Reading Observer. February, 1914.

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WHISKY.
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FIRST 1 LEAGUE.
Bolto'n
Bradford City,
Chelsea .... I
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Al~ion....

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--S..,~-O-O-N-D,....,-L~I~-A-G-U-E-trl -.......;------_..and ",boundod

Mert.hyr ...eHa4 ooulderable

nomy"", tWlce dl..tlncuiahed ~ by

A li~e later Swt.b robbed Weir 10
and then pl., .... tranaferred to

tke ball hrto tli&

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

fund effort

the penalty arM. Gate.
the luck, but. M put the ball
("alliing a rO&T Qt den810n by the

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BRILLIA~TF~~E:YS~~~~USf

att.er tlwel1!e

Burton made &1 bad mja..

The V151ton "'e~ ~tn.1tI' ba.rd
:8ne Mot by WelT looked all like
bui
.... (loveo & fle.a.rtr lCbeer for
....,.&, PFcltiDi the ball 'Well out.
In the
It wa. cleaMCi, but the n&ltQn. wert!! not to
dented, an llOr6l! Uued. the hJme defenders

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from Goodma.n to LofthouM.
oor"""u~no<f U1e dimlDUtiv6 WlDiK W.M ,rven
&nd l\6 made the ma-t of h18 opo.
nn ttnd makl ag .Lra.ilht. tOT'
b ,. 1 M.cCorlJl&Ck, LofthoUM
,ti.xlcIa,J"TOla Roal. Thea. be
a.nd a:1th!Ul{h Bu.rTowI managed.
An, Foster wsa 0"11 th& ~,
bAll tbroui:h amMh:t. upro..nous

