FOOTBALL. - HUME WEIR v. ALBURY. - The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1860 - 1927; 1929 - 1931; 1933 - 1938) - 8 Sep 1922 (original) (raw)

These teams met on the sports ground on

Saturday and played off the final in the

A. and B. Association premiership games.

There was a large attendance, the takings

at the gate totalling £112. Although the

home team were not in full strength owing

tto the absence of their best ruck man, C.

Bunton (who was injured recently), the

team was a fairly strong one. The play

all through was of an interesting order,

but the Weir had the better luck and in

the end won with a big margin of points

to their credit. The scores, at the end of

the various terms were as follow: —

First Quarter. — Hume Weir, 3 goals;

Half-time.— Hume Weir, 5' goals 8 be

hinds; Albury, 1 goal 5 behinds.

~ Third ' Quarter. — Hume 'Weir, 7 goals 12

behinds ; Albury, 2 goals 6 behinds.

Final Scores.— Hume Weir^ 10 goals 15

behinds (75 points); Albury, 4 goals 13

Goal-kickers. — Hume Weir, Baker (4),

Webster, and McAlpine (2 each), Grenell

and Parkhill (1 each); Albury, Birtles (2),

Wittiier, and Lambert. (1 each).

The most prominent players in the teams

were: — Hume Weir, M' Alpine, Whitely,

Butter, Norris, Stewart, Baker, Corbett,

Heywood, Parkhill, and (until he was in

jured) M'Pherson; for Albury, Birtles,

Dawson, Wallder, M'llree, Campbell,

The winners were entertained at dinner

by Mr. W. P. Kinney, of the Albury Hotel,

and the usual toasts were proposed and