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