HOME LEAGUE TABLES.
THE FIRST DIVISION RACE
West Bromwich won on Mon, day and take the lead in the First Division. Huddersfield aro one point behind with a game In hand. The complete tables Including Monday's Kamon follow:-
DIVISION I.
P. W. D.
...35 15-14
Goals L. F. A.
5 57 24 46 659 34 46 8 53 31 47 6 49 42 44
Huddersfield .34 17 12 Nowouatlo ...37 15 16 West Brom...35 20 7 Bury Bolton... ...34 17 9 8 61 30 43 Liverpool...34 17 7 10 56 48 41 Sunderland...36 18 5 13 55 44 41 Tottonham...36 13 12 11 48 38 38 Birmingham..35 13 10 12 38 42 36 West Ham ...34 13 9 12 49 48 35 Notte C. ...33 11 11 11 30 25 33 Manch. C..34 12 9 13 64 60 33, Cardiff...
...34 12 8 14 46 46 32
Sheffield U....35 10 12 13 42 51 32 Blackburn ...33 9 11 13 40 48 29 Burnloy ...34 10 9 15 42 60 29 Looda ...35 8.12 15 40 48 28:
Arsenal.....34 12 4 18 38 17 23 Everton ...35 10 8 17 35 52 28 Aston Villa...33 8 12 13 41 59 28 Preston N.E..34 9 3 22 32 65 21 34 6 8 20 24 57 20 Notts F:
DIVISION II.
FLAPPER FANNY sayr
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Whon swootheart days are bliss, 'tis folly to be wives.
INFLUENZA ENTERS AT
THE EYES.
Naval Surgeon's Remarkable Theory.
Leicastor ...35 22 76 83 29 51 Darby County.35 21 7 7 67 31 49 Manch. U....34 19 8 7 48 21 46
He suggests that the gorme Choleca ...34 14 12 8 46 30 40 Purt Valo 34 16 6 12 40 41 38 thrown into the air by the cough Wolven
...05 16 5 14 45 46 37 of an infected person immediately Portsmouth...35 11 15 9 44 46 37 attack people sitting near through
...34 13 8 13 46 39 34 the eyes.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
KNACK OF WINNING.
How We Have Lost It.
Sir Thomas Holdloh writes to the Times:
In the matter of athletic con- Loats and sports it would surely seem that England has indeed "lost the knack of winning." Her supremacy has vanished, and tho |reasons advanced therefor aro various but unchavincing. The theory of ducadonco will never bo accepted by any sportsman; but If we satisfy ourselves that, we are no worse than our fathers wo must, at the same timò, admit that our rivals aro botter.
our
We are apt to forgot that tho good dood of instruction which England has broadcast during the last 50 years has faller most By on soll which is more con- genini and better adapted to its full development than is own overorowed island. No, no who watched the stalwart for-18 of Australiaur, New Zealando, Canadians, or South Africans they took thoir leave in Honda during the war could miss the fact that they were mostly) finer examples of perfect physical fitness than our own khaki-olad manhood. Its a matter of geo- graphical civironment, climate, and occupation-which things will surely toll.
northorn-brod American should
It was a disappointmont to us, A thoory that influenza is con- tracted through the eyes is put but it was not surprising, that a forward by Burgoon-Commander first reach the North Pole, or L. Lindop, R. No., in the British that another Noraoman should Medical Journal, Ho advocatoa the use of motor goggios when first discover the North-West travelling in browded trains and Passage and then plant his flag on the South Polo. It was equally omnibuses,
appropriate (for several reasons) that America should first clr- cumaorate the world, and it need bo no matter of surprise if men nurtured and bred in such climates as those of Now Zoaland and Australia can do a little more Middlesbr'gh .35 10 14 11 31 36 34) An ordinary poft of horn than hold their own with us at Clapton 0.36 12 9 14 35 36 33 spectacles," writes commander football and cricket. After all, Fulham.....34 12 9 13 34 46 33 Lindop, would be botter than wo know how to fight to a finish. Southampton 31 10 12 9 30 30 32 nothing, but they would not out Wo know the rules of the game Bradford C....34 10 12 12 32 37 32 off the lateral splash when an and, thank God! we can play up Stockport ...35 1 10 14 31 43 32 infected person coughs, and the Vidham...
