P. J. B., a writer of Stoke Goldington football notes, sends us the following:
“I think the Castlethorpe Football Club contributor to your paper must have misread the paragraph in my football notes which referred to North Bucks League clubs wearing numbered jerseys.
“Stoke Golgington Sports do not claim to be the first local club to wear such jerseys. They do not possess numbered jerseys yet, but they will in the near future. Unaware that the idea had already been utilized locally, I merely suggested that Stoke should give the lead. Here is the paragraph:
“What a blessing it would be if the small fry followed in the wake of the pros. And sported numbered jerseys. It would make things much more simple for the local scribes. Couldn’t Stoke give the lead?”
“There is no claim to distinction in that.
“If Castlethorpe are the first North Bucks League club to wear numbered jerseys, on behalf of the Stoke Goldington Club I congratulate them on their helpful enterprise and wish them a successful season!”
[But the Peters at New Bradwell have had numbered shirts for several seasons. See Mr. Pateman’s letter. SPORTS EDITOR.]