FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL
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BIG LONDON
GAME AT WHITE
FOOTBALL WILL BE THE ARSENAL'S
HART LANE FIERCER THAN EVER
Spurs Meet Arsenal
After 4 Seasons.
BUSTLING FOOTBALL AGAINST
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Records That May Go
(By RANGER.)
Lane to witness what promises to
NEW ASPECT-SCIENCE ALONE NOT ENOUGH
By David Jack
(Arsenal and England.)
of course, is an effort to appease dis-
DECLINE
Three Years of Success Threatened.
·ASTON VILLA'S CHALLENGE
VIVIAN GIBBINS AGAIN
Not Playing For Bristol Rovers.
WILLING TO PLAY FOR ANY OTHER CLUB
FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE
A
comprehensive guide to the form of all the mafor English, Fool. ball League clubs will be found in the tables given below. To assist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared in their last five matches are given. The letters W, L and D in- dicate matches won, lost or drawn, respectively. Games played at home are shown in capital letters and away games in small type. The figures in brackels denote the position held by that team at the conclusion of last season. The asterisk indicates a promoted team and the sword signifies a relegated team.
The League positional tables give home and away details and include all matches played to date.
HOME
Goala
P. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts P. W. L. D. F. A. Pu
3 2 0 1
FIRST DIVISION.
AWAY
TU
Goale Pts.
Huddersfield (6)
WIWDW
Tottenham (-)
¿W.WI Manchester
LwdWd
2 2 0 0.7 24
2 1 1 JE 2 T
311 1 3 2 3
7
ter C. (16)
•
3 1 1 0754 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 3
Aston Villa (2)
W
(By RANGER) Herbert Champman's wonder team, the Arsenal, have not com- menced the ведвод with the triumphal match expected, and the fact that they have secured only “A fiercer campaign than ever" is number of first-class players, all of six points from their five games Tottenham Hotspur and the Arsen-David Jack's Forecast for the 1933-which have been turned down. This leads one to believe that their al are to renew their rivalry to-mor-34 Home Soccer season.
reign of supremacy is nearing row after a lapse of four season, He says that "science without gruntled spectators, who, however, it's close.
Vivian Gibbins, the well-known and one of the biggest crowds of jenergy, thrills and speed can be would have had something else to
Three years is usually the amateur International ⠀ centre-for- |-· .. every manager say had they known that sums in the day is expected at White Hart deadly dull
must look at football from a Hew the vicinity of £2000 were offered longest run of a club to command ward, has sprang another surprise angle Thet is why many famous for the famous players sought! of the situation, and the Arsenal on the Soccer world, as he did Portsmouth (o de footballers have recently been en £2000 may be a big figure for a
have had thle span of success, hav-hen he severed his association trusted with responsible positions. footballer.... but it isn't nearly ing won the League twice and the Arsenal paved the way for an over big enough those days! This is Cup once during this period. The with West Ham two seasons agò
however, there is no Fulham's way of doing busi-directora.
will not He will not, as was expected, play hard of London forces".
hesitate to secure the transfer of again for Bristol Rovers. still room for advance."
If things are done in a hurry I do not care to join the courage. new players should the necessity "I have no intention of playing they cannot be done well. This re-ous bands of football prophets, for arise.
Villa, who have been am asked, I am willing to play Blemin (13) dLDlw & mark was made to me by a Scot-football forecasts are very danger- ish manager when I commented on ing a habit to forsee a great season third in the final League standings amateur."
ous at this stage. Yet it is becom- second, fifth, second, fourth, and for another League club as an the comparatively slow and for the Arsenal. The time is bound over the last five years, are the
Gibbins is training with Clapton, They have his old amateur club, and he says methodical movements of players to come when the Highbury club will strongest challengers. engaged in a Scottish Junior Cup relinquish their dominating position secured Dlx and Cauliite from it is quite possible that he may
in England almost - world-fout-| Blackburn Tie in Glasgow last May.
Rovers to strengther turn out for them. His reappear·· ball, but I am convinced they have their forward line and
are warm ance would certainly be still some distance to travel before favourites for the title they last popular at the "Spotted Dog" the solid foundations totter.
won in the 1909-10 season.
be yet another epic struggle in the series. A draw appears to be the most probable result.
Of the 108 clubs who commenced the season with such high hopes unly 24 have 100 per. cent. home re- cords, and of these the Spurs, Brad- ford, and Accrington Stanley are likely to love their distinction. Of the four teams with maximum away points Queen's Park
and
Grimsby Town are likely to lose
their records.
