THE NATIVE FOOTBALLERS IN VICTORIA.
A WIN FOB THE NATIVES. Melbouhne, August 11. Warbrick's Native football team played a match this afternoon against a Melbourne Fifteen under the . Rugby Union rules. The weather was fine, and it is, estimated thaf; fully 10,000 spectators were present. In the first spell the Native team had the best of the play, and had the local team pressed in their .twentyfive most o£ the time. There was .no score this spell, but the Natives were forced d'oVvn on one occasion. In the second spell the visitors played with great dash, and P. Keogh, " The Smiler, v and H. Lee each obtained a try, none of 'which were, however, converted'jnto a goal, and the game resulted in a win for the Native team by three tries to nil.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1917, 17 August 1888, Page 27
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