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AT 2.30; 5.10; 7.15; 9.30
HOME FOOTBALL.
PORTSMOUTH BEAT ASTON VILLA.
PLYMOUTH WIN.
London, Saturday,
To-day's League matches re. sulted as under-
Arsenn) Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool Derby C. Leeda Leicester Manchester C. Portsmouth Sheffield U. Sunderland
Aberdeen
Airdrie
Celtic
East Fife
Scoliish Lengue. 2 Falkirk
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
SENIOR AND JUNIOR SHIELD FINALS.
SOUTH CHINA'S GREAT WIN.
1
The result of Senior and Junior Shield finals on Saturday
3 St, Mirren
0
4 Ayr
1
provided no surprises.
South
1
China accomplished the expected
0
with the utmost case. Their 6-1
o victory over the Borderers was
2 Hamilton
Hearts Kilmarnock
2 Dundee
4 Hibernians
Leith Motherwell Morton
2 Cowdenbeath
10 Partick
1 Rangers
2
Queen's Park 4 Clyde
Goals.
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1931.
Motherwell Rangers
Partick
2 no exaggeration of their super-
iority.
1
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. .35 23 7 5 98 30 53 1424 6 5 85 27 53 33 21 8 8 1 92 32 LO 44 210 67 40 46 6 12 84 50 41 63 50 38
The Club fought hard against: the Navy, but were not good i enough, and the Navy fully de- served their three goals' win.
The Artillery just managed to bent the Police in obtaining the only goal of the game in the First Division. Kowloon did ex- ceptionally well to take their 34 17 4 13 585 second pair of points from the
Chinese Athletic by the
Dundee Airdrie. Aberdeen 34 10 7 14 69 60 Cowdenbeath 35 15 7 3 54 55 2 liamiltonde 15 4 10 59
.16 15
18 16 6 16 54 55
28
35 score as in the previous match
34 between these two Clubs five
Kilmarnock 34 13 6 16 58 57 31 weeks ago on the Railway ground 33-11 7 15 48 599-three goals to one.
Queen's Pk. 411 017 61 66
....34 11 6 17 55 73
Only one game was contested
31 12 3 19 08 80 27 in Division II. Eastern and St.
36 7 11 17 48 70 20
21 21 46 78 22
Hibernians ..35 9
...33 5 10 18 43 85 20 East Fife...34 6 4 24 39 100 16 Possible Points.
Joseph's sharing the points.
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2 Chelsen
1 carts
◊ Bolton
2
35 17 4 14 63
1 Newcastle J.
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1 Middlesbro'
0 Grimsby
Clyde
1 West Ham
1
0 Huddersfield
St. Mirzen
1
5 Aston Villa
0 Morton
4 Liverpool
1
1 Manchester U. 2
Gonla
Falkirk Leith
A. Pts.
Ayr
56 57
70 51
Wednesday .36
G16 20
37 10 11 10
02
43
Motherwell
Huddersfield 37 16 30 1 M'ehester C. 38 17 8 13 Derby30 1911
741
69 63 81
61 12 42 60 41
Rangers
Celtic
Hearts
Liverpast
Blackburn
P. W. D. L. Arsenal...37 24 9 4184 Aston Villa 37 21 9 7 114
Portsmouth
75
same
RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
Points Possible
53
59
Senior Shield-Final. South China 6 Borderera
1
01
Junior Shield-Final.
Navy
3 Club
0
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LEAGUE GAMES AT HOME TO-DAY.
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teams in black type may win;
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12
tartion Millwall Oldham
37 15
15
47 37
A 16
17
76 38
will
36 14
67 36
70 3G
Rury
ristol C.
37 19
17
70 33
Nutts For. .87 1i 1
74 31
Barnsley
37 11
71 31
Swansea
26 11 17 17 37 11
63 30
19
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74 20
Plymouth Reading Cardiff
to-morrow.
