J-M^~ C T E N > A D ’S r E R T I S E R A N D T I M E S , F R I D A Y , M A Y 3 , 1 9 3 5 .


tlio West liradford defence and put Saliden ahead.


FOOTBALL ,& ■


LANCASHIRE COMBINATION. | C l i p W i i l l i e r S . SATURDAY'S RESULTS.


xClitlioroc, 3: Noiv Brighton, 1.^ xBarrow Bcscrvc, 1; Bossemlalo Uinted xGi'cat Hsirw'rtod. 4; lUorecamho, *2. xLoyhiml Motors*. 2; 3lonrieli H.M.I., 0. xLyilinjn, ] ; Fleetwood, 1. xBoehdale Ueserve, 3; Cliorley 1. xBacnj) J5orongh, 1; Northern iSoinads, 1.


1. - ■iI3C3**" Polished Football.


CLITHEROE'S DELIGHTFUL WORK AGAINST NEW BRIGHTON.


ANOTHER VICTORY.


Saturday evening when Clitheroe enter­ tained 'New Urig!il>on Ueserve. Neitlicr


A deligiitfid exliibition of' football was •d uiF a t the Sliaw Bridge ground on


team seemed to worry unduly about the result of tlio match and concentrated more upon entertaining the spectators to an exhibition of the liner points of the game. A'iuoi'ous (Icfensive tactics were not cm- pb)ve'.l and the respective lorwards \\eie o i K ' i M i t o iiululf^o in pottorii woiuins. clitlioroe won l)v tlu-co ooals to one ami probably their keenness was the decnliii" factor.


half an hour. C'litheroe res|>tod a strong ] challenge with rare spirit and ei|iialised before the interval. hi the second half, tho exchanges were fast and furious and hy I scoring late in the game, Clitlieroe secnrtMl well- deserved triumph. Allhough badly |


..andicapped by injuries, the Castleites played with keen determination and marketl confidence and 3'!eetwood met their masters. On the liglit ground the keen tackling of | defenders rendered useless ch»se-passing


toii !!• serve impressed very fayonrably and imreh of their work reaehetl a high standard. ]n front of goal, their forwards were care­ less .-ind manv shots from short range went oft' the intenciml mark. Clitheroe deserved their victorv.


In inidlielil exchanges. Xuw llngh-


penned New lirigliton in their own halt ami migiit easily have had a mneh higger maruin.


In the closing stages they I t was not likely th a t CMithcroc s


id a v r s would take niulnc risks in view of tlie fact tha t tliev Imd to play a t Chorlo> on Wednesday in the Comhination Clip liiial. Tlie idea of having n late kick-oil in view of the Cnp linal hroadcasl was an excellent one and the aUomlanee was well lip to exiiectalion.'. Tlie teams wore;


Akers, Hall, Jfakinson; Singleton, Allen, liow'on, Tliornley and Ilorslicld.


Clitheroe: Mar.sdcii; Milner, l.onsdale;


Cook: King, .Milligan, Tnnstall; Ken.vmi, Kiiehing. Kastwood, L. MeVlierson, ami 1’.


N. w liri'diton lieserve : Carr ; Ifower,


J lc l ’lierson. Kvierce: Mr. H. Hall, Soiilhport.


Quick Challenging.


own wav a t the outset and ^larsdeii had to bo alert to keep out u stiugiim shot Iroiii Kastwood. Singleton twice di>appointe<l


Cliiheroe had hy no mean matters all their


bv delaying his centres too long ami while holli teams excelled in midlield phiv fheii iini'-hing lacked accuracy. Once the Ihiiihloii goal had a narrow e'cape follow an exciting tussle in tlie goalmouth


a lte r t 'a r r had dropped tlio ball. V.**,V* tn'«..«nn* Carr appeared none too reliable


and bi>' habit of listing the ball when be liad lime to effect a jicrfect clearance on-


