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Vol, 4 - No. 12. (COPYRIGHT) SYDNEY, JULY 7, 1923. Price- Threepen,:e

Qaeensland's History-Making Team of 1923

VANQUISHING MERTOPOLIS 23 to 14, and NEW SOUTH WALES 18 to 13 MAKES QUITE A NUMBER OF OUR VISITORS ELIGIBLE TO MEET JOHN BULL'S REPS. NEXT YEAR, 2 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. July 7th, 1923.

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exactly the same score as St. for both sets will be tough nuts TO-DAY'S MATCHES. George put up against them, to 6 to crack, and the result of t h e (2 tries). and again proving vic­ match seems to hinge on which torious at the second meeting - 20 set of backs will be best served All roads will lead to-d::iy to the (2 tries 7 goals) to 11 (3 tries 1 with the ball, and who will make . convincing ground, where the lead­ goal). They met a third time in the most of their opportunities. ers in the competition - North the City Cup semi-final, when Easts are in a position on the com­ Sydney- will meet South Sydney, Souths again bit the dust, this time petition ladder that will not stand who, up till last Saturday,. looked 22 ( 4 tries 5 goals) to. 6 (2 tries), them suffering a defeat, while Bal­ certain to be up level with the pre­ so that, on season 1922, it looks main are .out to make up a lot of miers, but, "there's many a slip,," very much like the 'Shoremen hav­ lee-way, and threaten to be thorns etc., and St. George did the slip­ ing the "Indian sign" on their op­ in the side of the best in the next ping, f9r they slipped through po~nts. round and City Cup. Balmain has Souths' defence to such good effect slightly the best of their two meet­ that the men ·of red and green * ings last season, for, ·after playing now enter on this match witl,. a de­ Ba'lmain, opposed to Eastern a 4-point draw (2 goals each) in ficit: of two points. North Sydney, Suburbs, should provide a close tlie first round, the • m en of the although scoring six tries to New­ and interesting exhibition, for the black and gold · snatched victory town's three, also had a narrow Watersiders will surely endeavour in the second round-17 (3 tries 4 victory, just snatching the game, to prove that their form throughout goals) to 12 (2 tries 3 goals). that seemed sure to end in a draw, the best part of the first round is from the depleted Newtown team. no criterion and that they are cap­ * Both games, therefore, do not give able of extending the best of· them. much scope to judge what each of Western Suburbs is evidently a Balmain possess a formidable six team of moods, and like some of these formidable rivals is capable in the vanguard, and the clash with for both were at a disadvantage the other clubs; though right up of, best scrummagers in in .not being able to field their best the Easterners' to concert pitch, opposed to Souths thirteens. To-day, however, each the field should be a titanic one, before the break for the rep. mat-