on tbe l~~ bujt Gat. deared, &lthOqh .ome

ENDS

Wel:r reoe:I"flI4 .bout
a te:crift.o &hot.. Fortnn.~

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ha.ridleq in 10 doinl[,
~or·'
Jrrell -.ucl POM.oer, j_i'fed by
Loltho_ w.,.~ n jn • ,<><?d 1nO"Om... , bp lb.
field. Footer
sh~ but RuufU irot In
the ,..,.y -.od tb ball re~8d to Lofth10' who
shot b&rd but. t.rifto IA/O h1&h,
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POlut 111 began tp faU hoa",),., "00 the
r.rowd do the t.ie.t"l"1loCft thiDned, man" ruahlDI" fOt'
the cnclosur., 1A. tow b" McteLlf o n l4.orria AW
[By "THE SPY."]
Readini a~t.&ck ",uti thit ...
fOf' hong, the
men from Wal~ IJtnnng ha:rd to pellftbe l10mesters
10 t heIr ()wn half
Readmg wont. a"a,.) howover,
These teamt met at Elm Pull: thl.l aflCnooc to hut the pIa" did DOt IIMm .~ laat ~ formerly
tJlay 1h!!1lr return encounter ID t.he Sout.hflra Le~ • . Moml ga:re to· ~ley, but. the' latter disappbu~ted
1J'br. ml tch ,,1.8 aD lmportaDt one to botb cluOa, by puttlDg we~l~ &crou. Pwu:n a free pclr tor a
ReadIng- ~Ini In aea.rch of pomta to atrengtlu! a
on F .......
s.ath plooed ~. ball up
Ihelr alreadl'tltrong pOfuboD, and 'Mertbyr belDg foul
to Ball,el , who outpaced Ruutll1 &Ild drove 10 a
in nrr j""I'e&t dllllger of fe~&tlon to Ithe Seeood warm low allot, whlCb• .Bunow~ did 'WeU! to oatch
niviatoa
It.,..... .WC)ri.hy • of note · that \ to-d.y'.
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'n&t t.ara lud nt"Jt .,,0'11 a. «sme IJ\nC& Oc::w1ler 25t.b.,
although th e, ha\'e on 5e.eral oooasioni e40ct0d a
A.D~ fTee kkt ... awatoed ~
llraw, aM In Tte\1J' of UIlS and Readmr'a in.floiteiJ" (rom. tlt.t. Da.... dU. oame nev t.o 1DOJ'iaa', bJ, Ibot.
'U})f!'1'I~ po&Ition a ric!:ory 'W'" looked. upon eJmoat bellli aaulbt b BurrtAN. ia lood IItyle,
JJ. oom&5 a oertalnt}' fo r the Be:rbllll'e toam,
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bined. attack
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'c>rward.
The propbet. wrtb one a.eeord predicl.ed a Tlct.oryl aearly lOON,
t Bu1'TO'" wu \ &Pill it.Ivt and
for Readmg, bUL t.he nganClS of the ,&me m&ke .puoehed &way.
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WillIS WU
aU.4 for f~• .w. ~ ....
tJ1.,lng against Yertb y.r lD ~ PnuClP-Â¥t,. thai
taelted, bu.t
puttln, ta 1oD» IDe work,
Pulfield au.to.ine? hta fraot..u..red lea, from "Which dected
..... oral coot! cleataDee..
Pta,. I~ c6t
be h... onlS Jua ~ t"COO\'ered, bot. u not. I~~mt.l,. to the l-ett, wlt
Burton wu fouled, H. ~
.....all to a ppear In the &rvt team.
Th. oorre.apoDd.· t.he free lciclt 3n to Gqodman. who _~ • Gi.~
111«" (lnoounter lut kUOO re.u1ted in & n¢orI tor
I,m.." but lb. f~:"'1 ",d..
:ie4dIDK b,. t he only 10&1 at the match,
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READING'S TEAM AS LA1lT WEFlIt.
The TillIo..
&in p...ad. bul try tJl 11>07 0CMild
Cont.ra.r,. to fond aJ.pecl..abon, It ..... hKlDd. at. U. they hUed. to
re, C,...wford .... on 'o n. 0Cle&lut. minute that Comne would not.
abl. to r.lon t..e.t.d Wlt~ a long abot f~ Tattum, ."hiah
u .mt the elde, m uch to t.oe regret of aD.
Tbl~
h ....,o...n."gooll w'lb. l!(o~
,hen
DeoeUllat.ed a change all l"Ounod -!.qomp~ "lth good ch~
lDeT'tI&M Readllll'. \ ~I but hi.
the probable tam 9Obicb. ..... I'V6n In our .. e6k- final abol, aYter lOme good lUa.nrauvnnl (or a ~i­
end c.:lit.Kln.
Enntually the .... m. t.fI&m U dld tloa, *POilt. t.h~OPporl.unity.
Up and d~wn plM
duty 11.(, Brutol l Jut. ..eek ..... 1 &elected.
hit wu' thr. order
.. (TMt erl:.elJt, but the rlJ.n ~d
I moa nt tb ..t Burtoa drop)*i baC~ to left ....11. now made the poa.od Tery ali~, and it ..J....
\ '''lIla. 1"00Dg oye r t.o t.ho
·(ri..odmaa wa. ."n,h the ~i dlmcuIt,. that ihe pl&IeTWo kept
Jl vtD anoiheY' trial lD plaa. Of 1.01' Brown, and. thelf feet.
.A har.b 01 detenD1.u.d &tt.aklu, .......
\ Ste.,6I1s ..... &8&.jD dropped In favour of Thonuon,
~ dangeroua. but. th&nb. to t1ie h&rd
In new of I..t. \ Week' i podon:a.aaoe by Goodm.n work of Smith Ii aoore .........n..d.1and alf-t.tm.e
the repetJtiOD of the expel'imeftt. ...... not Tteweci arn.,ed iWlth ~ _~ .rMd.in.r :'- t
.,th • gre.t deal of favour bJ the ma]Orit.T cf
READI~G ...
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THE VISITORS MISS A PENALTY.

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SoJthampton
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Norwich City 1.. ,
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Bury
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Messn.
Hcelatl, Lim ited ,
premIer \dra.pero, el-\:" blld a.n ulIuaua l
tbeJr erlab hahment In Broad~t..re.JIt;. A
la.rge PrQpQrlloua ud flvldflmtly of an enall well
0. wm+whlLt nervoulI, j turn of
m ,na, I"'''' am vcd ~t. Rcadlrg rn d--.y lIt&tion from
accompILlllcd by an attenda.nt
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3llXl 01ISJy over
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to QuMTl Vlci-ona..-Ureet
coining from and. lIoi!lo
TIllS \"fas the lut 8tr&\"f

for t.he poor Cow's nfln"a.
round and t.h~n dll&hop.
llr~"'ii·~treet" dralgh~
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Merthyr Town ....
tve~i Ham United.

