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The following teams were selected:-
v Manchester City Res (h) 23rd inst
Coggins, Jackson, Lowe, Macpherson, Chedgzoy, Archer,
Birtley, Canliffe, Reed, Dunn, Stein. Reserve - Common
v L'pool 'A' (a)
left to Mr. Kelly.
v Manchester City (a) 27th inst.
Sagar, Williams, Creswell, Clark, Gee, Thomson, Critchley,
White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths. Reserves - Lowe & Stein
Directors to Manchester Messrs W. C. Cuff, H. Banks, A. R. Wade, W. C. Gibbins, Dr. Baxter
J. Sharp & C. Hayes.
Reports re Players Mr. A. Coffey reported that on a very bad
Weale (Crewe A.) ground & under adverse conditions, this player was
promising, but he was not yet ready for 1st class
football.
Dix (Bristol Rovers) Mr. J. Fare reported that this player had
played a very good game, was a good player in a
bad team, & in his opinion, ought to be secured.
Wilson (Blyth S) Mr. W. Laine reported that this player (right half) was
very moderate.
McPhail (Clyde) Mr. A. Hair reported very favorably of this R.H.
Kirkwood (Portadown) Mr. Chas. Watson gave a fair report of this
young back who was about 20, & 5'10" or 11".
Continental Tours Letter read from Messrs Thos. Cook & Sons.
Spanish Tours guaranteeing £2,250 for a series of six matches in
Paris, Barcelona & Madrid. Actions deferred pending
further communications from Messrs Cook's.
Central Europe Applications from Sparta & Bohemians
F.C.'s of Prague & Alto Nery of Berlin were read.
Decided that these could not be entertained.
Match in Paris Letter read asking for a fixture in May
at Veldrome Buffalo. Decided not to entertain same.
Linfield F.C. Application for a match with this club
in Belfast during April, was not entertained.
