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CURTAIN-1923 Throughout the season there wards the end of the season when have been so many kaleidoscopic he will be pleased to welcome changes in the positions of the "THE CURTAIN." various teams that until the act The meeting of Glebe and Bal ual final match of the premier was played the winner was main to-day in the final of the ship South Sydney felt the strc~::i u exceedingly hard to define, there City Cup, will ring down the cur ous nature -of their last few fore keeping the interest of fol on Wed tain on a season that has been matches telling a tale lowers in such a state that to pre last, when the determined or less remarkable in a nesday more dict the winner of each successive natur,e of the Balmain attack was Two of the number of respects. match was indeed a ·ctifficult pro not to be denied, and after a hard most pleasing to us New South blem. The game in the country tussle on Wednesday last the Welshmen are the decided im districts bas also gone ahead in Tigers ran out winners by the provement in the game in Queens leaps and bounds, which tends to narrow margin of 8 points to 5, land, as witness the severe drub- show that the League's method of leaving them to oppose Glebe to bings handed out to us at home handling and encouraging country day in the final of the City Cup·. and in the north-and the intro football is bearing excellent fruit, Previous winners are as follows ~ duction of the code into the which augurs wen · for the future stronghold of Australian football, well-being of the game. Winners. Runners-up. Melbourne. These two important The strenuousness of such a 1912 South Sydney Glebe factors are bound to have con long season has told its tale on 1913 Glebe North Sydney siderable bearing on the future of both players and officials alike·, 1914. East. Suburbs South Sydney League football, and, if one is to for although the player has some 1915 East. Suburbs Glebe judge by the enthusiasm that has hard tussles to survive the lot 1916 East. Suburbs Glebe been displayed in the northern of the officials is one not to be 1917 Balmain South Sydney State during the current season, envied, for the handling of the 1918 West. Suburbs Newtowlll then with the advent of John affairs of a district club, with the 1919 West Suburbs Gle:be Bull's representative next sea numerous calls upon his time, 1920 North Sydney West. Suburbs= son, the holding capacity of each late nights and long debates en 1921 South Sydney East. Suburbs, State's playing areas is going to tailed, makes the time come to- 1922 North Sydney East. Suburbs: •==•• ~ m•••======~ ingbe ~~~clythe gloomy ~x~ predictions. n~wilh~o~,======of de- cay as visioned by several more ' or less obscure pressmen. With this-our last publication for season 1923-the New South The Wales Rugby Football League de sires to extend its best wishes to all those, both public a nd play Willllllll Double ! ers alike, w h o have each contri buted their share towards making this season such a great success, and the League assures its thous ands of patrons that in the sea- ' sons to follow the policy as laid down and carried out by them in "WHITE HORSE" the past will always be main tained, viz., the. best and biggest attractions carried out in the most business-like manner, for Al ,E and STOUT after all, therein lies the secret of success. To our advertisers also is ex- tended cordial thanks and a hope for a continuance of their neces ther way you sary assistance. While doing so Ei it might not be out of place to • mention that the "League News" wm on quality is gaining in popularity each sea• son, and the scope of its activi ties is for ever extending, there fore making it a much more valu- able organ~ puhlicily. · e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- 4 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. September, 22, 1923.
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The display given by Art. Blair trict's President Cup team for 1920, against Balmain wa8 reminiscent of and was then included in Newtown the form shown by him a season or second-grade team. He did not play two ago, when his name was always in 1921, was included in S.S. reserve prominent when rep. teams were grade team this season, and was not being discussed. The example he kept out of the first thirteen very set and the capable manner in long. South Sydney view this play which he handled his team as cap er's future with confidence, particu tain during the critical moments of larly regarding his youth and a most exciting game, the fluc physique.-T.J. * tuating scores would denote.