WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
1933.
"ROBIN" GAVE ELEVEN HOME WINNERS LAST WEEK
AN ARRAY OF BIG-TIME Tips Which Cannot Fail To FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
MATCHES THIS WEEK
PORTSMOUTH AT HIGHBURY AND SPURS AT WEST BROMWICH
SEVERAL INTERESTING THIRD DIVISION CLASHES
(By The Pilgrim")..
SATURDAY'S engagements on the green foot... ball fields of Home present very little en-, couragement for any but the most discerning punters.
THOSE who came up last week-and
'there must have been many-would do. better to keep to the small odds if they would keep some of their winnings.
T
HE revived Arsenal should get the better of Pompey whose visit will attract one of the biggest crowds that has filled the new Highbury stadium this season, I wonder if the improve- ment in the London team is directly attributable to Dunne whose dramatic transfer a month ago from Sheffield United at a fee of about £8,000 was effected in an hour?
A year ago the Midland club put his fee at £12,000 but unfortunately for them, their financial position has changed considerably since then. Except for an alarm- ing defeat of 6-0 at Huddersfield, the Bramall-Lane elevon has at least not done worse since they lost their utar.
Spectacular Exhibition Assured
The West Bromich Albion-Spurs match should be tho most spectacular exhibition of the day. It is a meet- ing of classic style with skilful determination but I rather 'fancy that the Londoners will earry the day,
Brentford's recent sweeping changes will scarcely muffice them in their visit to Blackpool but I expect West Ham to continue their all-conquering style against Bury,
Huli have leapt back to form and I think they are capable of accounting for Plymouth, whilst Notts Forest aro travelling to Lincoln to meet the inferiority-complex eleven. Bolton can be expected to go all at Southampton an they are striving to regain their lead.
Northampton used to be a certain home bet but I am afraid they have lost confidence lately whilst Reading are straining at the leash, so to speak.
After their great day at Exeter, Norwich will wel- como Cardiff as the donors of a useful brace. That is the safest bet of the day whilst perhaps the trickiest one in the Queen's Park Charlton match.
The Alpha and Omega Meet
The leaders and the lowliest meet in the Northern section, Chesterfield taking the short journey to Rother- ham who have not yet won a match before their own supporters. I Imagine Tranmere are easily capable of taking full honours at York City and Walsall will stay at home and avenge last week's beating at the expense of Rochdale.
In the Scottish League, Motherwell will have a hard fight at Dundee but I don't think the homesters, good us they are, will spoil the leader's record.
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St. Johnatone are greatly improved and their clash. with Falldrk will be a great spectacle.
Rangers are certain to send Clyde empty away but Kilmarnock will probably get a check at Aberdeen,
Beat the Book
Dunne, the new Arsenal forward, In action againat Middlesborough. ̧ Dunne was transferred to the Highbury team for £8,000, and has proved a big success.
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "THE PILGRIM"
SPECIALITY
MOST
BASTIN REGARDED AS THE
VERSATILE PLAYER: HALVES
& BACKS MAW, of Leicester had the misfor attributable to him, usallowed for orfalde in a recent match,
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JACK Smith of Portsmouth has won
a great reputation as a schemer and his combination with the cunning Ession is the team's greatest asset.
事
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STANLEY Jackson, the Bradford City inside forward who was ro cently transterred to Millwall, toured Canada previously with the Engilah F. A..
MR W. McCracken, the Millwall
nunager has often made over- tures for this player.
PASTIN is on top of his form Jost BAS
now and by popular voto is ac claimed the most versatile and polish- cd footballer of the moment.
FTER-a-poor beginning, West AFTER settled
down to class
38 play.
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME
By "Robin"
Bradford C. Port Vale Doncaster Halifax Stockport Aberdeen Ayr Un. Rangers Wednesray Hull City Notts County
AWAY.
Reading Chesterfield Motherwell
W G. Richardson, their leader, DRAWS.- W. Scored three in five minutes against Derby.
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have another THE Howthorn's
Richardson in their team and he shines as admirably in defence as has leader in attack.
Blackburn
-O. P. R.
Aldershot.
MATTIS UN TRICO CENTRALİNCE DEESON has moulded his style on O talk of other things I wonder Blenkinsop, and I doubt if there how it is that some clubs always could be found a better example, but, crack players for certain more than that, the new star has re-
sponded to patient coaching. position?
