17 July 1912, Launceston Examiner

BRITISHI ASSOCIATION. TASMANIA v. VICTORIA. 

The players chosen to represent Tasmania in the interstate games against Victoria and New South Wales (under BA. rules) left by the Loongana yesterday, and play a match against Victoria, at Melbourne, to-day; and against New South Wales on Saturday next, at Sydney Cricket Ground. Mr. J. J. B. Honeysett, the energetic secretary of the Tasmanian British Football Association, is managing the tour, and has with him the following players:-N. and R. Vincent, Coombcs, J. H. Honeysett, Jones, Pratt, Cracknell, Fletcher, Roberts, Almond (2), Perry, Cato, Reid.

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. N.S.WALES V TASMANIA.

The Tasmanian team left Hobart yesterday for Victoria, en route for New South Wales. The interstate match, Tasmania v Victoria, will be played in Melbourne to-day, and the touring team will leave for Sydney by to-morrow's train, and will arrive on Friday.

The Tasmanian British Football Association was formed in 1909. Mr. J. J. B. Honeysett, the manager of the present team, being one of the founders. Mr. Honeysett was instrumental in starting, at New Norfolk, some five years ago, the first club to play "soccer" In Tasmania, and has since been very closely associated with the organisation of the game in the island State. In August last year a New South Wales team was invited to play in Hobart, and although the Tasmanians were defeated by 6 goals to 3, interest in the Association game was stimulated, with the result that it now has a hold on   public support, and the code is gradually   increasing in favour among players throughout Tasmania.  

The Tasmanians are expected to improve on their display of last year, and in the match which is to be played on Saturday next at the Sydney Cricket Ground are likely to extend the New South Wales team. The home players, however, are now in splendid form. The match should prove worthy of the attention of those who are interested in the scientific footwork which is characteristic of the soccer code.

On Wednesday, July 24, it Is proposed to match the visitors against a team from the Navy, and on Saturday, July 27, they will meet a representative Northern District eleven at

Newcastle.