Birmingham Gazette from Birmingham, West Midlands, England • 8

BLRMINGHAM GAZETTE AND EXPRESS, ALL SORTS OF SPORT. FOOTER FARE. THE WORLD OF SPORT. TURF NOTES. HOW JUMPERS ARE SHAPING AT HEADQUARTERS.

EXCITING FINISHES. SHORT HEAD VICTORIES ON EPSOM DOWNS. In his recent article on "Short Heads" in the "Badminton Magazine" Rapier Heads seem to be more frequent at Epsom than elsewhere. I am writing in the country where only a few odd volume, of Ruff are available, bat looking casually through theme I find what appears to be an extra-! ordinary number of head and neck on the Surrey Downs. Here is 1106, for inatones.

King Spider beat full of Fashion a bead. Erin beat Dula Tree, beat Ulencathy, both beads, and then Persimmon beat St. Irusquin a neck. Mies Prim- VOW beat Magnificent a head. Pace Egger beat St.

Agnes a neck, and MoCrankie and Flare Up ran a dead heat. In Ire, there were equally close fights between Curly wig and Dareliam, King Charles and indgell-Mor the City and Suburban). Hawkesbury and Bengaline. and. not to be tedious, in 0143 day in MI, in six consecutive races, La Lune best Mosul a head, Thimble best Lo Ben, and Fairy Gold beat Desmond the same distance.

The nest race was won by over a length, and then came Set Wanes and Mountain Chief. a bead. Oasetteer and a exciting afternoon! in one rime at Epsom, in 1896. the Copthorn. Plate.

T. Lottes on Froward is returned as having beaten Madden on Pallycastle by "half" bead," a measurement seldom mentioned. Results seem more decisive. as a tile, at Swot. In twentyeight races one year.

for example, I find only ono head and three necks. NARROW WIN FOR THE PRINCE. Among the moat sensational abort-head wine of recent yore was the royal victory of 1896 the One Thousand Guineas. tip, to three 'trifles from home Santa Mora appeared to have won but Watts on Gull (ten) Prince of Walez i Thais in some, of his most skilful and virous work, with the result that the dau ghter of St. Serf, by the narrowest possible shave, jut' managed to get the roar whims invariably acknowledges the omens of the royal jacket mounded over the Heath.

To wind up let me add that we shall ma often see a more exciting short-heed finish than that which took plans in the Edirne Stakes of 1901. Diamond Jubilee was favourite at 6 to 4 on, prejudioe being felt against Epeom Lad for the moon that the methods of (lowa, the South American jockey who rode him, were not appreciated; and vet it was his extraordinary acrobatic clevemas out saddle that credited the owner of the colt with this rich prize. Row far from home Epsom Lad's saddle began to slip I do not know nor could one make out in the anti thrill of the finish preenelv what Gomes was doing. His saddle had slipped back; however, with marvellous agility he wriggled himself is freed of it, held'it with one hand While! be kept hold of hie home's head with the ether, and so pained the indo ailfreet head in front of lan, with Dorms. 11., winner of the Jockey Club Stakes of 210,000 the previous year, another head behind.

PROBABLE WINNERS. By Oar The frost during the last few days has been very severe here. and according to the preset outlook it will be some time before we get a change to milder weather. is to be hoped that racing will be practicable this week, for we have got mane useful horses engaged at the various meetings, and more than one prise looks like fatting to Oaf Clermont was reported to have pulled up lame after running at llaydock Park, but it must have been a trii Lai ne came out on Saturday morning, and in the presence of Major Gordon, Mr. Prentice.

and Captain Ball, covered two miles and a quarter at a capital pen on the Leas Course, Cheriton Belle going with him. Clermont pulled up as sound as a bell at the conclusion of this spin. and if he goes to the post for the Ellesmere Handicap Rao, or Broughton Maiden Hurdle Race, at Manchester to-morrow, he must not be left out of caleulations. for I am oonfident that his form at Haydock Park was all wrong. On the same day Goodwin's Brownberry may add to his Newmarket lannle by winning the Wednesday Steeplechase.

