Each day examples of sports news from exactly 100 years ago will be reproduced in blog posts below. Most of the posts will mostly relate to soccer (or British Association football as it was sometimes know in the pre-war period) but other sports will get a look in, especially during the Australian summer.

The material will be extracted from the National Library of Australia's digital archive and other sources.

Sunday 15 April 2012

15 April 1912, The Mercury (Hobart)

BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

The two practice matches played at South Hobart and Cornelian Bay on Saturday were both instrumental in introducing hitherto unknown exponents of the game to the local clubs. It is especially gratifying to note that the Y M.C.A team made a most successful reappearance into the game, and although several of their leading players were absentees on Saturday, they really put up a very good showing against the more experienced South Hobart players. The following players made their first appearance tor the Y M.C A. -Wilkins, Gates, Bond, Kitto, Hicks, Fletcher, Dawkes, and Wilson. South had new men in Merlees and Crowson. In the other match at Cornelian Bay an enjoyable practice game was played, although several prominent members of both the Hobart and St. George clubs were unable to turn out. Several new men on both sides made a favourable first appearance.

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