~llbeoofuehmcltle-NITTllis~retain their lead into the second r~======~ round, and Souths to prove· that the form shown in their last two matches was altogether too bad to be true. There can be no question The that these clubs are capable of un­ winding the most spectacular and sensational movements that the ·Winning Double ! League code makes possible, and when the brilliant back divisions from over the water swing into line with their paralysing precision of movement, Souths will be hard put to it to stem the tide. Not the least tit-bit of the day will be the ''WHITE HORSE" meeting of those sterling half­ backs, and Alick Johnston, and this item alone should be worth going a long way ALE and STOUT to -see, for each has a wonderful variety of tricks to unload on his opponent, and the successful put- ting through of such means every­ thing to their respective sides. Not­ Either way you withstanding South Sydney's two recent defeats, the winner should • be very hard to pick, and each have wm on quality thousands of admirers who will not hear of defeat for their favourites. TOOTH & CO. , L TD., KENT BREWERY, SYDN2V, When these teams met for the first time last season, Norths had · an easy vktory~28 (6 tries 5 go~s), ~~=~===~==::::::::::::::::::::::~~ 4 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. June 7th, 19!3. IEEIES' HOTEL CAFE .&a4 llttle Department Nm. MIBm AJIB GAll~Jl.a.••~ ftone:NII City. ehe:s, they did not show of their best form on Saturdav last. St. George, the close neighbours of West, are just now jumping out of their skins with condition, and Mr. J. Lamaro, who, at the end of not end in a draw. Newtown's con­ none ean gainsay their keenness las.t year came on to the General solation in defeat should lie in t:l'f e and determination to 'succeed, no Committee of the League as Univer­ fact that they helped to prov!de matter who the opponents, and this sity delegate in lieu of "Tom" Mac­ one of the best club games sten alone is almost sufficient to en­ Mahon, is a decided acquisition to this year.-X. * sure vietory for the Red and Whit~. the debating strength of head­ Congratulations to St. George on Both teams contain a great number quarters. Joe is a barrister by pro­ their convincing victory over the of excellent young players who fession and has already won his redoubtable South Sydney m~n. gt.-e promise of going far in the spurs by impassioned appeals to a There is no doubt that the Saints game, and the meeting should be jury. In the mood - which is are a very much improved te$, prodU:~tive of many exciting situa­ nearly always - he is a fluent and and, with the latest scalp attach.ed tiom;. St. George lost both games convincing talker, with an ex,cellent to their belt, they will enter future 1Mt season, the first, 13 (3 tries 2 delivery. A.part from that, he has engagements with renewed vigotll', goals) to a solitary try, and the a wide and multifarious knowledge and that confidence which spells seeoB'd, 13 ( 4 tries 3 goals) to a of men and places, and this, com­ success. Starting the season wha goal, but then Saints point to their bined with the right kind of soci­ the majority of · the team recruits position on the comp. table as an ableness and an ever-present tact, from the local juniors, and the pal- earnest of their ability to down Wel!lts, and they make no secret of their boast. University will* meet their old COOPER'S DELICIOUS SANDWICHES 1 rivals from over the road - Gle be - and it i~ quite on the cards that ...... C::UIIG i'YOll ·hm!lii,i mm r -1 they will notch their first victory of the sea.son, although Glebe are a tough tot to overcome and tra­ ance of the side with players who dition proves that they are fighters makes him one of the right type to help control the destinies of the have not had much experience in right up. to the final whistle. The League game.-H.0.M. grade football, they have now Reds have had a somewhat in-and~ blended themselves into a combina­ out season., and, as stated before, * tion and force that will have to be have had more than their share It is an old saying that a team playing a man short is reckoned with, and the credit or of casua.lties but this is the fortune this achievement must be handed of war (and football), so that the improved thereby, and, wnile the principle may be doubted, to that great ex-international play­ students~ who possess a forward er of other days, in the person of division seeond to none in the met­ Newtown certainly proved that the loss of one man stimulates Bert. Gilbert, the Illawarraites' ropolis, have more than an outside present coach and mentor. T:he chanee of handing the sixth de­ the side to greater efforts. Losing Knight very early in the second Red and Whites, on their entry into ·feat to Frank Geoghegan's merry first-grade footabll, were indeed for- men. Last season Glebe won both half, they re-arranged their for­ matches - the first 8 (2 tries 1 wards and still continued to win _goal) to uil, and the second, 34 (8 the ball from the majority of the tries 5 goals} to 7 (1 try 2 goals). scrums. The brilliancy of Stevens 'Thi11 was, however, when 'Varsity and See, aided by the evergreen ·had their strongest team on tour Felix Ryan, kept the spectators LORD ·RAGLAN HOTEL in New · Zealand, so that, if the constantly excited, and when the ' JiE~OERSOf'{, RD. 6c . WYN~HAM ST final whistle sounded, leaving the students are successful to-day, · '. ALEXANDRIA. -there will be no heart-burnings, ex­ Blues beaten by the narrow mar­ ..cept in the Glebe district, of course. gin of 3 points - 22 to 19 - the general expression was one of re­ JACK HARTNETT Newtown. have *the bye. gret that such a great game dilil FROM FLEMMING.$. PROPRIETOR July 7th, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS . . i Stag Lager Stag Stout Standard Bitter Ale ALL SUIT ABLE FOR ATHLETES. tun.ate in having such a man at least, St. George, and his presence When Robinson broke through •ud­ the helm of affairs, for what a with the Red and Whites is being denly and, with McMillan out ot wonderful and honourable career plainly shown by the improved position, found himself elear ot. the. has the genial Bert. had on the football they are now showing, and opposition, with the goat forty fuotball fields of New South Wales, who look to him for that coach­ yards distant, Latta dashed up , New Zealand, and Eng­ ing and guidance that are needed smartly in support, and a. quick land! And, further, he has that gift, by young players who would be­ pass by little George at this psy­ not always found in great foot­ come great footballers. That the chological moment would have giv­ ballers, of being able to impart genial Bert. was highly pleased and en the fair-haired one a straight. 11.is wealth of football knowledge to satisfied with his men's success is run home. "Snowy" was ju·stifl.ed those who are fortunate enough to to say little and he will now set in regarding the try as a certainty,. come under his tuition, and one has about to push them further up the but, for some inexplicable reason,. only to point to the rapid rise in competition table, and who is fit­ Robinson hesitated, with t!he result. the footbal'l world of Western Sub­ ted to do the job better?-A. that the speedy Western backs urbs, after he had become associa­ reached him and checked the move_ ted with that club. Bert. Gilbert Mick Russell, *the highest indi- Latta missed again in the second! first played with South Sydney, vidual scorer of the Balmain thir­ half when, following up a hlgh and it was his intense delight to teen, is one of the best all-round kick, he saw McMillan, in racing see his latest proteges soundly athletes playing Rugby League up to save, measure his length \On trounce that famous team. He was football. This season he has the sward. Once again a try a member of the Australasian team notched 2 tries and 13 goals, total­ seemed within Latta's hands, . but which toured in 1911-12, ling 32 points. Mick is the main­ the sphere, after pitching, bounced under the joint managership of sheet hand of George Robinson's remarkably high, feet out or Messrs. J. Quinlan and C. H. Ford. star eighteen-footer, "Britannia." "Snowy's" great reach, and Wests That he was a distinct success on Russell has made his presence felt were again lucky.-"Verey.-" this tour records show conclu­ in League swimming, and is the sively, as he played 29 matches and ex-holder of the N.S.W. cham­ In the recent big games against. headed the list of tries scored with pionships for 100, 220 and 440 Queensland and the Ketrop.­ M, besides kicking 2 goals. Whilst yards. A member of the Balmain Country and Metrop.-Newcastle on tour, Bert. made- arrangements Club, he joined up last season with fixtures, the selected scrum half­ with the famous Hull Club, for Leichhardt League, and met with backs, including reserves, com­ whom he signed on for three sea­ great success. Russell is the ex­ prised no less than six of the nine sons, and during this period he up­ holder of both these clubs' 100- playing with the metr.opolitan held the best traditions of Rugby yards' championship.-C.B. teams. One of the three, in ·the League football, both on and off person of "Wee Georgie" Robinson,. the field. He was honoured by Balmain's reserve* grade thirteen showed by his display against being made skipper of Hull, and look "good things" for this year's Wests that the judgment of the was mainly instrumential, by his medals, as, to-date, they have not selectors was astray in one in­ expert knowledge of the game, in been defeated. L. Robinson, their stance, as he completely over­ winning the Northern Union cham­ nippy scrum-half, and W. O'Shea, shadowed Doig, who represented pionship for the first time for Hull, their goal-kicking forward, have Metropolis against eombined' a.lthough, previous to his appear­ done their bit to keep the team Country and Newcastle. "Robbo''" &nce with them, they had often run on top. A good, sturdy band of was as evasive as a well-greased' to the final, only to get knocked players, they should go a long way eel, and his short grubber kfok back. On the Silver Cup, which in the game, because, although was extremely effective as a means goes with the Northern Union lacking individualists, they shine of worrying the defence. I.i addi­ championship, will be found in­ in team work, which is the essence tion, he showed surprising dash,. scribed the name of the Hull Club, of success.-C.B. and it is a tribute to Wests' de­ ooupled with that of Bert. Gilbert, fence that only two tries were re­ as skipper; and he has that distinc­ The "flannelled fools" cannot gistered. Robinson was strongly in tion and honour of being the only claim a monopoly of the quality evidence in the movements which. Australian to have his name on it, of uncertainty for the summer led to Balmairi's two tries, a.nd ha s. feat he justly feels proud of to game, League Rugger having itlS received a great measure of sup­ this day. Returning to Sydney fair share, as Balmain's dashing port from Latta. The opposition lte was again associated with forward - "Snowy" Latta - found in the coming City Cup matches iouth Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, on more than one occasion, when will find "Robbo" a thorn ia theiJ­ Western Suburbs, and last, but not giving Wests a taste of his quality. side.-"Verey." 6 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. ·July 7th , 1923.