The principal event in the Manchester programme on Thursday is the Cheshire Hurdle Race. With a view so this race Jarvis has been sending Cheriton Belle along in some most busineselike gallops, and as the mare is very nicely treated in the matter of weight I shell expect her to want all the beating the beet of her opponents can give her. JARVIS'S CANDIDATES. By far the beet racing of the week, however, will be that on view at Hurst Park on Friday and Seturday. in the Maiden Hurdle Race we find the names of a goodly number of horses that have made tbdllt mark on the fist Jarvis is strongly represented with geaeral Cronje.

who in the few lesions he has had over the sticks has shown a great aptitude for the I fully expect to see him returned the winner of a good hurdle race ern the opening of the next Sat-racing season, but he is hardly nutty to show at his best just yet. Christian de Wet is another recruit that will do Jarvis's stable a good turn when he has had a little more jumping practice. but for the race under notice the trainer last mentioned may not find a better representative than Clermont, providing the son of Bt. Simon and Wheatley does not earn a penalty earlier in the week. A.

Sadler, Eileen Aathere made a creditable debut over the sticks when she finished a goal fourth for the Juvenile Hurdle Race at Hurst Park last month. She has done well in the sad on Satnelay she moved is eyeellent form when stripped and sent rattling good nallop! over a mile and a half. I believe she is doubtful runner for this race, however, and that it is her noble owner's intention to reserve her for the Notices' Hurdle Race on the followin day. Metcalf St. Enogat is a quick and clean Pumper, and one that is expected to be seen in winning form ere long.

I much regret that Belle Sante cannot be taken into account for this race. In several schooling gallops over the sticks she had given her connections the greatest satisfaction, but she is unfortunately very bad with the fever, and it will take her a long time to recover. A lANIART HURDLER. Oar remaining candidate is Flor di Cuba, who was returned as having won the Maiden Hurdle Race at Birmingham by a seek. I have reason to believe that he could have won that race by a oonaiderably greater distance.

and as the race will have done him lot of good I shall now plump for FLOR DI CUBA se the best of the Newmarket division, slid the probable winner. The Sarbiton Handicap Steeplechase is well within the compare of THE FARMER. I doubt if Karakotil willput in an appearance for the New Year Handicap Hurdle Ram, as he has done but little work since winning his match with Mark Time, but Jarvis has an excellent second string to fall back on in Spinning Minnow, who ought to hold Our quite safe. Capot is moderato, aad I doubt if Mat Satoh will beat SPINNING MINNOW. who should be our bast for this prize.

As was only to be expected after her creditable display last season Cannon has entered Pride of Mabestown for the Grand National. The mare looks wonderfully fresh and well, and if she gets favourably handicapped she is pretty certain to go closer than on her merlons essay. Pickeringli Johnstone Lase is a big fine mare. but if the race comes here I fancy it will be by the aid of Captain Dewhurg'i THE FARMER, who is a splendid fencer. a thorough and powvviscs a fine turn of speed.

Mr. Siiopeon Jay has lost a valuable two. year-od in Sweet Simplicity, by St. Simon out of Maid of Athol. which dropped dead at everleme yesterday morning.

R. She arrived home from Madeira on Saturday looking fit and well after his holiday. RACING ABANDONED. The Stewards of the Wolverhampton Steeplechase meeting met at noon yesterday and decided to abandon the fixture. The executive are entitled to svmpathy, for capital programme's had been arranged, including Ana items as the County Maiden Hurdle Race of al awe and the Stafford- Aire Handicap Steeplechase of 100 sove.

on the first day, whilst the feature of the wend day's card was the January Steeplechase of 900 nova Excellent entries had been reoeived, class being well represented. and there wee every prospect of a very successful meeting. THE GRATELEY STABLE. Captain Hetrick. has not succeeded in disposing of the Grateler training establishmeet, so has given up die idea of migrating to the North, and his Donee will remain in their old qtuirters, and in future be trained by Hugh Powney, brother of John Pownev, who daring hie residence at Grateley was so uniformly einorssaatul.

John Forney has decided to start on hie own account, and is on the leek-out for imitable plaee. Failing to secure this, he will probably build some stable' himself, and at present he is residing with his brothers at Barrington Howse, near Salisbury and ham under hia charge a few of Mr. FrWntiesee 'horses not ably Bombay, Silver Brent, and Bong kung. LONDON BETTING. TUB DERBY.

