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Prospects Of New Season
The League ciuba were engaged recently in the series of games which were arranged in connexion with the Jubilee Fund, and on the last Saturday in August the season opned officially with a full list of League matches. Most of the amateur clubs were also in action, says The Times.
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League becomes Competition in the various divisions of the keener as the years go by, and these early matches are just as im- portant as those which attract so much attention after the League
⚫ tables have been appearing for many months.
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CALL-OVER
London, Sept. 12.
The following is the call-cver for the Cambridgeshire:-
15/1 Domhaha (o), 10076 (t). 100/6 Agincourt (0)
20/1
Gainly (0)
20/1 Bombay Duck (0)
Michoumy (0)
20/1
25/1
Carlisle (0)
25/1 Zaimis (0)
25/1 Lali (0)
25/1 Couvert (0)
team of Most teams will have played six that they still have a matches by the middle of this championship class, and it will be month, and every point will be interesting to see how they get fought for with the utmost keen-on at Derby. Ness.
25/1 Daytona (0),
25/1
Foxglove (0)
25/1
25/1
A glance at the final figures of last season shows how little there
Is to choose between the clubs,
It will be recalled that, Wolver hampton lost the championship to Arsenal last season by no more than a point. Brentford now have
season
Arsenal won the, Championship the services of the amateur inside for the fifth time, but their total forward. A. H. Gibbons, who play
for Tottenham of 52 points was, with one excep-ed last tion. the lowest total to win the Hotspur. Champlonship since the First Di vision was increased to 22 clubs after the War. Sheffield Wednes- day won with 52 points in 1928-29. Aston Vila headed the Second Division with 57 points, but Man- chester United's. 53. points, which were good enough to give them
The Royal Air Force authort- ties apparently considered t wise for Gibbons to play for a club nearer his station. He is not in the team at present."
CHELSEA'S NEW OUTSIDE LEFT
Chelsea's only new player of note
Bansalvo (0) Innishboffin (0) 251 Pactoula (0) 25/1 Artists Prince (0) 33/1 "Golden Sovereign (t-and of 33/1 Thankerton (0)
Caerloptic (0)
33,
33/1
Sea Bequest (o) 33/1 Mannance (0) 63/1 San Miguel (0) 33/1 Ramtapa (t and o) 33/1 Dan Bulger (0) 33/1 Le Ksar (0), 40/1 (1) 40/1 Quarter Maltre (o 50/1 (t) 40/1 Bistola (0), 45/1 (t)
Khasnader (o), 45/1 (0)
40/1
THE CESAREWITCH
"AS CAPTAIN?
BY F. MELA.
In connection with the forthcoming cricket Interport with Shanghai. I learn that neither H. Owen Hughes or T A. Pearce can make the trip.
This will create a problem' for the Selection Committee -regarding the choice of a cap- tain. Rumour has it that A. C. I. Bowker, at the Hong -Kong Cricket Club will be
asked to lead the side.
WARWICKSHIRE SAVE THE GAME
P. Cranmer's Century
Although Warwickshire fol- lowed on 184 behind they had no difficulty in drawing their match with Worcestershire at Dudley recently.
P. Cranmer. the Warwickshire captain, played another grand in- This wast nings, scoring 104. Cranmer's first century of the season and it included two 6's and
The following is the call-over for 13 4
second place last year, would have is Hanson, the outside left who the Cesarewitch:
for 100/6 "Epigrain (0) been good enough in only two of scored 14 goals last season
Liverpool. It is a coincidence that 100/8 Slipon (a): the previous-13-years
Again, Millwall won the Southern Hanson's first appearance for his 1871 Snupewood to section with 58 points, which is new club will be against Liverpool 20/1 Punch (0)
Mills will lead the attack in place 20/1 the lowest winning total since the Third Division was founded in of Payne; Bambrick: the other 1920-91, with the exception of centre-forward has gone. to Wal Charlton Athletic's 54 in 1928-29. sail. Charlton Athletic were never and Tranmere Rovers' 56 was the far from. the top of the table last lowest ever to win the Northern-season and with the same team
Bolton 25 section since that competition has should again" do well. hid 22 teams.
20/1
20
Fet (o) Snake Lightning (o).. Michoumy (0)
25/1
Celibate (0)
251
Ranfield (o)
251
Near Relation (0)
Trevisan! (0)
Wanderers may be stronger than were last season if Geldard. whom they obtained from Everton. fts into the side.
