"SPORTIVE LONDON"
"ON DISAPPOINTMENT SATURDAY at Blackheath there was a football match between"
"Blackheath and Newport"
"And to the Rectory Field some 6,000 persons found their way, expecting, as was only natural from the form hitherto displayed, a close match. Expectations were by no means realised. Against the wind Blackheath found they were no match for the Welshmen, whose three-quarter line combined in remarkably smart fashion. The play was fast, but Newport had the most of it, and at half-time they led by 11 points. "Blackheath's turn must surely come with the wind at their backs," was the thought which fathered the wish of Blackheath partisans, but though not so pronounced, the superiority of Newport remained evident, and 11 points to none was the result of this popular annual. It was not quite in keeping with anticipations created by the Newport and Old Merchant Taylors match, but then collateral form at football is as delusive as at many other of our sports." [FoNR Editor: note the discrepancy in the final score reported with that in the official records]