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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
2
Sunshine and Navy battled in the Melbourne Cup final with Sunshine’s reserves and first team both playing the same day. Sunshine led early and featured strong defending, but Navy dominated at times, with Baker scoring twice and Gray netting a late equalizer before Navy sealed a disputed 3-2 win.
From Our Correspondent Football final in Junior Association at Tooley Vale saw Toolern Vale Bacchus Marsh win by 18 points securing the premiership and the pennant donated by the senior body. Melton was denied by a protest from Bacch, Marsh in the semi final while Rockbank and Carly prepare for a Melton semi at Melton. The Exford Estate home of H Staughton sen. will be auctioned soon. Local barber H Mentha hospitalised with blood poisoning in serious condition after a horse incident months ago.
Sunshine Reserves met Melbourne Thistle Reserves in the replay semi final at the Motordrome. Thistle introduced outsider Wright from Dumferline, while Shine pressed with Douglas and Heath. Thistle led after 25 minutes, Heath saved but Douglas finally broke through, with the ball in the goal area as defenders failed to clear.
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