The Arsenal will field an ex- perienced eleven against the Spurs to-day, while their op- ponents will have a young side of the bustling type of foot. ball on view. The
average
age of the Tottenham players has fallen in a few seasons from 27 years to 22 and many good judges are shaking their heads and prophesying that the craze for speed, though it won them promotion, may now prove their undoing,
have
It is a fact that football across the Border continues undisturbed by the increasing competition and speed of the game in this country. The Juniors they field are not of the same class as their predecessors of a few seasons ago, but they are still a long way ahead of our nurseries. Con- sequently from the purely scientific point of view, they are better to watch.
The New Angle
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In my opinion, they are better fitted than ever this year with re- liable reserves in case of emer- gency, as the practics matches. have clearly demonstrated;
man
Aston
for the Rovers," he said. "But, if
ground.
HOME SOCCER GOSSIP
and nine first-class forwards, at their command they are amply armed, and per value for one of the season's honours.
Arsenal (1) DwWDI. *Stoke (-) WDW. 5 Sunderland (12) ILWdw 5 Leicester (20) WDIL 5 Leeds (9) IWW
ckburn (16) Wdiw 4 Utd. (10) DIIWW
(3) #LLIw & Everton (11) Wddb.4 Liverpool (14)
IDW Newcastle (5) DIWD A Wolves
(18) WIWLE
5
W. Bromwick (4) WINW. 6.
8 1 0
0 1
very
Derby (7) 1.Döð 4 Middlesboro (17) WIL 1 Chelsea (19) IWUL. 5
SECOND DIVISION.
HOME
AWAY
Goals P. P. W. L D. F. A. Pu P. W. L. D. Grimsby (13) WLwwW 6° 310 6 3 2 2 Preston (9) WWW!5 2 2 0 0 6 3 Notts C. (15) wWw]W_5 2 2006 14 3 2 1 Southampton (12)
0 8 2
20
Goals
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ing that the revival of the closing period of last season is, as quite a few believe, their truer form
Wilson (goal), Trim (left-back), Haynes and Parkin (half-backs)—a
By consistent strengthening during | Leicester City, on the other hand. greatly improved Parkin, too-and
recent times, in fact, the Villa have have latterly failed to make this brigh. Birkett (outside-right) are five
ler football. players capable of keeping the team duplicated positions more spectacular-have hovered around the relegation pay, For two years they But science without energy, thrills up to strength. And few clubs have than any club in Britain. With tote. More additions might have been But speed and eagerness and speed can be deadly dull to a two such centre-forwards as Cole-four fine backs, five capable half-backs, xpected here, but the club are hop not brought disaster in the trail of great majority of spectators. Ther and Lambert to rely upon, West Bromwich Allion, conquerors after all must be our main con One of the smallest professional of the Arsenal on Wednesday, since sideration. So it becomes apparent playing staffs in the League is none they gained promotion with a young that every manager who wishes to the less one of the most efficient.
Wolverhampton may spring a sur- und keen side two years ago,
The make a success of his job must look
prise. Injuries last season shattered From Villa Park Spurs last season were playing the at football from a new angle.
Sheffield Wednesday'a Langue post-a smashing team. All are fit again same go-ahead football that the Al-
There seems little doubt that one tion in the last five seasons has been and, with Nelson, from Preston North There are men at the helm who
of the strongest challenges will 2, 8, 3, 1, 1, and there is no reasou End, pressing for the place of a pivot bion have found so profitable. If positively close their eyes in any come from Villa Park, where there Leach and Blenkinsop are sound the derers should show better form than why they should not keep it up. If as effective as Hollingworth, the Wan- they succeed in the First Division when crude and ungainly footbal is the possibility of embarrassment ride will be strong all round. Then year ago. some of the Arsenal's thunder willlers compel the polished professors of riches in attack. Cunliffe, Dix, club is bette off for backs, and the be stolen.
and individualists to "part and
atlant for Waring, Brown, Astley, Beresford, season may bring fame
Stoke City's success in the Fint A capable understudy to Hunt, keep the game open the popular Mandley, Houghton, and Walker. Starling, an loside-forward with some Division is problematical. Here is an- whose dashes for goal will catchi
of the gifts of Alse James.
other TEAM whose strength rests many a First Division defence all
largely in defence. Indeed, no Foot- No club is stronger than the Arsenal bule League club last season aurrel. in reserve talent. All positions dered fewer goals. In order to streng pear to be adequately duplicated. But him their front line they obtained Pate should the need arise the directors will tharpe, from Reading, a bold, bustling not hesitate to sanction the buying of leader. But what Stoke's forwardi more stars, Distasteful as the systein may discover in that First Division may be in principle, the fact remains football culla for a higher standard Kilmarnock, Aston Villa, that the Arsenal have found it a gold of skill than they can reach.
|ming. Last sesson they made a profit Coventry, Barnsley.
of £23,000.
cry of the moment.
