C U t h i r u r A d r r i t i s i r & T iw t s . A j i r i l 'Mh, !!)!>.’ Clitlu'.roc JJ.U.'i (Ed i to r ia l ) , JJ.tJ.l (Adrerti .sint /). Ei indat / dd.idl (Clannipcd) TT**B*y m


Lund in


form


John Iaind competed in three meet ings in the National Stock Car 1'oints Championship, In his busiest week­


MUTOl lSroUT s ta r


end of the contest so far . th e Rimin g to n f a rme r was in fine form and co l le c ted ove r lo o p t s for his exploits. wh a t made Lund even more happy was


the fact that lie used his new shale track car ' hnmglmut the week­ end. which up unti l now had proved to In* a little unreliable. At Coventry’s :55<)m ■ halt* track oil Sa tur ­ day. Lund c la imed


fifth place in the heat, but then followed that with a first place in the final. "The c ar was not


handling so well so we made a few a d j u s t ­ ments and it worked,"


said a delighted bund. St art ing with a lap handicap in the ( irand


National, lie bat t led well and managed to take seventh place.


he travelled to Kings Ly n n an d c l a ime d second place in the heat and second in the final. I hilbrt unatelv, in tlie ( Irand National, he got hooked on another car and failed to finish in the points. The gruelling week­


The following day.


end did not tuid here and after this meeting, he drove to Boston for


a night meet ing, lie claimed second place in the heat and tirst in


the final. With racing banned


a f t e r in p .m . . th e (f raud Nat ional was cancelled, but Lund, who now s t a n d s in th i r d p la c e in th e c h a m p i o n s h i p . returned to tin* Kibble Val ley we l l -ple a sed with Ins performance. 'Phis we ekend, he


t a k e s p a r t in two events, at Long baton and 1 lednesford.


Memorial League


Wanderers clinch


promotion


\VI1 A L L E Y W a n d e r e r s clinched promotion ami the runners-up place in the Black­ burn Memorial League second division with a •>-1 victory nvel- Packet House. Their nearest challenger*-.


Me t f le x . wen t down d-2 against relegated Langlio. in one of the shock resul ts ol


the season. This gua rante es Whalley


-M'cond place and leaves them with an outside chance ol win­ ning the championship. In Division One. the Do


REVIVAL Clitheroe 2, Vauxhall GM (•


SHOWING a winning combination of Hair and dogged determination, Clitheroe beat Vauxhall CM FC at Shawbridge to record their second victory in succession and lift them to eighth place, their highest posi­


tion of the season so far. However, with the Bass


Nor th West Co u n t ie s ’ League first division table so tight, the Shawbridge side arc still not out of


danger, but if they could continue winning, they would move cle ar and could even finish in an incredible final position of fifth place. Fortunately for f l i theroe,


Vauxhall just could not lmd their rhythm and struggled to play as a team. "They nave a


ful l - t ime groundsman and the i r pitch is superb. The Shawbridge surlace is a little ro u g h e r and they seemed unaide to adapt .” said man­ ager Alan Bradshaw.


uroe took the lead in the 25th minute, when Gary Butcher rohbed a Vauxhall defender on the edge of the six-yard box and smashed the ball past the helpless 'keeper. After a recent good run of


Alter a bright start. t'lith-


claims, all refused. Af ter failing to wrap the


match up at the start of the second half, Clitheroe had to show patience and confidence


results. Vauxhall were sur ­ p r i s in g ly l a c k lu s t r e and offered little in the way of attacking prowess.' Whatever Vauxhall tried, the (.'litherne defence tackled with some ease, leaving 'k eeper Dave Whalley with little to do all afternoon. In tin* second half, Clith-


and this they did, with the defence stopping everything the visitors tried. The Blues continued to plug


•


away and sealed the match in the Sdrd minute when Stuart


Burnell scored, after beating the off-side trap. With no injuries incurred


eroe continued to build, but could not make th e i r pos ­ session count, though the side did have what looked to be th r e e le g i t ama t e p en a l ty


during the match, Bradshaw has the luxury of picking from a full squad for Saturday’s away match against St Helens Town. The Merseyside team stand


t h i r d - to - b o t tm u , wi th 33 points from dl games and in real danger of relegation.


