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MATCHES IN THE SOCCER LEAGUE
In the flangkong Aren Football League, Headquarter Wing, Somerset -L. I, defeated the 'R.A.0.£. yesterday afternoon at Chatham Road by six goals to Lwp Teams:
H.Q., S.L.I.-Wallace; Green Eurly: Hooker, "Heywood, Wilson; Guest, Faller, Phillips, Bagett, Han cock.
R.A.0.C-McCrory; Sanderson, Rowe; Sharpe, Walker, Dixon; Clarke, Coates, Sansom, Rial, Jackson.
The Somersets, winning the toas, played with the strong sun at their
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 1929.
RUGBY MATCH,
SOMERSETS BEAT THE
·EIGHTH FLOTILLA"
A keen and fast Rugby game on the Club ground yesterday afternoon res "sulted in the Somerset Light Infantry' winning against the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla by one goal and two tries (11 points) to nil. More scoring should have occurred, both aides making ground and getting near, a bad pass. or a dropped er muffed pass, holding up the play..!
The Somersets' forwards hava come on" well since they last played tho. Club 'A' side. They pack down batter, and have begun to learn the art of quick breaking-up, and following-up- necessary to a good set of
backs, and were early on the marks The Bigath Flotilla team
Fuller scoring in the first minute, after a scrimmage in front of goal. Ordnance were soon in difficulties again; but Barett. missed an open goul, shooting over the bar. Th* same player made amends just after wards, scoring well after receiving a pass from Phillips. The Ordnance got near the Somerset goal, and forced a corner, but did not avail them.
selves of the opportunity. Walker was unfortunate when shooting hard, Wallace managing to get to the ball and clear it, whilst Jackson hit, the cross-bar with a strong drive.
The
were not so well together, though, in dividually many of the team were good. outsides marked well, though it must be confessed that the Somersets outsiles were inclined to run across the field and so hamper the manoeuvring of the wing three's. Teama
Flotilla. North; Chambers, Atkin- son. Symmonds, Bradshaw; Weekes.. Lt. Hewitt; Lt.Cdr. Sim, Moseley, Welham, Francis, Shuto, Porsey, Lax- ten, Edwards.
Somersets. Bascombe; Chantin, Horne, Martin, Kerle: Lt. Evans,
Mogg, Rossiter. Bristowe, Kinchin, Raberts, Morris.
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Play then went to the Ordnance
the Somersets a further chance, but Rowe cleared Jackson, hit the upright with hard, low shot, and Clarke, unmarked, missed an open goal, put/ ting over the bar,
Two corners against the R.A.O.C. in quick succession" gave Guest the increase the Somer- opportunity to sets, lead with an unstoppable shot in the corner of the net. The Ordnance got dawn, and Rial struck the upright, but, on the rebound, Jacksin reduced the Somerset lead with a fast shot Brat Wallace hardly saw,
A foul against McCrory in the second half gaye Hancock an easy chance from five yards. After pres- sure by the Somersets, the Ordnance got down to the other ere, forcing a corner, but Jackson again
ain just missed the goal. Bagett, the smallest forward in the Somersets' line, scored the next goal, and Phillips, from a pass by Hancock, got near but shot, wide. Bagett got his hat-trick shortly afterwards with a beautiful drive.
The Ordnance reduced the deficit before the enl, Sansom sending in a hard low shot that beat Wallace all the way.
"D" Cay. Somersets v. RA.M.C.
A football match between "D" Coy., Somerset Light Infantry and tho Royal Army Medical Corps at Soo- kunpon yesterday, resulted in a win for "D" Coy, by the only goal scored
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The Medicals won the toss and elect- ed to play back to wind. The game commenced very evenly, play being mainly in the centre of the field, with Occasional attacks on each goal. The Somersets were granted a free kick from a foul, a short distance outside the penalty aren, but failed to KeLeavy heading out to Thomas, who punted the ball up the field. Elliott on the right wing, put in several good countres for the Medicals, but good use was not made of them Half-time found the teams with ne 'goals scored.
With the second half the Somersets made great efforts to score. On one occasion, the Medicals got away with practically near field before them, Jenkins receiving the ball from Good. man, but unfortunately panting ton far forward before having a chance to shoot. The Somersets retaliated with a dash down the field, Latchem managing to put the ball into the net in front of the
from a scrimtonge Medicals goal.
Navy Games. Several matches were played at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, the most interesting being one be tween Communications and Stokers in the Berwick Inter-Part League, Communications winning by four goals to nil, and more or lese making secure their position at the top of the League table. Teams:
Communications. Roberts; Ablett, Abbott; Lambert, Jones, Finn; Stabb, Watkins, Goodridge, Kennedy, Lee.
