THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1933.
HOME FOOTBALL FEATURE: FACTS AND FIGURES
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY
FOR HOME TEAMS?
ATTRACTIVE LIST OF GAMES
IN FIRST DIVISION
ONE OR TWO GIANTKILLERS AMONG VISITORS
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Saturday is going to be
a great day-for home clubs!
By the same token it should be à profitable day for punters if they pick their favourites with: reserve.
Most of the giants of the game will be on their own pas- tures, but there are also some giantkillers who perhaps had better be avoided.
Newcastle may repeat their old cujs final victory over Arsenal though In view of the northern team's record this is unlikely. Derby may succeed at Hillsborough and Leeds may find more power in their elbow against their old rivals, Manchester City.
I don't think the absence of
·S. Abel will prevent Fullum inking points against Burnley though at Craven Cottage fast Saturday they only managed to share with Hull. Abel, formerly of Chesterfield, broke a collar-boue. He is a strong and thrustful player but I did not think he was clever enough to re- main in Second Division football.
It is to be hoped that J. Weddle will not lot the Pompey team down against the Spurs on Saturday. lle la à frequent scorer und does not often miss an open goal as he did against Leicester.
MANAGER SMITH CONTENTED
With Tottenham's Display
It is of interest to read what Mr. Percy Smith, The Spurs manager, has to say of the Club's meeting with Arsonal recently at White Hart Lane.The honours were divided.
NSARRACHUTERNIG SACKAG
TO BEAT THE BOOK
By "Robin"
HOME.
.Arsenal
Huddersfield Sunderland Bradford Grimsby
Aldershot Gillingham Reading
Chesterfield Cateshead Celtic Motherwell
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AWAY.
Bolton
Barnsley Rangers
DRAW.
Ayr
Rotherham Oldham
LITERETVIJAS ESCALA
Incquired the Chesterfield man to raplace Newton, their very brilliant leader, who was transferred to Reading.
Moss the Arsonal goalkeeper making a vain effort stop Felton's penalty shot which allowed Tottenham to draw with the Highbury team. (Planet News).
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CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "PILGRIM"
INJURIES INVADE ARSENAL TEAM: BLACKPOOL SEARCH FOR TALENT: DIXIE DEAN ON ROAD TO NEW RECORD: SPURS' NEW "GATE" FIGURES
Our Forecast
HOME WINNERS PROMISED
Following is a list of fixtures. in English and Scottish football on Satur.
RSENAL have had a crop of in-
Ajuries already this season due mainly to the hard grounds which prevailed at the opening. Jack, a cut car, James, a damaged ankle, Cole- man, a slipped cartilage, and Huinte, a bad fall, are the more serious of their mishaps,
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Priestly, the Irish International, though unable to play in one of
the early matches for Chelsea, has now captured the crowd at Stamford Bridge by his prowess in the front line.
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MINUTES FOOTBALL
GET FIT AND STAY FIT
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES
`A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE
RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league table records of all the clubs in the English League and the first division of the Scottish League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
Loicester
Huddersf'ld Blackburn Liverpool Manchester C. Aston Villa Stoke City Sunderland Birmingham Derby County Leeds Wolves Wednesday West Brom Everlon Newcastle Middlesbro'
Bolton
Port Vale
Fulham
Notis County Preston N. E,
Grimsby West Ham U Southampton Binckpool
Hull .... Plymouth
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION
Total
Home
Away Goals
W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D. E. A. Pts. 2-1---1-----18 9-12
ANNON ES CO DI I DA TE 02 (3 20 10 10 NE ES ES LO US KO
NO KO SE I NO LO NO CO VAI NO NO CO TO A TO GO AL CO 13 13 12/
0 2 3
Goals
E. 'A. Pts.
17. 11
15. 12
12
.12
16 12 11
17 16
11
20 12 10
25 18
14 11
10
10
Tottenham Portsmouth Arsenal
-6 · 2---2--3-1-1
4 2 3 20 2
2 2 1 14 9 11:
3 2 4 2 0 2
1 2 2
17 11
10.
4 3 2 2 1
2
2 2 0
16 12
10
1 3 0
24 10
10
19 16
10
19.16
10
10 11
10
19 17
10
2
11 15
10
3 1
20 12
9
2 2 12 9
0.
10 12
9
3 1
16 14
3.8
2
14.21
4
0
16 16
1
11 13
2 8
13 14
1 3 6
0 3 1
12.16
9
8 5 0
1
0
9 22
Chelsen Sheffield U.
2
0
1
11 24
2 G
I
0
0
10 23
· SECOND DIVISION.
Total'
Home
Away
P.
W. L. D.
W. L. D. W., L. D.
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7 2 0
1 0
8 1 0
21 14 · 14°.
