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ADYERTISER and tim e s , FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1032. football.


LANCASHIRE COMBINATION. LKAGUE TAliLE.


C'liorloy Darucn llorTiioIi


XoImmi


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HiiiTou- K«'-orvc ... ClitluM-n*.*


Cnhlo.s ... ...........


I?o.sisi‘iulal(« rnl iod Mori-cajulio


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\Burscou..:li Kan20r>. -1: Clithcroo xHonvuli |?.M.l.. -1. Darwon -I \(Jiorlc.v. I);


Kerr's. \\ '‘^L'lsoii, 1: CJroat Harwood !. |:60 1 45 t.65 loo


xRofhdal** Reserve. 7: Ranioldswick 'I' I vRarrow Reserve. 11: lAtliam. 0. xRrescnt (aides.


; Al.Jioeambe. 2. I'leotwood. 1: xRo-soiulale United, 0. A OREOK TO PROGRESS


Clitheroe Beaten by Odd Goal in Seven.


Burscough's First Win in Three Seasons.


Uliiheroe ni.'i with a rever>e at Liur.seou^iU last >.iiur(la.v, t!u> Ran;iers wiimiiiy; hy the odd ::oal in Kcven—their lir.-t victory* over ( Iitiier»H‘ ill three .'eason>.


Altor winning r,vn iiniti.-lK'> in siicrt-ssiim


he made wa< to tuennjmli.-e the hall, some- times unduly, instead of >(|narin^ it for Ids eolhs'ittnr*. Hoim* (iefomler-^ aic ave*rs«.* to lie “ taken elnwn ” hefore their supporter*, and tliere were no half .measures towards tlie smiH'what diminutive wiuiter when he tricked them. On the two occasions in f|UOStioi» lie was delihoratdy hrono;lit down — no f|ue*tioM ahnut it. and nur.scoujih oujilit to ha\e paid tiu* penalty.


Kerr Absent Through Sickness.


|e r Kerr, Imt ljon*dale played tin.* Iiottei' ami mor** confident "anie. 'J'he lirsl goal to Rur*c ouiili wa^- scored from fpiiti* twenty- live \ard — a hard drive with the force of the wind hehind it. and Rotherham im- sighteii. 'Die second goal was something


of a '■ iluke." 'PIio ’keeper was haulked hy Thnmp.son wlien a Idgh shot ca.me di'op|iii)g under the har. Rotiiorham got the liall to clear, hut it hn«l passed imlios under the bar. and the referee pointed to the ceiitio. The home team had reli(*d on *winging the hall about vigorously and on long pa**e.. down the middle, trusting to the forwards’ speed to win tlirnugli.


Jt was from tiui|e U i a r ilAllger


was in *<*mi-darkness near the finish when Chathuni got Clitlioroe’s th:rd gojd about three minute.'; from tlie end. The ground was conii)arativolv hard and lumpy with thick tufts of grass. Tlio nit l ieroo loader had the ill-luck to stumble a t one of these w'hen presented with a rare opening. Tfnw- evor xliat sort of thing is all in the lucK nf the "ame. and if Clitlieroe suffered a flu'ck in tlieir ascent of tlie league table. tlu‘v gave fpiito as good a display as Rnfsccugh. Tmleod. the teams were well


I he^ ground


in.atched. The teams were: Rnr.scmmli: Hol t : King. Taylor; Rtrcli, ArcCaugiicv. Dover: Rilkington. Riding,


dnle: :\Iiliier. Hall. Tat tersnl l : Fallows. Catlow. Cliatburn. Thornley. A\atson.


Referee: :\fr. J . Holmes, Preston. The Game.


took a long pass, and evading all opponent , shot linrd for Lonsdalo to intervene with a. header. Riding pounced on the ball nni\ to stop,- it iK-liiml. Aftor livp imniitps


slinl- l.v 1,1K1'„.111 wliirl, sopiumI t" HotliPii;,un pnniplptpl.v. Tins c.-irly supcp-si


tliP riolit, tliPii from tlio lpfl. ham ran out to snatch tiie hal! almost


linrsfounll npcilpil tlio scorP "•Hll


has been witli Crnssens in the Southport heagtie. The first movement of note was on the Clitlierm* riglit wing, Fallows cen­ tr ing ;icrns« goal for "Wiitson to drive over ( l iathnrn, harassed h.v tlie hacks, tried a first time .shot hut witliout success. ^fc( augliev started a movement wincli ic*opardised the visitors’ goal. Pdkmgtoii


