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of the four win the League Championship, but regular in his habits of eating, drinking and for choice I should prefer Darby County. sleeping, like you or I. but he has always a

DERBY COUNTY.

reason for doing anything and everything, ond Whereas many football stabs have been he does like to have his own way. In fact, he BY AN OLD FOGEY.

ovolved from Sunday schools and have bad most will not be denied, and considering that he is n NEW LIGHTS IN THE FOOTBALL FIRMAMENT. lowly origins, Derby County bare always been rich man it is not easy for any club to control Is it not really joyous to think that there is ambitions. Derby is fail of football fore. and him. Derby County allows him to control lim. a prospect during this football season of a club, there was a time when the inhabitants of two seld, knowing full well that this extraordinary securing the highest honours which the League parishes in the Midland town-All Saints' and aud ver-atile conn, and this first-class sportsman can bestow and yet an organisation which is 8. Loter's-used to fight all day at football on will always be fit for day strain. It is impos new to the position ? Perhaps the reader does Shrove Tuesday. They were terrible streetsible to coerce Goodall, Why, on one occasion not share my enthusiasms for those who are Sights, producing huge riots and big trawls or bowalked about the streets of Derby while the krocking at the door of the Temple of Fame, por-course this kind of pancake revelry did a County team were strugging in the final for the chance by bus sympathy for the old gang, and natural death in a large town, and then football English Cap. His tension was greater than if may be he is a worshipper of the past. Now, under all sorts of mixed rules was played hoy did not agree at the tims. Derby County bave he bad been playing; but he and the cornmittee, frankly, I love history, but I glory in the ever-between the clubs of Dorby, Nottingham. living glowing present: and I detest monopolies Shofield, and Linoolu. However, in 1884, whom a captain who can sign a cheque for a few -especially in sport. Weare now inthe fifteenth the Blackbara Rovers wore in their power, and thousand pounds, who knows the game from on of the League, and during this long when the wave of professionalism was coming. Alpha to Omega, who can play with the best at period, twenty-five clubs have belonged to the Derby County was founded us a football section football or most other sports, and is welcomed souior circle--to the First Division as it is to the county cricket club by Mr. William by many a county gentleman. Can any other generally called. But of these twenty-five, only Morley, who is the father of the present-day League club say this of their captain ? six have ever been chainpious, for Aston Vills Chairman, a genial gentleman who takes a great have been the premier players in five years, interest in football, although the president is Sunderland in four, Preston in two, and Everton, Sir Clement Bowring, whom I had the pleasure Sheffield United and Liverpool each in once of meeting the other week. He is a fine sporta -campaigu. Naturally no one has the slightest mau. In their earliest days, when Derby -will against any of those futaour tears, but wore jerseys of chocolate, amber, amil pale blue, just as Heleu's babies wanted to soo the wheels | Derby County were quite an aristocmtic com- go round, so I am very anxious to see the highestbination, but they adopted professionaliam in its housars round. It is lamentable to feel that entirety, and I should like to mention that Ichabod is written over the portals of Deopdale, smong those who wors the club livery wore

DERBY COUNTY CAPAIN.

I

MORE GOODALL GOSSIP,

of the yarn of the Hon. Arthur Kingnird and game." And he would play it. It reminds me Mr. Charles Alcock discussing, many years ago

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controlling association solemnly drawing up f rn not only regulating the sport in England but also the relations between England aud foreign teams,” both in England sail abroad, with a view to the maintenance of the existing friendly relations between the players of the various countries. Could any document show the growth of the Association game so much as this? Apart from what we have already seen in Canadians and Kaffee, Germans and French. men coming to this country and of English players visiting the Continent and the Cape, look what the future-ins in store for us. It was long the dream of Tom Watson to take pool team to America, but this could not be D MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH. Owing to the phenominal anevess, first the Sunderland oleçen and than the Liver-

carried out then, although I have no doubt they would get plenty of matches in Philadel phi, Baltimore, and Boston. And they seem to 10 want civilised football across the pond. Sines then the Association have sent a team to Gormany, and others followed sait, while the R

