241 [Meeting of Directors held at Bradford Hotel on Friday July 26th 1912] Present All the Directors except Dr. Baxter. Minutes The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Amateur It was unanimously resolved that an Amateur team Team to play in the Wednesday League should be formed and the Assistant Secretary was instructed to make an application to Mr. W. T. Maloney, the Secretary of the Wednesday League, to be admitted to such League. It was also resolved that Dr. Whitford should attend the meeting of the Wednesday League in support of our application and the Assistant Secretary was instructed to ascertain the day, hour and place of meeting. Houldsworth Mr. Kelly made his report on the visit of himself and Mr. Kirkwood to Preston with regard to securing the transfer of this player but as the fee placed upon him by Preston North End F.C. was too high no business resulted. Bury F.C. having written asking whether we had a full back to spare, the Assistant Secretary was instructed to write them and ascertain whether they were prepared to enter into negotiations for an exchange of our full back Robert Balmer for their inside forward Walter Smith. Houston Mr. T. Charnley having forwarded to us a letter addressed to him by Houston applying to have the League form which