Taiihersnn. making Ins first appearance,


Taylor (X.U Ingram, Tauherson. (l i therne: Rotiiorham: Tliompson. Roiis-


calh’d upon, and tliniigh the visitor.s played well lip u, :i point, tlioy liliislictl incllV'c- lively. For Rnrscongli. tln‘ two la.vlors pl.aved a stout game, while ^feCaughey was a tower of strength at centre-half. Cliat- hurn was watched and “ nursed ” very attentively: all the same ho found tlie net twice, and ’riioriiley onei*.


liilTaiened tlio visitors who, actually, were linviny ratlicr llie best of tlie game, though fllCy miglit have done better to play more .(penlv rather than cling to the closer style of jiioveniont, even if tliore was the wind to contend against. ETplr was oft.-u


'niomp'oii wa< called upt»n to deputi.M*


entire nin>-iy miinite-., ami it needed u> !»•. ior a -trim;: liitiny: wind swept the held, llavin*: the advantage of tlie wind in Uie first iiaii tile hoTiU' team si-ored twice. Ten niiiiiue-s af ter ilie resumption C'liilieroe Innl wiped out the arrears anil, in tlie im.'aii- lime. Rotherham had .saved a penalty kick tivtm aitaiii'C Tlioinpxm for liamlUno. Wliether ilio lull hade did actually handle the hall i< <iue>lioiial)Io: it seenu.’d to strike* the sifle nf iiU l»o(ly. Rut whether tin.* award was leoiti-mate or otln*rwi-e. it was (d‘ little moment tei a couple of fouls oit Fallows who was hrouehl down twice witliiii a few yards nf eoal afti'i* hea t iu e Kin^. In hoih cases appeals wore ieuored—unfairly so. i t soeim*il to Cliiliorne and iln'ir haiid- lu! of sp..(t:nors. who wt*re wroth over the iucidmi'S. Fallow.-* wa.s tin* mo-«t ente r­ prising lorward on the lii'ld and not only showed eiiift ami re-oinvefnlne-K-. hut worke-d several (h.'li^rhiful cijienine>.


'I’he mi*.iaki- last and '•pirit<<Ily loit^^hi lliroii^iliotit tin* 'Flie j::Miie wa.'* *’ ’


LAST SATURDAY’S RESULTS. 3.


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r-.' im d po.*‘.e*sion to di-Hvei- a hot shot hIiipI, w:i^ oil (In. WI'OIIP side of II,p |„,si


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I.iidpil for I hmiipsoii to dispossess |■ill<i,|„- L’l'i'i r'i"”n


sui t C liiitliiin, iiwiiy. iiml „ mHIcielc m, the p.iit ol Kiiio o;,!-,. Wotsiiii II eliiiiioe lo level


Me spore. lint Ins shot wiis Wiiefllllv wide


.i ' to liivlor who proiiipily swiiiio ihe hull "ver to Ihe l,.|t


P ipis l"' ■i'"’'rH .AlpCiillolley n.'ive I'l loiin n i lh e iw de­


fence nilo II tiiiiole. so Hint when Tiinlieisen (■mitred, Inylor liiehed fur ||ie underside "I the hiir, iind iiHliiiiieli lloiherhnni, oh-


s.lneted hy II defender, linilliieed to elieel,- the hnll. Ins ellort eniiie too hde. relereo was stamiing do*


order of Rurscougli’^ ot liei


■ 1 goal. I 1 ,


........ '-■••-V ■,(> .Miu iUA.ilueu IvicK and rii*li was the aecept<*d


up and awarded •>- •>


coring chances. Imt failed to make am- material g;iin. Danger flireatened a'^•liil on the iiome left. 'riiomp<on iiiakim^ a mely inferei-ptiou wliieh i-nahled Clithcr.ie ' rpiipw tlipir iiUiirk, lint Clnilhiirn


lumliled. or hit an oli-;truetion. and Holt Minted for 'safety. Thus at half-tiim hir^cough retained their lead of ‘>--0


Scores Levelled in Ten iVlinutes.


give C’hatlmrn an oiUMu-inuiiy lor an angular shot.


liftine goal narrowly o.si*aped downfall a third time wln*n • Holt wa* down and ^ Thornley ‘•mashed the l.'all again*! tin* <-ro*v. har. C'litlieroe were emulating Rnrscongh’.< metliod*. ami Imth side*, were striving hard f(M