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Corinthians have toured in South Africa. Bat And yet Archie Goodall loves z practical the Corinthiaus next year propose to journey joke. He is of a mechanical and constructive not only to the Cape but to New Zealand, where tara of mind. He has a weakness for building they have long desired to see a team of English the comical bats that comedians sometimes wear

amoteurs. But apart from this, Glasgow Celtic on the variety stage. A small bat carinus intend to travel in Austin pext sammer. beadgoar tickled him so much that he drafted Southampton have been before them, but this is to have a little fun with it. He put it on a be quite a new move by a Northern professional walked through the streets of a big city, and team. But, best of all, the Dutchmen are send- was highly amused when he saw the passers-bying over a combination from Holland to meet and that Preston North End should be only fit Frank Sugg and William Stars, of cricket fame.keeper. He turned up at the football grand typical idea of the Dutchman as an obese, beer- stors at him as if bo had escaped without bis our principal clubs. This is capital. The companions for second-raters. Moreover, when Darby bare always possess d men of ability, but we consider that the income of Aston Villa in as I have already intimated, they have just where he was to play a League match in the drinking, pipe-smoking, lazy lout is all moot- 1901-02 was £11,536, and that the club cannot lacked that spics of good fortuns to enable thear afternoon, still adorned with Lis tiny lat. The shine now. This Datoh love English sports and be worth less than £20.00), is it not a sorry to engrave their name among the immortals. I gatekeeper declined to adrait him, as he had us they have a football league modelled on Eng spectacle to as them in the last four with have already expressed my opinion of their ticket, and besides, aided the officiel, Youlish lines. Wo shall all be glad to see the three victories in ten manteles? Of course, ability this season in my jottings, and despite I rejeized Goodall, I'll bet you half-a-crown-

don't come in here with that hat on." Don't modern dying Dutchman. Sunderland have not a population to draw upon their defost by Steko last Saturday I still have do. The wager was made with good humour,

London, 22 November, liks Birmingham, and the mere fact that they confidence in them to make a greater name than and Goodall, obtaining his nuthority, sailed in have been champions four times must convince over before the "thereal wildness" of spring de a player, and then he disclosed himself as the anyone that the power of the parso is not induces thoughts of cricket.

Dorby captain. Howtint gatekeeper did laugh. supiéme at the poeple's pastime of winter. But

He is a humorous fellow, a good husband, and a Sunderland bave only had one season of complete Derby possess an unique distinction in that failure. This autonu they have been troubled they have in their ranks a player who is the gentle simple fellow, but at the same time he is by many decidents to their players, and they are oldest of the veterans. Need I say that I refer

a good later, a desperate foe, and ́s man who -comparatively low down in the world at present, to Archis Goodall, their wonderful centre half-

would fight till he " drapped," as the Scots say. I and Everton are only just above them in order back, who has taken part in League matches mind, Goodall will show the most chivalrous foot. have heard him described as a rough player, but of merit. Of past champions Sheffield United of the First Division over since the League was and Liverpool are playing admirably, mainly founded No other footballer can show a record ball so long as his opponents. play the spirit ofA because they have some new loud in their for-like this. If you ask Archie Goodall his aghi, Goodall is just the man to turn round and the rules. But if his foes try to take advantage of ward ranks. But look at the now stars in the you may be sure of some fun. If you happened Leagan firmament. The first for places are, as to be a more acquaintance he would promptly. "Look bere, Thaven't roughed it for several I on theso lines. held by West Bromwich say that you were grassly impertinent, for he is years, but if you like we'll agree to play that Albion. Derby County, Notts County, and an educated man. But oven supposing you were Sheffield Wedorsday in the order I have named, a friend he would just langh in your face the Not one of those four has aver been the while he said: "It is no part of my duty to

