Journal devoted to the interesta of Rugby League Football, and containing th• only authorised List of Names, Numbers, Colors and Positions of Players. Published by the N.S. W. Rugby Football League at their Office, 165 Phillip :-;treet, Sydney, N.S. W. Vol. 4 - No. 17. (OOPYRIQHT) SYDNEY~ AUGUST 11, 1923. Price-Threepence 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 Australia 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 New South Wales 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. EVERYTHING FOR FOOTBALL! 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Price-Threepeace 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 re<?ko:Q.ed with. feat in their last eight engage­ bursts that w·e know t:he club is ment , which no doubt sounds capable of. South predominated rather forrrnidable to the support­ in the first round by 33 to 10, scor­ J ack Dawson combined well with, er of the lllawarraites, the spa.lit, ing 7 tries and 6 goals to 2 tries plus the feeling,_ that says, "we're the other backs in attack, and his; 2 goals. However, since then defence was very sound ; he is an going to "in," -will perhaps put a Souths have had occasion to improved player, and has youth on. deal of ginger into t.he work of the change their team considerably, his side, and sh ould develop into Saints, fo,r have they not an excel­ and the same also apiplies to New­ a possibility against England next lent record thiis season as compared town; so ' ,that taken all in all, the season.~B.D . Vi'ith several others, and one has only to hark back to the Ineeting r;:::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::1::::::::11:::::::::::::::1=::::::::::::::::=::111111 of these clubs in the first round to realise that the game will be full ~f possit>ilities 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 Arthur Oxford'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.