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Home Soccer Review
FIRST & SECOND
LEADERS
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952.
DIVISION
BOTH BEATEN
AT HOME AND DISPLACED
London, Jan. 26.
Portsmouth and Birmingham City, leaders of the First and Second Divisions in the English Football Leagues before today's matches, were both defeated at home and have been displaced.
Portsmouth went down to Sunderland by two clear goals and Manchester United, who beat the present champions, Tottenham Hotspur, by a similar margin, lake over premier place on goal average.
Manchester United and Portsmouth both have Arsemd, with 37 points are still in third place.
whe Birmingham,
only took ανε tup place m the Second Division us, week, just at nome to Everton lay the odd goal of Super and is abled Cardiff Lity, who beat Southampton, take over the leadership agama.
Tottenham Aston Villa
Bton Wenderes
Manchester C Burnley Wolves
Liverpl
Blackpoo: Charl
Cardif have 35 points bom Sunderland
28 games while Hrmingham, who are second, have 34 pointshelsea tro 29 matches
- Wednesday.
Three clubs Leicester City and Nottiopelor Forest each with 33 points CONIC 1PXT in the table
6 45 46 32
29 14
3 19 6 44 33
213
0 10 51 48 39
28 12
8
29 12 7
2011
9
48 43 31
9 44 41 31
50 47 30
40 40 30
11 47 44 30
6 12 53 85 30
51 33 1 21
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38 points from 29 games
Millwall Reading
Norwich Cay
Bristol Rovers Northampton Leyton Orient
Newport C
Swindon Town
Bournemouth
Southend U
Colchester
Walford
Bristol City
Crystal Palace
Gillingham
Aldershot Torquay
Iawich Town
Welsail
Exeter City
Port Vaic
30 12
28
7 12 45 47 25
Derby
28 10 5 13 47 52 25
West Brine
28
10 11 52 38 24
21
05 14 34 47 23
Stock
21
Middlestira Fulham
23 A
415 416 20
2N A
Huddersfiriu
23 5
5 19 33 6 15
SECOND
DIVISION
28 14
7 7 44 32 35
2013
B & 44 34 34
20 13
7 8 AR 43 33
29 13
79 00 50 33
29 12
9 0 95 46 33
Butterhan
28 13
9 60 51 32
Leeds Utd
29 12
a 8 42 39 32
Limeoin Ch
Sheffield U
22 13
5 11 65 52 31
40
Brentford Everton
29
Taiton Toy, n
Nolts unity Barnsley
The leadersimp 11 The two Third Division table remain un changed Plymouth:
Cardan
·Blvintagland
Argyle Leicester
were successful today at Braste Steffield Wed Rovers and lead the Southern | Notts Furest section with 44 points from 29 games while Brighton and Huvr Albion remain stond with Dans from the same number of ma eties,
SETTING THE PACE Lancol City are setting the puce at the top of the Northern section
Their
victory
Gateshead takes them
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28 1080 50 47 28 29 12
Blackburn R West Hair Uto 29 10
Swati Duncast Sty Coventry three-plead over Stockport Queen's R County Lim pln have 42 points Filz cy
from 29 games while Stockpart have 39 iron, the same numbe
of gants.
Hami on the hiels of Arsenal ace Newcastle who visit Toller..
what is i ham next week to
the match ut the regarded
Jound in the Cup
Rave
in
Newcastle, who beat Black- pool in last year's tina!,
a trouchg Chariton Satch the snow that the London club will be returning home with the news for Tultenham that New- castle are at the peak of their forni and that only the best Hotspur can produce will hold them next Saturday if they are in a smilar mood
Not all the excitement, how- ever, was contained un matches affec.ing the clubs
Another
at the top. Victory for Fulham
their second in succession--in- proved their chances of escaping
relegation with
overcoming
Middlesbrough the bottom
teain,
Huddersfield Town, and Stoke City gaining a point from Pres- ton while Chelsea's home de-
wes
feat from Wolverhampton worrying for Stamford Bridge officials,
CHELSEA INCIDENT
for the Equally disturbing Chelsea authorities must have been the unpleasant scene which followed the goal by Hancocks which decided the match.
