Newspaper Clippings - Dick Butler - page 6
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Marsden Cricket Club have a Durhan Coast League fixture on that date as well as on August 31 when the Mariners also hoped to be at home , and at a meeting held in the Town Hall it was decided that the football club will have to play at Cleadon Recreation Ground on those two dates the Edu cation Committee agreed to the hurried request for the schools ' pitch and that the Marsden CC dates stand . The Mariners have asked the Northern Alliance to agree to the change . MR ALLAN Stokoe , chair man of Marsden Cricket Club and also chairman of the South Tyneside Sports SP Bill Bawden's Gossip Shop CRICKET WINS - FOOTBALL CLUB MUST START SOUTH Shields Mari ners , the town's new senior club , have run into a snag before a ball is kicked in Nor thern Alliance earn est and they cannot start off the season at their Jack Clark Park home on August 17 as planned . AT CLEADON REC Council , told me : " We have a letter troim the Chief Parks Superiu tendent , Mr Jim Pearson , dated January 28 this year , . stating our right to the ground . In it , Mr Pearson refers to the proposal of the new Mariners being given the use of the soccer pitch at the park and writes : mised for the first part of the season , though I would hope that someone else will compromise in the same way at the end of it , if necessary . " " But your interest in the use of the cricket table is being observed . I can confirm your booking of the park for the 1974 cri cket season April 27 - Sep tember 14 inclusive ' . " MAELE Mr Stokoe added : " And in my capacity as Sports Council chairman I recall a decision made by us on January 31 after the Town Clerk had asked for our views on the application for use of Jack Clark Park by the new Mariners . SHIELDS LEAGUE AVERAGES South Shields Cricket Club league averages , 1974 ( up to d including August 3 ) : BATTING ( Qual .: 8 inns .; average 10.00 ) Runs ATO HS Ave UTEN C 14 - Shields Gazette , Friday , August 9 , 19 St Lingfield TOTE : DOUBLE 3.00 & 4.00 TREBLE 2.30 3.30 & 4.30 STALLS START : DRAW ADVANTAGE : 5f to 1m HIGH but on heavy going LOW " The Sports Council were in favour of the ap plication . But we made it plain that acceptance was only on the assurance that all existing interests were protected . " That is why we felt Marsden must call a meet ing with the football club and the local authority to sort out the clash in dates after we had seen the new Mariners ' fixtures pub lished last week . " We have a duty to the Coast League to fulfil ou commitments and that we intend to do . " = S MR MARTIN Ford , chau man of the new Mariners , said : " It was rather un fortunate that the North ern Alliance fixture list was delayed and couldn't tell the cricket club earlier about the dates . we " There is certainly no fight between us . We real ise that , as newcomers , we are not in a position to bargain . We have compro " Of course , we will at all times accept the decision of the Culture and Leisure Committee . " NEITHER he nor Alan Stokoe could comment on reports that Marsden Juniors football club , other old tenants of the ground , are making inquiries about their position . So , for the record , South Shields Mariners will be at home to Belford on August 17 and entertain Work ington Reserves on August 31 at Cleadon Recreation Ground . on Marsden CC's senior home game with Dawdon August 17 and the second team's vital title de . ciding battle with Vaux on August 31 stand as ranged . ar |
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