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SCOTLAND THE
CHAMPIONS
A Penalty Goal Decides
GREAT FINISH AT WEMBLEY
(BY J. T. BOLTON) London, April 5. came almost a half-back. Thus, There is a new Silver Jubilee Cup while Scotland played in orthodox for the champion football country tashion-two full-backs, three hair of the British Isles, and Scotland backs, and five forwards, England, will be the first holders. It was in effect, had four forwards, three only necessary for them to draw half-backs, and three full-backs. the last International match of the | Thus, England's tactical ideas. season, played at Wembley yester- while not so pleasing to the people day, for the honour to be theirs, who prize artistry above the other and the score of the England-Scot- football virtues, made both for. land game was one goal each. In greater solidity in defence and. recent times drawn games between more openings in attack, the two countries have been scarce. Indeed, it is twelve years since this annual encounter finish- ed with the teams all square, Yes- terday's match should not have had such a result: Taking the scoring chances of the respective forward lines as the criterion, Eng land should have won, as they have on the last three occasions at Wembley by three goals. From the point of view of the 93,000 spectators perhaps it was fortunate that England did not take three comparatively easy scoring chances
As Arsenal supplied four players to the England team, Derby County and Manchester City two each, the constitution of the majority of the League sides was not affected. Results that will have an important bearing on the big issues of the season were returned, When it seemed dbvious that Sunderland, the prospective champlons, were becoming stale-they had not won one of their last six matches-they returned to their best form against Fortsmouth, gaining the biggest victory of the day in the First
in the frst half. because the Division, This victory. match-as such would then have
As it was, the "onlook been over. ers were provided with a thrilling finish.
was
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London. Apr. 22. The startling defeat or Tranmere by York City in the northern sec-'! tion of the third division was the feature of to-day's big list of Eng- lish Football League matches. ๆๆ
The results as cab.ed by Reuter were as folows.
FIRST DIVISION
3 Sunderland
Leeds Birmingham Chelsea
0
4 Wednesday I' & Portsmouth SECOND DIVISION Blackpool & Newcastle
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0
THIRD DIVISION (South) Bournemouth. 2 Watford Gillingham Southend
2
THIRD
York Accrington Chester
#2 Queen's RR. 2 0 Northampton 1 DIVISION (North).
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2 Tranmer" "
1 Rotherham
1
4 Lincoln
2
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
1 Rangers 2 Dunfermine
I
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Hearts Motherwell
CITY AND SUBURBAN
Longon. Apr. 22. The City and Suburban race to- day was an Irish triumph. HE Reverence, an Irish horse owned jointly by his trainer and C. F. An- nesley, both Irishinen, gained one coupled of the easiest victories in the his
tory of the race at starting price of
restores
the 100 to 7:
with the defeats of Derby County and Huddersfield, Sunderland advantage at the head of the table to eight points. There are six more games to complete the programme, and even in the unlikely event of Derby County winning the whole of them their points aggregate would only be fifty-four. With a mere five points for six games Sunderland would have a total beyond the Derby possibility. Thus the First Division, championship race is virtually over,
The game did not reach a very High standard. There was a strong sun to lead players into errors of Judgment and an awkward wind-ta 'be mastered. In theory the team which plays with the wind in the first half should also finish the fresher, but this was not borne out yesterday, for it was the Scots who stayed the pace the better, and who, after seeming likely to lose. The struggle to avoid relegation came near to winning. For sheer to the Second Division is still very artistry, Individual brillance, and open, however, for seven clubs have general ability to keep the ball the same aggregate of thirty-three somewhere.. near the ground, the points, which is one more than advantage
Scotland. West Bromwich Albion and two with Such was the standard of England's 'more than Aston Villa Blackburn defence, however, that all the Rovers were the only team among Scottish cleverness could not pro- the lowly placed to be defeated on duce goal-scoring openings,
their own ground, Bolton Wander- Just once, thirteen minutes from ers winning by three goals, and the end, was England's defence thus climbing free from the danger completely beaten. Then Crumn. zone. It was a most unhappy day the inside-left of Celtic, who had for the Rovers, for at one period Justified the experiment of being of their game they were reduced Included in the side at outside- ¦ to eight players. Relegation is right, would have scored if he had now well-nigh inevitable for the not been improperly prevented Blackburn team, especially as only trom doing so by an England de render. There can be no more be decided on their own ground at crying ordeal for a footballer than Ewood Park. The fixture list of to take a penalty kick under such the clubs occupying the last three conditions. Everything depended | places are given below, as a guide
two of their remaining games will
on that kick. But Walker, inside to the chances of the teams con-,
right of Hearts, for whom many English clubs have angled in vain, was equal to the occasion, Walker was the outstanding success of the matéh, and even after many of the Incidents have been forgatten, the Wonderful ball control and drib- 'bling of Scotland's inside-left will
be remembered.
cerned.
