Reading Observer 09-1919

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,be Queen'. Park -aiangen.. One said ·
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B.ea.diDg defcden '"frill hd the ~el'a' forwt.tda
I \ ery different ~t cd moo t,o thOle ey ~~'Y'e provlou.sly fll.(:~ t.his BeUO?, and I anticipate the
home U Ilr'll1.rd will find It coy to boat down the
oppolltlon "! ~~r . ~ellow I , The nme " pa~r on
}!ond..,. stld :
The Queen.a Park Raneen for.:
.... rd5 were never together, were 8. very pOor lot,
ahs' did pot deserve sucoeu.' ~ ~ut the wrlte: altogether overlooked the fact that It
the .very defen ce wInch he ha.d 10 endoavourcd
behttle two
days previo~ly tbat ma.~e the bome hoot line Joo~
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Wl'J.'Ill ONE- ~CC01lJ) ," ~~ .1mOit. WIth one &ocord, tilese selrwsa.me
~ali.tI, 'who - cduJa"find. Dbtbmg Iiodd to sa.y 01
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'~.ding .0,\ .Satur<lay, roung< on ~9~~'Y, when
tlie' ~~uee.:iI,• .,,;rmet and defeated ltlymout.h Argyla
by t.lie onl{. 1'0&1 ofAthe ma.t.ch, th.at the Rangers
had ~evolb~; jtt ~ tbe {fir, bou,. wJUch dlVlrled tbe
two: y.q)et, ' i'ztto a -most fOrmldabJe and Ilimon
gbt~l':m, elevClt;. But, you see, lobe QUeon'. Park.
Bangen lU.D de:fe.at.ed & provincial club, (~d tbereIn

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TO llETlJ'RN TO SATURDAY'S ' l.{ATCH.Readtng were undoubtedly cood valua for their
draw, and tb .. pJqhl5t. universal optnion ot the open.
~ eyed ob6erven was that the v18iton. WIth a trlti8
more oontrol ower themselves when in the n6lghoourbood ot the .,,- Qu.ee.n'a .. 'I;oal, would llllured!)'
1I. ye won.
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THE FORM OF OA.R.R._
Carr, wbo jumped int o the poIitiOD which
hItherto ha.d beeD fillcd by Lofthouse, did eriremely

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well, aDd the oth~ r outsid~ ms.nr, Murray, made a
nmnber or brI1lia.nt dashes and centres.
Butie,
at all tun whon cot .n the neighbourhOod of the
g041, played' almost perfect foobhan, but ,-w ben "it
came to &h'lotiolf.....oh dear! I Andre'i\:' and Stewart
.ere tr~n, an d oceaeion6..t1y gave of thoor best;
but .. rorcly W IUl thu the c",o. thnt .t roUet be
wnt.tcD that they. wem con s ~dc ro.bl y below their
Dorma.l form It mmt not be o1; erlooked, howe'l' er,
that they ..... ero faeed by a. ~'r I O of d .n o-dc \'11 and
clever h,.1vCB , who )Vol'e here, t here and
~h cre, ' a'nd ccrta.rnly were but seldom round W&.lltin.@'
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camo out fleah and subtle agajn' and
II.p-rleara to be~ no eud 'to their' teth;r.
i1w~~ pun out a bit more if nood~ .
know the ga.~e py bear~•• a.nd, 'could play It 'WIth
,their eyes ahut. AI chiba.ld was not. ovcrburde!icd
wit.., "Work. but he dld eno~gh ¥> carn his ..1Ll#:y,
aDd no One would ,wish him to do rome. '
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A RE1>EEM1NG 'HE:ATUiRE.:'"
Rcadmg wc.te beaten on Wedn~d",... 1iY Exelel'
City by 8. toa1 to love-a ' battct team t.b~ th 1 ~
ael\)eI on the day's play.
Tbd. I sa.,. Wltbrut
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It iA/. however, but"-sun t praiai'
Reading were ca.ught go~ls. . ~Clow ~eir form,,' .~d
real.lY played nothing but a shl?,"8hod ,ame ~
'oogfDlllng to end. They wera. "t h'Jl~ a .id&i:u
one could see in the course of 8- lwlt61. ieuOD. he
forw'al'ds. ~.d left ,~h'W play "t, homo. i 'L"" oIilJ'
rede"'!Â¥g featurO-)::.,co,ht. tt_ ,<ll!Fi!ll th,e co~e
of the play ..... ~"" .portmIPpiilh. ' Th• .mokh,
though hard knoc!~1J were glven, was perfectly
of fouls lihly to be of damage. nterein the
4Injoyme:nt I denved from th~ came wu mlae.

