Football: Colt’s Trial Match at Exeter: North v. South: This Afternoon: Congress may come, or Congress may go, but football goes on forever, with the slight exception of the close season prescribed by the Act of the Rugby Union. This notwithstanding the crowd which witnessed the Devon North v. South Colts cantering on the County Ground at Exeter this afternoon was not a record, except so far as the number of clergymen present (including the Rev. Rowland Hill) was concerned. … … (Pinsent – Newton, played as “back” for the South Colts) … … (description of game includes) … T. Harris and White led a rush for the South, Pinsent missing the ball rather badly, though with the ball going to touch, anything like disaster was averted … At the start of the second half the sun went down, and a little more vigour was through into the play. Green, on trying to get away, was smothered by Underhill, and North continued to have the best of matters from this point, Powell and Vicary being conspicuous among the forwards, Pinsent was eventually competing to save. … … North won … …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949