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CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4; 1938. Acdri ngton Football Combination. FOOTBALL i N EW S T H E


New Brighton Res... 13 7 Lancaster City....... 13 8 Oldham Athletic R. 14 6 ■ Morecambe, .......... 12 5


South Liverpool .. 13 10 Rossendale U. .... 14 10 Accrington Reserve 14 10 CliUieroc


..........13 9


Marine ............ 10 6 Cnorley . . . . ; ...... 12 5 Bangor City ......... 9 4


Rochdale Reserve .. 11 4 Fleetwood .i ........... 12 4 frescot Cables .... H- 3 Southport.Reserve.. 12 2 Leyland Motors .... 12 2 Horaich R.M.I. .... 13 3 Barrow Reserve ___ 13 3 Droylsden . . . . . . . . 13 2 Great Harwood .... 12 1


Bacup Borough .... 12 4 Danven


............ 14 4 : ,LAST


’•Bacup Borough, 3; Horwich’RM.1. •Clitheroe, 5; Leyland Motors, 2. ■Rossendale United, B; *Droylsden, 4.


SATllRDAI’S EtSULTS (3.


•Fleetwood, 1; Darwen, l._ , , •Great Harwood, 3; Barrow Reserve, 3. •Morecambe,, 1; New; Brighton ! Reserve, 1. Oldham Athletic-Reserve. 5; fPrescot, :1.


TO-MORROW’S ItlATCRES |


Horwich R.M.L v.. Morecambe.: | . ! Lancaster Cityj v. Fleetwood. ■ ' ' Leyland Motors v. South Llverptwl.; Marine V. Darwen. ■


,; Nevl. Brighton-v. 'Droylsden; h '- FIVE- =t'


CLITHEROE TOG FOR LEYLAND


THRUSTFUL m o to r s !


NEW CENtfefe-FORWARD’S PROMISE , , 1;


Sharing the experience of'many; visit­


M l . f.*


V- "I


ing, teams to Shaw Bridge, this season, Leyland Motors tyere decisively beaten, on Saturday. Although playing extremely well in midfield, :they, were- unable to crown their efforts with strong finishing.; They fell in arrears, and although they recovered from a two goals deficit to present Clitheroe with a strong challenge, they could not stay the pace. ; In the first half-hour, th e Motors


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the end of twenty minutes. . Another goal soon afterwards .strengthened the home team’s position, but it also roused the Motormen’s " tiger.”


DETERMINED EFFCRTS. i'i y


ceeded In getting on level terms a minute after the Interval. For a^ brief, but hectic period,^ i t seemed as ff Clitheroe might sustain' their first home defeat of the season; but'such was;not to.be, Consistent, If' not conspicuously clever, a tta c h on the Motors' goal, brought about Its downfall,, and Clitheroe subse quently rap oiit winners by five' goals to two. They never reached, their best standard, however, and were slightly flattered by the result. Inaccurate pass Ing was the chief fault of.‘the Clitheroe quintette, There-were tlm^s-when the Motormen's defence was spreadeagled, for, more often than not, because of their Inability to place the ball to advantage, Clitheroe resorted to rush methods to brii|g about the desired result, ,


Sheer determination to succeed was frequently the deciding factor ; in Clitheroe’s favour, while Motors wfcre the victims of their own indecision , and indifferent Mishing.


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Their approach play was -dainty and satisfying, and . yet they scorned the direct and obvious method of rounding off their efforts. Vigorously concentrated attempte to scor8 instead, of flnes.se might have made all the difference.


concerned, was tSken In the debut of Gaskell, a young’!centre-forward from


Chief Interest, so far as CUtherpe were


' Motors Included “ Freddy" Bell, an'old •Clitheroe player, a t left half-back, and Badger, the ex-Dlck Kerrs’ inslde-rlght, who was deputising for Bradshaw. The teams were as j i o l l o w s ,


Akers, .Wade, Thompson;, Thomas, Allen, Gaskell, Emraetj; and Kitchen. Leyland Motors: ■ Bates: Farrington,


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Sant!; ; McCuUouch, . Craven, Bell; Pollard, Badger, Keys, Farrell and Wood. Referee; U t , H, Cfoftj- of Lancaster.


. k m 'W ssle.


llyely, with Leyland Motors showing; to advantage ap thpy attacked towards, the Jubilee end. Gaskell was yards offside when; Clitheroe! |launched their first


The opening ; exchanges were fairly


attack of any , real value and play wps quickly transferred, Shaw earning |a cheer.for;a beautiful tackle which'fils-, possessed Farrell. -From Allen’s centre, Gaskell headed over the bar- foUowliig pretty wing play In which Akprs and Thomas were prominent. After Th'omp-'


Skelmersdale, ivho .was taking the place of the Injured! Colbert__ This'was the only jehange made In the team;whlch lost a t Accrington the previous week; Leyland


, Exerting ail their energies, they suc­


played much the better football, and were unlucky when Clitheroe topk the lead at


Oldham Athletic v. Bacup Borough. | Rossendale United v. Great -Harwood.


Accrington Stanley'V. Prescot babies. ;■ Rangor City , V.; Rochdale. ■ Chorley v. Clitheroe.


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LANCASHroE COMBINATION. P.W. L. D. P.


