Berkshire Chronicle Reading 09-1919

CHRONICLE,

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be. ' who a, a 1redlman at .Dxl~rd

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twee~ Wetlley~ am London Roa4, tury in the 'VM~tf _ .match ••aiut Cam.
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and ll'ilehllrst in bridge; H . 1!. BaiD.brillle, whO. after.... rd.
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sec ton • AU of til.
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the MAaaement Colli ittee at a meetiog
on Tuesday decidea that there should be a
series of play-off8. and the draw resulted as
follow :
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' Tilehurst v. W(lkincham London Road, at
f jlehurst.
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·Wokingham Magpies v: Wesley, at WokIngham. .
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The' gnmes al'8 to
de()l(fed eIther- ~n
ptember .13th. or Be m.ber »Oth. At the
meeting the repr~sen tives of each club
were' asked if th ..y h. an; suggeStio.8 to
oink... and all howpd • splendid sportini
spIrit in tating that they were willing to
faU in ' with IIny deci n come to by the

~O~!~~~. pt tbe rep s, it is . Inte~stiDg
to ' note that the matc
Â¥,tween the four
. ~Iubs duri)]'g "the sea 011 re 'ultid as follows',
, WoltinBham ~ Magpi.e ~at Wokinirhllm
Lonclon Road (twice) and Wesley.
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WokingbAm London oad beat Tilehurst
(twice) and .Wesley ..
Wesley beat WOklD ain tcindon ·. ;Road,
W okingham Mngpi , nd Tilehurst.
'l'ilehurst beat Wokingham Magpies
(twice)
and W~.oflt'y.the bove .matches .... ill
Tb.e winners
:ineet oli a neutral groenil in Reading' on
September 2ith.
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There will be no meeting between th~
-- champion ' o~ section An and ' ~e ch.a'm.
pion of section "1\" ( Ita) oWlng to the
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lateness in the season.
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.HERBERT 'ENGINE~ ~ GO. v. DELTA!
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This g~o wa.~ ~a1.ed 00 .~turday on the
~d ot the.
at Ca.ve~l!bam.
It miry be mentio!! that ·Herbert En~eer,
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ground. Both' aid
w
well represented.
'l'be bOIl\J ters. battinll" first on a slow
....ietet, compiled the vel'J useful score of 93.
Ithanks principally to the batting q.ispl&y of,
Tud~r-, wi~1t '3.
The" :Wood,workers "
bowhng W&a alway. ROOd, Payne . 3 for 23.
. Knapp 3 .for .26, and We.;;t 2 for 11. a~waYil
commandIDg respeet. On Delta. batt~n~ 0.
ood start was made by T itoombe and Mus~en, tbe latter beina' dilll1issed At 98. West
fell early, hut afterwa
. till) is.eue. wae
neve./' in doubt. abd t
winninlL hit WIIS
made with fin wickets in hand. The. BOOTe
was eventually carried
1~ for 9 WIckets.
H •. ~nru,:11 w~ the Jli t successf",1 bo .... ler
for !tla SIde. l'he t00Jll8 were klJldy,
tertained to tl'8. !>y the home, club, '0\ hic
was much apprecIated.. ~res:
Herbert Engm ellOg Co.
L 'I.·udor. h West · ... ............ '3
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capt;a.itueil "anriob1ii~; F. - MarchaD.t,
after ard. the captain of Kent; the Hon
A. E. Parllf'r, anil .lad.. but not IN.8t
Botln;hier. the laJQoua ac~!:i who kept
wiCket. I ' expect Captain w neble
remember the mlltch. &II, alon&' with hie
brothers. he played for Woodl!lY; Mlother
~lnje./', wJlom . I saw urupirini on the
Ken ing,ton Rood ground q,!ite recently. ,!a~
Goo
. rge Hartil'tt. Y&S. ' orlCket W&8 Komg
trong in the R~adintr district in thO!!e day•.
Mny they return 8jfalJl and bring baek 80me
of the gQOd ti1JlM like we uaed to have.
Youra, etc:..
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AN OLD WOODLEYITE.
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HARVEST' FES'TIVAl SERVICES
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Special efforts nave always been made
at the harve~t festival jn connection
witli Friar Street Pljimitive Methodist.
Ch urc,
h R ea d 109,
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b u t a t . 110 t'Ime h as
more enthusiasm been shown than
this week's ,thanksgiving.
At
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morning and evening servi'c es on Sunday
special sermons ' ~ere preached by Mr.
S . •:S., Hall, and the soloists were Mr.
CQ9per. and Mr. Holdaway respec.
tively. A special concert was given in
the afternoon by the Greyfriars" Mis.
sion . Hall choir. cop4ucted by Mr.
Harris. Mr. H. Ralph presided, and an
address~ was given by the Rev. J. ' Cal'ter. Collections were taken at all th
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A pcwt'on of the C,'" ..." .... wlto oat . _ to tea at tit, C.·.......,.. Cllirdl on', Ftlte and T . .
.t CrowlI Parl~
,s~rvlces on. behalf o~ the trust funds ..
C.......... m, on . ......,. .,..,.....n. - Ttl, P......... " . . palMCll 011' I'W'St ,uoc,u'lIl1y.
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The opeDing c~~m~ny was .perfor~ed
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Foulsham.
Readmg •
on Tuesday by Mr. H. Ralph, 10 the unr
!avoidable absence of Mr. A. H. Bull.
rJ.'he .chair, was . taken by ' the ' R v. J.
'Carter. and others present included the
Revs. W: Easel' E. J. T. Baa-nell and
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T e challmal? annou~e the regret of
Mr. Bul! at beU?g u~
e to b~ present.
Mr. Flsher saId thiS as a Ume when
thq reckoned t6 gath~r in 'a few pounds
to carry them ' on tilt the next autulI}n .
Then they thought they ought to do
something to make the cllurch a little
more cheerful and inviting to the con-/
gregatioo so thev had set their minds
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avmg
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r~o,:,~ted.
Th.e!r
church ought to be as lOvltmg as theIr