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This nco, which had the su.PP9rt of the lOyor

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Hayward). Colonel Les(le
WHooD.· C.M.G., D.S,Q"" M.P_ • • Mr. Anthony
[By "SPECTATOR."]
Hougbton and otber well.~own· ientlenien. duly
took place-as v.n.lounced-frotD Derby on Satur·
day over a dlStanC9 of 10.3 mdes; W'ltb the fol1owmg
On Ibo general run or tho play on W_dn .. d&v rc&.uit THE VIGTOR:Y PEA.cB RAGE.
afternoon Reading thoroughly merited defeat.
Derfry', 103 mll<:Sf LL'lbcra.t.ed ' 10.3O a.m.
The game was without incident right up .to the.
~. Warburton .. ...... .. 691 6 pool
111.51. minute, when the Exeter forwards broke
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worse exhibition by & forward line haa, I ma.y
~. Wise ...... ..... .... . 428
E. Herbert ...... .. .. (2) 407 6d. & 1&, '
!a.fely Aay, been seen at Elm Pa.rk for m&DY &
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l on~ year. , H astie was about as useful a.t centreJ. Warburton ... ....... 297 6d. POOl.
fOf\\ al'd U II. guinea pig.
Thera WM only one
A... WISe ••• •••••••••••. ,. 3.3
W. Bettendge •••• ... ... 337 I
man worth his place in the atta.cking forceJ. Warburton .......... 831
that wa.s " Jimmy" Carr. His gl\me was a trea.t
ActuiJ prize winnento behold. ne home defence, however, Will
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falrlv .ound and saved Reading from an
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.Archibald; Bari.holomew and Ror·
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Stewart, ~tie, A.udxewa and~&rr.
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Ri;z;b)'. roppleweU and Mitton; Connor, ~in,
Good:~:in, Lovett atld Dookra.y.
Mr. W . Hougbton. o! London, """ tho rot,....
For tbe fint halr·hour the gam. wu exce."linllly
rut &nd clean, and. during that time, no
than two fine openini! afforded themeelvel, bnt
Hastie could not get going. Neither could Andrew, 16r that. . MittoD. the viaiting Iqft blf,
pland a
robuot gam. and .eemed to ill.til
rtar Into the Reading van-grarit.>d, his gam. w..
oren to adVerse criticism.
Archibald'. proweae between the atickl WB.I
DeTer morn wannly applauded that. when h& made
two rem8J'kably fine ..vee within 'kin minutes
aft.er. the relUm..P'tion, when the 1nln ...... DIann,
l~ hl~ eye,.
Be MVed ~y mon! O daugeroua
~ l tU a.t.lOnfl. lbut ~ne 81) ex&ating ... thOM two.
Chr1stle, a-tJ right:"half, waa th\ only real l&f. man
m the bome 4alvel. &nd 'be played an exoMdina1y
cle,·,. gam.. H~ bOIl no I .... oj Mitton and r~
P ~.t..diy . bustled into him.
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Only one mlDute NmainecLand the pm( W'ould
hav. ended iri a dr&.... Bo* D~ay"", t.hroiiirh
our back.L~d oeliln>ci to LcweU .....01>o&t Archi.
bold w.tb 'D impoAibl. Ibot. "!'hOI _ndell a g&m6
wh.eb was painful to watch. 'Re-cIiaC Joe' and
de&erved to~ lose..
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NINETEEN · GOALS IN two .(fAMES,
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W . .ll.tteria.. ........ 837
. The Peace or Victory l 'aoe mltY vre,ll b6 ~e.cribed
&s tbe championship race 'of !>lgeon racial,' .' the
picl< of tbe local l>irda took ~art. .l'It'~'e&ther
c;:ondltlotll wer~ not .atiifactQry, . aa is
own by
Ut. r~ tbat i$ took thO' birdO o.ti th.
Ul'l to
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the diltanoe . . W$ burt.tly 'eoDit'atulate
MJ:. J rWarbutton Oil h1s. dpuble- sqccou. j He. hu
RiveD .he sport (.very lupport, ant_it would ave
been ' po&!I1ble for &.DyoDe to- bave. scored & more
popul~ viotorT· Mrl A. Wise, wh'o ~+'6d. the
tUjldertWnr. did splen.didly. .... .
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A. B. Croome .... 83.4
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D. G. ,uadley .,. 121.3
H. A. Neider ...... 38.3
C.' Mannmg . ..... 86.4
The foUowmg ' alao
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lS, 2, 2, ~ 5; A. Owen,
6, 2. 16, O.
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Total runl fo~2,166; total TUna , ~&ll1s... , , •
a'veragee per WI t : For ,27.mB, ag&lUJt 1. ~~
"B" TEAM.
W.tbbasonly800d
four Idefeate
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(luon to
feeJm.tcbei.
Ia.tiafted,
"'~ith , illl
leason'. ~i1ormlulr.e. Tlur"y-1}ve dift'erent: pla.yen
have talcon. pare in t.he v..n.o14 m.atchas. and til,
-task of lohe capta.i'll, H. GrlPpa; in keeping liilJ team
to~ther-.has been. A bard one.
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County team,
~o~ many cluba as yet

