LINWOOD (6) v. ALBION (0).

Press, Volume L, Issue 14976, 25 May 1914, Page 10

LINWOOD (6) v. ALBION (0).

Linwood opened from the southern end, and even play in midfielrl followed, play being for tho mast part confined | !to tho forwards. Albion eventually j ) worked their way to the Linwood terri- ! I tory, only to see Harvey lead a Green forward rush, which reversed positions, S. Caldwell further improving Linwood's position. A force against Albion from a. penalty was followed by a good feinting run by Caldwell, but a force was tho only result. 'Play hovered in'midfield until the Green forwards, led by Peterson, W. and E. Cummings, and Harvey, placed Linwood on tho attack. ' Linwood claimed tho advantage for tho remainder of the spell, but. wero unable to score, and half-time was called with no score. j Immediately following the opening ! ol" the second spell, A.b*.>r» forced their opponents. Good lino kicking by Henry proved very serviceable to tho Blanks, and play hovered in niidfiel'd until tho Linwood forwards, by a loose rush, invaded Albion's twenty-ii.e, j where Mcintosh secured, and passing between Wilson and Haughey resulted in Haughey scoring wido out. Wiison mado a good, effort to improve. Linwood 3, Albion nfl. The . Bla-ck forwards, •by loose rushes, | invaded Linwood's twenty-five, aud j Jordan mado a. ' good * effort to convert from a penalty, a forco result- j ing. Attack and counter-attack-ended in Albion being called upon to defend for a lengtliv period. E. Cunimings eventually scored a try, wl ich Edmonds failed to improve. From this out, Linwood claimed the .advantage, but failed to add to their I score, the game resulting—Limvood 6 ! (two tries), Albion nil. Mr "W. Du_j _an was referee. " |