THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
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
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SATURDAY'S engagements on the green foot- ball fields of Home present very little en- but the most discerning couragement for any 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. THE 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 eleven has at least not done worse since they lost their star.
Spectacular Exhibition Assured
The West Bromich Albion-Spurs match-should be the 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 carry the day.
Brentford's recent sweeping changes will scarcely suffice them in their visit to Blackpool but I expect West Ham to continue their all-conquering style against Bury.
Hull have leapt back to form and I think they are, capable of accounting for Plymouth, whilst Notts Forest are travelling to Lincoln to meet the inferiority-complex eleven. Bolton can be expected to go all at Southampton -as 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- come Cardiff as the donors of a useful brace. That is the safest bet of the day whilst perhaps the trickiest one is the Queen's Park-Chariton match.
The Alpha and Omega Meet
The lenders 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 homeaters, good as they are, will spoil the leader's record.
St. Johnstone are greatly improved and their clash with Falkirk will be a great spectacle.
Rangers are certain to send Clyde empty away but Kilmarnock will probably get a check at Aberdeen.
Making Ground
the Wing
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Beat the Book
Dunne, the new Arsenal forward, in action against Middlesborough. Dunno was transferred to the Highbury team for £8,000, and has proved
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CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "THE PILGRIM"
BASTING REGARDED AS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER: HALVES
& BACKS A SPECIALITY
MAW, of Leicester had the misfor-
MAW
tune to see two goals directlyRNATIVESÉLÉSEAU CARSNICIPALIDONE attributable to him, disallowed for offside in a recent match.
TO BEAT THE
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JACK Smith of Portsmouth has won a great reputation as a schemer and his combination with the cunning Easson is the team's greatest asset.
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STANLEY Jackson, the Bradford City Inside forward who was re- cently transferred to Millwall, toured Cannda previously with the English F. A..
MR. W. McCracken; the Millwall ninnager has often made over- tures for this player.
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PASTIN is on top of his form just
now and by popular vote is ac claimed the most versatile and polish- ed footballer of the moment,
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FTER a poor beginning, West
A Bromwich Albion have settled down to class play
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HOME
BOOK
By "Robin"
Bradford C.. Port Vale Doricaster, Halifax Stockport Aberdeen Ayr Un. Rangers Wednesray Hull City Notts County
AWAY
Reading Chesterfield Motherwell
G. Richardson, their leader, DRAWS— W. Scored three in five minutes
against Derby,
THE Howthorn's have another Richardson in their team and he shines na admirably in defence as his leader in attack.
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Blackburn Q. P. R. Aldershot.
Representative Honours For New Players
F.A. TEAM ΤΟ
PLAY SERVICĖS
FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated lengue table records of all the clubs in the English League and the first division of the Scottish Leaguo show their honie and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
Tottenhami Arsenal...
The Hongkong Football Associa Huddersfield tion have selected a well balanced Wolverhampton team to oppose the United Ser-Sunderland vices on Armistice Day.
Portsmouth
Manchester C.
In many cases the "old hands" Leeds United have boon passed over for some younger blood thus affording an opportunity for some to win their
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The team will be:
Wong Wing (8. China);
Hill (Kowloon) and
S. Strange (Club);
Leung Wing-chui (S. China) Channings (Police) and Bliss (Kowloon);
Tang Kwong-sun (Athletic) Tam Kong-pak (S. China) Howo (Club)
E. Strange (Club) and Blake (Kowloon).
The Reserves selected are:- Marques, Lau Mau, A. Duncan and Bickford,
West Bromich.. Liverpool
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12
Leicester City Blackburn Rovers 12 Stoke City.
Derby County.. Birmingham Aston Villa
Everton ..
ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION.
Total W. L. D.
243
Home
Away
Goala
W.-L. D. W. L. D. F. A.
4 1 1 3 1 2 22 10.
4 0 2
2 2 2 25 13
3
5 0 2
1 0 1
33 22
5
1.1
0 2 3
20 25
01
20 17
15 11
20 18
16 13:
1817
1
25 24
12
20
20
24 29
2 2
14 22
3 2
18 16
11
12
14 11
12 G
4 1
*22* 22
113 4 4
0 3 3
22.10.
11 5 6 0
150
.16 27
10
12
'10 24
12
5
10 22
Sheffield U.
12
3 7
15 0
14. 27
Chelsea
11
8 8 1. 3 3 0
·0.5° 4°
17 32
P.
·SECOND DIVISION Total W. L. D.
Homo
Goals
W. L. D.
W. L. D. "F.A. Pts.
12 8 3 1
5 0 0
3 3 1
12
8.3 1
5 10
3 2 1
25 17 17
12
8 4 0 5 2 0
8 2 0
30 16
16
.12 6 3 3 6 10
1 2
3
82: 21
15.