N .S. W . Rugby League PROGRAMME (COPYRIGHT.) Hospital Distribution. P RATTE N PARK-3.1 5 p.m. Saturday, July 7th, 1923. FIRST GRADE. SEASON 1923. Proceeds of the recent charity WESTERN SUBURBS v. ST. GEORGE carnival have been allotted by the N.S.W.R.F'. League to the under­ mentioned in&titutions, and reflect Western Suburbs. St. George. great credit on Mr. H. R. Miller Colors -B lack. Co lo ra - Red and White. and all those gentlemen who worked FULL-BACK: FULL-BACK: so hard to make the function such 1-F. McMillan 3-G. Carstairs an unqualified success:- r_rHREE-QU ARTERS : £ s. d. THREE,-QU ARTERS : Civil Ambulance ...... 100 O O 6-F. Saunders F. Hume-4 2-W. Coll ins N. Matterson-10 Royal Prince Alfred Hosp. 60 O O 2-B. Paki N. Shadlow-5 Sydney Hospital ...... 60 O o 13-F. Yanz G. Stettler-9 St. Vincent's Hospital 60 O o HALVES: Royal N orth Shore Hosp. 30 O O HALVES: 32-T. Burns A. Traynor-8 SoutlJ Sydney Hospital . . . 30 O o 7-E. Doig C. F ifield-11 Mater Misericordiae Hosp. 30 O 0 FORWARDS: . Deaf, Dumb & Blind Inst. 30 O O FORWARDS: 9-C. Tye (C.) E. Cummings-12 Sydney Indust. Blind Inst 30 O O L. Children's Hospital 30 O O 6-,H. J . Leddy Ya nz-14 10-A. Gore E. Lapham-14 Balmain & District Hosp. 30 0 0 18- E. Stapleton 11-T. Peters H. Flower--18 Marrickville Cottage Hosp. 30 O O C. P re ntice (C.) -8 St. George Cottage Hosp. 30 O o 16-R. Lindfleld E. Courtney-3 RESERVES: Western Suburbs Hosp., 13-J. Morris W. Sadli e r-16 Croydon ...... ; ... 30 RESERVES: Queen Victoria Home for 7...:::_H. McGillan A, Justice-17 Consumptives ...... 20 0 0 5-W. McCabe J. Drew-12 ·15-P. Gabbe Balmain Ambula nce (Civil) 20 0 0 Marrickville Amb. (Dist.) 20 0 0 Referee-A. Thornton. Touch Judges-L. Hansen and H. Millington. Nth Syd. Amb. (Civil) 20 0 0 W. Subs. Amb. (St. John's) 20 0 0 T - RESERVE, GRADE.IT I.. I Newtown Amb. (District) 10 0 0 G 2 p.m. G'------St. George .Amb. (Dist.) 10 0 0 T Refe ree-C. Shirley. T Balmain D ivn. St. John's JO O 0 ------• Touch Jud ges- _G______Nth. Syd. Divn. St. John's JO O O _G______-:..._..;; IT!. Kerr & C. Hedley C hildren's Hosp, 'I'oy Fund 3 7 11 ST. G EORGE.-Full-Back: V. Stew­ £723 7 11 WESTER N SUBURBS.-Full-Back: A. art (44). Three- Quarters: D. '. Lloyd Jones (35) . T hree-Quarters: H. (45), G. Turner (C.) (29 ), V. Jor­ · Ri:gby (19), )<\.. Mendel (34), W. dan (28), F. Williams (40). H alves: Lane (39), W. Matthews (20 ). H. McGillan . (7 ), W. Sadlier (16). Halves: R, Darlrn (26), J. Brien (42), Forwards: G . Gibbs (33 ). J. Sadlier lnteratate 'Varsity Forwan1s: W. Easterbrool{ (38), F'. (34), 'l'. Killiby (35), R: Jackson Lan e (32), P , Goodman (31). W. (36), A. Clark (37), A. Justice (1 7), Fixtures. Joass (29), J. Phelps (41), A. Smith Reserves: J. Anderson (43), ·J. Mc­ (28). Re.serves: lVl. Downie (26), K . Gillan (42), G. C'asey (27), H. Har­ · The annual inter-'varsity match Quinan (33), J. O'Brien (37).· per (26). between Sydney and which it was hoped to conte&t at Bris­ bane on the 23rd June last while Influenza, the umvelcome winter Seasonable Sayings. the pr esence of the Queensland side visitor, has been vvith us again, in Sydney left the Ex:hiibition and last Saturday his presence in N.S.- Newtown Settled! Ground fr·~e for extra competition our midst was responsible for many S.S.- Still Slipping! vacancies in the ranks of both play­ fixtures, did not eventuate owing to W.S.-West Surprised. a hitch in the ground arrangements. ers and spectators. Souths and Tbe journey north of the Sydney masts seem to have been the hard­ It wasn't Newtown's day out; men ihas thus been deferred for t~1e est-hit by the foe, among the first­ . they had a Knight off! grade clubs. This may be the present, but, as the fixture is one Souths didn't take the right steps reason for Souths' downfall before of great importance to University to beat Carstairs ! men, and helps materially to link the fast-improving Dra,gon-slayers, the League code in the different but it certainly was the cause of the " Stung again! '' was how New­ -States, the date of the scholars' next Eastern experiment of playing Jack town viewed it when Ives scored bye will probably be utilised for set­ Watkins in the centre three-quarter Norths' winning try! tling the annua l argument. It is po.sition against Gl~be, and can, Souths' slogan - "Let St. George boped and anticipated that next therefore, in this scribe's opinion, do it!" year will see making a be set down as a blessing in dis­ triangular series; anyhow, it is al­ guise, insofar as the Tricolours are Wests were badly beaten behind most certain that the Sydney team concerned. Jack was easily the the scrum. By George! will soon pack its bags for a flying best back on the ground at Birch­ Balmain were good, back and for­ visit south.-H.C.M. grove, and, if the selectors can only ward, but the win was mainly due see their way elear to keep h im t\O the Latta! South s filled th e role of the there for the rest of ·the season, It h elped Balmain when the dragon to perfection, and m ade St. Easts .will take some stopping.­ cour se of true Love for once ran George's t a sk easier! P.W. smooth! July 7th, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 7