To
find
WEST Ham occur readily to mind, WEDNESDAY, I am assured, have because no matter what weak another player in Burrows, a half- ness time may show in other de-back, who is going to make the selec they always have a ters sit up and take notice ha the partmente, capable man to lead the forwards. near future.
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Representative Honours For New Players
F.A. TEAM ·-TO-
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..
PLAY SERVICES Tottenham
Arsenal
The Hongkong Football AssociaHuddersfield tion have selected a well balanced Wolverhampton, team to oppose the United Sar- Sunderland vices on Armistice Day.
Portsmouth
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
W. L. D.
7 23
G 2.4
12
Manchester C... 12 West Bromich.. 12 Liverpool
In many cases the "old hands" Leeds United.. have been passed over. "for some youngor blood thus affording an opportunity for some to win their japura.
The team will be:
Wong Wing (8. China);
(Kowloon) and
S. Strange (Club);. Leung Wing-chul (S. China)' Channings (Police) and.... Eliss (Kowloon);
Tang Kwong-sun (Athletic) Tam Kong.pak (S. China) Howe (Club)
E. Strange (Club) and
Blake (Kowloon),
The Roserves. selected are:-/ Marques; Lau Mau, A. Duncan and Bickford,
12
Leicester City... 12 Blackburn Royers 12 Stoke City......12 Darby County... 11 Birmingham Aston Villa Everton Middlesbro' Wednesday Newcastle Shefeld U. Chelsea
Port Vale The team will play in blue shirts Bolton and white shorts. The match will Grimsby. be played at Sookunpoo, kick off West Ham Brentford at 8.30 p.m.
OUR FORECAST
IN 4 ENGLISH DIVISIONS
AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE
(By "The Pilgrim") ·
Huil... Blackpool Bradford Fulham Preston N.E. Notts County
Away Goals Home W. L. D. W. L. D.. F. 41 1 *4.0 2
G 38G 0-2
5 3 4 5 1
GB 15 10
4.8
A. "Pts: 8 12 22 10 17 13 10
2 22. 25
1-3 189 2216
2 8
20-17 .13
0 28
23-25 1
1 4 1
2 3 1 16 11
13
1 4 1
20
18
13
1 1 4
15 18
18
1 5 1
18
17
.12
1 4 1
20 24
40
20 20
12
1
24
20-
14 22
18
12
13.11
12
4 1
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3 4
22 19
G
0.0
A
0 6 1
2.2
1
27
3 8 1
3. 0.
0
17 .82
Total
Home
Away
Goals
W. Lt. D.
W. L. D. W. L. D.
F. A. Pts.
8 3 1
5 0 0
8- 3 1
23., 12
.17
12
8 3 1
5 1 0
3 2 1
26 17
17:
8 4 0
5 203 20
80.15
16
3 3
6 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 1.
82. 21
15
29 21 14
1 1
-18 17.
14
8 2
18 14
13.
0 0 0
26 24.
13
1 4 1
18 1813.
2 4 0
18 18 18
2
4.1
19. 16
0 4 2
3 0
16 16. 23 25
12.
12
1 8 1
1 G 1
17 20
11 11
18 22
SECOND DIVISION
3 0 8 8-2 2
12
12
6 5
Southampton
12
56:2
Plymouth
12
Notts Forest...
12
4 -5
Bradford City
12
Oldham Athletic 12
Manchester U,
12
Swansea
12
0 3
Millwall Burnley
12 8:6:3
Bury Lincoln
Charlton
Below are given the fixtures in Norwich English and Scottish football for Grystal Palace Saturday, followed by the results in Queen's Park brackets of their meetings last sea Reading son Clubs whose names are printed Exeter
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13. 14
12.
2.1 28 1
1 4 1
10
4 1 10 28 - 10 060
12 17
2 4 0 10 17
10 29
•16:28
8 16
1. 3 2
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
Goals F.A. Pta":
25 21 16
24 16.
Home
Away
P. W. L. D.
W. L. D. W, L. D.
12 7 9 2
5-1 0
38 19 12 2 2
12 7 3 2
0 1 0
2 2 2
· 16%. .16 32 20
18
6.8 4
4 1 2
2 2 2
12
7 4 1
6 0 0
1 41
16
12 0 4.2
60 1
0 4.1
24 15
18 6 5 2 12 6
1 4 1
28 17
14 ∙14.