Colne pickled Colne Legion 1. Cl i theroe Reserves I


Law Arms continued their fine* run with a d-n victory over Guide and now look favouri tes to take the ru n ­ ners -up place. Th e i r local r ivals , th e Dog Inn. lost against Tommy Balls, hut are .Mill in with a chance ot tmish-


ing second. B a ld e r s to n e s c**nt inued


their poor run with a t-<» loss a g a i n s t h i g h - f 1vi n g


( )h>ervatnrv. Results: Division One -


Guide II, De Lacy Arms :5; Tommy Balls d. Dog bm F Division Two — Packet Molise 1. Whalley Wanderers


d; Langho d, .Met ilex 2. Division Three — Obsena-


tory -1. < 'alderstoiies h. Fixtures: Division One - Dog In n v A re a d o K a r


( Roetleld). Division Two — Printer.**


- t o n e s v R e d e a p 11 'alderstolies).


Division T’hree — ( alder- , I>i%i-ion One


Arms v Whalley Wanderers (Memorial). Langho v Naux* hall ' Wilsons).


ii rtmlpla eariey^arm iGreatiBr


BicUlcs s t r ik e s


. . four


STRIKER Simon Rickies toed; his goal tally to H) in the hist three MTS bast Lanrashire League division One matehes. with four fine strikes against Colne


l.eirion. Altar their recent cup disappointment. Clitherne are now


ehnllcnidtm tor the leapote title and in litis form will certainly he sendinii warning signals to tlte loaders, who will need to


lose matches if tile ilesorves are to In1 lot in. (In a bumpv pitch, Clitheroe adapted well, witlptlie whole


team playing a sharp passing game, which ( olne lovmd dith- cult to match. They took the lead when Bicldes tapped in from close range* after fi) minutes. Colne battled well and even thought they were a maid


tin* visitor’s, when they equalised with a header. However the holm* side were not in tile same “league” and


Chtheme soon regained full control. Midway through the hall, a cross from Scott Thompson was headed in bv Rickies to


restore Clitheroe’s lead. With fellow strikers Peter Delamare and Thompson causing


problems for the home defence, it was not too long before Pickles completed his hat- trick to kill off Colne’s weak


challenge.


Clitheroe continued in the same way. with the side dominat­ ing all areas of play. Soon after a fourth goal came, to com­


.


plete a line afternoon for tin* in form Pickles. Clitheroc played well in all depar tments, with lull back


Damien Burch the pick of the bunch. The talented player looked dangerous in attack and solid when defending and was unlucky not to score with the woodwork denying him twice. On Saturday. I'lilherne entertain Suhdcit at Shawbridge


(k o. 2-15 p.m.) in what should he a tough local derby. e i i th c ro c Reserves: Vi/.zard. Kennedy. Burch. ^Hosly.


Edmondson. Gannon. .Mercer. Livescy. Delamare, 1 homp- son. Rickies. Subs: Green, Burgess.


Badminton club promoted


l n*vui .'-vat!... lummy Hull-.


AullmlllVt... LiviTii Inn ...


station Ann.-, la-ir.g’ Min. ..


Illusion f»n


\ anxhall................... \\hallev Wand........ M . t fV x .................... Green Howarth... .


Frauen- Arms........ Packet House........


I \ l Fo\


llom a b ......


Hark Hotel............. tiraham Hrown..


Langho.................... division Three


Hriiice Kial.......... ( >I)-.*'rvatory........


hlaekhurn FC..... Wilton Albion.....


Holeaj).................. Hmwnhill Anns.. Thon-man.' RK... < 'liitf and Hilly..... Warners Ann>.... 0 » ie Allstars..... (VsmojMilitan..... CaMerstor.es.......


