Reading Observer. April, 1914.

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Lart week'. consol&tlon llr>n:r;& wa,s ""on hI J.
Hodf8. 2:1, St . Johu's-roa~. CU&Mbam. who OOJ'W
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The e vent of thlS we-e~4lI Dnt, footbaU, l)ut OlU'
1 5 ~"tK ·~r- .i " 63 31 "llist-..drl"- .nd--da.~ e,
1-* ~.6Md-l-~. :!tt.,> ,t
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1 j 15 f) 00 ' 5S 35 view and from ISo aocLflli nuprunt
T.b .. f1{JiCSI or
I) I' 12 3· 37 SS t ho olub 'Wll1 benefit to th eneat
oYer ~ Ie.
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4..\ a6 and ... e atud our heat t'lfuuln to ..U ~o
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1 J H. 10 " ) :1:l 31 tho club With pru;ea and !1dr..hJ::Qe*
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Ii 14 10 l)() ;',8 .14 supporter.! 'Who a.ttonded tttiAgemblY R
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3a t behalf of th& club I w13h to th..nk mOlt hOrarlU,. '
13 HI 7 H a j 3 ~ t.ile;v'"w:ar &DC! Ml'8. ADw
f(tt' the. fre. ~ of
a 11 of, 49 eo 3:l the ~bl:r Boom. alld u~ile; a.Iao tlie. foUo"ma
17 1 60 69 31 ladle. &Dd gont1omeh for ltho .,Ielldid. lpru.ea e.nd
10 f) 49 61 21 I ~~u.ta Mrs P. G BarktIT, lIn! . Pi. O. You.n.r.
iJ 10 M' 19 2~ , lin
Godfrey Bonito" ~. L :furber, Mn. J.
Seymour, M'ra. B&ld'WIn, Mrs <Apon. Nt. He~leti,
Mr.. ) MitoheU, Mrs PibWorth, Mus GoodchlldJ Mn.
63 lIouthpte o.nd M..m. D. Wilkie, H P,b_th J
4:6 Dal'lel, F. Xe.a.ney, J SeJUlour, J . IW. IChurth 'H: ~
H WaUl.. C. Bngbtwell AkiridKe -Len E&to n W
41 RtnJlle, B . n.."IIt'ea. H Bftaro, W C<:I:a:. B. SWort!
11 &Dd 10. Gotf.e . &lIo to tho ladlQ&' comnlltuo I M!"!I
.u J &:rmOUl'. 1aLm. T B Prltchard .. oo hilM' Good

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4,000 SPECTATORS VIEW A
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A NA&ROW n!CAPE.80 mediOCl"fl b&.d bee D t.ho pt.!'
WI fa.r th.t I
A break .....1 b,. T.tton
the crutrd ..... I:ncb numbflred a.bqu ~" 4
• had notJ troual,. for Reading, tor
,.et. .",en audible e ...idence of it. prtKDC&. DOt. eo centre and t.b& b&Il flew
cbMr banng beeD It"en
Jack' Smltb . . . itr(&in 80 far tbe ,ame b ad been very
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forced to g11·e a corn.r
~ tpll Didd&ma a-oalkoepe.r ~ *n troubled to \&n1 erleot.

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36 I preselltm.r tJifml . Tb& mUSical It.ema for ihe.~dn..nc.
33 I !~ ,;~ &"hlT_rendered hy Ur and M'"s PMl'C a.nd
33 Mr ~o. E ~ppa.Td W4:1 11 C. tor t he 'WhUl~ drive
~3 aDq r. H' Pib"orth for 'ltl\e dn nc ing
E'v' ~r:Yene
31 Wall loUod 'tII'itb tJi& &t'e!.!ilng oS 4tn' oynlC!nt &tid all
80 " b.ld a JroOd tUlMl
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Wolve~hampt9n Wand'r'rs

