ALBION t SYDENHAM.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12507, 21 May 1906, Page 5

ALBION t SYDENHAM.

j This match, played en. tho west ground at Lancaster Park, \rze very evorJy contested, but as a display of football it was not high-class. Aibion eventually securing a rather lucky win by 3 point* (a goal from a mark) to nil. Sydenham kicked off from the south end. and their forwards, getting to work briskly, at -enoe took play to the Albion, territory, gocd kicking by Steven.' getting tis eido cut cf trouble. An. exchange of kicks followed. Gray eventua'ly bring rc*=pon = ;h;o for the removal of pay to the Sydenham twentyfive. A kick by tli3 Sydenham fullback tvris charsrrd down, and this had hLs tram in difficultirs, but they eavod. by foiring. After the kick-nut. S. O'Bren headed a iSyrlrnham forward : rush that placed Aib o:i on rlefrn?:vy. ; and thi-. was follcwcl by an by i tli-j Sydenham bift a bad pa-* Jat thj crit'ea! moment R',>nilt a gac:l I chr.nce. Half-time wn.> caile-.l with uo '■ r=cnre en. either .'id? , . At the opening lof tho prcond sp:.'.l Sydenham assumed i the aggressive, and A!Hon wor> oomI pelled to force flr.wn. The Blacks then i rallied, but their pacing wafi very in--1 accurato, and thr> art nek was without result. A u-oful kick ry Austin onra more brought pry to th- Albion twentyfive, and D:vl! fol'nwe.i ui> l>y a !da h for the line, but was piil'rd down in time. Gray again came to t'ne rrrrne •of his s'do. and with play near tin Syd.nham twenty-five Woit-vn marked, and St vr-ns kicked a good goal. For a while Albion held th. l upper hand, but in the last few minutes Sydenham and when time was called tfoa B'aekfi were en the defoiipivc. Mr F. jT. Evans wr.-> referee.