25/3
Mareu Superbus (9)
25/1
Bultoi (0)
25/1
Faring (0) ..
25/1 Naval Display (0)
Valerian (0)
33/1
Harewood (0)
33/1
Senor (a) a
33/1
Winnebar (0)
40/1
Botree (0)
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RESULTS
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London, Sept. 12, Letcester City won their second match of the season in the First Division of the English Football League today, beating Birmingham at home by the odd goal in three.
Two matches..were played in the Second Division, both' resulting in draws.
As
a result of winning their away match against Rotherham, Barnsley have gone to the head of the table in the northern section of the Third Division.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1938.
AND NOTES
Angry "Fans" Taunt
Test Selectors
The Eqrland Test team selectors, who, it might be thought, would be the recipients of congratulatory messages after the crushing de. feat of Australia at the Oval, have received shouls of letters most of them anonymous criticising the omission of Hutton and Leyland from the fourth Test match at Leeds, where England were beaten,
"En fact, I like it so long as it is The selectors resent the implica-
fair and constructive, but in thla case it is not
as neither of these Yorkshire men who played leading parts in the Afth Test was available for selection for the Leeds game swing to injury.
The selectors do not mind criti- Results of matches played today cism," said Sir Pelham Warner,
chairman of the Test Selectors,
were:-
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FIRST DIVISION Leicester 2. Birminghami 1.
SECOND DIVISION Fulham 0. Burnley 0. Tottenham 2. Shemeld U. 2.
THIRD DIVISION - (SOUTH) Bristol 0; Aldershot 0.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Bradford C. 1. Halifax 0. Doncaster 6, Rochdale ú. Hull 4, Barrow 0. Lincoln 0, New Brighton U Rotherham 0, Barnsley 1.
*****{Renter).
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Forest Hills Surprises
Forest Hills, N.L., Sept. 12.
Two surprises were registered today in the American National tents championships now in progress here.
I have had lots of letters fred at me from Yorkshire asking why more Yorkshireme were not included in the Leeds Test. There seems to have been soma misconception in regard to the circumstances wrround- ing this game.
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"Ames was not available owing to a broken finger, Hutton had tractured a finger at Lord's a week earlier, and Leyland was hurt in the same match.".
On the matter of timeless Testa Sir Pelham suys:----
"I venture to suggest that four days, with a fifth day u necessary, should be suficient to decide Test matches with Austraila "*
U.S. BASEBALL. RESULT
New York, Sept. 12. Only one match was played in the Baseball League yesterday, the Detroit Tigers beating Chicag White Sox by 4-3 in the Americat.
In the fourth round of the men's defeated singles, Oubert Himt Bobby Riggs, the American Davis Shortland, who was playing in his second county game, showed scored, but Santall, who played Cup player, by 6-3, 0-6. 9-7, 0-6, 6-4. In the third round of the further promise while helping free cricket, and Buckingham add-
women's championship. Miss Mar- Cranmer in a stand of 94. Santalled 65 for the second wicket.
A fifth-wicket partnership be-got Lumb of Great Britain. beat also batted excellently, and hit 12
tween Ord and Shortland produced Miss Helen Jacobs, the Wimbledon 4's in making 75. *
Warwickshire needed 68 to save 47 runs In 30 minutes before Ordumer-up, by 7-5, 6-2...
Miss Jacobs, who injured her circuit. the follow-an when play was con-was caught at the wicket at 183.
the Wimbledon during Cranmer ankle. tinued, and their qutstanding wie Then Shortland ket added 33 runs before the scored easily while adding 94, and tournament, showed no trace of Chicago Cranmer and Fantham put on 62 her jury when the Forest Hills Detroit innings closed for 296.
Warwickshire, when they went for the seventh wicket in 30 championships commenced.-/Reu
ter). again.."lost Croom with 20 minutes
and
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THE BISE OF IPSWICH There are some alterations this season in the constitution of the two sections of the Third Division. COMPETITION FOR PROMOTION 33/1 As the two clubs relegated. trom
Competition for promotion from the Second Division. Barnsley and the second Division is likely to be Stockport County, are both North-faster and more furious than ever, ern, Port Vale, have been transfered with Sheffield United. Coventry again to the Southern section. City, Manchester City. and West Gillingham, one of the two bot Bromwich Albian all expecting 3. tom clubs, falled in their applica-good season. tion for re-election and their place Manchester City have had has been given to Ipswich Town. curious, experience. They won the The rise of Ipswich has been championship two years ago and remarkable.
were relegated at the end of the The professional club was found-next season although they scored ed two years ago, and in its first more goals than they gave away goals season... war, the Southern League and actually scored more
season the than any other side in the com- championship; last team finished third, but the sup- petition. port was always so good that their successful application for admit tance to the Third Division was no surprise.