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A NEW 9ACECOURSE. The building of the elands at Newbury has just been ODIDMODOP4i. when completed, they will lack nothing in point of elaborateor detail. There is to be a royal box, so it is clear that the' patronage of his Majesty is anticipated. The builders are under contract to finish the work by the end of Inns, and the inaugural fixture is to take place in September.

The Great Western Railway Company have already started to erect a siding at the bank of the stand that is to be. and, as visitors will be deposited at the very paddock gate itself, convenience of the arrangement will be fully obvious. During the Northern Rugby Union match between Broughton Rangers and Leigh on Saturday feeling ran high through the referee's decisions After the match policeam and officials escorted the referee to the referee's parilion. and kept him there an hour. Afterwards the attention of the crowd was distracted by sending men in a cob one way whilst the referee wan hurried across country to a tramcar.

POST AND PADDOCK. I we'-- Armand Cheipillod, the celebrated Swim wrestler. has been matched With Peter Hannan. of Pm-Eder, for £lOO. Cherpillod is considered to be one of the fittest wrestlers at his weight in the world.

Three retire ago won the open competition at the Natmnal Sporting iiih, where in the final he beat Jacob Koch. and in his own land he has never found any man capable of extending him. BOAT RACE PRACTICE BEGUN. Mr. W.

S. Gladstone, the popular clerk of the COWIN at Aintree, is very seriously iIL It is maul that a partnership did not exist between the late Mr. Alec Harris and Mr. C. Morbey.

Consequence bas kit J. Fagan's place at Melton for Mr. S. J. Belli establishment at Pontefract.

Roughain, by Cbildwiek--Cailleaoh. the property of E. Woodlands, has been sold privately to Mr. Cobb. At Plampton on Saturday Teuton by Hinckley.

was sold to Mr. B. Robinson for 45 guineas. Trumps, and Shemus DUN have left Osbourn(' for Cheltenham. where they will be trained for future engagements by Mr.

J. Rogers Lord Falmouth has first olaim on the ass vices of H. E. Randall for the approaching flat race season. and Randall in all probs bdity will ride for the stable presided over by E.

Robson. Victory in the Hostel Maiden Hurdle Race at Plumptun has penalised Ivan 7lb for the New Year Handicap Hurdle Race at Hurst Park on Friday, increasing his impost to led 716 It is not often that our French neighbours bid for Grand National honours. and the only entry from their aide of the silver streak is Comte de Sonsseons's Becheron, an aged horse by that ran no fewer than fifteen times last year without once hitting the mark. It is not perhaps generally known that our own Jockey Club has now a rival institution in Benin, and the Benin races ale now established on quite a respectable footing. They were actually founded by Mr.

k. S. James. who has sines reosived the well-earned decoration of the C.M.G., hut he certainly wo uld have been "up before the Stewards "if Lord Durham had known that not only did he frame the two handicaps of the meeting, but also won them himself. There being no racing yesterday, some attention was given to the Derby in 'London.

Offers of 4to 1 on the field were soon closed with in reference to lardy, who was subseently sunported at 350 to 100, that pries being again offered. Cicero was supported at 400 to 100, and 5 to 1 was tendered against Val Or. 500 to 50 was sceepted about Rouge Croix. Vedas claimed notice at 100 to 6. and after 500 to 15 had been taken about Bishopecoirt 25 to 1 was accepted against Jardv and Val d'Or coupled; 350 to 300 could have been bad after 70 to 40 had been booked.

Following their custom in recent years the Cambridge University Boat Club have already started preparing for the great ram well in advance of the Oxonians. The Light Blues are likely to have five of last year's winning Clew in residence The outlook of Cambridge open. to be extremely premising, for several of the new men a hoy wonderfully good form. At oreisent the pre. liminary coaching ie in the hands of Messrs.

J. Edwards Moss and F. J. Lacombe. THE TREASURE HUNTER.

Mr. Harold S. Gray, whose name has been mentioned in connection with recent treasure hunting in the Come is an Irishman. For a good many years Mr. Gray has always had a horse or two in training.

