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JAMES GALT’S EXAMPLE

... accomplished is within the compass of any other young man who gives professional football a fair chance. McCOLL’S APPRECIATION. When R'. S. McColl left Queen’s Park become a professional with Newcastle United I do not suppose visualised his present position ...

Published: Monday 18 July 1927
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Some Examples

... Do they not pay now more than State has any right to demand from themT It is an open secret that the majority ot professional football clubs are running at a loss. But in spite of that fact they pay every year scores ...

Published: Monday 22 June 1931
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MONEY TALKS

... opens the way the professional footballer. The Scottish A.A A. welcomes the professional fob ball club amateur sports because of the vitalising influence of the gigantic sports carnivals on amateur athletics. . The professional football ...

Published: Monday 29 September 1930
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 146 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

FIGHTING AND FINANCE

... Annual Competitions at All Weights for the Right to Contest Championship itles. By John Fearless British nation is professional football, yet the sportsmen who control the great winter game not make idols ol the players who capture public fancy. Boxers ...

Published: Monday 21 May 1928
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SOMETHING TO READ ABOUT

... of sound judges believe that in Hill have one the best fly weights seen since Jimmy Wilde. fighter Europe has more professional football friends than Tommy Milligan. When he meets Alex'. Ireland ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1927
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 72 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BARRIERS

... degree this is true of all games. But not see how fuller recognition of the commercialising Association football will helpful. Professional football is now a blend of sport and business, but it the business side is to given the upper hand the very desirable ...

Published: Monday 08 April 1929
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THREE OF FOUR

... THREE OF FOUR. i supply three of the last four tlglners is a rare feat. In professional football it was first performed Laura#!, ire (through Everton, Blackburn Hovers, and Preston North End) in iSDtI-a, when Wolverhampton Wanderers shocked them all and ...

Published: Monday 10 March 1930
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

CRICK HT

... .—J. Shuler, the Surrey captain, was born Thornton Heath. Surrey, February 91b. 18S5. MABLnonocoß (Manchesiert.—A professional football player cannot compote an amateur runner. A Constant R adbr iStokat.—The next meeting of the N.C.A.A. Committee will ...

Published: Monday 27 October 1890
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

|{UGBY RIFT

... master at the local Grammar School, should be informed that, in the opinion of the committee, his engagement as a professional footballer Interferes with the proper performance of his duties in and to the school, and that he should be asked to state what ...

Published: Monday 01 December 1930
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 302 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

CHAMPIONS MEET

... condemned professional football as career. He entitled to his opinion, although X would add, with all due respect, that professional football was a very good friend to R. C. Hamilton, I have doubt would admit. any rate, played as ...

Published: Monday 02 April 1928
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 481 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

AL AND SCOTTIS

... AL AND SCOTTIS Norris bad many opportunities to embrace the professional side of the game, and made fugitive appearances for the Arsenal. Professional football, however, did not appeal 10 him. It Is doubtful whether any amateur of recent times has so ...

Published: Monday 03 December 1928
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 82 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

HEART AND SOUL

... emphasise point, and I claim speak for the thinking man in the crowd —the man whose patronage made ” football. And that is what I think the professional Football Clubs Ltd. They have had wonderful opportunities and neglected them. The League is like huge tree ...

Published: Monday 17 November 1930
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 7 | Tags: none