Bristol v. Newton: On Monday Newton journeyed to Bristol and met the representatives of the city, a well fought game resulting in the visitors being defeated by two tries to nil. … … (a description of the game includes) … … But Mapleton cleverly intercepted a pass, and ran to the centre, where, in some loose play, Denning secured and raced for the Newton goal. Pinsent was, however, too much for him, and he was bowled over right under the visitors’ posts. … The match ended as follows: Bristol 2, tries; Newton nil. … … (also) … … There are those who consider Albion A. equal to Albion Chiefs; on Saturday’s display there would appear to be very little difference … … Although losing both matches, Newton have reason to be proud of the way in which they showed up against such formidable teams as Newport A. and Bristol. In the Good Friday match Newton put out a strong fifteen … … … (discussion of game) … … The play of the Newport men elicited general admiration, Newton men played for all they were worth and a fast, open, and interesting game was witnessed. The universal opinion was that it was the finest game for the season. Pinsent did a lot of tackling at back. Pearse was as usual prominent on the defence; Pictor made several runs; Wells up to the time of his injury near the end of the first half was invaluable … … continues …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949