<laiP2ered the visitors’ goal. Clitberoe toot ibo lea<l following a lovely combined move­ ment. The ball was swung from wing to and finallv .Singleton puslunl tlio ball


forward to Alleii who .scored from a narrow au'de. Afier IS minutes. Clitheroe addotl to Their lead with a picture goal. Allen made the opening possible with a nnc in.lividnal run and. after tricking three men in clever fasliion. be presented 1 horn- i('V with an easy task in boating Carr. A mliiute afterwards. Howson ought to have added to the lead. He received a bonny pa'“-r from 31ioriib*y, but afl(*r daiting boiween tie* baclcs, shot with terrific


methods and Uie hall wa*- swung ahouL Ircely fioni wing to wing. 3’he ball mm’e often tlian not. was in tlie air, and C'litliei’oe were a t a distinct disadvantage in tliat Ibe 3^1eetwoO(l players were taller and, geiier- ally speaking, heavier. Clitlieroe were, lioucver. mucli i)uick<*r on ihe ball, and this negatived Fleetwood's advantage. A large crowd, wliicli included hundreds of people from Clillieroe, thoronglily enjoyed lln‘ game. Nervousness .generally plays all linpoilant [larb in matclies of tliis (lesiription. and doubtless a number of mistakes and passers wbieb went wide of llieir intended tlcslina- tion could be attributed to tbi>_can>e. l*>vet\\ eicdit shouM Uiereforo be given to tlio vonnger and inexperienced menibrrs ol Clitheroo’s team who acquitted tliemselves


extraordinarily well. Three Times Holders.


trophy for tlirce years in succession, but on each occasion in tho final game, tliey had the advantage of playing on their own ZJ-oi.iui. They were keen on retaining the


I'lectwood have been the imhlers of ihe


cup for another year, partieularly a" tliey have a.real.v won the l.anca'hire .Innior Cup, Imt ill Clitlierno tliey found worthy comjuorors Clitlieroe have also the distin-.*- tion of being the only elnh in the Comhin- I ation to win at Fleetwood this year. J’o- I night, tlic teams meet for the third time in I a fortnight in Clillieroc’s last Imme game I


of the season. Bemarkable scenes were witnessed at tlio


conclusion of the matcli. No sooner Inul the referee lilown his whistle to mark tho end of tln‘ game, than hnndretls of spec­ tators iiivade.l the field and surrounded the player-. .Several of Clitheroe’s playei-s | were lioisleil shoulder high and <‘arrie<.l t*j the dre.-sing room. Cheer followed cheer ami it was .Huno time before the f layer of Chorlev, Alderman V. Jlodgkinscm, was able to present the enp to Frank Hall, Clitlieroe’s captain.


'rhe teams were:


Akers, Hall. Makinsou; Singleton, Allen, Mills, Thornlcy and Hoisfield.


Clitheroc: Mar.sden; ilson, Lonsdale;


GilUbrand, I.alham, Bichardson; Moon, Dullin. llo'-s, Butelier and Monk.


I'loctwood : 3'vrer; Turnei*, \ \ instanley; lleferco: Mr. J . H. Hargreaves, of


ricbton. Clitheroo won the toss and gained what


The ball went .digbtly wide of the upnglit 3u another strong CTitheroo raid. Hor.=held h i t ihe bar. afu-r good work liy Akers and a delightful centre from Singleton. A ro- mnrkablv good first-time shot hy Jhornle.v and a fast ilrivo hv Ilorsfield wore well saved hv Carr. V. :Mcl*heison spoilt many promis­ ing New Brighton raids hy wandering into aiF offside position. Near tlie mterval, Eastwood turnctl a centre from P. ^lelMier- son inches wide of tlie wark. At- the in­


terval Clithcroe wore two clear goals ahead. Making Sure of Points.


i?mning and from a pass liy Milner, .jngie- ton raced awav to deliver a centre, whicn


Itow-on lieaded little wn e iiu' a corncr-kick taken hy llm-field. Albu


in have handled in Hie i>rncess. Kenyon mi-ed a glorious clianco when he cut m


niTied the hall into tlie net hut was adjudged


l)ctween tho Clltiieroo ,back.« and sbqt nglit .across tbo goalmouth.