Mr. L.
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·Mr. ·N-:- B'. Sa.ul a.nd Mr.. ~. G. Dtake. Tilehunt q¥lie' s';iRied; howeve~, tha~ ~o~~ )~ll' loon 'be
Norcob.
doing sO. SO ~u, the Rcading~ BI'Cl1l~' Factory,
Mr W. G. Long, ~f(lrd~roaa,
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Ma.idenh ead and lWokingham W9tUd &ppear to 1M;
Yr A~ Spir, Newtown. .
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club. making any
al move, but. I ' &Dl
Mr. A. F. Morri., P.Jmor Senio>.
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.8e..:eral others, "lt b tho BaJne feellDg imbu~
wit o~ era, a.n WU!.n. " a.ve grea
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mili~' clubs-who, ate taking the. game
",em, regretted bein" un.'blo to .attend". ,
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Mr. Thomas boonutted '· the rwort and m&rie< u p "'in ,real earnest a.nd '!Wou ...... ~. , _ .".COIlSl era e
teferenca to the balaDce sbeet, trut~ the oqnIiden· val~.
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c~d 'ha...e you ~~tq1tftd (~be ~t o~l~
mg. ~e former was unanimously ,dopted.
]>l"e!eJ\tM in. Mesan. ' Hunttey tIJld " ..:p~~ !
TOO P1eetlBg- tben proce~dOd to tq.. ,,1""!ipn 01 Recreation Club ,having ~ o~ the ..\ma\jlur
For. "f:
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"""'\,iOD.. or-pres.dent,dIn.1Y
wbore, fonn
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u too} your home matchest '! I aabd. ~
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.. Yes," reepou.dp)i Mr. SerpeU. Ie I
degentlenlan, who oOOupifd t;he oftioe before the
to my we have.... I plp.Qed the wbQle me.t.
." It WAd Mplainod
that there w«:re a
before Mr. Boward Palmer, and tbe., quMtio[J"
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SPEOIAL REDUCTIONS
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duly came b&fore thQse' 'r~b)e, ~d . I ' W6&
tribute h avwg been }HLld to t.oe aerlv~ .of.
mot. in ~e most. sDOi'tsm:anuke' VI'aYJ being as;
all With Patte..... '
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II1l%'ed that everYthing 'FoulP be done to.; enable
IMS. !lOt ouL. ;run)!.
''Val
I'IppO",intM ' to , Ilia .:.ld position W I t.b me. ttO ca:ny out o~ .ma.tchea on ~ the Xensingtpn..:
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H. Kolmeil .... ...'. 9
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Bond 15. aim liar ' compliment 'wu p!-ld road ground."
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G. Burde.n .... .. . 11
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the vicc-chI'Llrm~, Mr. A. A. N~".I'D
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H. Cnppts .. .. .... IS
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Jetary and trcStluro1', Mr. J . 1". TI\.omall.
cet8,1 ventu ed to j nquif'l\ll I I What. lit your
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t,~ Mr. H. Nash Wall u".oltnouslY voted :to"the dual opinion aa to tho P""Pocto of i he. . game lI"ner.
W. Thomu