Stokers, Starboard.-Curtain: Her niman, Ronayne; Robinson, McCall, Balton: Jolly, Leitch, Jacobs, Blatch- ford, Baker.
· Communications kicked off, and got going right away, but several corners came to nothing. The Stokers gol through Into the Communications, but Abbott cleared with a good kick. |
The Club's Matches,
Two matches have, been arranged for this week.
y H.M.S.
On Wednesday, Club Cornwall. Club team:Back, R. 3. Grieve Threequarters, II. V. Koop, M. D. Scott, C. J. D. Law, G. P. Lam.. mert: Half-backs, I. A. Ross, G. A. L. Plummer, Forward, R. P. Moodie, AD. Suttili, D. L. Milne Day, T Riddell, F. R. Burch, R. P. Massey, J. A. E. Kendrew, B. 1.. Stock. Kick- off at 4.16 p.m. sharp.
On Thursday, Club Destroyer Flotilla. Club team:-Back, 0. Skin- ner; Threequarters, A. D. Coppin, R. H. D. Wade, S. J. H. Fox, P.
G. Ferguson; Half-backs, C. E. Holmes, W, J. Clerk; Forwards, Laidlaw, S. Dale, J. E. Henry, W. E. Feers, R. D. Beaumont, Burnell, H. N. Clippendale V. R. Gordon. Kick-off at 5 p.m. sharp.
nil. Teams:
Sirdar.Stott; Fitzgerald, Eur ness; Braham, Hawkes, Greenwood; Edmiston, Clover, Welch, Korner, Hassord.
SterlingDowell; Down, Tucker; Dorrian, Malkon, Nicol; Branchley, Palmer, McCabe, Jones, Lock.
The Sirdar kicked off, and each goal
turn. An escaped in
nceident to Welch, who had a cut over one eye, necessitated his absence from the Geld for a time, but he returned. bandaged, to help his side to win.
No score occurred before half-time, but, after the interval, Horner opened: the tally for the Sirdar, and Welch added a further goal just afterwards, Welch was in good shouting form, for he scored all the three
remaining goals.
Serapis v. Thracian,
Another China Fleet League Match also provided a glut of genis, Serapis defeating Thracian by eight goals to Wooton and Toomey, both got two. nil,". Dyer did the hat-trick, whilst
Weston having a single goal to his cralit. Teams:
Serapis.-Finck; Noonan, Ilolden; Smith, Weston, Keurney; Vallor, Dyer, Toomey, Wootton, Johnson.
Thracian. Grifiths; Slona, Hayes: Lowe, Pagett, Berle; Morris, Skeata, Brady, Maloney, Grimm.
Friendly Match.
In a friendly match at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, I.M.S, Tamar drew with the R.A.S.C. and R.A.P.C. team, each side scoring three goals. Lake opened the scoring for Tamar after 10 minutes play, shout ing from twenty yards, and Butler increased the lead soon after with a good shot from the wing. Half-time arrived with no further score.
The R.A.S.C. got away after tho interval, and Twelves scored from a pass from Corbealey.
Lake got his second goal five minutes afterwards, but Corbesley replied for the R.A.S.C., and in the final minutes Cole equatined for the R.A.S.C, with a fine shot, the best goal of the game. Teams:
Tamar-Hampson; Beer, Brown; Barnett, Sheridan, Vine, Butler, Lake, Carson, Pring, Sullivan.
R.AS.C.-Kadron; Lt. Dean, Evans; Lt. Courtis, Lyons, Hamar; Cole, Twelves. Corbealey, Barnstable, Fry.
Cricket.
The Officers of the 8th, Destroyer Fletilla played "The Reat" at cricket ut Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, Goodridge got the Best goal for the Rest winning by 62 runs. Communications; then Blatchford
worked his way down the centre In Cantwell was top scorer for the reply, but Roberta saved and cleared. Rest; with 37, and Wickens obtained. No further score occurred before | 29, half-time.
On resuming, after some play in midfield, Goodridge scored again from a pass by Lee, and Watkins later got the best goal of the match, Curtain
the Stokers tried hard to force matters,
With a rising shot. Thoup and Baker put in a shot that would have beaten most ordinary goal- kenpers, they were unable to pierce the Communications' defence. -Good- ridge managed to. obtain the hat- trick, scoring just before the final whistle,"
Sirdar v. Sterling. "
In a China Fleet Lengue Match, Sirdar beat Sterling by five goals to
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For the Offers, whose score totall-
ed 76, Sub. Lt. Synott got 32 rons,
whilst Lt. Dwane came next with 19.
Falmer bowled well for the Rest, taking five wickets for twenty runs.
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