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[Meeting held Xchange Hotel L'pool,
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1947]
Present:- Dr. C. S. Baxter (Chair); all other Directors; & Sec'y.
Minutes of Meeting of 2nd inst., were read
& confirmed.
Finance Cheques were signed for:-
Customs & Excise Tax £ 12.12.6
Football League Season Tkt. % £ 21.10.4
Theo. Kelly Xes. Mostyn Ave. &c. £ 400. 0.0
do Staff Wages & Xes. £ 500. 0.0
Scunthorpe Utd. F.C. 1st payment Pinchbeek £1000. 0.0
Commissioners Inland Revenue P.A.Y.E. £ 333.14.0
Bank Balance £14,412.13.7 Cr.
Berry & Hassall (Hull) Messrs W. C. Gibbins & W. R. Williams reported
54 no great interest in Hassall, from what they saw of him,
but in view of their information of Berry, who did not
play v Southport- a bid had been made of £5,000.
Secy. reported the club's idea of £6,000.
Noted that nothing would be done for a
fortnight, until we had further chances of seeing player,
& it was decided to make a decision after Dec.
20th.
McEvoy (Dundalk) Mr. R. E. Searle reported that he had offered
54 £ 1500 for this player, who had ultimately been transferred
to Woloevhampton F.C.
He recommended Downing O. L. Cork & it
was agreed that this player should be closely followed.
Other recommendations were noted.
Jayes (Notts. C.) Mr. R. Bentham did not fancy this I. L.,
0 but did like the O. R. Hubbard 23, 5'10" 11 st.
(After the meeting it was realised that
Evans had played at O. R. altho' Hubbard was named
