: ^ '■ !• li! If/;


Following the! overwhelming defeat off


Et Hodgkinson [2 L. Monk !2


H. Monl; Ai-Carii! H. Monl: A. Cams


Hodgkinson ;2 L. Monk


is sufficient'.for I me to develop my. discussion. An [example from the first! round of [the


of Fawcett's vho tried to


dcburaged Cllth- id for a time


ibrded.


Colbert wpyked iadle to score bdnnce of the


^ecbiving Fawcett, [jlitheroe were greatly iuperipr;


*Dai-wen, ^ /South Liverpool, 3. •Horwich RjMX, 3;* Oldham Athletic Re^ ifi'angor City/ 2; ‘Lanca^er/City,'1.


serve, 2:|.Chorley, 2.


; liANCASHXRE JCMOE Cl)P—First Eomd ! jiDrdylsdenJ 3; *Brdlghtmetiitrnlted, 2. | I: :?Astley Entire, 2;'lLeyland Motors, 2. ' ^Prescot Crbles, 3; [Great Harwood, 0. i [ *Fleetwpdd, |3; Lytham, 1. /I


i 1Sduthport;| Reserve/ 3; Bacdp Borough,' 2.


iKew-Btiglltqn Rejj;, i; Accrington Res., ^Rochdale Reserve,:2; clitheroe, 2.


! I'[ iiccringtin kanleyl v.- Rossendaie.' ! i Bacup Borough Vi Fleetwood;:


I I • '.Xt^IORKjOt^S .MiMrCHES .


: ^' Raiigor [CitV v. 'Marine. [ : rChorley/v. Lancaster City. , ii! ;,ciitheroe v.VHorwlch RAI.I.1 , , ^ ! l iDroylsden vl Great iHarwodd. : f ,;|\lleyland MowiB y..Barrow. .'


lorecpimb'e |v. Sou'thpoil;. ildh^ Athletic, v.' New Brighton, escol eabJes v; Darken j , ‘ lUthl Liverpool v. Rochdale. •


j


On'phe; occasion, Shaw good, turn by heading .'ou' rieaj;h; the bar. Both Thomm were, prominent Clitherole raids and RoChdale could not^ score!I ||Half-time: IClltherde, 2;,Rochdale


;jlld his side a from .under-


Kitchen and


In subsequent the' Interval


n plain ! Reserve, 0.


! I ,! : [LEAD :1L0SJ Immediately! on resuming,! Rochdale


reducedi their ideflclt iwi ;h a lovely goal. The two wingers exchaiged places and Knowles scored froth Haworth’S centre


CliTHERbE’S SMART EARNS


FOR CLOSE I^OCHDALE chances.


; torovided [Saturday, ’ l^sltorsj


A curlouj study i in black and white was at Rochdale’s | ground 'od wheni Clithejioe . were , thd


Mously/anld it had been i found possible 1;^) Cleaif orly,half the ground,


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


t : fairly mu3dy[, abnost .all the sn I /{ haying [been ^bt away.i I


il I ' XUns, one half had a thick coatl _ I Ti of soft snotv,; while the' other W


I At firs); glince, Itiwould'^filppear better „ I defend thej portidn of the;^eld which hW !. been clearpd an^l winning the toss, tlie| Rochdale captaln took this course,


.t!ting to


B it


lit iproired b mistake'. Clitheroe simpVi rbvelled in . keeping the Rdchdale atta at, bay. op the^ sfaow-cpVered surfdc e,


[' while, their , own forwards,] playing calnj/. i and.'purpoieful fpotbail, twice penetrated! :: Roche ale’s] defence. Iii-the'Second half, I; Riochdale pnjoyed the .' advantage whldh : ^ijllthdroe had eaflle'r, ai^ were able level the scores, t^e game! ending with a in-of the points; :Thls was a fair


result! taking evei^hlng] into consldera- Mnn lAlt.hnUorh If Tnna nnf. pn.<iv,tn mnlrM


tlon. jAlthoUgh it was.not easyjto control


’ the ball, nmeh of- the; play was deUghtf lu to watch, mthoufeh-the conditions called


1 fdr. firslrtljne cleatihg oflthe ball so fM . as defenders were' concerned, i Chancels ! were missed by; bdth teams, but Clitlieroe t mlsssd two of thp' b'est.'scqrlhg bpporp i tunlties of the day when! Kitchen, their ; outslde-lefc, twice failed^ at close rang' : SllgUtly the better balanced team, CUthl ) ,eroe [were the quicker on thS bSfi, but th[ : Rochdale players; had ah advantage lA I height and weight; j There were mdny i thrills, excitement girowing when Roch- ! dale got on level terms a' quarter of ai. : houj} afterl the Interval. ,


■AT FULL: STRENGTH.


’•Clithero^ were' [at fuU strength as Cplbert, who Is j now. working at


/i


: Rochdale,.Was able to resume.'at centre- , forward. |The,rest of the (team; was unaltered. I Rochdale , were strongly jSpresented, several of their players having h ^ experience with the'flrst


.tpam. There were aboilt 1,000 specta- I tors , present 'When the I igaUie started; ■ iTpans;— j-.[ ; ■


■: ' \ ■ ;j ’ ■ iRpchdale Reserve: Fawcett; Keenan,


' lAlorthlngton; Crow, HobbS, Kilsby; Khdwles, DpuglUs; Royan; Heyworth anp ' 'riaworth.' | i', ■,■[,;'[!'■


cjltherof: Mwsden; Shaw, McDonald; , 'Wade, Thompson; Tjhpmas, AUer,


ert, Epunett feree: Mr.


and Kitchen. Croft, of Lancaster.


