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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.
FOOTBALL NEWS
AND FORECASTS
THE ARSENAL TO MEET
BIRMINGHAM
NEWS FROM ALL THE CLUBS: PROMOTIONS AND RELEGATIONS
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
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The last season will he remembered as one that was full of thrills right to the fast. The Arsenal won the League Championship with 58 points, but they were only 4 points ahead of Aston Villa who were the runners-up. The two teams in the bottom positions. Blackpool and Bolton, are relegated to the second division Chesterfield and and they will be replaced by Stoke, and Tottenham Hotspurs. Charlton lose their places in the second division.
The final standings of the team, at the end of the last season are given below.
PROBABLE WINNERS PICKED
FINAL STANDINGS
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First Division,
'Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. L. 42 2580 118 1 58 Aston Villa 42 28 11 02 67 54 Wednesday 42 21 D'12 80 68-51 West Brom. 42 20 0 13 83 70 40 Newcastle 42 92 5 15 71 63 40 Huddersfield 42 18 11 13 GG 53 47 Derby.
42 13 14 13 76 60 44 Portsmouth 42 18 7 17 74 76 43 Leeds
42 15 13 14 58 82.43 Sheffield U. 42 17 0 18 74 80 43 Everton 42 10 0 17 81 74 41 Sunderland 42 15 10 17 63. 80 40
Birmingham 42.14 11 17. 57 37 39 Liverpool 42 14 11 17 79 81 30 Blackburn 42 14 10.18 7 102.38 ManchesterC..42 16 5 21 68 71 37
• Middlesbro 42 14 9 19 63 73 37 Wolves 42 14 8 20 80 95 36 Chelsea 42 14 7 21 63 73 35 Leicester 42 11 13 18 75. 89 35 42 12 21 78 92 33.
Bolton
Blackpool "49 14 5 23 69 85-33
Second Division,
Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. ‚P. Stoke.
42 25. 6 11 78 39 30 Tottenham 42 20 15 7 90 51 55. Fulham 42 20 10 12 78 05 50 Bury
42 20,9 13 94 59 40 Notta Forest 42 17 15 10 G7.50 40 Manchester U.42 15 13 14 71 68 43 Millwalle 49 16 11 13 50° 57 45 Bradford 42 17 8 1777 71 42 Preston N.E, 42 16 10 10 50 64 42 ¡Swansea 42 10 4 19 '50 54 42 Bradford C 42 14 13 16 05 31 41 Southampton 42 18 5 19.00 66 4. Grimsby 42 14.13 15. 70 84 41
Plymouth 42 16 0.17 63 87 41 Notts County 42 15 10 17 67. 78 40 42 14 10 18 60 70 38
Port Vale
Burnley..
42 19 13:17 67 78 37 Lincoln 42 12 13 17 72 87 37 Oldbam 42 18 7 20 40 90 37 West Ham 42 13 9 20 75·03 35 Chesterfield 42 12 10 20 · 61 ·84 34 Charlton 42 12: 7 23 60. 91 31
Third Division (South),
Brentford Exeter Norwich
Goals,
P. W. D. L. F. A. P. 42 28 10 6 0.19 03
42 24 10 8 68 48 58
49 22 13 7 8 5 57
Reading 42 19.13 10 103 71 51 Crystal Pal. 42 19 8 15 78 04 40- Coventry 42 19 6 17 106 77 44 Northampton 42 18 8 1076 CG 44 Gillingham 42 18 8 10 12 61 44 Torquay 48 16 12 14 72.07 44 Bristol R. Watford Brighton
Southend Luton
Bristol C:
42 15 14 13 61 "56.44
42 10 12 14.66·03 44 42 17 817 06 65:42 42′15.11.16 65 582 41 49 15 19 16- 78 78 39 49 18 13 17 83 00 37 Queen's P‚R. 49 13 11 18 79" 87 37 Aldershot 42 13 10 19 0172 38 Bournemouth 42 12 12 18 60 81 50 Cardiff 42 12 7 23 69 99 31.
Clapton O..
Newport,
Swindon
42 8 13 21 59. 93 30
49 11 7 24 81 105 29
42 11.22.00 305 20
Third Division (North),
Gosia.
