.) 49-E. Root J. Lawrence-6 1>&11 Lea.cue, lH J>h11Up Street.

Follmvers ,of the League code sentative side against Queensland. The Cheapest haYe seen quite a number of scrum Ho,vever, toiwards the close of the House in halves in action this1 winter, but, first round he sho,wed a fal,ling-off, Sydney for a aipart from the veerless Duncan and, though sound in defence. did good class of Thompson, it is doubtful if a bet­ not seem to be able to do the right FURNITURE te.r display in the position bas thing in attack. On 'Saturday laJSt (Cash or Terms). been . een than that giYen by against Uni,ersity, at the Sports' Kaufiman against Wests. He wa Ground, he was placed on the left superb in eYery way. His deft­ \Ying in lieu of centre three-quarter. 'Phone, Wm. 833. In the Trade. ne~ caused defenders to, swallow Ile played an excellent game, quite the dummy with the avidity of a redeeming himself ; in fact so mueh lrnngrv infant. His cleverne s in so, that one wonders1 if there has H. C. ]?inn, capt. of the Uni. this respect made the . way easy for not been a mistake previousJy re­ League team, and M. Cunn 'ngham, Stee1's try. Kaufman showed a garding his correct position. He of the same teai:n, both graduated welcome departure from orthodox scored two excellent tries, both in into first-grade League football method in his reverse passes to the co1·ner, quite reminiscent of from the St. Stanislaus' College Watkins after the latter had Albert Broom.ham or "Boxer" Rus­ team which has done so much for broken aw'ay from the sicrum.-V. sell, for he has a great fend, and the League game in the west. They is very determined. Al o to his were both prominent members of credit was a fine goal from a pen­ the 1919 College team which went 0. Quinlivan, at* the beginning of alty near the touch line, which. put through the Bathurst first-grade the season, displayed uch brilliant his side ahead, -7, and no doubt competition, undefeated, and then form that many good judges fore­ .gave tllem the impetus to throw beai Bathurst combined.-"Meapa.'' casted his inclusion in the repre- eare to the winds and display those August 11, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEW S. 11 bri1liant passing rushes the men -0f South Sydney are so noted for. 'This season will . mooth off any rough edges QujnliYan may have. and next vear will see him a power -to be rer·l~oned ,vith.-":N.S."

801:1.th Sydney *have the lrn;p,py ·knack of always, being able to find ancl deYelop full-backs of claR . From the time when W. ("Webby") Neill played with them in t:he earl, clays ;of the Leag;ue, they have -never wanted :fior a good full-back. H. Ha1lett, the eYergreen, of course. filled tbe role fo1• many yeaDs, but in that time they a1so found good, three-quarter. He is also possessed men in Rigney and Co urtenay, of pace and judg1111ent. which he who, h°'Yever. after p,roYing them- showed in ,scoring bis try at Prat­ elves splendid ac([uisitions to othe,r ten Pa,rk last Saturday. Toohey f near the posts for S. Quigley to kick course, is 110; back in the fold, an easy goal. He was undoubtedly an<'l judging hts fo.rm on, say, the the best fo.rwarcl on the ground outh Sydney-:North , ydney match, agninst- St. George.