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Further Notes Of Teams
This Season
Liverpool's peril near the end of last season led to the club going out boldly for new players Erine Blenkinsop, Tommy Johnson. and Vic Wright (from Rotherham United) were signed. Further- more, ten points were won from seven games Liverpool were saved, and the loss later shown on the season's working worried “no- body.
The breathing space of the close season was evidently required for recuperation from the desperate efforts of the closing games. Any- way. Liverpool have done little further signing.
"The Anfelders were affucted with an amazing list of injured players last season. but even so i
founda am not convinced that tions have been laid for a success- ful term this time..
Arthur Riley, who played bril L'antly last season, is the only goalkeeper of experience signed ip. As per tradition the Fool look Steel and right for full backs.
Tennant, Blenkle are first choice. Dabbs, Done are three of the four .others.
Half-back line? No obvious wor- rles. Morrison Bradshaw and Mc- Dougall, the three trusty Ecots, are still there. Savage, Low and McPherson are the deputies. I see a snag or two in the attack.
One difficulty may be to blend
the line. Last season there were so many injured players that this difficulty never arose.. Now things are diferent.
I fargfy the higher class will sult George Bargh, who is due to do something big for the club.
An outside-left of the high- est class is being sought. If things go wrong the club will not hesitate to go into the market.
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Taking A Chance
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Last year at this time we were wondering what Everton would do, won' two League Everton had Championships and the cup in three seasons. The answer is that Everton did very little. Now is the time to wonder what Manches- ter City will do next.
In three seasons the City have been in three semi-finals, two F.A. won the trophy' Cup finals and last season. The Manunians have certainly. shown themselves as a team which rises to the cup ec- Perhaps we will have to casion. walt until January to see them at their best once again.
The City start the season with 28 players, only one of them now. He is W. Owen, a centre-forward from Northwich Victoria, ..
In some respects the City are well equipped. At full back, for instance, they are seven. The left- halfs number four, arid as Bray and McLuckle are two of these there is no need to worry about
that position.
For instance, Gordon Hodgson led the attack famously in the closing games. Sam English, the recognised centre-forward, is t again. Will he displace Gordon? And if so, will Gordon, in turn, displace Vie Wright at Inside-important post. right?
Then there is the matter of in- "side-left. Liverpool were proud of the Roberts-Hanson partnership on the left
Roberta was out of the picture when Tom Johnson came along from Goodison. What now? But even with these con plications Liverpool are not well served with reserve forwards-na- tably on the wings
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The outlook is uncertain. Liverpool are usually like that.
Let me add that Elisha Scott has gone after 22 years' service. Harold Barton has gone to Shef- field United; Dave Wright to Hull City and Gunson is unsigned,
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The only goalkeepers available, however, are Swift and Swift played. in the First Division side from Christmas last season. He was also in the final. F think experience is lacking for this very At centre-half the only deputy for Sam Cowen is centre- Shadwell. Then only at forward are more than two- play- ers available.
It strikes me that the City are orce again trusting to the adap- tability of Marshall. Tilson, Here and Heale rather than to their general reserve strength to fil the Inside forward positions. --
The arrangement worked Will it work last season. again? It any two of these players were injured at the. same time the position would not be reassuring. Manches- ter City have some great play- -ers, but the reserve position
needs consideration.
Players who have gone include Len Langford (Manchester Unit- ed), Syme and Comrie (Burnley), Nicholls (Brentford). Hadfield and Payne.
Everton Needs
Forwards too light-too small? Most Preston North End suppor- zers will be annoyed at the sug- gestion. The feeling is" there however, that when the ball is in the air the North End attackers will be at a decided disadvantage. Ted Crichley, the outside-right se- The officials of the two Mersey- cured from Everton, stands 5ft.side clubs-Liverpool and Everton 9in, and he is the tallest of the should be thoroughly refreshed probable forward line: It is ap the opening of the new sea to the team as a whole, therefore, Anyway, there are no signa to maintain the great tradition of the club for football as it should be played on the floor.
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to show that the said officials have spent a busy time during the close season.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934.
HOME FOOTBALL THE CYCLING
Visiting Teams Fare Badly
London, Sept. 5.
In five matches in Division I. pf the English Football League, all the visiting teams were beaten. Arsenal and Derby recording four goals each.
Queen's Park and Chariton were the only visiting teams to win in the lower divisions.