SELECTIONS
Below is a list of matches due to be played on Saturday, 26th inst. The winners are given in black type while the others sent drawn matches:-
SOCCER MEN'S MECCA
THE SPOTLIGHT
Partick Thistle's E4,306 profit is the most cheering of all, even it, sa 1uppose is the case, it includes the transfer fee received from Chel- "sen for Jackson.
US. BASEBALL
SENATORS BEATEN BY DETROIT®
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HOME CRICKET CHAMPIONS LOSE TO HOP COUNTY
London, August 23, Yorkshire, the champion county for the current season, had a The departure of Jackson is uni-
nasty setback when they lost to versaily regretted in Scotland. He
New York, Aug, 22.
Kent at Dover by 44 runs. It was was a personality in the game, and WASHINGTON Senators
an exciting game and incidentally it is personalities the game neods. drm favourites for the Ameri-
the champions' second defeat of Chelsea have got the best goal-can League championship were to
the season. keeper Scotland has produced for day beaten by Detroit, who ran
A dashing double century by his record, years. Look at
In into doubles Agures.
A. B. In contrast the Yankees won Maurice Leyland enabled
the Yorkshire just nosing out Cleveland, but the Sellers to declare results in themselves have prac-Arst innings at 333 for 8-one run Headley tically no effect on the league ahead of Kent's total.
Verity then took charge of the positions.
Chicago scored a double header match and secured 9 for 59 to dis- victory, blanking out Boston in miss Kent for 133. Requiring 132 to win Yorkshire collapsed sonsa- the second match.
tionally before Tich Freeman (8 for 511 and were all out for 88- their first score of under three
A Host of football notables are at present at St. Andrews, but so far none of them has endangered Nolan's 67 in the Open Champion ship.
Mr. Andrew Cunningham, the Newcastle United manager, is in the mecca of golf along with "Bob" Templeton, the Hibernian manager. seven seasons with Partick Thistle Calderwood, of Partick Thistle he was only once absent, and that "Bob" McDonald, and Davie Mei-was because Scotland required him klejohn, of Rangers, and Alec Chey to hold the fort against England. ne, now' with tho French olub
I do not know what Chelsea paid Nimes, are among the band in the for him but they are lucky. cathedral city; while Jake Jackson. of Chelsen, "Bobby" Fernie, and "Jamie Stevenson," of Motherwell, have just packed their grips for home.
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"Bob" MoPhail, Rangers' inter national" inside-left,, gets married
New York v. Chicago, Philadel- phia v. Cincinnati and St. Louts on Tuesday. All the Ibrox play-v. Brooklyn, all National League ers will be there.
Axtures were washed out by rain.
Scores as cabled by were:
Perhaps I shouldn't tell it, but they have a surprise in store for him.
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The won't be long out of harness, for on August 12 the new Scottish football season, will he ushered in. The juniors, although it is only about six weeks siner they stopped George Walker, the St. Mirren playing, will enter their new season centre-half, may not go to France
after all. a week hence,
Manchester United and Totten. The agreement regarding the re- tention of players that exists be-ham Hotspur have been nibbling, tween the Scottish Central League and the chances are that one or the and the Western League has, to a other will get him. considerable extent, dose away with the wholesale poaching on the pre- serves of other clubs, and conse- quently in these League circles there are fewer migrations than was formerly the case..
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Everton, who are eager to secure a sound deputy for Dixie Doan, that Cowan the have a rɔtion Raith Rovers centre, who WAS
the top Second Division goal scorer last season, would be the very man for them.
BIRMINGHAM EXPANSION
An accession of interest in foot ball despite depressed trade condi- tions, was recorded at the annual meeting of the Birmingham Coun ty Football Association...
The secretary (Mr. E. "A. Eden) in his report, said although facilit. BLACK BLACKPOOL
ies for organised outdoor games Blackpool, far from freeing it had steadily decreased, the num self from its internal troubles, seems ber of clubs and competitions had to get more deeply involved in them. increased until the Association had Many a body of shareholders under its direct control seven 1880 repre-night have mitigated their critic-ciations, 31 leagues, 266 oup compe. ism of a bad season in a playing titions, and 1,976 clubs, an increase sense-maybe bad management, too; of 49 clubs, and che, competition it is for others to assess that when above the recont of the previous told there was £4,000 profit.
season. A total of £5.900 was paid so the seasiders.
to charities during the year.