* tile lead. Rotln'i'liam made a verv


rim of {)lay. This Impponcd in the last t.Ca milinto.s, witli Die liglit going rnpidiv, |


fim* save from Rirch. while at Die other end. ('Iiathiirn worked an opening for Fallows, who was too <*agt*r. Again Rother­ ham came into the limelight wln*n hi* pulled down a rising shot hy Pilkington. ami cleared a heft.v drive hy AfeCanghoy for a corner. An exhilarating rnn hy \\’ai.*on and King ended in the winger being charged down, and the linme left pair tvere hoat«-*n hack hy Lonsdale. This end-to-end play proceeded for sonic time, then Fallows matlo a hrilliant run to elude Taylor and get within .six yards of goal wlieii. he was “ gra.ssod ” lioavily—a penalty which onglit to iiave lioon onforeod, hut which the home defendor.s were permitted to get away with. Hall tried a further long shot in the next advance, and when Rm*?-congh got the lead, they got .more tliau their deserts on the


minutes from the end Ta.vlor added a fonrtli. And the game was np. .At least, tin* re­ porters wore .satisfied that it was over, for they left Imndodly. Rut in the last three minutes Chatbnni scored a tliird time, ami C’litlieroe wore again hesciging the home goal when Die final whistle sounded: Rurscoiigh. I : ( ’litlieroe, ft.


tin* hall cni'led sah'ly into tin* near e«u'm*r oi the net.


ft was a migiity'drive, and 'fliroe minuie* alierward* the


sihly lor handling by Thompson. * In vain were tiie di*elaiiiiers. The kick was taken, luit to tin* ehagi'iii of the home suppm-ters. Rotiieriiam tlived at the hall and divertoil it for a eoriiGr. C'lith(*roL* kept up the pressure and again Thnrnlev fonml an op(*n- ing only to see Holt clear.' Tatiersall was the in*tigaior ol tin* next mov«* wliieh was to |)ui ('iitIn*roe on lev«*I term*. The liall was worked to tin* right, and Clialhiirn iolloweii it. Falh)ws trick'ed 'fa\ lor to


lo eoine on the part ol tin* vi>it;ng forwards was short lived, as in their lirst real attack l|m-scongh wen* awarded a peiiallv, (.*len-


tck. and when Kallows cratiily heat hi* an to lob the hall into goal I’lmrnlev apped a c h a n c e for a header to hea’t fills eai’ly )ooniise ot hotter things


•'^M-aight li'oni the n**tart Clitheroe forced corner. A hectic time followed WatMin^


.straight opening his .shot lacked power, uatson inadi* a laudahh* (*iforl. and a'uiiu Holt turned the hall for a corner. Tatter^sall tried liN luck, still witlmut avail, am! I ur.scough retaliated on the lefi. rmnam shootnig over. From (ifteen yard-< ll.-ill directed a well-meaning effort which flolt negatived.


( ’Hthojoe wi*n* liavin-r .more :ih>ng ami when 'I'hornlev w;is 'dveii a hand, ( Iitliorne coiitimied to plod flic Du ilu*


ilin oir I IP pliiyiTs ipppiitpillv. Tlip dpfplIPP Eidp',1 7 ■ iT '


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il"' '"ill p'liiiioii- (lie liimip Ipft " " ’""■"t. Midi


W' <"i H, Tlioi„l,.v. ‘■Hill,P,I l„- iv- ........ hl-eiiV-


WEST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE Go.als.


(iiorley Ri*erv lloliim Waml*. .A l'’IeetW()od Re.^en•e l<<*ylaiid .Mutor.s t ’alder.slmie> Wc.stlioiiglitim Darwi'ii Reserve ........ .


RlaeklMiru Rovers A Ihiniley A ..............


^ols(m Rcbcrve .... l*ariiold.4wiuk P.\ '. Xurtjj Kud A


.........id !> I a III 27 21 ..... Id 10 2 I r,;{ 21 21 ••••M s a a -M aa lo


P. W. 1,. D. F.A.Pts


Wigan’ Atldotio* RcsV' .’li Wliiitingliam ........... i,"> llreightim’t I’niled ... 1 1 1


lianeasler 'fowii Re- Pre.scol Cal.les Rcm.


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I s 2 20 10 10 2 20 oo 10


i an ai; 1


0 :so o.a 2 21 21 •1 20 2.‘. 1 21 12


LAST SATURDAY'S RESULTS.


.\Darweii Reserve, I; Rarnoldswick l’, \ ' 1 xhauea.ster Town R. :t; Leyland .\Ioior>’ d! Xllolton \\aml.>. A, d: Pre*ioii X.K a ’ 0 .xMeeiwood R,serve. : l‘re*cot ('aide** il


N Rn.igliimel, 2; X\\ eatluiugliloii, 0. xRiirnley ,‘tj X’el.soii Re.sorve, 2.


C'aIdiT.s((Mic.* 0; Rl.-iekliuni RonT* A


CALDERSTONES MAKE HEAD­ WAY.


