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Football Gossip [By Forward]: … Ford, the Newton second XV back, who has played several times for the first team, is very useful in returning and with practice should develop into a safe custodian. J. Scagell is as ubiquitous as ever and never seems to tire. He was always on the ball, and did not throw away a chance. Chappell was the best of the halfs, and the forwards with their extra weight were able to monopolise the possession of the ball. Several of them require to read-up-on the rules on off side play. They should have been penalised several times on Saturday for not keeping outside the five yards’ limit. Ball appears to be better than ever this season, and the County Committee have been guilty of an omission in not giving him a place in the Possibles’ team. Pinsent, the College back, was fairly safe, but tackled too low. Wollen was the best of the three-quarters, Windsor being somewhat nervous when possession of the ball, whilst Stork did not judge his passing accurately. Hammond and Light, especially the latter, were very useful at halfback, and of the forwards O’Neill and Butland were the most prominent. The chief fault of the front division was that of packing, they locked too lightly, and the result was when the ball came out they lost time in getting away. With a heavy lot of opponents they should make the game as open as possible. They were seen at their best in the loose.

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GRO0520 Devonport: John Douglas Pinsent: 1872 – 1936 (?)

The Chase: East Devon Foxhounds: This splendid pack of foxhounds met yesterday morning at the Obelisk, on Offwell-hill, about a mile from Honiton. The day being fine, there was a very large attendance of ladies and gentlemen both mounted and on foot. … (includes) … Pinsent Matthew …

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Football Gossip [By Forward]: The College boys were rather disappointing after what they have done recently, but perhaps the hard game Blundell’s on the previous Wednesday had something with this. The principal mistake they made, and which was responsible for the bulk of the scoring, was in holding the player but not the ball. They also failed to keep the leather on their side of the scrum, the principal idea of the forwards being to walk over it. Pinsent is fairly safe at back, but was powerless when the students brought passing into play near the goal.  Windsor, with the exception of running back once, played a cool and cautious game, and stopped some dangerous rushes. Stork was also useful in the same line, but Hayward was not so prominent as I expected. Light and Hammond were severely handicapped in getting the ball but in the loose they did a lot of work, the former frequently intercepting passes by opponents, and O’Neill did the work of any other two forwards.

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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949