The team has been streng- summer thened during the months, the new players in- cluding Fillingham: the Birm- Ingham centre-half, Hutcheson, from Chelsea. Burns, who kept goal for Preston North End in the Cup Final of 1937, and Kimmer, the Sheffield Wednes- day outside left.
NOTABLE TRANSÈERS.
AUSTRALIANS NOT DOING SO WELL
London, Sept. 12. At Scarborough today, Mr. H. b. G. Leveson Gower's 'XI declared their first innings at 363 for eight wickets in reply to the Australian tourists' total of 306
It was some consolation to the Manchester that the citizens of United, gained promotion.
Tottenham Hotspur.also have a side of possibilities. Sproston; the
Joe Hardstaff, the English Tesi Leed batsman,
Mr. 108 for scored International back from
while Gower's team. United, will strengthen the defence Leveson
Hutton, the record and if the side get a good start Leonard victory at Southampton
breaker, måde 73 and Maurice
well within their powers--they may Leyland 51. take a deal of catching. Fulham W. J. O'Reilly took four wickets finished last season in a blaze of for 75 rums.
glory, though a poor start prevent Going in again, the Australians ed them from worrying the leader had not yet scored" when stumps Millwall, the promoted side: have.
were drawn. services of the
During the summer several not-acquired: the
E L. McCormick, the Australtar
day and may not take further part
able players transferred from one amateur international player fast bowler, pulled a leg muscle to- club to another, the outstanding Thornton, but he is not included one being Jones, the inside for in the side to meet Chesterfield. ward for whom Arsenal are reputed
to have.. given Wolverhampton
Wanderers some £13,000. He will
be in the side to meet Portsmouth
at Highbury but in the cumstances
it
18' hardly
team
to be expected that be will im- mediately and his true form. Otherwise the. Arsenal looks quite familjar. Wolverhamp ton have transferred so many other players to various clubs, during the close season that it is difficult to keep pace with them. satisfied. apparently. They are
Woolley's Farewell
Innings
Recently Frank Woolley play. ed his farewell innings on the St. Lawrence ground at Can- terbury-the most famous in Kent by hitting 81 runs in hour off the Australians'
an
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-All out for 108 in their first in- nings. Kent had followed on 37 runs behind the Australians' total. But after 4 flashed from Wool- ley's bat in the second innings, and bis 81 was made out of 109 scored while he was in.
in the match-(Ferter).
HOCKEY
The hockey game, between the European Y.M.CA. and the Club de Recreio, scheduled to have been played at the King's Park ground yesterday, was abandoned as a result of the rain having kept several members. of both teams from turning out.
A knock-up game, seven or eight aside, was played. between mixed teams of players of either aide.
Sporting
Fixtures
TODAY
Ladies'
BADMINTON—YM.CA.
Badminton in the West Lounge, in the Morning.. SHOOTING-Hong Kong Rifle As- sociation Weekly Spoon and Practice Shoot, Army Ranges. Kowloon City. 2,30 p.m.
TENNIS Hardcourt Champion
ships, Singles Semi-Finals.
TOMORROW'/
Champion-
Nine of the remainder were extras and the other 19 runs were made by Ames and Fagg. After Woolley had dominated the game for an hour Amer. England's wicket-keeper, proved that his fractured finger had completely. House, Happy Valley: the Hong recovered by making a century in Kong Club; the Sports Clab: 101 minutes.
Maurice Nichols, the Essex TENNIS.-Hardcourt and the Stables, Shan Kwong
ships, Doubles Bemi-Finals.. fast bowler who was chosen to fload.
play for England in the abandon-
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Entries close at 12 o'clocked Test match at Manchester, be- NOÒN on
hursday, 15th Sept., came the rat player to complete HADMINTONY. M. C, A., Bad- minton, in the West Lounge................ the cricketer's "double"-1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season, MEETING-Annual, of Hong Kong Reel Club, at Helena May In- stitute, Garden Road, 5.15 pm.
Swimming. Swim-
By Order,
BROWN,
Secretary.
This is the fourth year in which
he has been the first to accomplish
the feat, and he did it in the SWIMMING-Mixed
Fcadise of an innings of 133 not out 1772 against Surrey at Westclift.
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