-Shell. Balmain's try scored by H. Watt was. in the writer's opinion, one of South Sydney *are lucky in pos the best of the season. Fraser sessing a handy man in the form started the movement, and trans of forward Perce Horne, who ferring to Love, who in turn gave usually figures in the front row, but to Schultz, nearly every remaining owing to J·ack La wrence's inability forward took: a pass before Watt re to play, figured as lock man, and ceived. It was rather a strange COOPER'S DELICIOUS SANDWICHES ROBERT E. SAVAGE, Made up s pecially for Picnics, Parties, Smoke Concert•, Social•, etc. BALMAIN' S ENERGETI C CORNER KING AND YORK STS., SYDNEY ALSO AT 178 KING •T • CITY SECRETARY. played, to the writer's mind, the movement to see Balmain's hefty best game during his lengthy con forwards executing really a pretty Robert E. Savage, secreta_ry of the nection with the S.S. Club. The passing bout worthy of the efficient 13almain District Rugby League Foot- neat manner in which "Chook" set of backs.-Shell. Fraser was banded a "dummy" was 1:>all Club, bas a lon g and talented re certainly q uite unexpected from one * St. George ReseJ.'Ve Grade ide, by tiercely, and' repeatedly extricating (Contin-oed from page 4.) splendid all-round football BACK ROW: R ay Norman, G. Agar, T. Fitzpatrick, H . Holmes, A. Oxford, W. I ves, E. R igney, W . Richards. SITTING: E . Abot omey, T . Molloy, J, W atkins, H . Caples (C.), S. Kaufman, J . Dawson , L. Steel. F RON,T ROW·: E. Connerto~, W . Webb (Hon. Sec. ) , J , O' Donnell. sation succeedeu sensation, and al corning with a rattle right in the A Re-union on the "Agri. '' though the game was not quite up fi nal minutes of a memorable A splendid crowd gathered at the to the premiership final, played dur match, notched five points, thus League's oldest c.onvincing place- ing the mid-week, the see-sawing bringing to a close, at least for the the Agricultural Ground-last Sat nature of the scoring was sufficient time being, one of the most remark iurday to witness what turned out a to key the players up to the high able matches -that football has most unconvincipg game - for est pitch, with the result that at known in this State. neither South Sydney nor Balmain full time, with the .scores level-13 were able to convince th e other all-the referee, Tom McMahon, 'l'he surroundin*gs on the Agricul party that they were their super was called upon by the rules gov t ural Ground, though considerably iors. rn.1e season has- produced erning the co;npetition to order ten altered by the demolishing of a soo;;i.e ha'td and clever football, but minutes' extra play each way, ~ d couple of old stands to make _way nmid the deafening shouts of the ~eldom has it been so h ard and for much lar ger and more modern even as that served up in t he City onlooker8. who urged the almost ex structures, br ought vividly to mind ~-...------.. bana of Northern Union players, their plucky battles right through ~ who bla7.ed the way for future visits the Cup competition, and the Tigers to and from this country, culminat ns a solace for the defeat by Soutbs ASK FOR ing in the last successful tour by in the premiership. the 1921-2 K-ang:uoos, to be follow r.rhe semi-finals played last Satur ed by the invasion of another Eng day resulted as follows :- lish combination next season. The St. G<"-0rge.2. 13 (3 tries 2 goals) . "Agri." also ushet·ed into the League beat South ~ydney, 10 (2 tries 2 ;,.DA WSO~'S the later "breakaways" of the Wal goals). labies, who had realised that the Balmain, 15 (3 tries 3 goals) , beat Union code was obsolete, and de Western Subur,bs, 5 (1 try 1 goal) . cided to be abrenst of the times. 'l'he winners. and runners-up for the League Cup since its inception scorcn * in ]912 have been:- . '.rruly, when rummaging amongst Winners. Runners-up. the memories of the past, there can 1912-East Suburbs. Glebe. WHISKY be no .gainsaying the fact that the 1913~almain. Glebe. Agricultural Ground, coupled with the names of such grand stalwarts 1914-South Sydney. East Suburbs. AGE AlfD QUALITY of the League code as Mr. H. M. 1915-South Sydney. Glebe. Somer and Mr. Frank Haron, will 191G-South Sydney. West NEVER VARY be kept ever.green in the minds of Suburbs. those who believe in looking upon 1917-South Sydney. Glebe. the sentimental side of even such a 1918-Sot1th Sydney. East Suburbs. strenuous game as football. 1919-South Sydney. ~orth Sydney. 1920---Glebe. Western Suburbs. League Cup Final. 1921-Newtown. Glebe. C. D' Arey &Co. 1922-South Sydney. Glebe. 1923-Who will su:cvives? St. Geor1e Street, Sydney 'Tis pleasing, 3 t least to the George or Balmain? , '-. players, officials nnd supporters of ______..... ____ .