A N P EROM


r •s. N O T E S LOCAL CLUBS.


son h Id headed away a dangerous centi'e from Badger, Keys and Pollard combined In a strong 'attack which produced a comei frpm McDonald. Pollard placed the bail accurately Into the middle and, after i scramble, Clitheroe were fortunate when Shaw headed out from the goal- line V 1th Read beaten.; The Motors were not e islly driven off, and Keys turned, right wing centre Into the net, but in doing so used hls hands, the.offence being penalised. Twice Read failed to hold the jail, b u t : cleared. at the;, second atten pt. E n p e tt had hard lines with a header, an d . Gaskell was ■ twice •; dls- posse isej aa he was ■ going down the mldd ei


Kiteben scored: for Clitheroe after 20 m nutes. ..The goal came as the result of a furious {tussle in the goalmouth. T\ip or three .shots were -blocked:by defenders before Eitchenvbanged the ball well wide of Bates. ' ;


•South Liverpool, !; Accrington Reserve, 0. Lancaster City, 1; •Southport t e n e , .0. .


Moto's did not deserve to fall behind. A neat touch by: Wood gave Farrell,a chance to equallse but he shot yards over, the la r. 'After half an hour, Gaskell wbrri :d the defmee ahfi collided,with the' advancing! g^alkeejier. With both player? on the grpunii, .TJiomas had gn ,easy task Ip, fill :klng the; ball oyer' the -line. > iThe wlhgf r had hard llnes later with a strong; shot which Bates saved' a t full stretch. Cllthiroe h ad'the lr share of gpod for-;


tune when Badger’s - sh o t hit Shaw. Badg ir opehed the! Moters’ account -with a Ion! shot wblch had Read well beate’n, Hall-tlme:.


Cli heroe, 2; Leyland Motors, 1. , , , MORR’^GOMiS,-.,'


. ' : in. ;he. firs t; mlhute a f te r . the resump­


tion, ; jcyland broke away and Hftys scored from faiflyclbseyange.’ With Glltherbe’s defence' shaken;: the Motors launched sfevenT promising attacks, and Pollard pughi, to have scored; he dallied, and McDc nald , dispossessed him. - A' centre by Tl omas produced a stemitussleln the yisltbrs’ goal, several shots being blocked, 11100 as Just'mlssed with a header from, a corner, iwhereas Pollard shot clean acros; the goal from an acute apgle,


A fine!e|Iort by Akers lijavqd the p y foi ' Cliiherqe's thJrd gbal;.. Hercleveriy to ik the ball forward bn the right wiig;3nd when he placed a low pass in ;o the middle, .Gaskell coolly , de fleeted the ball out of Bates’s reach.


With the -Motors’ defence In,;a tangle, Kitchen centred too strongly. -The' game was full bf ,Interest a t this period, and lo th goalkeepers had plenty of work' tjP do Gradually Clitheroe gained the uppei hand. Ciittlng In from the wing, Then as slipped and shot bkdly -when a g o a l! eemed likely. Quick to detect an ppehlig,. Gaskell scored with a surprise shot which left Bates helpless. Wood and ilhaw had many Interesting duels. Two )r three comers which fell tb the Motois as a.result proved of no dvall. A- piece of strategy by Allen enablk Thomas-to find,a clear opening on the wing and after, Gaskell had headed hls centn . Emmett rushed In to score.


const! fitly attacking. Aftep missing the ball completely from' Kitchen’s centre, Allen recovered to put In a shot which just topped'the bar! Final


In, the closing stages, Clitheroe were


CUfjheroe, 5; Leyland Motors, 2. PROMISING DEBUT.


Gaskell, Clitheroe’s new centre forward, ci)eat( d a favourable. Impression; he was' ;i constant menace to the Motors’ goalkeeper. With’ a.better understand­ ing , c f ,his colleagues’, moves, he might.- t well jrove a decided acquisition to the


eam.


AH sn and Thomas often sparkled,, but wei e curiously Inconsistent, spoiling


c l j ’er work by mistakes.


never spared himself, and gave good sup-' port t(i Gaskell. In Ifie intermedlatb line, Akers tooki


Kltch(n was not often in evidence, although some of hls centres dropped beautl ully Into the goalmouth, and he Is deservug of credit for'.givlng Clitheroe the l>ad.' ’Thru?tful as. ever,-Emmett


the hppours. Thompson improved aftef-i a shaky start, but Wade never reache®


hls best form and was inclined td .^blff the; ball far too lOng. Opposed to a lively


wlngei] In Wood, Shaw had to work hkrd, often .without result, but.ln,emergency'h‘e ■was resourceful and . cool; McDonald made {mistakes, but also had excellent recpyerleSi Read did: not Inspire con- fldepce but hls mistakes were not costly.


.Clitheroe: Read; shaw, McDonald•


in a hard-worked Leyland defence. The forwards were clever, particularly Wood, though without being effective. Badger and Hoy? .however, had not the best of luck'w^th their efforts.


Crav :n and Bell were often conspicuous S A T O B Y .


, lECtURE. — The fortnightly , winter- gathering was held In 'the Methodist Chapel; on: Wednesday evening, when the Rejr. H. Hoopey-dellvered hls popular lecture; entitled "The Ulft of Humour” There was algratlfying attendance -


recently! by: Mr Leslie -Burgln,; Minister of Transport,::


'!i^2,OOO,O()0 ' Is beteg spent aririualiy in England; ori roads alone,' It was, announced


.Chew.. . I t Is' intended .to hpld further; ffhlst, drives during the winter riiobths; !


