City Cup 1916

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Eastern Suburbs 19 (L. Cubitt 2, B. Williams tries; W. Messenger 5 goals) defeated Balmain 3 (J. Robinson try) at Royal Agricultural Society Showground.
Date: Sat, 29th July.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 12-3.   Referee: Arthur Farrow.   Crowd: 8,000.
Eastern Suburbs: Challis, Messenger, Cubitt, Gilbert, McKellar; Caples, Male; Watkins (C), White, Duffy, Lees, Pearce, Williams.
Balmain: Wall, Craig, Robinson, Fraser, Potter; Johnston, Halloway (C); Craig, Balkwell, Schultz, Fraser, Cranston, Burnicle.
View  Glebe 8 (F. Burge 2 tries; A. Bolewski goal) defeated South Sydney 4 (P. Cruise, A. Oxford goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 29th July.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Glebe 6-4.   Referee: Charlie Russell.   Crowd: 3,000.
Glebe: Proctor, Leggo, Scannell, Bolewski, Bolewski; Gallagher, Butler; Burge (C), Swinson, Burge, Angus, O'Donnell, Knight.
South Sydney: Dymant, Vaughan, Phelps, Cruise, Breen; Norman (C), McGowan; Groves, McCarthy, Moore, Kerwick, Oxford, Cann.
View  Newtown 14 (J. McCue, F. Ryan, F. Talbot, D. Townsend tries; A. Martin goal) defeated Annandale 2 (W. Doyle goal) at Erskineville Oval.
Date: Sat, 29th July.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 6-2.   Referee: Larry O'Malley.   Crowd: 300.
Newtown: Luscombe, Cockburn, Talbot, Gillespie, Collins; Burns, Leonard; McCue (C), Townsend, McCue, Burdett, Ferguson, Ryan. Int: Brown, Martin.
Annandale: Heaney, Gough, Doyle, Pidcock, Bain; Jolly, Buist; Coll, Palmer, Bryant, Stuart, Dagg, Haddock (C). Int: Perry.
View  North Sydney 6 (C. Blinkhorn, L. Mayo tries) defeated Western Suburbs 3 (A. Bossi try) at Wentworth Park.
Date: Sat, 29th July.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 3-0.   Referee: Tom Dickenson.   Crowd: 500.
North Sydney: Mooney, Mayo, Deane, Stewart, Blinkhorn; Deane, Taplin; McIntyre, McArthur, Green, Lloyd, Sullivan (C), Farnell.
Western Suburbs: Dennis, McCauley, McFadyen, Prentice, Swanson; Naylor, Bossi (C); Leddy, Joass, Smith, Tye, Courtney, Holt. Int: Lee.

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