The following were the results First Division Arsenal 4, Blackburn 0. Derby 4, Huddersåeld 1. Liverpool 2, Manchester C. 1. Portsmouth 1, Middlesboro i. Sunderland 3, Grimsby 0.
Second Division Brentford 1, Fulham 0.
Third Division (South) Aldershot 3, Bouthend 2. Brighton 3, Watford 0. Bournemouth 3, Newport 1. Bristol C. 1, Reading 0. Crystal P. 2, Queen's PR, 3. Exeter 3. Northampton 0. Swindon 1, Bristol R. 0. Torquay 1 Charlton 2.
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Third Division (North) Chester 4. Hartlepools 1. Darlington 2, Gateshead 1
CLUB
Another Record
Beaten
LEAGUE TENNIS
ATHLETIC MEET
Craigengower Beat Recreio
Scares:-
Playing at Happy Valley yester- day the Craigengower C.C. defeat- The Hong Kong Cycling Club ed the Club de Recreio in com
Wednesday avening. fortable manner, selected - September 5, for their seventh weekly time trial, but as the con- ditionis prevalling during the later hours of the day were distinctly unfavourable for speed work, only one rider took part...
J. W. Leonard and Hachluma
(0.0,0.)
H. A. G. Keates, who was mak-A. ing his first speed attempt for a month, was the rider in question. His attack on J. Coles'-5-miles figures was very successful, finish- ing in 13 mins, 48 secs to beat re- curd by 49 seconds and average 21.79 mph. This is the fastest average recorded in the series of time trials to date being 4/100 m.p.h. faster than the same rider's 10 miles figures.
There was rather a poor atten- ance on the first mid-week run of the Club, under Mr. E. Münns, which left the Victoris Pier of the Vehicular Ferry at 2 p.m. With the heat at over 90deg, and a high percentage of humidity, the first of these Island spins was not a comfortable proposition, and the party were rather glad to reach the dispersal point at Victoria at 1 p.m.
Though a disappointing start has been made with these being changed will never take spins it has been decided to can- Everton back amongst the prizes. tinge them, and to run them alter- Altogether Everton have 32 pro-nate weeks on the Island and fessionals signed. The needs are Mainland. Next Wednesday's spin an outside-right" to deputise for
will therefore leave Jordan Road course, Albert Geldard, and, of that other centre-forward who Pier. Kowloon, at 2 p.m. under Mr.
E. Tweedy. was for so long been expected by the Goodison faithful.
Prominent players who have gone are Ted Critchley (to Pre- ston North End), McGourty (te)
City), Coggins and Bocking." Allmarnock), Turner (to Bradford
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Blackburn's Rising Stars
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Blackburn Rovers' outlook is no.. brighter than it was last year at. this time. I recall, how, at that time, the know-alls bemoaned the disasters that were supposed to be coming the Rovers way. I also recall, the Rovers clean-cut reply on the playing field and the lift- ing of the gloom that never exist- ed at Ewood.
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new prosepect now Some of the lads who were con- sidered too young and inexperien- ced last term will be making their mark. I shall not be surprised even if the word "star" finds its way to Ewood. Such players as Cor- man, White, Whiteside, Carver, Pryde, Milne, and 'Duncan, are a year older. Lanceley, the young left-back, is knocking at the door. It will be remembered that when Bill Amrine was transferred to Newcastle, another moan arose. The pessimists couldn't see a pos- sible successor in the camp. They didn't know anything about the Rovers or that Bob Pryde was just bursting to show his paces, I have the utmost confidence in the de fence.
There is room for improvement in the middle but a hard-working and efficient line can be fielded out of the six half-backs avail- able. These are Whiteside. Car ver, Pryde, Halsali, Bryant, and Which goes to allow that Everton
one more are still needing another centre-McCaughey. At least forward. and that Liverpool,. I experienced half, however, is a re think; have room for general im- provement.
I believe that, up to a point, the
Not one new name of note has side will affect this purpose and been added to either Club's list. hold its own in the First Division. This should be no more diffitent than winning promotion from the Becond Division on a high stand- ard of football.
You can never be actually sure of football prospects, but I think Everton have more reason to feel obtimistic about the coming sea- son than have Liverpool.
quirement.