First Division. Arsenal v. Birmingham).
Leicester. Aston Villa Blackburu v. Leeds U. Everton West Brom" Hudder Beld. Sunderland. Manchester C. r. Sheffield Wed. Middlesbro . Derby Co. Newcastle Tottenham. Shefeld Ur. Portsmouth. Stcker. Chelsea. Wolves Liverpool.
Second Division. Blackpool . Preston, N.E. Bradford. Oldham. Bury r. Swansea, Fulham, Port Vile. Grimsby Burnley. Hull Notts Co. Lincola . Müllwall. Notte Forest 7. Brentford. Plymouth . Manchester. Southampton v. Bradford C. West Ham Bolton,
Third Division (South). Bristol C. Bristol Rovers. Charlton'. Bournemouth. Coventry . Gillingham. Northampton . Luton. Newport r. Swindon, Norwich, Clapton 0. Queen's P.R. v. Brighton. Beading v. Exeter. Southend v.. Crystal Palace. Torquay v. Aldershot. Watford r. Cardiff.
Third Division (North), Barnsley. Wrexham. Barrow r. Crowe. Carlisle v. Halifax, Uhester v. Rotherham. Chesterfield #, Gateshead. Doncaster v. New Brighton. Mansfeld v. Hartlepools. Rochdale,v. Darlington. Stockport v., Accrington. Tranmere. Southport. York Walsall,
Scottish League. Aberdeen. Partick. Clyde r. Ayr U, Falkirk . Dundee. Hamilton . Hibernians. Hearts . Third Lauark. Kilmarnock v. Celtic, Queen's Park v. "Airdrie. Queen O' South v. Motherweli. Rangers Cowdenbeath. St. Johnstone v. St. Mirren.
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"Trickery," "underhand thods" thesa were two. of the charges bandied about against the ld board at the annual meeting. coupled with a threat of a writ if certain methods of procedure were insisted upon,
pas one half or a quarter of the effort had been expeniled in a rous- ing rally to get the club back to its First Division status by laying the foundations of success as has been spent in bickering and squab bling, jealousies and personalities, both ship and crew would be very much better in heart and mind.
Ship Without Officers. Carry on as they are doing and there will be not the reality of Sec- ond Division football but visions of Third Division fare in a by 10 means remote future.
The eternal question of terms is all that requires adjustment.
Manchester United offered $2,500; St Mirren wanted £3,000. I call that foolish, but St. Mirren may know their own business beat.
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One wonders why Hartlepools United have been "allowed to pick up one of the best young full-backs in the North-East for nothing in J. Forster, of Jarrow.
This player was, faticied by Rev. eral first-class clubs last term, "but none of them could make up their minds about him.
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National League.
Boston Pittsburgh
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Chicago Boston
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figures in the season.
The other feature of the week- end programme was Philip Mead's faultless double century against Derbyshire. It was the 139th first-class century in his career.
Hampshire, however, had to be contént with major" points.
The scores as cabled by "Reu- ter" were:
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Surrey beat Middlesex by 4 wic- kets at the Oval.
Middlesex 188 (P. G. H. Fender's
for 55)
289 (Hendren 152 not out) Surrey 231 (Gregory 91)
American League.
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Warwick
247 for 6 (8. A. Block 91)
took first Innings
(Having pitched and blanked points from Leicester at Edgbas out Boston).
Leicester 196 and 235 for 4
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St. Louis Philadelphia
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Warwick 373 for 8 dec., (R. E. S.
Wyatt 110)
Kent beat Yorkshire by 44 runs at Dover.
Kent 332 (H. H. Valentine, 90)
133 (Verity 9 for 59)
(West homered for St. Louis and McNair and Finney for Philadel-Yorkshire 333 for B dec., (Leyland
Few players will be able to equal the record of J. Stevenson, the ex- Falkirk inside forward, who recent. ly signed for Carlisle United, in phia). having played for four Football League and four Soottish League clubs.
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He is an Englishman, though & brother of the Motherwell Scottish international, having been bam in Wigan.
He has seen service with Bristol Rovers Bury, Nelson, and Chester, and his Scottish League clubs were Falkirk, St. Johnstore, Aberdeen. and Ayr United.