The success of a modern football
unawares, has been secured in Hall, team depends as much on a mans- of Lincoln City. Last season hoger's realisation of the new develop- ment, his influence, personality, ex-
scored 24 goals in 32 matches.
to-morrow's programme:
FIRST DIVISION
BIRMINGHAM (3) v Blackburn (1)
Chelson (0)
DERBY (5)
HUDDERS.
FIELD.(-)
YA. VILLA (1)
v Leeds (1)
✓ Stoke (-)
Selections to Bear In Mind
The following in my forecast for perience on the field, and ability to players' skill-which, of course, can easily be misapplied. That is un- Rangers, doubledly why so many famous foot- ballers have recently been entrusted control the tactical side, as on the players skill-which, of course, can casily be misapplied. That is C (3)
undoubtedly why so many famous FORTSMOUTH (2) v Wolves (0) WEDNESDAY (2) v Middlesboro (1)
footballers have recently been en- SUNDERLAND (2) v Sheffeld U. 12) trusted with responsible positions. Tottenham (-) v Arsonal (-) Mr. William McCracken, for W. BROMWICH (3) ▼ Newcastle (2)
example.
(1)
CHESTER
v Leicester (2)
v Everton (0)
SECOND DIVISION
BOLTON (~) Bradford (1)
Burnley (1)
Lincoln (-) MILLWALL (2)
V Bury (~)
v Grimsby (1)
PLY.
Y
MOUTH (1)
v Hull (-) V Fulham
(1) v Blackpool (~)
AWAY
НОМЕ
Notta C. Cardiff, Luton Walsall Motherwell
DRAWS
Tottenham Dundee St, Mirres Oldham Darlington
.......
The newly-appointed Millwall Only Ave of them can play and each guide has a wonderful opportunity and every one is a potential goal BRENTFORD (-) Manch'ter U-in this densely-populated and sport scorer. There are also defensive loving district which deserves oal against column, so there changes promised to improve the
No First Division combination..
seems every possibility of a real gamble here if Millwall secured, pro-
Villa advance. motion.. but something › mors than an offside trap will be required to place them in the desired haven.
McCracken
not have may been responsible for frat action In this and
that he bei matter; sufficient came a master of most opposing at
dham (-)
PORT
West Ham (2) Bradford C. (0) Notis F. (1) Southampton (1) THIRD DIVISION (South)
PRESTON (2)
SWANSEA (2)
Aldershot (1)
BRIGITTON (7)
Bristol R. (1) CARDIFF (2) CRYSTAL P. (0)
EXETER (2) Gillingham (-) LUTON (2) NORTHAMP
TON (2)
(1)
CHESTED.
(3)
Y
V NORWICH (8) thought
T
C. (0)
v Reading (0)
v Torquay (1)
Watford (8)
Bourne-
V mouth (8)
v Charlton
v Newport (2)
ts by simply moving up the Beld
We should like is be as sure. of the Spurs · and Chelsen as - we are of Villa and Arsenal, but Tottenham strike new ground and have to be tested, and, Cheises seem to be recon- structing.
†Bolton (-) 1w WLw&
Hall (-) LwdWD. Port Vale (16) IWWI 5 *Brentford - WW Fulham (3) WWIIW Bradford (8) WWW Millwall (7)
W.
Kam (20)
Nolla
WWDIIG
F. (6) DIDL Burnley (17) 11 Plymouth (14)
Blackpool (LWW 5 Lincoln (18) LdLw16 Oldham (19). 1DLIW.E Bury (4) WILL
Swanses (10) HDWIK
21
HOME
Goals
20
Bradford C. (1) ILWIA B M'chester U. (5) İLDİL 5 THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
AWAY
Gozle Pis. P. P. W. LD, F. A. Piz P. W. L. D. F. A. Pu ~Norwich (3)
WWWW...... 5 3 3 0 0 14 56 2 Crystal P. (5) WLAD 6 11.6 3 Exeter (2) WWWIW & Cardiff (18) WD15
(14) Inton
wwild Aldershot (17) dDwdw (Charlton (-) WuWW KI Bristol R. (10) =LWI ( Swindon (23) WWDld & Bournemouth (18) Queen's P.R. (16) ||||
Lon should steal the limelight." Their
Liverpool are not content that Ever-don
(8) IDWWI 5 (20) { ww415 (9) D}}WW.E
Changes" are few at West Bromwich capture of English, the Irish interna- and WHWD, 5.
-fourth in the League last May. The tonal centes-forward, from Glasgow Albion may surprins the football world Rangers is the chief change of the at any time because they have the season in Lancashire, and may yleid kmack of making “stars." Murphy, excellent results. For English's swift the Welsh International half-back, may raids between the backs seem admir- prove this year to be one of the great-jably suited to our football. est discoverien sinen, the war, and al- Six South Africans will also be in though Griffiths, the ax-Everton and the Anfield camp, but the value of the Port Vale out-side-right, may not have four newcomers is not likely to be What Liverpool need the opportunity to play a big part, the light this year Albion sem safe for a successful sea is more subtlety in attack.
