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1882: Wesley College v Rotherham

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Sheffield Sub-Site

Played at Rotherham,

on Saturday, 25/02/1882,

over 5 boards, 2 games per board.

Wesley College, Sheffield, continued its 100% record of the previous season by beating Doncaster.  The results as reported by the Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement of 25/02/1882 were as follows:

	Wesley College	5½‑4½	Rotherham
1	Shendler	1-1	J Shephard
2	Shearer	2-0	Wollman
3	Williams	½-½1	J R Shephard
4	W Foster	2-0	Ward
5	A Foster	0-2	Lear

Initials were supplied only were necessary to distinguish relatives of the same name.  The identities of the players wold appear to be as follows:

Name as Reported	Club	Full(er) Name
A Foster	Wesley College	A M Foster
W Foster	Wesley College	W D Foster
Lear	Rotherham	Henry William Lear
Shearer	Wesley College	J Shearer
Shendler	Wesley College	Robert Shendler
J Shephard	Rotherham	John Shephard
J R Shephard	Rotherham	Joseph Richard Shephard
Ward	Rotherham	H Ward
Williams	Wesley College	William A Williams
Wollman	Rotherham	Joseph Wollman

Created 24/04/2014

Stephen John Mann

Last Updated 24/04/2014