Jfore the-g^e began,: the players m f


‘ covered portion] of the field.:; Allen was '[ soon in evljdencp Wph a neat dribble and ! : Hobbs dld .WeU to Intercept a pass to i Cplbert. Ta beautiful centre! from Akers 1 was well hfeaded'by'”Colbert, but Fawcet);


'I spyed easily. CUtheroe pad; the better ' of ithe .excpangesl althoukhiithey: had, a ' m'Rdyani; captured i a-, pass Inr


Football League.' [ Clltherpe’s players wore black. armlets.. Losing the toss, Clitheroe yere set to defend: the snow-


d In , silence in memory'of the latfe C. E.J Sutcjllfle, President of thU


|


___ [Heavy' snow fell two days, pre-, Slum


|as


with j a hard drive Wtlch Marsden toubl^ed, but ■ could not liold. When Haworth s|iot a minute later,.Marsden was glad to see thi ball strike i a defender. Returning Itc • the attack, Haworth planted a bhct under the crossbar which Marsden c ld well to tip over tor a comer. Aftei a clever dribble, Colbert, was robbed whf n he had got to shooting range. The . best shot, of the matcti came from Hobbs, tbho hit the bar with I a terrific drive [ ironji thirty yards range/ the ball passing time Clltheroe’s attack subdued, and then Allen


behind. For’a was completely


Into the .picture with, Fawcett \ turned , to Kitchen captured the balll to put acrdss a centre wWch was clepr^d by a strppg mobllp defence.


' ' iviarsden from fairly


si^ddenly flashed shot which ’left, ivheire


RpchdaleVgot on Ipyil terms after shotjs from, Douglas, and Boyan had hit the framevvork, jHaworth beating piose range.


With ai clever screw she ., ^ -------- reStio:red CUtheppe’s lead | after bpatlng two! men, Fawcett just reaching the hMl whlph [ was travelUjig towards the^top corner of the net. McDonald sayedlthe Clltberpe goal when h cenlire I from Haworth beateni After Kitchen simple! chance' from ! Matsden had td be alert to keep Knowles from teams tried hard for tl Divlhg at the feet of fr wards, Marsden: situation, following u] full length save from missed] the easiest ohadee when the ball came across Final:.:!. [.'■■ T,


ideked clear a vithi Marsden had mlss^ a


rhomas’s centre, at the other end


Scoring. Both e winning goal, nj Rochdale for- a [dangerous v^th a brilliant


iowles. Kitchen of the match from Thomas. .


Rochdale Reserve,'2; Clltheroe, 2. '!'! , .'SMART bl^PliAY. .]■:' ]■


. Cphddering that twol dr three of .'the


tdani were suffering' fr^m the effects of Influenza, CUtherde did ] well to force a drUwk.i. Shaw, who wUs scarcely fit to turpjpiit, worked like ki'oero, yej;:Wps sltgmly below form.. On jthe whofeithg defeilce did well. Marsden played %th coi^dCnce, saving sevpral good^hots.


.Unfll his Injury In the second half of the .ganie, McDonald ,was in flne foto, taking up'good position and kicking cleanly. Afterwards he took up the outside' left


___ ^rw^ i_____„ ___ ---------- --------- —


position' for a brief period! *ben return­ ing, to .assist, the defene'e.


One of I the. outstanding payers of'the


'piatch w^Wade, whd played with vigour and enthusiasm; the whole 90 ndnutes, although be too has been amongst the influenza 'Victims.


Akers and Thompson cimpleted a hard- iworklng half-back llne.j T


'! In the attack, Allen fulfllled the role of llasoip iofllcer, capturing tile loose balls and ' opening out play vbth admirable dlscrelilon. Colbert played calm and intelligent football in' ihe| centre. . He obtained one godl veryheptly and might ■have 'had another had I not Fawcett plvoteA round like a pallpt dancer; to bring [off a remarkablp save. Emmett


.often lured the Rochdale defence out of ppsltlcm by his sudden dutbursts of, speed aPd individual attempts to' sixire. ’ Some of hlsj passes' brought] the .'best out; of ;Kitchen . who, however, missed two \chahces which should 'have put the issue beyond doubt. Thomas gave workmanlike display, getting his centres across'well, and making the most of liiblted opportunities, j [; ;. . [j


Cliilheroe would Have won the nlatch g the; game.


[easily had the . fptivards - taken =, the I chances which came thelL way laie in ] ' ; !