.20..16. 14
12
.0
32 20
13
18
1-42
28.25
13
Aldershot ... Bournemouth Gillingham Cardiff
2 3
13.12
13
4 0
22 28
18
5 4.
A 1
21 22
18
6 5
2 4 0
19 22 12
12
in heavy type are expected to win on Bristol R... Saturday and where no such indica- Coventry- tion is given a draw is the, probablo Luton ... result.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL
FIRST DIVISION ARSENAL (2) Portsmouth (9) Swindon BIRMINGHAM (3) ▼ Liverpool (0) Torquay
v
Brighton BLACKBURN (1) Wolves (0)
Southend Leicester (2) DERBY (9)
Huddersfield (0) Clapton Orient EVERTON (2)
Aston Villa (1) Newport LEEDS (1) MANCHTH C. (2)▼ Bund'ri'nd (4) Northampton
Shorld U. (0) 31iddlesbro' (-) STOKE (-) Newcastle (2) WEDNESDAY (2) ▼ Chelsea (2)
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16 22 12
107. 18 20
2.2 1 16
12
12
05. 2 14 17
-10
12
1 2 3
12 161
12
16 22
Watford Bristol City
12
2 7 B
B 4 0.3
Total
Home
.. W. L. D.
7.2 3
6 1
7 8 2
West Brom. (-) v. SPURS (—)
SECOND DIVISION
Brentford (-) BLACKPOOL (—) ▼ BRADFORD 'C. (2) Burnley (1) Chesterfield
Y WEST HAM (1) Tranmore. 'Bury (6)
Man'chtr. U. (1) Stockport THE fact that Beeson is playing to-TTE was signed for a few pounds FULHAM (3) day at full-back for the English from Mansfield with an extra | HULL (—) League reminds me that tho Wednes-condition. day seem to find full-backs and half- backs with ease, where other clubs] sigh in vain for the strong men to appear,
Ground on Making
the Wing
THE
by "Saracen."
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The wing forward to-day plays a more important part than over before. Since the alteration of the off-side law he has been given far greater scopo and both in making goals and in creating the opening for them his responsibilities have increased enor nously. Some club managers in fact consider that the outside inen hate better chances of scoring than even the centre forward Porhaps the first essential of direct challenge by an opponent and modora wing play in that the man the latter may have an equally good should get away quickly. No one chance of getting the ball,
The winger who fiddles with has purpassed. Sammy Crooks of Derby County In his spoed when the ball is a Dulanned; ho spoils collecting a pasa, getting the ball the attack. In delaying other to under control and going ahead. o nhead or to get the ball back In- Hir colleagus on the othor wing, to the middle he plays into the Duncan, has developed the same hande of the opposing defenders Idea The latter in fact has beby granting them time to recover It is recognized, too, that a man coine adept in trapping the ball and and take up correct positions. mygoping it forward with the same doroment of the foot and in this must not patrol the side line. The yay he gains time to allow him today when it was considered proper best an apponent. This trick of for him to race to within six yards Duncan is not a new one, but it of the corner flag and then centro So dimoult to carry out successfully. has passed, Goal is the target and the closer he can, take the ball to it the greater the chance to score. A NUISANCE.
Benidos, a quick low pass inside is far more effective than a centra
Thin quickness in getting off the minik with the ball does not always dopont on the wing forward. He which means the ball travelling in- must Indeed be seriously aldwed to the middle through the air for down unless he is givon the ball one of the big modern centre renouably, The Idoat pass is one. halves to head away.
Triökiness on the wing is not so which allows the player to gol forward to take it. The poor one important as speed and directness. Is that which directs the ball The man who can race away and traight to him and compola him.to get the defence off its balance, Is pland and wait: Its arrival. In the match winner. There is to those circumstances it is almost botter example of this than Joo martain that he will have to meet a Hulme, the Arsenal (ontalds right.
OOK at Wednesday's little lot
Kean, Leach, Blenkinsop, Strange, and Marsden. I don't know of any English clab who can match this list.
v Plymouth (Barnsley v. Notts F. (1).