{Week, in coimectlbn .with the Young Farmers’ Club, and a very, enjoyable time was spent.; The prize-winners were Mrs. Smalley,. Mrs,.. Fred Coates,. Miss N. Smalley, Mr. Walker, Mr. Smalley and Mr; Hi Chew. Supper was served by the senior girl members, assisted, by Mrs.,


: WinST.DBiyE.--:A homely whist drive was 'held yin; iBrotyshblriie School, last


Hall, bn Wednesday, In aid of the Black­ burn, infirmary,, both Mrs. R. HodgSbn


,SET SCORES,—At the fourth of the series bf iWhlat drives held In'the Vlllage


arid Mlss F..Eastwood tied! with scores pf 170, arid Messrs. B.' FUer and A .le e riii^ ypth


at;l2;j .'Mr. ,J. Leemlng directed play


jplfldfee) and the Rpv, W. Clark. -.-There ' iWas.-ail augmented attendance for the! jdance, I for lyhlch Mr, Batleisby^s .-hand ; fumlslied the muslc. Waltz competition: iprizes;(went to Mr. Hudson (Slaldbum)' and'Miss Fowler;(Chatburn)!'s!pbt''waltz,! ;Mr. Tcmle'y (Duri'kop Bridge") aridj.Affss^ SalUe Clark,,(Claidbum)* ■ .Thc iprlzes, were, subsequently presented! ;• by ,Mfd -Rodb, .Jwlfe, bf . the .District..LecturCT-liir Agricinture of Leeds University.: ; Supper ' -was served by lady members and friends.


!,(Dunsdp- Bridge), Mrs. Hudson, ‘ Mrs. iWlgglekworth, and Mrs. Leemlng (Dun- Bbp Bridge);' the gentlemen’s by J. Bleazard, R. Taylor, W. Coyrklrig (Diinsop'


th8;furids ,pf theirr club, Slaldburm Young Fangefa:,organised a successful whist drive; 5nd dance, last Friday, • In d;he VillageHalL Play a t 22^tables was supervised by :(Messrs..J.:fiastham,,! G, Lawsori and T, .Eastwood. .The ladles’ prices were j awarded to , Miss Curtis


VTOUnO 'fAKOIER^ C H iB ;-^ !a td of


A chicken given by Mr, J. Eastwood'was .won by Miss G. Hodgson,;-The 'blub committee, thank all who hblped In any Way toimake the event such a success.


TO-MOR ROW a t W A T ER LO O PARISH CHURCH


LANESIDE AMATEURS,


jKlck-oif. 2-45, p.m. ADMISSION ^


who hafe joined Darwen, and playing .with for three-fourths of the gaihe, Wad-


WADDINGTON SUFFER REVERSE Withoht the services of Hesmondhalgh,


Sill St.-Peters by seven goals to one; • -The la tte r! Established the' lead when a flying shot struck thonnslde of the post, leaving O’Neil'helpless., Waddlngton held their own In midfield but only troubled the gbal-keeper on verjj rare occasions.'Their,real tfoubles began -when Cowperthwalte was injured, and he wai to all Intents and purposes a passenger for the rest of the game. A second goal jutt before the'Interval was-scored by


__suffered a heavy reverse against Mill


' -In !the ' second :period' Waddlngtons defenders, kicked, strongly, Robinson, at centre-half, was -outstanding. Wilkinson made Several good-runs on the right only to 'finish'Iweakly. - But St.' PeteiS,' with-their


Father'Slevin, ,


appetite whetted for more, tdoK their, score to the-half-dbten before Astin foundihls way throu^ fdt-tltelVdUagers;'Ilien thc'Mlll Hill


side' negatived this arid ran oiit -winners by


MILLS , W O R K SH O P S A N D OLuisiS iB IL L lii^D T E A G t ^


^un,£ t r e e t . M i U , ; 6. 2 ...S O ., BritisliiLeglon V . . , . 5: 1 4 0 Weavers’ .Institute. . . . . . . 5,, -1 4' 0; (^atburn- .


RuUdete ^ployees Assoc,. 4 4 ' Q O- 5, 3 2 0


gt. John Ambulance 5 ; 0 0


Read'E Smithy l i ; . . . . . . . . , 4' 3 , ,1, 0 Rlbbl<8dale: W.C.C.


6 0 -5 \0


i ‘cHte|DRN V.! WEAVERS’ INSTITDTE .-94 ,W.--Astiii ,.:l.


100. E : Cockshutt ;0- Handicap;]


S ^ ,’4 t a i ■.■'!


ipO B, 'Holden . . . . . . . . . . E. Ctomwall 0, Webster ......... Handicap


481 Tital .


100: H Yeomans., 48; :lt Hanson!... 100' Pj Dean . ' 220 Handicap !