Uni. League Club at Regarding their meritorious victory over South Sydney, St. George have the Oval. muclJ to thank Carstairs. for. With­ ASK FOR out meaning to overlook the grand play of his club mates, there was no bigger thorn in the side of The 1irst tau!;!;iille re~ults of the Souths than this brainy player. tombinecl l)l'Otests of tbe preSE,, the Time after time the Southerners FqJOrting (·ommunity and the under­ would attempt to pull themselves to­ DAWSON'S graduates against the exc-l usion of gether, only to be held up by his tl1e Fniven-dty League Club from brilliant taclding, or, what was the Cni.rnrsity Ovnl for training more, driven back by his ver,- clever purposes are seen in the perrnii,;si.011 1in e-kicking. SCOTCH ,Y11i.ch has l>cen granted this week Carstairs, on this form, is the to the "Cui. League Club to UE, e ideal full-back the selectors have the electric light in. ·tallation - been looking for, and, should he r ea lly tbeir o\Yn property- for produce this form next ·eason, will night trainin_g _ It ,rnnlc1 seem that probably replace. McMillan in the WHISKY the General Commit.tee of the Sports team to meet England, as good a,s rniou is re;1ding. at ln:-::t. to the the last-named is. If such be the µ;enernl presRnre of opinion \Yithin AGE AND QUALITY case, it will only bear out the good aud ,,·ithout the l:niYnsity. But things we heard of him while on for the courte:-n- of the Eastern the last English tonr.- "No Side." NEVER VARY ~ulrnr:)s C'lub iu ]lermitting the 1--tmlents to share the ~ports Gronl)(l * for training 1nn·po~e!'.. the latt<'r We depend on the reserve ,,·onld 11.wc been in a pretty dilem­ grade and juniors for our D18TR1BUTOR8- ma this year. Even as it is, they future football "stars." Yet lia ,·e probably been handicrq111ed to those who work so assiduously a large extent by lack of full facili­ in the administration of those re­ ties. It is c-xvected that the return spective branches receiYe but scanty C. D' Arey & Coa to le~s conge~tt'cl training conditiorn; limelight or appreciation for ser­ will be flCcornpaniecl ' by a greatn Yices rendered. The hardest George Street, Sydney rneecl of :--;n ·cess ·than lieretofore.­ grafter and mo::,t enthusiastic work­ IT .C.:\f. er,·. in the writer's opinion, is J. * (Taffy) Hall, hon. secretary, St. George reserve grade. Since -the N ewtown's exposition of footba 11 clnb"s inauguration '·Taffy" has Ned. Cummings .displayed superb last Saturday will live long in the never missed a meeting. nor failed memory of those Who were fortu­ football for Saints versus Souths i11 atteu

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PROGRAMME n. a.. to Score Succu, -3.1 5 p.m. Saturday, July 7th, 1923. WEAR SOUTH SYDNEY v. NORTH SYDNEY. FIRST GRADE. TLe Dally M. South Sydney. North Sydney. eo1ors - Red and Green. Go lora - Red and Black. IMPROVllD PATENT FULL-BACK: FULL-BACK: LIGHTWEIGHT 15-H. Courtney 15-H. Waterhouse THREE-QUARTERS : THREE-QUA»TliRil: FOOTBALL BOOT 9-B. Wearing O. Quinlivan-17 2-H. Horder F. Rule-3 4-H. Peters A. Steele-14 •- ..Y F-ou, A111tralian and En1li1h 10--V. Lawrence T. Barry-12 biwaali...J Repraeatatine, 35-P. Bagwill HALVES: HALVES: 6-D. Hodgins , lllle Pr.,rieter ucl Manufactljr•r : 7-A. Johnston A. Blalr-14 D. Thompson (C.)-7 J. McKEOWN FORW .A.RDS: FORWARDS: E. Wilmott-2 ...... _ Street - - ER5KINEVILLE 29-P. Horne 11-J. Pye A. Faull-10 26-D. Watson A. O'Connor-4 23-C. O'Donnell J, C. lves-22 AWAD OP CHEAP IIIITATION5 5-P. Murphy · 8-R. Farnell J. Baker-12 J. Lawrence (C.)-6 RESERVES ; RESERVES: 13-G. Johnson L.O'Connor-27 13-H. Hallett F. Funnell-3 -J. Courtney ·R. Hook- Referee-T. McMahon. Touch Judges-J. Farauhar and H . Poulton. ·, SEEING N.S.W TTGG RESER2Vp~m.GRADE.1· ~ Fl- Referee-V. Dickenson. T=------I~ Tearins Can leave daily at 9.45a.m. ------Touc_h Judges- G ler BULLI PASS and NATIONAL .______... _ _. PARK. Far·e, 25/- Return. · I'------.:-..- H. Shirley & C. Cranitch. SOUTH SYDNEY. -Full-Back: D. NORTH SYDNEY -Full-Baek: K. J Day Tour to-Blue Mollqtains and Hickey (39). Three-Quarters: W. Loader (44). Three-Quarters: G. Jenolan Caves, . Touring . Cars leave Allen (38), R. Booth (37), E. Act­ Thomas (32), C. Staunton (31), W . every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. dicoat (40) , L. Dolan (33), B. Warner (29), C. McNamara (30). Moloney (46) . Halves: J. Brien G. Hope (26), (one to be omitted). Fare, £6/6/- Return · J. Jones (32). Forwards: R. Link- Halves: J. Courtney (SS), O. Atkin­ ~~~di~1 f_ir•t _. ~l_as•_-~cc _o111111tJ