37 12 5 20 67 8420 where no black type is shown the
6 23 16 83 22 match may result in a draw:
37
Division III-South, Bournemouth
Clapton O.
Coventry
Fulham Norwich
2 Torquay
2 ARSENAL
3 Crystal Palace 2
1 Gillingham
B'MINGHAM
ROLTON
2 CHELSEA
Division 1.
v. Portsmouth
V
Sunderland
V.
West Ham
V.
Leicester C.
2 DERBY C. v. Blackpool
Manchester U. v. Liverpool SHEFFIELD U. v. Leeds U.
1 Exeter,
I Luton
Notts.Co. Queen's P. R
1 Brentford
0
2 Bristol R.
0
Division II,
BARNSLEY v. Bury
Swindon
1 Brighton
1
Thames
* Southend
0
BRADFORD v. Wolves
Cardiff
Walsall
1 Newport
CHARLTON
Watford
1 Northampton 2
Goals.
EVERTON
v. Plymouth
Bristol C.
NOTTS F. Oldham
V. TOTTENHAM
V. Preston N.E. v. Burnley P. W. D. L. F. A.Ft.STHAMPTON v. Millwall Notts Cnty. 37 24 8 5 92 37 66 Stoke C. v. Reading Northampton 30 17 10 9 69 44 44 SWANSEA V. Bradford C. Southend .37 2013 72 56 44 WEST BROM. v. Port Vale
20 50 42 Brentford Brighton 36 15 12 60 47 Crystal Pal. 30 18 5 13 Fulham ....87 17
17 6 14 69 66 PHO 37 10 8 13 74 23
37 18 6 13
Torquay 10 Luton Bournemouth 37 13
Exeter
14 70 81
Coventry 36 166 16 72 67
Division III-South. BOURNEMO' * Fulham
BRISTOL R. Clapton D.
EXETER
LUTON
Newport
Norwich
Swindon ....37 16 17 75 81 36 Swindon
18 72 09 35 Walsall 1 67 70. .37 12 10 15 57
Queen's P.R. 37 18
Gillingham
Watford
Y. Torquay
QUEEN'S P.R.
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Northampton
V
V
v. Brighton
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SOUTHEND V. Brentford
V. Crystal Palace Y. NOTTS Co. Division III-North CHEST FIELD v. Rochdale
V.
V.
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Crewe 37 12 7 18 60 80 31 Walsall' Thames
.....37 13 5 19 52 82. 31 Darlington
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V. New Brighton .37 9 7 21 40 67 26 HULL C. Newport ..37 10 4 23 62 103 24 ROTHERHAM Y. Carlisle
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3 Barrow
2
1 Wrexham
2 Crewe
2
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3 York
GOLF.
1 Tranmere
0
5 Carlisle
1
0 Chesterfield
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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,
Goala,
Two first-round matches in the
2 Rochdale
New Brighton ◊ Accrington Stockport Wigan
( Rotherham
P. W. D. L. F.A.Pts.
Lincoln .35 24 8 6 02 43 54 annual Open Foursomes compati Tranmore...37 23 6 8 107 03 52
I Police
1 Kowloon
League Division II.
St. Joseph's 1 Eastern
GOAL SCORERS.
Senior Shield.
Lee Wai-tong (South China) Chu Kwok-luen (South China)
Leung Yin-chan (South China) Ip Pak-wa (South China) Lakeman, (Borderers)
Junior Shield.
Patts (Navy)
Nash (Navy)
League Division I.
Domeney (Kowloon) Gillott (Kowloon) Grimwood (Kowloon)
Suen Kam-shan (Athletic) Walker (R.A.)
Division II.
Mak Sul-hon (Eastern) Atkins (St. Joseph's)
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE,
· Division I.