100 W.Waddlcar, lOO T; Riding .... 100, Jj Horn


768 Total BOV)w i:


55 Tt. Sims____ . . . . . . . . . j . , J, Tuhier. 100 j.-Ryan 100.


67 W.-,Jarvis ..........Weaver Handicap, i;0 • :v . Total 586.


AMr| jLANCE brigade V.'SUN STREET - -M n i ' '! ! ’! , ! '' ■,


...... G. Turner ..; L. Smithies J.Hall


J.O'NeU


. ;. . W, Trotter G,‘Burgess Jr. 'Handicap


Total 642


AND DISTRICT BOUARD LEAGUE NeWTON V. .TOSSlDE ' ;


Hmdlcap' 548 Tbtal


Ed. Rushton . . -Riishton'.,, Rushton ... Dawson ....


Breth'erton , Walmsley


.. T. Metcalfe . . . . . . N. Ptel


Mi Tomlinson .. R. Jackson


.. S. Robinsoifl 'A.'Tomlinsor| Handicapl


Total 659 100


to El i r a n kl a i i d t i Oe l da ^^ 69 A Rlgby '; .....'......;'... A.‘Jpties, WO, 00 jJ Marsden '62 JjBariies


. A.-Eteiet' 100 ,


.... R..SpCak ,72 ]; Btandlcafi


't.'Howarth 100 iP.Mortoh 100'


-Totai 632 BRpSH'LEGION V. RIBBLESDALil


2'6 Fi. McClellaiid .,,'..lT. b . Burgess 100 54, J[' Preston


G. Woodworth .lOfi' 100


ENNIS *


team easily beat the Calder. League in the North East. Lanca^ire League {match, last week, .every Ribblesdale player being vlctorir ous, . Indeed, in singles eveiy, set was-a clear,


VICTORY AT GREAT HARWObD As anticipated,the Ribblesdale, jtaterrleague


24) win for the visitors, with the solitary exception* of, one set played by qur, local, champion,. H. Greenwood, who iwon it 2-l„ Thus the result-was a victory by 12 sets to nil leaving the selectors practically, no option; but|to;rely- upon the sairie team for the next Interdeague encounter. which is .at the head­ quarters of' the ■ Accrington and .District league, on Nov5mberi23rd. Ribblesdale ought to 'oppose Burnley .Works league next Wed­ nesday at Clitheroe, but this match has been postponed, lor the present,. If :the selection committee decides to trust those who col­ lected'the spoils at Great Harwood, the team


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MOOR' LANE- V. WHALLEY CONSERVA’ITVES.


2 C C h ew '.;.-” ........ ..., E. Brooks 2 d Chew .................... F. Bhennan 0 T. Hlncks .................. . P. Brennan.,2 -^T. Htecks .....................Brooks.r?


2 '-O' F o n t ...' ....... E, Martin D G. Ford ................. . O.,Taylor 0 E. Parker .'................... E. Martin O'E. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G, Taylor


1 T. Hlncks, C.' Chew ' B. Brooks, P. Brennan


1 T. Hlncks, ‘C. Chew, . 0 E. Parker, C, Chatbum


-for the Accrington match. will probably bc H. Greenwood, E. V. Bush,:E, Martin; and-E. E. Cams in singles, with the doubles pairs, E. V. Bush,'and E. Martin/and the.sccond pair.Hi Greenwood and ,Ki Sherliker, ’^ith Qj .Taylpr as reserve, ■ WhsUey Church Institute,' curlouriy enough, provide onlyi; one player for the side, the dlhers being ffom Whalley Conservative' Club, Clitheroe K.S.C., and Clitheroe Methodists. , :


. ST.'.'JAMES’S-CHALLENGE


Glltheroe Parish :;^lri'ch,'..the ; CUth'eioe :S James’s ’ side now-- take their'; pi we; as; chief challengers for th e : second division ' cham- plon^p. 'Much' of the,,credit,for,the strength of St.' James’s must go to Dennis •Porter, orice a star iri the championship days


bf the Clithoree Mmr Ltap te contested'the,filriglevMl'agalnst'/hls'team


Inflicting the first, defeat of . the season on


Moor Lane, 3 sets; .Whalley Consenatlves, .1,-


8 Total Games . , 7 sets.


Chatbum Church -... Clitheroe Methodist . Moor Lane ^ K.SC. II '


Whalley Ndmads ... Whalley Church ;.. K.S.C. I................ Whalley- Cons. .....


aU ey i&MoSste'.


mate Geoffrey Ford, and then partnered hls rival Ifi the;'dbubleS;-firial,:‘whieh they won, In those' days.Dennis was a tegular member of .the RlbbleMaie, bide, in, Ifiter-leagiie' matches, and if ,hl3'rec,ord';were,!piiblished;,it would be tbund tliat .He 6f,2i; Dennis has James’s .team just — ,


play they, .lacked; last ■ 'season,whilst:' the; youngster. John W.ilson supplies his .'quota of corifldence'- aid., skill, 'which:suggests that here: i s ' another liter-league player of the future. I ! H.! Duckworth and T., Hitcnlri, the RibblesdMe!.leagufii, mathematicibns,: are' re-,


. - . .,


sponsible for! compiling inbre .than the actual league tables in this case, for they have done quite, their share in winning the points. .'


■James’s-should firouse considerable Interest, for. whichever .side wins - will bedome: favour­ ites'for the league .leadership,-arid promotion to division one. The youngsters, who consti­ tute the Waddlngton. side, will’ be -all out to consolidate their position, especially if they have defeated Clitheroe Parish this week, and to pteve that ; their 'progress is no .mere, flash ln ' the ' pan, ;Whlle Sfe James’^ having robbed the Clitheroe'Parish Church of their position ;wlU have visions of the shield' reposing in their club room. . So, here we have the .pot btewtag for you to division two.