:F"ULL-BACK : FULL-BACK: Rnm . t-J. Love 13- E. Rigney

T H BEE-QU ARTERS : THREE-QUARTERS : 9-C. Abotomey L . Steel-11 18-W. Coonan D. Millard-5 10-J. Dawson G. Agar-26 ~ J. Robinson W . Craig-2 HALVES: H ALVES: 8-H. Caples (C.) ·s. Kaufman-? 7-G. Robinson C. F raser (C.)-3 FOR'IV ARDS : FORWARDS: 3-W. Ives T. Molloy-2 HARBOTTLE, BffOWN & CO. LTD. 10-W. Schultz H. Watt-9 1-H. Holmes W . Richards-4 21- Lang St. Sydney &-M. Russell A. Fraser-11 5-A. Oxford J. vilatkins-6 R. Latta-14 1~C. Russell RESERVES: 1~L. Hayes 37-T. Fitzpatrick (One to be omitted.) W .. Phillips-31 ,--~~~~~~------..I Refe ree-W. Neill. Touch Judges-J. Griffen and E." Shaw. I \t.'HATSHOULD BETHEMOST _POPULAR n I SONG AMONC. FOOTBALLERS? § RESER;'~m.GRADE. . ."\ FTER THE B~LL" OF COURSE """f~------~I Referee---J. Murray. I~T------I- - I r.------Touch J u dges- AND 1______8 .__ _. H. Elliott & T. Glazebrook. · G IALMAIN.-Full-Back : D. P onchard E AST ERN S U B U RBS. -Full-Back: (1 ). Three-Qua rters: C. York (25), S. Wittrien (39). Three-Quarters: A. Rus&ell (24) , S . Denham (C.) TIGER SALVE A. Collins (27), J. Crowell (29), V. f22) , T . Kennedy (23). Halves: · N. Kennelly (30 ), E . Carroll (40). ··.•h"JLD BE THE.. MO~'!° PO~ULAR Robinson (34), C. SulUvan (27). Halves: A . Lewis (14), A. Thomp­ REMEDY FO_R ·· 1'orwards: W. O'Shea (28), F. F er­ I son (38). Forwards: R. Wittrien ruson (29), S. Bell (30 ), S. Peters (15), J. Tuckey (42), J , O'Donnell cu_T. s.. .' SPR. AINS_, BRU.· IS. ES, (31), H. Latta (33), B. Bishop (32). (36), E. Bartley (44), G. Key s (34), - GR~~EL-R~SH, Etc. Reserves: W. Wiggins (39) E. G. Boddingtoa (33) . ReserYe: R. B.van (37), J. Byrnes (26), B. hen_ Batchelor (11). 'RICE 2s. ALL CHEMISTS h&m (39), S. Greenlees (21). (Subject to alteration.) l (COPYRIGHT.) King George IV. ''-Top Notch" of Scotch Whisky. 10 TH~ RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. July 7th, 1923.

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MARRICKVILLE OVAL-3.15 p.m. Saturday, July 7th, 1923. FIRST GRADE. GLEBE v. UNIVERSITY. Glebe. University. Color - Ma!"Cei'l. Colcura:-Blue and Gel• FULL-BACK: FULL-BACK: 26-E. Cummins 14--E. J. Ryan Contrib;,t~rs- THREE-QUARTERS : THREE-QUARTERS : 2-W. Murphy T. Barry-3 (This means YOU) 2-J. Toohey T. James-3 5-J. M. Flattery 9-E. Goddard J. Lodge-27 T. W. Linskey-1 Bring "'l'he Rugby League News" " HALVES: lIALVES: 4--H, C. Finn (C.) up to date by contributing to it 6-C. Ricketts W. Benson-7 weekly. Contributions will be paid M. Cunningham-6 for at current rates. When your con­ FORWARDS: FORWARDS: tribution a,ppears, cu·t it out, paste it 12-T. McGrath W. Haddock-13 8-M. L. McKeon C. R. Evatt-9 on a s lip of paper, count the lines, 11-W. Lucas R. Liston-10 10-W. H. Darragh and then forward it to lhe Secretary 16-C. Stuart S. King-36 J. D. Dunworth-11 of the New South ·Wales Rugby Foot·­ 12-R. A . Dunworth C. Munro-13 RESERVES : RESERVES : ball League, 165 Phillip Street. 5-G. McMillan H. Pidcock-15 7-L. Unwin R. O'Brien-17 Payments' will be made on the Fri­ 45-E. Ireland S. Quigley-38 15-H. Moxon W. Fennell-16 day afternoon following publication. Referee-S. Jackson. Touch Judges-R. Cody and H. Row lands.

We do pot undertake to acknow­ T RESERVE GRADE. -=r______,, --. ledge or to return unused paragraphs. G 2 p.m. G Writers shoulu k eep copies. E Yery T Referee-FJ, Buckley. T'------..,.--- G item rnm;t l,ear a signature. Touch Judges- "--~------=...--! W. Melvil~e & Fred. Delaney 1G 1 1 H R. MILLER, GLEBE.- Full-Back: J. Murphy (1). UN IVERSITY. - Full-Baclc C. F. Secretary, Three-Quarters: A. Webber (46), Massey (26). Three-Quarters: R. N.S.,V. Rugby Pootball League. W. Stirton (17), J. Lyons (50), H. S. Cunningham (27), R. O'Brien Byles (49). Halves: .J. McMahon ( 17), M. J. Dodds (28}, J. Byrnes (44), J. Hegan (31). Forwa,rds: W. (29). Halves: H. McLoskey (30), Beaumont (43), C. Geelan (35 ), E. A. Lane (31). Forwards: W. Dick­ Ireland ( 45), L. ·ViTilson (37), M. son (32) , I. Sender (33), W. Fen­ Thompson (41), S. Quigley (38). nell (1 6) , K . •Tarlinton (34), /F. Reserve!': J, l3rolly (29), A. Sherry Lyons (35), L. Halberstater (36). (28), J. Muir (42), W. Gough (47), Reserves: C. J. Massey (37), A. A. Knox (48) . Culey (38), E . MacMahon (39).

