FOOTBALL-NAVAL BRIGADE V. CLUB.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1804, 4 May 1874, Page 3

FOOTBALL-NAVAL BRIGADE V. CLUB.

" What a glorious day for football," said a friend to me. " Come and see the Club beat the Nazals." "I'm : not so sure of that," said li. Bub I took my friend's ad vice! and was just iu time' to see Gavin kick off for the Navals.- While the ball was in the-airl looked-round and found a number of spectators. The Club players looked very picturesque in their new uniforms, whioh consists of blue serge Knickerbockers, scarlet stockings, white jersey, and blue cap with red tassel. The Club :were jplaying one short," keeping the piace'open* for 1 the skipper. 'The weight and condition of the Navals.at first seemed top much, fpr.tHe 'Club,.'.though.'no, great advantage was gained until they had changed goals .twice. , The mauls became pretty frequent,'and at length the ball being kicked out was well followed up by W.' Brassey i thYOlub goal-keeper succeeded in, stopping it, but only to see Brassey kick' an unmistakable goal, amidst ..much. cheering from tbe boys in blue. ■" How 'about, the Navals now?" said Ito my friend. ." Two,,to ; one they beat the Club" said a sporting friend, and it looked like it. Goals were changed, but with no better luck for the Club, the "red stockings" seemed to be offcener upside down than any other way. At .last the ball was well worked up the toutch-lino: by Snodgra3B.'_ Mercer .picked it up, and made "a nice left-foot drop,right; across the "play to Davey, who, was. tackled before he could .make his; drop. "Pass her ahead,' Ned,"'was the 1 word. The ball was neatly thrown. 'T got her," said the■ Olub skipper, as he; dodged the two foremost Navals, getting; well in front of the goal made his drop,! the ball going about two feet over the; cross-bar, which made a goal to each side. J Time was now called, and the gamewasj fought oyer again as ; we wended our way ; homewards! The Navals played rerj. well indeed, considering that they have hadno practice, and the Olub must look to their laurels if they want to beat them.; The Olub team seemed to : be rather disorganised, each man playing for himself and ,no one else, but I hope to see ah improvement shortly." The Olub team consisted of the following:-Mercer j Swanson, Snodgrass, Davey, Oarrick,' E.j Brassey, Robinson,|:Grawfdrd; beveroj and .Russell. . Navals :-W; v . Brassey, Gavin, Thomas (2),, Walker," Robinson, Sykes, Wilson, Brown, and Feeney.DadpkiOK.