Local football was rather devoid of interest on October 5, and-as the Navy were unable to field a repre~ [sentative side, their fixture with the [Green Howards was cancelled, The Green Howards Reserves and the game attracted quite a crowd, but the game was very one~ sided as the score of 9 goals to 2 shows. The Army men were much too good for their opponents, and should have scored twice the number of goals. Day was very clever at centre-forward for the winners. Scorers for the winners were:—
Maddock (4) Gibson (3) and Day The Club and Recs, second stringers had a try out,' each side in-traducing a number of new players, and judging by the result of 6 goals to 9 in favour of the Rees. they have been the more successful in their "finds." The—Worcesters Reserves overwhelmed the YMC.A., scoring 18 goals without reply. To make the game more one sided that would have been, the YMCA. had only nine players. Bird helped. himself to eight of the winner's goals, Hamlett got four and Brooks one, The Italian Navy and Tung Wen met on the Police ground, and three-all draw resulted. The teams were more enthusiastic than clever, hut the Italians have made marked progress since last season, The only, Senior game played took: place at the Pioneer Fiejd, where the new League entrants, Chenju, trounced S.F.X, by 8 goals to The losers scored first, but Chenju quickly equalized, adding "three further goals before the interval, St, Xaviers' got another, making the score four to two, but' Chenju ran.
and added four more goals, It I be, interesting to see if St.
iers! will stay in the Senior Division fo the League, or if they will repeat last season's performance of withdrawing into the Second Division after taking a beating in the flite fame.
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