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		given us permission to approach Roose
		that Woolwich had asked him to play
		for them, that he had received a
		letter from Roose & that he had replied
		saying that he would come down to
		see him & he was instructed to go
		to London according to appointment
		but to tell Roose that we could not
		offer him a position in League team
		whilst Scott was playing in his
		present form.

Team v				Scott
Villa			Balmer	      Crelley
		Ashworth       Taylor         Abbott
		Sharp McDermott Young Settle Hardman
		Rankin reserve for Sharp.

Stockport Coy.			Kitchen
			Wildman         Balmer
		Makepeace    Chadwick   McCartney
		Roberts Rankin McLoughlin Caldwell
		Dilly.

v Preston	To be selected on Saturday after
North End	match the Secy. in the meantime to
		ascertain what team P. N. E. were playing.

Directors
to Stockport	Messrs Davies & Kelly.

Stoke F. C.	The Secretary read letter from
		Stoke F. C. re tampering with McCartney.

Wood		The Secretary was instructed to arrange
		for Wood the centre forward of Sunlight F. C. to
		play trial here on Saturday week.