First the Chelsea team made a strong but unavailing protes 10 the referee, Mr B. A. E
Then Buckle, of Peterborough.
a spectator ran onto the field and was escorted off by police and officials.
Play resumed after a delay of before lung two minutes, but
took action.
Play became over-vigorous. referee spoke ta some
The
ugly incidents occurred,
in
The referee received a police escort from the field and addition to being booed he up- peared to have been hit by a spectator who struck at him
The referee, under police protection after changing, left in a closed van
With the battles for promo- tion and to avoid relegation in the growing even Bercer Second Division, only 13 points separate Cardiff at the top of the table from Hull City at the bottom.
29
2 41 58 20
12 50 59 25
12 38 43 23
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23 14
4 11 02 7# 13 511 38
27 13
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28 10 10 8
24 1
2a 14
28 10 8
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29 9 0 11
29 2
D3 15 40
25 20 10
El 7 13 50 340
27 1
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4 14
317 36
21 4 17 43
24 4 12 13 25
Dewsbury Town 30 19 41
THIRD DIVISION
Stockport (
(NORTHERN)
2018 6 5 70 41 42 2016 16 30 24
Carlisle Under 20 18 6 43 Grimsby Town 23 14 6 8 53 Hartlepools
30 15 4 11 54
Oldbarn Athletic 27 13 77
Gateshead
Mansfield T
Bartow Bradford York City (Alexandr Chesterfield Scunthorpe Tranmere R Bradford
City
213 7 44
296 10
28 13 6 9
27 13 5 212 5 1
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28 11 5 12 36 37
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Southampton
29 8
20
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2
6 14 17 0 24
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514 39 23
297
9 13 4 4 23
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN)
Rochdale
29 9 6 13
Workington
26 9 4 10 30 52
Chestes
28
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Quais ↑ W DLFA 18
4 335 44 Paymouth Argyle 29 20 Brikulon
20 18 4 *57 36 40
Alan Stan:ey
28
6 7 15 40 65
Deringkon
zi
5 7 17
Halifax Town
29 5 6 18 37 72
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Wrexham
Southpurt
30 12 2 16 48 58
28 9 8 11 34 46
Cromwell Wins Mildmay Chase in Grand Style Home Rugger Whats
Mrs John White's Cromwell (Brian Marshall up), right, takes the final fence to win the Mildmay Memorial Chase from Mrs G. Kohn's Steel Courage (R. Fran- Cromwell was formerly owned by the late cis up) at Sandown on January 19,
Lord Mildmay and was his favourite horse. Central Press Photo.
Holiday Softball
Great Britain & Portugal
Reach The Final Of The
International Series
By “GRANDSTAND”
Grandstand
Results
London, Jan. 26. The following are the re- sults of Rugby Union and
Rugby League matches play-, ed today:
RUGBY UNION
International Match: France A. Ireland 11 (Played In France).
South African Tour Match: Barbarians 3. South Africans 17.
CLUB MATCHES
Blackheath 17, Royal Navy 3. Guy's Hospital 3. Devonport Services B.
London Scottish 9, London Welsh 13,
Middlesex Hospital 3, Rugby 6 Old Alicyniany 6. London: Irish
5.
Old Merchant Taylors 3, Old Cranleighans 3.
Resslyn Park 14. London
Hospital 6.
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Bedford 13, Oxford sity 3.
4.
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Birkenhead Park 17, Bradford
Bristol 8. Gloucester 1.
Cheltenham 9. Stroud 0.
Exmouth 5. Bridgwater Albion 3.
and
0.
Maesteg 6, Pontypool 0 Moseley 11, Sate 3. Newport 18, Richmond S. Northampton 6, Aberavon 10. I'signion 14, Torquay Athletic
Swansea 3. Cardif 5.
United Services Portsmouth 1. Wasps 19.
Weston-Super-Mare 10, New- bridge 8.
until
The remaining matches in the Rugby Union programme were
cwing cancelled grounds.