TABLES TURNED ON WESTHOUGHTON Once more Cahler.itone.s liave won hack


Wosthoughum, hut in the return hiatcli on SiaLurday, Cali.lerslones l>layeil with rare spirit and deierminalion anii had the salis- laction ot winning hy two clear goals. On a heavy ground the going was sircniums, and Calder.'stones nmhmhledly won hecausu they adopteil methods more suitahlo to the conditions than Wesihonghlon, who relied mainly upon .short jiassing. .Straight from ific Stan Calder.stone.s .swung the ball ahuut In clever miillield play We.stiumghion


stones in the first hall rather again.sl tlie run ol play, as \\ (*,*Dioiigtiton did most of the attacking. The second half was also xei\ .streiuuiiis and \\ e.sthoughton plavcd with every deleriniialion to e’lpialise. ‘At tunes their lorwards shot hadiv, but at others good goalkeeping hy RarrotL and an element ot good lortnno helpetl Caldorstones to keep the home forwards from scoring, the turning point came al ter Wesihoughton hail nii.ssi.'d a penalty. Mavho scorin'^ a


.second goal: thereafter Cafderstone.s were on top, Alo.st of the creilit for the victory should go to the ih-fonce, which got through a gi'cat deal oi work, tliongh at the saano time the lorwards are to he corn'ratulated on the manner in whieli Du*y todk advan­ tage of somewhat nnexpectiMl’opportnniiie*.


stuck on ihe Goal Line.


kept out a niindier of strong slmls in capital style.


| |o was well eov»‘r(*d hv


Taylor making a header, Rothorham vainly „ lo Tin* forwv’d-^' ^ ull^ *' ”i'^ I'l flinging himself to moot the ball. Five j


the league, and have a eliance to fa|)lnre chief hoiiour.s.


2!ltli Kovciiilier, 1032.


To JIc.ssr.s. Uic Advci-lisor & Times-Co.. Ltd.


Mai-kct Place. Clitlicroe.


Dkar Sms. Please slop advert, for


Gramophone as the mach­ ine was sold, not only ( l i - rcctU/ lliro>ii/li llie advert., tint also on the fir.st inser­ tion of same.


Of cour.se, as yon are


aware, we iiave been ait- vertising continuatiy, week l)y week, wittioiit a lircaic ill your paper for npwanis of twenty years.


Blit tills jirovcs to ns ">''K


liarl .n tmi'p pfTcpt on tlio hoiiiP pliivpr'. "-Iio .■mnin iMPiiiipp,! tlip opposiiiK i;o,il. ir>t Irom


the feet of Taylor. Clitlieroe again loo.v up tlie running and in order to Inuai


Ghathun^ ami Watson,, King kicked out for a corner, from whieli 3Hlnei


iieaded over. Lonsdale broke np ^ mote-


once ag.iin, tiiat provided you have tiio goods, at tiie rigiit price, ncivortised in tiio rigiit medium, tiiey arc tiatf soid.


For J . & F. Bestiiam, F. BEXTHAJI.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE. Goals.


Congregat ionaIisl‘< Rillington Whalh'v (3inr(4i 1 nst. . s 0 s 0 ]Monnt Zion ...............


K.S.C. Wesley


Sahden .St. Xiclmlas’s S 4 ii 1 33 21 p Waddinglon


Parish Church ........... 7 4 •) 1 32


. !) 7 2 n 32 13 IS


) 0 13 iid 43


...................... 7 2 4 1 23 22 r, (> T T


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LAST SATURDAY’S RESULTS


xAfount Zion, f>; Salnlen. 2. ( ’ongregatiimalists. d: xK.S.C., 0.


M'addington. 4; xWesley. 2. Rillington, 3; xWhalley, 0.


this return match on the K.S.U.’s ground. The C'ongrogatioiialist.s took advantage of the wind, hut then* was nothing particu­ larly .sjiarkling about the game until Auhin and Riilsdale changed places, the former pas.sing the home defenders to shoot into the custodian’s liantls. O’Neil, the home inside right, made a hrilliant, if futile, elfort to go tlirough, in eonjunetinn with •loiuvs. The first goal to the vi.sitors followed :i throw from toueli. Ilindle sipiar- ing the hall which n*hounded olf lln* ’keeper to he Jiiot liy Anhin, dust hefore the in­ terval the homo goal had an escape in a regular melee, when the ’keeper was away from his cliargi' and the defmuli'rs stepped into the hreacli. The visitors mainlainod tlieir load of 1—0 to the interval. The K.S.C. pressed repeatedly in the second lialf and imulc valiant efforts to


K.S.C. V. GONGREGATIONALISTS. Roth teams iinuh* .slight- aUerations in


............ ' 7 4 3 0 li) li) s « 3 •i 1 31 2i) 7


of their Work was the adiiiirahh* way Diev swung the hall from wing to wing and kept- the M'<*>tlu)iightoii defenee extended. Through Di(*ir victory. C'ah!er-<tom's have maintaim'd tln*ir position near thi* head of


nil receive mmiy olipm-lmiities, tin- fmiil •Jink did tairly well. A pleii.sing fejilurt*


'* '


I -'C celltre-hiilt, mid 1-osti-r. in nilditimi to . i'» ....." ............