Next Monday’s match Waddlngton v. St.


WHM.LEY CHURCH INSTITUTE’S FINE : ‘RECORD..


Ii^titUte remato'favoutiteb for. the first .divi-^ slp'n:.title 'again'this:'teateriL:S^^ Of: the younger, players in, the .’side lav e . ngt taken part in a match on the losing side, so long IS it sinbe 'they, forfeited the points In'a league match. V^lt\i their recent, victory at


!;Siill !ieague ,‘cHamploris! b a i le y ^Church


Whalley.Conservative Club they prevented their chief rivals from assuming the leader- shlp, and now they have to themselves the h'pnour of being-the only iiribeateh te'am'ln the league. ■ Next in order comes the wHbUey' Conservatives folIoH-ed by Whalley Nomads.


IS THIS YOUR CLUB?


one well known player .has announced that he will not-play another match at a certain' club, .because of the, discourteous' maimer In which hls team was made to wait In a recent league; match there.; Having travelled by bus the visiters arrived at 7-15 pin,, ready to begin at 7-30 p.m./‘and. the home players, who were present, Insisted upon knocking the ball about until 7-50,'pfil., when their captain arrived to mateh me sides,


According to information supplied, to me, ; “ \


NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES ; FIRST Division '


Monday, November 7th; ;


Friday, November n t h : '> - 1 Clitheroe Methodists v. K.S.c! I, Chatbum.v, Moor Lane.' !'


■ SECOND. DIVISION


Monday, Noverilber fth ; ■, ! ' K.S,C. IV. V. Mount'Zion;.: !;; : Waddlngton V. St. James’s. W,Chatbum Swifts-V.'Parish Church.


ednesday, November 9th': ' j ■!BlBb|e^;.y. 1 ^ 0 . , . . .


■2 V. ,Bush 2, V.:Bush 2 E. Mfein 2 E. Martin 2 R. Cams................. 2 R. Cams 2' E.Martin, Y.Biish.'.


2 H, Greenwood .... 2 H. Greenwood ....


2 E. Martin. V. Bush „ . „


„ 24 ’ Total, Games


v2 'T. Bailey ••


: 1 A. Bridge '...... ........... ?1 A. Bridge ..............


2 ..........


2' P.-'m’, Cawley' P. N. Caw%


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, NORTH,EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE Played at Great Harwood. ' I.!; RIBBLESDALE. v. CALDER .


... !T. Berry G. Connell


.. P. Mercer Hi Dugdale ,. P. Mercer


„ „ „ :'/.. R. Fowler, G. Connell 1 2 a Greenwood, K. Sherllker ,, - . I ' • J. Edmondson, i : Beror


2 H. Greenwood, K.,. Sherllker! ' Total Games '


! Ribblesdale,, 12 sets; Calder,. 0 sets, i , ; •


fTOST DIVISION k i c . U. ' V., MOOR LANE


I .T... ....... ................ ....... T. Hlncks .. '2 W. .JRriyhutst-. . . . . . . .. . . . E. Parker W.'Hayhurst


0 0 P. N. Cawley, W. Hayhurst


:; 2 P. N. Cawley, W. Hayhurst i , :


2 T, Bailey, t Bridge : ! ?


26 Total Games’ • : T. Hlncks, P. E. Parker,


'J. C. Port .j p. Chew .|. C. Port 8 . C. Chew E. Parker


T. Hlncks 2 ,0


p,.Chew 2 Howarth , 0..'


1 T. Bailey, A. Bridge. ' ' : ,E. Parker, 0. Chew 2


, ' as.O. n . 0'sets'; Moor Lane, 6 sets. {


T. Hlncks, F. Howarth O' , Total Games 12,


.?' ■' ? R-’Pbffler. G. Connell


...T . Berry O. Connell H. Dugdale


■ . . J. Edmondson, T. Berry 1 .


KH.C. I. v. K.8.C. n . ■ ■! -■ ■■Whalley Church v. Moor Lane.: Whalley Conservatives v, Chatbum.


■ ■ ■ R. dams


" 'T.'Blrtwell ... ■ • T. Rigby ; ■ V-Hush.';..',... ■ ;k.. Sherllker . ; D. Dawson__ J. Wagstaffe- . A. Briggs?:..'...


E. Martin . . . ; . . . . 6 DOUBLES AVeBa^ S


.10


FIRST DIVISION : ‘ P'W.:l. D. P. A. P


’ E. Martin, G. Taylor ,


- E. Parker, C. Chatbiim , „ J , E. Martin, G. Taylor —


' ' ' E. Brooks, P. Brennan ■ Total Games 15 , SPORTS JOTTINGS


CANDID COMMENT]S ON TOPICAL EVENTS. GOSSIP ABOUT PLAYERS.— ^By " SNIPE.” :


ever possessed, Freddy Bell, .was glvpn a wnrm welcome when i he appeared at Shpw, Bridge, on Saturday, with Leyjand Moljqrs', In the left half-back position, Frefidy has played in almost qvery possible position' with Clitheroe, but chiefly in the: half-back line. In, spite of the fact th a t he Is hot as young ds he was, he Is still enthusiastic and on Saturday, was one of the best players on view.