^i:


in tho Ne«- llriKktnn KO.-.l,mmlh, :i skot from 'Jhoinley swmvd certim. to Mm net Imt liowson was in tlio niiv. Clillioioe


louring .a scrimmage


oktained another Roal wlimli wax tlio lOMill of lino team work.


'Iliornjc.v initiati-d tlio


inovmnoiit with a Rood pass to jlorsni-ld, who emitred from'near tho corner llaR. .on-


J?! * ?:■


p ' i g l


Clitlioroc, 3; Now BriRhtoj, Reserve, 1. A Capital Game. .... • - ■' ft V-''i:ii


^ ‘■.tg--| E'5- I


r n


Allen ‘ wix »«‘;;l»’'''f'"«.ar'(rs g a v e ' t i “illi'l sehemed


,w.-ssinn (^f t e r


-,;"p„„.er hv the delightful u,c goals,


fa-liioii 111 ."‘V,;,,;™..; caught the e.ve in fj. Arel’licrsnn


‘"(.'■"i: and Milligan caiigi brnllis


\(.w llrighlnn's deteiuc and iVVV iMi.,


as eeidainly the brains of the fmivai-i- line. The


tnrwavds «ax i •wprk vvas wasted h> imlilictcnt finishing.


but nincli good


„ riitherne phivcd really good etted


vita import" ^he' di.splay in


Rensdale andeho mg.


form nnd in® -'•*


ove the iniprcssinn that they cmild have n ffed ofti^ier had goal seoring heen of capital iinderstand-


. Atilner ".'ivo a strong position and


„F„aI hrilliant


f'litlieroe ranrgnnrd was a tLo picli


Shml'etn to score easil.v.' , Now HriRhton i-nined some glorious phi.v by oicr-el.ihoi.i t mi near goal. Ten iniiiiites from the end, Kenvon scored a fine Roal after a siiinrt run


Fon ohlainod possession and after 1


to the eft .s ipped the ball mi Clithoroc were soon in ovidenee on rc-


,*vl fmni Mills’s lijad but failed to do so and was iucky to see 'J’urner kick clear from tbo lin e .' Clitlieroe vielded a goal from a corner-kick on tho rigid. Wilson coii- cinKd the corner when Marsden seemed to have a good clianeo of clearing, and fi*om the well-placed Hag kick. Hosf, beaded splendid goal. Clitlieroe’.s ciinalising goal was the ri^ward of sbeiu* per.severance. jliikiiisoii 1111(1 Tlioriiley luinixxed the I'loet- wood liRht Hank and 'J'hnniley roI the ha l into tlio centic. Turner lelt his goal, apparently thinking the hall had gone over the line, and Allen rushed the hall into the net.


ivood’s players, the referee allowed a goal.


Hall'-tinie: Clitlicroo, 1; I'leotwond, 1.


The Vital Goal.


half. In niMning out to thwart Iloss, Alar.s- | den handled ontsido the penalty^ area. I.atliain took the free kick and Clitlierue were liiekv when the ball skimincd the heads of 'several players and |iassed wide of goal.


'J'hcre was no slackening in the second J-'leetwood tried hard to outwit


Clitlicroe's defence and one pretty mme- nient was cheeked near goal hy Ijonsdalo, who .skilfiillv intereepted a daiigerons-lijok- ing pass. Thornley was injured iiiid had t o \ ‘xehange places witli Fforsficld. and soon afterwards Hall kicked tho ground, severely damaging his ankle. These inisfortnm-s took tho fire out of C'litheroe's play, and Fleetwood began to dominate the Rji.m". Diiriiio this period, JIarsden was hrilliant and made many smart saves. Itoss seemed a certain scorer wlicn lio darted (Jpwii tlio middle lint Wilson recovered splendid y and chai-oed tho Fleetwood ceiitre-lorivard from the "hall. Clithcroc’s goal had a nniiiher


jie^ativeil l)v the keen tackling ot the J'leot- wood halves. Jt was really rank bad luck for Clitberoe when Mills secured a back pass intended for Tyrer, and struck the uiiriglit with a low shot. The exclianges were very keen, but generally the defence.*' | were on top ami most of tbo play was in midtield. Jn a keen struggle in Clitlieroo s goalmouth, Marsden .saved a point-blank sliot. Once Tvror ran out to fist tlio ball


little advantage there was. C'litheroo kept j the hall loo clo>e, aiul good 11101*01110111- ^wcic