Lacking In speed, Rochdale’s . defence


found'the conditions far more to their liking In the second half, when the thick coating of snow prevented the fakte'r Cllthefoe forwards' from showing:;to


ladvahtage. ; Fawcett made several good laves [although, /curiously enough,, he lever Inspired confldenpe, being at fault fhen Clltheroe scored their second goal, ’brthlngton was the better of the backs tad In'the .half-back line,' Hobbs was


.most Ih, the [limelight, Although Kllsby’s ioristrubtlvei work was [quietly effective! Haworth and Knowles .Were lively raiders 1th l^eyworth a clever schfemer. ;'


. NEXT January


Moor Liine v. Chwhum Church “A.” Waddlngton v. Gruidleton. Chatbum Oiurch ‘B ” v! Parish Churcb


39 R. Parker . 45 M. Hu^on , 66 C- Barnes i___ 45' W. Edmondson 63 '. J; Jac 53 S. Du


CHATBURN CHURCH,[I B .. . P. Jackson ;!29


, J Total ! 289 ' v.MOmLANE


.iJ. H(l«ki ‘ie, .'. J,Webster, !53j R; Ford [39; G. Jones i42


. C. Chew : 19' J. Birch ; S2;


' ' ■ !t-; Total 231;


MATCHES


..'H. DaTOon 38 T. Oddle j5!2


, R, Whiteside 1^1 E. Tomlinson pO


Sir 'William [Brass. Cup handicap competi-, tlpn comes ;to[ mind. One. side claimed victory on account'of an odd game pt'21 they had won, in ia case' were thei iscores on sets was level. - No such belief Would have been possible if the captain and plPyers bad read rules,[and, almost hs bad, they had no copy on the premises'when the ma'fch was played, so thdt the argument whlch'resulted became ■quite [heated. I [am told. fA mere perusal of the ' rules ; (on page 4 ,of the Rlbblesdale Handbook) emphasires that, the matches, are played on. j thfe [ ■ same system as in league- matches, thias Ibying it down [that when both Bides score the same number of sets the result Is a draw. ;'What’s the'good [of having rules printed in simple English if;players wUltry


tQ invent their Own?, [ ,' ! READY[FOR ROUND TWO


round of the Sir William Brass Cup handicap to accept ray congratulations, especially.[the two Whalley teams, the Ihstltute andl the Nomads, who ( Pt through though conceding raanjj points t)'their opponents, and Clith-


I should Me the winning teams hi the 1st


Castle Inr Liberal Club Black Hotsb Red Lion Waggon and Horses Edlsford Bridge


DIRT BOARD their! first rounM. p. W; L, ■D.! pi


20 15 4 l.| 31 20: 13 4 3 ! 29


-Black Bujil,: Chatburh .. King’s Anns 1


CentraM(VM.C. Pendle Hptel; Chatbuin Crown Inn ! '.I......... .L... Brltrih Legion


“ A ” .A...


Railway Viewi____ .i ... Brown i Cdw,[ Cbatburh .. King’s ; Arms i‘1B” . . ! . . . Royal Oak .’B” Brown; edwj Clitherbe .. Calf's He'adi ['Worstoh .. Royal Oak 1‘A’r Gross Keys' ;|...........1...


,20 r , 6 9 j 21 ■■20' (8 7 5 21


20 11 4 5 i 27 20 lOr 5 ® i 25 20' 10> 5 5 25


20'


• 20 7 8 5 ! 19 20 6 7 7 ! 19


20 8 8 4 1 20 20 6 7 7 ! 19


20 8 8 4 ' 20


20. 6 7 7 ' 19. 20, 6 9 5 i 17


.20


'20 4 12 4 i 12 2


LAST WEEK’S ______


t, Colbert almost Waggon and Horsey, British Legion, 0.1 Black Horse, 3: KlngiS Arms " B,” 3. Calf’s Hei ‘


Railway ''rieitl 5; !Ceptral WJM.C., 1. Bbowh Cow; Chatbum 2; Red Lion, 4. K gs Armt


wino’Q Ainrit'[A” 4; Castle Inn, 2. !


i ]


20 6 9 5 I 17, 20 4 9 7 15 20 5 10 |5 15


RESULTS 1 i : j '


15 '3 r |


■Royal! Oa! Crowh,Inh, 3,‘ Liberal Club, 3. Edisfbrd 'Bridge, 2; Brown Cow, Clitheroe; 4i Pehdle Hbtel,|4; Robal Oak “A.” 2; 1


; Wlorstbnl 4; Cross Keys, 2. | ‘‘.B,” 4j Black Bull, Chatbum; 2;


j -FRIENDLY SNOOKER MATCHES PARISH


46 E; Nichblls 45 H. Deani..


. 52 W. ;Brig9s .49 T. Kay;!. “ ...


33.. J. Swales 14] ;W.'M>rse


62; .' J. G; Parkinson' 36 ;J. Bibbji,


20 P. Hudson 40 H. Dean ____: . . . 51 H. Knowles'....'.’.. 30 S. Greenup ...I...


! ! I- 1!! ' ' I


iCH 1 V. ASHWORTH' SMITH :


AND


. . . . ; H. Knowles [:43 .......... J. Pickles ;127 . . . . . J. Harrison !l58i H. 0. Pye 67]


. . . . . A Howarth !!31 G.'Hetheringtoh 1:20!


PARISH; .pHURCH V. IRIBBLE ' 'BUS;' J..


. H. Lambert' 47; .. J. Ireland!'55


.. A. Pickup j 57 . . . . E. Allenii57 G. Smithies


V. Adcroft [ 32 I I National I


Clarion Cycling Club Last Saturday : evening there was' ani


•attendance bf abopt 120 at the Weavers’-


I Instltutafor ofae of the Clarion’s popular! • socials, f[ ta ni previous years, the'eyent' was a,taep success. Apart from the' dancing!i[ ta musld by the ; Manhattan Band, gampt and n,ovelty dances kepttae company , mthout a dull moment. Mr. Stanley, [Barker - (f the local Fonnby ”) played taej ukelele, and helped to keep everyoiie. In [a happy mood. “ Thoshelrt,” the lllusloillst, created a good finpres-; Sion; hip trick of taking off a hiembpris'


.waistcoat ,Mthput removing his Jacket' was partlcuiarlylwpU received.


