Reading Observer 08-1919

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NOTES' ON· THE' :DIItE~TORS AND PI1Yiis.~

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fto thwiI mtJll"8,. IN!). I ~JKlU .twen.ty~t~Q . pet"lplt: ng;
1D1lridual s ~acll "ill "biG way do:nl" bt8 6eet to mtrm:-uu l tbe ~b '· t.des ""hl,~ b Ib~ CleTI of th '!.
'Yl'a th&l", in bi& unwi!dom, had set, the men to
nt'gotia.te, The act.u'a.l P~ D.Y, t·h~cfoN'., WM, ·cf
quito tWIC'Ol\da.ry ooDs.idera.lion, a.nd that being so
will reoei'fe bub sei.nt ~Uoe from me. .

-\ FEW llfPRESSIONS..~11 II" "1J!O, i~ is my inu.nl.ion ,\ 0 burden you
v;hh a. few irup-rersions. k w i tne's~ quite -enou .. h

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during j h ~ aftel'n-Nl D to convin()('l me tha.t. as a
ca m bu j J~ Mr . H. J. MJ& the"Wl5. the ~& uy.
1l1 11 n~ of tb e Itead ;ag F.C., st.ill l!ita.rids p«.
f'.min eD·I. W.it.h M "",'iLhout mOney, he TQ&n&g'l&l to
, ~J ' h er in t hs n~a.ry 11HI.te-r l al to ma.in,t e.in the
liN"ling tradit.ions of t be d ear, o ld club, tJhat 'he h3S,
again woo~ iu doing so ' lor the a-pproaching
~(Vl.-.c n t 'wlite u nhostte.:ingl:r , and ~ and h ''l;,
diTeoton : U1ay 'W8l1 b& ueuMd tba.t cpt.imj~l
..hich I k~ to be th~iTI! . OD e. fe :Lt u!"e wh ich
It.ruek m& in parUeular in t.b ~ men no"" preparing
'0 figh; \11lcj<er tbe Reading ftag ,,·iiI their
fDl n ~ ~. Tber& BTe a. ft!.w old l:eads &I.11on, them,
.. bich j'" well . By. t.he latter tbf, buO::r&DCr of ,
T"Ollth iIt OOlll ewh ..t held in o beck, a.Ild thUft we
bIve & team of a~tjng p1&;rtn ne.ntua.lly ,produoed, and tb.a.L 5'~rik« 'me ... heinI tt-~ ~tua.ti011 '

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too'b.

w~aJ . ,\ fig. t.ea.m in t.he mmng,) a.nd , let rue

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tem arlO, nearly made. Though young tllo men
Il r3 not ~nDers, most of lbern 9!1-ve a.1T~Y
ha.d ra.: r"ly 'whle experience, >a-u d unCier Caple-ID
Jack Smith, 36 SUTe b ~ \'~r and ;1ha.re!ore ~ Ty
bit all .~TUI!t ""oTt by , a.nd Trainer WU k«t. the neoe~~
sa:ry finhh will eome to M .n d u readily A« the

ductJiDg tabla to " pond.
THE TWEJo,"!'Y·TWO PLAYERS.A £'OOdI7. nom"'" of th. t _! y-""" pI.ywo "ho
took pa.rf; i!! tihe m ..!ch ere 1;0 .....ell k:Down to tbe
:,eoadel"l!l -of the fI O~ .. t.h..b ib it uo pa.rt. af
my infAmtiOl) to t.rea.b 'With them in a.ny wa.y ex,
haustiTely, lDd of ari"jcism t..here wul be "OOue. It.
lua.y be fhe a.ire, h~ver, of thO&!'} 'Who do mo
tb.e honour of f f"adiDJg th t'15e jOWllp to knOW'
some thing of t&, W'fJU-being- (If t.b ia and tb.t indi\1duaJ, and ' 'tha.t. ~ing

I will t!ndec!iJv'our to

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l.ppeoMe the ora..,mg . Far
ever popular B.,;.hoJome.w.

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;n..t3.llOfl, the-fie ;8 the
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Wh i~ "A" tMm

bllye. who ~"O'lOO th~
-and .he 'WSit-lD t:b& II&me good humoU!' whiob we
a hre.,S -&1SIOOiate IWit.h him, w hil Ml evidence W1lS rO ~'

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la.cking that hie foot ......