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T. (Irav, Wanderers v. Head ........ ~ for ]3' H lloiToeks, llaxenden v. Danven li lor I t


f. Rnlcoek, Clitlieroe v. St. Andrew.s I5 l»r 3U N. Croiicli, Darwen v. liaxendeii... lor d W Hielics. Darwen v. Raxendi-ii...-o lor I< I! Kddleston, jr.. Head v. AVaiids. t f -r tl S. Aspden. St. Aiulrews v. Clitbertio 4 tm* -J K Hanson, Clierry Tree v. M haile.v 4 lor .111 F Smith, Ikixendeii v. Darwen ... 3 lor 9 ,l. Wilkinson, St. Amis v. Clitlieroe 3 for !)■


ROCK-LIKE DEFENCE.


CLITHEROE'S TRIUMPH OVER FLEETWOOD AT CHORLEY,


half, plav was even, the teams attiieking alternately, hut without suceoss until near the end, when 3)ugau bustled both goal­ .keeper and ball through llic goal. Tho


West iiradford drew level. ...... . 1......


Just before half-time, however, In the second


n.wl :ii4r>i>ncfiiiir i tirmirrliniit'. CRICKET. E IB B IE SD A IE lEA GB E. WANDERERS v. BLACKPOOL with ASHWELL Wickct.s )iitc-hc‘cl at 2-30 p.iu.


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CHURCH MEADOW GROUND Bromnlow Stre.et, Ci.n'iiE-ROE


h Tiiyloi- TO-MORROW SATURDAY


T. BULCOCK IN FORM.


figure at Hoasaiulfoi'd but for tho fine all­ round work of Tom Hulcock.


main liowlor and he look six wickets fm* 3U runs in a total of 33U, a very line penorm- aneo indeed. At one time it looked an though he would go .straight through tho St. Andrews eleven, for live wickets were down for HI.


C’litlu'roo Socuml would lisivo cnL a -orry lie wa-- tho


a couple of batsmen added more than SI) runs for tlio sixth wicket. Bulcock was also outstanding with the bat. .scoring 45 out of 103. There scemoil a good chanco of Clitheroo winning while ho was at tiio wicket and 90 was on the board fur three wickets. A slump ensued, five more wickets falling while eight runs were being added.


lie then tired somewhat and BUBNL1':Y ST, ANDITKWS.


T. TIawortli, b llulcoek ............................ I'k Froctor, run out ................................... 5 A. Buckwortli, Ibw b Bulcock ................ 0* J . JT. Kidd, b Islierwood ........................... 1 H. AV. Fleming, 1) Bnlcoek ....................... 07' J . Lee, b Bulcock ....................................... 3^ Aspden, b fjoftbonse ........................... 29


G. 33ucrden. l> Bulcoek ............................... 12 H, Sinitli, run out ....................................... C* J . AVilkinson, not out ............................... 0 0 . T.nylor, c Dcwhnrsfc b Bulcock ....... 0 liixtras ................................... 17 Total ................................139


K. fshcrwootl, one for 32; l». Icofihou.se, oJiO' for 17.


3\ Bulcnck took six wickets for 30 runs; C'LmiF.noK rr.