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A. C~&ndler .. ,... 12
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C. 'GlOdden .... .. 11
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maae n..a ... &., once.
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But .th. ge.me will come bi\cli into : it. own with.
alao2:!batted
. -Jl' 0 PPlPg,_ '5 ' ~"t' Chairman, ~ec~dt:\rY, and, ~ellt'&. Sa.u ~
UnD, 0'" a ' doub•. And very "'"n - ill .~-.~ of 01012The
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A. Soutb.
A. ·Nolder,
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21.* 4 1i 6w,' VleelCA
and H. Nuh.
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in. t-he
Brownmg
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fl!e . to th(l
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Sb.ea.n,
tiO, 2~, ~5, 65; T. T . Cau, ;c:.), J:/::, 4;; AIt •' ...,...
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Ollerenahaw, 7, 6, 1. 11 •. 1'. Wicke, 0; H. C, Apple- Octo'bcr 1st.. Many
the 'f~ i'Were paJ.d on·.l'Ueston, 3 ; W. Blihop, 1; W. Bomhler, 0, 2*, 15~ 2,
evenmg, when the ' Apociat.ion eommenced the
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itort, 0; F . .W. Yeand. 16, 10, 5. 23, 1; C. V.
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Nichol ... 1* 0 ; J. Allee.., 6· A. Owen, 4t1; H .'l}r.ter, lowinr sOOo01l osnrolhng on the .pot
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T. Beayeos, 8;. .... Balg.I~1, 16.
Mary'l, COrltral, Caver.ham StI.. Pe~'fI,
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(NorcOt), Gro'l"elallda, Oxfonl.road, WIlson ~"'or.-t' .
Bowl..D\G A,VD..\asl'.
WIlson Interm ediate, Tileburat ·(Park.-lan&), Ne,",t
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Burd.... ..... ..... 82.~
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Yont.gue
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8'0'1 whll.t a .t'tem<>nt was mad. that. am"""t Qthers,
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lIowing wo.ld lam uI>' WOldngh.m.....d. •
9'38 the "'
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12'115 s-w .......rolid, C.,orsham Oollllcll and Ool_y .
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Godd.O .......... 53.2 , 6
Cr!pps .. .... .... . 71.4
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foLlo ....lDg .. lao bowled .--0. HanDing,
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A. Neider, ~, 5, 98, 8; .A. H . Berr),,-}4, 1,
. G. Shc.u,,6, O. ~.2: T" T, C.....4. 0,
R. Waro, 7. 0, 38, 3 , R. Y~cnd, 6, 0, ~5, O.
runs lor, 1,&74; total run! againlt, t,472.
' per 'V!;ieket: For 10,42; ,.ga.mat 9.94.
"C" TEAM.
Very young c,l'lcketerA n~vt!: formod the " ;c"
el.eHn· and In Its vtrJou.s engagement4 wlth 8ea~
I5cmed 'players m the --'early part of t.he .summe r
came off .coond best But of th~ lut four roat.ehes
only one 91tl1 YOst, whJcb IhOWI that c6DBlderaIJIe
tm_proNeme.'lt had taken place.
'l'welvtl ,ames v.oere played, 4 WOD, 1 lost and
drawl).

