William Chesterman Remembers, Part 2…
“…I am proud to belong to an organisation with so fine a past & so flourishing a present…The Sheffield public has taken a great interest in the ‘Club’ for many years & the cup successes had been exceedingly popular…I am glad to see the keen interest taken in the club by the bigger club…
Colonel Bingham speaks !
The Wednesday!
…The toast was heartily honoured & in response…
(…Cheers! )
…who’s rising was the signal for marked enthusiasm, referred at length to the history of…
Mr W. Chesterman
‘The Club’ !
“…It had been a good 40 years or so since I first responded to a very similar toast & I feel something like…
…with so many sons of my old contemporaries around me!’ (Laughter…)
Rip Van Winkle*
‘…sadly, however, I have had no connection with the Sheffield Club save as a member since professionalism came into the game*…
*…some may have remarked he looked a lot like him too…
*… that would be around the year 1885…