G. Ormerod, l> A>pden ............................ 9 AV. A. Dewbnr.st, b Taylor ...................... 1-t 1*. AlcArlhnr, b Fleming ...................... lA 3’. Bulcoek, st Lee b Wilkinson ............... •b» ,1. Swales, .1) Aspden ................................... G K. .Isherwood, run out ............................... 0- U Cams, I) Wilkinson ............................... 3. B. Loftlvonso, b Aspdcii ............................ 0 K. 1*. Aldersley, not out ........................... 3 S. llose, e Wilkinson h Aspden ............... J[. Domain, Ibw b AVilkinsou .................... G I’Atras ................................... 7 Total


............................103


0. Taylor, one for IS ; H. W. Fleming, ono for 1(1; ,1. AVilkinsou. three for nine.


S. Aspden took four wickets for 29 runs; In spite of strong prote.--ts hy Floet-


failing to pass a total of 13 the AVanderer.s made a had slip. They looked like winners witli 30 on the hooks for six wickets, but B. iMldlo.ston, junior, tlion got bu.sy and I captured tlie outslanding wickets without


Meadow whore 20 wiekct.s fell for 75 runs. There were only two double figurists, tho best score of the day being ,L b r r ’s 18 for tho AVanderors. Uatsmeu clearly had not got their eyes in am! experienced bowlei;*; like 3‘\ Gray reaped a ricli harvest.


In ,vielding a run. BKAD IT.


G. AVindlo. run out ................................... 9> IL S. I'illing, h Grav ............................... 8 H. Purvis, Ibw b Gray ...................4=


T. Timrman, h Grav ............... !!.!!!!...... 0 *7v


H, l’.<ldleston, junior, not out ....... S. AVliittain,


^


A. Bontle.v, Ibw b vStaiuling ...........!.!!!! ! 0- A. Snapo,


Ibw b Gray .........H. 7 AVaterlionso ’!!!!!! 10


R. Bruce, c and U Grav ........ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 S. Bruce, b Gray ......1............................*** Q


b Gray ..........!!!!!!!!! 0


Extras .........................!!!!!!!! 2 Total ...............................


1'. e.ray, seven for 13; J . M*;itcrlion.so, one lor nine.


B. standing took one wicket for 19 runs; mRBLlBDALF.


of narrow e.scapcs following a siislaincd atLack by Fleetwood, and just when nialtei-5................... ............ .. were looking hliick for the Ciislleites, pla.v I


0 . Swales, run


was transferred to the oUier end and a gold I,„ii_ -b'ho young Parisli Chiireli team w-is scored. Thornley pliickily clnillc|iiged | i,o«evcr, put up a good display and reyealeil Turner and gained a corner. The ball was heantifiillv placed by Horsfield and Allen he.aded a' grand goal. Soon afterwards, C'litheroe ought to liavo had a pcnalt.v when Sim'Icton was howled over a lter diirting hetweeii the backs, hut the rc'Icrcc allowed plav to proceed.


experienced side, playing good foot- In the closing s -’F ■ -


th a t found their way to goal. J'inal: C'litlieioc, 2; Fleetwood, 1.


Team Spirit Wins. 11 would he iinfiiir to prabe one t'>'the'""


nl-iver iiiiire ilniii nnother, for e '" '. ' n '"" '' her' of tho team pulled ids weight. Marsdon


BrlcTitlfflrmi'ft (Continued on page 9.)


Clitlieroe eiineentiated upon .< ■Marsden made no mistakes nitli the .hots


M’ANDF.nERS I f.


.1. Brooks, run out m W'ltorhousc,


T. Allen, c I’nrvis b


out ............................... R ........


Ii. Holt, b Eddleston ................................... 3 R. Standring, b Eddicston ........................ 0 T- Tiigbam, c F. Briico b Eddleston ....... 0 F. Gray, not out


S. Brindley, b 'Windlo ................................... 1 J . Orr, b Siiaiio ........................................... i s y . rircenwood.


Ibw b Eddicstoii


Extras ................................. l Total .......;.........32


.............................


T. Tlinrmaii, one for 10: A. Snapo, ono for- siz; B. Fkldlcston, junior, four for none.


G. ■\Vindlo took two wickets for 15 runs; 7 o


Ibw b M’imllo ...... 0- Tliiirman . O-


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LOW SCORING AT CHURCH MEADOW.- Short ami shstrp was tho match at.Church-


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