Boys' football match - 100 years ago this week.

This account of a a football match between the boys at Yallock and Yannathan State Schools comes from the Lang Lang Guardian of July 21 1915.  Yannathan won the match 8.8. to 2.3. The article is trancribed below.

Football match report

Lang Lang Guardian, July 21, 1915 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119512638

Boy's Match -  On Saturday last the Yannathan School boys met at Yallock to play the Yallock school boys. It being a perfect day, all enjoyed a good game. The umpire gave satisfaction. The Yannathan boys won the toss and had the pick of the goals. The game ended in a win for Yannathan. The best players for Yannathan were - A. McCraw, J. McKay, V. Lineham, S. Coates. C. McKay, F. McCraw. Yallock's best were - T. Stephens, G. Collyer, S. Games, W. Cameron and W. Pretty. The scores were - Yannathan 8.8, Yallock 2.3.