Reading Observer. March, 1914.

PJIDSPERITY !
THE

JU~ORS.

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LEAGUE. {

~O VEGROVF; (Bn"lnl.n Wed. ood&y)

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Oltl Bratk neU Wa.oderere W«d nead. ,. Y C
" nne 01 the amarlelt , oalkoepen In tbll
r:::ct n Frank 1.0 egro\"6
CombtD og the useful
h~ gh ot 5£ 11 n ..... lh apl.whd pluck a.nd good
JLldgment. he " A. mindel' to De reared
Lut.

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Torrential Rain CaUMI Wholesale
POltponementl

,..hen the Bnc:k n .. n team w ere. flDxaled In
ti~bl n~ t hr lr 'In} up frorn tho Second DI \'IIIOI:1
In Ie renderea lbem yeoma n &ef'le' and only

:e no'"

eo~petlDg

Ot'C8510 nal ly be lhu a.eemeci

t'" be p\:l.'f nl tht:l opno!!lng Rdo by ~lmae1f

and
. bon ho p laycr\ ag Ol n.'ioL tbe )loy al &r~1 at Rud
Jnl be Wil.l re:;p,;ln 5 b lfi for a wondeml ell h lbllion
Frank 15 .. goalk eefle r "bo 'W ould I bl fe In better
c ... mpany I!..nd t 5pe"1I.u' t'olum~. for b. I01 alt,
l bu he ha5 Dot berD tcm pled to IU Ve j hl! club for
.. m ore l ucx:e!l.Sful te Bm
STARTED ,\5 A FORW ABD
T.o"egro 0 com meDced 1IV1.(b the Old "'BrKkneU
, ... . l1eerel' ( hrel!! seMona I.gQ u a cent.re forward
a nd abe~td proml·tng (o rm In that. pOIltion
Lut.

leUOD he tm~ bls prentJCfI ba.nd at 100IkeeplDl'
&nd loon p rollxl that. he h &d fOUM b~ nlbt pod
von LI .. e~oet goa lkeenen he 1& n •• ar .0 bapp,
u ... ben tie haa pleDt:r to do
He Ita .. pta-yer
'iiDOm the (0 ub can relJ OU to turn out. "lu1..rh
nd II .. re good lpon.uu&n a nd if:x.edlD,l,. popu
lar
fn th~ lutnmer Prank tu m. h .. attentIon to
adro! and ! IlMlll!'; th41 Eulb&mplt.6ad C C
H.
~ ... cle1"er 1& cnck.eter ... he v. .. footballe:r aad
u et'lll In bO ..h ng
FrUlk tak.. h~ aport. .. ery
..ef'KI el, and .h eLb .~ M be
In LeafUe or
f, Jeooly 'lll'arl'aro ha
all aut to do hlJ belt for
h ! d ub
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A1'HLETIC

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ABINGDON MURMURS.
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Once alA n wretched 'W«lher prenl1ed on S&t.urr
day a.nd In th& ~prPIOft ot maD1 tlle aondltWla. were
qUite tUlflt fot ~r
!hpra fell 'n t.OlTenta aDd
ad our « ame wu In t he C&UIe of chanty it In.!(bt
Ulstly hue been pOat.ponedl 'OI' .. week to!:!r WIt.t~D b ..m. were Our "ia'iton .nd t.be mat.oh the .em l
fin al for t ho HeM.tnOn .(;hwtty Shield of ..bicb
wo .re tl1e ~re lent. hold.fln bu t. It loou M If we
'hall d",w .. bla.olr: In t he matte!' of t ro pM.. tJ"a
IoeMOD unle. lobe Reeen M ~n r.talD the Nau11e
P ..ul Cup

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~a..!.On

'h Id t.bree League goa.h ecorr<i ali&.lfrblm d ter
the iitlL t .... ~ .,:un61
DUri ng the PT n t I6UOn
1.0 ~grct'e h~s 1 ad & much b::te.: t.u
for Brack
ntl ll hue foce•• ona.lly Jound l b elll$Ch'M over
itched 10 t be t;troni:;t: r 0000 n, I n wb ch tbey