One of the best utility players Clitheroe


Saturday, Clifford Chatbum, the former Clitheroe and Burnley centre-forward, had many Interesting tussles with an old colleague, Richardson, who trans­ ferred from Clitheroe to Fleetwooc, hls first love, a few weeks ago. Both men figured prominently In .the game and Chatbum’s speed and shooting proi^lded many of the thrills.'


In hls opening game with Darwen, on 0 1


SINGLES AVERAGES- Q. ' S. P. ■ A.'


, Clitheroe supporters would like to hare seen Chatburn baefc a t CUtherpe, p a r tlcularly as Colbert j s again or ,the» injured,list.., . Unfortunately^ fln!.nclal conditions !preyented.|] the .club;: from competing: w ith . Darwen. , A hi iried search had to-be made by the Clltieroe committee for a deputy centre-forward, and only a day or two before Saturday’s mptch,: Gaskell, a Skelmersdale pjlayer, was secured. ? ’ -


! 14 • 8


14 - 6 10 5


E.:Mariiri,,G;:Taylpr .... 5,; .10 ,j 18,


V. Biish, K Sherllker .,... 0 12,, ,19 T.Wilson,'R-Hargreaves. 2 . : 4 8 p; Birtweiii 'p.' Daton'-',. 2‘ • ' .•:‘4‘‘: ^ ;8


, 'WHALLEY CONSERVATIVES V.' : '!;' CLITHEROE' METHODISTS ;


■ 'a. G.-Taylor 'i;- . ^ G?-Taylor l . iG. Garratt '2 G.parratt 1, P.',Brennan


' 5 -El'liMrtiri '.;:riV!v.:n.'R,'E.'darus 'i fi 'E.-Martin-


.?. R. E. Cams H/Monk


2 P. Breprian ; ! . . . ........... ;'L, Monk R, E..Caifis, H; Monk.


0 . 6. G'arratt, B. jBuUoQk . ■ •! '; .


0 G..(^rratt, L, Bullock , . .I;.


’ , : 2 E,'Martin,.G.'Taylor .


Whalley; Conservatives,' ' 8? sets;'! Clitheroe " ? '! ? Methodists, 4 sets.


18 Total Games , CHATBURN


• 2 P. Cheetham..... . 2 P. Cheetham .;! ...


2 M. Hudson 2 ;- l‘;;Rlgby:'.?;;;;... 2 !r. Rigby ....... (...


2 -T. Hudson 2 T. Hudson 1 M. Hudson


CHURCH v. KS.O. n . j.'.T i ’BaileyO


2 ■ T. Hudson, T. Rigby , ?:;;■ '- •


'. - ;i '. .i::: ,: . D. Bj’me, R.'Martin' 1 2 M. Hudson, F. Cheetham ,


2, T. H u ^ n , T.'Rlgby. : ■• ' !■ .


2 M. Hudson, P. Cheetham ■ .v!^ '


- 23 Total Games


6 T. Rigby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... i ' A, Briggs H. Greenwood.


0 M. Hudson 1 M. Hudson". , 2 ' T. Hudson . 2 T. Hudson .. 0 P. Cheetham 0 P. Cheetham


0 ’I’., Rigby T,


;


...............A. Briggs ........ . R. .Copeland B. Hlndle'


. . . , . . . rR . 'Copeland ” . . . . ..... Rj,Hlndle


0 T. Rigby, M.‘Hudson


2 ’T. Rigby, M. Hudson' ,, . ' j :


2 P. Cheethwn, T. ^Hudson | .


1 P. Cheetham, T. Hudson I


10 Total Games Chatbum Church, 4 sets; - i


" 8 sets.


0 W. Barlow , . ...... H. Nikon : :


1 J. Hall, R. Crompton;. . ( ;


0 R. Crompton .......... W. Astin 2 1 R; Crompton 0 H. Manley


i j.iHall 0 J. HaU


W. Astin- J, Astin'


.,H! NLXOfi J. AStin 2


3 Total Games ' ,?! Total Games i4 ., K.S;0.1V.,;0 sets; Chatbufn Swifts 7; sets,


' ' !!:st:^ james's v. , k.s.c. 'r ii? ,- '■'.!


; 2; Hj Ducloyqrth . . . . . . . D. .Sherllker ' ■ 2 H; Duckworth ............. a - Shaw 2 T.; Hlteheh.. '. . . . . . . . . . . D; BhetUker 1 2 T. Hitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H, Shaw '


2 J. WUspn ..........A. Toweis : 2 . J .' Wilson,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , p. Bradley, ( 0. D..Porter . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . A.-’Powers ; p ,p[Porter, , .


2 J. Wilson, R. Bleazard


2 a Duckworth, Tj-Hitehen. . ■ . ! 1 ,. i ; , P. Bradley, D, Sherllker 2 H.j Duckworth, T, Hitchen. ,'. .1 ■ ■


2 J. Wilson, R. B l e a z a r d . v,' ■ jv.'


20 Total Games •' ■ ;'• Total Games 9 St.|James’s 10 sets:.K.8.C. nr., 2 sets


1 E. SUnger . . . . . . . . . . . . a BaskervUle 2i /I D.Lancaster 2 ;D. Lancaster


■, Ribblesdale v. mount' zipN 0 E. Silnger


0 D.%pman ..... a o r ^ g e r -2 D. Yeoman ■ . . . i.-;. ?. . . ,J, Hall .1 A. {Smith .. . . , . . . , ..,.; E., Grainger 2 A. Smith .................. .


