THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 1933,
THE "TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL
10 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL..
ARSENAL, VILLA, SPURS HOW THE BRAIN BEATS THE FEAT
AND EVERTON TO WIN
WHAT LAST WEEK'S RESULTS INDICATE
MANY SECOND AND THIRD DIVISION HOME WINNERS EXPECTED,
(Dy "The Pilgrim")
Bournemouth, Frosh from their.. unexpected meet almost as tough a proposition victory last tweak at Lécds, Aston as Exeter wore. Villa will no doubt enjoy them- Watford and Bristol Rovers are solves at Middlesbro's" expense the only Clubs for whom I would when the defeaters of Stoke visit forecast defeat on their own
grounds in this section. them on Saturday.
Arsenal I expect to beat the In the Northern half of the dl Wolves who are not rollable on vision Chesterfold should increase their own ground. The Highbury their comfortable lead at Walsall's mon are making a great effort to get to the top and they will go all expense but the challengers also have easy tasks except in the caso out.
of Stockport who visit Wrexham. However Stockport should bringi way a brace and Tranmere and Hartlepools should do the same before their own spectators.
Everton will probably defeat the United, and the Spurs, after their brilliant performance, against the Albion should find Newcastle comparatively easy victims.
BASTIN SHINING EXAMPLE
PLENTY OF SKILL AS WELL AS SPEED
The Curious Paradox of Changed Positions
(By "Saracen")
It is good to see a young player so unspoilt by success as Clifford Bastin, the Arsenal outside left. He is not only still too shy and retiring to speak of his wonderful achieve- ments but even in the dressing room he keeps in the back- | ground.
Laat week's Scottish fixtures Homo wins should prevail inj
Bastin is not only England's' the Second Division where Bolton, proved easy meat for those who Bradford, Grimsby and West Hara havo followed the Clubs closely are tempting bait for the punter, and there are one or two pluma best outside left but if a vote Saturday. Motherwell, Kilwere taken to decide the best for- The Hammers experienced a slight an
who curiously lapse in falling before Bury last marnock, and Aberdeen are the ward I think he would come close week but I do not expect them to beat of the home teams whilst to the top of the poll with James go down at Upton Park for a long Celtic and Rangers should make und Gallacher,
profitable journeys to Cowden-enough sat in the same classroom. time
The Canaries leave the Nest beath and Queen o'South res- for Bournemouth where they will pectively,
New Blood For Charlton
And Norwich
Some New Information About The Clubs' Personnel
goagon-and
Towards the end of last sea- probably only one son Charlton Athletic, in an un-Mr. Vizard did not feel justifled`in availing effort to avoid relega- spending the club's money under tion from the Second Division, such conditions. However,
Yet I would not describe Bustin as a clever footballer if clevernes fa judged by footwork. Ile 18, however, elever enough to make the fullest use of his superb foot- bail brain. There are wing for- wards much smarter in working the ball and in exploiting the tricks to, beat, an opponent. Bastin. in fact rarely beats a man by He manoeuvring with the ball. beats him by his wonderful, senso of anticipation, by seeing how the ball is doing to run and by mov- ing into position to receive it.
CURIOUS PARADOX.
And He Knows How To Score Goals
Vie Watson, the West Ham idel, who continuer to justify the can- fidence held in him by the Upton
Park crowd. ·
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME
By "Robin"
Aston Villa Sunderland Bolton
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS' GUIDE
The following tabulated league tablo records of all the clubs in the English Leaguo and the first division of the Scottish Longue, show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
2 8 1
17
26 14: 34 22 17
10
Bradford
Grimsby
Preston
Charlton-
Total
Home
Coventry
P.
W. L. D.
W. L. D.
Away W. L. D.
Goals F.
Exetor
Tottenham
8 2-3 4 1 1
4 1 2.
24
A Pls. 11 10
Reading
Arsenal
18
6 2 6 4 0 3
2 2 2
Huddersfield
13
73 3 6 0 2
Manchester C
18
Portsmouth
18
Liverpool
13
Blackburn R.
18
Wolverhampton. 13 Leeds U.
G 4 4
12
Sunderland...
13
Derby C.....
12
Leicester C.
13
West Brom. A.
13
AWAY-
Tranmere
Hartlepools
Chesterfield
Barnsley
DRAWS,
Arsenal
Derby
Port Vale
Southend Plymouth Stoke City
Aston Villa..... 19
Middlesbro'
Stoke City Birmingham
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY Wednesday.....
"PILGRIM"
LEEDS LOSE 100 PER CENT:
́CHESTERFIELD'S. ACHIEVEMENT
RANGERS GET THE GOALS
OUR FORECAST
IN 4 ENGLISH DIVISIONS
AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE
(By "The Pilgrim")
Everton
6-8-6-4-2 1
-5 4 4 3 1 2 0 5 2 4 11
2 5 0 1
11
18
12
Sheffield U.
13
38 2
Cholsen
13
39 1
+
Brentford
SECOND DIVISION
11 4
19 14
2 3 2
16 12
14
4 1
27 25
14
31
14.
