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Our resident artist Bob Bond laments the demise of the match cartoonist
Tomorrow I’d like you to do Horwich Railwaymen’s Institute against Bacup Borough.”
That was the Sports Editor’s directive to his young cartoonist – me. That was good. I could catch a train to Horwich. Not only was it on the main line, but also there might be an opportunity to put some train puns into my drawing.
Next day I was there, in the press box with the reporters, where I had the benefit of some local intelligence.
“Their number six is a dirty b****r. Just watch. And this referee won’t do us any favours...”
Sure eno...

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