Goals
1
P. W. L. D. P. A. Pia. South China 16 14 20 62 17 28 .18 12 5 1 42 21 25
Argylls
Kowloon
Athletic
Navy
Recreio
Borderers Police
R.A. Club
23 21
16 19 3 3 41 24 23 16 10 5 1
1 33 .18 0 61 46 32
16 8 7 1 28 28
06 1 31
4 11 1 20
4 12
3 12 St. Joseph's 17 3 14 p
Division II,
F. W.
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Athletic
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Plummer and Griffiths gave their Gwings their full share of the game, whilst the forwards were A. Pts. heeling to good advantage. The 45 19 17 Army forwards, although hold- 0 80 25 34 ing their own, were slow in 1.42 21 129 heeling which did not give their #37 14 28 scrum-half much of a chance. 7 428 4221 Costello, however, received many
8 4 20 32
7 11 4 20 39 19
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LADIES' HOCKEY.
KOWLOON DEFEAT DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL.
Y.M.C.A. WIN,
On the K.B.S.F.P.A. ground on St. Joseph's 22 8 11 3 30 41 10 opportunities to send his three- Saturday afternoon the Kowloon University..19 7 432 20 18 quarters away, but he was either Ladies' Hockey Club defeated the Kowloon... South China 21 4 1 13 4 4 2291 caught in possession or he fum- Diocesan Girls' School by five The following is a record of the bled badly, with the result that goals to all in the Char Clark Cup Royal Artillery and Club de Reersia the Army backs, who looked a League. It was a very one-sided who have resigned from the League, capable attacking force, were. game, Miss Martin, Miss George
49 12
R.A.
Division II:
Recreio
badly served.
22 3 2 10 0 0 45
22 0 19 3 0 60 Division IIL
น
P. W. L. D.
Goals F
A further passing movement by the Club backs allowed Plum- mer to draw the defence before hpassing to Lammert who again 10 11 4 1 48 10 23 was successful in adding further R.E.
.15 8 5
6 3 27 27 18 points, with an unconverted try. I'ukien
16 072 *0 35 14 Lammert's Third Score. South China 16 5.7 4. 28 37 14 R.A.F.
10 G 10 0 34 30 12
R.A.0.C.....15 12 Borderers...
2 1 48 18 25
Athletic 15 4 8 8 20 25 11 R.A.S.C.
..10 4 1 1 27 63
The following is the record of Ewn, who were expelled from the League, Division III-
Ewo.16 0 8 2 19 25 14
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
CLUB DEFEAT ARMY IN TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT.
Club's Improved Play Deserves Victory,
The third and last match of the
(two), Miss D. Hunt and Miss for the X.L.H.C. George scoring
Mias George was without reply.
the pick of the winning team was the best whilst Miss Mason
player on the losing side.
League Table to Date.
1
Goalk
0
P. W. L. 9. F. A Pts. The Army received little. scope to develop my attack, though on
H.K.L.H.C... 6.3 0 1 23 2 11 one occasion Douglas was nearly St. Andrew's 74 140 9 10 ocer, but was bundled into touch Recreio ..... 4 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 near the corner flag.
A 2 2 2 10 5 The Club K.L.II.C.
3 28 Diocesan C.S. 7 0 7 0 were soda on the offensive again
At King's Park, the Y.M.C.A. and fine handling by the backs second eleven defeated the Hong resulted in More crossing near Kong Police by two goals to gil. the corner and running round
a hockey match to touch down between the U.S.R.C. ground on Saturday the posts. Turner added the goal Macao Air Force beat the R.A.F. points.. Shortly after Lammert Hong Kong, by four goals to nil. added his third try, McLellan's kick at goal struck the upright and fell on the right side.
Half Time :--
Club Army
10 points. 0 points. After the interval the Army Triangular Tournament was de-attacked strongly and carried oided on Saturday afternoon when play to the Club line where loose the Club defeated the Army by play
Neilson three goals and three tries (24 touching down, for an unconvert- points) to a try (3 points) on the ed try.
Sookunpoo ground.
The vacancies in
the Club
resulted
in
In
on the
gain possession and running strongly. had little difficulty in beating Frankham to secure his McLellan kicked a fourth try good goal from a difficult angle.
