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The Old Carthusians, in their 1887 semi- final against Blackburn in the FA Cup, played a formation of 1-2-2-6 : lost 2-1.Fantastic,must make you very proud esk,love our formation on the programme for that final mate,2-3-5 it looks like,I think Bobby may try that one out before the end of the season
19th century formations,they're the way forward mate!
There's some great photos here including the 1897 final and New Brighton' s goalkeeper playing against Spurs :
Must have had great defences
Blurry fag card photo - photos of other nineteenth century players :
Don't want to but I will
Remember that game, and the whole day leading up to it, and the week that followed as if it were yesterday.
It's in Dixie deans autobiography that he played in a baseball match/game Dixe was asked by the USA star player how much he earned , and the comparison to the baseball player was super wages so yes we must have had a history of one off games perhaps?
Is that the famous Clive Thomas D@ck Turpin robbery one , I cried that day!
All of this has just reminded me that I was interested in this a couple of months ago. So interested that I registered with the Major League Baseball website to see if I could find any further information. Completely forgot about it, but I'll go on to one of their forums to see if anybody has anything interesting..From http://www.dixies60.com/2011/05/05/happy-anniversary-dixie/
Babe meets Dixie
In 1934 Babe came to England and met Dixie on a visit to White Hart Lane, seldom have two chronic record beaters been so close. As Dixie shook the Bambino’s hand they began to chew the sporting cud. A 1977 interview with journalist John Roberts allows us to be flies on the dressing room wall. .
“Gee, you’ll get some cash today,” Ruth told Dixie.
When Dixie told Ruth that he got paid just £8 a week, Ruth looked back with wide eyed and slack jawed disbelief.
“Jesus Christ,” spluttered the Bambino. “I’d demand two thirds of this gate!”
Ruth ,who earned almost 20% of Yankee payroll compared to Dean’s 3 percent later declared:
“What a racket! What’s the chances of me buying into one of those football clubs?”
Two greats, who in the space of a year broke records by reaching sixty…
Brilliant stuff it's in Dixes autobiography, a must buy for any blues fans this guy was a complete athlete - his statue should be gold if we could afford it and protect it!From http://www.dixies60.com/2011/05/05/happy-anniversary-dixie/
Babe meets Dixie
In 1934 Babe came to England and met Dixie on a visit to White Hart Lane, seldom have two chronic record beaters been so close. As Dixie shook the Bambino’s hand they began to chew the sporting cud. A 1977 interview with journalist John Roberts allows us to be flies on the dressing room wall. .
“Gee, you’ll get some cash today,” Ruth told Dixie.
When Dixie told Ruth that he got paid just £8 a week, Ruth looked back with wide eyed and slack jawed disbelief.
“Jesus Christ,” spluttered the Bambino. “I’d demand two thirds of this gate!”
Ruth ,who earned almost 20% of Yankee payroll compared to Dean’s 3 percent later declared:
“What a racket! What’s the chances of me buying into one of those football clubs?”
Two greats, who in the space of a year broke records by reaching sixty…