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Exetbr' City
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.cape ..b.ea TboIn8Cm failed
MiII~r With a grand opWo,.
and ~o h&mpered lb. Ihrth1l'

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I.aat week's eompClltLOn ended In one reooe.r "WIn.
n'~ tho conaolat.IO~ pn ze .... ah tell cor I'60t. re.eult.; v )
namely •
A. towe, SQ, Abe romb ll:~ A .. c llue, Wycombe,

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Bl~ol "_ '
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Leeds ¢ity
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Newcastle '~nite~
Sheffield lJI];ited .. ..

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THEI VIkroB8' BTlIOI1~ 1IlDI!l,
The. UU'JD trc~ Wa.iea b!"OUl"b.i i& ~ ~
lftclu(hui IUCb .alisnt defender. u 1 Ruaell &nd
McCormack,
0 1'&16, the old
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WJLLIS •• ..••• ••• ,( Ri«bt half-bac.k} .. . . ..... ~
FORU!ft ...... .. (~tre. half-back) . . . ....... GUM
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SxJTa . ••• " •••••• t(Riaht. "b&ck) •••• ! . ... MoCo.JLlU,.CIX

Bu.,o. , •••• ••• <Left h.. C·\.ck) .. ........ .. OUIG

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BAIJ.aT •• ••• •• • •••• (InaJde rilht). , • •• ••••• • • Wsm

was: about f\"fl
wert) l: llo-r;ed
were not ea.uB' t until
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OOOD1lU..Y •••• ' ••••• (ImIde If,tt) . , .: __ , ". ti W'lUSHOJI

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Th. "'tfe..ther PJ'OTM ot .. proPIt.ICKIa cl:Iar.acter.
a.nd the ~pect"wn Wf're proTlded. "Wltb .,Jw.ty of
ire.h II lr •• auld br6fJ.;:~ ra aftlD&' tbe ground,
Th.
playrng pll cb _" on t.he 80ft lide..; but in OODllld6l'&bl,y bet.ter coudttloo l.hsn OD«! wouJd ti~ been
led to upec:t oonli<lenDB tAo "N!IICent bu.,,) nin ..
t.h.il helD: • tribute to the ha.ndiwork of BMi.holomew &nd Penol.
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When OIl! t.eama put. -t n an a.ppu.l'aDCe· the~ were
&bout 4,000 tpecLaWrt pN'JMnt . I

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tJected ~ h:k toward. the ~Ing goal thul
talmn! th e &dv~ta,e of "W,ht.! 'W'Jnd th+ ; "'...

Earl, on & i01l1 In (avour of Readin: ""I.a attended
,..,t.h pTt It\lr~, bLt. a foul &falDlU. Bailey ..hen be
wu clO&f) In put. .n 1eDd to tbe m0gernent:. The
VISIteD t.hen gOI (I. .... ,,> , bllt Jack SmIth held ~t-e",art

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pruaed In determllled fu b.on, but Mllle~, heini"
~mpered by 'TbollW'n, put wl/dly O't"ftI" the. bar ,

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Bn1'"t.oft Int.e~plfd .. pus a.nd .unt. up to Fotl~r, who
put acroe.'l to LqflhoUIe, The forward. were well
up the fie1d, and Foste.r put lll. a ahot ..lUCh _PI~1l1'N1 to be goldg rIght home. The wind r6we
the ba.1I round, ~on.er, and It atru.ck tfe upngbt,
a nd rtobou ndcd l ll to play.
l!OI"TUI ruahed up but.
Jl~Slt:1l
Lher~, and &iter a lOTamble
ba.lJ
w" de.ned lIettb.rr a.g&.ID
KC!I DJ" ~ pZ"'fllt8ed,
en.ford "'jng forced to handl. t.-i... ,. torn,
' lOll ~lWCO D TbQI'IlIO'D aDd lhlJer put. a ~'POl'VJ"
. tol' 10 pl:a.s, bUI :)fIller. the JnJl1.r6d one, ~n f60
~Jmed
J IISt I~t..er Smlt b wu r~b~~ for •
_oe I'Ive, a.nd ~ 'mome.nt. aft.el'Warda ~wfi>rd
bro~G:"hl ()ff It. grMjnd sue, althou,h ., Oll'-ftidi " had
bten ~unclNl
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t e, ulI aprca rrd " II miltcb eiJ
.&eadmg ,
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111 gnOO ~tla.c\;.lllg mood. atJd Bailey.

~I~n H". () m('; n"hll.ri t1llnj l u.clt
(lnal ,,"hot ,"OlnG:
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