•______. the League's fledglings-St. George With a team minus four of its re -to see their Reserve Grade team gular p-layers last Sa-turday ·(Hal Ground a most historic ·one for the contesting a final. Their meeting lett, Gillespie, V. and J . Law League, and on Saturday last, after with the formidable Balmain team rence, and Murphy), among them a lapse of some time, to see a City will, however, have no misgivings being the Capta1,n. and Vice Cup and League Cup semi-final., set for the Illawarraites, for did they Cap~in, the · prospects of Souths down for decision on the "Agri." · not last Saturday settle the preten- . winning their way to the final was pleasing to at least a consider sions of the premiers, South Sydney, of the City Cup were not too able number of the onlookers, and who twice conquered the 'Mains? bright, seeing that Balmain were many were the stories re-told of pre This line of argument is not alto fully represented. However, the vious stirring meetings l>E4ween local gether conviucing in most ca~es, but younger players who filled these teams, and also the never-to-be-for thereby the Saints will pin their places rose to the, occasion in a man gotten visits of the Maoris in t11e faith to-day. WhoeYer is success ner characteristic of t heir Club, ter early days; then, later, the visit to ful to-day will be sure of receiving minating an exciting game in a the e shores of Jimmy r,onrns's first hearty congrntnlations. Snints for dr aw.-S. THE ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL GUIDE. A. GOOD aooK TO HAVE aY YOU AT ALL TIMES, aUT MOU UPECIALL Y NOW, WITH WINTER AILMENTS 50 PUVAl.ENT. It will Minimise Doctors' Visits. CASH PRICE £3/3/- s.--I T ...... Price: 10/· depoait witla Ord• aacl Six Moatlal, Pay.a-ta el 19'• --. WILLIAM BROOKS & Co.. LTD.. ..UBLISHElla, 17 CASTLEJH!AGH STREET. SYDNEY. 8 THE RUGBY LEAGU~ NEWS. September, 22, 19.23. n. ... t. Score SIICCIII PROGRAMME SYDNEY SPORTS GROUND-3.45 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 1923, WEAR CITY CUP- FINAL. The .Dally .M BALMAIN. v. GLEBE IMPROVBD PATENT LIGHT.W·EiiGHT Baima in. Glebe. Colors-Black and Gold Color-Maroon FOOTBALL BOOT FULL-BACK: F ULL-BACK: w.. lt7 Faaou,-AUliralian and Eaaliala , 3- C. FRASER 1- E. 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ROB I NSON 17- A , KNOX (~~~~ ~irat ..9~ ._.t\.cc~1D111cxi~t _it,n). s.u ac- N.S.W. Travel Agency and ~G I I Referee-T. McMahon IT Touch Judges- ..~r------l---J R -- Motor Tourist Bureau. -=-T ------14.A. Martia Place (Mercaatile Mutual Bid•.) ,_-_-_-_-:_-:_-_-:::_-..1"---' J . Farquhar & L. Hansen. --:::G::------1 PJee City -40&4 . W. KELLY, Mwr . I (COPYRIGHT.) LAGER & 'RESCH'S Dinner D • A• Ale. September 22, 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. HARRY YOUNG- PROGRAMME SYDNEY SPORTS GROUND- 2.25 p.m Saturday, September _-~-~- LEA.GUE CUP-FINAL. BAU.IAIN V . ST. GEORGE .finr (t~ BALMAIN. ST. CEORCE. Colors-Black and Gold. j"~ :Colors-Red and White. llqnrnr Full-Back: Full-Back: 1-B. Ponchard 44-V. Stewart Three-Quarters: Three -Quarters: Rum 25-C. York A, Russell-24 45-0. Lloyd G. Turner (Capt .)-29 41-F. Henley B . . Denham-39 40-F. Williams V. Jordan-28 30-0. Bowen H a lves : (One to be omitted. 34-N. Robinson C. Cuneo-15 ) Halves: Forwards: 31--S. Hoad H. McGillan-7 30-S. Bell F. Ferguson-29 Forwards: 28-W. O'Shea G. Bishop-32 33-G. Gibbs J. Sadller-34 33-H . Latta E. Bevan-37 35-T. Killiby R. Jackson-36 Re~erves: 16-W. Sadlier A . Kelly-38 16-W. Coonan C. Sullivan-27 42-J. McGillan 21 -S. Greenlees s. Denham-22 (One to be omitted.) HAk BOTTLE, BROWN & .CO. LTD. 40-T. Newby S. Peters-31 Reserves: 38-W, Wigan 27-G. Casey J . Anderson-43 21 Lang St. ~ydney Referee-W. Neill Touch _ ~udges-H. Rowlands and_R Shaw MELBOURNE v. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY .,-- -· - SYDNEY SPORTS GROUND-1.30 p.m • . ! u ·~ AT -J l::) G( THE "'OST POPULAR MELBOURNE. SYDNEY 1 UNIVERSITY. 1 rt ' .. :·,G -'"'0',~ fOOTBALLERS7 Colors-Red, White and Blue. Colors-Blue and Gold. · Full-Back: l" o,co,,s, Full-Back: 4-H. C. Finn I ·" . TH\~:LL" I 1-Rea Three-Quarters: 2-W. Murphy T. Barry-3 . Three-Quarters: 1-T. W . Linskey E. G. Ryan-16 2-W. Darby McNeilage-3 Halves: 4-Scott Stott-6 6-M. A. Cunningham M. L. Unwin-7 Halves: Forwards: G rl .!1 ~~.~-~.~~~I 6-Peek , Gaydon-7 8-H. Moxon G. D . Dunworth-11 I "tlMEDY , ·oA 10-W. H. Forwards: Darragh ' ct, T ~. '"- PP.AINS, R. A . Dunworth-12 BRUISES, 8-Shanahan Thompson-9 9-M. L. McKeon C. H. Munro-13 (.I· .. vc.L-RASH, Etc. 10-Yoffa Brookes-11 Reserves : 12-Fraser Karagushian-13 17-R. S. Cunningham ' _ CHE VISTS 14-Christqpher Holcroft-15 R. G. O'Brien-14 -. - (Two forwards to be omitted.) 19-L. Halberstate J . Sender-33 l Referee-A . Thornton Touch Judges-Frank Delaney and H. Poulton. King George IV. '' Top . Notch " of Scotch Whisky. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. September, 22, 1923. BOTANY H:ARRIERS. 100 and 880 Yard, HANDICAPS. OFFICIALS: Starter: E. E. Austen. Judges: J. Weyman. J. J. Walshe, R. C. Cornish. Marksman: J. E. Walshe. Timekeeper: W. Cartwright. Contributor•• 100 Yds. 880 ·Yda. Heats, interval Second-grade Match. Interval First-grade Mateb. IINCIIU No. rn.;. YOUJ Ftnal, conclusion First-grade ~'.latch. 