Blackburn Rovers.
Liverpool (h),
Sheffield Wednesday (a). Liverpool. (a).
:
Portsmouth (h).
Aston Villa (a). Chelsea (L).
Aston Vila.
Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Manchester City (h)
His Reverence led all the way ta win by three lengths from Lady Nutthall's Guinea Gap at 100 to 3, and Mrs, Wadhington Singer's Rip pon Tor (9 to 2) which finished third a length away,
Highlander, who became a sur- prising last-minute favourite at 11 to 4, never showed up at any stage in the race, which was, run in cold, but sunny weather. Heuter.
MENZEL IN ANOTHER MATCH
Prague. Apr. 22. Roderick Menzel, Czechoslovak- ian giant and famous internation- al tennnis player, who announced on April 5 that he had retired trom first class tennis to devote his time to writing. has changed his
mind.
He decided to play in the Cze- choslovakian national champion- ships, and to-day met his country man, L. Hecht in the semi-mat. match for But Menzel was no Hecht, being beaten 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.-
Router
AMATEUR SOCCER
Belfast, Apr. 22.
In the Amateur International soccer match played here to-day, Scotland defeated Ireland by five goals to three- Reuter.
"FRIDAY, APRIL 24,
LIGHT BLUES WIN BY
FIVE LENGHTS
13TH SUCCESSIVE VICTORY
Oxford's Gallant Effort
(By SIR WILLIAM BEACH THOMAS.}
Loadon, Apr. 6. For the thirteenth year in suc- cession Cambridge defeated Oxford yesterday in the Boat Race. Five lengths separated the boats at the finish, the biggest margin since 1929, and the time-Cambridze, 21 malo. 6 secs. Oxford. 21 min. 23 set. is the lowest since 1925.
The University Boat Race that brought Cambridge their thirteenth consecutive victory was the very best in the long series up to half- way and beyond. This, so far as it goes, is a satisfactory end to the prognostic gloom of the critics when the two crews first left Cam and Isis for Thames. Cambridge were described as the best crew in the chronicle of the rowing kings, and Oxford the very worst.
The contrast was true. but tem-
1936.
FOOTBALL POOL PROHIBITION PLAN REJECTED
Only 24 M.P.S In Favour
Westminster, April 3.
In the division on Mr. Russell's bill to prohibit football pools there was an unusually large muster for a private members' day.
Comparatively few of those who voted felt the debate of sufficient Importance to listen to it until the. last hour.
From the moment of its intro- duction the bill was clearly doom- ed. It was defeated by the over- whelming majority of 287 to 24.
Mr. Russell's main argument for the measure was that the State should check those, who were ex- ploiting the gambling propensity for private gain.
to 15
This proposition was supported by statements
the great growth of football pools and con- tentions that owing to their mag- Impossible for them to be fairly conducted. Mr. Russell interpret- ed their rules to mean “at every point in the game, heads I win,
nitude and their nature it Was
orary. Every day and in every tails you lose." way, according to M. Coue's advice, Oxford became better and better and Cambridge have found perfec tion and tired of it a little. The very large crowds round about Hammersmith Bridge were trantie with cheers as Oxford, rowing grimly in contrast to the more rhythmic ease of Cambridge on the Middlesex Aldo-held a small lead and the sharp bend that was just beginning was in their favour. It is a race they cried. ilke John Gil- pir's admirers, a real race.
HANGING ON.
It was neck and neck to the two- mile post beyond the bridge. For another half-mile or 80 Oxford hung on as the glint of the light blue blades passed from the sight of stroke and then of bow. From a few minutes past that point twelve, it was high noon with the Cambridge eight.
As soon as their boat shifted the wind anew, like Kipling's derelict, they began to glide forward like a sall-boat designed for running be- fore the wind. They welcomed the wild north-easter" with all the robustious energy of Charles Kings ley himself. It may be that the
skill rather rougher water near Chls
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their
REFEREE'S WHISTLE BLOWN
Dilating upon the evil influence of gambling on the character and the peculiarly insidious nature of ootball, he prolonged his speech to such an extent that Mr. McGovern inquired if he meant to talk out his own bill. and from. somewhere in the House came the subdued sound of a whistle is used by referees on the football field.
