characteristic feature of his play was its variety. He could probably pick
out the weak links in the defence of the opposition as quickly as any
man, and having done this he never failed to take full advantage of it,
He was not one of those showy players who now and again excel on
great occasions, but his work was always consistently good, and his
invariable practice was to enable his colleagues to take advantage of his
skill rather than seek to emphasise his own brilliance. His death is one
of the greatest blows the Leicester Football Club has ever sustained.
He was to Percy Lawrie what the late A. O. Jones was to Ernest Hind.
In both cases the highest qualities in the wing men were developed by
the brilliant work of their centres, who forgetful of themselves, always
sought to bring success in combination with their colleagues. Lieut.
Tarr was an ideal footballer, both in temperament and skill. He never
descended to a mean action; such a thing was foreign to his nature.
He was indeed, a charming man. No man could be any length of time
in his company without realising that he was not only a sportsman of
the highest qualities, but a gentleman. His death will be mourned, not
only by those nearest and dearest to him, but by thousands of others
in Leicester and the county, and indeed in many parts of England, who
recognised in him a great player, and who looked to him to show those
qualities he possessed to such a high degree as a footballer in the civil
walks of life.
Leicester Daily Post, Monday 26th July 1915
WITH THE 4th LEICESTERS.
The Death of Lieut. Tarr. – Belgium, July 19th.
The Battalion has sustained another serious loss. Yesterday our
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