590.-H. R. Turner ...... Scratch Bring .. " The Rugby League N_ews" (880 Yds. Champion up to date by contri buting t o It First 1leat. and ex-5 Miles Cross- weekly. Contrlbutlcms will be paid. No. country Champion of for at current i-ates. When your c on· · 13.-W. W. Hunt ...... Scratch N.S.W.) trlbutlon appears, cut It out, paste It (Rep. Olympic Games, 7G.-H. S. Grandemange . . 5 yds on a sllp of paper, count the lines, 1920.. ) (1 & 3 Miles Cham 453.-E. Oolbram ...... 2 yds and then forward It to the Secretary pion of N.S.W. and 305.-E. V. Bennett ...... of the New South Wales Rugby 3 " Queensland.) Foot 797.-W. McKoy ...... ball League 165 51,, 8.-R. S. Caldwell ...... JO .• , Phillip Street. · 222.-J. Carley . . ·...... 61,, Payments will be made on the Frl· ( 880 Y ds. Queensland. ) 740.-W. Payne ...... 7 399.-M. J. Grandemange.. )5 day aftemoon following publl catlon. 76.-H. S. Grande111ange .. 7 " 305.-0. V. Bennett ...... !O ,. 100.-li'. Wilkes ...... We do n·ot undertake to acknow 9 " ( 120 & 440 Y ds. Cham- ledge or t ~ return unused paragraphs. pion of Queensland.) Writers should keep copies. Every Second H eat . 300.-J. H. Dillon ...... 20 ,, ttem must bear a sf·gnature. No. GOl.-F. W. Watters ...... UO ,. ( Cadet Oro_is-country H . 3.-J. L. Hodgkinson .... Sc;ratcb R. MILLER, Champion 3 years in. Secretary, 776.-N. ·. Ounninghame .. -. ·. 2iyds 101.-0. McKenz~e ...... succession.) N.S.W . Rugby Football League. 3 " 845.-C. Souter ...... , .. . 30 192.-Jl. Francis ...... 6 35· 700.-0. Flannngan ...... 282.-H. Dennett ...... 6!" 165.-0. McKenzie 307.-L. Jones ...... 7 .. ..:...... 35 700.-C. Flannagan ...... 40 . 164.-L. Heath ...... 8 " 741.-A. Payne ...... 9 ., 3.-J . L. Hodgkinson ... . 54 290.-G. J. Pars9ns ...... 50 270.-D. Simms ...... 60 " 'l'hird Heat. 741.-A. Payne ...... GO s.. Batcbeler ~o. 447.-R. C. Cornish ...... 65 ,, Managlns Director. The 8.-R. S. Caldwell ...... 1 yd 688.-A. Campbell ...... 65 ., Ch•Pe•t 179.-J. Hagley ...... ~. 3 " l 79.-J. Hadley ...... 65 ,. Hou•• In 496.-J. Mackay ...... 4 " 192.-B. Francis ...... 70 ,. Sydney for a 29.-J. Walshe : . ... . 307.-L. Jones cood cluls of E: 6 " ...... 75 ,, 270. -S. Wilmott ...... 6!yds 256.-0 . Devitt ...... so ,. 850.-A. Ridley ...... 7 222.-J. Carley ...... 90 ,, 399.-M. Grandemange ... . 8 100.-F. Wilks ...... 90 ,, 282.-H. Dennett ...... 10 ,, 270.-S. Wilmott ...... 90 ,. LEST WE FORGET ! Glebe First Grade team; 1921 to 1922, trainer and coach to Third Grade side: 1923. trainer to First team. Has For Services Rendered. played 146 first-grade mat ches with Glebe Club; served on Management C'ommittee on various occasions. A portion of the proceeds of to Joined ian with League in 1908, when day's final match will be devoted as h e ha d his career be:t'ore him, and a benefit to the following stalwarts w orked h a rd for the movement in its of the League code :-S. Pert initia l sta.ges. Has always taken a (Glebe), E. McFayden (West Subs.) keen interest in the lower g-ra de J. Apoloney (Bal.), L. O':M:alley teams, and his services a re a lways avail a ble for coaching purposes. etc. (East Subs.), and T. E. Phelan Vlas considered one of t he best front (N. Syd.). row forwa rds the district h a s produced Sid Pert.-Trainer to Glebe First a nd performed creditably as " hook " Grade T eam . 1908 to 1920, m emher of 0n m a ny occasl~ns. September 22 , 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ pointed t o t h eir commit tee, a nd has 1914 : Vice-president, L eague; member held t his position con tinuously to date. of appeals a n d protest committee; He is at present a membe1· of the secret a r y, Junior League. 1915-16:V.-P. refer ees' examination board. L eague; m ember of a ppeals a nd pro test. committee. 1917 -19 : Absent on war service. 1920- 23: Auditor, W es T . E. Phela n.-1908, member of t ern Suburbs. Mr. P helan is also , Vestern Suburbs; joint hon. sec. and a life member of t he League, a n d delegate. 1909: d elegat e; r esig n ed a n d has been a qua lified r efere~ alm ost a ppointed h on. s ec. of N.S.vV. Rugby from its inception. ~ ootba ll L ea g ue, which position he held f or five m onths. Treasurfn' of VVestern Suburbs Club. R epr esented against K a ngaroos. 1910 : Assistant sec. W estern Suburbs. Seer etary , W est ern Suburbs Junior L eague. 1911: .: Melb~7,St~ios I secretar y a n d d elegate, W e!:ltern :-- uburbs. Retired from a ctive par 65 Market Street, Sydney t icipa tion in game. 1912: Cornmitt.ee , Vest e rn Suburbs; vice-presiden t, Offioial Photogr&pher1 to L eague; secr et a ry W e ::; tern Su burbs N.I. W. Rugby Football League. .Junior L ea gue. 191 3: Vice-p resident 'Pia-•, City 127 L eague: m emher judicia r~, committee. STAR PLAYERS. The following interstate and international r epresen ta tives are amongst my extensive list of clients: L es. Cubitt, Harold Horder, Arthur McCabe, Georg e J. Apoloney.