Reading Observer. April, 1914.

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INTEREST.
~t'lrerMeh'_ qa\ .ueb

BeadJng did not
Boumemouth, ot.berwi.......tltq might
l"&\?Cbcd double e,ur..., '"

CHANCE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
RUINED AT PORTSMOUTH.

BIG CROWD SEES A' POOR GAME.

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Ti.Gtkr, a1tho~gb

'" tile Jut' mln1lle. _

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onty g&:lDiId b,. a E."~ lt1

I ,."d.rod o.lJ tJ>o more 'mori-

beeauM Lon Hu.. eo and Neil weNt both

t..orl<na

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GILLINGHAM.
NO RTaA!LPTON.
WATro RD

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B RIGHTON.

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hom&. f..6am-a, ra.r. oocurre nce
F&?o\ln!Id. by an
idMl day for tl:Ie Mm lIhone perfecUy tbTOUI"IHNt.

the 1'a.:m8,. the ~ton rolled up un\.il Pr.tt.eD
p&rl:: WM paaked .. it __ Tar&l,. be8n befOTe ••nd
c:lcae on 20 000 Speot .. tOTS paid cner £500 for ad·
mlMIOD Undoubtedly Reedlnl are ona or the tte.t
drawrn,. lk3ea in 1Ja, Sout hern Le.ag'Ue &.M It 1& ..
J(l"e&t PI ty that t&! 1. pte.. With PoTt.amout.h are
not t.o be pooled , fo r e Te1l with a. fi06 day lI6adtpg'
'Ii 111
tAke more th&lI £350 on lJ.onda.y

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fort.mouth Th. Better Team.-

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'I1l. looai. I.... p. eba.mplomblpa are tn &n I~

Cup
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Pang bourne aDd Denley

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p IL'UI t 11tL16 lad. 1D na.1'"6 b~ II . .re Dm, • nool. and neck rae. tor I.be laODOW'
mg tho 'temper:l.DCe L6ague
Tb" foUowtq .;. the ttat;.,. for th. rou.elI Gf
.adl, dtnppotnted ..t. tho I"MUlt. When J&ek Drith
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"nnOUi COIIlptlibo_ pr-omot.ed by th. Btr~ bel.
It'd lobe ltC.dlna- t.ca.m 011 the fteld t.he 'Yo'lume of
Ia the WedDeada1 LeaI'M lmpenaJ., the Boy.l F.A. cb ee.nl1l" WIUI &A great . . th.t wbiclt JT'8lrioed tao
a nd the

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'I'M ........ "..,. awarded two penaltlOI. :l~"
~~ tb~=~iued tho Sm, but h6 m&de -:repdt

ini conaltlOD

If Pommoutb had lOti Of dra,"" they 'III'Ot1ld onty
have had rihe.mMI..,. to blame, tot &ltboup. the,
h lld tne h on'l share of t he p1&y It. wu not until
Mi: bt on tune that t hey p laced lhe ftIElt hQa.:i
dou bt by U k.I Oj: II. tw o g~16 lead
P~'a
fi l"l'lt Ro&l cam ", midway through the Brat. half whe21
Snu t h • .u~ thft Por'tAmout.b ouuide left to
rolJlld h im aDd eent re to t,b. UOOluQd
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fol) o~ , who w ith on'y Crawford to be&t mAde ~o
miatake.
.!':rom no W" u ntil the ftod of iM ,ame
Part.moufh ha.d iUnumer&b 1.e eh.&noe. to .ad to
th eir lMd but their abootlug .... atmply WJ'ltloohed .
1lthough ILttack lnl 110 fierooll the home fOT"WaCdI
o nly acnt

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good Ihot. duriDl' the ..tt.:DooD-

t1ro t nt. 1IICOI'ed, aud two 1'ery ~ -«ott. 1ft
t hl) 8foCOnd halt .. Meh Cra1f"ford boat down III brl].
h&nt fuh ion
Bclt b t.M.e !. . ~ -were 'W'tJIih1 of
&01 .oalk$8pe'r In the lana, aDd e.oD. thti Pompey
MJoC'Uoe of '\be erowd.. cheered It. loudest. J\lom the
(OrewOlnlf It. 1Ilu.t 1I0t. be ,...-ulMd U~.t Reading
had DO eh6Doea .to eqo&JlHi 'I'h6y d Id .. ADd w1tat

