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McNeil the outside left of Hamilton Academicals and
on his good display at Kirkcaldy on Saturday
and recommended his being secured but it was
decided to do nothing meantime.
The Secretary also reported an interview with the
Chairman & Secretary of the Rangers F. C. at the
North Western Hotel on Sunday night, that Rangers
were in want of a right full back, that he had
recommended Simpson to them on the following
terms, subject to the confirmation of his Directors,
namely, to transfer Simpson to them for the
remainder of the season and that if Simpson
were reengaged by them they were to pay us a fee
of £200 for his transfer. The Rangers deputation
were favourably impressed with the offer and the
Secretary's action was now confirmed.
The Secretary read letters of thanks from the
Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Old Comrades
Association of the King's Liverpool Regiment, The
North Engineers F. C. for last Saturday's match, the
Rangers F. C. for our offer to send a team to Ibrox
on the 28th April for Wilson's benefit and the
Invinsa Football League, the latter for the use of
our ground on the evening of April 11th.
Dinner & The following revised arrangements were made, namely,
Smoker that the date of the Dinner and Smoker be altered
from the 17th inst. to the 23rd inst., that the players
be invited to the Smoker only, that the benefit
cheques be handed to Harris and Makepeace at
the Smoker, that owing to the limited accommodation
at the Carlton Restaurant invitations to the Smoker
