The Archive · 1926

The First Game

mention wns that the first of the two xames on Saturday afternoon should be confined as far as possible to the less experienced players and also those not so well known locally. A contingent from. the Navy helped to fill up the si but even so both were short, notwithstanding that several of the older players who were participating, the second event of the day. also played. It was obvious in this game that quite a number of the men had a good deal to learn about the rules: lof the game. A close attention to this aspect will improve matters greatly, and also better comtion on the part of the out-ides. It was difficult to form any opinion about the players in the pack, as these were below strength and the men had little chance to show what they could do.

The game concluded in a win for Colours by 14 points to 5,

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