When I met him first, saye Ashplant," his horses were trained at Eyrefielcl Lodge by the late H. E. Linde. Latterly be has had a few with W. G.

Stevens at Compton. His colours are scarlet with white belt. SHRUBS'S WORLD'S RECORDS. The Scottish Amateur Athletic Associatn has paaeori the world's records made by Alfred hrnbb at 'brag Park from five miles op. The figure, miles, 34min.

56 six miles, 29 min. 59 seven miles, 35min. 4 eight il es 40min.16sec.; nine 40raim 27 35 ten miles. 50min. 40 and eleven miles.

56min. 23 3.ssec. Pending the engineer. certificate, consideration of the en record (11 miles 1,137 yards) was deferred tin the nest meeting. N.C.A.A.

RTORGANISED. At the annual general negating of an Northern Countiee Athletic Association in Leeds nest Saturday pmiposals for reorganisation will be made. amongst the suggeetions being the following That the N.C.A.A.. as it is constituted to-day, shall be dissolved uron March 31. 1305, and that in lieu thereof shall be formed two associatiene.

to be designated the North-Western Counties A.A.A. and the Counties A.A.A. respectively. That there shall be an hon. secretary of I the N.C.A.A., whe shall have clerical assistanee.

That the actual appointment of handicappers shall be planed in the hands of the dabs themselves at the general meetings. That power be gives to distinct committees to deal with clubs' competitors breaches of tho law and requaliiestirma. ANSWERS TO www Wel sad wows: que.tioisi addrisied oarrapsedwita appear in teat weakly demo seek Friday. Drop met in pea). A.

to the secretary. J. a did not run. played in several Zairese Luisa amainla for PS3O 1.0. MIDLAND GOLF.

The Burton-on-Trent Golf Club's monthly cup. silver button, and optional cup were decided on Saturday. Twentytwo members took out cards, but the putting green. were very trick, owing to a alight and the only good score was returned by Mr. Beck, who won the Brown Cup and gilver button and qualified to play in the final of the six monthly optional cups.

Messrs. Davie. Dickinson, and Owen tied for second and third places, the last-named with five down winning the Bogey Messrs. Dickinnsti and Nadia being six down to the "Colonel." Scores are Gras. Dew set.

01 to BO pie 104 :4 W. A. 10 8: C. Dammam 12 J. D.

Owls 20 84 IL G. 2101 in 87 A. Fox W. C. Witikt 88 H.W.

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starf ab wlrr ipe ia inE 11.1 0111 i has. la. IVA. aid fa. a ni rCleetaisis aversaborn ITEMS OF NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

A CLEVER LEFT-WINGER. Southport Central are stated to bare refused an of for the tranefer of Denson. their out.tde left. THE SCOTTISH CUP. The first round of the Scottish Cup takes place on January 2s.

a reek prior to the start of the English Cup. WORLD'S SWIMMING RECORD. What is claimed to ba a new world's record for swimming under water has been sat np by E. P. Saatek at Chicago, he being credited with having covered 320 feet.

A CHARITY MATCH. Jack Robertson, Glnegow Renews' halfback, is organising a match between Past and Present Rangers for the benefit of the late Nick Smith's children. A fund bas also been opened. CHALLENGJ TO BILLIARD PLAYERS. Albert E.

Williams, of the Flying Home Hotel, Nottingham, is uilling to play anyone in Birmingham under Billiard a ny anyone rules for or sada Ivor, balls to be used. AN INJURED PIVOT. R. C. Hamilton, Glasgow Rangers' mars forward.

is at present undergoing treatment at Manchester for an old knee sprain, aggravated in the match against Ceiba on the new year's holiday. OUR LEADING AMATEURS No definite steps have been taken with regard to a visit of the Corinthians to America. Mr. C. Vi reford-Brown has re, eeived a letter in connection therewith, but no formal invitation has yet been named.

FIGHT nxco UP. Ted Ward, of Birmingham, and Cockney Cohen, of Leeds, have been matched to contest the best of fifteen two-minute rounds, with Sot. gloves, at bat 18lb, for £l5 aids and a purse of ASO. at Sheffield. next Thursday.