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A large crowd of ball fans, which overflowed from the every vantage point on the surrounding hillside was occupied, saw Great Britain eliminate China by the odd run in three to qualify for the finals of the International Series against Portugu! who subdued Canada's first attempt in the field of inter- national softball.
Macao were successful in their tussies against local Junior Leaguers and made a clean sweep of the two-game series when they overwhelmed the Rexes 12-8 on Sunday and subdued the All-Stars by 7-5 when Chacha Leigh belted out a grand slam homer with the bases loaded in the sixth inning.
C. G. H. ARNOLD PLAYS A GREAT GAME
Hongkong Rugby Tourists
Draw
With All-Kanto
In Thrill-Packed
Game
with a
Tokyo, Jan. 27. In a game packed with thrills, the Hongkong Rugby team drew Japanese All-Kanto selected team at Tokyo's Meiji Park today. The score was six points each.
The Japanese led six points to three in the first half and Hongkong revived in the second half to make the only score of three points for a try.
last man
Hongkong's Run- in the morrow will
Twenty-five thousand people, score at the 34th miraite. including hundreds of foreign- ning as the
next game to-
be against
on the
samne
crs, watched the game, which Japanese Jadder, Aoki outwitted foreigners' team was played in ideal conditions, the Hongkong tacklers one by ground and they will play a But he Japanese selection in Osaka on with brilliant sunshine adding one and made his try.
January 30-Reuter, a tle warmth to the winter failed to convert it. chit. The ground was dry and springy
the
from
The Japanese umpire called for a penalty kick, which was sent home for a penalty goal.
મ
BEAT MEIJI UNIVERSITY
states.
the 21st minute for score.
а
Lu the Senior League games | scoreless for six chapters. the Saints accounted for the
With the game practically in Braves 7-4 to keep pace with the bag. mentor Art Ozorio the leading Jaguars while the waved Pedruco of the hill and US
assured substituted Joey Graca, but Navy practically themselves of the "B" Division wild spree which passed three title when they shutout the battery to first, assisted by a
two Warriors
allowed
Maple 7-0 behind Billings' single,
Leafers to dent the rubber. no-hit performance.
Chappie Remedios was quickly called
extinguish the and forced conflagration Irwin and Nelson to fly out to save the game.
in to
Great Britain 2 - China 1 In a fast-moving display of diamond artistry, Great Britain shaded China by the odd run in three, having chalked up their first marker in the initial Beaver Nelson of the Canucks, chapter when George Saunders holding first base on the field, poked out a two-base hit to right had a good chance to be the hero field following by a sizzling of the day when he came in to
Dave grounder of
Leonard's bat for the last time with the Canucks sacks loaded and the willow.
trailing behind three runs, but China made an attempt to nullify the lead in the second the portsider, who was gunning semester when they had the for the right-field fence, under- steks fully populated, but Lee rated Chappie Remedios' spin- Pun-hong tailed come throughner and popped out. with the clutch hi: and the Spiky Guterres was the only
effort died out.
an extra- one to connect for
while Kirton of the
Jock Brown and P. C. Wong base hit.
MACAO'S VISIT
on the mound duelled for the Canucks clcuted out both safe next three stanzas with neither hits for the Canadians. side scoring, Although George Sounders poled thrac-bagest only sranded.
cul
another
on a hanble and wis chased home when Les Cestro slashed out a
a safe hit after Mose had
24.
frozen
RUGBY LEAGUE
Barrow 47. Liverpool City 5. Huddersfield 30, Leeds 10. Wakefield Trinity 47, Cardiff
Wigan 25. Swinton 9.
The remainder of the matches were postponed owing to the frozen state of the grounds. - Reuter,
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Vic Toweel Retains
Bantamweight
Title On Points
Johannesburg, Jan. 26.
Vic Toweel, South Africa's holder of the World Bantamweight Championship, retained his title at the Rand Stadium here tonight when he outpointed Peter Keenan (Scotland), the British and European Champion, over 15 rounds.
