Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 05 March 1937

SHOVE HA'PENNY

Keen Fight in Radstock League

An interesting evening marked the close of the Radstock and District Shave Ha'penny League on Monday night at Paulton. The Blackbird Inn, after beating the Crown Inn "C" on the previous Monday, at the Crown Inn, looked certain to make sure of the League on their own slate, as they only needed to draw.

The Crown Inn, however, revenged themselves on the Blackbird and won by 4 games to 2, thus winning the League for the first time. The Bell Hotel, the only other team to beat the Blackbird, had to win their game at the Winterfield Inn, so as to be in the running. This they did by 5 games to 1, which put them level on points with the Blackbird for runners-up.

This necessitated a final game between the Blackbird and the Bell, which will be arranged at the League meeting to be held at the Bell Hotel. T. Jordan, one of the Crown Inn team, is in the final for the Individual Competition, so it is possible the Crown Inn to win both the League and the Individual Championship.

LEAGUE TABLE.

P. W. L. D. Pts Crown Inn "C" 20 14 3 3 31 Blackbird Inn 20 12 2 6 30 Bell Hotel 20 13 3 4 30 King's. Arms 19 10 3 6 26 Miner's Arms 19 10 5 4 24 Crown Inn "W" 20 2 7 11 15 Winterfield Inn 20 6 11 3 15 New Inn 20 5 11 4 14 Radstock W.M.C. 19 4 10 5 13 Railway _Hotel 20 3 11 8 12 Anchor Inn 19 0 13 6 6