The Rev. J. Barr seconded the measure from the Socialist ben- ches, avowing that he was against all gambling In selecting football pools for special prohibition he protested that he was not to be understood as defending class ie- gislation.
An argument which the House took more seriously was the com parison made on the authority of the Football Association that B
was now bebag times as much spent on betting as on watching
the game.
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Mr. Lennox Boyd. In a very speech, led the opposition to the bill. Admitting sympathy with the regulation of pool betting, he ob- jected to its prohibition for the pleasure of tranks, and amused the House by a picture of millions of people enjoying their winter nights by trying to wai prizes.
wick, accenting their
accounted for waterinen, Sudden advance about this point. Stroke, who is perhaps one of the best in the arinals, was magni- ficent, unflurried, lively, perfect in form, and all the while pulling as full a weight as any member of the middle of the boat: and num-. ber seven was not far behind.
They finished with a smoothlessly divided about it. rhythm very rare indeed, at the
tended. crew
SCOTLAND'S NEW SLOGAN end of a four-mile race stiffly con- Oxford, a much inferior technically, and a lighter, fought splendidly all the way." It was remarkable to hear from ope from Old Blue and another and many Thames observers the ex- pressed conviction that rowing, as a racing art, was returning to the Isis: Astraea Redux, as Charles Lamb wrote in an evening paper.
"London, April 4." Traffic in the Strand this mor Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)ning was almost at a standstill. Arsenal (a). Blackburn Rovers (h). West Bromwich Albien.
Arsenal (a).
Everton (a).
Arsenal (h).
Bolton Wanderers (h). Brentford (a). Birmingham (a):
Motor-coaches loaded with Scots blocked the highway. Squat, bandy legged figures in tam o' shantars, with tartan ribbons and gold horse. shoes on their coat lapels, took possession of the pavements.
The K.C. blinked in momentary
BRIDGE CHAMPION
Londoner Wins First
Individual Contest..
1.
Two Socialist Front-benchers. Mr. T. Williams and Mr. Rhys Davies, were vehemently. in favour of the bill, but took care to em- phasise that their party was hope-
BARTER OF PLAYERS
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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18
16
18
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NOTE--Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters In the words required.
ALTOSS 1-Quet! It may be let (5). 6.This animal has swallowed a
bird (5).
9.—An impelling force--miles up,
maybe (7),...
10. Hardly a sultable flower for`a buttonhole, though it pro- vides its own means of„at- tachment (5).
11-Not what one would call a
matchless crime (5). 12. Funeral songs (7), 14. Comparatively
(5).
uncommon
15. Beastly sort of study, we
imagine (3).
16. We get the hump, in Ameri-
can intuition (5).
17. Is this number what we call
a round £gure? (5). 19A song from Connemara, Ire-
land (3).
21.-Pale as a bird (5), 23."Buttons" has an industrious assistant in the procession (7).
2-"Some parent, I" (anagram)
(11),
3-Packet, in a sense (5),
4.--Proverbially decreased by an
increase in burry (5).
S-A
number in pain, that's evident (5).
14
6-A brace and a half (5).
7-Pains mother, we find, to be a hater of mankind (11).
8-Stock farm" (5)..
19-A definitely fiery spirit, this
(5)
A
17-and a distinctly transparent
one this (5).
18-Deluge of upset paste (5). 19. The representative is at any
rate a little gentleman (5).
Here's A 20.-Quick!
singular thing to shoot (5). 21-Make reparation at a certain
hour (5).
22-Necessaries (5),
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION The following is the solution of Yesterday's puzzle:-
Across Adytum; 5, Port; 9.
24. City of Nebraska (5).. 25.--The seaside 19 Ac. adds little | Rhomb; 10, Immersion; 12, Pun; 13.
weight to one (5),
„20.—"In na set” (anngarm) (7).
ARect; 16, Lob: 18, Otherwise- minded; 20, Pig: 21, Escape; 24,
27-An article on me is the sub-Ass; 28, Simpleton; 27 Grope, 28,
Lynn; 29, Ninety Ject for discussion (5). 28.-Paradoxically enough, they
may be odds (5).
1.--This
Down.
system suggests notes in the scale (5).
POSTPONED BASEBALL
GAMES
WEATHER AGAIN INTERFERED
The
Down.-2, Dump; 3. When; 4. Mask; 5, Proposition; 6, Traffic; 7. Mome; 8, Ebb-tide; 11, Much: 14. Foreign: 15, Grapnel;. 16, Lip: 17, two Beg: 19. Dust: 22, Clog: 23, Open:
24, Aeon; 25, Sort.