The Macao visitors accounted to be left for themselves creditably when, the Rexes and they humbled The next run was registered surprised the Junior All-Stars in the fifth frame when Gerry with a pair of well deserved van Langenberg received a lite triumphs.
Joe Britio, who piloted the The half-time score of six
Macao outfit, shared hurling points to three in the Japanese
The Hongkong players on Fri-sacrificed Langenberg into scor- chores with Padre Faushing- The
was B ste saw tavour drew cheering from the game
bauer in the double-header and day won a 14-3 victory over theng position, throughout, but the battle
packed slands. another spectator was on
China reduced the lead in the although they yielded a cluster AL dominated
half-time the unofficial National Champions, Meiji Uni-
hit back slightly plich and once more the potte Japanese
XV, aud were heavy sixth when Y. Y. Leung bear of hits, their mates the play in the first half. betting in the foreigners' stand versity
considerably. favourites to win on Monday but out a bunt hit and after he was with greater force to slug their Using their skilfully
changed exe-had
into scoring position way to victory. cuted ladder system, they time Whereas before the same Hong- the Japanese All-Stars demon-advanced
In the tilt against the RexES, and again broke through the kong was backed steadily at 6arated better tackling and led on a sacrifice by C. M. Tsang, a
nudged him across A. Carrion grabbed batting players and el the finish mure Hongkong defence. The Japan-to 4 on, the colony's price now 6-3 at half time, United Press wild throw
the payoff station.
honours when he connected for With Chinese fans howling three safeties in four times at ese scored first with a penalty dropped to evens or slightly less. The second half, though fair- goal in the 22nd minute
The game was hard fought themselves hoarse for the teing bat while Joe Britto collected a about 35 yards.
ly even, aw the ball in Japanese!
run in the final chapter, Peter pair of singles in three tries. territory more than the Colony's. the way through. As in the were on first game Hongkong Arnold drew cheers time after the defensive
Ho drew a walk after C. Y. Lu A. K. Ismall, who faced the throughout the of the first half had grounded out. A wild throw Macao slcge guns, gave out ten lime as he dashed for the goal greater part But as often be was
pulled Halfback Masayoshi Wada made by catcher Buster Wade found hits but atoned for his lapse by Ho perched on second base collecting a brace of hits. Dis- ARNOLD'S TRY
down by the wiry and speedy a good 20-yard penalty kick in
kick in while Wally Ms made first base tange clouts were registered by Then Hongkong rallied and Japanese tacklers.
Buda Said of the Rexes with on a fumble. C. G. H. Arnold, the half-back,
while Leigh took
and dribbled AL
18th the pass
the minute
With a hit required to break round-tripper through for 30 yards.
Japanese had command of the
Halfback C.G.H. Arnold up the ballgame; Coach Leung knocked out a three-base hit for
the visitors. Successive waves of Japanese ball
in their own territory
Playing
It was not a great fight. In fact, it never attained the second game tacklers failed 10
stop him when Minto intercepted swiftly. dragged three Japanese tacklers cave pinch-hitter K. K. Sit the
against the
All-Stars, the the class of champions, Few really strong blows were making a try. J. F. Thomas He booted the ball high and it across the goal line in the right nod to hit away, but the effort corner for a try in the 20th only resulted in a feeble pop-
tourists really had the fans struck, fewer, in fact, than the number of times the took the kick but muffed
minule to tie the score. F. I fly which haarler Jack Brown thrilled as they dished out booting too low
The ball Thomas_again took the kick and Thomas missed the goal kick by gathered with ease, scooted low over the ground at repeated his earlier muff
Brown allowed two hits for brilliant display to throttle the referee had to call "break away" to the fighters,
local All-Stars. about the head height, giving Once again the ball went fast
Kection was, perhaps, the chief It was hardly the force of game, the end of the the whole toed the rubber for at Carr like a veteran, ziso tender for her to persist in him down, however.