" ‘i


Allhotigh Dley did <‘hD‘in more than the game. An ex-lo\vn '


I


.fmiicsmi. who iippi-iirod ns depiiiv, gnve n slrinig dispiny. Wrigley gnve li’ith- iiwilv


Dau.son and .McDonald, win.) played smindlv. IhiHi ki(:k(-d strongly, mid Hii-ir (-lever po.-itimml piny wiis n (h-liiiilc H-iiture of the gmiK-. Denny wiis mi nhsc-iitei- from Hie Imif-linck lim- llirongh illiii-ss, mid


forwards showed to advantage in the clu.s- uig period. (laiToll was on lf»[) of hi* form, and he


.stuck III the mini on the goal line witli Ihu-r.iU heat.*n. Ralph failed to' score Irom a penalty kick, and this seemed to take tin* ln*art out of tin* home team .Ma.vho pracLiciiKy mado the i.s*in* .‘*afe for C ahh*rsUiiii*'* with a splendid go;d. and their


inul ( ah!er>loiies w en* deli*nding. On one oecasion m the .second half Calilerstones had a very narrow e.*cape when the hall


de.«-nption of Die play, .sntliee ii to say Dial llaylon gave ('ahlersiones an earlv ead, and tor the l)igge*t pari of Die fir.sl


, Without . . nienng uimhi a detailed


slmwei to advantage, e.specially in the lir.st halt, hut a lot ot their gooil work was negativi*d through tlie strong tackling ami .sure kicking of iho visiting deiemler.*. lliere wa.s scarcely a dull Jiionieiu in Die gaine, lor ^\ I'slhougliton tried with iniglit Jind main lo wipe’ out Die arrears, mid hut tor clever goalkeeping hv Rarroit and stnhhoni deleiisive ptay hy l)aw.*on ami McDonald, they might easifiv have linished on level terms.


Ilaytim scored for Calder-


their Jaiirel.s hy a magniticenL di.*pla\' awav hunic. A lew week.-s ago they lo>i to


I ai 2a ii 1 21 a2


lollowed in the homo goaliimntli, TItornher Kilt (III u|ipmtl l ll ily 1(1 l imi II ||||•||u.,• |ic.;„|i.|.


In a sirrainble which (Mlliiiiinli tliori- IVIIS 11 stniiiu ,.|„'iii,.|’,i „f ('lUlKri-uiitioiiiilisIs, It; K..8.f., I),


II guiiil (lisiiliiy, ^■lll•tilL'^ n-visioiis in the . team are nece.>sary, and will liave


to he aiiel. ZION’S FIRST WIN.


ii'mils .siiept Lhniiigh the opposing ilel'i-iiee til luree mi iihiirliii; eiiniei-. .Uler mii- tilllleil |(i-essnie lor tell iiiiliiites .Vtkiiisoii opened Iho .seoring for the home temn from 11 corner lilkell hy WhiUnker. A period ol Iiiidlield phiy folhnved, mid from ii hreiiiimviiy Sllhdeil eipmlized ll itll II higli shot uhleii ('ook eoliipleteiy misjudged. I.iielv eselimioes Here Hie order of pkiv. mi'd Miirshiill restored Hie lend for Zion 'with n low drive. At this piiiiu Hie I........ lemii WHS dehliilely on top, mid it wns oiilv ii Strinig wind whieli


son eompleted a line elforf whieh gave the .Siihileii •kei'iier no i-hanee, and Zion led


.liisf mi half-kiiiie Alkiii-


iioiM Iht* eml Alar.>hall scored again from a voriii-r.


In tin- iml the swifli-r iiinviin' g limiH- liirwimls i-mnpleti-ly iliiiiiiiiat,-il the


JllveiiaU-d, mid il Hii-y i-mi maiiitiiiii this loriii llicy irill hi- a fmee to reckon wilh.


