British Association Football.
(By "Soccerite").
Owing to the absence of several players in Perth during the visit of the Prince, nothing has been doing in the local Soccer circles, but next Saturday it is hoped that there will be a full attendance of players. Country week will be held in Perth between Saturdays, August 28th and September 4th, and it is hoped Narrogin will be able to send a representative team. All players who think they will be able to make the trip are asked to advise the local secretary. About fourteen players will at least be necessary and there should be no difficulty in getting that number of good players by that date; There is plenty of time for practice and if a probable team can be got together now, they should be placed in their positions and well trained by that time. A trophy will he presented to the champion country team, and there is no reason why Narrogin should not win it. The Combined Country Team beat H.M.A.S Sydney in Perth by 7 goals to I, and the Narrogin representatives were instrumental in bringing about such a decisive result. The Sydney half backs could do nothing with the combination of Johnson and Primrose on the right wing, and it was mostly from their good work and accurate centring that the majority of goals were obtained.
Gnowangerup has challenged Narrogin to a match, but owing to their isolated position and the train service, a definite arrangement has not yet been agreed to. Albany has promised to visit us early next month, and hope to be ready for them. So let us have some good practice on the next few Saturdays. There are plenty of players about to provide a good game every week. I have also been asked to make an appeal for subscriptions. The jerseys have not yet been paid off and members who have not yet come to light with a "sub." are earnestly requested to do so as early as possible and so assist the club to keep free from debt and give it a proper start. A donation from any sympathisers of the game would be gratefully accepted by the secretary, Mr. J. GIunas, or by Messrs Johnson and Primrose, captain and vice-captain respectively.
Now then, you Pommies, wake up.Daily News (Perth), Friday 16 July 1920, page 5
GENERAL NOTES.
An English soccer team is at present touring South Africa, and drawing big crowds. It is a good second class side, and is apparently playing ideal football. Indeed, the men were picked with a due recognition of the function of the team, viz., to show socceras she should be played.
Westralian Worker, Friday 16 July 1920, page 7
Local poker players will be interested to learn that last month five youths in Hobart (Tasmania) were charged with, "that on May 23,1920, in an open place at Hobart, in Tasmania, to wit, in the paddock of James A. Crisp, in Elphinstone-road, they did unlawfully gamble." The defence was that while it was true that the five had played poker at the place and on the date mentioned in the charge, they were not in "an open place" because the paddock was fenced and was surrounded by a hedge. The prosecution admitted that the paddock was fenced and surrounded by a hedge, but they still claimed it as an open place. - In giving judgment, it was set out, and precedents existed, that an open place for the sale of goods meant open to the public, not to the sky, and certainly meant a place to which the public had access, thus a privately-owned, fenced paddock (in the absence of special conditions) was not an open place, and the charge was dismissed.
Bert Richards, a one-time crack pedestrian and footballer in Johannesburg, called in during last week. Being a foreman printer by trade he was anxious to have a look over the "Worker's" new home. He has been away soldiering since 1914, and passed through on the transport Kigoma. According to Bert English racecourses cannot compare with Australian in the matter of appointments; also he reports that Rugby football is not taken much notice of, the popular game being soccer.
Bert Richards, a one-time crack pedestrian and footballer in Johannesburg, called in during last week. Being a foreman printer by trade he was anxious to have a look over the "Worker's" new home. He has been away soldiering since 1914, and passed through on the transport Kigoma. According to Bert English racecourses cannot compare with Australian in the matter of appointments; also he reports that Rugby football is not taken much notice of, the popular game being soccer.
Toowoomba Chronicle, Friday 16 July 1920, page 8
Recorder (Port Pirie), Saturday 17 July 1920, page 4
Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, Saturday 17 July 1920, page 2
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