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hOM:,s'Ralph' outlined the' history of the
Methodist
movement in
R eading.
There was to· day a great feeling that .
the union of the different branches was
coming, and it ' could nevef come too
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A vote of thanks w~~ accorded Mr.
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Ralph. on the proposltl.on of the . Rev.
E. J . ,T, Bagnell, sec~>nded by the Rev.
W. Easey.
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Total ... ..... : ... ... ..... , 93
The. sale was opened on, the second
. Delta (El1iotts).
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day by Mrs. W. L. Taylor, when Mrs.
R. E: ~I\r,den. b Beyliolds ..:. ..:. 10
Dev-eni ~h presided.. .
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. The . stallnolders were :-Ladies'. work
H . TltoOmbe. b ReYlIDlds ....... ,. n ·
Y/ . 'F:· Weal. b Donma\l ....... ... t ,. . , . M
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• J : H . Ca.rr, c ' and
Donmall ... 111 .
stall Mh. Carter,
rs. · ox. sen.,
rs :
H, W indsor c G ' .' b 'Donmail 9
y, ' M,rs. -jIilr,gs, .a~
Â¥is~ . Hu~t;
C. Pro'uten, 'II ReJn
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~n , tub and vanety' stall, Mrs. Dot·
E. Gill, not out ...... ....... :: ... 23 •
lads' stall, Masters Hunt, Jones •.
and Benham; young' people's stall, Mrs:
· J. V. Knapp. c ReYllOlda. b Goode 20
J . Smith. run out ... '.:. ... ...
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~: Bulpitt
Mrs. Wigmore, and the
F . C. Payne. b G
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young ladiesiJ of the church; flower and
F . Monder., ahooent ... ... ... ...
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,handkerchief, stalls. Mrs. Burghmeister.
Extras ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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'Mrs. Bunker, and Miss Holliday; vegeT tal
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table stall, Mr. Fisher. Mr. and ¥rs.
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Cox. and Mr. and Mrs. Slatter ; hoUp.la,
WOXINGHAM W DON ROA.D v: ·
the Misses Long; re(z:eshment stall, Mrs.
TILEHURST. .
Ralph.
Mrs. LipscombI'. sen., Mrs .
'1'Ois match wa pined at Wokinghnm Lip combe. jun., Mrs'. Hall. Mrs. Heath,
on Saturday., London oad won the to6s; 11DtI Mrs. Godfrey.
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and put Tilehurst in to bat. A good start
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wa. made on an I'II'y wicktJt. 511 being regis- DUARER BOO' T REP
t!!red for 3; a rot the.
tin. tbe whoLe
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side beinll out for 66.
WhitcheLow 23.
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Hearn t6, lind Venn to all batted well . . Fot'
PRICES .TO BE RAISED.
London RoM Riddle (7 for 26). D&nton (2
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for 13). and Mitchell (1 for 5) bowled well.
AP.iast. this . OTe Loactoll Rood . ~e\'er
Tn COn8Cq lIe'nce of the ~reat rise in the
looked like bellf'g c1~feated. and the '·l.81torll' ~rice of leather. it was decided at a rueetinlf
total WI.\.8 pa>.eed with i wickets down, the of the Readina' and District Boot Trades