Die liainlini ol spectators said when our liuy.-s were plnying the Trmles' liovs Inst


week. Ulldonhtedly he wns right for Hlev did shnpo well, (-.speehilly when it is eon'- suleri‘d that tliey wore oppo.sing Ixivs lar


t gmiies Hieri- lins to he pntd the e\peiisi-s of


(ines, W h(>n C’litlieroe received I’reston as Victors the receipts were divided between the hual Association, which had as its shiiro 2s. Id.. Rrestoii Association which look 31) per cent, m* is. p.<d. and the Knglisli Sehonls Association which hv rule had 10 per cent, or Id. plus a sixlli of a penny. (liDieroos vi>it lo -Aeeriiigton rewarded


||<* visiting team, in addition to' Dn , pensos ior hoys and their teacher ehaper-


I.. ... I . i 1 (I Oi


Diem with Cl 3>. or .30 per cent, of Dio pronl". iii'tOver the receipts Die hoys always


.................. . il 8 1 0 3d 12 Id 11


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hist l)v .'I big margin will givi* no suri'ri>i*. Returning from Southport the same season Du* ho.vs had to he Ioeko<j in their conipart- inent to prev(*nt them from ninning amoek on Die station while Die train waited dur ­ ing a dela.v. Good limes as well as good gnmes are Du* lot of town team roolhallers iind (*rieketers. and like :dl sports' t*h*vens lifter the ga.me they usually hurst into song on the way home in the‘ “ e h a r a ” ju* in the train. 3’hns tln*y loani to c any Dirougii victory and defeat a smile that mwer weaT-s otl. and the.so same hoys will without doubt continue to smile in life's jonrnev. while nt the same time hearing hefore Diem Du* uatehword “ Rlay np! IMay up! and play the game!’’


pla.ver this week told of a wonderfid fi*i’d olitained at Rarrow a few vear.s ago. On this oceasimi C.’liDieroe hovs were fed hel’ore the game and they at«* so .much and so long that when Dn* nialeli began- Diey could still feel liie ingredients within.


'fiial they


low .spectators hut other towns an* able to gam the support of thousands where we I have hundreds. Without- wishing to com­ pare Chiheroo with cities it is worth men- I tioiinig Hint lit the Diiglisli fl ip l-'hinl lietweeii ^Imiehi-sti-r mid Sontimjiiploii nt .Dmiie-rond Inst yi-nr -l l.llllll spevlntors I ntieiided, while in Hie ri-phiv nl .SniiHimiip- ton Hii- gmm, wiis iippreviiiU-il hv 20,111111 people. Towns ns siimll ns ours Imvi- regulnr siippiirt 1 - I | im l lo 11 gnte of cai . ns iimv he proved hy Iho linlmici- ,sh(-ets of siieli lowiis iis Mint, .8koliiier.sihih.- mid Chorlev. J-rrmi Hie gnte iiioiii-y of Hie iiitor-lowii


ot tile inferiority complex we have so often sei*n in inter town ganu*s. (.‘oniideiice wa.s | there, and tin* eliihl of eoiitideiiee is sue- C0.S.S. One of Dio greatest oh.stacle.s lu mateli winning with Clitheroe Iioys lias been lack ol heliol in the tt.-am’s alulity to win, among the hoys themselves and among Du*ir siippoiTers. Given eonlidenee our hovs I will aeiiuit theiiiselve.s well next rear. ’ At onr game.s this year Diero have hee


hioK^r than themselves. 'Iliere was none


SPORT IN THE SCHOOLS. “ They shniic very wel l ’’ is wimt one of


(Il the Si-asmi, was Hie marked i.niprovi-- im-iit displiiyi-d hy Iho Zion fiirwaril line. Indeed. Hn- eiitire temn seeini-d to he ri-I


miie. Till! most pi,-using of this. Hie lirsl win


J r 'A 7 Dressed Dolls Dolls^


Carriages Baby Dolls Dolls’ Draped Cots Dolls’ Houses^ Furniture^ and Bods. Tea S e ts Pianos Teddy Bears


E v e ry description of Woolly Animals.


Forts Soldiers Conduc­ tors^ S e ts Farm S e ts Tools Fret Work S e ts Trains^ &c. Electrical Outfits. Large selection of Mechanical Toys


at 6, Market Place


CATHOLIC DEBATING SOCIETY.


IS THE INSTALMENT SYSTEM OF PURCHASE A GOOD OR BAD THING ?


