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poverty-stricken military herous dying within the walls of a workhouse, but not often is this the experience of a famous all: England cricketer. The news is now somewhat belated, MESSES. KELLY & WALSH, LD. but I cannot refrain from expressing my sur-MESSES. W BREWER & CO. prise that Jolin Jackson, the fainous fast bowler of the fifties and the early sixties, should have been allowed to end his days in the Brownlow RUPTURE RELIEVED Hill Workhouse Infirmary, where he succumbed

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position to MeLuckle, whom they transforrad to Englishmen and only 65 Scotsmen, played in Aston Villa, when the latter transferred a matter the English League competition. And yet of £100 to Bury. New Wood is just a working some cartels from the land o cakes are very man from Middleton, but he is a desperately good man. As an instance, take R. 3. MoOell, hard phyer, nidjeld and a fine shot near goal. who was largely instrumental in Newcastle The loft wing consisted of Wooldridge, of the Foited besting Manchester City on Saturday Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Wharton, of by 3-0, while Aston Ville have never lost a Au Irisimau is nothing if not asuguine. Small Heath. The former is a typical Black-match since McLuckie tripped on to the Aston This national characteristic is nevlere more country youth, and with only twolve months Lower Grounds in a marvon jersey. The foroibly exemplified than in the-matches

experience of first-class football, he is almost League championship is quite an open affair of Asociation football played by the

sure of his international cap next spring. He yet, and it Aston Villa cous up hand over hand small section of this population who have notched three goals and generally matagus to do not be surprised. adopted what the young man at Oxford has obtain cue for the Wolves" in a League christoned "Soccer Season after season the match. Quite a sprinter down the wing is Hibernians measure their strength and skill Sydney Wharton, who came out of a Wesleyan against the teams of the sister aantries in Sunday school team. He is very likely to gain these islands, and very rarely inded do they honoure this season from the Football Associs receive the slightest encouragement Let us tion, for I cannot think of a finer outside left, momentarily glance at some figures, the first To my mind he is a much deverer player than and last rosort of the sporting writer; for Freil Blackburn, of the Blackburn Rovers, a statistics, properly handled, prove more than youth for the vittige of Mellor, who played columps of orgnment. Since 182, when outside loft for bogfand against Scotland last Ireland fret played England, there have bean spring. Fred Blackburn is the studior of the twenty matches, of which the Saxoni huyo won two, and possibly the plackier, for he never TENER CENTS for the eighteen struggles with Scotland, the Cale-with the barley Barney Battles, of the Glasgow

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of a victory against Englishmen and Scotch the Small Heath tears, for he takes all kinds of men. Whip meeting Wales they have passes with wonderful facility. Nover hesitate had a little more conragement for of ing a gond, Wharton dashes away with the the twenty international games with the ball at his toe just like a greyasum toteased Principality they have soon the winers of six.

from the leash. Then he centres like a fish while Wales has pro el victorious la eleven, of lighting, right into goal. I may be three having toen draga. These has all been wrong, at in these respects I 8o not think fixtures decided under the auspices of the Irish I have seen so smart forward' on the left 1880, and is this year therefore edebuting its County was in his primo in the early eighties, majority. Summarising the form, find that and that is a long time age Then the defence Troland have participated in 58 matoes against of the English League Loam was fast, and more Bugloud, Wales and Sotland, and are been over, was not without weight. Of course, houten an 47 accasions, The Hiberians have weight not everything in football, as some won six gades, all against Wales, and divo have players mom to think, or do rieten brewers beon drawn. In the matter pals their draymen would require a lot, of beating The pesions is pitiable, for the three countries have Irish men sadly disappointed themselves, for they rogistesad 474, and the Paddies only 04. But honestly crossed over from Holyhead expecting to give a good game to their antagonists. But a mentorship of eight clubs, and their little I think that Burge, the ex-soldier, who keeps band has had the temerity to throw down the goal for Aston Villa, and was never tested in gauntlet to the English and Scottish Leagues. this oath, Iremonger, Bloomer, Wood, Wool 641 With what resnit? They have played bight dridge, and Wharton are worth their place in of the finest of the old school of cricketers, and DEALERS IN ENGLISH, FRENGA AND ITALIAN

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THE FOOTBALL LEAGYTOURNEY.” The fotball season is creeping along, and Sunderland still remain at the head of the First Division clubs in the English League, but they met with a disaster on Saturday at Stoke, win triumphed over the Wursiders by 3-0. in the presence of 11,000 people, including Lord James of Harford, Lord Barton, and some eminent King's Counsel, who were engaged in an important by the Home Office

Govarument enquiry of labour in the Pottarios, Thess learned and as to the conditions distinguished gentlemen dowed it adviable to

celebrated Australian way a tiny toddler of the famous fast bowler of the fifties when the.

seven, and had not begun to pass 8.bejdess nights abod plotting anaing how to gut the Englishmen out. New Jolin Jackson was the natural son of a gentleman, and was born at Bungay, in Suffolk. Removing to Notte when he was a boy, ho picked up his cricket va the Southwell ground under the Titleys. He came under the aus eye-bat milf the all-seeing

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eye of William Clark, who played him for GREGRECKE Notts in 1855. The result was wonderful, for in 1857 Jacken took 331 wiskets, in 1959 399, în 1859 346, in 1860 27, in 1861 234, and in 1964 333. Now the only man who has ever had sach secative serous is our friend Spofforth, for ia a series of sucess as these in any two con- 1878 he captured 357 wickets, and in 1850 391 victius. Now, strange to say, old Jackson thought the modern bowlers quite as good as any in his day, especially remeralering the difference in the winkets. Moreover, he co- sidered the present day bataea quite as alle as those when he was in his prime, while there are more of them nowadays. Jackson was one ho helped to found the game in America and Australis. In his heyday he was never pro- videat of money or careful of his physique, and could on a few shillings a wook. I cannot help thinking that the Notts Club might have made he had a worrisoms old age, existing as best