J, Hall 2 (Cohtlhtied fbbt of iito'telumM. !' . H- B'^erville 0


slater 2 Slater.,2


£6i ll me: way or . other with manufacture an l sposal of these popples. :


year. Nearly, one person in evetV io lundrea - of •aie -ipopulatlon is occupied :ih


. -nearly. £50,000 more than


k Towers, a Shaw 1 ; p E, SUnger, D, Yeotoan , ■ ;■


• . : ; 1 , A. Smith, .p. Lancaster,


, i- , , „• - P. Bradley, d. Sherllker . A. Towers, H. Shaw


i ' Bradley; 2


. H. Greenwood, A. Briggs 2 i


■ ■ •', - R;'jCopelandi R,.Hlndle . 0


Total Games 18 Whalley Church,


K.S.C. IV. V. CHATBURN SWIFTS J. Astin ,


' H.'Greenwood, A. Briggs, 2. ,


R.:jCopeIand,R. Hlndle o: : '


■ ; '


Chatbum -Church, 11 sets; K.S,C. IL l.set.


A. Bridge, T. Bailey i D. Byrne, R. Martin .1 Total Games 8


.


chatbuRn cmmcH v. ivh^ ley ! . j , ,;.?!, CHURCH


; H. Greenwood 2


. . . D. Byrne 1 : R. Martin 0


p..Martin I ' - -. A. Bridge, T. Bailey 0


......... :T. Bailey 2 ................... 'A? Bridge:'5 . t


' ! ■ ' ;


2 E. Martin, G. Taylor ' : -'.i:?,! : ' ■


H i- 'M i^ : H.Poulds L, Monks H Poulds


L. Monk, H. Fbulds ‘ R. E. Cams, H. Monk. L. Monk, H. Foulds


- y


dash,', Gaskell by■ no. means le t CllthCToe down; .bn the contrary, he finished with a couple of goals to hls Credit. Hls second effort was. a surprise shot' which was In the:net,before 'ipost people had realised th e re Was any chance of a goal.


Possessing plenty of enthuslasmt iand ■ Clitheroe’^, unbeaten home record


seemed, In danger when the Motormen drew level, for many people had not fbtgottCn'the fapt.that, a' i^eek eCrlier, Leylafid had recovered ■irbm ifo il’f koala’ deficit; to defeat Rochdale . Reserve. Fpftunately Clitheroe! rallied to win! the match w ith comparative ease.


, Lt: Is apparently-sUll posslbre to mn a Successful team in thC First Division without paying'big transfer fees. - Only five' members of th e ' present Uvprpool side cost fees. Three were recruited from .^junior'football, and-three Others came to this Country from South Africa.


Total Games 9 ' ^ -


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Bridge .Q


cricketer, Mr. J. C . ; Hurst, renewed associations with old Lancaster col­ leagues recently when he, journeyed from: Bradford to play In thO Cumber­ land : J County Rugby; Union trim a t Kendal.


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cashlre! Combination - league - chart, Clitheroe ih the happy position Of having scored more goals; thten', any other team. In 13 games they have found' the net on 45 occasions, and a t -.this r ite of scoring, they should top the century mark .before the season ends.,


bccUpylng’fburtH pos^^^^ Lam I I t is not too late for Clitheroe to to


an earnest bid for championship honours; they are only four, points behind South Liverpool, the leaders, who have not yet been defeated. Clitheroe dropped two points earlier in the, season at Droylsden th a t .would have neenj very useful, just now. . Droylsden have only defeated one other team so far. ' h


Church occupying the th ird posltibn In the senior division of the Accrington Combination, especially.' after wlimlng promotion last season, which was their first experience in the Accrington league. I t Is a long way from ihe end oi!the season, b u t..I see np reason why the Clitheroe club, should! not have .,a jrosy chance of thq'champlinshlp. Recently they took three points-from Claytph Villa who had not dropped a point pre­ vious to, their -meeting with the PaSlsh Church. '■ : '


. H. Nixon"


;place when they are able to Call upon all their players. Harry TOttaker, for Instafice,. has been unable,to play so far this season,' and' another well-known local player may shortly don a Parish


.the league's, chief challengers! .visit the Waterloo ground to-morrow. There probablybe . a n . Ihterestlng 'find


foughtgameifiutl.expect the hbmeitek to win, because, they were able to ch point when they met the Amate earlier In the season a t Hasllngdeh.


the Ribblesdale League meeting i m (Continued from preceding column).


' ... ■; -E. Grainger, H. Baskerville 0 A. Smith, D. Lancaster


1 E, s’lb'ger, D. Yeoman . '■ ,! -' : ''i•l!?.?ote,,3!..siate^,


. .'''.'-J.'Scott,'j. Slater '.