,i FoUojvtakta Interval for refreshments,; the. evening [Continued In the same.merryi strain, j . The!'- elimination " dance was; ai source; of |


much | amusement, and | In'


ahotlMj: dtace, which Involved the use of- playing caj-ds, theije were many sighs of' relief Wher[i|the M.C. failed to call their! ,particular card. .


, | , [ ' Another mterestlng game was “Passing^'


the parcelp,’f and,! judging by the way] everyota;tried to.tat rid 'of them, they' must have! been rta hot.' : Time passes' all too|qulcldy on these happy, occasions.' Beforejit wa]s realised, the'company Were! danJtlng ' the..-last] waltz,; .which was followed by. Ithe singing - of “ Auld Lang! Syne'.Vi | ■ . ■"]■ ,


^ Thisj Week-end’s clpb run Is [ to


Grasslngtonj and aiu cyclists are given a[ hearty] IrivJtatlon to join; / The start; at] a.m.', m from Greenacre-street.'


WINGNUTa “kf!!^ bit .'OF A'.HURriY.”


fine of ids. bn John Lee Exelby (26)', Castle-' View, Clltherpe, for exceeding the spbed limit: by travelling at 42 miles per hour in|Bpmley-' road, Padihdm, on December 15th. Defendant did not apiJear. It was alleged.'thkt he-ire- marked to ihibtpr patrjl officers who [ reported' him thpt he] Wapin' a hit of a hurry.” 1


Padlham Magistrates bn Monday imposed a[ 7 5 10 20-


of' Norili; Accrington: overshadowe


Interest.!


Ists to Bur astlo i group! progranUrie! | good as eVffl


eroe Mount Zlbh, and Clltheroe Methodists, the latter playibg a strangely constituted side without Rpna d Carus, their inter-league star. Of coUrsb,:CUtheroe Pdrlsh Church [and Chatbum, Wht lley Conservatives and K.S.C. have I to ,replay their matches, as they , drew


|


at the saffid hal], where playing ,conditions are qlmost 'ideal,' and the'fMillties for bom- petitors ar e ip e p ec t., ' ■:. ■ ]-! • ]


' This is the third year of the competition


at] Ijigham’s Hall to-morrow as il


dfi competitors will make the


by the visit of last Tuesday,


Lancashire borrow has


bum I representative.tegm'.will-Visit Clltherqe { Mount Zion' to oppose oiir jRlbblesdale .felde. • Under the capable supervision of Mr. iffirry BaskervUle, th[e popular Topmament Seore-,


; BLl^CKBiuEN’S VISIT io CLITHEEQE ! [Nek Wedfaekay. January 125th, the'Bteck-


tary [ of the Ribblesdale Association [and secretary of [the Moiint Zion club, those taking part can 'rest, assured that i ' conditions will be as goohiad possible.


inittee, and by. the way I have no part in the'deliberations;of the selectors,',I should turn [out the following team '


were it !a tnemtar the selection tom-


■: T. Hudson, (Chatbum), J;JE. Coates (Wad- dington), H. Greenwood (Whalley Ohiirch), and Eric bffirtln (Whalley [Conservatives. [The doubles pairs would.be E. jV. Bush and K. Sherliker (both of Clithepoe K.S.C.) and either GreenwIMd and Martin, or Coates and Martin... Othew who would pe considered' ta my selection would be J. R. M. Garnett, John Wilson, ^Ipn Dawson, and Maurice Hudson.


!


this Blackburn, team, thus' overtaking[ the Accrington IWwks league ta [the lead of; the North East! Ltacashirs League-, IncldenWUy the hext' matfch is against;this Accrington league, and will be played at Whalley Con­ servative' Club, where my [suggested' team would findicotadence In familiar conditions not quite favourable for the visitors. But I’m not a'selector, so who knows what the team


Rlbblesdale sh°hld force a] victory agaiiist Willbe?; ]';. ' i


Acertogton Works .. Rlbble^qle 1...;.... Burnley !' : ..L..... Nelson Accrington ;District: Blackburn : Rossehdale — . Calder league;....


. ■; ■ [[ _ .


Below is ithe league table [jio date: ;,[ r [j]', ■!. p. w.Il -.d] r


,28 '22 16 12 14 8 5


27


! iCalder v. Accrington and [District, : ' : Nelson V; Rossendale. \' , i [ Rlbblesdale! V. Blackburn.] 1


y ] KIBBLESDALE ASSOCIATION I


i ■ j


; Monday, January 23rd: i Whalley-Nomads v. 'WhalleyjCtaurch. ■Whalley; Conservatives V. K.S.C. Clitheroe Methodists v. Clhatbum. St. James’s! v. iWaddlngton. 'j.