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seven of them and down the othe fixture, while in goals the English Leagues have netted 37, as ́aguinst mine. Ireand have encounter the Scottish League eight times, and here they have gained a sucess, for in the first struggle between them the Irish prevailed by 3Thit was in 183, and is the only League, international to give them reason for joy, while in the matter of goals they are in a minority of 30 w 7. Thus, king the whole series of matches ander both the Associa tion and the Longue, Ireland have ban benton B1 times, bare gained aron triomphe, and six

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This is a very sporting barrister who was in the secrat dis- abstruse physiological problems, and I the only covered that it was the birthday of some: Low say that the volume is most convincing of comparatively obscure member of the Royal the benefit of rowing. Mr. Calme-Seymour These remarks are allud forth by the fact family. He suggested that the Court should managed, I believe, to otch cold, while out that the Irish League net the English on the rise to duly humour this important natal anniver. shooting, and pneumonis supervened. Alus, ground of the Woolwich Arsenul Clabat, Plum. sery, And the Court did rise, and Baton poor young man, he was determined and placky stead, last Saturday, when the Englishmen wore Martin uw the Grand National. After all, to a degres. He deserved a better fate. the conquerors by no fewer than nine goals to Peers and judges are only buman, aren't they?

THE BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. This is a record score in my inter-Lord Jon and his friends saw a grand game Just a line as to the profesional championship Leggua match over played, although not then which Sunstland were completely overplay of billiards, for the Association which controls severest thrashing Ireland have ever rec. Ived, ed. Moreover, I bid you notice that, Stoke the game and the players so far as it cần for that was 13-0 i 1882 at Bitust by won by i combination of amateur and pro- has this week been awarded the championship England. But when one looks at the confessional talent, Leonard Hales is a young to H. W. Stevenson, who has had a "walk position of the English team there a hardly gentleman of Chester, his father being the mana over owing to Charlos Dawson refusing to any occasion for wonder at mich amps margin ger of an important anal gratom. But Hales play on November 11th, or to name an early. sa nine clear goats. The forward zuk would does not regard a paid player no a blackynard, date when he could meet his rival. This is the not disgrace England against Stoland, for and regularly tarus out with Stake, to the second time this your that Stevenson has taken young. Goddard, of Glossop, is very last and advantage of the team and the professionals up the tide, but of late there has been an clever as ontside right. A native of Stockport, A most unselfish and claver youth, he is in the unseemly squabble, and Dawson has not to my he has been coached by John Goodall, and is habit of creating the openings for his comrades mind come well out of the disagreement. The worth a place in any League team in the and then tipping the ball to them to do the Association helped largely to make Dawson country, while his partner was Blomer, a rest. By this means Watkins scored two goals and bolster bin up against John Roberts. Cradley Heath man by birth, who has had a and Looksit one. Watkins, who hails from Having assured his position as a enolat, and phenomenal career. As had he began to play Owestry, is a bit of a Welshman, and, a lad of having drawn most of the money which the as a professional for the sum of 7s. 6d. per week, only 21. be bas a future as a player. Doighed Association paid ia its champion-£2 a work as Every possible honour has been acceded him, no chance whatever with his second shot, and a brassard-Dawean turasround and repudiates for there is no sharpshover in the country the the spectators were reused to a state of frenzy. both the Association and scorns their cham equal of Bloomer. He geld goals frommy ange, Doig, aerer had three goals scored against him pionship. I ma't blame Dawson in one way, and his shots are of such brillianor that any in any League match last svaeco, but this for these everlasting squabbles in the world of experienced spectator regnises them as from autumn the Wolverhampton Wanderers have billiards arias from the fact that the game is the foot of Bloomer without looking at the man baton in four times and Stoke thrice in two almost entirely in the hands of the tablo-makers, himself. I saw an instance of this hon the matches My reason in drawing particular who are jealous of anch other and of, the profes...“ Germuns met the profesionals of England at attention to this is that Sunderland is a team sionals who have an axe to grind of their own. Manchester. In the second half, I think, which raios mainly on Sootsmen, as I told This comes of a sport being governed by the lovely goal was scored against the Teutons. you when writing a few weeks ago and money-making element. If the Billiards One gentleman, a vary experisuved judge of their this defeats, in the Leagnetourney Association consisted of a body of aristocrats the game, declared that this was obtained by this season have all been from clubs which and gentlemen from the beat clubs in the Calvey, but the President of the League, who rely mainly on mes beru south of the country we should 240 the professionals sat by the speaker's sida, asserted that although Border. First of all they were conquered by subservient and the table makers left to their he did not see the actual shot he felt are that the Welves who are playing Englishmon this must have been made by Bloomer becausa only, whie Bury next administered a drubbing no other man in England could have registered to the cracke, and their only Caledonian hire sach a goal with such a brilliant ball. After lingi Montgomery, the goalkeeper Stoke the match, as there way so much drision of have eclysed both of them. Now their team opinion, we naked Caly and Blower--and consisted of Boose (gual) and Meredith (full. sure enough, the latter rs the arlin who did back), who are Welshmen, Clarke, the other the trick. On Saturday Bloomer found the not full-bech, froth the Heart of Midlothian, and four times, and it is stil impossibly to learsight Englishmen, most of whom were born in him gat of any representatives eleven. Bloomer the district. I have no ill feeling against joined the Derby County Club in 1893 and Scotsmen, but I have always held that it would of the JOHN WALTON (PARIS), roosired his first cap against Island in have beva for the benefit of English football if 20 lbs, bet

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