Rally glory


(JKINDLETON’S Nick Hut­ chinson has claimed glory m n


Road, and co-dr ivcr (d in s Molyneux won the Nova (iSi


Challenge at Carlisle. When they at tempted the*


event last year, their modified


Group A car broke down. This time they had no prob­


lems and won the challenge af ter finishing 15th overall and third in their class.


^Hutchinson (2-1), of Sawley 2 1 i d


OCR picture shows the winniiiK team: from the left, hack — l)a\ui Darnell, Dave Rocklin, Sieve I’.vm, Ian Drake; front — Alary Reel, Mary Brass, Judi th Thompson, Christine Smitton


SHOWING gre a t skill and strength. Roefield Barn Bad­ minton Club’s A team has won th e c h amp io n sh ip in th e second division of the Black­ burn and District Badminton


League. The cluh faced a whole host


of top teams over the last sea­ son and this great achieve­ ment means that the^elub vyill have a team in the first divi­ sion next season for the first time in its history.


Cluh chairman Mrs Mary Brass said: “The competition


will he extremely fierce next season ami we tire all looking forward to the challenge.”


A lot of the credit for the


success went to captain David Darnell, who guided the team through a tough and testing


season. Unfortunately, the club’s B


team did not fare as well and endured a difficult season in the third division.


and see if they have done enough to avoid the drop ami relegation to the fourth divi­


The squad must now wait


sion next season. Credit must go to captain


Garv Walton, who kept his head up and battled against


the odds throughout the year. As well as playing competi­


tive badminton, the dub also has a more sociable session e a c h W e d n e s d a y n ig h t , between S p.m. and 10 p.m. in the new Roefield Le isure


Centre. If anybody is interested in


playing* or getting involved in badminton in any way they should conta ct Mrs Brass (275-13).


d ) X ~ : r y . c jam&ara'i f M r m


COMPETING in the* opening round of the North of England Enduro Championship, Clitheroe rider Philip Smithson excelled, claiming third place in the 250 c.e. experts class.


E n d u ro rider e x c e ls - ’ta&l


Smithson, ol Waddington Road, who is also competing in the British Enduro Championship, travelled to Thirsk for the “White Horse" event, one of the


# # .


toughest of the six-rounds. Although the 191)2 race was held on a different course than usual, the terrain and conditions were as difficult as ever — which suited Smithson’s gutsy style


and attitude. Wet weather made the track slippy and olten treacherous, but the 200 starteis


were undeterred and all set off with victory in their sights. However, the reality of the challenge soon began to bite and a large number


of riders were forced to retire. The format of the race, four laps of a 10-mile circuit and the various special


Each competitor lias a certain amount of time to reach a check-point, being . Said Smithson*. “Coining down a hill, the bike picked up a twig, which made the . . . . . . .


lor the title at the end of the season. Smithson mounts the saddle again this weekend, when he takes part m round


three of the British Championship, the “Black Brince” event, held at Hamsterley Forest, County Durham.


North of England events, Smithson is chasing a possible, but certainly dillicult, double championship success.


Bass North West Counties’ League THEROE i ' i l ■ Standing in first place in the British title table and with his mvolvcmentjn the . . . Pool


Title contest thrown open


AKTEK losing for tin* second week in succession. Clitheroe and District Bool Dengue side Kings Arms A top of the ( ’abler League


have seen th e i r lead at the slip to just six points.


;


- di . ■ n


S tu a r t Ea rn o l l . . . la te goal


Shawbridge topics


W IN N IN G t h e i r s ec o n d match in succession. Clitheroe


EC have risen to the dizzy heights of eighth place in the


Bass North West Count ies’ League first division. Talking about Saturday’s 2-


u victory over Vauxhall GM, manager Alan Bradshaw said: "Overall it was a good perfor­


mance and although we had to bat t le right to the end we played well. It was good to K e e p a clean-sheet and I was pleased wi th the way the defence played." Standing in eighth place,


