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Tony Becca, Contributor
Once upon a time, Jamaica's football was brother to Jamaica's cricket, even though, in those days, no footballer could match strides with a cricketer, especially one like George Headley or Alfred Valentine.
In those days, football clubs shared grounds with cricket and clubs like Kingston, Melbourne, Kensington, Lucas and also Railway played cricket during the first part of the year and football during the second part.
In those days, many cricketers, such as J.K. Holt Jr, George Prescod and Allan Rae played football and a lot of footballers like Noel 'My Son' Tappin and Lindy Delapenha, played cricket and they joined the same clubs. And in those days, club life was strong.
In those days, for example, Lucas, with the McLean brothers - Altamont and Lloyd - at the helm, were good. YMCA, with Owen Parker and Lester Richards, Carl Lewin and Peter Lewin, were also good. Melbourne, with players like Tappin, Bunny Clarke and Jamaica captain Dudley Smith, were also good. St George's College Old Boys, the Light Blues, with men like 'Muggy' Graham, Denzil Lue, Anthony Hill, with players like Ken East, Bunny Goodison, Norman Hill, 'Blubber' Campbell and Bobby Williams, were the talk of the town.
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Once upon a time, Jamaica's football was brother to Jamaica's cricket, even though, in those days, no footballer could match strides with a cricketer, especially one like George Headley or Alfred Valentine.
In those days, football clubs shared grounds with cricket and clubs like Kingston, Melbourne, Kensington, Lucas and also Railway played cricket during the first part of the year and football during the second part.
In those days, many cricketers, such as J.K. Holt Jr, George Prescod and Allan Rae played football and a lot of footballers like Noel 'My Son' Tappin and Lindy Delapenha, played cricket and they joined the same clubs. And in those days, club life was strong.
In those days, for example, Lucas, with the McLean brothers - Altamont and Lloyd - at the helm, were good. YMCA, with Owen Parker and Lester Richards, Carl Lewin and Peter Lewin, were also good. Melbourne, with players like Tappin, Bunny Clarke and Jamaica captain Dudley Smith, were also good. St George's College Old Boys, the Light Blues, with men like 'Muggy' Graham, Denzil Lue, Anthony Hill, with players like Ken East, Bunny Goodison, Norman Hill, 'Blubber' Campbell and Bobby Williams, were the talk of the town.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...s/sports4.html