The Archive · 1926

Begg and Bailey

Police 4, F. A

With the entire Police team work ing like Trojans for a victory to fasten their hold on second place in the First League—Watson, Phillips, Biggs and Turner scoring in order, two goals to a period—the guardians of the law made four goals on Saturday to one for the Field Artillery Battery. C. Brown got the only marker for the losers in the Inst few seconds of play. It is not to detract from the excellence of the Police play, but rather to point out that the F.A.B. were working under a handicap, that the loss of Knight left them' with but} 10 men for most of the game, Knight has a bad knee, which troubles him greatly, and when he got into an awkward position, he} was forced to quit the game much} against minutes after the opening whistle, Sometimes with a single back and sometimes with a weakened half] ed as well as possible in and held their opponents to the four goals.

The Police Scorers This game, though not so well attended as the other on the Ra' Course, had its fine points, and in many respects showed a better brand of football. The Police team combined better on the whole than! did cither of the teams in the supposed stellar attraction, while tha defensive work, and they were not} always defending, of the F.A.B had its quality. Knight's loss was too great a burden to carry with sate win.

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