Tired out after travelling nearly 700 miles in three days but happy because one of their friends had realised his greatest ambition in joining West Ham United, a little party of pit workers returned to their humble homes in South Yorkshire late last night. Members of Frickley Colliery Soccer side, they'd taken a day off from the mines to come and play against West Ham at Upton Park. Lost the game 5-0, but departed very cheerfully for the North, made richer by a substantial cheque given them by United for the transfer of their outside left, twenty-two-year-old Reginald Gore. He joined Frickley this season, was previously at Southport and Chesterfield, will probably be included in the West Ham reserve teams for the Easter programme. This colliery team, one of the most famous "nurseries" in the country, is supported by a levy from the pit-workers, men paying 2d. a week and lads a penny. Thus is paid the wage-bill of £20. One of the most impressive displays was given by Austin Collier, dark well-built left back. Collier is famed as the Iron Man of the side, the player who never gets hurt. Said one of his colleagues, " He goes into it so much he gets some terrible knocks, but like a miracle always seems to come up fit and smiling."