on the field, whether they were to back. champion team, and two of them bare never illumine your ignoranee." He believes that the Originally they contracted not to lick, but been either first, second, or third. I refer to age of a footballer should us as sacred is that they did, and so after discussion they mutually the Albion and the Wednesday. What a of a lady. Moreover, he contends that a player agreed to back away at each other's shine and splendid stimulus it would ho to the sport in is as young as he feels, and that so lo he ankles whenever they felt inspired: Goodall West Bromwich, Derby, Nottingham, or Shefield can keep pace with his friends and his foes, nois just that cort. Mauy referees will tell you if any one of them became the leaders of the can has any right to enquire into sneli details that they have not penalised Archie Goodall for League at the end of April, 1993. And if I were Archia Goodall is prend of his long career, and years. He has not a free pass for fouls any ked which club I should prefer,. I should if he happen to be in a very confidential mood more than other footballers; but he so seldom bluntly reply Derby County. My reason for he will reval the secret that Aston Villa pre-gives trouble. Hy birth the skipper of Derby this selection is purgly impartial. The Albion, monted him privately with a gold medal for his County is an Irishman, by descent a Scotch- Notts, and Wednesday hare all won the Cup of play in 1988-89. At the same time he insists man, and by residence, he is an Englishmen. the Football Association, but Derby County have that this fact raust be keptasecret, because Aston Probably he is 40, but ho stands an alert mau of never had a single disliuntion to cheer them ou Villa have never shown such appreciation of Sft. 7, with such a useful poundage us 12st. their way: For years they have been trying for any other player. Goodall has many sporting 4lbs. He can lift weights against a strong man, the national cup and the League trophy, but trophies, bathe values this more than any--and he con-haudle & billiard que as daintily they have always falled at the finish. They were other. Bal the Derby County caplain is as a lady. He can ride a bicycle of 14 gear the runnes-tip for the English Cap in 1598 wonderfully well preserved min physically, de- and yet he is a great walker and very foud of. -and 1899, but in the first your they were quite pit. the fact that he has been the victim as he driving fast ponies long distances. He can ride outpointed by Noldingham Forest, who gained avows of more accidente than any man playing a horse, cast a dry fly, and shoot a snipe, while the reward of their perseverance over twenty nowadays. But possibly the secret of his peren- as a cri keter there were many who always -one sensors, while in 1883 they were conquered niat youth, of his consistent form, and of his considered him class enongh for Derbyshire by the United of Sheffield. In the League, lengthy career, is that he has never smoked It is, however, as a football player that I began Dorby were the runners-up in 183 to Aston tobacco aul ho has never tasted strong and into write of him, and in this respect I shis! close Villa, while in 1894 and in 1897 they were placed toxicating liquors. Not only extremely abate my garrulous chatter respecting this remarkable third in the honours list. Derby have alwaye mions in everything, Archie Goodall is a man

MAD. I wonder how many professionals, if loft upheld the best traditions of tirst-class football, who has always kept himself it for any hard to train themselves, would never miss a Trangue they have invariably, had gentlemen on their soll. He eats when he is hangry and drinks | engagement in six successive seas ins, and would -committee, and they have endeavoured to assist when us is thirsty. He sleeps when he is fired. play their part nobly in 200 matches off the England with good men. In Steve Bloomer He is not a machine guided by any rules. It reel. That is what my good friend Archie the lab has supplied England with the clover may be said that there is touch of eccentricity Goodall did It is impossible to nutno any posi- -est professional forward of recent years, and and of streng character abont him, but remem-tion in the field that he has not filled; but we le may be looked upon as the successor to ber that be is always rational. He may not be ku w him lust as a centre half-back. There he John Goodall, En: we shoukt not forget that!

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has few equals and no superiors. He has great command of the ball, and is a splendid tactician encourages his taev as a captain skoukl, aud knows every “wrinkle "ond “tip” of the trade. A man of considerable mental attainments he likes to dabble in polities and lacul self-govern mout. And yet he is one of the "muddied oafs, hired ruffiuon," and of the "trained footpads. Among professionals there, is no more houcured, name than that of Archie Goodalla kousehold word wherever the round ball is kicked.

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