-1908, pr esen t at Bal Cha llis·, Arthur Hennessey, Ray N orman, Albert Broom main Club's first meeting, helped to ha m , B illy Noble, Paddy McCue. -organise T ens of thousands h a ve witnessed these experts tak distr.ict club from Union t o ing part in m a ny ex citing and thrilling games on b oth ~~gu~, pla¥~ in first practice ~atch sides of the globe. It is hardly necessar y t o say t hat .againsc· Eastern Suburbs on B1rch followers of football have derived very great p leasure -;grove No. _3; 1908-11, Balmain first- from the classical play of t hese champions. T he grad~ ~am; 1909, rep. Metropolis writer is a r ep r esentative of s .ome cham)tion Players._ ::against New South W ales, reser ve for H er e are the names· of a few of them :-Crown Com Austra lia; 1909-23, member Ba lmain binola, Crown Player , C la r endon, Triumph , Lagon da, ~lub's committee; 1919-23 v.p. a nd Concord. T he Crown Combinola, either as a piano or -selector Balmain Club. player , c ombines a nd pr oduces t h e exact effect of t he Mandoline, Banjo, H a rp, Zither, and G u ita r; a ls o pos E. M' Fayden.-1908, elect ed a sst. s essing the transposing device which makes it possible sec. Western Suburbs Club; 1909, to a djust the IRU!'! ic t o suit any voice. "lDanagement committee W estern Sub L et no one suppose that the Player Piano is a n ·urbs; 1910, hon. tr a ut omatic instrument, or that 'it produces '"mechanical easurer Western music." It does not pla y the piano. You are the on e :Suburbs; 1911, chairma n of m a nage who plays, putting intg the m u sic all the s oul and ex ,ment committee o f W est ern Suburbs; pression you. possess. You play the piece now one ·1912 a nd 1916-17, e lected hon. t r ea s. way, n ow anot h er, as you are m oved by the m ood ef -of Western Suburbs: 1913 t o date, the m omen t. thon. sec. and delegate W est ern Sub- B y an exceedingly simple adj ustment the Player urbs; a ssisted the formation of t he Piano can b e c h anged s o that it can be played as a n or ·~ U!:rlberland Club in 1908, a nd was dina r y Piano, a nd ·by the sam e adjustment reversed can -a lso instrumenta l in t he· amalgam- b e changed back w hen wish ing to u se it as a Player ation of sa me club w it h Western Piano. B y having one of t hese won der f ul instruments Suburbs ; has been a mem ber of the In t h e home the pleasu re of listen ing t o the m ost clas -follow ing sub-committees of t he sical and beautiful music by the great· masters can b e 'Lea gue:-A ppeals a nd protest (two sea exper ienced at any time, as well as the pop ular m u sic -son s) , m a nagement com~ittee (two of t h e day, and the hymns and songs with which we a r e seas.ons), country an so familiar and that we love so well. If y ou are comm1ttee (thr ee a happy possessor of one of these instruments you -seas·qns). have in r eality two instrumeFlts in one, b eing thus enabled with or without the a dvanta ge of a musica l L. 0 'Ma11ey.-Rep. E astern Suburbs education to render the m ost s imple a s. well a s the first grade;'in 1908-9. Toured England mos t difficult a nd b eau tiful music yours elf. with thl;! ...A ustra lia n team , represen - If you h a v e a piano a nd y ou ca nnot play, let me t ing' iri more m a t ches than any other excha nge for a Player Piano. I will m a k e a liberal ·m ember of the team. At the time h e allowa n ce on an a b solutely just b asis , and arrange easy :gained ev-ery repres terms. entative honor Ca ll and see me at the show r ooms. I will d emon possible. Rep. again~t Qui~ensland, s tra te t h ese popular instrum ents to you. Sold on easy Maoris, and N ew Z eala nd. Returned ter ms from £20 deposit, balance, 2 0/- per week . to England a nd sign ed on for a sea -son w ith the War rington Club. On Teturn he p1ayed for Eastern Suburbs, NICHOLSON & CO., which won the prem iership three BILLY CANN ,342 GEORGE .ff., ~YDNEY ·vea rs in ,succession a n d tthe City ,Cup in the fourth year. R etired f rom a ctive p a rticipat ion in the game dn 1914. In 1916 passed t he refer ees' ,examination test, and join e_d t he R e t!..e.r,aes' Associa:tion. In 1920 was a])- . . ~ m m ~ ~ z z m m C) C) -< -< )> )> OJ OJ (t) (t) (t) (t) m m r r :I :I I,:> I,:> C C ::0 ::0 Ul Ul s s m m -i -i (l) (l) C) C) C C ~ ~ ...... I,:> I,:> CC CC I,:> I,:> ...... ~ ~ _i,:, _i,:, _>-s _>-s I I I~ I~ " " and and and and Countr Countr Ladtes Ladtes patronaj'e patronaj'e , , "Old "Old another another · · ihe season !fenerous !fenerous f'rom f'rom your your weshallpresent weshallpresent Stars Stars successful successful For For when when some some heartily heartily year year wonderfully wonderfully a a rnost rnost · next next introduce introduce had had you o->ain o->ain · a a~d a~d have have all all thank thank Jf/e Jf/e we we you you :- , , see see Roo Roo to to · sp(::_1 trust trust Gentlerne,::, September .22; 1923. THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. 