111· the recent Queensland mat­ tories must indeed have been ches, one was forcibly struck by gratifying to Jimmy, and the way The the wonderful influence the Mar­ his m·en "chaired" him at the con­ clusion of Cb.el!tpest oons' skipper, Jimmy Graig1 had the games just goes to House in over his men on the field of play. show how jubilant they were, and Sydney for a He was the guiding spirit in their what they thought of the popular good class of victories, and his play was up to skipper in their hour of victory.-A. the highest tradWons of Rugby League, as he was always in the * limelight, and his men did their A worthy successor to F. Burge utmost to emulate his deeds, with is N. Potter, of Queensland, and successful results. It was indeed his wonderful games of Saturday unfortunate for this State that and Monday last show us that he Jimmy should have transferred can now be classed with the high­ Next Saturday'• ·w;atchea. himself to Queensland, but what est. He seems to be following in we have lost has been the Maroonsr "Chunkey's" footsteps in having the gain, and the improvement shown SECOND ROUND. happy knack of being in the right by the .merry men of Bananaland place at the right moment, as his First Series. shows conclusively that the ad­ tries in both matches in Sydney vent of the ex-Balmain-Univei·sity Balmain v. St. George. prove, and I hope this "thinly­ player in their midst has been one thatched one" will be in many such Western Suburbs v. North Sydney. of distinct gain to their prestige a position when trying to regain Glebe v. Newtown. and State. To have led the Ma­ from England next year. South Sydney a bye. roons in two such splendid vie- -R.F.B. July 7th, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 11

Referees at Weatmead

The following members of the N. ·s .W.R.F.L. Referees' Assodation vi~ited We tmead Boys' 1Home for the purpose of giving a lecture on the laws of the Rugby Football League game on Sunday, 1st July, 1923:- 1\Iessrs. lJ~rank Delaney ( secre­ tary), J. T. Black (Examination Board), L. Cox, J. ByrneR. W. Maher. l\Ir. J. T. Black lectured for three-quarters of an hour, making many of the points of the game ex­ plicit. The remainder of the after­ noon wa devoted to a match be­ Coache• for Country tween the present and past play­ Leaguea. ers,refereed by Frank Delaney, who explained his reai;,ons for the rul­ ings on the breaches, which, by the way, were not too frequent. Country centres are rE:quested to The party pent a pleasant after­ make direct application to the noon, and were entertained by Rev. League secretary when desirous of Bro. Leo, who has recently qualified engaging the services of a coach. 11.s a referee. The League will not be respons­ ible for the ability or conduct of During the tour of Queensland. in 1921, by the North Sydney team. any coach leaving Sydney for the an incident occurred

While an interested spectator at And when the big match of the day. "The Convert.,, With forty thousand roaring, t he Sydney Cricket Ground, last Every bit of clever play, Saturday, I heard some adverse A True Story, With an extra burst for scoring, -criticism hurled at Referee T. Mc­ The old chap's on his- feet by this, Mahon, regarding the knock-on rule. I started for the Cricket Ground I even thought he swore, As gladly as could be, ·When a Bananalander downed a Blue, Seemingly a large number of club And hunted for a seat at once,­ Spoiling a certain score. ,supporters are not conversant with Standing's no good to me! the finer point& of the rules, and The Queensland chaps and a Metrop. At last the final whistle blew, team The crowds s,urged through tke wrongly come to conclusion referees Were playing on that day, gate, are in~onsistent with their rulings So I knew there'd be a bonza crowd I spoke unto the old chap, in this matter. However, be that To watch the "Bananas" play. "How's that for interstate?" as it may, perhaps a word in sea­ "My boy," said he, "I must admit I found a seat on the •.rerrace Real football was all right one day. ,son might enlighten some of our Of the "Sheridan," rigl.it away, Henceforth, the League's the game -sporting folk regarding this particu- Bought a programme from a boy, for me,- lar rule. The case in question Which only cost a tray, I'm coming here again, Monday!" The Junior chaps were playing -''Wilcha.'' was ai-, follows :- For President's Cup that day,­ The ball was kicked towards Hal- At least, that's what the programme 1.ett, who endeavoured to. gather it said, while on the run; he failed to do Amidst a great array. -so, and the ball went forward - One can only compliment the I'd hardly settled ·in my seat selectors in g1vmg Cummins a result, a scrum for the knock-on. When an old chap, looking round, Almost immediately after, the ball Espied a seat next door to me, chance in the Metropolitan team travelled to t.be other end of the As good as could be found. on Monday week. This fine "colt," And having settled, turned to me, although he was playing with the ground, where Carstairs, wllo was Could I tell wL'O was playing? ·f'!tanding still, likewise attempted to So I handed him my programme,­ Glebe reserve grade team at the -catch it, also with the same result; Tt stopped a lot of saying. co.mmencement of the season, has bowever, in this case, play was al­ the makings of a good full-back. lowed to proceed. The point is this: Soon we started chatting, as neigh­ He is one of the coolest men play­ bours always will. ing grade football, and, with a In : the first case, according to the Presently I saw him start, Tules the catcher, being in motion, And stare towards the hill. little polish on his fielding, will de­ a knbck-on is- the decision; in the 'Twas then I saw the advertisement, velop into a player of class.­ In letters big and clear, R.F.B. -other, it is only treated as a re­ " Queensland v. a Metrop. team, bound. There you have the case in June twenty-third, right here." a nutshell, a player ·in action and a * player standing still, a "knock_-on" " Why, bless me!" the old chap said, On the form shown by the op­ and a "rebound."-"No Side." "That's not the Union game! posing sides in the interstate r ·came to see the Maoris, This code's too blooming tame! games, one does not envy the se­ I've followed Rugger forty years, lectors their task when picking * When ".Jumbo" Walker played,­ the team to do battle against the It is very seldom that two play­ '.rl.at was the days of real football! Englishmen next season. With ~rs occupying similar positions in Before they thot•ght of grade!" such a wealth ·of talent offering, opposing teams are injured simul­ "You should have gone next door," there will be much scratching of taneously, similarly injured, and said I, heads before the best thirtee:p. is leave the field at the Sa11Je time; . They play rea I football there, selected with McMillan and Frau­ but it happened in the New­ I'm afraid you've lost your money,. You should exercise more care. enfelder' competing for the . full­ town,North clash last Satur­ However, as you're here to-day, back position, and Peters, Robin­ day, when Duncan Thompson and Suppose you stay .aw:t.'i.le,- son, Horder, Blinkhorn, Vest, Gor­ A. "Mustiard" Stevens; the oppos­ You've never seen the League before, Well, put it on its trial!" man and Paten with claims for in­ ing halves, were the victims of ac­ clusfon in the three-quarter line, eidents resulting in damaged fore­ So I told him who· the players were, and all the halves who figured in heads. Both players had been per­ And what club they played for, these games being of international forming splendidly, Stevens' play And all the little details class. One does not expect quite ing his first senior match. Relating to the score. He grumbled for an hour or so. as much trouble with the forwards, especially so. Thompson's retire­ Said he'd done in half-a-crown, as they do not appear to be of such ment was brought about by the Blamed the taxi driver high class, in comparison with the opening · of the wound received in Who'd driven him from town. backs, as has been the case in Aus­ the Queensland-Metrop. match on tralian teams of the past. With the previous Saturday. Stevens "Now-I'm here, I'll stop," he said, "But Monday I'll go next door, Burge out of the game, and men was first to leave the field, but I'm meeting all the office chaps, like Ryan and Watkins beginning Thompson did not relish the idea, In fact, about a score. to slow up, N.S.W., especially, does and thought about playing full-back. I told tlJem I was going . to not appear to be replacing them However, he ultimately allowed Ti­ The Union match to-day, If they knew I'd deserted them. with young champions, unless th&J" ger Salve to bandage bis head, and, I don't know what they'd say!" be Evatt and Lapham.-L.P.K. in writer's opinion, Thompson, see­ ing that Newtown were then two The President's Cup teams, one by men short, obeyed the entreaties one Were finishing their games, of the fans to "go off and give 'em At length the. country teams came on. Like his George-street namesake, a charnce." Thompson is a chap With rugged, well-built frames, St. George's Saunders will be well like that. Thompson and St~vens Followed by the city boys, watched in future! Till soon they made a start. visited the h·ospital in company.­ could see the old chap fidget, The premiership is once mortJ D.H. Tnough he tried to play l:lis part, heading north.-"Verey." ·, 14 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. July 7th, 1923.