<"-pablo .. of old. By
"" ,mo m6i.ns or other .. Bart" i. inY'a.ri&bly J us ' ·
ful. He i8 Dever- ~ or inoi1f'eront, be l1&s the
il :J.pV.'· kna.ck of ahiM.y.!l being e..filo to do hi.. bit.
'lVb ic.h reminds me ,t.hat· be d id eo ill the G1"_t
War, a.nd w e are pI'OUd ·o..f him aOCO!'dinG"I,. . But.
rb eu ,
m ight. wri~e · th~ of aJ.t the 1tea~i.ng- m ' n ,
a.nd Jt would be equa.lIr fru e. I ha.ve · Llr.3ady
m ade ment~Ott f){ Ja.ok ISmi-Lh , &00. I n~ add
nothing ~ beyond
t.h a.t/ he ill looking e:r.
Jl'emt\ly well, Go~e.n !f'e1n.a.lW!! .. aU th6fle,tI and
J.-of tb c u~ iil dHoo, whilst oa.mong otbe-r rood and
weU' trbd QIlU weJ\e HOTler , Ohorley a.nd Can.
These are ~mes : which will oert.aiuty qop up
r re rty f~q1lefttly :in tho eou~e of the rom.ing oam.
p.i~n. and I collgl'dclatlo tll. Reailing ~ti..,
('n haTing retained thfl men who 0'Wll them.

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THROUGH THE SUMMMER.
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b a. rd ~d f;;s.sl ...~ t. of rules as to t11~

p<l in :c:! o ut.

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try farm : l~g . Rr.d yet t h ey l ca nD ot b ~

ma.ny pl.~s .

E~ery 'br~d : r nlU : t.
by his ('O lldl :b m;. ;uui surr(.undi~;::- •.
... a.re (' r : ll: n t hin gs he will n e"t'd : 0
:CUc:..""i"~~ ru\.
Th e h ot. we a' h e:" of III 0

us tha t. i( wJ..s II {,OO SOtHe k ind
wis~ Ib : y m " Y &lJ ff cr b , d ly {,rom

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tho. Fun.
D unn ;; the he a t yO l1 e.l'l.
hicd6 in l h a . ('or llcr of th e Fu n f.";. lSnd ·
l\il1g s d ljopp cd dC"iVn anri th ~· m 11 . h
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·p .ng f or Lren : h a::; if ,be\' ..... ~ re in
n~ <C'd r.o l t: ausc :lily woi'TY u lll .... ~
a. ! u :d£, D' fng!t. T ile -c ff£~ t of this

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upOn the h;ngs i'll' -£Deh t hn t
br.'at h(" freely and tbe $illddeu ah rm
p:,-~ur e

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fi t. wh ;r..h rna!'

in d ca.:h. ! V(l" Y
uj') sud1 c nly dur;rg i·be .umm c))) ll )ld
i.e; f ally d g ,naatJon of tbe , t.eart,
aD ~ e n : I\'e b1Culo ma.y m" a ~ a.
inLO ',h "l c p:l a.1. All btt,y' ~ni
be 6Wpn-ed and tb e ordina.ryl s to('k
M ~at. m us~ b ) kep.l lew for a., wpei
tb ~ dil" t.. r un op a n y ~ hini!" of the oB.~
u,;,o c.f a. lilUe Ja U ", will lltf'f ft
p\c p.rly, but [hi, l: M .b~ell
th a t the reader- f bouJd b o
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r am cert ai n cf ~ h i,.
tried it w O'lI ld ne'rU br. w ; ; h..
(. ~ !\t ~ n!'ht up ,to Jhe m:l..f"ir ,
whi.::h will p ro bah:y ha. 'no tiked if
c h i:-b do not fe .. h -.:r "0 rapldJ y ~ 5
EO e a8~y alii {1 U " i 'l~ .-\pril and; }f ny.
it is t.h,. 11 (' 1-1 wh ich Till n ot;
to ("o m"! L h roug ~1, dO; tb lt :\
s!lc.u! ; be Il(Hert &0 ' h '!
tea p , nCu l 1H ap d
p t"
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w(,t

f\' e ~y

.)e ,:iven

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tilio !.1 b :::
Tt,f' o~l hen'4

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, "";,, ''',h1,nI.ClIltil' g . from. "h:c h

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for l h ~ sulp"'lI~l c~a5 t h ,