fill41 sCore rudinll 90. Denton and G<t..«well A88OCiation to mise tbe char""" for boot and
" itil 28 a.nd '29 did well ith . tJl~ but. V. nn hoe repairs. . The decisillD. ot i ~tated, has
'bOwled well for Tileb\lJwt. Scores:n forced ,\lpOn the melltbel;8 of the a880.
Tilehur t .
illtion. for tilel'(! hilS been a hUlle increase
in the 008t of leather ' ever inee July . last
R . Drabl Lb.w .• .b 'Riddle· ... :.. \.. 5
In pre-war-days the averll~8 co t of leather
R . Whitcnelow, c E n8. b RIddle 23
wa Is. Sd. a Ib.,- but dunng the past five
G. Haull, h Riddle ... ... ... ... ... 1
L . Bearn, b Mitch lL· ......... \ .. 16
yleal"8 the price h.., Tisen IIOCI per cent.• until
lit th present time it i8 58. ' per lb. ince
E . Venn. Lb .•.• b Rfddle ..: ... ... 10
W . Dmk.e. not out ........ . .. : ... 2
Jllly there have been two increases of &d.
H. Weeks; b Riddll' ............. ... 2
each. '
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H . Bennett. I.b.w., b Riddle ... ... 0
Naturally thiM Il~ entailed a considerable
N . Saul. b :Riddle ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
amount 01 elIiba expe.adit.. re on the part
G. Harri~ , b Denton ~ . ... ... .... ... 1
of local bootmakers. arid they declare . that
· W. Prout, b Denton ... ... ... ... 0
it .is ab80111tely nec~ry to.. incl'eaae priCeR'
Extras ... ... ... ... ... ........ ,. 5'
alt.h{\uJq, tlte increase will be ltut B ~mali
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one. VIZ., about 6<1. on each job. Thus the
Totlll ........... . .......... 66
chaJt:e.s will I'q"lV ,ra.nge,for ,80leing and heel.
Wok.inlClt m LoD'don Road. ' .
ing from 3 . fOl' c!l:ldren's bQots..and 61'oeS.
L . Lush, 0. Wllitclll'lo,.., b Saul .: , . 2
.to. 611. lid . .fot;.. mellS .boQts . and shpeA• .com;,S . Go~",ell , b Venn •......... :.•.. 29
pared with . , Gd. and. 66. 'res~ctivelJ. on .
V . .Fu l ch~r. b Saul .. : ... :.. ... ... 7.
the previoll, Ii t. TJiere is a ' lillelihOOd ot
W . DAAtlln. c Hea .... . b Venn .. . 28
a ' further lncrooll(l
the winter.
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· A. E. Wbittin,;bam. b Velln ..... . 0
. Mr. A. T. Leigh. of 3'. Minster treet. ,
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acling told onT reprtlsenta.tlve that bq
S. Riddle, ron out ... ... ...
icl ''(It see why lhE' prj~ . of leather '
T . Chamberlain. b enn ........: 2
8 ould keep soaring. for there seeD!e\l to ~ .
}'. W. EV&DlI. b Venn .:. ... ... ... 1
H. Mitchell. b Prout .... ~. ... ... 2 ,
plent~ a~ut.
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J , Sar~nt. not out ......... ...... . 6
'I'l}e revised chaTge , w111 c.om lnto opera- . TIi, f.rICJ dnn eo. ......
T . MIIJ, c W. Dru ,b aul ... ... 6
(jOD' on September 16tn. .
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Staveley, b Payne ... ... ... ... 5
DOnmt1II, b Kna p ... ... ... ... 2
Cox l run out ... ... •..
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Aldridge. b PaYII ... ... ... ... 0
Reynolds. b Knapp ......... ... 12
Dowding, not ou ... ... ... ... 0
'Vild. run out ... '.: .. ,. ... ... 0
fu'n6tt. c GaTt, h West .....c ••• 2
Extr-as ....... ,.~ ........ ....... 11

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