9: Total-Games ' i: , Total Games 1 Ribblesdale;'2 sets; Mount'ZloU; 10 sets


! , . '


' E. Grainger, H. Baskerville. .}■


There' was general amusement duri ig Church,jprsey.:' Laneslde Ainateurs, one


strong-r23 goals being conceded In seven games—a vast improvement should take


Although the Parish defence Is not too I am very pleased to see the Parisl. A; well-known -Ribblesdale League


Saturday when Mr. Fred Partington, St, Annes, confessed - that Ini a Palkce Shield; match ilast season he knocked an umpire for,six." Mr. Partington!Is one of the burliest cricketers In Lan­ cashire and. has frequently given bright displays of big hitting. - I t must not be assumed In this occasion Fred got the umpire on hlsibat and whizzed him over the. ropes.. What happened was that he dashed down the pitch taking a tight run, and in so doing bowled over the umpire, who - was standing ' near the wicket.. The; Incident had -one good result: the Ribblesdale League Is, in future. Insuring clubs against accidents to umpires. ■


of i


out dead time during matches, Mr. Harry Cowbum, the Read secretary, suggested that umpires be Instructed to adhere to the two minutes provided by rule for hew batsmen to reach the pitch after a wicket has fallen. “ if a batsman reached the pitch after two minutes had expired , I suppose he would have to go out?” Harry asked.; “Yes, and so'would the


! Discussing ways and means;of curing i


plan and. pubUsh their matching! of players cause undue Inconvenience to bpponents. One lease In particular, brought to my notice, caused players, who had. arrived In plentylbf tim^ to start the match a t 7-30, to have to hang fibout waiting for the home captain! to provide opponents,-when both|sldes were Actually on the premises ready to play. A little thought for the convenience of visitors would: add to the general enjoy­ ment. , Under this season’s I system' of play there need be no waiting.


Table tennis captains wholneglect to |


'..Comprised of teams from (Ireat Har­ wood arid Olayton-le-Moors, the Calder Jeague, Is now flourishing, although jits playem are not quite up to thb standord. of those Iri the Ribblesdale league. Wpen It was formbd in 1936-7, the Calder league'>as financed by the Ribblesdale league, pnd the oflficlals assisted In !the Inaugural- meetings and even drew up the constitution. At th a t time, Great Harwood St. John’s ' were transferred from Ribblesdale to Calder, and two of their players, H. Dugdale and!G. Connel, played In the Caldk team against. Ribblesdale.


|


j In this match, RlbWesdale’s lion- playlng captain had very little to do | but


I should Imagine hls experience and knowledge of tactics should be a big asset In the stlffer matches abead. Other members of ! the selection (committee attended the match, and the team for thefipxt fixture was selected qn the spot, although it is not yet announced. |


, Fllby,. the lawn tennis star, lost in the fifth round, hls title being annexed by Rlchaird Bergmahn,, the, Austrian !ex- w’ofia champion, who beat H. Lurie in the .final by tjbree games to one.! Lurie an . English International, is-yeli knowr to Ribblesdale fans, having played twice a t Clitheroe attd twice a t Great Harwood


. j SalUng specially from ,U,S.A. to com- .pete in the Lancashire open champion slilps at Manchester, last iweek, Eric


.dozens of Ribblesdale enthusiasts tew the English title won by Victor Barna- at Blackpool Tower Circus, before 5,00j) spectators. The king of table tennis players Is again favourite. .!


the venute of the Open English’.cham plonshlps this season. Last winter,


A. popular “ footbaU player, W. . (Dixie) Dean, playing for Athenians 1


the Llvelrpool leagtle, lost hls unbeate record last week, being a victim of Kei Hyde,' the English Intem'atlohal.


au^lces of th b ' CUtheroe arid Dlstrlc Sunday Schools and Orme Billiards League. Matches will he iplayed oil Tuesday evenings. , Seven teams have entered, and to r e Is Ukely to be keen competition, as .lt hes been decided riot to have- handloaps, Hlillards enthusiasts will be glad to kriow thqt a knock-oui competition Is to be arranged [later. '


1-' t ' i Q ( . - I - I


toilDok up snooker rules, as I have heard iriuny arguments recently on the corrtet ilirithod of p ro iie d u re .I loioy a t ieast oi^e institute w;nere trie members do hot score according to present-day rules, and some confusion may arise If all the players In the newly-formed league are not fatnUlar with the present; system bf scoring.


I t might be worth while for secretarie: ■ , ; ST. DENYS’ home]


. The follbwlng gifts have been [received at Stepdnys’ Home with grateful thanks: Mn' 'WMmsley-^^ets (week^’). I; ' ^bdeU'infants School—Silver paper. Mrs..Dugdaie-431ngerbread.


■'■u,' a ; '- 'i. - ..., j,. ’ ■


.West-Bradford Harvest Festival-Fruit and . vegetables.


'rs. Spencer-Books. llbblb.„pement ■WMks-rBread.


. .


Stapl® Haworth-silver paper. I pale Head Harvest Festival-Fruit,; tobies, butter, eggs.


Pendleton Harv^t Festival-Fruit vegetables, .j- - . ■ i


A Pherid--Chln8, clothes, cake. ■ Wend-Brcad. Omrey; Hooley-rChrlstmas cards', vj'hPaper.:' ,


, ':r-!:-' ' ■ ■■ ' 'i'


silverI and


|‘ :


local Institutes and clubs, that a snooke • lipie has been formed under the


i Snooker has gained Such popularity a. I Wembley and the Albert Hall will be- 0


umpire,” observed another representa­ tive, amidst laughter.


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