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a nd ' ! n lb 1I.l1 r,,,,,.; ' h~ f •• tb~r l to

t a n Ir , b ut. a~ m f'1II.Il4 <the fewts
if; ~ '1 """en the welltb ~ r is .bad .

ti u,' few!'.. o f all ;v,;es mUA ~ h:l~e
f.helt ~r fr. tn lh ') "'-In . pn(' mus l b~

c Adi ,ions,
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f Or 'In !;?T!1"" ,p ' ac ~ .-t h

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or a p' an :a lion ,,'hich · clI.n b~
fCr'A·1
o r runs "pJrri. w- od an"
th n.t lb e bird, r.«n :l h~ "S5 fllll l !.(JI ] '
or ...·'1 elt"'r
m ·1 .\"er 'fI""h ft. t l h '
• p' s cr il ;l r .e J:"OO<1 ' (err summ"r "n ·j
. d ill'"' n.a.t'I P1 r r t .. o' t6n . :\n,l tb en
k c~rer '. I'd.y , ~l"e runs are
<= p Ln r~ld . ·h ;\ ~l '" '""&on be g ivt"ll f t"f':-:1
or sh~ l t.e T"5 r.J"('av d. I hll \'e lI"ell th 't
ver y ... · t.i-:a-ct.in!J t hrou 2'h th .. r.)a n ti n~
tV}Ttl r,....., )X"lrn l'l of wh io), "nJl be ,., ,r'r( t LV all tJ1E; :"ur th;~ough. n ,.y
i n "\ t.ri,, "gu~ r form in tbe ,.rnund ;
or Y OU <'Ould plant a. r :n". d prin t ; 11
.... hic b -..nil ~row qlir:kly ' a nd :p!Cv ;d ~
t'U.~ but ckar durn; Lho w1nW
t..l't-ft be f'T"f" lTE"d . w m " fhitig ",hid
·lte R'f'OUnd. a , Sl'CAmoTt" or "B! ac~
tho 1at~r r ' r p refereno ~ , sb(u'd
. Tb~ p'pL~ wiU n'>t grow * ry tAli,
:QUt· its br &QtCbe..<r; ."...-k!"l.r , lind i~ ronls
Ihe top of t.h06 - ground l.u"k i n t.h~
from the fo w,", fc r n r-urUdunent. tl1u.
nan , mue~ bet.tCT t.b a.n if uot ther,e.

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f! AS'I'lE AND· OTIIERS.H ,.stie hZ16 come to RbadiDC' in the enjoymellt.
0: a B:>u.bd· repuf"Ut)u , I belieV'le he w.ae aot'Ua.Ur
s:gned on far' t.bo ~tre-forwud po6i t]ou, but It
....lE; g i ve, 001 on 8&turda.y that he a a. ma.1J 0 :
':I a.ny pa.~, a !~t< ranker cf ~ poei~Qn. Au i
I ca.n well b~.hr,e it. 1 IIhe..U he WTP~ if be
can be piaoed out 'of h.i ~ poti ~iciU. He stnlck me
;t,;, a m a.n ·"Wjitb .. headl-pieoe, with the additiOMJ
:;al"&n~ of knowing hO'W' W \Uie it.. By the -way,
:., .,.,. 5hoo~. ' A.k ·BllUer. If Len ~.
hand!<el ~ ..U tbe penalty k icm wi~ tIle .-me ability

he olid bhe oeup"lCli ent~Led to him on the 0.>ca.slon under notice, then he i. 11"-ly tQ SOOI1 be:"5

tlttl "Pane.!t.,. KiDg"" I ...... hi.s
,houSI..alJd.
takilJg
of hiI:o, and I

~omc kn ~ wn

fll. tber -on

-.took

,"ou!d be cj;.po.,.j 1.0 thi". be __ Y«y ...11
!>a. i ~ed with bis q's pro...,.
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And i~
"( Il Dee 1ion with Andrews I m.ueb eODgiat.uI ......e the
,b r, o'ora a nd- their ~tarry on haTiag had tb6
("our-age of their couv:ctK.u e8 to ibis U86ful~,

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tbeir d.,:s.iou Ito bri.n:e' hiQ.1 to Reading
Tbere is .. lot or ...plomlid pla.y in
h'm ye.t. Wray (i.n&ide neh·) t. Y'6Ty llkely to b6"Jme tho t.p ..Tkinr p lug o,t the t-.m, &nd ,I r&t.her
'-. l1<y Mu"",y (ou "d~ ~ht), 1""",,,,1, witt St.
foo ba.!1 a.gaiu.