.Sc'hool Xr. Towh*r, Chathurn and \V. Lord will l)(>conic 'fown players with Du* improve- nient thc.v are certain to sliow. hut when Rjack h*av(*s school this Christmas (hi*ro will ho a goalkcoiier to find. Are there an.v hoys who fancy tlu’ii' ehnnees? Having tried at least eight custodians llie selectors nro still unrewarded.


been the lipiiviesl for s(*veral vear.': and good price-; were obtained.


c.yclc. Me is revnvorhig anil will In- Inu-k afl(-i- Hio lioliilavs. AVIiitehait liinding-s at Leigh, Kssc.v, have * *


[ills II lir(ik'(-ii iiriii mill lumHii-i- p(isitinii liiis no oiip.-ilile pliiyi-r. Dk-k .si-ni-t-il n goal against Piuliliain. wlic-n Iii.s anil liiul lii-i-n rniotim-il siv (lays aftoi- a rail fmiii liis


l)i(-k "W iiililiiigtoii. Hio (-(-uli-o-fonv:iil,


proving every wc(*k. and Alereer will maki» n good dorender wlu*n his kicking improves, 'faylor and Lloyd have .made the half-hack lini* the best jiarb of Du* eh*ven, and the forwards Iiave benefited consi(h*rahly hy Dn*:r feeding. doe Tomlin.son and'Lord are making a good wing, Imt the inside man siiould he a little le.ss s(‘liisli. On the left Heaton and Hudson havi* done lu*ltcr than their predeci'ssors, and Hudson alwavs manages^ to .senro from the wing. Of the


Ril)hh*sdale Senior School last Saturilay I reytiltc'd in a 7—0 win for the 'I'own liovsT j O'.Xeil (ltd well, and Die halves held tli'eir I opponents in a vice.


Wanted a Goalkeeper and Centre-Forward .A inaieh Imtween Iho Town XI. and the j


'flic hacks are im­


is a good thing.” One hundred and four people attended the debate, aiid the liene- fUs of the system wen* ailveealed hy Mr. R. T. Ingham (leader), ilr.s. Partington atul .Mr. .loL* Wright.v, whilst ii^ tlisailvan- tagos were expounded hy Mr. d. Rmwn. junior (leader). Miss Hetty Ginlgeon ami Mr. Rornard Winekley.


attractive hire purchase syslcin of lumseiiold goods, and Ids obliging dolivor.v in plain vans, provided cxeollent material, holh for ami against the .system. The current i.ssuo of a trade journal was quoted to tlie efioct Ihat lliero were 4,000,000 liire purcliase agreements now in operation in tins eonntry,


eonvenieneo of the hire piircliase .s\*.tem ami how it enaliled peo()h* wlio would ordinaril.v not save a iiunp sum to buy articles of utility, and sonu*limes for reason­ able reureation. lo obtain them hy nn*ans of a .system which met tin* needs* of pur­ chasers with limited incomes. From sew­ ing machines to hoiis(*s, and the iiMial ariicles of doniestie use ami convenience, all were ohlaiunhle nowadays on Die hire purchase system. T'he utility cf Imihling socioli(‘S ami insurance companies in tin* juat ter of imrehasing hou.ses and obtaining substantial loans on ea.sy and erpiitahle terms of repayment was emphasiml. whilst clothing and nintor cars were two other topics nf discussion. Mr. Dragi*. of ” Kverymaii House," London, with his


Hpeakers for tin* Motiim pointed out Die


ing of the Catholic Debating .Snciel\ wai That the Instalment .Syst(*m of l*uieha*t*


The subject for debate at the last meet­


best of friends,” was their policy. Instal­ ment selling had heenmo a menace In tiie eounlr.v and would add to the mom*t:iry and eeonmnic problems sooner or later. The (*vor increasing volume of motor tratlie, mo' t ol it on Dll' hire pnreliase system, not only causes a- <!eath roll of IS per.sons per day. Imt has caused .C270 millions to he spent on highw.ays in tlie last ten .rears, this being ” sheer extravagance ami wash*,” lo quote a famous statesman. The diV- locntion to normal methods of trade was commented upon, and the mnnnfactnrer and retailor .alike had been faced with the choice of borrowing from a bank, or frimi a financial corporation wIio<o intore.-it on loans works out at about .CIG per cent.


.vonr income, to get things which we couhl not alford.


Short reckonings make the


SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE. T0-M0RR0W»S MATCHES.


