... officials fully realise the weakness at half-back, and regret {las been expressed at the breaking off of the negotiations with Danny Hurcombe, of Wigan. ...

... player with initiative” of a fairly high order for t{\c back division, Efforts have been made to obtain the signature of Danny Hurcombe, the clever Wigan player. Some six weeks ago Hurcombe was willing to sign, and in fact everythm{i had been satisfactorily ...

... way. On the journey home with Yorkshire from St. Helens last week, & very circumstantial rumour that Halifax had secured Danny Hurcombe swept through the saloon, and the informant was said to be a Wigan man whoe had been playing with Lancashire. The story ...

... of Connelly from Leigh, but beyond these the report was nothing doing. Still one Yorkshire club, T am told, just missed Danny Hurcombe, of Wigan, who s regarded In many quarters as the finest back in the game in these days. Danny was dropped from the Wigan ...