Carrion, who guarded the
seemed deter Toweel's punching which sent Hongkong only three points. buy low, giving the Hongkong Just before
The vigorous Japanese three-side a try but no conversion. irst half
three-quarter, back, four and one-third innings, gave nicked two local pitchers for elcse sghting and clinching in quarter Y. Aoki, made the next
Yoshiaki Aoki, fell on a punt up three hits, Jackie Wei, finish-pair EXCITING STRUGGLE
At the finish the men weże across the foul line to score a
really drow the thunder, was
was not successful and of the almost embracing each other and out the uprising, but the Chinese Chacha Leigh who parked the d of the fight blood was the final gong was greeted with
centre apple in deep of the game, there developed a
In the 17th minute of the bats ran out of the hits for the ha
with streaming from his nose and his booing from the onlookers. remainder of the game, tough and
grand-slam homer which cleared exciting struggle second half forward W. G. Minto
left eye was puffed and swollen. PORTUGAL 5-CANADA 2 with
the
the bases. Hongkong keeping
In the early stages" Keenan tied the score at 6-8 when he It was'n enc-run ballgame for
The outfit from Macao, headed NO REAL KNOCK-DOWNS initiative but the Japanese were dribbled across the goal line and four innings until Spiky Guterres by Mr Almeida, were entertained
was warned more than once for THIRD GAME throwing in mass attacks to stop seized the ball. Thomas falled to blasted out a three-plies in the with a supper dance by the Rexes
No real knock-downs occurred Towel was warned
holding and on another cessalon threatened overy
break-convert.
for hitting fifth to highlight a three-un while.
took Commissione: "Doc" though Keenan
short with both fists simultaneously through, Tokyo, Jun, 28,
The forwards, Thomas and splurge for Portugal, Vio Pedruco Molthen was the host at a tes counts of one and two and on
gccasion for Blook flowed freely here Arnold received the highest
and gave up only a single at The visitors leave on their re-rove bafore a count could be iristances until almost kick-off today se an All-Japan Foreigners praise from the Japanese Radio W. H. Crafter, again starred for received the mound assignment reseption given in their honour mother occasion went down and
the Hongkong side.
started. hold the broadcast who nationwide description of the match. The announcer, who was each side backed by Japanese Rugby brities said that Arnold, with
·At. Must alt, from, each
akin his
stamina, helped to nave had a Bloodled nose it came the Hongkong alde, s time. Many Id shoulder; bock On the Japanese side, sard leg injured, but were able
players were “INUTO ovenly to continue playing
AL-JROBO torekizmeru
matched, with the best player PWDLPU scored theis 13 point in the trai, ward going to M. Wada, the
SCOTTISH CUP
The first round of the Scot tish Cup today "provided few surprises and only one real up- set the home defeat of Partick Thistle by the "B" Division side, Hamilton
Academicals. Hamilton shot an early goal and held onto their lead despite all Partkk's efforts.
Snow and sleet prevented two of the ties being played and all the matches took place the under difficulty owing to ground conditions, woriters not clearing the show in BOMU
time-outer,
by bounced
COLONY LOSE
behind the goal
inches.
while
PC.
offende:
Then, for the last 17 minutes try. The attempt for goal failed.ng the game for China, snuffed Pair of hits, but the player who order to keep out of trouble. He l
XV defeated the viting Hong- announcer', kong Rugby side 13 to 5 in
LEAGUE STANDINGS hand-fought game.
Landion, Jan. 27. The following are the football starlings afber yesterday's
"FIRST" · DIVISION
Portsmouth
One player from
had to leave the fed.
*
Manchester U. 29 15.16 05:10 38 - Heuwel tone or Ave Japanese half-buck, who was came at the ONE TO STO Qescribed by alice the rerede best plays in modern pinholene
Frugby is
FOOTBALL!
KICK-OFF 215 AM.
his "mates
Canucks turn to Macao: this afternoon.
э
pushing back Keenan's head in clinch. Once the landed to the and another
stomach and Koeran appealed to the referee who ordered the meERN to Bight on.
Keeran's hit and run tactics spoilt the fight as a spectacle and the large crowd was greatly disu appointed at his performance.
in 38 It was igests and Towed's - Zard cons | secutive victory as, a prucemionul, including three duferines of the tlule which he won from Mirosl Ortiz in 1930–Itouter: