25 YEARS AGO

BOLTON WANDERERS today appointed Blackpool's chief coach, Mr Jimmy Meadows, as the new team manager. Mr Meadows takes up the post immediately and Mr Nat Lofthouse reverts to the administrative role he held during the 15 days Mr Jimmy McIlroy was team manager earlier this season.

50 YEARS AGO DISCUSSING in the Divorce Court today whether the court could accept as evidence the uncorroborated admission of a wife that she stayed at a hotel with another man, Mr Victor Williams, counsel for the petitioning husband, said: "No woman would deliberately brand herself an adulteress." 125 YEARS AGO

GREAT BATTLE NEAR LE MANS

General Chanzy telegraphs the following account of the fighting at Le Mans: "The enemy attacked us along our whole line yesterday. We have captured some prisoners, but I do not at present know their number. All of them estimate the forces opposed to us at 180,000 men. The battle only ended with the night. Our losses are considerable. Those of the enemy are cruel. A fresh attack is expected tomorrow."

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