SYDENHAM (1-1) v. LINWOOD (3).
The above teams too t> on the oval, Sydenham's combination giving them ail the advantage. After oven play, Muir, backing up well, bent Clemens, and ecored behind tho posts after a fine run. Stokes missed the easy kick. From a scrum in tho" Greens' twenty-fire. Ma thews got his backs jcoing, and quick, accurate passing by Bussell, Smythe, and Kiddey .evened tho scores, Greatbatch failing at goal. A cross-kick by Wilkinson gavo Smylno possession, and tho latter, outpacing the Greens' backs, scored. Greatbatch just failed to convert. Smythocut through, and sending to Kiddey. the latter scored behind tho ivosts, Bussell failing at goal. Smythe next sent the ball to Loader, who cut in, and transferring to Greatbatch, the latter scored alongside tho posts, and converted. King was prominont with a good run to the Greens'line, Smytho scoring with a timely kick as time sounded, Sydenham winning by 14 points (three tries and a coal") to 3 points (a try). Kcfereo: Mr l>. McGregor.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 4
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