1be

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Berka (champlona)

Wallin&ford .re '&Tourablr

bora

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nml i'be .boot "nd D.t~ct. Le~e ehampioDlh..ip
Will they ftrurft ID the Temperance Leacu! DeIt

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Loo&J 8&t.urda;y tootbfll •
pt"MMn

Md1y Ul Deed 01 •
tlm6 ~ero ap~ to

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Ullleu rumour litl mld·week rootb&llera intend
leglll&t lng .,nlnst lb. eYII by maltlD(. the mu:lml.lm
llUInber of ~ IU -.ch diTiaiOll of the :W~a)'

:Le.&iue te

DJDIttea<i

of tw<elve, ..

at. pf'ellent.

BUT'Dley'1 malOO~ II a black cblDa od.
Lhtly drew; "'ILb 8befBeld Unlt:.ed t-lle
ab..tlt, .rid tblJl, eo~lned '"th tbe

corple tra... elled In tho se.me tram ..
ea.UoMd such a depr~D 10 the Bun.l07 oamp
their p.y 1
-" 10 had tb.&t t.hfry werre look)' to
• c1Ia.nee
n!! play
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nrre IMlla, the Y.M' 0 A .,. C bOJl,

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DAt.IV'e af iLlverpool, I.nd be I.wean by them

t.he CUp.

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Personall/ we fancy

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Beadl~ 1 tried bon! to
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four ,oalt for_~!.'D~.~' . "JOII.'".I~~~'.Ul;h1 1 1
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80 did

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woelt,!

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.. ,ate.. at BourneI9ou.h

",bleb dON not Ay mueh tor the. ,.,.~.ltj
& Seoond DI"'LlIO~ Soutbern Leacu.

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.tlmulant
,At. tho.
be too tnaJJy elubt.

7th,

MOOaI.d I"Olmd, Fa 6ib., NIIli~b&1., I'eb.. 17th
X ....h 6t~ , b&I. April Mh.
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8EN1011 OOP.

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Gotl«r&WlatlOns to Adbur J ODcW

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SEASON'IS ~ECORD,
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'l'be &eNOD fUIt. elCJl5.ed (AJ'"

BMdinc BeierTeI' -nqtory at W.tfOld JlftWI them
from ~ boWtca . . . p't.- \11

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Th. Popularity J R...u••. I
Raw ...... 04' the fteld for lOme time, but
AI tho hUlO .cinoouno 1DOCIo '10 ....1 to fta_ '\faa
abt. to !"IItl!n8 Ifttr a few tnlnutM
Park: J'uLerday the DUm.be.T of Re&dini' .uppart.enl
numb6~ amon gat it WM &mMtpe , fo~ no IIOOner
had. the. .se \OO or elEbt hundnd e:JI;~TSJOn't.. lauded
In POrWno uth t han the}' found hUndreds of B&.lIors
Wl.l t lllq to llwel! ihfUr ranka aDd .bout 00 .. Good
ol d B-d1n.g' '' Pr.at:IC&UJ e Yf!ry ~iLor bo7 m the
crowd l"&llgtd blRlHlf round t.he banner of R..diJag,

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hao:-e
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mooned
He plq4d'! but the .a..dJ.ac pall were
aoorecI by Lofthou.. (2) and WIULI

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SfHOOL F
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ron.~ No. Htb . UUld 200.4, NOT.
l"OUD4, Ian. 3Ird, tiUt roll1l4; F.b. l~,
bOlo. V .... 11th, Anal. AprlllOll!, I
• MINOR OOP
1'IoIImIaary -.4, GeL 17th, 1In" ..
1111'1:
aecond: round, laD 80th, third roand, I'th 20th;

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Scala. _
2tIll, Sui, April Sr.!.
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M'~WERI OUP.
~ roed. Oot. 21st &ad ~2Dd, MOOnd
lUb and 12th 1hbd roaM, Ja.a 27th &Dcl28*b.,
round. Feb 17th and 18t.h , l6tJU-ftMlI, lI(aroh
and 18th. b&I. AprilBtb.

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