] SECOND DIVISION :! .] Moor'Lane v.'!Ribblesdale.':


K.S.ci. IV. v, K/S.C. H. ;t I ' K.S.C. Ifl. v. Mount Zion.; ; [ (Dhatburn Swifts v. Parish Church. . Friday, Jaiii|ary 27th : ]


cappers .made ,bf their onerous task of giving each pf almost 200 registered players a mark for the Brass and Lord Cup [ cbmpetitlons I settled down i:o] look through the results of their [work. Instantly I compared the marks with those of last winter, to tay satisfaction, I must confess.! Never mln(i(why; that [will be disco'vered 'teter, much [ later. The group of back markera seems to be oarefully handi­ capped, and hpt pne of them sho^ grumble about this raiiktag, while : theV players of Clitheroq Parish and Chatburn having drawn taj the : sir;[William Brass Cup haveino grounds tar complaint. Nor; have thosp of the Clitheroe Kb .C. and 'Whalley Clonsem- tlves [ tar the same reason, [and I] consider Clitheroe Mount Zion, Clithetae' Methodists and Waddtagtbn have their deserts. Nothing therefore, shokld prevent the! enrolling bf -a record mUniber of pairs for the Carey Lord Cup handiqapj the closing data for which is next Wednesday, the pight pf the tater-ledgue match. 1; Again I must] ment;ioh Mr.; Harry


THE CAREY LORD CUE COMPETITION. Wondering .what sort of a [job the handl-


Matches for Wednesday/ January 25th1 ' J, Wilson


.' Duckworth . . . . .Duckworth . . . .


J. WUson . . . . . . . . R. Bleazard........


- I NORTH [EAST LANCASHIRE I


CHAMpioNSHIPS AT ACCRINGTON. tbe consolation champlpnships


the foreign tour- hut an entbusi-


to ,be played at been someWhat


,1 M, Hudson, J. Hayes '


Hudson, F. Cheetham ' Chatbura Church, 5 sets; Cll .heroe Weslq' Dimes


,' Bridge........ . Bridgb ............. .


V.Buth V. Bush' . . . . . . . . . ' . . ; Lynch .......... . . Ltach


.


t Hudson, J, Hayes ■ A. Cams, B. Hodgkin


■ A. Carus, H Hodgkinson


• H. Mbnk,- L. Monk '


Gam!es[


CONSERVA' , E. Maitih ■ p G. Taylor . 0 E. .Martin


_ N.-Cawley . . . . . . . . N. Cawley:. . . . ; — V. Bush, D. Lynch E. Marijin, G. Taylor ! !


V. Bush, D. Lynch


' [ N. Cawley, W. Hayhu E. Marti


, N. Cawley,' W. Hayhirst' ,rst.


Games 7 sets; Whalley Con^i


K.S.G. 2' W Gomall


SECOND II.


2 fV. Gomall .- 2 i'T. Bailey ... 2 [iT. Bailey ... 0 i A, Walmsley 0 "A Walmsley 0 i E. Bames . .


;E:. ,Bames ; ! v .


GomaU,


2 ;V. Gomall, .T. Bailey ' H. Shaw, R, Sherliker |


E.


Walmsley; H. Bames , E, Dewhurst, R. Crompton


Walmsley, H. BameS ; ; H. Shaw, R. Sherliker 2


15 Games .S.O. n., 7 sets; KB.C. IV., 5 setk


' IT. Briggs ■ ]T. Briggs II.;Pye |l. Pye ... H. Taylor jlL Taylor


PARiSH CHURCH V. CHA-pBURN SWipTS 2!, J. Swales


. . . . . . . Vf. Edmohdsqh .........L / 'T . -Holgata"! , .........'V


1 0. Swales, T. Briggs 'i


Ij. Pye, H. Taylor Games ; ;


V. Edmondsbr T.


. . . J. tatta, H. Nixon,


|J. Swales, T. Briggs. T. Holgate, \r. Edmondson


il, Pye, H. Taylor ■ J.’-A


£


tin, H. Nixon 1. ; : i'


, ,


(Dhureh, 10 sets; Chatbum Swifts- [2 MOUNT! ZION v. KS.Ci. m. ]/


T.: Holgate, vf. Ednlondsta Games


,


1| E. Grainger . . . . . . ..w. 2j 'E. Gratager ..-....... 2, J. Slater, E. Grainger ! j


H. BaskervUle . . .— -.Hall.......................... i HaU.....................


2i J. Slater, E.' Gratager 1' />., Hall, B. Driver 2;


. Hall, B. Driver I


20; lames. i i, Hitehen.......... ■ ■


: ST.- JAMES’S v. I


.Hitehen..........


J. S l a t e r . . .. D. Byiine J. Slater-..........................R. Martin H. Baskemlle......................D. Byrpe ' ' ~ ■ "■


. A. Toweta -..i.A. Hall'- A. Toweis' J. HaUjl


R. Martin


J. HaU, D. Byrne , -j,


: ! . R. Marijtaj A Toweta I R. Marita, A. Towei


J.T^all, D.^Byrpe I


Mbimt Zion, 9: sets; K.S. 3. III.,' q sets.[ WAilDINGTON


R. Bleazard _J. E. Coate i, M- Gamett i Wilson, R. Bleazard


H Duckworth, T Hltchta '[


2 ill


.'Duckworth, T. Hitehta E.!TomUntan, D. Boot!


11 (Dames i St|.' Japies’s 5 sets; Wadd


liBBLESDALE V, SItager .............


0 'J ; Htacks . . . '.I . . . . . . . . 0 .J. .Htacks . . . .---- ----- l[ E, SUnger, D. Yeoman ' Ij


_)/ 'Yeoman . . . . . . . li. Lancaster'. . . . . . Lancaster:.....,.


i. SItager ........... Yeoman ..... /..