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Southampton report a profit on last season of £3,066.
140 PER CENT MAN.. By signing J. Thompson, an 18
This surplus is due to the receipt year old centre-forward, who play- ed for Blyth Spartans last term, of £5,700 from transfer of players, thought Keeping and Arnold. providing the Sheffield. Wednesday are to have made the best junior cap balk of this sum when they were ture in the north-east since the end signed by. Fulham." of last season.
As a matter of fact, the Sheffie d club was just in time, as Mr. W. McCracken, of Millwall, was ac tually in the area to fix him up the same day.
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Notts took first innings points from Lancashire at Manchester.
(Greenberg twice homered for Lanes: 230. (Voce 8 for 55)
Notts: 231 for 3 (Keetön 136 not Detroit).
SCOTTISH GOSSIPTM
John Murdoch, who was given d free transfer by Motherwell some- what to the surprise of a good many people, nay play, outside right for Queen of the South, whose opening League fixture has made them fully live to what is before them. They start with Celtic at Palmerston
out)
Glamorgan drew with Somerset at Cardiff. Glamorgan 373 for 8 dec., : (Dyson
104) Somerset 204 for 7
Hampshire took first innings points from Derbyshire at Ilkeston. Hants: 478 (Mead 227) Derby: 187 (Hill 5 for 23) and 144
for 7
FRIENDLY
The St. Mirren players, who have Glentoran have signed IL White-eld off from signing because the law, a half back of Glasgow Celtic, terms offered ware not considered by wickets at Bristol who lastly played for Bournemouth satisfactory, now know exactly why They have also secured Marshall the directors caurot do better. (18), a left, back, from a sunior cub in Glasgow.
Sunderland,
as yet, have only Few people realise what effect one professional goalkeeper signed Plymouth Argyle's promotion from on, but another is expected to be the Southern Section of the Third fixed up shortly. Division to the Second Division has Berny Yorston may be signed on Both sides to the unfortunate and had an football in the west couragain by the club, though he is at interminable dispute need to real-try.
present considering Вл offer to ise it..
join a French club in Paris,
Unfortunately, it has been a death Reflect where Blackpool would have been on the holiday map it low for three senior clubs, while the municipality had been so much others are slowly but surely dying
at "sixes and Bevens."
Yet some of those involved in the quarrel profess concern for the de- velopment and progress of the re- sort.
If football is a fine advertise ment for a town, what is a foot ball camp that cannot compose its differences? No prizes for correct solution."
To Bitter End Anyhow, the position at present is briefly this:
A poll by post of new directors is on the way;
terworth and H, Evans),
out.
Saltash, Liskeard, and Love have faded out through lack of aup port.,
Drumcondra have lost the services of a good inside forward in W. Merry, who has gone to Derry City.
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Linfield have signed Eckersley, goalkeeper from Derby County, and Shanks, forward.
Torpoint, another senior- club in Cornwall, cannot possibly continue unless gate receipts show an improvement. Last season the
These men come to the "Blues" totale gate receipts were only £6.
The F.A. representative for Corn-with good reputations, but support wall informed stated that cheapers would like to know if Harold excursion trains now take the peo McCaw will be with the club next ple to Flymouth.
Charlton Athletic are to receive: visit from the Olympic Gymnastic Club of Nice in September, Bir Lindsay Parkinson, leader Charlton applied to the Manage of the opposition, after consulta- ment Commuice for permission to tion with the critical section of entertain the Riviera olub and it shareholders, is issuing a circular was granted providing the match advising support of their own does not interfere in any way with five nominees, along with two of the club's programme. the old board (Mésars. S. J. But- The trainer coach of the Vics club is Timmy McDevitt, a player DISPUTED TRANSFERS who was a prominent halfback in There may be inquiries regarding Scottish football.
Nice have a goalkeeper who is the transfer of both MoMillen' and Priestley by both the English as agile and spectacular as Rudolf and the Irish Leagues, as neither Hidan, the Austrian star.
It is understood that the NO is satisfied about the delay in send-
wich City proposal to change their ing along this transfer form.