~!irren, wUl ' pro'f<l himeill' & ~l rood little'un.
[" .\ ' C (baclc) and J,U.in (ha.lf~lOt) Iooi< like being
'" i.a iu to pleaae. KILn,.. other8 were OU parade,
OiIn{j betwoe-n Ihem they 1l\-.doe up quite & d'tomlt

,I ck of m&teri&t.

'D:Ie Selection Commi l,t e. 'Will
, ~ nll DIy h f'\o"tt plenty tn
f~J and as two
' C&\ good te8.:tIl.a "e ~ far I:the 8QDOeIII. of
r..e club i b it 'rt!ft1 moe to 1olow t"ha.b D :oadi.
t. ave '-0 maa,. aOt..-omp.li!IIh«l men a.t command
GOOD NElWS op. Al!(JHi'BAT.D._

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""'eo! .....0IIUIc the pl.,..,.

~t o.h. in ~e:"I,

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Capt.ia 8eaJ (~y"'......,. · R"""

!Ilnt-e) pa-.i -.JoDI tJre {IW' Q[ the s tud. m :l
.upping by me _ _ tlio ...... or tbo p l.
keepor der~ tbc peoto opiI>ot .the .~ of
: ho Whiceo; I told 1Wo. ~ tOo pi ... ;
Oa.p-'a.in ~ed: I t..hOQght ." he ..... With me
in Em>"
"'1 Ane (0&1):_ " ......
P;• .Y~ in .Il the obiet g&me8. There wu "DO one
I" equal ~ ila. J..ad then Capt:.a.iA SMl, who Jet 1IIe
h~e rern.&rk, J::;IaoMs .. toot.b&J.Jar w:beD. be i. look~
in!:' & ~ alle, 'proo~ to the ~ nlQID, ADd ill

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,cn·er: a·; on with .Mchil>oLld IIold him

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be had ~ .... lor ~
C'ub Perh&pa t.booe .. bardl,. _
fo< me 1.0 add
'n° thing 1.0 tJi&~ Tbla ·l wiY duo II\r' b~. ·
And t.ha.t is ~ alJboqgh I ...... ~ out to criUeile
on S:t' UTday. i lII'Â¥'I ~ thAt ~ .... eopociAl1:r
pl·)!.&od with u", """'_ in J w!Doh .u..bib&ld
ha mltod the b i l l . ·

A WORD pWt TIIlII ~.~ .
0" , pI lb. ti~!. . __
the 6e-o .1 "r~. C1~ l i ' _ Dooplt. lib&;, be

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ar~ emoon, be n..... tarried • hair!' Mr. N....
Ill'" i. one of i.IIo ref..... who _
ib to be tm..

""';b!e to ~ til tbe poollR ·~ ~
h... ~im>d up
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Ileadine' ~~. I tIltoulcl be IlIOliDtcI 1.0 IN
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J ohu B. P1WJSo. ... obe.inD&n. 1& iDqaI d«icI~7
tho Mpt "'.., in .~ ri.h,
ad In Mr. j,. J.
loI' hr be h_ • . _
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,~ ~i>jI . ' d~tor' of the • .7,0. lot 'Wu pM"""",,,1, fond ~ tf>o ,..... at too~b&II. tad ••h,t
. "'tb' lIlm OIl t.lI6 ~ .......,.t in by ....Il"i
AI~ .... ..,t...W ......,;t. 'fbe _ _ J.
a. Dluodto:d 10 ~...17 ~
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Dot. be 110-. ~iii.t ';/i , . 1M ......
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!>om me tt.b be " •
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Ia _ b I . . , . . . . . . . ~ .....iitIMt:' oj ~
batI:r. ~ be t~i• • ·W. MIl M ...,:au, *>iD&
...·l A. B. ~ aDd W . . . oDI;. _ .. """
.. - - . ""<I tbe raul. will "'" .. \IoeIra ohooIId·