-J.R. he is goiug to make himself felt. Unfortunately, be hn.R met with in­ jul"ies, as also has Hallett. necessi­ N . S . W. TEAM FOR QUEENSLAND. -tating further changes in that posi ­ HE Rugby League tiC\11. Proving ,R,outhi;:; are ahYays Committee are wise in getting the players to T practise together before leaving Sydn ey. The t eam wiH be chosen to­ -able to rise to the occasion. it. is n!ght, so that our representatives will have plenty of time to work up only nece-s,sa,ry to mention the play combination. The writer is a rapres.entative of a champion team o,f D. Hickey, who so nbly filled of combined players. Here are the names of a few of them:-Crown Comb the Yacancy against Unive inola, Crown P layer, Clarendon. Triumpt.,, Lagonda , Concord. The rsity last Crown C'ombinola, either as a piano or player, combines a nd pro­ 'Rrturday. After a shaky beginning duces the exact effect of the Mand olin e. Banjo, Harp, Zither and Gui­ 1H' pulled bims<'lf to!!ether and gave t~r: _a lso possessing U .'e transposing device which m a ke it possible of his best. HL 1-icking and run~ to adJust the music to suit a ny voice. - ning were very c1ever. and opposed OTHING in modern years has so aroused the interest of the music­ to such a clever player as Finn he N loving public, and commanded the enthusiasm of the musical proven himself the goods. He com­ authorities, as the invention of the Player P iano-an instrument that enables anyone to play the Piano artistically without p r actice or bined very nicely with the tbree­ previous knowledge of music. quarterR. and especially in the Have you never sat under the spell of some brilliant pianist, whose second half was never fingers have 'IYanderecl over the keyboard w ith perfect mastery, bringing at a Joss, forth successive concords of sweet sounds? As the enchanting melody what to do. Verilv. ~onth Ryd­ ebbs and flows under the skilful fingers of the performer, with apparently n~.v j , a great ~rhool f.or follmYers such little effort on his par t , t h e thought naturally g r ows on one: ''What of the Ru

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A Page of Football Celebrities (Seep. 14) 14 TH E R UGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 11, 1923.

A Page of Football coaching the players, and, incident­ ally it might be recorded, develop­ PHONB 3728 Celebrities. ing Tommy Leggo. who eventually (See Page 13.) C'.:l.me to Sydney, played with G!ebe 1. J. Watkins (Eastern Suburbs) and represented on more than cne PICTUR~S. .TALK . 2. (Eastern Suburbs) occasion. 3. L. A. Cubitt (E. Suburbs) So the next season Ariah Park ALL CLASSES OF BLOC~S FOR 4. S. Pearce (Eastern Suburbs) BOOK. CATALOGUE. OR ARTISTIC 5, H. Caples (Eastern Suburbs) unanimously decided t o link up with PRODUCTION IN HALF-TONE 6. J. Craig ( Balmain) vVyalong, and then Ardlethan came OR LINE 7. R. Latta ( Balmain) into the picture, clubs were formed ONE. Two OR THREE COLORS. 8. B. Laing (New Z ealand) there in the town (by Billy Nixon, 9. W. Schultz (Balmain) 10. C. Fraser ( B almain). of Temora) , and at the tin mine ,. GEORGE WOODS 11. F. B urge (Glebe) Billy Archer, now secretary at Wag­ PROCESS ENGRAVERS 12. F. R yan ( Newtown) ga, formed a club at Beckom, all 13. C . P r enti ce ( West er n S uburbs) further west. A League was formed 495a George Street, Sydne.y 14. R . Townsend ( Newtown) with Ariah Park head-quarten, and 15. B . Gray (Glebe) 16. G. Carstairs ( St. George ) a competition was conducted for a 17. W . L ennon ( Assist. Sec., R . F . L.) cup presented by Messr.s. Leonard 18. W. C a nn ( Vice - P r es. R . F.L. ) and Sainsbury, of that town. tion) to the tune of 29 points to 3 19. S. G. B all ( Chairman M.C. R .F . L.) Next year, Temora and Barmedman points. The result is that Bathurst 20. H . R. M i ller ( Secr eta ry R. F . L.) swung over to the up-to-date code. are training hard for their match. 