YUKIO TANI DOWN AGAIN. At the averley Market, Edinburgh, Munro. the Scottish champion, attempted to throw Yukio Tani. the Japanese wrestler. The latter offered 210 it Munro faced him for ten minutes.

After beetling engagement Munro beat the Jap time. SAD NEWS FOR HAI The special Wiry which a of the Rugby lJnion has been deputed to hold into the Randsworth map may tarn out rather serious for the club eoncerned. The Rugby Union Committee do not appear to have been satisfied with the way in which the mesa was investigated i by the Midland Counties Committee. A PAUSE REPORT. I Reports have tern circulated that the tors Nottingham football Forest stud Norte amalgamate at 'the end of the present season.

A London everting contemporary, however, on the authority a Mr. Hallam, secretary to the Notts Forest drib, is ahle to state that the rumour is absolutely without the slightest foundation. RUGBY PLAYER RETIRES. E. .1.

Vivyan, the Devonport Albion, Devon, and International three-quarter beak, is not likely to be eeen again taking active participation in the game. Vivyan has injured his kriee, and the verdict of expert medical opinion is that it will be unsafe for him to Wadi again. He learned all his football with berms clubs, and on his day was the most brilliant centre threequarter in the Week UNHAPPY PUMICE. THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE VILLA FORWARDS. DRAW FOR THE CUP.

BY BRUM As if to act as a sort of curtain raiser for the more serious drama of the season, which is just about to begin," as the penny-showman has, it, the combination of Football League games and Football Associatioa cup-tiss on Saturday has fairly whetted our appetites for what is to follow. We went through an afternoon of stirring times and exciting episode, and now, what with osos raoe for the League championship becoming still more open, and the draw made for the first round in the competition proper for the Association trophy, we shall be kept on the tenterhooks of amospenee until the whistle signals the end of the match of the sawn under the shadow of the Igroat glass house at Sydenham. In League circles Saturday was great day for home clubs. For in a way not 1 visiting lot walked off with a couple of points, though in two instances draws were recorded, and that on grounds where it was freely anticipated definite results, would be arrived at. I speak of the Nottingham Forest and Plunistead enclosures.

Aston Villa's visit to Trent side produced point, and that, of oourse, is better than a licking, but the claret and bine ought to have bagged the lot. On a greasy and treacherous turf, the Villa were immeasurably the superior combination, and were just about all over their midfield. Ah, there's where it came in! The old tale, you understand- lug and finished movement up to within firing range, and then a general mocker! YOB, they had to thank rank weak shooting for not crediting themselves with the double event over their Nottingham friends. WHERE THE VILLA FAILED. The visitors "ought to have made the match absolutely safe in the first half, and this notwithstanding that Linecre gave a marvellous display of keeping," a performance no doubt to some extent doe to the very obliging manner in which the enemy sent everything well within hie reach.

Any forward of incompetence cad indulge in that sort of work. As it was, the Villa goal was not the outcome of a solid attack, out result of a penalty. It is dithonit to understand why the Villa front line should be so dead on the nail one week, and not able to shoot for the pro- verbial nuts the next. Surely we are not going to see them drop back to that low Level of ipeptitudo which characterised so much of their work in the early part of theeeeeon! Ureat gods of Oath, only to think of it, with the cup-ties coming along! Small Heath did better than their local rivals, for they won in really bopping style 'gannet their Sheffield United guests, and even then the nnishing toadies to their strong, combined rune might have been more polished and effective. Still, the Heath did excellently well, and as Newcastle United went under at Evertes.

the Coventry-road side are clearly well in the running for the championship. As a matter of fact, of the four clubs above them, namely, Newcastle United, Sunderland, She ffi eld United, and Everton, ou game. played they are equal with Exertou, and better off than either' Sunderland or the United, Newcastle beim, Lhe only club able to boast of a clear sad distinct advantage. The Heath are doe at the St. James's Park enclosure this week-end, and a rare tussle it will be, too, for a win one way or the other will mean finch a lot.

