LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
. AUSTRALASIAN TEAM, MATCH AGAINST LEIGH, i NARROW .VICTORY FOR VISITORS, By *«legr»ph,-*rMt Anod»«oB.-C«pytl|lHi, (Received November X 6, 10 ».m.) LONDON, 15th November. The Australasian League football team played the sixteenth match of the tour to-day, when they m^t and defeated Leigh by the narrowest of mu-gine, scoring 13 points to 12 put up by th*i*> opponents. The, game, which was faist and «xoiting, was played in. the presence of sevcq thousand spectators. In the first half Gilbert scored for Australasia, Francis converting the try s Leigh got a penalty goal, and tn uncon^ verted try. In the second" half, Savoury and Burgo ecored trie* for the touriste, Franci« converting ths latter'e. Leigh eecured «| penalty goal and a converted try. ' [The Australasianfi have won 13 game*, lost 2, and ono han been drawn.] MIDDLESEX v. MAORIS. (Received November 16, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, 15th November, Middlesex, scoring^ix , irks, defcftted the Maoris (Tof the Whit* City troupt), who only scored one goal.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 119, 16 November 1911, Page 7
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161LEAGUE FOOTBALL. Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 119, 16 November 1911, Page 7
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