Clitheroe have three matches left and a possible 17 points. In one of the closest leagues ever, the bottom 11 teams are stil l in d anger of possible relegation. On S a tu rd a y . Cl i the roe


have nevei- given lip the chase all season and their commit­ ment is close to [laying off. One more lacklustre display from tile leaders could sec Copy Nook take over at the top. In the Hodder League. Dog


and Partridge A have broken away, af ter weeks of chop­


ping and changing at the top. The two chasing sides. Lord Nelson and Kings Arms B.


stand six points behind the leaders. Kibble Le a g u e le a d e r s


White Lion A won their latest match with ease and lead the rest by 12 points. Second-


placed Victoria kept tip tlie chase with a I>-1 v ictory over Cross Keys B. Results: Hodder League — Lord Nelson d. New Inn A I:


Judge Walmesley 2. Dog and Partridge A 5; Kings Arms B H. Horseshoe B 1; Waggon and Horses A I. Black Horse d: Wilpshire Hotel A L De Lacy Arms d: KBL H. Well- springs 1. Kildde League — While


Second-placed ("pV Nook Rodder League l)..g X- Part A.......


Kings Arin> I!...... b i l l 'd N e ls o n ............


Kill...................... New Inn A.......... Dr Lacy Anns...... Judge Walmeslev. Wagg X Ihusc.-' A


Wilpshire Utl A... H n r s r . - l lm * B ........... Wellsprings..........


Black Horst*......... 2(i


Hihhle League FW I


White I.inn A.. Victoria Hotel. Bav Ih.rsc....... 1 viatic Hotel I C|U>> Kev.- A. Dog X


* Fart B.


Cross Keys B. Black Bail B... Station Hotel.. Horseshoe A.. Higher Duck..


White Lion B. (’aider League


Lion A 5. Cross Keys A 2; Horseshoe A <i. Black Bull B I; Cross Keys B 1. Victoria Hotel ('*: Dog and Partridge B 5, Whi te Lion B 2; Higher Buck I. Station Hotel d; Pen- dle Hotel B 1. Bay Horse d. ( ’aider League — Craven


Kings Anns A..... ("opy Nook.......... White Hart.......... Boyal (>ak........... ( 'raven Heifer A.. Craven Heifer B.. Wagg X


t ravel to Hoghton Road to take on St Helens Town tk.o. dp.ill.). Wi th no injury wor r ies .


Bradshaw looks set to pick from a full squad for the second week in succession as they bid to make it three wins


in a row. Cl i theroe Reserves kept


i for


alive their outside chance of winning the BTS East Lanca­ shire League first division title with a l-l win against


Colne Legion. Al th o u g h th e odds a re


against them manager David


Burgess is pleased with the way the team are playing and is hoping that their rivals will lose some matches. On S a tu rd a y , they face


Sabdeii at Shawbridge (k.o. 2- 15 p.m.).


Bass NW tT L Ditision One


n v 11 i. y t It ll.iruiNil Tow n........ J2 21 *- > i


A-htiii: P t il..................... 27 11' 5 :i (12 KiM wikhI Hanley........... 27 1.'. »i 15


SkclniiT-il.ili* Fill..... ... tl If 12 In t-'Ii xl i m.................... ... :;i it 1


Fcnntli................... ... 2> 12 l 12 in I'lltlll'IlH'................ ... ::i in *


F|'i*


N.uiluich Ti'un....... ... :;n in N 12 Fr.ulfnnl FA........... ... :kl Hi 5 In Harwell................... ... ;;n > in 12 21 l.or.iiieli....... ... :;n > t" 12 :*.!


m'"I...................


St IMcii.nTi.ud....... ... :il X !' 11 |!lH»ll.*.....................


Adit-linn l.k........... \ iiuxLill ti.M...........