21. A . Johnston ( St. Geor ge) against 22 R . V est ( West~rn Suburbs) The infant League owed a lot to Orange next Staurday.­ 23. W. R ichards ( Queensland) Cliff. Upton, who took a keen in­ "Meapa." 24. N. P otter ( Q u eensla nd) terest in its welfare and bi·ought 25. "''· Broa d f oot ( Q u eenslan d ) a team up each year from his D. Probert, who* has done a lot 26. E . S. B r own ( Q u een•fand ) ?f good work for the Laegue code 27. E . M c G rath ( South Sydney) Fresh water camp to give the game 28. J . C. Ives (No rt. h S y d n ey) a lift along. "Aussie" Millington, m Bathurst, was tendered a testi­ 29. H. Peters ( I\J o r t h Sy d n ey) "Ex'· Hayes, and "Sandy" Morgan monial match on July 28th in re­ 30. H. H o rder ( Nor th Sy dney) always accompanied him. Cliff. in cognition of this fact and conse­ 31. D . T h om!)son ( Nort h Sydn ey) quent on his transfer from the 32. C. B linkhorn ( Nor t h ~ vdney) those days, was jocularly known in Phillip Street as the "Delegate for Bathurst railway. staff to the Mus­ wellbrook staff. The report in an evening Ariah Park." The Tramways also He successfully daily captained the vVaratah's paper recently that the Temora helped by visits, and that sterling team to victory in the 1921 and Rugby League footballers, led by good fellow, Pat. Boland·; who, sad 1922 sea­ "Dinny" Campbell, had to say, met with a serious acci­ sons, arid captained the Western been de­ district team during feated by Ardlethan . for the Tulk dent not so long ago, was the mov­ country week ln 1922 and 1923. A good attend­ chalienge · cup, and the advertise­ ing spirit. In 1915, the writer left ance resulted at the match in ap­ !11ent which appeared in last week's those parts, and since then many preciation of Mr. Probert,' and a 1~sue of this sheet inviting applica­ of the players "went west" on the "oth.er side," and others returned handsome t estimonial was the re­ tions for the position of coach in sult.-"Meapa." the last-mentioned town, awakened unfit to don the jeTsey, but the seed many. pl_e asa~lt memories of happy sown has borne fruit, and not only assoc1at10ns m connection with the has the game kept going but has adoption of the League game in spread further west to Barellan, those parts. In 1911 the writer a Griffith, Leeton, and even out to Rugby enthusiast, having ente;ed Hillston. Cooiamon and Ganmain into business at Ariah Park a sma'll adopted t!he League game about the township on the Temora to Barel­ same time as Temora, and are still la? line, a wheat-growing centre, going strong. Not the least grati­ with an almost entirely ex-Victorian fying feature of the whole business population, found himself in, as it is the public support the game were, a foreign atmosphere so mu::', t be receiving, for, in the days far as football was concerned. So above mentioned none of the ~ meeting was called, and persons teams, nor all of them corn bined, mterested in Rugby were asked to for that matter, could afford a attend. The staE: s of the two newly­ coach, and now Ardlethan is adver­ establi0hed banks, a few railway tising for one.