12
20 21
14
14
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Wednesday Newcastle
Port Vale The tour will play in blue shirts Bolton and white shorts. The match will Grimsby
be played at Sookunpoo, kick off Wast Ham int 3.80 p.m.
OUR FORECAST
IN 4 ENGLISH DIVISIONS
AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE
(By "The Pilgrim")
Brentford Hall. Blackpool Bradford
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Fulham Preston N.E. Notts County Southampton Plymouth Notts Forest Bradford City Oldham Athletic 12
Manchester U.
Swanson
Millwall
Burnley
Bury
Lincoln
Below are given the fixtures is Norwich English and Scottish football for Crystal Palace Saturday, followed by the results in Queen's Park .. brackets of their meetings last sea- Reading son. - Clubs whose names are printed Exeter in heavy type are expected to win on Bristol R. Saturday and where no such indica- Coventry tion is given a draw is the probable Luton Tesult.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL
FIRST DIVISION ARSENAL (2)
Portsmouth (0) Swindon KHOTSKE (0) | BIRMINGHẨM (3) ▼ Liverpool (0) Torquay
LACKBURN (1) v Wolves (9) Brighton. DERBY (3) EVERTON (2) y LEEDS (1) MANCH TR C. (2) Middlesbro' (-) Newenstle (2) V WEDNESDAY (2) v
ONE DEESON has moulded his style on D Blenkinsop and I doubt if there could be found a better example, but, more than that, the new star has ro sponded to patient coaching.
o talk of other things-1 wonder how it is that some clubs always find crack
players for certain position?
WEST Ham occur readily to mind, WEDNESDAY, I am assured, have W because no matter what weak-Wanother player in Barrows, a half- ness time may show in other de-back, who is going to make the selee partments, they always have n capable man to lead the forwards, torn sit up and take notice in the
on
THE
The wing forward to-day plays a more important part than ever before. Since the alteration of the off-side law he has been given far greater scope and both in making goals and in creating the opening for them his responsibilities have increased enor- mously. Some club managers in fact considor that the outside men have better chances of scoring than even the centre forward.| Perhaps the first essential of direct challengo by an opponent and modorn wing play is 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 surpassed Sammy Crookes of Derby County In his speed, when the ball is a nuisance; he spoila collecting a pass, getting the ball the attack. In delaying either to undor control and going ahead. go ahend or to get the ball back in- His colleague on the other wing, to the middle he plays into the Duncan, has developed the same hands of the opposing defenders iden. The latter in fact has beby granting them time to recover come adept in trapping the ball and and take up correct positions. sweeping it forward with the same. It is recognized, too, that a man movement of the foot and in this must not patrol the side line. The way he gains time to allow him to day when it was considered proper beat an opponent. This trick of for him to race to within six yards Duncan's is not a new one,, but it of the corner flag and then centre is difficult 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. This quickness.In gotting off tho Besides, a quick low pass inside In mark with the ball does not always far more effective than a centre depend on the wing forward. He which means the ball travelling in- must indeed be seriously alowed to the 'middle through the air for down unicae ho is given the ball one of the big modern contre reasonably. The ideal pass is one halves to head away.
A NUISANCE.
which allows the player to go Trickiness on the wing is not sa forward to take it. The poor one important as speed and directness. fs that which directs the ball The man who can race away and straight to him and compels him to get the defence off its balance is stand and aft its arrival. In the match winner. There is no those circumstances it is almost better example of this than Joe certain that he wlit Have to meet a Hulme, the Arsonal ontside right.
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fact that Beeson is playing to was signed for a few pounds day at full-back for the English from Mansfield, with an extra
HE League reminds me that the Wednes-condition. day seem to find full backs and half- backs with case, whero other clubs bigh in vain for the strong men, to appear.
OOK at Wednesday's little lot- L. Koan, Leach, Blenkinsop, Strango, and Marsden. I don't know of any English club who can match this list
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Leicester (2) Southend Huddersfield (Clapton Orient Aston Villa Newport
Northampton Watford Bristol City
Away
23 12 17
3.18 17
18 14 18
0 26 24 · 18
18 18 13. ∙18 18. 18 19. 18 12
10 15 12
2 4 1
55 21 510
0 4 2
12
0 3
28 26
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12 5 6
17 20.
18 22
12
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10
12.17
12 3
10, 17
9
12
4 7 1
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10 20
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Total **Home Away.
P.. W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D.
6 1 0 2 2 2 33 19
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1
25 21
24. 16 15
24 15 14
28 17 14
2 20 16 14
2 32 20
28 26
Goals
F. A. Pta.
Charlton ...... 12
7.8 2
16
12.