Minin' Ko:nl............. . :;o > N 11 -.2 ::n «i ii 15


(it Ibtruixxi luun ... ... »; i 1 1 t:: Baml-cr Fniitit*........ ... f. i D 2 12 IU.uk|««>l l,uvct>..... ... Il 2 l


Lnin’Dts FIH I.it 1 rophv (,rmip A FW 0 I. F


( llthtTlH'................ ... b II 2 l 2 7 WRY League


Raiders make the final


RJ B BL ESDAL E Victor ia Raiders beat Station Hotel to


go into the Whitbread Kibble Valley League Aitkon Shield


final. The team will face either


Kings Arms or Waggon and Horses at Shawbridge. In th e le a g u e . C r a v e n


2> in •; 12


l!!.ii'k|*o.i| Fiivt-iv..... ... 2S 11 li Ni t'< * ! 1 12 - U ;*,s


7


Heifer A l. Kings Arms A d; Copy Nook 7, Waggon and Horses B 0; New Inn B 2. Royal Dak 5; Black Bull A 2, Craven Hei fer B 5; Bet re Arms d. Pcndlc Hotel A l; Whi te Ha r t 1. Wi lpshi re Hotel B d. Fixtures: Hodder League New Inn A v Judge Wal­


mesley, Wellsprings v Lord Nelson, De Lacv Arms v KBL. Black Horse v Wilp­ shire Hotel A, Dog and Par­ t r idge A v Kings Arms B. Horseshoe B v Waggon and Horses A. Ri ldde League — Cross


D I.


2o Is i 20 11 <


t t U Willi five rounds to go, he is certainly one of the riders tipped to be challenging


tests, was typical of any event. However, the real sticking point was the time schedules, wnich tightened up considerably after the opening two laps. “With the times slack on the first two laps, I was going well, but then they


really tightened up and a lot of riders could not make the schedules and had to retire,” said Smithson.


penalised and finally eliminated if he does not make it and it was this that thinned the field and resulted in only KM) of the 200 starters finishing. On a relatively trouble-free day of racing, the Clitheroe man endured only one


real mishap.


throttle cable lock. Although I lost a bit of time, I managed to make it up.” This line ride gave him second place in the 2u0 c.c. Experts (.lass and third place overall, leaving him in place in the championship.


r _<*?;•>. CLITHEROE CC


Senior League: April: 25th Blackburn Northern v


Fixtures


< ‘litheroe. May: 2nd Clitheroe v


17th Whitbread Kam> bottom Cup Clitheroe v Barnoldswick. 2drd Baxelldell v Clitheroe. 2-Uh Clitheroe v llibb- lesdale Wanderers, doth --- Read v Clitheme. dlst W hit bread Kamsbot-


( iithel'oe v Settle.


Barnold.-wick. -Ith Lan­ cashire Cup second round Lcyland v Clitheroe. Uth • ••• Padiham v Clitheroe, ll'.tll


Exciting season on the horizon


WITH professional lan Wngg!esw>>rth a proven match winner and ove r seas amateur Philip He ihenng ton an unknown quantity. ( Titherne ( 'picket ( lob are certainly set for an exciting season. ( 'aptain Neil Ashwor th is quie tly confident and i>


looking forward to starting the season and launching Clitheroc's very real title a.-pirations. ’’Wriggleswdrth has had a .-up**rb winter and should be


in the peak of form for the summe r ,” said A.-hunrth. Regarding Hctherington. A.-hwortli said. "All we l.imw


tom Cup f i r s t round reserve date. June: Utli - Whalley v


shire inter league trophy Matthew Brown Northern League v Whitbread Bibb


is that lie plays with lan at Smith MeU'ounie as a ."i* order liatsmeii. lan has sorted all the details mi ! .


Clitheroe. Till Manclies ter Evening News Lanca­


lesdale League. Uth Karbv v Clitheroe. I tth Whi tbread Kamsbot loin t ’llli Second l*i!>und Clith- erne nr Karimldsuick v Great Harwnn.1 or Black burn Nnrthei •n. 20th ( 'lit l le f e e V ( treat Bar umiil. 21st