The English League cannot un-quarters from The Nest to The derstand the delay in lodging the Boundary, which is said to be one form by Arsenal, and the Irish of the best planned and up to date League are not at all clear as to greyhound stadiums in the country, why Cliftonvilla only signed the has created somewhat critical transfer form on March 22 when situation, and the calling of a they knew the player MeMillen had special general meeting is immin
ent, signed the form on January 25.
Certainly there are many matters Arsenal in connection with this business re-
Bolton quiring explanation. Blackpool
42.14 6 22 60 84 34 Rotherham
42 13 7 22 58 80 33 Rochdale Carlisle 42 13 7 22 51 75 33 York
42 13 6 23.72 92 32 N. Brighton 42 11 10 21 33 88 32 Darlington .42 10 8 24 67 109 28
PROMOTIONS
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P. W. D. L. F. A. P. Relegated.....
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The Scottish League have agreed to play the Trich League at Belfast on September 50.
The facts were frankly stated at a friendly conference, the effects of which should tell in time.
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One subject of concern to the directars has been removed by the transfer of George Walker to Notte County.
Walker has long wanted to spread his wings. Now is his chalat,
Aberdeen anticipate the new sea
with cheerfulness now that Moore, their centreforward, Baa got over his knee trouble by the removal of the cartilage.
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His long absence from the team Tast senson undoubtedly affected their results, both in the League and in the Cup.
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It is the intention of manager. McCandless, of Dundee, to get busy this week in the making of a team. There is a lot to do and he is fully conscious of the big task in front of him,
Scoring forwards ares the most urgent need. The defence can stand. Meiklejohn, who underwent The original date agreed for this knee operation at the close of the match was October 28,, but it had senson, has been playing five-a-side to be rearranged owing to the football, but it is probable he will Scottish and Welsh International go through another operation before being fixed for that date,
August, as a piece f cartilage has yet to be found and removed.
John Vinall, Sunderland's TE serve forward, was transferred to Norwich City on Saturday.
City.
Derby County made several bids.
Manchester City are credited with a keen interest in M. T. Mid Vinall joined Sunderland mdleton, Southport's goalkeeper. for him, but they were not high. Folkesstone club 20 mónths agɔ, mið. last season only once figured in the League team.
Millwall have been recruiting the Scottish juniore. They have picked After a long quest Blyth Spar-up a couple of smart young players tam have landed L Fenwick, a in Joseph Murray, a left baak of brilliant young pivot, a son of the Petershill, and C. Duffy, an inside
forward of Yoker Athletic. former Coventry City capital.
The younger Fenwick played as Duty has been described as LA an Emateur with Newcaatle United
last seasom, and many first-class other Alec James, but that may be tiny bave shown an interest in high stretching it a bit. With experience Those in the knot in the be may go a long way to just
the compliment. North-East think the famous nur sery, will reap a handsome fee for this clever player ere the new sea- son is very old
Apparently the public voice of protest has been heard. Whereas The Nest is more or less central, With regard to the transfer of the proposed new, ground is about Priestley from. Linfield, the Eng. three miles from the centre of the lish body are likely to inquire why city and there is a danger of Nor- Stoke (champions) it was necessary for Priestley to wich losing some of their patrons
Tottenham."
sign nga profesional for Linfield There is this to be said abouk Relegated
Chesterfield, when he was quite free to sign for the controversy. It may mean that James Bellamy the former out. and Charlton Chelsen.
much needed improvement, may ar side right, of Arsenal Dundee, and Third Division (South),
These two oases may end xensa long last be made to the Norwich Burnley,
ake up a poaching Cochrane has signed on bir grand Promoted Brentford (Champions). tionally. In the meantime Mr. Tom ground, which never looks.........
appointme with a French rub. 800,
lark Apply for Re-election Newport. Muirhead, who manages the Scott safe.
He has been acting for the "sactio and Svindoo. ish Langue chub St. Johnstone, is
capacity on the Continent for Boy feet
at one end a Third Division (North).... making a big effort to esign Mc-sheer
Hull (Champions), Millen, who is quite tres to sign, at the
as the transfer signed on behalf of inta Arsenal is now regarded ne full and
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Gloucester beat the West Indies
Gloucester 570 (Hammond 264),
73 for 3 wickets W. Indies 271 (B. J. Sealy 87)
371 (G. C. Grant 109, Sinfield 7 for 149)
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