LEAGUE FOOTBALL
SATURDAY'S GAMES;
'■■ Playing' at Emerson-street-on-Satur* day, Newtown defeated Central by 2% points to 14, after a hard and fast game. Fisher, who-has recently- joined the Newtown Club, scored two firtes;'kicked a penalty goal, and converted two tries. Other scorers for the winners ■ were D. Johnston (two), J.; . Johnstone". ■ and Withey. For the ! losers, G-" Hedges (two), Foley,- and Wilkie scored, tries, Hedges converting /one. : Mr. Henderson was referee. ~-' '' /■ ''.'":' \\ : .Petone defeated. City by 41, points,: to ■nil.-- .-■ r '■ ■ :■■■■■- "■■-' '. i' ■..'". ' '•.-* ".-■■ JUNIOR. The. junior, match, City v. Newtown, played at Emerson-street, resulted in a win for the former team by-19-pointa to nil. Tries were scored by Smeeton, Gibbs, J. Ryan (2), and S. Piper, and two were converted by J. Ryan. City were superior in the backs, and in the scrums the forwards "invariably hooked the ball out, thus keeping Newtown de-. fending throughout^': : .^.," Oriental beat West by' 19 points to 5.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 8, 10 July 1922, Page 3
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151LEAGUE FOOTBALL Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 8, 10 July 1922, Page 3
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