13 Glebe District First Grade Team- 1923 Season. :SACX ROW: R. Edwards (President), C. McDougall (Vice-President), E. L. Dermody (Hon. Treas and Delegate), C. Stuart, Senator Allan McDougall (Patron) , J , Diver (Audito,r ). THIRD ROW: B. Gray, H . Sykes (Trainer), J, McMahon, A. Young, R . Liston, J. Lodge, G. McMilla~, S. Pert (Trainer), F . B, . Geoghegan (Dist. Hon. Sec. and Delegate), , SITTING: S. Quigley, A. Thompson, W. Lucas, W. Benson (Capt. ), J. Toohey, E. Goddard, F . Quigley. FRONT ROW: E. Cummins, T. James (Selector), M. Diver, T. McGrath (Vice-Capt.) , E. Cox. Univeraity on Tour in sides the inter-Varsity contest, pelled to spend the'· night in hos two other matches were played pital. The state of ·the ground at Queen•land. against Tenterfield and against Tenterfield and the fierce way Ipswich. At the former place the Rugby is played locally are help team was accorded a civic recep ing the spread of Soccer in the One of the objects of the Syd tion and entertained in the even town. ney University Amateur Football ing at a dance at which the gloom Weakene·d by injuries, but not a League Club is to promote inter iest person could not have re bit discouraged, ' Varsity entered university football contests. Hence, sisted enjoying himself, Tenter the field again.st the powertui Ips everc. since its inception, annual field justly priding itself on the wich team, refusing to regard de matc:fres ·have been played between hospitality it tenders to visiting feat as even probat, e. And in our Univeri,ity and that of Queens teams. The football match re deed defeat came only in the last land, and next year, no doubt, sulted in a win for 'Varsity by five minutes, although the scores Melbourne University will enter 19-8. The ground was a very hard at the finish were 29-21. Had it the arena to oppose her sister in one, a nd as the locals concentra been 40 min:utes each way1 instead stitu,tion. ' 1:'p.is season it was ted on hard tackling very few of of 45 , the result could easily .have Queenslan.d's 'turn to be hosts, so the visiting players escaped- un been different. Murphy, 'Varsity:_!s the Sydney: man availed themsel scathed. Linskey received injur speediest back, was unable to· lflay ves of the bye on the 1st inst. ies necessitating his return to Syd owing to injuries sustained in the t.o settle the annual argument. Be- ney, and Jim Dunworth was corn- previous game, which was unfor- 14 T H E RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. September 22, 1923. tunate, as Ipswicll's two wingers, popular League medico in Ips Paten and Maguire, are exception wich. PHONE. 3 728 ally fast. Maguire, the Queensland The te~m then travelled to Bris Blinkhorn, a youth of 21, will be bane for the real object of the football. Al visit, the Inter-'Varsity match. Our Interstate ·.:.: in r of - : heard .PICTURfS• ' "• .• TALI( though. there was a liberal sprink· northern brothers were most lav ::- . All CLA'SSES OF Blocics' ·,oR hospitality, and we ling of reserve-grade players in ish in their ·eooK, CAULO(i,ij[, · OR ·.ttRTisr,~ .. their best were entertained by them at a the side, 'Varsity gave _PRoou,TION ,,. . liA\.F-Tot(t\ .PR · ltH( display _of the season, every player dance on the first night, at a din 1 - ONE: Two oR.TifREE Co~oRs: _.,,.. maintaining the best football tra ner at St. Leo·s College (one of . ,· ...';--". • ~ ..-,. ditions of the Blue and Gold. Much the University colleges), on the eulogy was given to the 'Varsity second night, and at a theatre ~E0RGE :-.WOOD$ pack, and in the press and else party on the evening of the match~ PROCESS ENGRA°VERS . - where they were considered to We won by 22 to 15. The Queens have excelled the New South land University team includes 495a George Street, Sydney__ Wales six. Naturally we were de many promising players, and after termined to nullify the prowess or. a bad start at the beginning of our old colleague, Jimmy Craig, the season won practically all of stripping next year and all thEt· as much as possible, with the re their later matches. One of the present players available and with· sult that he was held to have team, Vidulich, was a reserve for additional experience, 'Varsity of played his quietest game since Queensland v. N.S.W. in the re- ficials are justifiably optimistic· going to Queensland. But · the star cent contest match. We scored as to thefr prospects in 1924.