Meeting of Directors held Monday Nov. 8th 1897
Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Baxter, Brooks,
Crawshaw, Cuff, Davies, Kelly, Keates & Prescott.
Minutes of last meeting read & confirmed.
Team v Villa - Muir, Barker, Storrier, Boyle, Holt, Robertson, Taylor, Williams,
L. Bell, J. Bell & Divers.
Team v L'pool Reserve - McFarlane, Balmer, Struthers, McKinley, Douglas,
Stewart, Hughes, Cameron, Hulligan, Chadwick, Schofield.
Directors to B'ham Mr. Clayton.
Director in charge of Gate - Mr. Crawshaw.
McConnell Resolved we transfer McConnell say £25 minimum.
Lancashire Cup Resolved if Darwen press to play Dec. 4th, we offer them
three fourths Nett Gate & failing their acceptance of this
we apply to Lan. F.A. to scratch.
£ s d
Accounts J. Holt 50.0.0) Re their benefit.
E. Chadwick 50.0.0)
G. Hodgson 42.0.0
Excursion to Preston Resolved the club guarantee a train on the 20th Inst.
Flagging passage Resolved we approve Corporation doing same at
cost of £23.10.11.
Fixture Resolved we play Leicester Fosse on Dec. 27
guarantee £30 half gross over £60.
Telegrams Resolved Radford Press Agency send us 6 special
wires on Saturday.
Signed Nov. 15th 1897 W. R. Clayton Chairman
Meeting of Directors held Friday Nov. 12th 1897 at Bradford Hotel
Present B. Kelly Esq. (in the chair) Messrs Crawshaw, Cuff, Davies, Keates & Prescott.
Team v Villa - L. Bell being unfit. Resolved the 3 inside forwards be
Chadwick, J. Bell & Williams. The Directors at B'ham to
settle positions with the forwards as to Bell & Taylor.
