LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 130, 4 June 1931, Page 17

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

TOWN DEFEAT COUNTRY^ CLOSE GAME AT STADIUM Teams representing Town and Countr-y met in a League football match at the Winter Show Stadium , yesterday afternoon. .After, a keen contest, the Town 'team won.by. 13.points to 11. . ' The Country, team scored their eleven points'-in the first spell. The ibsfc.. ; try came when Brace started a movement" which let Dennison over.the line. A'little, later Boden dodged several opponents, and then fending off Petherick, scored ■ wellout. The kick wys.too much for, Moisley to add the extra points. Country were sis points up. For a time there was over-. much kicking, and the standard of play deteriorated.. At length, though, tho ball] was .taken from one end. of, the. field to. the v ptheri! and ,j6yce,j after a . fine : dash;"j scored-another ■ try .'for! Cduntry'^Mp'isl'ey ..i converted.- Snappy, passing bbut^.by the Town players placed Country ; on.:defence," and ultimately from one Holland scored, making the points at halt-time, Country--11, Town 3. .■ "" .."■■'. ' ' . ,The Country players had had the-advant-age, of the wind in the first spell, and when the teams changed- over .Town'set towork in good style. A. try,.by Merson, converted by llankin, increased Town's*' .tally, to S points; Boden was'exploiting; the short kick and frequently , gained; ground for Country,. Town'.ma.de-a.str'enu-: ous effort to. pull the,game out of .thei fire and succeeded. Smith scored a good try. Eatikin converted and, the game was; Town's by a margin of two points.