...36.11 10 15 29 453 risk of infection would bo diminto it elthor in athletics or war. South Shields.33 9 13 11 36 34 31 ished if travellers could be per- Vdnesday...36 13 5 18 40 52 31 suaded to wear woll-fitting moter Crystal P...34 11 8 15 34 45 30 goggios. Blackpool 33 10 8 15 50 46 28 Stoke ...35 9 8:18 26 41 26 Barnsley ...31 8 9 17 36 56 25] Coventry
...35 9 7 19 41 74 25
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DIVISION III. (SOUTH)
Swansea
...33 17 10 6 57 27 44 Bristol C. ...35 18 8 9 45 27 44
Plymouth Swindon Exeter ...
41
One of the problems of influenza is whether a person, after one at- Dr. tack, obtains iminunity. Hairo, r. noted authority, is quoted, j› the "Spectator saying:
ANCIENT EGGS,
The "Saome Again,”
Gonerations of humorists have
made easy mirth over the pico adaption of the different grades: of froshnoas (or staleuoes) of "The accepted opinion is that ogge. For instance, the Egg Pool an attack of influenza confors and the retailers have ogga that 34 18 7 9 56 34 43 immunity for a short period vary from "now frosh laid" ...34 17 8 9 51 30 42 averaging from three to five through different gradations to ...35 17 7 11 53 40 41 months, but that this is followed Egga," and if the now fresh Nowport ...34 16 8 10 52 35 40 by A phaso of incronsod laid "always represents a degree ...35 14 12 9 49 35 40 susceptibility to tho disease, of recent production one hesitates: Northants ...35 18 3 14 45 35 39 Persons seldom have a genuine to think of the particular arch- Brighton ...35 15 8 12 49 37 38 second attack during a single poological age of the "ogg." But Southond ...34 16 4 14 43 15 36 epidemic but if another outbreak from Scotland comes a sad tale Charlton ...34 12 10 12 37 37 34 occurs nine months or a year of deceit. Gillingham...35 11 11 13 30 38 33 later, those who suffered in the ...35 13 7 15 30 43 33 first epidemic are very likely to
32 12 8 12 30 24 32 be attacked again," ...33 10 11 12 41 42 31
Millwall
Watford
Reading
Norwich
Bristol R.
...34 10 15 36 41 29 Abordaro
...34 12 517 42 53 29 Luton
...36 7 15 14 39 51 29 Bournemouth 34 10 8 16 31 45 28 Q.P.R....
...34 10 7 17 33 54 27 Brentford 36 8 7 21 31 79 23 Mortbyr ...35 8 5 22 30 58 21
DIVISION 111 (NORTH.)
SCRAMBLE FOR WATER.
Competing Municipalities in
England.
It appears, according to thoj London Daily Telegraph, that the Ayrshire Agricultural Associa tion has just boon holding a dairy show at Kilmarnock, and in the classes for frosh ogge a largo number of the exhibits wore dis- qualified for old age." Somo of the eggs, Wo ara told, "wore recoguised as having boon ox- hibited at provious shows for years past and as ogge." How the particular egg was identified Several Yorkshire towns as a past prize winner is left a Darlington ...34 227 570 24 51 Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Wake-mystery, mysterious as the fact Nolson ...
