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Lucy Munro
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Professional literature geek. Theatre history and weird old plays. Leyton Orient aficionada. Writing a book about the Globe and Blackfriars Playhouses. she/her
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The story appears to have started with The Hackney Spectator, which claimed not only that Spurs had offered the cash-strapped Orient £800 for Bill Martin and Tom Stewart, but also that "the latter have intimated that if the Spurs will spring to £1,000 they will include [Dick] Bourne as well". (2/2)
Clipping from The Morning Leader, 15 January 1907, reading: SPURS AND ORIENT PLAYERS. “We are informed,” says the “Hackney Spectator,” “that the Spurs have offered the Orient Club £800 for the transfer of Martin and Stewart, and that the latter have intimated that if the Spurs will spring to £1,000 they will include Bourne as well: that is to say that for £1,000 the O’s will transfer Martin, Stewart, and Bourne. We understand that the O’s now await the Spurs’ reply.
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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See also: “the play needs no description”.
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Is it a golf reference - i.e. they didn't quite manage to kick the ball over the stand?
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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"The play needs no description; it was poor, barring that of Evans and Hind". But the Orient survive not only Jonas's sending off but also a "welt on the shin" for McFadden and injury to Parker, who is "crippled" yet recovers, as well as "hard rushing tactics" from Forest in the second half. (3/3)
A clipping from The Daily Mirror, 15 January 1914, reading: Then McFadden got a welt on the shin, and afterwards Parker was crippled, but fortunately he recovered. Seen during the interval, the officials of both clubs expressed their views on the ordering off incident. Nottingham men said that it should have been neither or both, and an Orient director said that a caution would have met the case. I uphold Mr. Muir, and had he seen the incident it would have been both. The play needs no description; it was poor, barring that of Evans and Hind. At the start the Orient goal had two or three lucky escapes, and then, from a free kick, the ball bounced out of Hanna’s hands and McFadden fastened on it and scored. The Forest tried hard rushing tactics in the second half but were beaten by the defence, the inside forwards, Bell, Derrick and McKnight, showing no intelligence and messing up good work by Mercer, the centre half, who tried all through with a desperation worthy of better result. P.J. MOSS.
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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"Few reputations were enhanced on the Forest ground yesterday", writes Moss of a "rough and tumble, kick and rush scramble", in which "after twenty minutes’ play, Jonas was kicked and was silly enough to retaliate". The ref saw the only the second kick, and "the unlucky Jonas" was sent off. (2/3)
A clipping from the Daily Mirror, 15 January 1914, reading: SCRAMBLE AT NOTTINGHAM. Orient Beat the Forest in a Poor Game — Jonas Ordered Off. Few reputations were enhanced on the Forest ground yesterday, when Clapton Orient beat Nottingham Forest by a goal to none and passed into the second round of the English Cup. It was a rough and tumble, kick and rush scramble, with the one bright feature the Orient defence. Evans and Hind were great at back and Griffiths, Scott and Willis, three determined halves, played dogged, although the Orient had only ten men against eleven for the greater part of the game. In the closing stages all the Orient men were backs, and the Forest wing halves had a lot of running about fetching back the kicked out ball. None of the Orient men quite managed to carry the stand bunker. Quite early in the game first Evans, the Orient left back, and Hunter, centre forward, were laid out, and it was while Hunter was off the field that the Orient got their first goal. Then, after twenty minutes’ play, Jonas was kicked and was silly enough to retaliate. Mr. Muir saw the second kick, but not the first, and quite properly sent the unlucky Jonas off the fiend, whereas it should have been both men. We could probably see the incident better from the stand than on the field.
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Opium?
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Nothing staves off boredom like a fire hazard...
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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In important culinary news, The Morning Leader also carries an advertisement for P.K. Gravy, “The New Gravy”, which, readers are assured, “is entirely different from any gravy preparation on the market” and "SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF “COLD MEAT COOKERY”. (3/3)
An advert from The Morning Leader, 14 January 1911, reading: The New Gravy This New Gravy is entirely different from any gravy preparation on the market. It is not merely a flavouring, a colouring or a thickening preparation, but is an actual concentrated Gravy, just pure Gravy highly concentrated for convenient use in the kitchen. P.K. Gravy solves the problem of “Cold Meat Cookery.” It is exactly what every housewife wants for making savoury and appetising dishes from the remains of the cold joint or other cold meats; dishes that are just as tasty and just as nourishing and digestible as freshly cooked meats. Although very full and rich in flavour, it is not spiced or seasoned, and so is suitable for use on all occasions and with all dishes where a Gravy is required. It is economical in use — there is no wastage. It is always ready; you simply add boiling water. Its addition to Roasts, Steaks, Poultry, Chops, Stews, Hashes, Soups, &c., imparts body, richness and delicious flavour that will please the palate. Send to your Grocer at once for a bottle of P.K. Gravy. THE GRAVY THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF “COLD MEAT COOKERY.” A side-bar has a “FACSIMILE OF THE LABEL”, which reads “P.K. Gravy, PRIDE OF THE KITCHEN. THE COMPLETE GRAVY” plus additional text: SOLD IN 41/2d. and 1/- bottles. If your Grocer does not stock P.K. Gravy send 41/2d to Foster Clark, Ltd., Maidstone, and a bottle will be sent to you post free.
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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In the event, the Orient's match against Arsenal was called off 10 minutes into the second half due to fog, with the score at 0-1, The Football News reporting that "The ground presented a curious appearance, lighted newspapers being held up in all portions of the crowd". (2/3)
A clipping from Football News, 14 January 1911: CLAPTON ORIENT V. WOOLWICH ARSENAL. Sixteen thousand people witnessed this tie at Homerton in frosty weather, the ground being very hard. Cup-tie excitement caused the form to be moderate, although Goffin and Ducat each had good shots saved. After thirty minutes, a free kick led to McEachrane scorning for the Arsenal with a fine shot from 30 yards out. The Orient forwards were weak. Half-time:— Woolwich Arsenal ………. 1 Clapton Orient …………… 0 Fog descended heavily during the interval, but the match was resumed, and nothing could be seen of the game. The ground presented a curious appearance, lighted newspapers being held up in all portions of the crowd. After 10 minutes play was stopped, and following a further wait the match was abandoned. The game will probably be replayed on Monday.
January 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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I love this picture, and poor Pallas the Walrus...
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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In happier news, the Mirror also reports on a “ZOO KEEPER WHO HAS BECOME LIKE A WALRUS”, with photographic proof. (3/3)
A clipping from a newspaper with three photographs, one showing a walrus, the other a man in a zookeepers’ uniform, his moustached face held against that of a walrus, and the third showing the zookeeper front-on, in a head-and-shoulders shot. He has taken off his cap, showing that his hair is receding in the centre, and showing more clearly his walrus moustache. The headline reads, “ZOO KEEPER WHO HAS BECOME LIKE A WALRUS” and the caption reads, “As a result of long association with a walrus a keeper at Hagenbeck’s famous zoo at Hamburg has become strangely like the beast he has charge of. Indeed, so strong is the apparent resemblance that it is a subject of general comment among the visitors. (1) The walrus. (2) The walrus and the keeper, who are much attached to each other. (3) The keeper. It will be seen that the hair on their faces is worn in much the same style. — (Daily Mirror photographs.)
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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The Mirror lays much of the blame on poor goalkeeping: "Davis, who played in goal for the Orient instead of Bower, was not a great success, and certainly ought to have saved two of the successful shots". (2/3)
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM