Jack Baker (rugby league)
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FullnameReuben John Baker
Born19 August 1890
Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 January 1947 (aged 56)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PositionSecond-row
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| Full name | Reuben John Baker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1890 Picton, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1947 (aged 56) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Baker (1890 – 1947) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs. His position was at second-row.
Baker made his first grade debut for South Sydney against Annandale in Round 2 1919 which finished in an 8–8 draw at Wentworth Park. Baker spent two years at Souths before signing with North Sydney.
Baker was a member of Norths only premiership victories in 1921 and 1922. He played in the 1922 grand final against Glebe where Norths won 35–3 at The Sydney Cricket Ground.[2]