7 3 2
5 1 0
2 2 2
32 20
16
13
6.3 4
4 1 2
2 2 2
16
12
7 41
6 0 0
12
8 4.2
6 0 1
18
G 5 2
12
12
13
13
Aldershot Bournemouth Gillingham
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22 23 13
21 22
Cardiff
19 22
12
10 22
12
4.0
16. 27
12
18
18. 20
11
12
15 21
12 $ 6
14. 17
12 3 6
2 3
12 16
12
3 6 8
16: 22
12 2 7 0
18 27
12
084 0 3 3
5 1
13 35
Tōtal·
Goals
12 7 3 2 11
GRIMSBY (1)
Barrow
2 3 1 7 3 1 5 0.0 6 3 3
1 8 2 G. 01 3
P. W. L. D. W. L.D. W. L. D. 12 11 10 7 0.04 1.0 12 7 2 4 6 10 11 3 24 12
5.0 1 28 122' 16.
29.17 · '29 22 25 22
F. A. Pts.
36
9
22
17
16
15
2.2 2
14
Halifax
12
2 4 1
17 17
14
Doncaster
1 2 3.
19. 17
18.
Gateshead
13
4 2
Accrington Walsall
4 5 4
56 1 51
0
4.1 0.5 1
26 21
11
Yoric City Rochdalo
1
1
0 4 2 20 19
11
New Brighton
14.2
14 18
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Coventry (1)
Carlisle
4 -1
18. 20
B'mouth (1)
Crewe
2 4 1
20 22
READING (0)
Mansfeld
12
1 3:2
16 21
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Queen's P. I. (~~)
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SWINDON (1)
TORQUAY (3)
Cardiff (1)
Wrexham CHARLTON (Chester... Crystal P (0) Darlington Watford (2)
Rotherham
Southport
12
0 3 8
∙17 26
12 4
4 1
21 27
12.
2
5 0
17 23
42
21 88
12 21
SECOND DIVISION
Brentford (mm)
Chesterfield Burnley (1) ✓ WEST HAM (1) Tranmere Man'chtr. U. (1) Stockport Plymouth Barnsley Notts F. (1) Hartlepools
v Sund'el'nd (4)
STOKE (-) Sheff'ld U. (0)
Chelsea (2) West Brom (~) ▼ 'SPURA (~~) BLACKPOOL (~~~~) v BRADFORD C. (2) v
HULL FULHAM (3)
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Lincoln (1) Millwall (0)
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played certain number IT was agreed that when he had NOTTS C (0) Preston (0)
4f PORT VALE (2) v Oldham (4) matches for the Shefeld side, they S'th'mpt'n (—) should make further payments. SWANSEA (3) That period has not yet expired, but so pleased are the Wednesday diree- jora with Burrows, they have ai-] ready sent a cheque to Mansfield.
"ROBIN" BEATS THE BOOK ONCE AGAIN
Remarkable Achievement
Last Week
Bolton (~) Bradford (1)
THIRD DIVISION. (SOUTH) ALDERSHOT (1) ▼ Southend (2) Brighton (0) Bristol R. (3) Bristol C. (0) Y EXETER (1) CLAPTON O. (1) ▼_Gilligh'm (2) LUTON (4) Newport (1) North'mpt'n (1) NORWICH (3)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
BARROW (8)
CREWE (2)
Hartlep'is (1)
"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, STOCKPRT (3) V S'thport (1) Hoaris. "Robin" was able to return a percentage of 72 for 18 matches.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Home Away
29.82 16 25
1-40-14 16
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION
Away'
Total Homo W. L. D., W. L. D.. W. L. D.. F. A.
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Goals
Pta:
15 13 0 200, 1 7 01. 80. 10. 28 14 11 12 7 0 1 4 11 47 14 24.
95 1 6 1 14 40,41 25 19 81 880 28 19 2. 431 40 48 10 1182 31 17 17 8 2 128 19 16 24 1 35.33 16
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6
4
15
7.6 2
18
6. 5, 2 7.7.0
CARLISLE (2) v Wrexham (1) Chestor. (8) * BARNSLEY (1)
v. · Gateshead' (0) DONCASTER (2) ▼ Mansfield (2) HALIFAX (4) v Darlgin (2) Motherwell N. BRIGHTON (2) y
Rangers **: Acer'nigt'a (2) Aberdeen Rother'm(-)
Kilmarnock CHESTERFLD (Ayt WALSALL, (2), (v- Rochdale° (1)
St. Johnstone York (0) V. TRANMERE (1)
Falkirk SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Hamilton v. K'impen'k (1) Queen o'South.... 14. Airdrie (1)
St. Mirren (3) Dundee
14 AYR (1)
T. Lanark (0) Queen's Park` CELTIC (1)
Partick (2) Celtic Dunder (0) MOTHERW'LL (3)
Clyde St. J'STONE (1) Hibernians Falkirk (1) ** Hamilton (8) [√] HEARTS (2)
Third Lanark. H'BERNIANS (--) Y (0)
These figures, as well as the remarkable ABERD'N (7) consistency shown in the past makes the Telegraph "Beat the Book" list the most ac- curate guide offered to local punters.
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