1
6 3 0
4 0 0
2 8Q
9
6 2 2
4 0 1
1 2 1
9
6 3 1
3 0 1
2 3 0
6 3 1
B 0 1
2 3 0
5
0
2 2 0
0 2 2
11 0 10
1 1 3
16 18
10.
2 2
18 10
10
3
2
22 19
9
15 18
9
8 10
8
.10 12
Manchester U.
18 19
Oldham
9
4 0
13 15
Swansea
9
3 6 1
9 12.
Bradford City
5 1
3 1 0
0 4 1
12 18
Lincoln
A
1.2 1
3 1
610 6
makes a
Burnley
1
4. 0
13 24
Bury.
62 1 2
0 4 1
9 .19
P.
10 6 3 1
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Total
Home Away W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D.
3 0 1 1 3 0
Goals
E.
A. Pla.
20 12 -18
9
5 2.2
4 1 0 1 1 2
12
4
5 2 2
4 1 0
12
10
5 3 2
3 1 1
2 2 1
D
31 6 2 0 2
5 3 1
4 0 0
1 3 1
13 11 11
17 II
2 0
17 14
11
3 1
14 10
10
12 13
10
3 2
12 11
3 1
17 17
4 4 1
21
M4 16
17 19
13 19
28 10
10 18
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2 4 3
1 2
10 10.
10
0
16 10
2
1 3 1
12 18
1' 5 3
0 3
1
14 19
V ONINIVY FOR AMATEURS
(By "Saracen"}
Brentford Bradford
Millwall
Notts Forest
To supporters of Fulham this something in the news came as nature of a bombshell, In Reading it was heartily welcomed. At the Berkshire club Newton has renew-) day together with the scores at their; ALTHOUGH he is said to prefer
The amateur footballer Clubs whone the inside position he alls, many ed nequaintanceship with Manager meetings last season.
grent mistake in not getting thorough. Joe Smith, for it was while the names are printed in heavy type are good judges consider that he is cutly fit at the beginning of the season. If he would only follow the example latier held the reins of office with expected to win and where no such out for a winger. Stockport County that Newton was indication is given, a draw is expected.
of the professional in getthig down there and creating a great record'
STLEY, Brentford's fair halred to the job ho would save himself great as a goalgetter.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
back, who played in Irish foot-trouble afterwards and moreever he ball last season is creating a good would both enjoy and play the game Exeter better..
Norwich Impression. FIRST DIVISION.
Onco fit always it. Provided a v Newcastle (0)
WATSON, the Hammers popular man does not dance himself tired and Charlton Weteran is leading
the London lose too many hours of eloop. This is Crystal Pal, __West_Brom (1) | team, again' this season.
With Holll- the principle on which the profession. Aldershot
Fulham agreed to the transfor
Mr. Smith said afterwards with regrot. The facts were that} "The result of my team's clash with Mrs. Newton had been ill, and on ARSENAL (1) our near neighbours was a true re- this account the player had express- BIRMINGHAM (1) ▼ turn of the merits-of-bath-teams. ed--u-desire-for-an-engagement The Arsonal, I venture to think,
were na satisfied as we were.
"I was impressed with the defen. sive ability of arsenal backs and contre half, and had they been only a little leas capablo throughout that -epic struggle, our fast-moving, clever attack would have scored more than one goal."
"We formed a plan in attack and defence to counter, the schemes of our opponenta and, in the main, my mon carried out their instructions. Yot I was disappointed with certain features of our forward play. One forward did not render that ns- sistance usually forthcoming from him and our front line therefore tacked balance.. That player in question was by no means a fallure, howaver."
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Nowion, Reading's big capture from Fulham. He is a prolific goal corar from the centreforward position.
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CHELSEA (2) ✓ Middlesbro (1) day of Brentford he sharte a reputa als training is carried out and it has Queen's Park EVERTON (0)
tion for matchwinning opportunism, been proved sound. Whilst it can Luton v Blackburn (1)
to be simple to keep fit, it is Cardiff often very difficult to get into condi-Roading HUDDERSF'LD (4) ▼ Leicester (1)
are scouring the tion.
Swindon MANCHESTER C. (0) ▼ Leeds (0)
country for class inside men, PORTSMOUTH (~~) v
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Tottenham (-)
Derby (0) Aston V. (-)
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BLACKPOOL
They are going to make a big bid When professionals first return to Clapton O. to regain the Club's First division their clubs they get into their kit Gillingham
plus a high necked sweater and go Bristol R. out for a fast walk for about six Bournemouth
status.
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Liverpl (0), I wonder if that bugbear local miles. Treduce weight as to get rid Corey
WEDNESDAY (0) v STOKE (-) SUNDERLIND (0) WOLVES (5) V Sheffield U. (1)) SECOND DIVISION.
talent”, is going to do Bristol City Inny good?