Bamsbuttnm 1


Whitbread Fup second


round reserve■ date, 27tli Cherry Tr ee v Cllth


eroe. 2Nlll -- Whit bread It a m s l iM i t o Itl C tl [I


semi-finals. Julv: -llh


( ’litheroe V


Blackburn Northern. 5th Whi tbread Bamsbot -


t om Cu p s em i f in a l s


reserve date. 1 Ith Bar- no ldswirk v < 'lit lieroe. 12th Manchester Eve ning News inte r - league trophy semi-finals. lMh Clithefoe v Badiliatn. Pdtli ( 'eliteliary shor t n\ el s competition, 25th Settle


V Clitheroe. 2'ith Cell teiiary short overs compe­ tition finals at Bibblesdab*


Wanderers Cricket ( 'luh. August 1st. ('htheroe


v Baxendeti. 2nd Whit ­ bread Bamsbot totn ( ’up final at Baxeiiden Cricket Chib. Nth - Great Har­ wood v Clitheroe. tub M a n c h e s t e r E v e n i n g News Lancashire inter league trophy final. 15th - Clithoroe v Bead. 22nd


— Cl i theroe v Whalley. 22rd — ( ’entenai-y six -a­ side compet i tion at Bar noldswiek Cricket Club and Bolls Bovce ( Ticket Club. 2!Hh - Clitheroe v Earhv. Jdtli Kibbles dale Wanderers v Clith erm*. Gist Whitbread B i ld d e sd a l e L e a g u e V Lancashire County XI at Great Ha rw.....1 ( Ticket


Club. September: 5th


Pet re Anus......... Pelidle Hotel A... New Inn B ......... Black Bui! A....... Wilpshire Htl 15...


- Horses B


erne V Cllerr Da t e s e t result : Dat


Clith Free, fith a s id e for no offs when* m*(


t of matches. 12th set aside for play- mrv.


The squad Lis a strong look about it as the lir.-t match


ap|u'oaches, w it h the availabilit v ol ( ’hris Seei 1 and Mna. Dewhurs l now mucli more fixed. "Mickv HouldsWorth has spent the winter m .'-mith


Africa playing for Brian I .ones s club and has been performing well and Neil Bolton G also !•'<•).nig '•* have hit


the right type of form,” said Ashworth. ( )f the talent coining through, a lot of hope is pinning on


the talented shoulders of Faruk Hu.-sain. Saul Ashworth: "He has shown .-mne early promise and wr will i*e looking to him to shine in the at tack.” Af ter a superb season la.-t smnniei-. Ashworth is now


gunning for glory in P.<‘.'2. "We have a good allround side and I hope to go one bet ter this season." he said. This Sunday. ( 'htheroe take on Laura.-


l.e.: and Wors ley Cup holders Enfield in what .-hoodd


cracking match. ’Faking place at Chat burn Bond. ' he p.m. and spectators are urged to atteir


Profile


AFTER the stqjcrl) performances o f last \ car. lan Wrigglesuorih will he


wielding the hat and delivering the hall tor


Clilheroe ( Ticket Cluh this summer. An Australian.


Wrigglcsworth made an impressive impact last year, helping to steer Clilheroe to a runners-up place in tlu* Whit bread Kihhlcsdale Senior I.cague and vv it hill a vv hisker of taking the championship. Feared vv ith hat and


h ' 2a' 3 Z .


C r ick e te r s fa l l under th e sports spotlight


IN the second of the “Advertiser and Times” Whitbread Uibbles- dale Cricket League previews, the sporting spotlight tails on C lilh-


eroe Cricket Club. The Chatburn Iload club, af ter a fine 1 Still season, are as confi­


dent as ever and are one of the teams tipped tor glory this year. K I B B L E V A L L E Y


- . 1


la n Wr igglesvvnr th


hall, the tall “Au/.zie” has huill up a fearsome reputation and will he a huge weapon in


Clitheroc's armoury. Wrigglcsworth i25>.


lias played for Melbourne I nivcrsil v, Soulh Melbourne ami Victoria State 2nd XL in Ids career so far. I luring our winter he


has been hack at home, impressing for Melbourne in the Melbourne District League, hitting a century only a couple of vv ecks ago. I luring last season's


campaign. \VTigglesworth took hit vv ickcts for the loss of !*DJ runs, how ling 255 overs, with 77 mai(leo.-<. With I he hat . he lot i*5U


runs in just P> innings. w itli six unbeaten


thcnisclves ami ( ‘litheroc. w lio hav c M-ry real title aspirat ions I his y car, w ill he pinning a lot of the responsibility on the more tban capahlc shotildci s of Wrigglesw ort h.


