20 July 1912, The mail (Adelaide)

SOCCER AT THE SILVER CITY.

BROKEN HILL, July 20. SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. BROKEN HILL.

South Australia won the toss and Bastin set the ball in motion. A combined attack was at once instituted upon White. Towndrow repulsed the attack, and play was transferred to the other end; Broken Hill backs were eminently safe, and nothing resulted. Again the Barrier boys got going and Jackson, at half had a fine tussle to thwart a determined attempt to break through, Mellor and Smith both testing the goalie. Corners were forced, Bat nothing resulted, thanks to a fine defence by South Australia. Brokens had all the best of the argument, and individual play was responsible for South Australia's backwardness. Shephard and Monkhouse carried the ball well down, but Stewart missed a fine centre. Nixon cleared, and again things looked black for the visitors. Yeomans, however, got possession, and relieved the pressure. Half-time arrived with, the score sheet blank. Upon resuming South Australia took a firm grip of affairs, and a well conceived plan of long passing looked favourable until Reynolds kicked clear. Again Broken Hill got going and corners fell to their forwards. There was nothing doing, however, as Pollock cleared the press, and again South Australia got away with J. Stewart in possession. Even play ruled until Threadgill broke through and beat Ready with a well-timed shot that gave every excuse to the goalie for allowing it to pass. Brokens tried hard to equalise, and forced the pace. Nothing resulted, however, and a fast clean game ended in favour of the visitors by 1 goal to nil. Prominent amongst the losers were Nixon, Reynolds, Mellor, Bastin, and Smith. South Australia were best represented by T. Stewart, Shephard, Jackson, Yeomans, White, and Pollock.