0 D; Lancaster, J. Hincks . . ' : ' ! |- ,. -[ . j


0 Di Lancaster,'J. Hincks , , ] ! Ij ■


2 E; Sliriger, D; Yeoman I ,i .


8' (Dames: . Lane, 9'sets. ' Games


WUsdn, R: Bleazard E. Tomltaton, D. Booth


ngton, 7 sris.; Games


MQOR LANE . . . . C. Cllew


. . . . . R.Forp'; __ C. , chew I . . . . H. Joneta


. . . T. Hinfclta .,G. Smithies .. T. Htacks G. Smithies


[ . .E. ParkerJ G. Smithies : C. Phew, R; Ford , . E. Parker. ,'G. Smithies ' •


:-C. phew, R. Fbrd . ,


2 j| Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . ..J. Astta 2vJ; WUson . . i . . . . . .......j... H. Nixon 2'i'li. Hitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Astta 2 ta. Hitchen 2 ' R. Bleazard 2 R. Bleazard 2 'R. Iddon 2 R. Iddon


W. Edmondson T. Holgatl


Baskei;vllle,' t6|whqm ail entries ipust be sent, together Mth fbes. The twelve who'were iriot Included ln[ thfe' recent second division cham- piohships]'(hot[enclosing fees) will appreciate the reminder about fees J ’m sure.' WillJphh Wilson and Tjotamy Hincks,[ ;he holders of the Lord Cup] |team together again ? Last year theta inarks were 14 oh;'rather different frojn their'3 back pf .1939. , However, they can play to their new marks'|t’m fold. ;


2 J. Wilson, R. Iddon , WUson, R. Iddon


W. Edmondson, T. Holgate ' I


w. Edmondsoi :,,,


T. Hitehen, R'. Bleazard . W. Edmondspn, T. Holgatj


i St. James’s, 12 sets; Chatbum Swifts, 0., Games ' ' / Games! i ■ : J.' Ai tin, H. Nixon


IT. Hitchen, R. Bleazai'd ; ■ ; J. AStta, H: Nixp^


[ CAPTAIN brass CUP4First Round. StI' JAMES'S V. CHATBURN SWIFtIe


. H. : Nixon T. Holgatfe


J. E.'CohteB,.M. Garheftj otli


!4


E. Tomlinson, . . . . D. Booth! E. Tomlinson


J. -E. Coates M.: Garnett j. E. Coates . M. Garpett .. D. Booth


Clitheroe had a reversefexperience oh Saturday tq that enjoyed whenpochdale Reseiwe; visited Shaw Bridge on Septem­ ber loth. I [[Then they reqpVered froin a two goals [aqflcit to force-'a draw, but on Saturday %: Rochdale, Cjlithetac; were held to;ai [draw after holding a lead of two goals.! '


Games ;taj'H [Last's'easbn Clltheroe were beaten at


Rochdale ,by. three goals, te) one, but won at home.byfour clear goals. .They also met ’ Rochdale at Shairi! Bridge] In the Combination Cup competition/ vrtnnlng by the od(li feoal In five, af(;er a yery stern, struggle. "


Like many other junloil [clubs, Darwen,


have suffered this season! from lack of financial sufpport, and they have been In danger of resigning from the Lmcashlre Combination on that, account.; [For­ tunately. ,on Saturday, there [ was! the biggest “ gate ’’ of the seastjin when South Liverpool,!-tee-champions, vlslted'1 the Anchor gjiomid. , The jrerelPts at the turnstiles; amounting to! £41,16s. 4d.; were auginteted to £47 Bs. 4fl.


only was -the financial poi^tlon jmproved, but Darwdd gave- a vastly superior dis­ play, holding the champiiins to a : draw. Clifford Chi .tbUm, Clithetae’s old centre- forward, 1 was again: in! [the limelight, claiming ore of his slde’q threq goals.


Impresslv? tributes to the cirand Old 19


Man of f(j6tbaU,.Mr. C. E, Sutcliffe, weye paid by players, officials and spectators on groundb throughout tpe whole of the country oii Baturday afterhooh| Before the klck-dffl teams lined up Iri the centre of the fleld IX) observe a period of silence. In commoh with [other teams, Clltheroe wore black hands around teelf inns. [At


rBumley, i|tahere Mr. SiitcUfle' was!' a [familiar flghre, the band pldyed two 1 vferses of the hymn,“ Abide witlwnP.’’:


Resuming Tor Leeds Uiited bi blucejOf


the InjUredjEdwards, MakInspnJ a foraier Clltheroe pwer, gave a 'teod (jlsplay on


(Colbert has proved the — — hunch., III' 15 appearances, tje has 15 goata to M; credit, four 'of them being scored when Oldham Ath!etl(l Reserve tasited'Shhw Bridge oh October 15th.


centre forwards' this season, -b ut [so far best of; the


Saturday. I Recently he has btah play- ng with the Central League side., ; / Clltheroq [have tried] six


Amongst;thfe ,visitors at the' table/]


tfennls exhibiUons given at [Buhiley ; by i] the foreign stars, was Mr.[A Taylor, thef;[ hew/ president of the Rlbblesdale-[[


S tation.; lA ;table tennis iah, Mr.|l| ir, of Whaley, win not be the fitat/ii


riresldent to ;take ah -actlye interestilnii' tjhetapprt. Otherstoclude'hlr.J.'iE.Cook,jji Mr, Carey I^rd, ahd Mr. J. E.:Ha^greayes.'j ,


ritatlon to ptay'lh lnter-lfeqgue|matches.j ! on account of their strenuous na,tjurej|!, j ; ;


Acting] oh the doctor’s I advtae, r J E.)! '; Jopeland, an [energetic player who takes):/


I hear a rumour that ,a [certain well-'j [


known 'Whalley player, who haA^ played! ' /or two first division teamk,! will; probably : ;um put for a Clltheroe Se]cond[DivlStan; ;eam next winter.