FTER conceding 10 goals in their Arat two matches they brought Manchester U. (1) in Farr, a local lad to fill the pivot 1 FULHAM (3) position.
BLACKPOOL (—)
BRADFORD (1) ▼
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V Plymouth (3)
Burnley (3) Bury() GRIMSBY (2) NULL (-) LINCOLN (0) Millwall (0) NOTTS FOREST (2)
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to
Southend any polsons which may have been allowed to gather in the system. One Newport thing to guard against is a blistered Brighton- heel. This la important if a deal of trouble is to be avoided.
Northampton Watford Those walks go on for about a week Bristol City and perhaps a little slow running is STOKE celebrated their 70th birth-also done on the field. In the second day recently by adding 800 seats wock the men put on their apiked their stand accommodation.
Southampton (-)
Bradford C.. (o) to
▼ Portvale (1)
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ahoos and faster work is done. This
Is the time when massage may be re
quired because running in spikes is at Chesterfield: CELLARS, one of their halves, frst very Hable to harden the muscles Barsnley
can throw a ball almost as far of the calves, and cause pain. Sprint Hartlepools as the famous Weaver. He con ing ls, of
courec, undertaken to assist Barrow place nearly to the near alde the men to breath easily and freely. Tranmere post from the corner.
To get as
as fit as is almost possible
Halifax
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takes no longer than a fortnight or
West Ham (2) A SEARCHING TEST.
Oldham
v Brentford' (—)` The goal we scored waa
Preston (-) Boltan (-) Swansea (2) Notts County (0) served, and had Folton failed to convert that ponalty It would have
*THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). been akin to a tragedy. The Ar with a club outaide London. The
THE progress of the fast scoring three weeks unless a man has put on a Stockport senal's point was the outcome of Fulham FC, gave the matter long ALDERSHOT (1) v Brighton (1) one of those incidents of football consideration, and no sooner was coventry (—)
Dixie Dean who passed the 300 lot of weight during the summer and Accrington Bristol R. (0) v Cardin (0)
mark early this season, is a threat afterwards it is only a question of Doncaster which land colour to the game. their decision known than Reading PALACE (2)
CHARLTON (—) to the record of 351 attained by keeping fit. Indeed, the subsequent New Brighton So far as our fellows were concern stepped in and secured his trans-GILLINGHAM (2) v Newport (0)
V Exeter (2) Stove Bloomer after 21 years of first training of the profession is only de- Gateshead ed, blame attached to no one, and
class football..
signed to keep the wind sound.
Carlisle LUTON (0) ย Swindon (2) that is alt there is to be said about
Nowlon came from Stockport | NORTHAMPTON (3) ▼
THE famous Everton leader already Clapton O. (0) "I was highly delighted with the County in 1931, and he confirmed
holds the record of 60 goals in work of my goalkeeper and backs, his reputation by lending Fulham QUEEN'S PARK (2) ▼
one reason, Norwich (2) and so I was with the display of to promotion in his first season with
In that season, 1931-32, le SOUTHEND (2) ▼
READING (2) Watford (0) the half-backs. Reflection on the them.
A record which has stood white quite well worthwhile. Bournemouth (1) match gives me added pleasure, be scored 48 goals In 89 League cause my youngsters withstood the matches.
TORQUAY (9) T Bristol C. (0) challenge of auch seasoned playera as the Arsenal possess."
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). „ACCRINGTON (6) ▼ Wrexham (3) Chester (2) STOCKFORT (2) CHESTERFIELD (—) v
THIS eclipses the provious best, on Hartlepools (-) The occasion of the Aston Villa
Cup tle, by more than 2,000,
Several clubs have made inquiries for Newton in recent months. The
"Much publicity has been given to fog asked for him was not small.
the barracking of the Arsenal players as they entered the aronn. lyhen told of that ineldont I took steps to soo that nothing of the like occurred again. The relations be twoon the directors and manage-) ment of the Arsonal and Spurs is of the most cordial character, as was proved by the 'gonial meeting| in our board room after the match."
BIG READING CAPTURE
Nowton, Fulham's Contre-Forward Roverting to Fulham, I can fool sympathy with the club for the
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FORECAST ACHIEVEMENT
"ROBIN'S" NINE HOME WINNERS
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If as I have suggested the ninteur Crowe A. would devote the time to this hard Rochdale work, a little sprinting on two even-York City ings a week during the remainder of Walsall the season would be all that he reMansfeld
Couthport
years was broken at White trouble is well worth while. Besides Chester lart-lane, where 57,216 people at you cannot hope to play well unless Wrexham tended the First Division match in such a hard ninety minutes game Darlington between Tottenham Hotspur and as football you are thoroughly fit. Rotherham Arsenal, their first meeting for five years.
