... I PrC irmn have been very busy lately, and have, or. tlle hliolo, every reason to congratulate them- on their immunity from reverse, though Ib are without BI. P. Woodhouse and ?? F. EF£t. Afier a tie -with Carlisle on Friday they ere vi~itcd by Castleton on Saturday, but the :Qi'r, hlad ?? to accept defeat. The horme ;Rn were, it transpired, in capital battingfornt, r1a# 1p R total of 206 ...

... I - FOOTB , &c. | ?? i .FOOTBALL, &C. To-day the match between North End and D Middlesbrough Ironopolis will be re-played at )Deepdale, as the referee declared last Satur- t day's game hiot to be a Cup tie, The ground K will be in good condition this afternoon, and we have no doubt an excellent game will take place. It will be noticed from another para- 3graph that North End have next Saturday ...

... I The semi-final tie in the Lancashire Cup com- 'petition letween North End and Darwen, which iS to take place at Ewood this (Saturday) after- noon, promises to be full of interest. The North End team will be-Trainer, goal; Holmes and Eoss, backs ; Kelso, Drummond, and Stewart, half-backs ; Gordon, Ross, jun., Raesiae, Dew- hurst, endi Gallocher, forwards. The great international match between ...

... FOOTBALL, &c. North End were at Glasgow on Saturday, with atweakened team, and had to accept defeat from Queen's Park by two goals to one. There was a arge attendance (10,000) at Hampden Park, and the play, thought not of the highest class, was fairly interesting all through. The Glasgow people evidently attached great importance to the contest, for at the close the crowd surrounded the ...

... i to represent the North End against gotts County to-day will be as follows:- Ioal; Holmes and Ross, backs; 'Trainer I~oglSan de andnStewarthalfbacks; Pruin.md ' os, onun., right wing, Russell, Gordon owan aid Beckton, left wing. centre, O'' -DeillteFswc Ithis afterfnoo0, at Dcepdale the Fisll ick Ramblers (North End Reserve) vill meet Seblersdale Uinited By permission of Mr. ...

... FOTBA = L, & _. FOOTBAL, &G. Netwithstanding the miserable condition of the ground and the inclement weather, a most on- jom alila match took place at Deepdale on Satur- day in the League match between North End and Aston Villa. As might naturally be expected, thore was but a small attendance, though 1o one would deny that the thousand spectators who were present were thorough enthisiasts. ...

... I Up to last night the result of the Lancashire v. Sus- b sex match at Old Trafford stood as follows:-n Lancashire, first innings 346 runs, second innings 33 Ng for no wickets ; Sussex, first innings 446. In the I Australians v. Oxford University match the Aus- f tralianB had soored in the first innings 200, second r innins 182- Oxford University, first innings 208, r second innings 70 for ...

... FOOTBALL, S&c. The summer-like weather was all against football- spectators and players alike-on Monday, when Acorington came to Doopdale to play their ieturn League match. The home team was again a weak one, both Holmes and Gordon being unavoidably absent. A player named 1f'Guire, from the Reserve, re.placed Holmes; J. Holmes, another Reserve youth, was again at half-back; Cowan and )loss ...

... - The Success of the new venture of the Preston Cycling Club seems assured, as the country quarters are growing in popularity weekly. On Saturday last, nine 'of the members rorde over, and found the Toads in 'capital con- dition after leaving Broaghton, up to which vialage they were soft iD places. Cast's Ord (as the genial head- quarters host has christenedit), was reached in good time and ...

... I The firot of(h two anua encounters between1 the Preston club, ad the twenty-two pilayers iselectea from the junior clubs of the town by the Preston Cricket Association took place on Satuyday. There wae, as usual at these matches, 9, l5rgs attendance, many members of clubs from MoorlPark being present. Accordling to custom the Twenty-twvo were first to go to the wickeig, 'where their display ...

... To day the Preston eleven are at Cheatham Hill and next Saturday at Carlisle, but on Wednesday there ought to be a good game at West-cliff against Lytham. There are two second team matches at West-cliff this afternoon. Castletoz paid a visit to Weat-oliff on Saturday. The game ended in a draw, and from appearances was in favour of the visitors; but one can never tell what may happen with the ...

... On Monday, the annual two days' match West-cliff Club and the Harrow w bew commenced in fine weather and on a g eodti t Wanderers were the first to bat an d noon, their first batsmen beingA 3. 1Vehh'> Lawson-Smith, against the bowli of a W. F. Beat. The numerous spectator f tt~ b e the afternoon had a most enjoyabl 14 batting. Laawson-Smith was not sent h P had made 38, although When h 0ttl ...