AQUATICS IN SHANGHAI
beat Remedios and Consoles 7-5. beat Barretto and Noronha 6-3
For
Chinese Journalists
U. S. BASEBALL
Dixie Dean's 24th
Victory
New York, Sept. 5. Follow.ng their recent success-
'Diay Dean, of St. Louis Cardin- ful aquatic sports meeting, the Hongkong, Canton and
Macao uls, pitched his 24th victory in the Chinese journalists will hold an major league American baseball athletic meeting in the middle of to-day when the Cardinals defeat- November. probably at Caroline | cd Brooklyn Dodgers by a 2 to 1 margin. Collins and Delancey hit homers for the Cardinals,
EQU.
"The meeting is under the spon- sorship of the Chung Nam Athletic
Roy Hansen shut out the Cin-
lost to Barros and Remedios 3-6 | Assosiation, and MI, Lau Tin-cinnati Reds in nine innings while
V. Gosano and G. Lai (C.C.C.)
beat Remedios and Gon-
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drew with Remédios and
Barros".....
beat Barrette and Noronha Tsui Wai Pul and R. Chao
(0.0.0)
Kwong, under whose management Camill hit a home run for the the aw.mming meeting was con- Philadelphia Phillies which was
4-3
ducted, will leave for Canton and Macao within the next few daya to complete the arrangements.
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lost to Barros and Remedios | 4-6 beat Barretto and Noronha C-4 match with Remedios and Gon-
sales unfinished.
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LADIES GOLF
Autumn Meeting Arranged
The Medal Competition at Happ valley (July 1-August 31) has been cancelled owing to insufficient entries.
There will be a Bogey Com- petition at Happy Valley in October
Three cards of 18 holes may be for a prize presented by the Club.
taken out during the month. Ji there are fewer than 15 entties no prize will be given.
Autumn Meeting
The Autumn Meeting will be held at Deep Water Bay on Monday, September 24.
Prizes are being presented by the Club for a Tombstone. Competition, for long driving and for approach-
Lady Gives Family ing and putting.
Another Title
Shanghai, Bept. 1.. The Foreign YMCA. Swimming gala commenced yesterday and at- tracted a fair crowd to the fune tion, at which four local champion" ships were swum off. Noel Ham- mond achieved further fame when he won the 50 pd. free-style Shanghai championship, equalling the local record of 25 2/5 sec. Ee has now equalled two records in the two championship events he has won this year, as he won the 220 yd. free-style at the 'Rowing Club galan. Hadley's record time. Miss Eleen Hammond added to the family's successes when she took the 50 yd. Indles' breast stroke championship in 49 3/5 sec., Miss Peggy Neal gaining second place.
Archie Logan won the 440 yd. free-style championship, defeating C. H. Raven after a thrilling race, the winner showing a great burst of speed in the concluding lengths. His time of 5 min. 53.3/5 sec. 13 slightly slower than Frank Had- ley's local record of 5 min. 50 4/5 sec. established here last year. C. Sharp won the men's fancy diving championship with a series of con- sistently good dives, and second place in this event went to W. Humber.
Stamina Wins
There is actually a wealth of talent for the forward Ine. "It Thompson can stage a come-back after his leg injury of last season0,
The 440 yd men's free-style the Royers' stock will rise. At the time of his accident midway champige hip-throught about a through last season, the centre dues between Raven and Logan forward was very busy with the and the extra stamina of the latter. goals. Then appeared Ted proven the means to his winning. per, who is agam available. Logan sat out at the start with a Youth nd maturity provide barat pace and took a lead at the lance in the attack, where Bruton, end of the first lap. He maintain McLean, Talbot, Benson, Turner, ed this to the fitib lap, holding and Milne are the chief aspilfants about two yards advantage over As I have indicated the defence Haven, who, however, was coming.
First and foremost, the North End have no worries about their defence. George Holdcraft and Roy John (from Stoke) are two or the best goalkeepers in the coun- try. The backs, who far outshone anything outside of Highbury last Everton have left themselves season, are all there-Common short of experience in goal. Ted Gafllmore, Hough and Lowe. I Sagar we all know, King and have no fears when contempla ing Deighton, the other goalles, are the half-back division so long as unfairmiliar to most of us. Bill Tremeling sticks up.