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CHARLES Buchan staten it was
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the finest struggle between local rivals ho has ever scen,
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Darlington (1) Y BARROW (2) DONCASTER (1) v-Carlisle (2) GATESHEAD (4)-v_ Southpori (1) Rochdale (2) Mansfeld (1) ROTHERHAM (1) N
Now Brighton (0) TRANMIERE (3)'s Barnsley (0)? Walsall (2)
Crewe Alans there were big crowds at Mill- York City (5) V HALIFAX (3)
wall and Stamford Bridge on the SCOTTISH LEAGUE zame day. The aggregate attendance at the fivo League matchen in London First Division,
exceeded 157,000,
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Another achievement in foot ball forecast was enjoyed by "Robin" last week, who, in his "Boat the Book" selections, ob- tained 12 correct results out of Airdrie (-) Queen O'South (~~)
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Those included nine out of 12 home winners, two out of three away winners, and one out of. three draws.
Since the beginning of the
difficulty they have been placed in scanon "Robin" has averaged 05 as a result of Abel's injury. Thoy per cent. correct forcenst.
v St. J'stone (0):
AYR (2) CELTIC (2) r Clyde (1) Cowdenb'th (1)' • HAMILTON (4) Kilmornock (0) DUNDEE (3)
ibernians Falklek (-) MOTHERW'LL (0) v Hearts (2) Partick (3)
81. Mirren (2) Th. Lanark (1)
QUEEN'S PARK (4)
Aberdeen (2) RANGERS (3)
TN addition to that at White Hart-
THE actual figures given here show that football's grip on the pubile has not relaxed.
CHAMPION STAKES.
Dastur Paced By Chatelaine.
London, Oct. 10.
0 1
Total
P. W. L. D.
9 8 10
8
61 1
6 2 1
5 0 0
5 1 3
3 1 1
1 1 2
1' 1 3.
22 11
28. 15
20 17
12
ม 6 11
0 7 2
0 4 0 *.8 29
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Home Away Goals W. L. D. W. L. D. 'E. 50 031 0
A Pro 27.7. 18 4. 0 0 2 1 1 26 7 -18
1 2 1
2. 0 2
19 12. 13 14 8 12 16 11
12.
18" 14 11
14 20
11
14. 10.. 10
23 14 18
9
1 2 2
4 3. 2
3 0 1
1 3 1
12 10
10
10
3 2
23 239
8. 14
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9
16 10
3 0
0
..10 12.
18. 18
15 18
9 1 3 5.
1 2 1
11 17
1 1 8
03
1
11 19
2 6 1
2 1
A
12 17
8.0
13 23
1 G
2.1
1 0 1 0 3.1 1
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION
Total
Home
W. L. D.
Motherwell
12 · 11 0 1
The Champlon Blakes, which was Rangers run to-day, resulted in a dead heat Hearts between Dastur and Chatelaine.
Dastur
Chatelaine
Scarlet Tiger
Away
W. L. D. W. L. D.
5 0·0.0 0.1
12 9 1 2 60 1 8 1 1
10 27
Goals
E. A. Pts
20
7.
41.. 12
4 30
20 26 111 16
15
32. 21 30..20. 15
23 11 ·14
82 48 14.
0 24 21. 13
3 1 26 28 ·12
1.2
Aberdeen Kilmarnock
30 01.85 0.1 1274 141 1
11 2
1 80
St. Johnstone
12 8.313 5 2 0 -11 12 11 0 12 6 6
11 8
5 2" 4 3.1 8.2 64 2
1-1
2
11 6 5 0
11 5 1-
10 4 4 2
10.2 4 4.
11
3 6 2.
2 2 1
11
2 6 4
0.32
20 21 2
7:4
v The odds: 2/5 Dastur; 9/2 Cha-Ayr ...
Queen's Park telaine; 6/1 Scarlet Tiger.
The finish was a dead heat, with Falkirk Scarlet Tigor Ten lengths behind. Queen O'South
Dundee .. Only three horses ran-Router.
Cesarewitch
Hamilton Oct. 10.
Coltic The only alterations in the lists as Hibernians publisfied yesterday for The Cesare Clyde ...... witch are that Robertson will ride Airdrie "Tottenham v. Arsenal 77 67,216
Bunkawal, Foster is up on Strathallan, Third Lanark Chelsea v Aston Villa 46,000 Millwall v. Fulham
Spares on Fragrance and Lynch on ....22,000
St. Mirron Boldero. Brentford v. Manchester
Lord Nugent and Tuppence will not Partick- Uld..... 18,000
run-Router.
Cowdenbeath Crystal Palace v. Watford 15,000
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2.0
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20 38
12
20. 10 11
18 27:
2 2.2
24 28
29 20
1 10, 20
41 14 20
42 0-43
4. 1
22 804
11/27
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