Parish Church v. M'esley. T. Eaton, Knights of St. Colnmha v. Mount Zion, W. Hargreaves,


Congrogationnlists v. AVhalley. ,T. Herd,


'fho King’s gift of coal for tho Christmas season to aged residents in tlie Koval


.'B


jectih's of all shades, si/os ami kinds, fnmi rea*om*d argnniont and lir>t principle*, through Die stages of sarcasm, wit ami hauler to simple hut otfective adagi*.*. Kaeh of the Direo Opposition speakers shared in Dii* •• (Jet behind mo Satan ” resistance to. am! attack of, the hlandishmonts of acipur- ing goods heioro .vou had the money to pa.v lor ihc.m. “ X(*ithor a borrower nor a lender lu>.” AVhy .slioidd a man lie encour­ aged to mortgage his future labour, asked the fjcader ol Die Opposition r* .As a pre­ lude to a closely ivasonod speech, Mr. Rrown ob,!4*cted to the instalment system on prin­ ciple, ami thought it would show nioia* wisdom, eliaraeter and stability if a person were to save up first for what oin* wanted. .Xo, it was no good at all, cried the op­ position. this temptation to live he.vond


and the evident popularity of hire pur- eliase agreements, the Oppiisilion retained an adamant front. Not only so. They retaliated with a merciless volley of pn*-


comprising a capital sum of .tloOjOUD.tiOP. K.vidently the system had taken on! Refi’i- I'lice was made to credit being the chief factor in trade, nationally and in Jimiii- cipal alfairs, and the new Alersey Tunnel, the Fyldo Reservoir a t Stocks, and the new Ribhlesdale Central School weix* qnou*d as instances of payment hy instalment*. Against all this barrage ol present custom


what the 33 uon-volcrs thought of tho system. Perhaps they regard It, like tho proverbial enrato’s egg, as being good in parts. And perhaps not.


(Tno wonders


J. Dowliurst, concluded the mooting. t h e o r g a x l s e r .


hous(*, the next snhject for debate was clio.sen, and in the Xow AT>ar wo hope to discuss Classical Music versus daz?:,” and lo hoar four maiden speeches. A vote of thanks lo the cliairman. I^fr.


Going into a committee nf tho wholo


in 21) for the motion and 42 against, tho instalment system ln*ing llins coiKlcmnod hy a majority of 1.3 votes.


Taking it all rouml, you were buying what yon could not ali'ord ami paying more for. il than ii- was worth. Ami tlie latter re­ mark. too. wa.s the paradox pointed out by the only niemhor of the back benches, Mr. Ricliard T'urm*r, wlio again entertained the house to an amusing sp«.*ecli. Rut fancy, an as*i*mld.v ol 101 pci’soiis leaving a solitary hack-li(>ncher, like the hoy who stood on Dio Imrning dock, to uphold the tradition of free lanco .speakers. Well! TT' keeper of the bridge maintained the privi­ leges of nn'inhers below the gangwa3’ ; and the coaxing of an excellent chairman (on a subject nhont which everyone knows something!) could not gel aiiolhor chirp Iroiu a big a.ssoanhly.


'fho voting rosnlted


f, 7 ^ '


' * - hV. • i*. » *-,t, I


went III lavoiir nf the I...... aUaek. Atknismi emnpleled ihe “ fiat I r iek ” frmii pass Hirmigh Ha- iiiiddh-, mid leii iiihniles


liiighl well have lieeii exiu-eted to assniiie vmiiiimiid nf Hie .......... hut the Zion lor wards set up Iitliivk after littaek and went liirtlier ahead Hirmigh a lirsl-tiine drive liv .Marsileii. The visiims' plav delerioraleii mil Hie iiiislakeli laelies of iheir defenders


Iliivnig the aid of wind and slope Sahdeii vrossed over.


took was henloli fur Hiu semes' lo he levelled agmil.


illeliipis 111 giml. Then miiiHier' hri'nk iway this time on the left wing and


toiled iiimiv good


(liiy, mill won hy 11 n„,(is 2. The visiting »oli thu Hiss mill elreteil lo liiei; holh iviml mill slope.


l-'idiii Ihe kieh-oli' /.ion lor- '->#' A * •"'f IftI .Mniilit Zion eillertiiiiieil .Siiliilell iili .Siitlir-


liii-li iiliiiiit llici visitiii-.s lirst mill lliinl gouU, tlii-y limy lie- (;oiiipliiii(-iiti-i| on M.-rviiig up


l-'iiiiil:


til iiiviiiiiit, mill II liult, h,i,.|. Hi,I,II,. Vlili-il 1111 iipiiiiiliiiiily fill. Iliiiluliiiisnii lo put III,- visiliirs I'lirllicr iiliciiil.


(.‘(luah.sc. Free kicks fell to hoth .side.s, und once when O'Xeil and Scott oiildi.s- tanced the hacks. .Scott fired hard to hit I eiitiu*ld s shoul(h*r.


(SEYEN)


'< 0 ■'*(


: ! T..


7'f'l a’:>WfP


.T-5


horongli of AVindsor is to ho made ns usual this year.


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