[ |:


Mr. A. D/ Smith, the energetic secre-i. .ary, of the /Rlbblesdale. i Tabid |Tenffisi


' Not


.\ssoclatlon, again dempistrated ^reat attention shovm to dqtail tahen hew fixtures were Issued to [every rel ^ tered playeq teh days ago4-awedk betare'-; tee -first league match in Ithfe neW ^arnme. Nevertheless, his;wotki-womd:] laVe been [easier If all; taht hi the required addresi Jne club had .hot supplied their players had to wait for [tee ms- xlhutlon of the fixture q^rdsibjf'their.; )wn sderetary.


the] the*


sheqP


he clu))s had les o{ playeta, addretaesi! Soj


.i'Siitatii Internatr


/.nulnbferi : in hubhi


! ;iield Not qinte, so, prominent]


[usual, i Jlin Taylor, of j'Wh [nstltqte, is heyertheleta as ever. I] understand Jim lis a of wrektUng, and loves an aemonistrate : the holds fessioiials. ^ ’


[ , According to the pojet;'i‘‘


schemes! of mice :an,d m A local tennis ta


the Ibest lald,| on gan| jaffc .;


different


agley.” . this experience! recently. ,i' teams!,In a /certain; competition' they ] ddclded to call “A" taam!;! (this Is thelr i first eleven) “B,’’ and tedir usual '‘A”[i team took on what; should have bpen.1 " B’s ’’ fixture; Influenza, however, caused! the team ‘‘A’’ shoiild "liave ptayW'to,]] field a weakened side, hut just gjiod ] : dnough to beat!the side thqt was seht In! tee name of ]“A" i Had ! the proper ] team gone 'they wotild [probably have 1 won■vfith,ease,'


ole teata .hhd;i Running iwpi


.] ,[]|.. ' .vi !


;a Redmayne Suit at |a:specially.reduce[d1 See .windows. ; 'Redniaynes


Market Place, Clitheroe.


OpportunltyjtaflocM mhn to purchase, .9.-T


i. i/


his seg^°4] alley! Chelrchi


keeri follower - pportuiiltjr to )f the' prb-


successful I "Mlelhl®


.'referred I theta i


■'I lot out of himself, has refusetaj-an ;ta- [ [ ' Do^ ./.i a " - ■ : I i .


The accident to Piwh followed a penalty, vvliich, accOTdWg [to -tile report,,


' should; not]fhave beeiPawardecl. ' It is state(l: i’ Ttje referee ought never to have. awarded^ penalty—It was! obtaln’ed by a , piece of trickery.'/ The gdme taas badly I cpntrolled-ajnil the rWefee apptared to be .'


guided niorp by the slioutsjof tlje specta­ tors and appeals by the players thah'by his own judgment;" There is np accoupt of what happened after the match, but I don’t see] ]the referee’s [name In the foUowlng week’s obituary colun


............^ . .. H. Nixon •


___ . Astlii A .........H. Nixoil J.Astli.


v.


G. Gam'tt, S. Bullock ■ p Game


40v ,:r ;,) lervatives, 5 DIVISION


K.E .C. IV. E., Dewhurit R. Cromptp E. Dewhurst R. Crompto


V H. Sha] B. Sherlil


Bailey. .iewhurst


R. Sheri! Shaw 1


will recall Clltheroe 1919; -wheti Finch, Clithefofe’s taalkeeper, had 'hid'[leg broken.! tater a hectic struggle, tfie match ended In a 'draw,


Many present supporters of [the- famous match


the club between


tad]Bacup 'on!' Jtaiary ,8th.


[Wells scoring Glltheroe’i Only goal. Teams: .'-j'] ;


' ';] [ ' ]


R. Crompton f Bodth, Parkinson, Wells and Bates Bacup:


Shaw, S Roberts, Mitchell.


Clltheroe;: Finch;, Ecclktoh]]: Speak; Dlxjd, Hampson, Garruthers; Crabtree,


Cross; Marr, St!amfotd:'Wal- xahan. Minion; Howarth, Ashworth, : Wklmstey ' and


Games H] Evidentlyi the game -was vigorously report,


contested [ab, 'according to pui “ Crabtree] (iommenced llnipiiig


after' a


taw mlnuteb and had to retire qefpre the Interval’.’:! |


i“ Booth was a] passenger all


through'the ,match” ;-and /‘['Wells was badly klckital during the fllrst halfof the game, ;beipg-rendered useless.” ' ‘ '


in the ^es


t le year 1! 9 5,[ but .1 can a t ! tp ln fo r


matches'


;hree matches he. mentions iii - don ' wanted in respect


a; ?ed at a later date.