SUNNINGDALE FOURSOMES
A Convincing Win
London, April 3. The Sunningdale open mixed foursomes tournament was con- cluded yesterday, when in the final J. Morrison and Miss J. Wethered, the holders, beat the New York, Apr. 22.
Sunningdale, amateurs, D. H. Kyle weather again interfered and Major W. H. H. Altken by 5 with the Big Leagues' baseball fx- and 4. tures, the Pittsburgh Pirates match
Miss Wethered and Morrison, with the Chicago Cubs being cản, who thus won the event for the From below the gangway thecelled, and the American League second year in success.on, played Independent, Mr. McGovern, ad-games between New York Yankees hailiant
and Philadelphia Athletic, and them monished
that " working
Boston Red Sox and Cleveland In- people were entitled to spend their money in their own way, and that, dians, all on account of the cold.
Weather did not affect the lowly though women were the cause of most of the troubles of humanity. St. Louis Browns, however. In a nobody suggested the abolition of furious burst of hitting they got safely to bases eighteen times and women.
Ecored twelve runs against the dazzled Tigers, last year's pennant winners.
Mr. & P. Herbert made the most applauded speech of opposition He was content to put points sharply rather than indulge his characteristic humour.
Football would not be kept clean by this bill Backs and forwards would still be bartered as if they were cattle on the hoof. It was not possible to stop betting, they should license, control, prevent abuses and tax it.
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golf, taking only 23 strokes from the eighth to the fourteenth holes. They won Ave holes in a row from the ninït, and gained their victory with a divi- sion at the fourteenth:
In the semi-inal Morrison and Mias Wethered had a tremendous struggle before beating the last of the professional element, P. Alliss ¦ and C. Riset on the last green. The only other American League Kyle and Aitken beat.. Miss G. game was Washington Seriators' at Cradock-Hartopp and J. J. F. home to the Boston Red Sox. The Pennink in the other semi-final Sax won four to three, scoring on" only six hits as against their op- ponents twelve. There were no
errora.
Assisted by home runs from Chapman and Riggs, Cincinnati Reds nosed out the St. Louis Car-
dinals, seven to xix.
The Reds benefited from three
tlines to the Cards seven. Cardinal errors, and hit safely ten
Wilson's homer did not help the
Miss Wethered and Morrison turned level with Allisa and Rissik, but the former paix them took the next three holes. The amateur- professional partnership, however, made a fine recover), and squared the match again at the 18th A the long: 17th. AllissandRissik were bunkered short of the green. and the holders winning in 4 to 5, became dormy. A division at the uphill 18th saw the holders enter the final again.
The game provided an interest- ing study in tactics. Barker, the England centre-half, although in his club play largely an attacker. bécame almost completely a de- Tender in this match. As Male and Hapgood, the two Arsenal full- backs, had a complete understand- ing with their centre-half, it is not
Out of the Temple with stately surprising that the clever Scottish
tread stepped an elderly K.C. As On forwards had so few chances.
he turned into Fleet-street he was the other hand Simpson, the cen-
met by a cacophony of rattles and It will be noted that West Brom referees whistles, A Boore of Boot- tre-half of Scotland, was essential- ly an attacking pivot, and the wich Albion, ilke Blackburn Rovers, tish fingera pointed at hita. A England forwards did not hesitate will play only two of their remain-chorus of voices shrieked at kum, to give Camsell chances of running ing six games on their own ground. "Wha beat the Ar-r-senal 1" through. Camsell scored the one The programme for them is ob- England goal late in the first half viously dimcult, but, in view of alarm, He had never heard of
London, April 6." after be and Brook worked clear of their position, the amazing feature Glasgow Rangers and appeared to
The first individual bridge cham- the spread-eagled Scottish defence. of their record is that they have regard the interruption as out of
plonship to be held in this coun- Camsell did not, however, use his scored more goals than they have order.
try, was won at the Albany Club, For his own part, he did not This may eventually other openings to the best advan- conceded. tage, although Dawson made many prove the deciding factor in their climbed to a position of compara- Mayfair, yesterday, by Mr. H. Free- wish to be led away from tempfa- Mr. I. Isaacs was secondtion, he liked to meet it, thrust it excellent saves in the Scottish goal, favour. Aston la released two tive safoty with a good win at man.
boy am I" We did not want a Even so, there were at least three of their men to play for Scotland Swansea, two of their three goals and Mr. M. Harrison Gray third. away, and then say, "what a good other scoring chances missed by Cummings and Massie although being scored by the youngest player. All three are Londoners.
