Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 23 October 1920, page 1
PREMIERSH1P, GEELONG & DISTRICT
KARDINIA PARK, THIS DAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
GRAND FINAL. BARWON v EAST GEELONG.
1.30 Sharp.— Soccer Match. Osborne House v. Platypus.
ADMISSION, 1/-. Proceeds in aid of Kardinia Park Funds. J. SAUNDERS. Secretary.Gnowangerup Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette, Saturday 23 October 1920, page 4
WOMEN IN THE FIELD.
In the very early days of professional Soccer some funny incidents occurred in which women had a part, and the few spectators had a bit of comedy thrown in, as it were.
A certain scratch referee, for instance, lost his whistle in the mud during an exciting bombardment of the goal in which he was most interested, and thenceforth used a doorkey. He had been making shrill noises on this novel substitute for some minutes, when players and spectators were startled to hear a shrill feminine voice :
"John, where did yo' get that latchkey ? Come here this minute !"
John could manage twenty-two men easily enough, but one wife was too many for him.
A village club, which has since made history, was playing on an open field in the early eighties, and a Lancashire club, also now famous, went over to play them. One of the Lancashire halves was much too clever for one of the opposing forwards, who had hitherto been a bright and shining light in the club. He scotched his efforts every time, robbing him of the ball, charging him off it, and generally running round him.
But he did this once too often. Suddenly he felt a bang on the top of his head, and, turning round; found an old woman threatening him with her gamp.
"I'll teach you to come here with your nasty, meddlesome wars !" she said. "Let the lad play. What harm has he done ye ? And he's my lad, too, I'd have you know!"'
Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, Wednesday 20 October 1920, page 5
Referees' Match. The annual fixture. Granville Referecs v. Sydney Referees, was played at Clyde on Saturday. The antics of the players were highly amusing, and frequently completely convulsed the spectators. Among the players were many of the leadlng lights in Soccer football for the past 40 years. Granvllle: Mobbs, goal; Knight and Pearson, backs; Davey L. Gill and Clarke, halves; B. Hyslop W. Allerton, P. Adams, Hotchkies and J. Gill. Sydney: Boston, goal; Lister and Wright, backs; Langford, Golding and Bates, halves; Pickering, Freeman, Cockwell, Alexander and Curtis, forwards, F. West, referee. After ten minutes' play, during which time the spectators were kept laughing by such a series of mis-kicks, foul throws and fumbles as ever were seen. J. Gill broke away and almost scored for Granville. At this juncture Les Gill changed places with E. Mobbs, who was in goal. Incidentally they swapped jerseys, and the onlookers were edified by the spectacle of the latter player bringing the ball down the field with one arm in his jersey. Sydney were awarded a penalty, Golding taking the kick and netting. At half-time the scores were still 1 to nil. Shortly after the recommencement of play, Alexander again scored. Later J. Gill netted for Granville. The end of the game, which only lasted 60 minutes, presented a comical spectacle, the players being almost too tired to raise a sprint. The final whistle found the scores: Sydney 2, Granville 1.
Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 20 October 1920, page 13
FOOTBALL.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.
The council of the New Zealand Football Association has deaided to invite the New South Wales Association to send a team to tour the Dominion next year. The visit, if made, will be returned as soon as possible.
[only marginally soccer but gives a good sense of the sectarian divide in Australia]
Catholic Press (Sydney), Thursday 21 October 1920, page 22
...
According to a cablegram in Tuesday's papers, the military and police forces in Ireland have quite gone to the dogs. In a riot after a football match at Belfast, the military fired on the Nationalists, dispersing them, and then on the Unionists, killing three. The two parties of rioters must have been lined up, so that none of them would be off-side. In this instance, the soldiers 'saved their face' by firing first on the Nationalists; but the effort apparently broke them up, for the cable goes on to state that a number of casualties were caused by auxiliary police, through a mistake, firing on troops, and vice versa, in the darkness, at Parnell-square. The day's bag will, no doubt, ultimately be charged to Sinn Fein, and some town burned down in 'reprisal.'
[This is possibly ominous. Toombul is now inner north but was possibly considered further out 100 YAT]
Telegraph (Brisbane), Wednesday 20 October 1920, page 5
Shire of Toombul.
Meeting of the COUNCIL
...
The Queensland British Football Association wrote for particulars of the spaces available for football during the 1921 season, as they wished to have direct control of same, and it was decided to allot them to their clubs requiring the playing fields. It was decided to advise the association that the council had no grounds to let.
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