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Portsmouth
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Portsmo~th
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Northampion
Arsenal .
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Luton
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Southend
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1 . . lTriendly:
Brentford
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Portsinoutll
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Queen's Park Rangers
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,Southampton . ".
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Piymoqth Argyle ...
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bU$iness', 'aiid a very propter eye too, ' requo,:tId. the '
Preu. to roefraiu from }JlIb li~biftg the ·ftI tnres un .iJ !
rhtl -ca.rds had b een .. gi van a. 1'"Ull." ! V;~ing tb~
!'('q ~~ ~ a. p e-ri cctl,Y pTOper one, ' ! di~ not haTJ ' )
~he Il":It. In ! ft1" ied. Tli s dub we~ 8U.rprhod. Iba.t a.
OO n lemp 'Ta.ry did , HO'Iro""e\"U, : tbia week we give
the.card:in its (I n i~'cty , I8 nd tbf'..re, so (n.aa WEI
are OODe«neQ , th-e tna. ~ ~r endos.

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ANOTHER NE\V MA N._
A! flh-ea.d.y intird a.1.oed, Roo.iing are Dot llkely to
be 1aq]D( jn th 3 to&t t er o f P:&.J'!!n. T htry h &Y~
now wig-ned on A. qhris ie, a. right h-aJf from t.b ~

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10 b~ Nmla.rka.bly good.
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A REQU~., .
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I should be ~t1.Y obhred j~ , . ~Lri-el!l 01

clubll and cornpoti\,iontj .... ould kindly forwN'd m,
their firture lislS fUJ IIOOn "J"r" ~,ted. Abo IOt'!8 '
on th o opLlook: for tM canun, £~P!On, &nd e.ny j
other maitt.er L'kely .to. be of jt1~ to ~ hI!
tillldent. of foo ~ ba.U. I t:ils t ~ in t4mtiou
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Round 6
S.E.L.
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t ~~ c~ion . . T11n cllJ.b'., otfic;j.~ .s:U"d was t heu in .
Ul'QUla.tlon, arid Mr, ·'M1I.tlh&wS', wit.J:L- ,,&Q· .eye to .

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Oxford 'Q' n1ve;sity
Bristol Rovers . .•
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Ot.Vte.in t.ha.b ' t.he~ olubs in . .

Lheir turn will do a.Jl tbev Oa.t\ to ~TV-e u s, .To'
·the junior clubs "We .appe.aJ >8I.p ~Oia1 I Y. No ma.:f..er

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n.t: t~nt · oq

Tb~t t.he h~..t wa.., .deld a.'!ain.!j. a. p la,.er giTing"
o f b .\J ~ on Sa.tUTday._Th a.t wh;\.t. lit' le "'IV&!

done well-Tha t. a .-welI.nov.'I) amaLeu r
U"n,~'y to be ~een giving' ~ading 8.SSll!ot_
&nee ~o.rtlY.-Th!l t the two nfJ'W"lY'ma rri~d pla.yers
c avo eVl ~eOO6 .1bn.t. t.h~y bB.V'6 J~ i.tli ned aU their

old dev erUf;S8,-That llr , Ha.rry Lev.,':s, ~enr., 'wbo
du~ the 'W'&f ~ bro ko ?tr ~:o oonQEct ion .?"ilh foot. _1
ball, 1S reLummg to: It lVh()le~lI~ edly again ._
Tha.t! ha w,U be ~!COltIed at Em .f..rlJ., a.nd tha.t.
h. ,..., one 01 lhe groa.t.eo, btlnofoct<,n; ~be Read.
ipg c lub -eyer had.
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ANDREWS SCORES TWO PENALTIES.

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haa bc-el! remo\'ed to & more un '.n 1 ~t:ion . En. '
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th i'! co nllection thab m ONt p'igeon heJee might.- b e.
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bours .. day for a. week without a \lreaf. if he
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very sound judg3 ; ono of t..he belt.

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(.:!.iO:l ...hle!a m~e you pleued. to .be , alive; the
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lUrf W"-S t:;Onsp·,)t(O\ul by He: .ah.::<>noe, : nd then, a;'
alTend "\" n.a.t... d , '\el'e ....M tlle heat! But ......,;.e .".I>()
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t.hr oo. t~f"~l ~l.ad Archibald b ur,n ·.in th e .,pa.:,e

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l,bat ..1)M.t . ~im. In _t.opping the third shoOt he had
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Hasli ~ 11:114 ~1L9ped' tbe h'.tbm- into the Qt!.t. ' (it
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