Trinity show their power - /


Keys A v Horseshoe A. Bay Horse v White Lion A. Sta­ tion Hotel v IVndlc Hotel B. White Lion B v Higher Buck.


Arms A v Copy Nook. Wiip- shire Hotel B v Craven Heifer A. Pcndlc Hotel A v White Ha r t . Craven Hei fer B v Bet re Arm.--. Waggon and Horses B v New Inn B. Koval Oak v Black Bull A.


Lacklustre victory


Pemlle 1


-*n 1, 7 D :i ,, 7 12 21


Itimimdon I. jiertect pitch, * orcsl J


made hard work ot what ON


hav«* ht*i*ri an »*asv win acamst hut t mii-iil • t hi*-h*atrm* Pend It* l*on*st m the BIS Last Lanca­ shire League first division. I'llt*v wen* given a dream


B im in g to n should


start when Leach was adiudged to have been pushed in the pen­ ally area and Braithwnite put them ahead trom the spot. Rimington pressed torward.


but the final pass was wasted time alter t line. Eventually thev got it right and tallowing fine work on tlu* let t . Leach put Kunmgton 2-(l up. Dowhurst (hen had a solo-run


made no mistake trom the spot. Pendle came out after the


A TOTAL of 12 learns look part in the Clithoroo a n d D i s t r i c t N e t b a l l League pre-season tour ­ nament, held at Clitheroe Castle at the weekend. The teams were divided


into two sections, with the winners and runners- up in each league going th rou gh t o t h e


semi-finals. The f i r s t s emi - f in a l wa s b e tw e e n T r in i t y


Joke r s and Set tle High School A. The yo u n g te am f rom Yo rk s h i r e played well against the experienced Trinity side, but lost in a close match by two goals. The second semi-final


thwarted bv being upended m the box anil Brailhwaite again


interval in fighting .......I and forced Briggs to lob his own


’keeper. 'Filey then scored their second goal when the centre- forward latched onto a through-


hall and slipped it past tilt* advancing Tomlinson and into


the net. This brought some urgency


semi-final — Kings Arms v Waggon and Horses (l). Bush. J. Lowery, D. Marshall). Supplementary (Tip — Cra­ ven Heifer v Cnlderstones (T.


Heifer beat lower Buck 5-0 to move up into third place. Fix tu r e s : Ai tken Shield


Holiday). L e a g u e — G r i n d l e t o n


Whitbread UV Ia'rcuo


FW W ils o n & Horses..... ... 15 12


I) I. F 1 2 25


Kings Arms................ .... IS in 1 1 21


( ’ raven Heifer............ ... B i l l 2 5 22 ItV Haiders................ .... 17 S 5 1 21


( ‘alderslones............... ... 15 7 •I 1 IS Koval Oak................... .... H‘> S 0 S Hi Lower Duck................ ... lb ti


l !• U


Station......................... ... 17 5 1 11 11 NBSOIl............................ 17 I 5 11 7 (Irindleton Kes........... ... 12 0 :l y :t


Reserves v NGSOB. Lower Bu ck v R o y a l Oak lB. Bieasdale).


into Kimington’s game and Dewhurst rounded off a fine performance with a near-post header to increase the home side's lead and put the result beyond doubt although Pendle grabbed their third goal in the last minute. Rimington take on Gargrave


Morale booster for hockey team


(’litherue 2nd XI ti, Lytham 2nd XI U


ALTHOUGH already promoted, Clitheroe Ladies' Hockey Club 2nd XI needed to hit the goal trail after


last week’s draw. Making a slow start. Clith-


eroe allowed Lytham to pick up the hiose balls and have an at tempt on goal, which was e a s i ly s a v e d by 'k e e p e r Britcliffe. Af t e r th i s e a r ly s c a r e .