A. Johnston. South Sydney's ver­ satile scrum-half, has been display­ INDIVIDUAL SCORES. ing consistently brilliant football this season. Johnston occupied the five-eighth position in Souths/ •ALMAIN- Tries. Goals.Points reserve team in 1921, but made his vv. Craig · ···· ·· · 5 3 debut in the premier grade in ~ M Russell ...... 2 1~ 32 depleted team against St. George, R. Latta 2 6 and showed such promise that he H. Watt ······ · · 1 9 has retained his position ever G. RohinFtnn .. .. 2 12 D. Millard ······ 2 6 since. He was the main factor in w. Coonan ...... i 3 Souths' fine victory over the Tri­ colours in the City Cup of 1921, for £ASTERN SU!!URBS- he completely baffled the speedy L. Steel 3 9 A. Oxford 2 18 42 Eastern backs, using the grubber H Holmes 3 9 kick, the cut-in, and working the G. Wrigl1t ...... 1 3 blind side t10 such an advantage J. Dawson ····· · 4 12 that Souths ran out winners by w. Ives ·········· 1 3 c. Abotomey . ... 1 3 21 to 10. He played well last sea­ J. Watkins 1 3 ST. GEORGE- Ison, although his brilliance )de­ H. Caples 1 3 N. Shadlow . . . . 4 ,, lJ teriorated a little, as a result of an 1'i' Sa.under1 . . . . . • 34 QLEBE- A . Traynor ...... 4 12 injury to his ankle, acquired in H. Flower ...... 1 I J. T90L1ey 1 3 C. Tye ...... J a hard game, and owing to the T. James 2 3 ...... 6 F . Hume ...... 2 6 plethora of more experienced Benson 1 w...... 3 T. Burns ...... 1 I halves, his claims were not recog­ R. Liston 1 2 7 E. Lapham 2 g ~ nised until the end of the season, w. Cockburn ... 3 G. Carstairs . . . . 12 E. Goddard .... . 3 9 A. Gore ...... 3 when he delighted the "Enzed" J . Redmond . .... 3 6 spectators with his versatility and B. Gray 1 3 elusive tricks. This season he c. Ricketts 2 4 UNIVERSITY- has been brilliance personified, and NEWTOWN- · <"!. H . Munro . .. . against Newtown he was the quint­ T. Linskey ...... 1 J. Day ...... 19 38 R. Dunworth . . . . 2 essence of ubiquity, his try being A. See ·········· 4 12 M. Cunningham 2 one of the sparkling gems of the H. Cavanough .. 2 6 E. Ryan ...... 2 game, for, getting the ball from F. Ryan 1 a T. Barry ...... a scrum, he went clean through and n. Gaudry ······ 6 18 Wal. Murphy A. Bolewski .. .. . 1 3 9 B. Terry scored under the posts while the D. Seddon 2 6 Blues were anticipating a pass. He G Clam back .... 2 6 played well against Queensland, J, Mansted ...... 1 WESTERN SUi3UR8S­ T , Jones· · ·· ·· ·· 1 and, although only weighing in the G. Stettler ...... 6 3() environs of nine stone, he plays NORTH SYDNEY- H . J. Leddy . . . . 5 15 pluckily against. much heavier op­ H. Peters 8 24 W. McCabe ...... 1 3 L. Yanz ...... 1 ponents.-G.G. u. Johnson ..... 1 3 3 J. c. Ives ...... 3 9 E. Doig ...... l 19 J . Pye 3 9 J. Drew ...... 1 i H Horder·· ····· ·· · 7 1 23 W . Collins . . . . . 4 12 * c. Blinkhorn 1 3 N Matterson . . . . 3 9· It is safe to say that the most .... F. Yanz 1 pleased man in the pavilion at the D. Hodgins 1 li 25 3 A. Faull ··· ·· 1 3 F. Mc:.\fillan .... #\ Cricket Ground last Saturday and R. Farnell ...... 1 3 E . Courtney . . . . 2 s Monday week was Herb. Gilbert, W. Warner ..... 3 6 R. Lindfield . . . . . 1 3 over the great game played by D. Thompson .... 1 3 9 C. Fifieln ...... 1 ::: Frank Saunders. Herb., besides SOUTH SYDNEY- coaching St. George to the full ex­ B. Wearing . .... 7 21 LOST, BOOK OF SEASON TICK­ tent of his undeniable ability, takes T. Barry 1 3 ETS (Ladies), No. 468, Cricket a special interest in "Fatty," and V. Lawrence . ... 3 9 Ground, on Monday, June 25. Re­ makes no secret of the fact that 0. Quinlivan ····· 2 5 16 P. MurP,hY ...... 3 9 ward on returning to M. · Balding. he regards him as a coming cham­ J. L awrence . ... 2 14 34 "Dover," 11 Belgrave Street, Neut­ pion, and a certainty for selection A. .Johnston . .... 3 9 ral Bay. in. the Australian team against the A. O'Connor .... 1 3 P. Horne 1 2 Englishmen when they are here ViT. Cameron next year.-"Omar." 3 ADVERTISEl{S, PLEASE NOTE. Alterations to advertisements or =- additional matter must be forward­ Have Your Teaa Photoaraphed l,y ed to Mr. H. Hamill, 165 Phillip Street, not later than Tuesda.y The Dally M· "Melba" Studius morning preceding publication. 65 Market Street, Sydney Printed and published by Horaoe . IIIPROV&D PA.TDT Official Photographers to Richard Miller, 165 PhUlip Street, N.8. W. Rugby Football League. Sydney, for the N.S.W. Rugby Foot­ UGIITWFJGBT F80TBAL1 BOOT ball League, at the offices of 'Ph~••• City 627 William 1;3rooks & Company, Ltd. • 17 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. July 7th, 1923. THE RU GBY LEAGUE NEWS. 15 PREMIERSHIP AND CITY CUP RESULTS.

