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Barry Cup 1918, Round Three

Westerns vs Coorparoo
Saturday, July 13, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “large”
WesternsCoorparoo
153
Tries:Tries:
E Sommerville,G Orr
W Wacker, A Hoolahan
Goals:Goals:
B Graham (2), J DalyNil
Teams*
W Cliff1Joseph Vinson
Bobby Graham2Bill Ehlers
Eric Sommerville3Charles Sturgess
Jeff Daly4John Holborrow
Nev Broadfoot5George Orr
Ernie Silverton6Charlie Thorogood
William Brereton7Vic Lucas
Lou Meibusch8J Galvin
David Harrower9William Schatz
Wilhelm Wacker10E Hampson
Arthur Hoolahan11Harry Jacques
J Hurst12J Nicholls
Donald Kruse13A Webb
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: The Sun, 14 July (SLQ MFS0332); Daily Standard, 15 July, page 7; Telegraph, 15 July, page 5; Daily Mail, 15 July, page 3.

Merthyr vs Valleys
Saturday, July 13, 1918
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “large”
MerthyrValleys
195
Tries:Tries:
J Liddy, J Kelleher,B Atkins
G Green, S Keogh,
J Russell
Goals:Goals:
J Flynn (2)S Hull
Teams*
J Finn1Sam Hull
Charles Russell2Ted Stanley
Jimmy Flynn3Jonas Shekelton
George Green4Barry Love
Joseph Kelleher5William McKinnon
Jack Liddy6Richard Corney
Tom Bath7Bob Atkins
Joe Russell8Jim Tate
Sam Hamilton9Ted McGrath
Sim Kreutzer10Henry Stevens
Vince Kreutzer11Ray Jeffcoat
Pat Murphy12Charlie Fredericks
Steve Keogh13James Jackson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: The Sun, 14 July (SLQ MFS0332); Daily Standard, 15 July, page 7; Telegraph, 15 July, page 5; Daily Mail, 15 July, page 3.

Wests vs Railways
Saturday, July 13, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsRailways
83
Tries:Tries:
J O’Sullivan, O HardyG Stallard
Goals:Goals:
M ScottNil
Teams*
Tom Sweeney1[X] Stretton
Ossie Hardy2J Fisher
Marn Jolly3George Stallard
Jack Maguire4Thomas Lynch
Cyril Casey5S Drysdale
Jack Sweeney6G Murphy
Mick Scott7Harold Heidke
A Oxenham8P McCormack
Bill Richards9Arthur Colsell
Norm Potter10F Karroll
Bill Dunne11[X] Maloney
Charlie Meekin12J Burke
J O’Sullivan13George Keenan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: The Sun, 14 July (SLQ MFS0332); Daily Standard, 15 July, page 7; Telegraph, 15 July, page 5; Daily Mail, 15 July, page 3.

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Part of 1918 season

Seems Westerns’ victory over the ‘Roos was quite an upset.