H. Monk, L. Monk '0 i[ ln Decejmf er, 1907, CllthOroe ilefeaW " Nelson oii the Waterloo ground by the dd goal In'three. , Povey and l:oblnsoh


jeered for OUtheroe, whosel team-was as follows: Cross; Hargreaves,], ^omfret; .ambert, ] Strahan, Whltjtam; ’ovey, Rqbiiison, 'Waite and ______ JUtheroe’s ^colours arei_noj; mfritloned, )Ujt earlier iti the season’ lt!|vas qlaret,


i G: Taylor G. Garratt .. S. Bullock i f G. Garratt ' S. Bullock


- G. Garratt, S. Bullock in, G. Taylor-


I Again, Ciiherpe played dolne 3haw 'Bridge' ground ' on


1906,- tad . although the


ilear' -goa & Singleton, Entwlstle! fifidlng the net. were:


eague lea iars, Clltheroe iron:by [three on the


Pomf Til


Good Friday, visit )rs were


et- and ,e teams


Clitherod: Gross; Hendeipon,. Ppmfret;


Golding,, bawtho'me, Sln’gleto: 1; i i Ent­ wlstle, . 'Wpitari Rollason, | Haijtley and Hudson. '


Ambler, Crompton,


Colne: [ TiHotson; Bulcofck,-Dickinson; [Scott,


Nwann, .Lowe; iGreeiji, iecton and Bradley.


Supply of


the Sacred Heart team by the! Parish ' Church, a fortnight, ago, :by Mrteen.] goals[to one, a suggestion hasjbeen made to mn which Is designed to make such junior football [competitions [more even ' throughout, the season. It' lb fairly 1' evideht'-that: the Sacred Heart jteam &-. [ ■not lip to the standard of the others in. ■ the benlor'dlvlslbn of the [Aciiringtoiv. Combination.! 'As there are iwo clubs In.' the Junior division who-are] Outstanding, | It weiuld help to sustain Interest If the league-were divided Into [two |playing-1 periods—one : jbefore - the Christmas.;


.holidays, and ;the other aftei^varcis/ | [ This idea may seem rather revplutloh- -


ary, [ but It has been tried [(jut with. 1 marked succeBs]ta the local 'Table Tennis , league, and I commend it to the Accrlng- 1 ton teombinattan. ; If It were jadbpted ; teams. at the foot of the senior leagije ' ' would.be relegated to the juhioif section / ] at cihristmps and thus Interest qpuld be ' i sthn'ulated: for the second half of the- | season. When the result]of .a match | is/'almost a foregone conclusloh, it- Is. [ robbed of all Interest. It wpiild be better- j for fall.concerned If .the teOmd In the [ lea^e were of more equal onerit. ''


' , . : "In the second round of thfe Walmsler '


Cup competition, ' Cllthqroe I parish.' ; Chprch will meet White Ash' bn Fe 18th.,]' '


! ■': " ] ] / '| |,Ari Important I ruling affecting [post-]!


taiohed league gaines has been. made In ] thej Lancashire Combination... In thA; casjB, of .twp i blubs mutfiallj/ [desiring |to-]' postpone a league match,louring to a cup i; tie’ between two - clubs .not inietabers, or- i jnepbers;'/ of 'the ,Comblnq.ttan' it waa.: deqlUe'd.that the ..proposed.[cpncelment.; must have [the sanction jofl the'Com-J bln'atlon and that the postponed.game]!


' mijst be played wlthlh seven days of thei/ bripnal date; / , ' j] . ' | / ' -' [/


At the last annual generkl meeting of | ]


thq Combination It Waq decided ;that the/: clpbs bhould have ;;a -special i; general]; mqetlng In .January ] to taonsittar; the‘> future constitution; ofi the lCoinblnatIon.fi/ H(iwever,;: the ■ Management ‘ Committee,./ feeling that; tbta '-course -might .not bef] desirable, as [the competition was'work-1 Ing smoothlV, [circularised[the /clubs on/


advisability' - iof-. holding i jtbel meeting.! 1 Only-one'Club , was IlnRfavpuri of this:] course, consequently the! mfe'ettag will hot:;


t a k e - p l a c e . - j | ' ];, *A former blltheroO centre-half, Mr.!]


■Bert Proos, has [resigned lils position aaj i tijafiier to ; Darwen Football Club for] business tehsons, He haslglvefa- DarWen i- l(jyH arid efflclent/seryl'ceias a'player and'! offlclal/ffor' itePriy tmity■ taais-t'] As; a./'


. player he figured with Blacikburh Rovets,! Clitheroe; and Great Harwood, ^ welliasii Harweri;' Mr Props has bbeh per£ju®de.(l]i hot to sever] his cbbnectloh wlth'the.club 1’


altogether.' 'Hq will:act ah'scdili;, as weU'i a[s'helplng In!other directionsemer-'] giencleq. ;


; ;i Wduld


i[ ■/herseu ] ied, gri r, frejek: 1 ■ ■ pewte i


'lOile--. itaahy


!■'' '%I!5' '


■ -Jq 11,. ' able


;. TOEV?'


/ 'teta .jlHdk ]]''hf,'thi


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■ptak d 'thelhf •clddht Stpckl


•diAhcl •qudlse


: "thd[('C( ]'-'chlef( Sohi


' 'betem /Haiogi


•thbjev


/'.In the [.'havq'a IPhrygl


'r./i'-.' 11 /one A


’ I. ibieen' !. of col I'sfcptai


■: i! ‘


'' i/provlti' colouh use?. hta a


. ihoW ■when Th(


whlcl: - The t


] te'e'pta -exhlb


■


Mdlbife is really of j dog


.'good ml


Wme* ta than ■ dnflm! :fol! ta


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