The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-17 00:00:00

FOOTBALL.

GROVE V. STOURBRIDGE STANDARD.—PIayed at
Stourbridge on Saturday last, and resulted in a win
fir Grove by three goals to one. The Stourbridge
team included tl'ree substitates who did good
service, but Grove had the best of the game from
start to finish, and it was only good goal keeping,
perhaps, that prevented them from se ring more,
Grore: Perkins (eoal), Allen (back), Peplow,
Heath, Mills (Iralt backs). Aldis, Cotterill, H.
Summers, Evans, C. Summers, and C. Randle
(forwasels). Standard : Hill (goal), Bennett (back),
Green, Drew, Pratt (half-backs), Aston, Rogers,
Brown and three substitutes (forwards). The
second teams of the above cletbs met at Hands-
worth, and the game resulted in a win for Grove
by two goals to none.
WOODSTOCK (MOSELEY) V. STOURBRIDGE (SECOND
TEAM).—This match was played at Moseley on
Saturday last, and, after a very fast game, resulted
in a win for the home tea:n by one try (obtained by
C. Mans,-11) and five touches to one touch down.
Stourbridge played three men short. Woodstock:
Anderton (..aptain), Griffiths (backs), Spicer,
Parkinson, Jones (three, quarter backs) Mansell. T.
Arter (half-backs), Sutton, Wigley, Breeden,
Tullett, Woodward, Mitton, M. Arter, Ball (for-
wards). Stourbridge: Davis (back), T. Clulee and
Smith (three quarter backs), Hunston and Parkes
(half-etteks), Penley, Homfray, Joce'yn, Wood,
Cook, H. Callao, DomAt (forwards),
LAWNESWOOD V. BRIERLEY HILL (FIRST TEAMS)
—lhe I etwia match between these clubs came off.
on he 101, inst. at Lawneswood. On the first oc-
casion of their meeting together this season, the re-
presentatives of Lawneswood defeated the Brierley
Hill by one goal to nil, and, as a consequence of
tlis, the return contest weet lroked forward to by
both clubs with considerable interest. In the ab-
sence of 6 of their best men, by adverse circum-
stances of one kind or another, Lewneswood had to •
play substitutes, chosen somewhat hap-hazard from
the held. The severe weather that had prevailed
for the last few days preceding the match, rendered
the ground very bad and slippery, as a resale of
which numberless falis—fortunately without in-
jury to any 'players—were witnessed. From the
moment the bait was started until the conclusion
of the game it was evident that the Brierley Hill
men were weaker than their opponents, but irres-
pective of this they disputed very stubbornly each
point gained by Lawnes‘‘ood. At the call of half-
time Boardman had kicked one goal for the home
tean; a seeond gained by them was disputed by
the visitors on the ground of the ball not baying
pas,ed fairly through the posts, but the contrary
of toss was admitted by the Umpire to be the fact.
As the match at this juncturels.eemed in imminent
danger of being stopped, a consultation was hold
between the captains, as a result of which, and in
deference ti the objections of the Brierley Hill
players the point was waivel by Lawneswood. In
the latter ha ,f of the play a third goal was obtained
by Rowbotham. and was followed by some splendid
shots at various intervals by J. Compson, Board-
nee], and Yoiall ; 13rldge doing some good kicking
from the back. but witeout any materiel re:4lft
being gained. At the cell of time the score stood,
Lawneswood, 2 goal and 1 diseuted goal to nil.
Subjoined is a La. of the names and positions of
the men :—Lawn.sw.:od : Goal, W. B. FlAcher ;
toree-querte,r backs, 13: idge (captain) and W.
Newnatis ; half-backs 11. Compson and IL William ;
forwards (right wing), J. Compson, F. Cooper,
(centre) .Boardman, I.ifft wing) Yoxall, E. Ryder.
13rierlej Hill: Goal, Newtoe ; three-quarter-back,
Jones ; half-back,,, Sutton and Davies; forwards
(tight wing) liardy (cap.), Fenn, Field, (centre)
Lawl4, Vaughan, (lett-wing) Scriven, Farrell. •