LEAGUE FLAG FOR THE HEATH The race for premier honours is made all the keener by defeats of those who are generally regarded as strong candidates, for such, and, really, some of the competitors are so bunched together that should the element of the unexpected tome along there is the probability of any one of six or seven clubs breaking the worsted. Personally, and I think every generous hearted sportsman in Birmingham will side witb me, I should dearly like to see a League flag floating over Muntz-street. Up in the north they are telling us to keep our eye on Everton and Manchester City, but one hardly Mee any good reason for fancying the par, tieular chances of either of these clubs over those of Newcastle United. The lest-named have, so far, very clearly proved themselves to be the hest-balanced and most consistent side of the whole bunch. But such a lot of things can happen in the course of the next few weeks.

Down at the other end of the table there seems to be an abnormal number of clubs In danger. There again the spirit of tomtarvyuom is running riot and thoroughly perplexing students of 'form." For instance, whoever imagined that Middlesbrough would return with a whole skin from Woolwich on Saturday. that Stoke would swamp their Blackburn visitors, or that Notts County did not deserve to loss by a goal margin on the Manchester City ground And yet that isjust what happened. On matches played the Forest are rn absolutely the most precarious state. As sympathy, like charity, begins at home, one cannot help feeling worried about the steady manner in which the Wolverhampton 'Wanderers are sliding down into the ruck.

They are in a very serious position indeed, and seem very likely competitors for sharing the distinction of being the worst of a bad lot. It is rather curious that notwithstanding their ion of a custodian like liaddeley, Wanderers' defence bee been broken down more frequently than that of any other dab in the division! The F.A. Cup intermediate round' furniehed some genuine and the staggerer of all was the gorgeous whacking which Leicester Foese inflicted upon the Albion at the Hawthorns. Not forgetting that the Albion were beaten in a Second Division League game at Leicester, we did think that they would have recognised fully the crisis in their career, and would have risen to the occasion in manner reflecting credit upon them. Bat they did noting of the sort.

They allowed themselves to be whipped in ignominious fashion. Such a collapse, when ea much was expected of them must play old gooseberry with the sympathies of their sap- porters. If I am informed correctly that the players are on full wages now. it might have been expedient to have kept them on short until the cup-tie was got through! Anyhow, January 14, 1905, will be marked down as one of the most desolate pages in the history of the Albion club. It makes one very ill at ease to compare the times that are at present very pinch mit et joist with the halcyon days of the peat.

The future does, indeed, look black. MIDLAND TEAMS LUCKY. Midland teems. excepting Wolverhampton Wanderers, hare emery mason to he thoroughly mriefied with the result of the draw for the first round of the Football Amoriation CM). With the solitary ereep.

tion of the men, they all have the fortune of liming drawn at horns Moreover. in three out of the four instances the are rides of reputed very moderate strewth. There is that at lecet three Midland teams will be in the meond round. Aston Villa are to be visited by Leicester Foam, the roinqnseors of the unfortunate. Albion.

Having regard to the fact that the Leicester men ocieupothe fifteenth in the Second 'Division of the League. and that the Villa are sevesth in the First Division. the former are unlikely in repeat their Hawthorne 'seem Of course it 'mold be foolish for one to suggest that the Villa have merely to walk on the field and help therneekes ad lib to goals. A moderato Seemed Lawrie town have been bowls to win the national trophy. The Villa must be wary.

PriirielPle the same muting must be gives to Small Beath, who are to be MAMA by i either (Iheaterfeeld are fifth in the Seemed Division) or Portsmouth (who are sixth in the Southern League). who have to meet a wetwod time on the latter's ground to re the tie in the qualifying round The thers wide would be the greatest attraction at Coventry-road, and it mesas, highly probable that they will be the Hosith's ansamesots. Whether it be ahastem. IAY, JANUARY 17. fieM or Portsmouth, the noventry-read men ahoulti succeed in passing into the neat round.

Stoke quietly satiated with being at home to Grimsby, who are eleventh on the Semond League ohsrt of merit. If the Pottery team oats reproduce last Saturday's form Drimebv should receive their qu efts. Derby Comfy ar also at home to Preston North End, whom they thrashed an Saturday. Wolverhampton Wonderers appear unlikely to take part in the next round. They have to visit Raker Park, where they were unceremoniously routed in the League on ISaturday.