Lincoln (1)
V. GRIMSDX (1) Millwall (0)
v Preston (0). NOTTS C. (0)
Oldham (4) PORT VALE (2) ▼
impta (-) v Bolton (-) SWANSEA (3) ▼ Bradford (1)
was agreed that when he had played a certain number of matches for the Sheffield side, they ahould make further payments. That period has not yet expired, but so pleased are the Wednesday direc tora with Burrows, they have al-ALDERSHOT (1) ready sent a cheque to Mansfield.
"ROBIN" BEATS THE BOOK ONCE AGAIN
Remarkable Achievement
Last Week
"Robin" is still leading the way among the local forecasters of Home football, and last week achieved the performance of giving 11 out of 12 correct home winners in his Beat the Book" selections, whilst he further picked two out of three away winners.
Although astray on his three draws; "Robin' was able to return a percentage of 72 for 18 matches.
These figures, as well as the remarkable consistency shown in the past makes the Telegraph. "Beat the Book' list the most ac- curate guide offered to local punters:
Follow "Robin" And Beat The Book
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THIRD DIVISIÓN (SOUTH)
Hartlepools
Barrow
Away
Goals
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
W. L. D. W.-L. D. F. A. Pts." 22 36 9. 41 0 0 7:0
1 0 50 12
78 15 00
3 3 50 11 3 2
3. 1 2 2 2.2
12 11 10
12
54 3
0 1 5 1
1 3 3.1 22.16
24. 12.
17
16
2.3, 1.29 17.
15
29 22
16
14
17 17
Halifax
Doncaster
5.4
19 17
13:
Gateshead
4 6 4
23 32
11
Accrington
16 25
12.
Walsall York City' Rochdale:
25 2111
20 19
.11
1 4 0
16
Bristol C. (0)
CLAPTON O. (1)
• Gilligh'w (2)
New Brighton Carlisle
5 3
4 2
14:18
12
LUTON (4)
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Newport
Coventry, (1) I'mouth (1)
Crewe...
12
8.1. 2-21
4 1 18
201
11
2 4 1 28 22
Mansfield
12
Southport North'mpt'n (1) Y READING (0) NORWICH (3) v Cardiff (1)
Wrexham Queen's P. R. (---) T
CHARLTON (Chestor... SWINDON (1)
Crystal P. (0) Darlington Rotherham TORQUAY (3) v Watford (2)
12
2.40 11 4 12 1 4751 4:7-1
12 2 7 01 2 12 27,8
1 3 215 21 03 $ 141 38.0
1 G .0
23
03
Brighton (0)
Southend (2) Bristol R. (9)
EXETER (1)'
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Chester (3).;.
BARROW (3) CARLISLE (2) CREWE (2) HALIFAX (1) DONCASTER (2) ||N BRIGHTON
I'm (~~) STOCKPET (8) WALSALL (2)
Rother'm
Hardop'is (1)
v.Wrexham (1
HARNSLEY, (1)
Gateshead (0) Mansfield (2)
Darigi'n
(2)
(2)
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION
Away
OGONEN
Goals
L. DE FSA, Pta 7 0.2 86 10 28 471424 01411
41 2519 05151 1 4 4 0 848
818 30 28 4048 8. 1 8 281 177
128 19 86 33
Total
Hom
W. L.
D.
W. L.
Motherwell Rangera
15 18 0 2.
6051
.14 11 12
15.
Kilmarnock
Hearts.
15
15
8 4 3
13
7 8
St. Johnatono
14
Falkirk Hamilton...
Queon o'South
Dundee
Acerogt'n (2) Aberdeen CHESTERFLD (—) | Äyr.
Rochdale (1) S'thport (1) York (0) TRANMERE (1) SCOTTISH LEAGUE
K'lmarn'k (1) ABERD'N (7)
CELTIC
Airdrie (1) BAYR (1)
Dundee (0) Valkirk (1) Hamilton (3) H'BERNIANS (
RANGERS (2)
Bt Mirren (3)
Y.-T. Lanark (0)
Quoon's Park
Partick (2) Celtic
MOTHERWELL (3) Clyda . * * * * ** **
St.JSTONE (1) Hibernians
▼ HEARTS (2).
Third Lanark
St Mirren
840
3.0
28
80
2904
12/1972 5.0
818 40
2048 26-22
18 220 30 16120 20
82 16 2 274 47 410582134
88221110119485 12.50 15 1 80 41 3451 0-0 1 90 40
18
14 4
14. 28.
Cowdenbeath
14 81 14202 10
Queen O'8th, () Partick
Clyde (2)
10