...33 21 4 8 63 36 46 Gold, Batley-are at present orent that an egg could keep on going Bradford ...35 16 10 074 36 42)ing more rogorvoirs for water sup-to shows for years without its Hou ort 33 177 948 30 41 ply. Bradford is seeking powers antiquity attracting the notice of N.righton...33 16 6 11 62 46 38 to increase from 17,000,000 gallons judgos. But there seems to be no Rochdale. 34 16 6 12 60 46 38 to 25.000,00 gallons the amount doubt that it has been the custom Ashington...36 14 9 13 63 69 37 or wate, which she may take daily of somo canuy hon wives in Lincoln .36 15 7 14 43 52 37 from the Nidd Valley. The Fyldo Ayrshire, whenever a hon excele Halifax... 34 13 12 44 41 35 Water Board is also promoting barself, to set the chef d'oeuvre Chostorfiold...34 14 8 12 48 34 36 Bill to supply more water to aside and send it to show after Harrow...
show. ...34 14 0 14 14 54 34 sovoral Lancashire towns. Crowe
...35 11 12 12 46 59 34
Watersupply has become a vory have gone on till those hard- The process, apparently, might Doncaster ...35 13 6 16 46 54 32 dillioult problem, particulary inly perennial ogge were as old Grimsby ...34 12 7 15 43 47 31
the ...34 10 11 13 50 55 31 the North, for practically all the
great auk Wigan ...
good catchment areas have boon those of
or: the aopyordis, if the Accrington ...34 12 7 15 52 62 31
takon..
judges at Kilmarnock had not Walsall.....35 11 8 16 37 46 30 Durham ...34 9 11 14.36 63 201 "The town of Yorkshire are shall wo say?) got wind of 2011 O- whether! Tranmore ...33 12 4 17 49 43 28 engaged in citablo scramble thing. Ono wondera Hartlepools...34 9 9 16 38 54 27 for water raid Mr Lewis Mit-soma vendors have not an idea Wroxham ...35 10 7 18 38 56 27 chell, wator unglmour to the Brad-that eggs, like wins, improve with Perhaps they do for RotLorham...35 6 7 22 37 74 19 ford Corporation. "Unless some-ago.
thing is done wo must be faced election purposes, with a wator. shortage within a measurable period."
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE. DIVISION 1. Airdrio......33 23 0 480 20 52
Mr. Mitoholl said that the A SOCIAL OFFENCE. Hiberniane ...36 22 8 678 38 52 Rangers
...33 21 0 3 66 23 51 amount of compensation water
The person who goes about with Caltio ...33 16 7 10 64 38 39 wich has to be given to rivere la Cowdenbeath 35 14 10 11 70 63 38 altogether too large, and much of ill-smelling broath is an offonder Partick T....34 13 10 11 56 53 36 that water is wasted. It is ex-gainst social harmony. Sweet Raith R. ...35 13 8 14 30 54 34 posted that in the presont session pure breath is a usagssity to avory Dundoo.....34 13 7 14 43 50 33 of Parliament the amount of oom- man and woman who destres re- Hearts ...
...35 11 10 14 60 64 32 Poneation water will be reduced poot and good-will. Usually all Morton.....35 12 8 15 43 64 32 in accordance with the views of that is noodod to correct fout broath is an ocossional dose of Hamilton A...33 14 3 16 47 52 31 water anginoors,
Pinkettes, the dainty Httle gentle- St. Mirron ...32 13 4 15 54 58 30 "Moro towns will have to make as-naturo laxatives. They also Bt. Johnstone.34 10 10 14 51 64 30 use of rivor wator, sultably treat banish constipation, bilious ät- Kilmarnock 35 10 9 16 46 61 20 ed, just as London makes use of tacks, stok baadaches, regulato Third Lanark:30 10 8 18 47 79 28] the Thames and York of the Ouso. the livar," "glaar the akin, Abordeon 33 9 9 15 41 50 27 I am euro it can be done," said relieve pilos. All chemist sells, cento Falkirk......33 10 7 16 40 43 27 Mr. Mitchell. Abava all, the Pinkettes post free,60 Motherwell...83 9 9 13 60 56 27 fight for water should bo stopped, the vial, from the Dr. Williams Ayr United...35 10 7 18 42 64 27 and the needs of towns served by Mediolas Co. 60 Klangio Road- Queen's Park.83 9′ 7 17 40 65 25 some co-ordinating authority." Shanghai..
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