Wednesday 1 January 2014

William Clarke & Sons - Sporting Terms


1900
Sporting Terms
William Clarke & Sons
50 cards (14 Cricket, 12 Cycling, 12 Football, 12 Golf)

Of the 12 football cards most are rugby, and some can be rather ambiguous, 'Forward' for example. The cards are multi-backed as can be seen by some of the examples shown here. As usual the cards shown are not to scale.
UPDATE (03-02-2024 15:55):  I have been sent a complete checklist for this collection. The cards are unnumbered and the numbers used here are for reference purposes only.

Champagne Cigarettes in packets of 10 for 3d
Champagne Cigarettes manufactured from….
Life Guard Cigarettes
Masterpiece Cigarettes
Musk Rose Cigarettes
Patent Cork Belted Silk Cut Cigarettes - 10d per oz
Patent Cork Belted Silk Cut Cigarettes are sold in boxes
Patent Cork Belted Turkish Cigarettes
Patent Cork Belted Virgina (sic) Cigarettes
The "Seddon" Patent Cork Mouthpiece

Cricket Terms

1.  A Maiden Over
2.  Caught At The Wicket
3.  Extras
4.  Long Leg And Short Leg
5.  Long Off
6.  Long Stop
7.  Out With His First
8.  Pads
9.  Point
10.  Run Out
11.  Slip
12.  Stumped
13.  The Pitch
14.  Wide

Cycling Terms

15.  A Gear Case
16.  A Light Roadster
17.  A Puncture
18.  Ball Bearings
19.  Boneshakers
20.  Compression Stays
21.  Gents Ball Head, Standard Pattern
22.  High Gear
23.  Mud Guard
24.  Scorching
25.  Side Shake
26.  Tandems

Football Terms

27.  A Drop Over The Bar (Rugby)
28.  A High Kickoff (Rugby)
29.  A Scrimmage Near The Line (Rugby)
30.  Dark Blue Forwards, Light Blue Backs (Rugby)
31.  Forward
32.  Full Back
33.  Half Back
34.  Inside Left
35.  Inside Right
36.  Socker
37.  Touch Down (Rugby)
38.  Well Tackled (Rugby)

Golf Terms

39.  2 Up and 1 to Play
40.  27 1/2 Eclipse
41.  A Bugler
42.  A Good Grip
43.  A Lofting Iron
44.  A Scratch Player
45.  All Square
46.  An Uneven Match
47.  Dead on the Green
48.  Giving a Half
49.  Keep Your Eye on the Ball
50.  Long Odd

4 comments:

  1. How about a COMPLETE list of what card is what sport?

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    1. I only have information on the football cards. Most are rugby, 'Forward', 'Full Back' and 'Half Back' could be rugby or football, whilst 'Inside Left', 'Inside Right' and 'Socker' can only be football.

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  2. Cricket Terms
    1 A Maiden Over
    2 Caught At The Wicket
    3 Extras
    4 Long Leg And Short Leg
    5 Long Off
    6 Long Stop
    7 Out With His First
    8 Pads
    9 Point
    10 Run Out
    11 Slip
    12 Stumped
    13 The Pitch
    14 Wide
    Cycling Terms
    15 A Gear Case
    16 A Light Roadster
    17 A Puncture
    18 Ball Bearings
    19 Boneshakers
    20 Compression Stays
    21 Gents Ball Head, Standard Pattern
    22 High Gear
    23 Mud Guard
    24 Scorching
    25 Side Shake
    26 Tandems
    Football Terms US Navy
    27 A Drop Over The Bar
    28 A High Kickoff
    29 A Scrimmage Near The Line
    30 Dark Blue Forwards, Light Blue Backs
    31 Forward
    32 Full Back
    33 Half Back
    34 Inside Left
    35 Inside Right
    36 Socker
    37 Touch Down
    38 Well Tackled
    Golf Terms
    39 2 Up and 1 to Play
    40 27 1/2 Eclipse
    41 A Bugler
    42 A Good Grip
    43 A Lofting Iron
    44 A Scratch Player
    45 All Square
    46 An Uneven Match
    47 Dead on the Green
    48 Giving a Half
    49 Keep Your Eye on the Ball
    50 Long Odd

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    1. Hi, Thank you very much for the checklist, it's really good to get the complete list.

      Cheers, Alan

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