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ed~ opportUDlt.;r or ta.k ln&, t.h~ Il&ad wh.n f.auUyl.------....
J'O&ter ",u due"edly praiMd f or , 6n,e pe.u to "IIt'0rlr: bl the Re&dlnlr: defeaoe anCled In Fotberiq·
P ip.1leMi. but t he W1Dl'IIT . u Mt f~ &Dowe:h fo.r ham dnTwq tlJe hall a.eroa.s rtbe Re.:dlDI So.aln:Ioout.la
the ngbt I b.U MUGn
G~9 lot lt. .. llD08t. on tbe 10&1 liDe. but he ...... aot;.
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I.""""h up to take tho ball p,.,p."I,. &Dd hla
thrGW lD Goodma.n. reoel...ed .Dd bad [ rietICal11 an Gutatretebed Coot landed It OYer t.be bar.
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open roaJ, but btl abot Willi' no' well difect.cl &Ddl l I
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The ' j iaitoJ"l a,&.lD TRAIN. WRIGHT.f
got KomI' &nod pr8lltd ' ''or a .~U., bj-lt 11Othl.D, 0.' 1 !I'be oW. ~nr traJDet aDd lt6llt ~,
note ~ , Jaek 5mbb, ho..-e"e:r,1abowed Sood Walte.t Wr1C'ht. 'Wb() 110W b.~ th Gl~~
form l.Il cJaui n , OD one ooca"'0ll
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team, wu Datural'" In c.nu,o of tlt....a.i1a1 teUD.
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A breAu.a,. by tlwl ...ia(t,(,N
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BBLOW Ef-STfllt l/ORM Dlekeo.eon'.\!._d,,'pla,. 10. t.he Iirat Mit, w..•· far
lier6w the farm. ibe eIhibiUd I at BNtw, &Dd' . be
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allbough tb\!l pla.yN' faIled to recetu l propert,.. thfl son'a f ...t1Il1"6 alt\Cfl ho Cflme t.o ReadlDC baa bcCIu II'"

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de.ultory naL1l.re, .nd tbere '!fere few la,cideft~. aD "
coDsequently the crowd rcelv fouDd IlD opportu-:,-ftt"
to eDlibul6
The b&rd (round a.nd t h hnl,. DalJ
t.cnd~ (.0 make the CJchuges u.n.intereetiDC