Still, the Wanderers have more I than onee done well in the tourney, and they may succeed in drawing at Sunderland. My Wolverhampton colleague wired me lest night to the effect that the draw is regarded at Wolverhampton with grave misgivings. Islet Saturday Sunderland defeated the Wanderers by three to nil in a League matoh at Reiner. The only crumb of comfort to Wolverhampton ie that the Wanderers have in th histor of the League thrice defeated Sandeaisnd at Sunderland, and have won there as often as env club in the League. Singularly the beams have never met in the Oup, competition.

This is the third successive year of the Wanderers being drawn away in the mend. Last year they only got as far as the second round, and the year before, Bury 'cifismisavl them in the first round. It is murdered very bard lurk. R'hen the draw became known in Birmingham lest night there were many inqwries as to whether it would be possible for Aston Villa and Small Heath to make arrangements so as to obviate the clashing lo( their ties. The rules of the Football Association forbid such an arrangement, wren if the respective elub's engagements permitted.

It is clearly laid clown that the tree shall be played on the date and at the time fixed by the Association. AMATEURS v. HONOURS EASY IN a SOCCER TRIAL MATCH. The newly instituted trial Amateurs of the South v. Professionals of the by the Football Association as a guide to the form of aspirants for international honours, was decided at Tottenham yesterday, and as a trot of the relative merits of the two classes of football was in every way a great success.

The play all through was thoroughly interesting and keenly fought, and the result of 1 goal each about represents the run of the play. Both sides were fairly on their mettle, and with two or three exceptions played quite up to their reputations. Prospects of exciting times induced 10,000 spectators to brave the bierly oold weather and turn out at the tt Tottenham Hotspur enclosure. They were well rewarded by witnessing a splendid ex tion of the worthy indeed of the occasion. The teams were exactly as denoted on the programme, the 4mateurs receiving a great ovation when they took the field.

At the start the Professionals attacked land Vickers was prominent in twice checkisle dringesses rushes. S. S. Harris and relieved the pressure with a pretty passing run, but the was dispossessed by Stevenson when in the act of shooting. 0.

S. Barrio had a splendid opening just later, bat be shot yards over tbe bar. For some tame the game resulted in a' duel between the rival half-backs. Sands for the Amateurs and Lee and Parsonage on the professional side doing excellent service. A long shot by Simmonds was easily dealt with by frowlandson, and from the latter's kick Day burst away on the right.

Brearley crowded on all sail and, overtaking the Corinthian, sent the ball swinging into touch. Wright took up the attack. hut be was fearfully weak in shooting and eventually sent behind. COLEMAN SCORES. A grand forward pass by Paoent the professional forwards in full flig and when within ten yards of goal Simmonds heeled the ball to Coleman, who easily beat Rewlandson.

Almost immediately Day had a chines of equalising, but he was apparently nervous of and shot wildly past the poet. Ward was also at fault, and his lunar dashing runs never once came in sight. Vickers had been playing with marked success, intercepting his precision in feeding his forwards and his cleverness in his opponents being superb. the professional goalkeeper, had, about half-an-heur from the start, to handle for the first time in the game. a long shot by Ward bouncing into his hands.

hart on halt-time the two Harries made a splendid attempt to equalise, but Ste, enson was very safe at back, and relieved the danger, the interval arriving with the Professionals still leading by a goal. The second half commenced at a rare parse. 8. 8. Harris was almost through in the first minute, but Stevenson came to the rescue and literally tool the ball off his toe, a feat he repeated almost immediately.

Day in this instance being the victim. las stopped a fine dribble by G. Harris, and Wright made an awful muddle of a splendid spooling given him by Day. to prom, S. S.

Harris playing magnificently. On one occasion he was almost through when he was floored by Steveneon, and this be followed with oblique 6110 that Cartlidge only got away by throwing himself full length at the ball. A pot shot by Sands led up to a most amoneing movement in front of the Prof essionale goal. As the ball descended it was headed almost straight up into the air, and then ensiled an exhibition of head work seldom seen in any game. From head to head it went, quite ten players joining in the fun, but eventually a fierce lunge by Wright ended the excitement Good passing by the two Harrieee at length led np to the equaliser, getting possession near goal, and crashing the ball into the net.