There were 15 men and one wo-country of wapy; namby-pamby, England. Crooks and Barclay, the they were not compelled to do so. in first-class football-ststeen-year-man in the final, and they played anaemic people like those in the Philadelphia Phillies much against deputy for Bowden, were, among and were defeated at Grimsby by
old Lawton.
The position in the Southern for eight hours, yesterday. They Utopias of Mr. Wells. We should those who failed with possible scor- four goals to one, and when the Ing openings. A ball which never next goal is recorded against the Third Division remains so intrigu- had played through eliminating not wipe out the ancient virile lost its gloss on the thick grass Villa their tally against will be one ing that interest is likely to be beats all over the country and a pleasures of the race because a few
Luton semi-final in London on Saturday. abused them. maintained to the end. carpet was, perhaps, responsible for hundred.
The youngest player was Mr.
Earnshaw, the Brooklyn Dodgers' the errors, which cost England the
Town have a match in hand over
FARM HAND'S APPEAL
ace, only allowed Boston's Bruins championship,
The struggle for the two promo- Reading, but they were beaten by Colin Harding, an undergraduate
The Under Secretary to the five hits and not a single run, when tion prizes in, the Second Division Torquay, whereas Reading scored at Cambridge, who had represented There were many more individual was intensifed by yesterday's re- the only goal on the Queen's Park his university to the annual match Home Office, Mr. G, Lloyd, who the Bees entertained him. Brook- successes than fallures in the game.sults. West Ham and Manchester Rangers ground, and thus dealt a with Oxford. The solitary woman In constructive play, however, United, the leaders for the moment, blow at one of their rivals. The survivor of the 150 entrants was spoke for the Government, an-lyn scored five runs on ten hits grandfather, King Edward VIL, His
Mrs. J. H. Newton, of Nottingham.nounced that the bill was felt to Reuter the whoin Scotland held a decided advantage were each concerned in goalless two clubs between
Yesterday everyone played four the free decision of the House, though he let fall that he hlinscit in the wing half-back positions, draws, but Chariton Athletic were championship of the North hands with each other finnlist as a Brown and Massie even being ready heavily defeated at Leicester. Tot-Third Division rests each
Members roared with delight at to take risks in holding on to the tenham Hotspur came back into
their gaines, but Tranmere cannot partner and eight hands against proposed to vote against it.. ball and drawing an opponent be- this race, winning by four goals to afford to drop even one point in him. The hands were played in
duplicate and match-point, scoring a letter which he read, sent by an fore passing. The English wing two at Blackpool, where all the
was used. At the end of every four old agricultural labourer to a half-backs, Crayston and Bray, did other successful clubs of the sesson
boards each of the players moved colleague. The labourer was not a not match this high Bcottish stan- have been defeated. During the
to a new table according to a pre- betting ran, but he desired the defeat of the bil because the pool dard, and consequently. England's coming Easter holidays Tottenham
arranged plan. effectiveness in attack was impair and Charlton play each other
keeps the old woman quiet for at least two hours a week.
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their home games.
INTERNATIONAL TABLE Goals
ed when, so the captain appeared twice. After two defeats ahemela Beotland to decide, it was necessary to give United won again, and Barnsley, England Bastia Instructions to play well be- whom they defeated, have only Wales hind the other forwards. He be- Hull City below them Burnley Ireland'
drew
P. W. L. D. F. A.Fts. 9 10 24 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 3. 11 1 5 5 3
1 20.6 7 2
Twelve of the 16 analists were Londoners. The others came from Leeds, Bexhill-on-Sea, Harrogate and Nottingham.
Upon the actual extent of pool, betting, Mr. Lloyd gave the latest.
the Giants. New York hit consis tently, banging out sixteen safe-
homer for the winners. ties for seven runs. Leiber hit 2
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND
London, April 3. Following the precedent of his
Majesty King Edward VIII, has graciously consented to become Patron of the Scottish Craft. It is oficially announced that His Royal statistics of the Post Office, which Highness the Thike of York has showed a probable total of £20 agreed to accept the office of 000,000 a year, the large proportion Grand Master Mason, and will be of which was in relatively small installed in Edinburgh on Monday, sums. Whether this was so formi-November 30, when Grand Lodge dable an evil as to require the in- will celebrate its bicentenary. The tervention of Parlament, the installation will be carried out by Government left to the House, and the retiring Grand Master Mason, the House, ar related, declared an Bir Iain Colquhoun of Lues, and in emphatic opinion that no action all probability the ceremony will
fred.
take place in the Usher Hall:
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