OYen. K"4eu. Rwn. Wkt..

E. Levy ... -......... 21
A. H. Berry...... 90.3
;1 Bo....I.y ....... 2M

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W. Brow!""4 .... . 69
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The tollowUlg I. lao bowled :-F. WLC A,
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M, 5; J . Allen, 5,1 20,2 ' N . HcPberaon, 41 0, ~J
'V. Batt 9; 5, 1, 31, 3; &: Yeend, 9, 0, 30, 2,
S"")Dond.. 19, 1. 93, 5_
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Total runs Coq. 829"'i total .runs ~alD",
Average per ~clr.et : For 1.0&; agalIlo6t .50•.

WOKINGRAM WNDON·ROAD
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A queetlon having arlsan a& to wben the League
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qpinion .w.. ompres.ep that. the gam...hould take

place ill; .ch",,1 time, ODd the .Ub-commti.too
already . appoUltad were deputed to WAit on, Mr:
Pugh (men tQ the !Educ~tion Unnmit~e) with a
",ew to the m;tter bo!l1K 'l>laced before that Oom·
lDlUee for tbOlr oonaidetatlon .
mml1'l'E
THE cF,~t;EN'.
yoi'
T.J1$ ::criCe-Qb ..irman, iD the oourso Of the e"en.
ing aaid ' through ~be war, they ha.d l08t two mOlt
utoful m'eQl1Oel"l of the ASloc1&tion, who had contrib\..ted YerY ,largely to the IUCoe..s of it_
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gre ..tlY reeret~ the tou of thoae two fellow mem-

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beTS who had ido.le 10 much fqr them. )Jr. Nub
M. Hole aod W _ W. Dub, bot/! of
wliom w~re kllled ili the war.
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Mr. iB. E. A. Maynard, re~~lIlDC , ,,,,e
ProprietOr<!! ot the" co ~de'hdin~ d :en·er~~e:t!~
.c. Fcotb&11 Observer, sal . B a
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by them tQ Bilk thBo+; ASSOCIation to aocept from
them the (fift of D. lilller cup and eleven Sliver
~edal. wblcb. ~hJ.:r <would be em!)Owered to aU()c..t& 00' a.n7
01' CUl) 'COmfl6titlon WhlCh they
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The 'ProprK!tot'l of the paper
'i"p....ent<,,j were anxlOUI t hat that ~~ddat100ll
a. great success, and they WaUl
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Tueod~y evening it ... ,j" d ..lded that -.tb.. four
clubs lFho have .. tied" in' Divilio.n ':A" at ten
point.l.acb, viz., \Veile ... Wokillgha.m LoQd.,n.
road, Wokingb.m' Y~ ..· and Til.hunt, .hould
oft OD the 13th and lIOtb of Sept,emberJ.,.the
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Wokin~am 'U"dofi-rOad, at Tilehum, , . WojUng.
ham ~i.. " . ,W .'IoT, ·ot WOIt;"/lhlUlj.
1101.,. (Reading) provid IU.-oful-in the " B ..