Clitlieroe then began to show the form that has won them promotion. M o v t im e r ,


centre-forward, showed her usual determination to score,


a t


in the semi-final of tin* Craven Cup tonight at Barnoldswick Uni ted's ground (k.o. d-do p.m.). R im in g to n : Tom li nson ,


Briggs. Richards, Farnsworth. Itraithwaite. King. Hartley. Hodgson, Dewhurst, Mason. Leach.


Monthly medal


W1NNKK nl' llu- Clitlu-riH- (Inlf Cluk Indies' sei-tinn nnmthly nu-d:d for April was Mrs Sht-ila Cornwel l , wi th a score of (SO-lT-tiT).


taking the ball past Lytham’s defence and winning a suc­ cession of penalty corners. The deadlock was broken when Taylor shot the hall past


the 'keeper. This was soon followed by a


goal from Proctor, who picked up a slip from Mortimer and powered the ball through the defence and into the back of


the net. Clitheroe monopolised the


play for the rest of the first half, but a combinat ion of excellent goalkeeping and the reluctance of the referee to


eroe were again slow to scon*, and Lytham gave the home side’s defence something to think about. The combination of Proctor and Mortimer in the centre


play the a d v an t ag e , p r e ­ vented them from going fur­ ther ahead. In the second hr If, Clith­


was between Kings Arms


A and Trinity Aces. Well- matched. the two teams gave a spiri ted display, with Trinity just having


the edge. In the all Trinity final,


it was the Joke r s who were the favourites and their shooters were in loll form, rarely missing the


target . The Aces never


gave up. but rnuld not match th e i r opponents a n d Iht ' J o k e r s wo n ' through.


The trophies were don­


ated by Mr Dave Briggs and presented by Mr J.; Andrew.


Engine trouble thwarts John


RALLY co-driver John Meadows has claimed Pith place in the World Championship Kenya Safari Rally.


Competing with Japanese driver Kenjiro Shiinjzuka in


the Mitsubishi Galant VK-1 works team. the_('litheme insurance broker had been hoping tor a top live tmi>h. imt after the event was pleased with his loth place.


when the cylinder head gasket on the car blew three times. Losing over three hours, the pair then went fiat out lbr the remaining miles and did extremely well


The challenge for glory came to an end on day two,


hack. Lytham attacked in the closing minutes, but could not bre ak down the Cl i theroe defen .. This result puts (Titheroe


r e p e a t e d I y t li w a r t e d Ly th am’s a t temp t s to rob them of the ball and with strong baek-ui) from the other forwards, Cl i theroe scored four more goals. De te rmin ed to pull one


lose three-and-a-fialf-hours and still finish in the lop 10. said Meadows.


to finish in the top 10. "This is the onlv rallv in the world where you could ^


Held over six days and covering s massive 2.S(M) miles, the event covers varying terrain, from sandy tracks to mountain passes and from thick hush to fiat wheat fields.


Alter their meehanieal mishap, the pair piilleihait all


the steps to ficht back, but fmmil overtakinn difficult. Said Meadows: “With the cars in front throwing up dust, vou could not see anything and passing was very


on equal points with West- eliffe and in with a chance of taking the title if they heat Longridge in their last match. Clitheroe: Britcliffe. Snros-


ton, Cooper, Barker, m*ed- ham. Dugdale, Bush, Barker, Mortimer. Proctor, Taylor.


hazardous.'' However, thev continued to battle on and were


eventually well-pleased with their final pnsition. Meadows now faces a summer lay-off belnre taking


part in the Ivorv Coast Rally at the end of October. The event will lie the last fur the Mitsubishi Galant. which is heinj; replaced.


Black Bull B v Cross Keys B. Victoria Hotel v Dog and I'art ridge B. ( ’aider League — Kings


r W C ' i . m I ‘ ''kg' p'Ui j


innings. Flic figures speak for


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