The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1915-12-11 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SPORTING STORIES.  _s_____ (By " C.C.")  The latest addition .to the ranks of coin. mission (Avers is Lieut.. F. C. Haute, who will be recognised as the old Rigby international half-back. Space is at a premium this week. but I shall hope to deal with the sporting career of this fine fellow in a future issue of the " News.•• Meanwhile one and all wish him the best of luck.  T was actreincly sorry to hear doting the week of the death, killed in action, of Lieut. Keith Moore, of Preston. The young Prestonian was only 21 years of age, but he had played enough liugliy football in this district with the Pre-ton Grae-s-hoppers team to make him well known to many of us, who, in peace timea. follow the handling code. The season before the war Moore was talked about -in Lancashire county circles, and he wsiuld have gut hi, county colours CA' this ha.l not the war brought about the complete stoppage of -the game. His regiment was that of the Lnyd I North Lancia-hires, who hare suffered so much during the fighting in France and Flanders.  • • s i•  A friend has drown Inc attention to the numerous rafflns. prize drawings, and even football matches which are run for wounded soldiers and the various war .tunds. I have no doubt that in sonic stances the efforts are quite bona-fide, but a word of advice and warning will Oct be out of place. Personally, I should retuse to support any, of the money-raising systems unless held under the auspices and sync:Honed by one of the recognised charities connected with the war. Mac's- team v. "Mike's" team is not good enough for me unless the gate money ;s under proper supervision. The same may be, said of prize drawings. I do mot wish to suppress good intentions, but if individuals desire to do something ,they will find ample ',cope by becoming attaohcd to the Red Cross and other societies.  • • . .  Captain Spencer F. 3/organ, of the Bantams (16th Cheshires), is the old Shrewsbury School and Liverpool namblers' football player, and whose rap:Al promotion since the commencement of the war is one if the most notable persoaal events that coma to llly knowledge. Captain.hforgen, however, was an active volunteer for some years prior to that eventful day in August. 1914, and his progress to the top flight in his .battalion is but the reward of ripe experience and ability to carry out the exacting duties of his command. ' By the way, he cdered himeelf for service in the field within twelve hours after the expiration of England's oltimatum.  31r. Cecil Holden, the Borough Coroner, may be said to be above military age, but he la doing splendid servile in local TON cruiting.circies, and the body of assistants who aro helping him have been enthused byithe old cricketers keen desire to aave voluntary service. Had the European conflict come 0 few year. eirlior "Cecil" would have been in the forefront of our 'fighters. As it is, he is helping the country to strengthen the position, so that ill the greet and final test—which may be nearer than many of us are prone to believe—England and her Allies fail not.  A youth of sivieenepleaded-guilty before the ktadeliffe (Manchester) magistrates, on Wednesday, to attempting to commit suicide. His father and brother had joined the Army, Anti because he had been rejected six •times his conduct at home, said his mother, had become unbearable. She informed the court that at-times she had felt inclined to kill him. The lad wee bound over.  rES-Aximulc ,401,104=CURE ~,r,be ...b., Weft rennottr-14' Containn no opium. .Parellogiv• otber baenilt anomie. rtraitS.TOLIS Vesola!,in4be,saront and epoodient anodenelleine.ebtrurilis, tbo•benterro.u teniebgainst-rnore serionerdnoseen. , C WORE N S 'COUGHS  Large 1 Mk* stsu Nod V-, fro. almonds and Trial 9004  Plàwe