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An .".e;';;'Unl ..redding W'u Iolemnized at AU Saint8
Chnrch, Jl.et.dibt~ on Wednesday, 8epteqlber 3Td, by
the Rev. P. Slater.. be.tween Lieut. Monia lIuber
AoIand"~&dg., 'M.O. Y.G.O., youn~..t .on of Mr. ;.,,,1
MR. W. ?.'eland-Madge. Temganympton, De!oa. and
Miafl GladY. E'I"~ Stoc.k, C?nly da.ughter ot M%'_ aDd ~.
A. ~. Stoek, .' Penma.en, H TQehurat~~.
Tbe b'ride wu beoominRly
in .. ~ of Toile
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The home loam .....eriou.1y bndicapped by
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10 batted -H. C App I"
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4th, 'V. Betteridge.
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Allen, 6, 6. N. McPhersOD, 5, 0, 0, Q*, Ii W.
I Jlorc,ugb of Ite.adJ.D~ Challenge cUp ra.oe,
in oonjullctidn with ~ .. boV6, Baho O' F BrOJw!WlI" • .3 1; P. MorrIS. 2; J .
sunmh~do: 6. '12. 0, 4; A. iih""dle1l. 4J... W. 5t....,p.
4: F. J . H~"l<in'. 3: H. Salt, 0": W, w Ch&".'!~er,
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ch<'lrge wonderfnlly well and was, without douhtl
a brilliant. example of ala.erlty, aglhty, Aafetv
and keenness combined.. At lcaat. two 01 hia
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Turner, Wllion SeJuor.
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were not,. But the majorlty appea.rcd' to be 'indi1fer.!dlt. Hastie .may not .. have bee::n well; aure!y
somethllJg out O~b6 ordin&l'Y Wal the matter ~th
him, or he oou
not have played Auoh a. lacka...
dallie&J game.
a 'heart wal never centred in hLi
work, or that 1aa how tho pi~tu~ wry presented
to n}e. AndreWif- o!)ened , qUi~ ell" a.nd I tbo~gbt
he }lad ' brought ,lu• . Ib~tfni' bOOts wlloh bU1J, ' but
afte; awhile he, too, became ra\,b,r liaUei" though
b. 'I" alw'YI .. rood .. &II.Y ,of th. othen.
St.e~a.rf. l'u tired; " nd (:jarr, thouill:no forced the
ba.11 Idown , on ~ "i.D.c~ almOl,t. iA-y.r~&b l.Y Ipoitt
· hiI elloN by lhOoting over tbo \bar..pr Wlde of ,tb6
ppr&t.I inete&d of pl,a;nting tho baU 'in front ot;tbe
gbalJ From my point of view the centtel of Jiurray were far more true . ~;r~ likel,1 to be .elf aetvl00
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WERE 8ERVICEABL~_
}he hom e halvca were serviceable without beJng
llrHJla.nt . NElltb er 111 wortb a. .. P!Lr" all to bimself, but of on.ch It must be s&Jd th ..t ' tbey did
not actually fall . .Teep.
They were a.wrJr~ I all
rlgh ~1 &Dd were triers;' 'ana ' haa the effort. of
Goodman •.MaVln and Chrat~o beeb moro appreCiated when thoy shoved the ball along to the for·
IHlEADING HALF·B4..CKS":'"
WR.rd l, I "e1']ly bel18'1'O thiS lme ",;ould have been
It 15 1'C&lIy dJfficult, to fiay ",ho wu t.he bctter sufficiently encouragIng to have won the "arne.
blllf. Ophicns (n tho POl.l1t are diVided. Put to
,0TIiER DEFENDERS_1.110 "~t e, I trunk porha.!JfI that Hn.rh ldge w<luld
have It4ut ttl' would b6 no certainty There is no
The backs , Ba.rtholoI1\9.w and Horler, were stout
doubt, ho..' ever, existing a.s to h~ play. .At tim~ enough and fca.rleJI.I eJlough wlt.bollt. ever bci.nW
it. was great, and was always of good serVloo. grea.t t;hakes.
E'ollcr W'~ rCipOnsJQle for a Let
J.1I!.,:in. too, WllS 1 in the ' p:ct ure a.lmoa' every' or good hone£t work. but h'O 11 nOt. a J aok Smtth
moment . It app ~ a~d n.s thou :z-b RcadlU g. ce u tr c ~ yet by any mOfLns He mean • .wcll, howevor, and
h4s hI! heart m the rIght pl ...ee.
Whldr coUnt1
hal{ ,>,as out: to let Lonclon see tha.t h o had lost tot' much. I can only repeat In rcg:J.l'd to Archiba.ld
Done of h18 llIbllitl- liinco lca.vin~g Fulham . Yea', .hll I,n goal that. h. will do., I
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