Mr. N. E. Tolhurst,hon. secretary of the Warren League, has crossed pens with Mr. G. Brown, jun'r.
the Dubbo supporter who has been putting football into poetry in detailing the deeds of the Blue and Whites.
In what he calls "The Westerners' Lament," Mr. Tolhurst replies to Mr. Brown's effort with this:—
The game is o'er, we did our Cup,
'Twas hard to force a smile ;
But don't forget she'll come back yet,
She's loaned for just a while.
On May 16, the Blue and White
Were just a bit too strong,
But when these teams do meet again
We may hear of a different song.
Their pack was big and used its weight
And I think it won you the money ;
But "Treacle" and Walpole in our six
May land us in the honey,
Ninety per cent, of the ball went out
To Dubbo's side, with a ping ;
If you've got no socks, you can't pull 'em up,
And it suited Billy Sing
He got the ball from the base of the scrum,
Eight out of ten at least,
Just think of it going the other way,
And ponder on Trudgett's feast.
But nevertheless, it can't be helped ;
On the day, the best team won,
And up until a quarter to go
We were having a lot of fun.
Buf the rot set in; when Ray got hurt,
The boy who can make you shout,
But they carried him off-- a' bitter pill--
And the rest of 'em petered out.
The game was fast, the game was hard,
As hard as any seen,
But the pleasing feature or it was
'Twas hard and fast—and clean.
The "Blues' will saddle up, you know,
Too right they'll come again ;
And if you don't keep training on
They'll cause you many a pain.
I've only just got over the shock--
I couldn't write before,
But when the "Blues" step on the train
I'll be helping them in the door.
The game in itself was a treat to watch,
One I could watch again,
And the sooner we trip to the "Hub of the West,"
The sooner I'll drink champagne.
Notes From the NSW Newspaper The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate 1 Jun 1937 p. 2.
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