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Glebe have suffered and the result was a fair indication more severely through various of the nature of the play-a drawn cau~~s, mainly inju,ries, than any Now tlhat tihe Premiership and game, each side scoring 7 points­ of the ot!her clubs, andJ tiliis once City Cup competitions have settled a try and 2 goals. formidable district is jlllSt now pass­ down somewiJ:lat___,and there is now South Sydney and University ing through one of the leanest in a decided leader-tJhe most import­ s!hould be a match well worith history. But there is a.lways the ant match of this round is tihat be­ Watching, for tihe stud.ents, al­ strong fig:hting spirit engendered in tween Eastern Subull'bsi iand West­ though not meeting with t!he suc­ their players 1Jhat bringsi for t.lb. tfue ern Suburbs. The form of most of cess their fine efforts undoubtedly best ,efforts when most needed and the club~ has been of such a fluc­ merit, a r e showing most i11teresting it would be no surprise to see 'them tuating dhar acter from week to football, and they can be relied fully extend their conquerors of the week, that ardent followers have upon .to put up a stern fight against first round. S·aints won the early been on tenter-ihooks as to w!hether tJhe redoubtable myrtle and green. fixture somewhat easily, f,corin o- 3 their favorites would rise to the Sou,ths are feeling the pinclh rather tries 4 goals (17 points) to 1 °tr:v height61 of greatness and pull back severely owing to injuries, and have 2 goals (7 points). The mat~h the leaders, or would 'ink to tfue had to reorg:anise their side con­ slho uld be cho(;kful of interest for depths of mediocrity. In tJhe first siderably, and the clhanges have not St. George are out to vindicat~ the round, Easts, sma,rting fr,om ia de­ been altogether to their ad;vantage. bigh opinions they have gained as feat by Soutih Sydney-whicih, by Souths won the first-round match the mos,t improved team in tJhe the way, they am ply avenged last b~ 21, (5 tries, 3 goals) rto 9, (3 comp. Saturday - journeyed to Pratten tries), but the match was far more Park to eng.age the locals, and, much interesting than the scores would Hitting the Bulli didn't stop Bal­ to their surprise and dlmgrin, they seem to indien.te. main hitting the bull's-eye I were defeated, vVes~ runn~ng out St. George just now a re stand­ Souths got an Ea-stern reminder winners after a ,s'omewhat tame ing higher on that the Premiership is not yet dis­ the competition table over! pl:ay by 19 points to 14, crossing the than their rivals of to-day-Glebe­ Tricolours' line In the mud play had to be held no fewer than five and they will leave no stone un­ up when players couldn't hold t hem­ times, w'\hile IDasts crossed but turned in their efforts to down the selves up I twice; but in goal-kicking Easts were superior, landing 4 against 2 by the Blacks. To-day the competi- tion is at a most inter esting stage, ,and Wests, if it is at all possible to reproduce that superb form tfuey displ,ayoo opposed to South Sydney, The will make tJhe game mosrt interest­ ing, Wlhile Easts are just now in brilliant form ; so that this matcih Winninr Double ! promises moTe than any other to provide a <soul-stirring, ding-dong sitruggle that will !hold the attention of on-lookers from start to finish. Balmain and Newtown have been iriva ls in tJhe art of solidifying their vanguards, and generally can be re­ "WHITE HORSE" lied upon to provide a battle royal between tJhe forwards. Both pos­ sess a formidable bunch of scrum­ magers, wlho can be relied upon to ALE and STOUT keep the game humming, ·and, al­ though at the present moment Bal- main :might appear the more cap- able, tJhe Blues are a t all times like­ ly to reprod1uce their very best form; and if so, tJhen there is no Either way you telling to what iheights they may • rise. The Balmain backs have , wm on quality shown a marked improvement in re-1 cent matches, and s.hould have a tri,fle the best of what promises to be the hardest match of the round'. The first round fixture produced aL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::z::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::=:.11 4 THE RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS. August 4, 1923. WEEKES' HOTEt ·cAFE &a& Bottle Bep1rtm1nt oo•••• wePPW ..- . O.l..8"rL:m•WA- - dS ftone: aua .... REP. SCHOOL GAMES. The Referees' Association and the to defend or attack. On paper, W. General Committee of the League Ives, T. Molloy, H. Holmes, W. have had under consideration Richards, A. Oxford' and J. Wat­ Next Thursday a Queensland kins read a very formidable lot, and, -primary schools ,team will arrive the question of metropolitan re­ ferees officiating in country cEntres. on Saturday's display, they are just i n Sydney to contest the third as formidable a they look.-B.D. series of interstate schools' fix­ A decision has been arrived' at to tar es. Messrs. the effect that such practice should McLean and Ridge­ be discouraged, and that it is in the way are in char ge of the following Jack Watkins *played a big part best interests of country football in Easts' success against Souths futur,e State reps. :-D. Bird (C.), thatl the services of local referees C. Bain, D. Boddy, F. Breesford, C. on Saturday ; he was in the picture Butt, N. Boyle, S. Cullum, should be utilised. The Country all the time, tackling an opponent H. Chid­ Centres concerned have gey, V. Fitzpatrick, C. Garraway, been noti­ and stopping his progress towards fied. W. R. Gibson, F. Griffen, M. Hav­ the goal-line, dropping on the ball riluck, S. Maguire, F. Miller, L. and stopping a dangerous rush, Perry-Keane, D. Ryan, J. C. Steg­ Sid. Kaufman was* in great form picking the ball from an opponent's gall, K. Sylow, C. Thornton, G. Wil­ against the Red and Green on Satur­ toe, or racing for the line, and, son, A. Duguid. The team as a day. H e was in almost every try­ with a well-judged pass, sending his getting movement, whole averages 108 lbs. and his defence support over for a try, was all the Their programme is:-Aug. 4th, v. leading second-grade team; Aug. ~th and 8th, v. Sydney; Aug. llnh, v. Sydney; Aug. 13th, v. Newcastle. COOPER'S DELICIOUS SANDWICHES Matches between the States were Made up epecially for Picnics, initiated in 1921, and the record Partiee, arnoke Concert•, aeciale., etc. for the big fixtures is: N.S.W., 2 Corner KING & YOna Sts. SYDNEY, & 82b PITT St. wins, Queensland, 1 win. On August 3rd three Newcastle was second to none on the ground. same to Jack.