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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1952
Page
2
Benalla dominated Yarrawonga with a 48 point win in a contested match. Key players include Wilby and Hurley contributing on goal kicks while teammates Pinder, Veis, and Mikel held firm in the forward line amid a rugged game.
Talmie Probyn led Tolmie in a 7 quarter contest against Winton at Winton. Final scores show Tolmie 8.12.60 and Winton 6.6. Left in the game were strong bursts by Tolmie and Proby with best players named as Tolmie Probyn Hemingway Albert Storer Grima Bell Anton, while umpire Barry kept order throughout.
A large crowd attended the Burra mine versus St James match amid good ground conditions. At halftime St James led 4.1 to Burramine 8.10, with full time Burramine winning 19 to no score for St James.
Benalla Tungamah League announces semi final pairings Burramine versus VideLows and Wilby vs Benalla with Burramine at Tuungarmah and Wilby at Dey Mil, officials named as neutral umpires and boundary umpires to be assigned.
A Benalla district league gathering heard complaints about Wangaratta umpires, with calls to replace officials for finals. Delegates urged stricter reporting, debated ground and scheduling changes, and warned fines for improper attire at upcoming semi finals.
The president and secretary exercised authority to cancel the event due to wet weather. Players deserved a break after weeks of disrupted football, with some living up to 18 miles away. The decision faced comments from Mr. Mortis and Mr. Moore citing rule-book powers for cancellation in bad weather.
Visitors Day at Dookie College Golf Links featured an 18 hole stroke play event on the points system. Dookie College won with 34 points while Kialla and Dookie tied for second with 26 each. Individual trophies went to lowest nett scores across multiple clubs and players.
Goorambat defeated Tatong with a strong second quarter surge and held off late pressure. Key performances came from Goorambat’s top players Saunders Wallace and Demney while Tatong struggled to defend the opening. Goorambat led by 6 at the final whistle, 7 10 to 4 4.
Benalla Seconds retained fourth place with a seven point win over Mulwala at the Showgrounds. Mulwala led by nine points at the final break but Benalla surged in the last term to secure the victory, despite limited scoring from Fernalla and contributions from Connor, Hide, Jacobs, Andrews, and O'Brien.
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