Manchester City have been looking Huddersfield Town, who have that for a right back and centre-forward, same gift of developing raw material, but have yet to find better men than hays one of the best defences in the they possess. They have lost, Mc= First Division. But their need labete hullar's reperalsbip, but, with stiften- tae forwards. Maybe" "Bottrill from ing in the positions named, would be a the Walres), will student the line, but sound and really sprightly alda With: the attack must improve to approach out it they may remain, as in the Cup the elgb's recent Championship form. Final; so near and yet so far.
· Derby County nanded an inside for-- Over Blackburn Rovers the rulega. ward with the ability to hold the ball tion query bangs. How can a club and Initiate attacks. It was, hoped nært with proved players like Cunliffa, all—without Groves forwards A new manager and new players that A. H. Fabian would play this part. Dit and
ter City rather shook the club'e
11 revealing the lack of, thought? may, see a fresh and finer outlook but the Cap semi-final with Manets-Leeling Aalt
2 1.0 1.8. 1 3 2 2 0.0 12
11
21.
2
0.0
2 2 0 0 270
Coventry (6) WILW Brighton (12) W D 111 11 Southend (18) Ldizws Newport (21) LIDLS. Northampton (7)
LAIDE
5 2.0 Watford (11), LIILW 5313 Bristol C. (15) LHLD 5, 20 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Tranmers (11)
Wwwww †Chesterfield (-) pygm
www.w Barnsley (8) Crewe (18) ww
(11) UWwW
Goals
2110
2 0 2
021 10-20
01 0 HOME
AWAY
Goali P. P. W. L. D. F. A. PU P. W. L. D. F. A. Pla
1 1:12 1 1
Halifax (15) 1W WWII Barrow (3) L. d dWW Now Brighton..(11)
(4)
В
shown by the "great, forwards of At Stamford Bridge, but until they in him ene the auster to Derby players are being bygone days! There was little ex- have found their feet it is difficult to of Greves from Blackburn, who may prepared to see cuse for forwards in McCracken's say much about them. The Spurs complete sound and affective com recent state of Bolton and Blackpool Rock UD WI
learn in that oure, the position will be azatle. („Southport (12):9744 v Queen's P.R. (2) Clay 11ys, there would be abso-rely in the main on the men who bination in reversed from a gear ago, when
Manglalt (16) DBJID 5. ♥ COVENTRY (8)
Carlisle v Clapton (B)
lutely none at all if he succeeded lifted them out of the Second Divis Leeds United also need higher clam the county had eight First and throw with the offside trap during his resion. They could not do otherwise forward play. They will min HAT, Second Division, clubs, v TRANMERE (0) gime as a manager: but I do not and be just haring to mepension, during the open-
Darlington (27) KLDI 50) think this will be one of his tactical The outlook from the London pointing to beurathis blow the ture by curing the transfer from Cel
· Blackpool" rande an important i cape games, but are strong enough in
Rotherham (17) ALDIA:3-4 of view is generally satisfactory- have added pa.player of proved skill, the of. B. Thomson, the Scottish. Inter cards at Millwallde
SCOTTISH LEAGUE HOME which is as it should be in a centre to
the forward Bay in national attack........f that has "not suñtered finapoially, to likely to remain
forward Every football camp is optimistic, anything like the same extent it the in
"regaining: though much of the optimium can be provinces. Arsenal paved the
Be-in-the their discounted by an analysis of the per- for. Keneral overhaul of London the League for baren sonsONE HAS bara
(8) FIELD (~) v Rochdale (-) CREWE
Darlington (1)
Gateshead (1)
Menafield (3)
(1) ̧* BARNSLEY (1) STOCK-
New Brighton (1) WPORT (1) ROTHERHAM (1) ~ Carlisle (őj
Only Promotion Will Satisfy
Southport (6) pools, (*). sonnel; but I definitely like the spirit for
WALSALL (1)
Wrexham (1) CHESTER (2) YORK (2) Doncaster (8)
COTTIBIL LEAGUE, A
FIRST DIVISION: *
V.RANGERS (8)
Aindria (2) Love HEARTS (7)
CELTIC
COWDEY
BEATH (-) Dandes (2) HIBERNIAN EY
PARTICK (BRE
Mirran (1)
riving a lead Alat has bee
at Fulham, "whare only - promotion 7511. by a good YnaO) will antssty! They failed very, var" clube, bbut thers' ju atl rowly Law months ago afte
fighting finish, which sòan
dients that if they had Jomplures, a little earlier.
would have beep factory, @Talk in oazy
fallen
Sheffield Unitedw.best position in
The tears; his been-
Ein ther
pance, to