Result:-
Club Army
.. 24 points. 3 points,
The teams were:-
Army: Cpl. Frankham; Lt..
Lt. Barlow,
Hamilton, Lt.
Thia score put new life into the Army and their forwards, fifteen at full back and forward securing the ball in the scrums Galletly, Lt. Douglas; L/Cpl. were filled by S. J. H. Fox and which followed, gave their three- Costello, Lt. Younger; Lt. Crewe D. MeLellan, while a notable ab-quarters many opportunities, but Read, Lt. McFarlane, Lt. Stevens, sentee from the Army side was good marking on the part of the Lt. Neilson, L/Cpl. Tratt, L/Cpl. L/Cpl. Rees, the stand-off half, Club backs prevented further Suter, Pte. Gilmore, L/Cpl.. whose place was taken by Lt scoring. Eventually the Club got Hardy.
Younger.
Club Score First.
ball just passing outside.
to
F. R. Burch, E. B. Gammell, D. L. E. F. Buttress, W. F. Leckle, Milne-Day, B. P. Massey, and D. McLellan.
Referee:-Commander Balley.
Club: S. J. H. Fox; G. R. on the move, and Griffiths gained
More, R. H. Griffiths, G. A. L. before ground
passing From the kick-off the Army fore who went over near the flag. Plummer, G. P. Lammert; M. W. Chesterfield 37 210 10 81 61 48 tion held by the Kowloon Golf carried play into Club terri- McLellan made a good but un-Turner, J. W. King; W. E. Peers, Wrotham .37 13 10 9 8 07
9.80 07 40 Club were played off yesterday, tory and carried the first scrum, Stockport
35 18 7 11 88 51 45 when Rome and Jex beat Pooler but faulty handling allowed the successful attempt to convert, the Southport
.35 7 10 79
710 19 62 43 and King, 6 and 4, and Russell Club to clear. Shortly after the
Macfarlane Injured. Carlisle
37 18 6 14
88 71 Huli
85-15 0:11
4 and Buxton eliminated Groves and Club three-quarters got on the
During the play that followed 78 61
move and a nice passing move-Macfarlane of the Army had the Bas Braley, finishing 2 up. Gateshead
8613 13.10 OC 58
ment resulted in Lammert! scoring an unconverted try in the misfortune to injure his leg and was compelled to leave the field. Scrappy play followed and
Wigan York
.80 17 6 14 67 74-39
.87. 15 5:10 75.74 37 Açerington..39 14. 7'17, 76-100 38
Brighton
67
corner.
A referee's great essential is Darlington ..30 12
12 8 18 81, 54 32
We professionals of to-day have Continuing to attack the Club Galletly and Barlow carried play tact, but he must also have the wind Doncaster...37 11 317 53 58 31 done a bit towards improving the again placed the Army line in into the Club's twenty-five but and legs of a champion Marathon Rotherham 30 11 18 46981 tone of the gazie. People are com- danger, but a stubborn defence, Fox relieved with a good touch runner; the eye of a
.71
wizard, ba- 88 12 7 10 Barrow...87 135 13 60 83 310g to watch billiards to-day who and good touch-kleking by kick. From a free kick awarded cause he has to see things and Halifax .87 11 8 18 8 6777 304 would not have thought, for a Frankham relieved the pressure to the Club, McLellan missed through them; the wisdom of a Crewe
87.12
2 21 01 87 28 moment of going to see pro The Club three-quarters were narrowly.
Solomon; and the temper of a Rochdale 87, 11 1 0 20 67 98 28 fessionals play only - Avery, few handling well and when. În pos- Hartlepools ~80 11′′ 5 20. 01 70 27
Bad handling on the part of the saint.C. J. Barnes, director of Nelson
87 6 7 2489 95 19 years ago Walter Lindrum, session always looked dangerous. Army backs allowed Lammert to Notts County.