-P.W. men, some bush workers, and a settler or. two, rolled up, and a club The Orange public* have been sup- AD VERTI S ERS, P L. t:.A~£ NOTI!. was formed. Union was played at plied with good football this sea­ Temora, Coolamon, Ganmain, and son, as the play in this enterprising Alterations to ttd , ertiaementa or Barmedman, so matches were centre is of a very high standard. a dditional matter must be forward. played that season under that code They have decisively defeated St. ed to :Hr . Tramm, 166 Philllp Btr~. against those towns, none of which not later than Tue.day morJUBJ George and Western Suburbs first­ preceding p11hli<'ation. are less than 20 miles distant the grade teams, and, last Saturday, the player~ jol,lrneying by sulky, ' and Old Boys' team, the winners of the even push-bikes. Pri:1ted and, published by H orace Orange competition, and holders of Richard ;\'fiflPr, 165 Phillip St ree~ At Wyalong, 35 miles away he th·e Western Challenge Cup, put it Ry

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/ i,v ,!l-14 IL 7-Hil L l fl-17 Rve - - - -- I . 39 3~ 26 33 169 162 16 4 ~tern Suburb.s~. ·t~,L 8_22 w 9_8 W27-17 1L12_271 wsI-10 w1fl. 1 w 19-9 __B~ _ 2_ _ 6__ _ _ Premiership Competit ion.-Each tea m meets one another twice. The team with the greatest number of com­ p etition points will be declared the premiers. In the event of two or more teams being equal they must play off. ~ C ity Cup Competit ion.-Each team meets one another. The Competition being run in conjunction with the second round of the Premiership Competition, the first then plays the third, and the second plays the fourth. The two winners then play off for the final. I ND I VID U AL SCORES. NEWTOWN- ST. GEORGE- J. Day . ..•.....• 19 38 BALMAI N- Tries. Goals. Points. N. Shadlow 5 15 A. See ...... 6 15 F. Saunders 8 11 46 W. Craig 6 18 H. Cavanough 2 6 A. Traynor 4 12 M. Russell ...... 2 32 70 F. Ryan 1 :3 H. Flower 2 6 R. Latta ...... 6 18 U . Gaudry 6 18 C. Tye ...... 1 3 H. Watt 1 3 A. Bolewski 1 15 n . Seddon 2 6 F. Hurne 3 9 G. Robinson . . . . . 3 3 15 T . Burns ...... 1 2 6 D. Millard 8 24 r: . Cl~mback 2 6 .T. Man!"ted ...... 1 3 E. Lapham 2 6 W. Coonan 1 3 G. Carst airs 13 21> C. Fraser ...... 2 6 T. Jones ...... 2 6 1 ~ B. Paki 1 3 4 F. Elliott J . Robinson . . . . . 12 B. ~te, ens ...... 1 3 T. Kennedy . . . . . 3 9 C. Cuneo ...... 1 2 UNIVERSITY- J. Love ...... 2 6 NORTH SYDNEY- C. H. Munro 3 9' EASTERN SUBURBS- H. Peters 13 39 T. Linskey 1 11 25 L . Steel 9 27 G . .Johnson . . . . . 2 6 R. Dunworth . . . . . 2 6 A. Oxford 3 35 7!1 J. C. Ives ...... 3 9 M. Cunningham . . 3 9 H. Holmes 4 12 .J. Pye ...... 4 12 E. Ryan 2 6 G . WrigJ-.it 1 3 H . Horder 10 32 'T. Barry ...... 1 3 C. Blinkhorn 2 6 Wal. Murphy . . . . 3 1 11 J. D awson 5 15 24 51 W. Ives, 2 6 D. Hodgins 1 B . Terry ...... 1 3 2 6 C. Abotomey . . . . 1 3 A. Faull W. H . Darragh . . 1 3 R. Farnell 2 6 J. D. Dunworth 3 9 J. Watkins ...... 3 9 W. Warner ..... 3 6 H. Caples ...... 4 12 D . Thompson . . . . 1 3 9 T. Molloy 1 3 A. Steele 1 3 W E STE RN S Ul!IURBS- G. Agar 1 3 W. Richards 1 3 G. Stettler 6 10 38 SOUTH SYDNEY- H. J. Leddy 5 15 GLEBE- McCabe 1 3 Wearing . .... 10 30 w. J. Toohey 5 15 B. L . Yanz 2 6 T. Barry ...... 1 3 T . James 3 9 12 E. Doig 12 30 2 6 V. Lawrence . . . . 4 Drew 1 3 W. Benson 7 26 J. R. Liston ...... 1 7 0 . Quinlivan . . . . 4 Collins 6 18 1\furphy ...... 3 9 w. W. Cockburn .. . 3 9 P. N. Matterson 4 12 E. Goddard .... . 6 18 J. Lawrence 3 15 39 9 F. Yanz 2 6 .J. Redmond 6 A. Johnston 3 6 O'Connor 1 3 F. McMillan B. Gray 3 A. E c~rnrtney 2 6 2 4 P. Horne 1 2 C. Ricketts .... . Lindfield 1 3 S. Quigley ...... 2 4 14 vV. Cameron . . . . 1 3 . R E. Cummins 2 4 H. Courtenay . . 3 6 ~- Fifield 6 A. Thompson . . . 2 6 A. Blai.r 1 2 7 E; Stapleton 1 3 T . McGrath l 3 D. Watson 1 · 3 C. .Prentice 1 2 16 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 11, 192·3.

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