-Ish. back undoubtedly was Finn, who six tries to three. Ahern, their five-eighth, besides playing excel was not eclipsed by Fraunfelder. The proudest man on the Sports.. His display was the subject of lent football, kicked three splen from his three attemtps. Ground last Saturday, when the- much favourable' comment. Ryan did goals Souths' re were scored by Murphy Saints' reserYes defeated (2), Moxon and Munro (2) , who Our tries senes in tbe semi-final of the (2) , win, Munro, O'Brien and also tremendously impressed the Un League Cup, wa W. J. (Tammy) Darragh and Murphy, and O'Brien -critics, scored tries, and Finn Hall. the Red and Whites' hard kicked 3 goals. The team were goals. and popular Secretary. in working entertained at a banquet at which As was expected the trip ··Tammy'' has been associated witbi the toast of the University was volved considerable financial loss. the rne11 fro111 the Illawarra District proposed by Dr. T. Cooney, the but socially, and from a football as Secretary to the Reserves since-· .:former Sydney University crick- point of view, it was a great suc and his effor ts and Terry the Club's inception, eter-footballer, who is the very <:ess. With Conaghan for their advancement and the game iu general have been untiring. To- . ~ee tlle Saints rrowned winners or the Ler.gue Cup would indeed be a li tting rew:ucl for their genial Sec Keep "in touch' retary's efforts to put St. George on the football mnp.-A. · with healta All keen footballers should keep fit by taking Bovril. Bovril " tunes up " every muscle and nerve in the body. A Club that supplies every member of the side with a cup of Bovril after trainini makes a good investment. ADVERTISERS, PLEASE NOTE. Alterations to -advertisements or additional matter must be forwanl ed to Mr. Hamill, 165 Phillip St., not later than Tues.day morntns preceding publication. Printed and published by iloraee Richard Miller, 165 Phillip Street. Sydney, for t he N .S.W. Rugby Feot ball L eague, a t the etrtce1 let W illiam Brooks & Company, Ltd, 17 Cas tlereagh S t reet, Sydney. September 22, 1923. T. HE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. Ui Ba/main Reserves Visit best of spirit, and was capably' , toic accept A and B teams in grades handled by Mr. A. C. Rickard, a\~ from sch_ools desirous of double re- ·local referee. .'j pre~entation t~e century would have Lithgow. . . ., ,easily been achieved. Lack of grounds A comphmentary dinner was , was the sole reason for their non-ac tendered to the visitors at the . ceptance. The N.S.W. Rugby League Central Cafe on Saturday evening s~ppli~d referees: footballs, and. finan . The Balmain Reserve Grade . . , cial aid for touring teams' assistance Rugby League team visited Lith over which Mr. J. Walker, pres1- · which will be repaid one hundred gow on Saturday, August 18th, a dent of the local League, presided. fold. · party of ninete-en leaving Sydney There were 84 present. Toasts First-grade ha d five teams. Pad- on Friday evening by the 9.50 p.m. include'd "The King," "The Bal- ·oington a chieved a n undefeated record Gulgong mail. Mr. R. E. Savage main District Rugby League Foot- and made ~ second successive notch ball Club," proposed by M1·. J. on the Cha ll e nge Shield. The school (district secretary), and Mr. L. first entered the g rade in 1922 and Swain (treasurer), saw the mem Walker and responded to by Mr. has not lost a match in two seasons bers off. After a pleasant journey C. Croghan (vice-president), "Th e 21 wins and one dra w. Fort St. were the party arrived at Lithgow at Lithgow Rugby League," proposed runners-up defeated once by Pad- met by by Mr. H. R. Matthews to which dington. 2.20 a.m., where they were M L D M t ( Tempe just pipped Naremburn for the secretary of the local League r. . . ar yn secretary) re- the second-grade shield by a point. (Mr. L. D. Martyn) and Mr. Pope sponded, "Captains and Referee," They ,have had four seasons of the (treasurer), who accompanied the "Visitors," "The Press," and "The code;. were holders of the shield in boys to the Imperial Hotel. Chairman." A very pleasant three 1921, a nd finished one point behind hours were spent, after which the Auburn in 1922. On Saturday morning the mem visitors spent the remainder of the Four districts comprised third grade . bers were shown through the Lith evening at a dance. . Auburn, Glebe, Plunkett St. and Manly gow Small Arms Factory by Mr. con:ipeted in the Premiership round, On Sunday morning· the party which was won by Manly with a re Jenkins (foreman) and Mr. Mar cord o_f eleven wins and one defeat, tyn. The inspection proved very were shown over Hoskin's blast 321 pomts to 16 of which R, Worsley interesting. Each was the recipi furnaces by the secretary, Mr. scored 101. The six-stoners (fourth ent of a memento in honor of Martyn, which proved very inter grade) competed in eight districts esting. A party of eight journeyed which furnished as starters for th~ the occasion. tenancy