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Barry Cup 1918, Round Two

Merthyr vs Westerns
Saturday, July 06, 1918
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “large”
MerthyrWesterns
85
Tries:Tries:
G Green, P MurphyG Squire
Goals:Goals:
G GreenB Graham
Teams*
J Finn1Jack Murphy
Neil King2Gordon Squire
George Green3Eric Sommerville
Jimmy Flynn4Lou Meibusch
Patrick O’Sullivan5William Wockner
Jack Liddy6William Brereton
Tom Bath7Bobby Graham
Joe Russell8Bob Meibusch
Sam Hamilton9Arthur Hoolahan
Sim Kreutzer10David Harrower
Vince Kreutzer11Wilhelm Wacker
Pat Murphy12J Hurst
Steve Keogh13Donald Kruse
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Daily Standard, 8 July, page 7; Telegraph, 8 July, page 7; Brisbane Courier, 8 July, page 4; Daily Mail, 8 July, page 3.

Valleys vs Railways
Saturday, July 06, 1918
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “large”
ValleysRailways
150
Tries:Tries:
J Tate (2), T McGrathNil
Goals:Goals:
S Hull (2), B LoveNil
Teams*
Sam Hull1[X] Stretton
Jonas Shekelton2George Stallard
Reginald French3Thomas Lynch
William McKinnon4S Drysdale
Sid Ashby5G Murphy
Richard Corney6Harold Heidke
Bob Atkins7P McCormack
Jim Tate8Arthur Colsell
Ted McGrath9F Karroll
Henry Stevens10[X] Maloney
Ray Jeffcoat11J Burke
Charlie Fredericks12George Keenan
James Jackson13George Malouf
Barry Love14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: The Sun, 7 July (SLQ MFS0332); Daily Standard, 8 July, page 7; Telegraph, 8 July, page 7; Brisbane Courier, 8 July, page 4; Daily Mail, 8 July, page 3.

Coorparoo vs Wests
Saturday, July 06, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “large”
CoorparooWests
50
Tries:Tries:
C ThorogoodNil
Goals:Goals:
C ThorogoodNil
Teams*
Joseph Vinson1Tom Sweeney
Bill Ehlers2Ossie Hardy
Charles Sturgess3Jack Maguire
John Holborrow4Jeremiah Desmond
George Orr5Cyril Casey
Charlie Thorogood6Jack Sweeney
Vic Lucas7Mick Scott
J Galvin8A Oxenham
William Schatz9Norm Potter
Edward Schatz10William Cuthbertson
Harry Jacques11J O’Sullivan
J Nicholls12Jack Newton
A Webb13Bill Dunne
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: The Sun, 7 July (SLQ MFS0332); Daily Standard, 8 July, page 7; Telegraph, 8 July, page 7; Brisbane Courier, 8 July, page 4; Daily Mail, 8 July, page 3.

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