Win counts 2 points Bye counts 2 point-,.

------North Sydney ...... w17-12 L 8-16 w 16-6 w22-19 Bye w18-11 w 19-8 w11 -1a 7 1 G . 1 27 17 18 18 117 &7 14 ------1------~------· - South Sydney· · · · · · · w 7-8 w 16-6 w 18-7 wss-10 Bye L 5-28 W 21-9 Lo 10-31 7 2 23 21 20 15 109 93 12 ------~1------·- -- St. George ...... L 8-2, L o-, w 17·7 wu-12 Lll-18 w 28-5 Bye w 19-9 .7 3 21 17 19 12 97 19 10 ------1------University ...... L 2-16 L 5-21 L 3-14 ~ 8-19 L 9-21 Lo 9-19 Bye Lo 9-19 11 30' 6 21 45 128 2 ------1------Western Suburbs ... · L 6-12 W19-14 L 7-16 '1{27-17 L16-17 wsl-10 w 19-9 Bye 30 20 }7 17 124 94 10

Premiership Competition.-Each team meets one another twice. The team with the greatest number of competition points will be declared t ,he premiers. In tbe event of two or more teams being equal they must play off. City Cup Competition:-E~ch teams. r~eet one another. The competition being run in conjunction with the second rour~ dof the Prem1ersh1p Competit10n, the first then nlays the third, and the second plays th f th The two wmners then play off for the final. . e our ·

'.Dhe second round of the Premier­ the ways its reps. are playing.­ Herb. Gilbert, Saints' popular ship, and incidentally the first P.W. coach, philosopher, and adviser, round of the City Cup, promises was the most pleased man on the to be something "out of the bag," St. George, in* brilliantly van­ ground after his merry men romped for it appears to be the most open quishing the redoubtable Southern­ off victorious, at the expense of S. situation we have had for years. ers, further demonstrated the value Sydney. I have never seen the Every Saturday, nowadays, brings of team - work and cohesion. genial Bert. so demonstrative and its big surprise, and, with th~ pros­ Queensland's phenomenal success excitable as he was when congratu­ pect of many '".staggerers" yet to was due to this most important lating each individual player as he come, fue balance of the season factor. Saints' performance was filed off. Although the Red and looks mighty good. And in this all the more praiseworthy, con­ Whites tripped off at half time with connection our two defeats by sidering the fact that they out­ a handy lead of 10 to 2, their dis­ Queensland will not have done us played Souths at their own game, play had not impressed him, and, any harm, either.-P.W. i.e., fast, open play. Never once quite frankly, he told them so. The * did they adopt spoiling tactics, too criticism and advice he meted out Gentle reader, hast thou ever ex- frequently indulged in by weaker during that brief tiime had the perienced the blissful moment when effect, for in the second half their the balance-sheet has, after many teams when opposed to the fliers from Surry Hills .. Their tackling football was a revelation. Herb. drawings-up and presentations, at was really excellent, and seldom is one of the keenest critics of a la.st shewn a preponderance on the game or an individual player I side of the credits as against that were Souths able to unwind the passing movements so characteris­ have ever met; he misses abso­ of the debits? No doubt, thou hast! lutely nothing.-D. Well, this has happened to the com­ tic to them. This is the first occa­ petition balance-sheet of the Illa­ sion in the history of the club warraites from St. Geor,ge. By that the Illawarraites have been given the star fixture. Such a * downing South Sydney last Satur­ "Curly" Lapham played his best day with a mighty thump, they have highly spectacular exhibition of all­ round footbal'l did they display, game to date against Souths. He at last turned the corner, and, for was excellent alike in the ruck and the first time, their record shows that further appearances at head­ the "Points for" exceeding the quarters should be their reward. the loose, besides using his un­ doubted pace to advantage on many "Points against" by 97 to 79, and This decisive victory following on occasions. His try was the out­ 4 wins against 3 losses. Good luck earlier successes will do an incal­ to the Red and White of St. George; culable amount of good to the team, come of judicious tracking up and may it grace the City Cup emblems besides creating greater interest in culminated in his ·outpacing the this season ! It has a -good ehanee, ' tli-i:i"vast' district of St: Geen;ge.-:D.·. opposition.-D. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. July 7th, .192:3. ~

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