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Tltere "... 'ftO lIlut.aklng the lu-naruauLy of
,. regards tbe reaul t. of to-dajo-'& foot h-ll m&t.ch
tlm Park , "hen ReadlDg reet!ll m th& return. TWt.
~I Gll bDfha.m. fveryone conAdent1y upect.iq" 1.0
JltO t ..o point. ~tuO to tb. bom..~ort
It IS
~ thing of almOit. CGri.amt] tha.t. B6a1l1DI
! msh the seUob. tn any higher po8l~on than) the
Dne tho,. a t pruent occnpy , hut 1t. "Would be d .....p·
'poIDtlni to' the Cteat body of Wllport4.n If ..
~.. her po:'ltlon heca.me RMd~'a 1.<f by ret.iOD
Df a faJ h nI ort of form O'WLDC to tJie chaXI(U of
premiership b'Tlng beeD \o6t.
Tbus I ~ "IIt'U tb&t.
Ut.. foll ower. t be h&n1 looked. 'W1Lh practical cu·
~n~1 to ... 9ict.ory hemr rept~, a.nd iudei-nr
)y tbe reg&ctwt- pD!lltaona iD the Le.,-ue thla wu
~D 0111,. natural MqUe.Dca of an eb.eou~ ter. pro.Mled
}he ~ !)layfJd a..ve1are i&rIlMj
GUHniham 1r0
.ow In t.he hapPI po&lt\OU. of ha:t"DI ~blDg to feu
trom t.he point"" of "relelAtlon, fGr although tbey
occupy a. . el'7 lowly poait.lGn. other I t.ea.m. &re in
• WGr.c> pUShL. Then! .... therefore, nO .pealal
<eft'of't. dem and~ of them. &. faot. .bleb &l.ao a.up.d
,"11 for t.be ,\lCONa of tbe ho~ tum
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Rl\ADINO'S TEAK.
1 ~ t.o the ury lut there aeemoo to be
d oub\ u to ,ltie tum ....bich Read'lI; would .:::I.~::;i:~~~:~
In th e Ilokl~ but 6~entually the tide waa ,f~
_ mOlt, would ha'e cho.el1
All Will be
~ le.ara Lh&t. ComrIe'. lII~U'7 hu DOt.
Ml' IOU . . . . WaJII. poce e.xpec:ted He wu
IIv~rt tat 00 TJiursday, bllt after t.)lb ito
deemed. 4d"j... b1., t.o play him I ~ the Soutb
Learue m&tcb a. Che.liea, wbwe
pi ...l1ed .. rood' pcrform uce b ,. drawlDr
.tujure-d kDee 110 now pnchC&1I7 ute, &ad DO
\ion WIll be !\teef1Iar),.
The absence of )VIIlLe from ) th. team. "IIt'U
plarned by t b, facl tbat. b e has nOt ,et foon~
from tbe 141~ uf1 be austaLned dUtlnl th boua-'7
ma.tc.hu, "Tb. plUllng of DiUtlo-aft in the ftDt.
t.u.m to mUI up Lbe de1lclflJlo,. .aa Aga ed witb
8eneraJ. tuour b,. the suppertera.
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• 'l4U>struMER WEATHER.
GlQ~ ",e~tbpr prevailed, 10 faa It.. reminded
ClDe more of a glUDe ot crleli:et,}h&n of . 1gOro\1l
football
,~"'u itlMnrJ!y l e~ , }he 811e
_eatber IDurf.r&d With tho a t.t.endUiCCl, u mOlt
of the workiDe me n are now,. bUl7 atteDdint" 10
tb~ ,arde~ . . ...0 .or~ in whkb .b~ beea kep~
M/mtlwhat hf:tlllDd o"'ln, to the :.. t " ... Lbec el])lli.
n ,'j'Od at. the begln mng of tho mont h. ~e ,larilw
aun made "be cor\\,hlloUJ DOne too pJe ....ut for
the ~ r illY lnl: t o'l!: ard. lbe Tilebunt and of
the rr.ouDd, but lhe e11l~e.n playiu, lD that directlOQ
recemld ... httl' uSl.I.lAlnoe frdm the "IIt'lnd , "fI'hich
.u, bowe~er, not , cry IItfonl. 1
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ItaaAiDI wu the team to
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teams, n:cclt'lnJ good Nlcepuoo ••
proved
wltb the 11>1n of the ooiD
l~adlni' bad the , un at th'lr ~u
Tb, .i.lton
look . . . .oe.di~11
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Ulall t .t tbe- CODJmenoemca~ Readlll.l cot roiq
t hrough Loftbou &e .Dd
after P'orreat had
toopped GIUI;:IUJ
Letlie -carne to t.h. re«:ua
..00 from t he brcUaw., Gllllgu foroed •
CO rne:, Smith oonoccli:ll tb. kick.
Thll In'Ol'ecl
aborLne. "00 play went to DlldA.kI ~
Botb te~
. ee mod mu, ul l:! t o 5ettlo" t!owo .. nd play: " ... &o~
_blat, ra.a.:): l:u
l!or .. fe.". d,oment. tb. 1'Ulf.or.
prtllltd and. Dh:'ktn,en. In aUempha, to C!lear,
~\"II &Wlly • (,"opner .
Crawford repeatfld th. aet
in clellrlUi. buC' t alhc rtugbam lpat' bebJDd With btl
eoctInd aUel lt'lt

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Han~ oJ.mlll • \ <ol tor Pll~ BeadtD, ta . 1
polItlOD, alld r OilIer il l u: rnpted .iho\ "hlob.

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prenmoo 1~11. beUlJ' dODe IllCOIiIIuJIJ'
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but the b:aI1, "'~nL lIlI 0
wu lOt wo!lI . "'a., and tho Vl.I.ltora ....... took

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