Bill Marshall heads off down Memory Lane to recall the sporting headlines during this week...

80 YEARS AGO

IN A week that was dominated by transport, York Rugby League Club notched their first victory since winning the Yorkshire Cup final in August.

York City Council voted 24-8 for a 120-foot wide ring road to be built between Tadcaster Road and Malton Road, costing £352,581, while the speed record for a train from London to Glasgow on the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was broken on successive days.

A Princess Elizabeth class engine carrying seven coaches clocked 5hr 53min from Euston to Glasgow Central for an average speed of 68.2mph, while the following day an eight-coach train lowered it to 5hr 45min.

However, it wasn't York's speedy backs that helped them to beat visitors Huddersfield 8-6 – unlike the trains, they weren't fast enough – but rather it was the forwards who laid the platform, Haigh and Rees getting the tries and Dingsdale adding a penalty.

York City had been drawn at home to Hull City in the first round of the FA Cup, and they had a dress rehearsal in the league a week before, with the Minstermen, who had signed centre half John Whitelaw from Cowdenbeath, losing 1-0 at Anlaby Road, although Albert Thompson and Malcolm Comrie went close for the visitors.

England beat Ireland 3-1 at Stoke City in front of almost 48,000, thanks to goals by Raich Carter, Cliff Bastin and Fred Worrall.

Bridlington schoolteachers were told not to sell chocolate to schoolchildren.

They were allowed to sell milk but the MCC cricketers Down Under probably wanted something stronger to drink than that after losing in the last minute of their tour match against New South Wales in Sydney, Joe Hardstaff Jr being lbw at the death to Bill O'Reilly (5-67).

The 135-run defeat was not down to Wally Hammond, however, who scored 39 and 91 and took 5-39, Charlie Barnett (70) and Maurice Leyland (79) also shining as New South Wales completed their first victory over a touring side for 15 years.

Meanwhile, it was announced that world flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch, from Glasgow, would defend his title against Small Montana (Philippines) at Wembley's Empire Pool in January, 1937.

50 YEARS AGO

YORK City fell to their first home defeat of the season, losing 2-1 against Barrow, who thus notched their third straight away win.

The visitors had key men in centre forward Billy McAdams and left winger Brian Pilkington, and even scored York's goal, with right back Lawrence Carberry lobbing his keeper.

York also lost at home to Aldershot in a dismal display, although Trevor Wolstenholme missed a glorious chance to equalise with five minutes left.

England, meanwhile, came good after some disappointing displays when they thrashed Wales 5-1 at Wembley, with Charlton brothers Bobby and Jack joining Geoff Hurst (2) on the scoresheet, Terry Hennessey contributing an own goal, with Wyn Davies getting the sole reply.

York's rugby league team got bogged down in the mud in losing to Hull, who scored four tries.

World heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay gave one of his most complete performances in beating Cleveland 'Big Cat' Williams in Houston.

The fight was stopped by referee Harry Kassler 1min 8sec into the third round, with Williams – regarded as one of the hardest punchers on the planet – going down three times in the second round and again in the third.

York's rugby union team lost 30-6 to Bramley, while Selby beat Grimsby 9-6 courtesy of a late try.