City Cup 1918

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Newtown 10 (D. Townsend try; P. Boys, J. Leonard goals) defeated Balmain 4 (R. Miller 2 goals) at Birchgrove Oval.
Date: Sat, 10th August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 5-0.   Referee: Arthur Farrow.   Crowd: 3,000.
Balmain: Fraser, Potter, Robinson, Challis, Love; Proust, Halloway (C); Burnicle, Ryan, Schultz, Fraser, Kensey, Miller.
Newtown: Beed, Cockburn, Cockburn, Bain (C), Boys; Gillespie, Leonard; Clamback, Deeble, Townsend, McCue, Hilliard, Ryan. Int: Luscombe, Lawrence.
View  Eastern Suburbs 17 (L. Cubitt, W. Messenger, R. Norman tries; W. Messenger 4 goals) defeated North Sydney 8 (S. Lloyd, T. Taplin tries; J. McArthur goal) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 10th August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 8-2.   Referee: Charlie Russell.   Crowd: 1,500.
Eastern Suburbs: Flannery, Messenger, Cubitt, Norman, Norman; Caples, Kaufmann; Glazebrook, Linklater, Tijou, Lees, Pearce (C), Williams.
North Sydney: Waterhouse, Peters, Taplin, Deane, Blinkhorn (C); Murphy, Denham; McIntyre, McArthur, Green, Farnell, Dunworth, Lloyd.
View  Glebe 8 (F. Burge, A. Wright tries; A. Burge goal) defeated South Sydney 5 (H. Horder try; H. Horder goal) at Royal Agricultural Society Showground.
Date: Sat, 10th August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 5-0.   Referee: Tom McMahon Snr.   Crowd: 15,000.
South Sydney: Hallett (C), Horder, Rowley, Vaughan, Phelps; Blair, McGowan; Moore, O'Donnell, Groves, Oxford, Holmes, Kerwick. Int: Tandy.
Glebe: Proctor, Leggo, Scannell, Brolly, Callanan; Gallagher, Benson; Burge (C), Burge, Gray, Swinson, Knight, Pert. Int: Wright.
View  Western Suburbs 31 (H. Gilbert 2, W. Collins, E. Courtney, W. Joass tries; A. McPherson 8 goals) defeated Annandale 2 (R. Gough goal) at St Luke's Park.
Date: Sat, 10th August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 16-2.   Referee: William Neill.   Crowd: 1,500.
Western Suburbs: White, Vest, Burns, Gilbert (C), Collins; McPherson, Johnston; Leddy, Redmond, Joass, Prentice, Bossi, Courtney.
Annandale: McGuinness, Gough, Pidcock, Geoghegan (C), Hughes; Usher, Butler; Jolly, Coll, Bates, Stuart, Lucas, Cusack.

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