At full back there is nothing like Jim Allen meant to Portsmout this deficiency, Ben Williams and Bill means to the North End. Billy Cook look like the first choice,
is perhaps the strongest section of up steadily and gaining on the his elbows are. two clever. Boots, Then we have Warney Cresswell,
the Rovers team but here are turna At the tenth lap, Raven Shankly and Milne-"bonny tech the ageless Add to Jones and ters." The fine has class; it doesn't Jackson, two coming young men, great possiblities about the for- had drawn level and the two swam Fuck bite. A suitable deputy for and Morris, not quite so far ad- wards. Once ther half-back re-longside for two laps, with Haven quirements are settled. the club drawing ahead at the twelfth the pivot, however, seems, an ob-vanced... That's good enough."
may look forward to a prosperous length Raven's advantage seem- ed spell disaster to Logan's vlous requirement.
Everton look just as likely in
season-at least on the field.of.. As to the attack "Bud" Maxwell, the new leader from Kilmarnock, the matter of half-backs. Britton, Have Birmingham erred in al- hopes, but the latter, though sp
Gee and Thomson have rivals in
lowing 3. Hughes, their pentre-half, pearing exhausted, was biding his holds the key. We know that he Clarke, White and Archer. And
to go to Bristol City? If Hughes time and conserying his strength is clever, elusive, lightning at a
another for potential knockers makes good with the City he and on the fourteenth length, he half chance-Scotland's beat in fact-but we can only guess what at the door are on the premises, will be a similar example, to Wall- he is likely to accomplish to our The chief trouble at Goodiers willington, whom Birmingham allow
be to sort out the forwards.
faster game, I've a shrewed sus Delon that he will not fall. IT Bud comes off it's bood-bye to Deepdale doubts-
You remember last season how the change mere rung on Cunliffe, Stevenson, alter and Higham. Bob Kelly is again available; All sorts of moves were tried, but Bell, Bargh, Eeresford, Falethorpe, the ideal was never found. The Fitton Pears and Dougal Butter-solution may come f Billy Dean Ectra from Blackpool is hiesel on August 25 But & forward fine which is continually has a chance.
commenced to put on the pace and found Raven tiring. Logan there
ed to go to Bristol Rovers at a bar- after went out to gain stea gain price. More than one big dily on each successive length and League club has Wallington on he eventually ran into half a their lists of players to watch, and length lead at the finish, his last the Rovers have only to say "yes" half-lap baing accomplished with that is providing Wallington a burst of speed His time of 5 agrees, of course, and several clubs min. 53 3/5 sec. 1s 2 4/5 sec. slower than the local record made by would be willing to pay big money
Hadley here last year. for him
are...
Competitions"
asked to arrange to play the eighteen holes at times which" will leave the course clear between 11.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The driving and approaching competitions will take place be tween these hours All cards are to be returned by 5.30,, p.m., and the presentation of prizes by the
A draft of the Programme con-
sisting of 24 events has been cirawn up.
The following is the proposed programme.
First Day
High Jump Long Jump Pole-Vaulting Weight Throwing Discuss Throwing Javelin Throwing
Baseball Throwing
100 Metres, for European News-
papers
100 Metres
.200 Metres
400 Metres 800 Metres 1.600 Metres 10,000 Metres
High Hurdles
Low Hurdles 400 Metres Relay
Second Day
100 Metres, for labourers 100 Metres, for merchants 400 Metrës Relay, for girls. 400 Metres Relay, for boys 100 Metres (Women's), for mem- bers of the Chung Nam Ath- letic Association
100 Metres (Men's), for members
of the C.N.A.A.
800 Metres Relay, open to Clubs or Associations in the Colony
Captain will take place shortly after that time.
The arrangements will be facilitated it members intending names on one of the forms which have been posted in the Club houses at Happy Valley and Deep to be present will kindly sign their Water Bay,
the only score for the winners.
The following were the results:
National League
Chicago.......... New York..............................
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Joe Moore homered for Naw York.
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Pittsburg
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Hogan homered for Boston.
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Camilli homered for Phila- delphia. Roy Hansen pitched.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
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St. Louis
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Boston
Cleveland
Troksy homered for Cleveland. -Reuter.
WORLD SCULLING "CHAMPIONSHIP
Toronto, Sept. 8. Bob Pearce (Canada) beat Mil- ler (America) by 15 lengths over a 3-mile course in the world's sculling championship, on" Lake Ontario yesterday.— Beuter.
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