"SOCCER."
Footscray opened the season last Saturday, by playing Williamstown-Yarraville (last year's premiers), at Williamstown. The home team won the toss, and had the advantage of a strong wind and a hill to kick down in the first half. This kept Footscray defending the whole of the half, but they could not stop the rushes of the home team, who scored 6 goals in this half. Footscray scored their only goal in this half, from a splendid bit of passing.
The wind had dropped when the second half commnenced, so Footscray lost this great advantage. Footscray showed up in this half, but could not break down the splendid defence of the home team, who scored another goal towards the close of play. Final: Williamstown-Yarrarille, 7; Footscray, 1.
Williamstowrn-Yarraville have most of the players again this season who won them the premiership last season, and are therefore a very strong combination team. Every man knows his place, and keeps it. And it would not surprise me to see them premiers again this season. For Footscray every man played hard game, but special praise goes to Twigg( in goal), Slomes (at back), and Stevens (centre half), for their splendid defence.
This afternoon Footscray play Brunswick on their own ground, at top of Barkly street.
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