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AUTOMOBILE eaaaas DISTRIBUTORS BOLTON WANDERERS COLOURS—WHITE SHIRTS, BLUE KNICKERS WINNERS OF THE 1—HANSON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CUP 1923, 1926 & 1929 2—BALL 3—BANKS (T) F.A. Cup Finalists 1894, 1904, 1953. 4—WHEELER 5—BARRASS 6—BELL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NORTH) CUP 1944-45 * E LANC. CUP 1885-6, 1890-1, 1911-2, 1921-2, 1924-5, 1926-7, 1931-2, 7—HOLDEN -MOIR 9—LOFTHOUSE 10—STEVENS 11—PARRY *s *E 1933-4, 1947-8 MANCHESTER CUP 1894-5, 1905-6, 1908-9, 1920-1, 1921-2 RICHARDSON CUP 1928-9, 1930-1. WEST LANCS. CUP 1930-1, 1950-1 Referee : KICK-OFF MUM A. W. LUTY Telephone: BOLTON 800 Telegrams: "WANDERERS, BOLTON" 3-0 P.M. (Leeds) DIRECTORS: W. HAYWARD (Chairman), E. GERRARD, J.P. (Vice-Chairman), C. N. BANKS, P. DUXBURY, Aid. J. ENTWISTLE, J.P., 11- -FROGGATT 10—DALE -HENDERSON 8—GORDON 7—HARRIS *E *s *E H. WARBURTON, A. E. HARDMAN. 8—DICKINSON 5—REID 4—PHILLIPS W. RIDDING (Manager) HAROLD ABBOTTS (Secretary) *E tV *E 1953-54 SEASON 3—MANSEfcL 2—W4t#8N FUTURE EVENTS AT PARK: PORTSMOUTH Football League Kick-off Central League Kick-off Mar. 6—Sunderland 3-0 Feb. 27—Derby County Res 3-0 COLOURS—ROYAL BLUE SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKERS Mar. 20—Aston Viila 3-0 Mar. 13—Blackpool Res. 3-0 Apr. 3—Arsenal 3-0 Mar. 27—Sheffield Res. 3-0 * Full Internationals:—E-Engiand—S-Scotland—l-lre!and—W-Wales U. Linesmen: J. Bell (Yellow Flag) and A. Smith (Red Flag) CANTEEN TEA 3d. COFFEE 4d. HAM SANDWICH 6d

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II BOLTON—Phone 5125 (5 lines) •• So have money values changed j 5a 53 offer excuses for the eve-of-cup- tie disappointment against our old with the years. At 83, at his home friends from Deepdale. But dare at Blackpool, Mr. Fortune was a §i !! we not say in a whisper, "Mud diligent follower of Bolton foot­ OUR MESSAGE and misfortune" ?j ball fortunes. PORTSMOUTH'S {STRONG SUIT IS GOAL SCORING First comment must be about The other old-time name to \A/E asked an old campaigner at will play to-day and the reply is Tom Finney's high class exhibition. mention is that of Bob Struthers the beginning of this week up tojihe Bolton forwards. He played with the craft that who knew all about half-back play. what he thought was the recipe He has been admitted to hospital Burnden Park however, has not makes everything look ridiculous­ for victory in this afternoon's at Douglas with gangrene and been a cheerful venue for Ports­ ly easy and we were delighted to spicy 5th Round tie against Ports­ wishes for his welfare will be in mouth at any time and they left see at the end he did not forget mouth. With a smile, he stated the minds of many admirers at a fearful blot on their copy-book to go out of his way to give a what seemed the obvious— Bolton. in November. Still, they have warm handshake to Tommy Banks. " Goals!" had their days here, and have That sticky, muddy pitch was ?s "That isn't as obvious as it Reserves goal famine made up for failures at Burnden bad as it could have been for seems." He went on to explain. by freely taking points from the Harold Hassall, who prefers a free- THE result from Stoke leaves us "What it implies is that, instead wondering what has suddenly Wanderers at . running ball. Then there was the of squandering chances, the Wanderers' records since the war ankle injury that kept out Nat dried up the Central League side's Wanderers must take 'em, every­ scoring power. They played very are interesting : Lofthouse. one. With a team smartly on the p w D A Pts attractive football but failed lam­ upgrade, like Pompey, our for­ At Bolton 9 6 0 II 12 U Every effort has been put into entably in front of goal. At Portsmouth.... 8 0 2 13 2 wards cannot afford to waste the the job of restoring the pitch for That undermines a team's record merest shadow of a goal," / this afternoon. Winger's hundred goals even sooner than weakness in de­ Accent on goals THESE figures are no] guide to fence. XA/E have to pay our Cup-tie what may happen to-day. Not Pikes Lane personalities The Reserves' record is remark­ visitors the compliment of if Peter Harris, Duggie Henderson TWO NAMES in the news this able. In 18 games since October expecting they will play like a side and Jack Froggatt can get away week will take some long mem­ 3rd they have only twice scored moving on a wave of success after with it. Harris has claimed over ories back as far as Pikes Lane. a hundredgoals from outside right. more than one goal in a game. a period in the doldrums. One was that of Will Fortune They have been content with one They have had a pretty thin Lacing Manchester City only a whom they laid reverently away on ten occasions and they have time in defence, but for goals, week ago, they left their on Saturday. failed to score six times.\ just look at the League table. supporters wondering why Scun­ Will was one of those folk who Correspondingly their defence They are a free-scoring line. We thorpe had been such a tough could make tall columns of figures in that same period has only can take it that is the card they opposition. do anything he wanted. Financial been beaten more than once secretary in charge of gates for in a game on two occasions, seven many years, he travelled far and times they have kept a clean wide checking Cup-tie figures for sheet and nine times they have BOLTON EVENING NEWS the Wanderers. lost only once. They have .by far For the most part, in Will For­ the best defensive record in the GREEN FINAL tune's day most money came into competition up to date. But oh how tardy their goal-scoring. FIRST WITH ALL FINAL SCOKES- -THE FAVOURITE SPORTS PAPER football in "tanners" and half-a- EVERY SATURDAY - PRICE 2d. Help YOUR town to top the recruiting tables BOLTON'S AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE AND

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