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W ltlenham brought a ftryJ .trong t-e&m wbleh
mcluded Woodlay and wtnter of Radley fame
...hJle ot.her vll1&J:e. wbo bad DOt. entered t bo corn
OXE SOLITAR"l: ~ATCH 1)ellho n .teo providet1 playen
:\bln,rdon t oo had
R&ln tnumnb ed e'YelV"Y' beTa on S aturday and oaly a gOod lid!) d ou'lg d\lb ~t Lodge, Injury at New
ono ma.tcb. wu brought to a; conchulon aJtboUIh. bury kept. hun ou t. ot the team a nd he 'WAIl \efy
a. number 'Yi~ l Larted
Thll wu &t Tilobuf'lt much m~ HII ~OIItlOll ... ftlled by Trinder,
"Where XIn g . Road IM t.ltute m&JnLamecl ilielr re wbll. BlIl,. Leaeh. t.ook the ont.re half b6rt.b
cenlly Improved. fotm by forell1lJ .. d" 111110 of tbe
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'J>OJ,II ei!.Ch lido scorEDG' once Luck hu heen right
R a.J n fell hea.·nly ",beD I Wltt.enlla.m ,t6rted the
_Plasi. t be Tut..
thl.3 5elUOO lor
ba.vo
pla.}ed much better than theIr lowly polltion o n ball a04 AblDidon were pulled up by Cliatnberw
lD the Arat fe-"" mufutM
SO'&rrott. ,ot gOIDI but
tbe table 'W ould Jead o ne to d lPpoae
bIB .ho" "'&II eh.reed d£niro &nd Wlt.tenh am ~eTe
IIOOD on the m o'Ve Wood&] 'WU puUed. up by Le&eh
and La..1 lleut.Ted. a.crou, put t b. ball ......... put hI
BradAeld 6&t'od from JJmm.J Chamben and. & rrekt
IIbol bY' :r.c.ah Jut akim;=.:t he bar H aJI1e. waa
badty wi»ded o&Ual~..
.t.oppap Be
flOOD recov:orwl and. both
I WUlt ali out. Soar
ro t,t. bl"O\lCbL tho ball al0ltl a.nd looked like lICgl"llli,
but hll Anal etrort bit ~. ~t and t6boUDded lDto
.,1&,. &It time arJIlVcd,l lth not-biD, .corr

the:r

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e'W mmut.

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6f\:v

fTOm ..

lftoIt.

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eked on the fuumptlOD.
id ,ot. tbe baU a:1Jr-" clt!'f'

W1Uenha m at otW/e
of ba.tllitlel but ar.d

o( pl.

n

At tb. ot1)u ud

Ablnif'don forned .. (N)1'~r from wh~h TNTY JU'~
.bot 1rld. Still hePIJlg lu'P th6 preeau"" Abanadon.
had Md lu.ek With Lhelr Ihob .at. geaJ
Oba,nibfIT8

~iW~adPm~=b;k!:c~II'W~;t~";~~~~e

a ad (rom .. <MInhe by Be},.on Woodl_,. alaot 1-ae bali
11100 the Det
AblDKd on! redoubled tMlJ' dorta to
equah.. .l1d.wtnekle h.~ to TCtll'8 wtth .. ~mapd
Ic.n. A.bIDJl:doD..-en liowenr &IW&1' d&!lgeroUil
'but the ."ltoTa d etMo$ wero plaYing .wbborn
football Bradfteld".. t..lled npon to ...", & very
bot. "hot fco(l1 a corDer !"Jh leb w.aa finAn,. Iclured.
J u ri. hefor. t he :finiah .4.1dvnnckle -.came lunpmc on
alt:&lJl but. tyY hOW'iobe.J"l'Woulct Ablnid oD conld not
f1qu.ali . . &Dd 1'6tll'-ed .,&111 hulen by t.he odd g~
Wtt t.eaham t hUls q lahf7lD( flU' ~be fIonal b, ene p I
to ntl for tihe ..COM
In. the bl aion: of the
eompetlt.lo.n I
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