of the grade c hallenge shield Promptly at 3 p.m. on Saturday to Mount York on Sunday after Hurstville, Ashfield, Rozelle, Darling~ the players were conveyed to the noon, whilst a number paid a visit hurst. Ma nly, Naremburn, Paddington Glanmire Sports Ground per 'bus, of inspection to th0' local hospital. and Lidcombe. P a ddington and Ro Tea was served at 4 p.m., and zelle fought the final which the first travelling along the main street na r:ied school won 11 to nil, making headed by the Lithgow Town Band the party left per cars for Mount thell' season's record nine wins from (State champions); hundreds fol Victoria to enable them to catch nine sta rts, 118 points to 6. lowed the music to the ground. the ~.15 p.m. train. This indeed Three hundred and eighty-seven fix_ Neatly attired in new maroon was a wonderful trip, and was en tures were played in the four grade competitions and to these are to be jerseys, the Lithgow representa joyed by all the lads. Les. Mar tyn (treasurer), Mr. Pope and Mr. added six matches versus Newcastle tive team filed out on to the field (Newcastle 3 wins, Sydney 2 wins J. of Balmain, accompanied at 3.30 p.m., to the accompaniment Rae, a nd one drawn), three against other the party and saw them off. The r epresentative sides and five in which of cheers and applause. The Bal the Queensla nders participated, a main team, which were similarly visitors arrived back in Sydney at 9.30 p.m., after having spent a · grand total of 400 matches for the followed. When the game season. received, will was set in motion there was a re wonderful time, and one that live long in the memories of the The Queenslanders wer e in N.S.W. cord att.endance for the ground, r!uring August a nd t heir programme estimated at 2500. A very inter wearers of the Black and Gold. resulted:- away from first half concluded with no Lithgow was a home D efeated N a re mburn P. S. 16 to 11. esting the score by either side. The- Black and home. The secretary of Defeated N .S.W. 2 to nil. Mr. L. D. Martyn, spent D efeated by N.S. W. 2 to nil. Golds found it hard to hold their League, 1 D efeated by N .S.W. 5 to nil. feet, owing to the slippery nature all his time with the boys, and he the Defea ted b y Newca stle 10 to 3. of the ground. The second half was mainly instrumental in sc hoqls had three grades and was real football, the Watersiders success of the visit. The hospital · Hig h the party during their ~ tl,e State Championship Competition throwing the ball about in bewil ity accorded brief sojourn was unsurpassed. . ( U niversity Cha llenge Shield). Gou! Ponchard was at ' burn w on the last-named competition dering fashion. "Ray." his best; he did not miss the ball; t for the second time, by defeating Parra m atta High 7 to 3 in the final. his line-kicking was also a feature 145 fixtures were played, which make of the game and brought forth t he P.S.A.A.A.. season's aggrega.tP well-earned applause. He had a 545 m a t ches. Technical were returned very good rival in Hough, of Lith P.S.A. A .A. firs t-g ra de Premiers, Mosman second gow, who also gave a very brilliant grade and Petersham third-grade Premiers. Technical and Mosman display, and saved his side on nu were undefeated, Petersham lost one merous occasions. York was well 1923 season has concluded in the match. The advent of the full high watched by McMurtrie; the latter schools in the code would mark a public schools, the best of the four in interstate games was one of the country "reps." which the code has been in operation. greater field for who recently played in Sydney. B. The ga me is planted to stay, and with Queensland. Denham and A. Russell were the there will be many recruits for 1924, T he good work of the parent body including, it is hoped, the full high has a l ready been acknowledged and try-getters, Balmain running out schools. Fifty - eight teams formed the recognition of the University Club's winners, after a fine exposition of oriidnal 1920 primary schools compet interest and the sterling work of the the League game, by 6 points to itions. 77 of those for 1921, 90 in 1922, League 's referees must be made be nil The game was played in the and 86 in 1923. Had it been possible fore c oncluding. 16 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. September, 22, 1923. [Born 1820- Stiil going Strong I The · absolute genuineness of ' . of. "JOHNNIE . wALKER" is gua- . . rant.eed.- ·Therefore ·· the ~'JOHNNIE WALKER'' label de notes to-day-as it always ·has done- pure Scotch Whis_ky, the same quality all the world over. It is bottled · under. Government supervision.-·· : ' Guaranteed 11aine quality all over the world JOHN · WALKER & SONS. L TD. ~coTcn W HTS KY D rsTILL£RS, K ILMARNoc•, SCOTLAX»; ... COLLEc-;_'._:,~ ! U 1"J : 'I r·· n -- - ~/ 1 OF QU.:;<.~ , .,... ~ .. , - . }~------·