S. S. Harris was irrepressible and another best drive bit the and rebounded into lines or he Amateurs! From thence to the finish the game was evenly contested, but nothing more was scored, and a draw resulted. RUGBY UNION TEAMS. The fathering' team wilt play for Kent agninat Surrey in the flosth-etern group of the Rugby county championship at Blackheath J.

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G. Mora Mewl Onioasztr. IS HADLEY LEAVING ALBION HALFBACK MAY JOIN THE VILLA. There is a probability that Harry Hadley, the Albion left half-back, will be transferred to the Villa in the course of days. The Albion directors made great sacrifices to retain him at the end of last 'sewn, but unfortunately he has not been able to render his club much assistance.

It will be remembered that Hadley injured his leg in the semi-final of the Birmingham Charity Cup against the Villa at Aston teat September. He had taken part in only three League games up to that time. and after a month's rest he joined the team in an important match against Liverpool, but he again broke down, and had to leave the field. then he has had the skilful treat. ment of Dr.

Berlins. of Birmingham, who some tune ago pronounced Hadley as fit as ever be wee, and that he would not suffer any permanent injury to his leg. Bo laved for the first time in the reserve team against Small Heath last week. Several Albion supporters expressed the opinion that the popular half-hack had lost his form, or at any rate was not doing himself justice. Probably he did not relish playing in the reserve team, but he is reported to have stated that he would not be properly fit to play for a month.

Under these ageumstances he was not selected to play the eaptie against Leicester love. DAWSON v. STEVENSON. After Use brilliant play of Dawson on Saturday, it was not surprising to find few vacant sesta when his game with Fiftsrviimson wee resumed in London v.w-terday. The game had been left in a view; interesting condition.

Dawson being only 316 behind hie opponent, though both ammo were short of their proper number TL ai ritci man again had the hets ir of matters. and during the of arpoon ow esetiod in regaining the lead. scoring 7R7 to the 440 of Stevenson. I)aweoe's twist Whirls realised 231, IGR, and 163 Sieeeneese highest break was 123. The a i wore.

were: Dawson tin -pievt, SAO; Sibevenson. At th evening sitting Stevenson showed to batter form. His chief break wee 197, while Dawson bad a 3 ran. The clueing were Dawson BRITISH DRAUGHTS TEAMS. The Selection Committee of the Eaglieh Draughts Amsociation bare the English five for the International match at Beaten.

takes place on liareli IL The, had eight nominations, and their chase was as follows --Mtred hoar (Leaden Hyad (Masebestor Herbert Morrall (Liverpool W. Harrell Ontinfitdd, cad W. Gardner (Loads). The Scottish Association bare also made their'finol selection as follows Jordan (libdiabargh). It.

Stewart, jun. (Elairadem J. Ferro G. (alas. grori, cad Hugh Henderson (linalaarla The teams sail for Bastin ea Swell 4.

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F. A. a Carpenter of Walttiamstow, whilst cycEng ra under a vehicle When he recovered from his lost all his nerve and was weak and helpless as a child, acd eve to cross the road unassisted. He was assailed by a i and constantly haunted by nervous fears. A friend of Phosferine and a bottle was bought at once.

How it Ended. In two or three weeks Mr. F. A. nerves were so teao thought nothing of riding too miles or more as a day's Mr.

F. A. W. says he owes his recovery to Pliasferin.i his own words. Mr.

F. A. of a carpenter by trade and in my spare time indulge is cycling. Whilst on one of these runs I bad the misfortune to under a passing vehicle; for some weeks I attended the my bruised condition was improved, but I had completely lost Weak and helpless as a child, I feared to cross the road had a kindly hand to guide me. To ride my bicycle was ca queqlou, I was literally shaking with nervous weakness Ito myself, this means the end of my cycling.

I bad lath my bead, but above all, the overwhelming dread and hem made life a misery. One day I was telling a friend what felt, and he said why don't you try the same purchased a bottle, and the result of the first few dose es marvellous. I continued taking it for 2or 3 weeks and anal nothing of a day's run of roo miles or more. Do not name and address, you can however give it to any enquiew be only too pleased to answer any questions. November 17, Phosferise is The Greatest of all Tonics THE PEOPLE SAT Phosferine is the Remedy for Everyone.

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