0 3 3
24 32-
14
1 4 1
22.22
18
11
80 21
18
2
20 10
18
4 1
20 24
13
21.22
1
19. 10
22 28
16' 28 8.14 18 0 21 24
18 23
10
22 20
25 12
· 3 8 1
16 80
18 34
Total
Home
Away
Goals
P.
W. L. D.
W. L. D. W. L. D.
F. A. Pts.
Port Vale
13
9 3 1
600
19
Grimsby
18
9 40
5 2 0 4 2 0
81 15
18
Dolton
13
8 4 1
5 1 0
3 3 1
25 18
17
Hull
18
6 3 4
6 1 1
1 2 3
23 21
West Ham Blackpool
13
10
1 8 1
33 23
15
13
21 15
30 24
Southampton
17 15
Preston N.E.
13
20 20
18
21 20
13
18 20
13
5 1
19 21
13
G 0
26 29.
13
13
3
133
5
13 14 27 30 21 28
12
12
13
13
4
13
1
$
Bury
13
3 7.3
0
Lincoln
13
7. 4 1 3.3
¡Notts County
Fulham... Bradford C.
LEEDS lost their 100 per cent
Below
are given the fixtures in Bradford ... home record on Saturday at:
English and Scottish football for Notts Forest the hands of Aston Villa.
Saturday, followed by the results In Plymouth ..
•
Some players when they get a
son. Clubs whose names are 'printed Swangen the pass always seem to be covered, PORT Vale, Queen's Park Ran-brackets of their meetings last sea- Manchester U.
Chesterfield, Barnsley, in heavy type are expected to win on Oldham A. an opponent being close enough to
tien is given a draw is the probable Burnley
gers,
considerably strangthened the club is making steady progress block the way. It is very re- have not yet dropped « point at Saturday and where no such indica- Millwall
ara
up the Langue and if they
able to reach the top rung they should easily secure from falling into the danger zore.
themselves
Norwich's Schoolboy International
markable in the case of Bastin,home. however, that usually he is run-
team by the captures of Ivill, Oakes and Wilkinson. Recent ly they have signed Forster, the fall-back who, since leaving Tottenham Hotspur, has had a ́fow'seasons with Reading.
TN the same section of the League, Although they were unable to save
Norwich City re-engaged
Bastin achieves his success notLincoln have netted less than Charlton, theso men should prove
sense any other team, their total to date of outstanding value to the team many of the men who wore con- In their ondeavours to leave the cerned in the fight for promotion as a crafteman in a ball Southern Section of the Third last torm that there was a much but by the amazing speed with being oight goals in 18 matches. the smaller percentage of newcomers which, his mind, works. All the
same, I think it is possible that INCIDENTALLY Division at the and of
than usual this season. campaign.
ning loose when the ball arrives que club with the most goals and it is on this account that he to their credit is Chesterfield, is able to converge on woul al- most before the defence are able whose leader Cook is among the to realize, or at any rate guard most prolife scorers of the season against the danger and he delivers so far, sofa crashing shot.
now
*
**
result.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL. FIRST DIVISION,
Middlesbro'. (1) DERBY C. (3) ASTON V. (3) Y HUDDERSFIELD (4)_ Y
Wednesday (0), Chelsea (1)
LEEDS (1) Liverpool (0) LEICESTER (1) Blackburn (1) PORTSMOUTH (1)
Wolves (1)
V
Stake (-) Chesterfeld's SUNDERLAND (2) ▼
Sheffield U (a)
There were no new-backe or he is cleverer na a ball worker 10 goals against them is the
SECOND DIVISION. Charlton at Brst, despite the new mon, were in an unsettled goalkeepers but among the half-than we suspect and we may beat in the League though 'Spors TOTTENHAM (—) ♥ ̧
backs the City secured T. Halliday, realize this if he should ever be with 11 are close challengera.
+ Blackpool (-) manager,
Miliwali (0) condition. The
no opa utility-defender usually opernt-moved to an inside position. Per-
prize. The City have not won BRADFORD (3) v "Jimmy" Seed, had had
mon ining at centre-half, who has boon haps we may even make the dis-
Bradford C. (-) Clapton 0. portunity of seeing the
por likely owing to the serious dearth match out of 13 but have five BRENTFORD (-) g
PORT VALE (1) Cardiff. 83 attendances
Barnley (1)
Torquay action, nor of finding the strongth with Darlington four years, and covery this season, for it is quite T Bristol City goes the booby HOLTON
y Lincoln (8) of the players at his command. averaged
As a schoolboy inter-of Inside forwards at the prevent season.
COMING to the Scottish League, GRIMSBY (3) inside left in the England team.
Southampton (2) Newport It took him some time to select a
Motherwell show an outstand-MANCHESTER U (1) ▼ It is a curious fact that players C against Wales. deanite team, but now they have national he captained England time that he may be chosen as the points from drawn games.
NOTTS, F. (0) ing record.. found the winning way.
Another young half-back is also
who have been disappointing on
Oldham (5) the wing have been a success in A schoolboy International, W. L
With their resources, I expect Charlton, who are fully aware of their needs, to enter the transfer market again beforo many matches
are over.
None Too Bright
Thus it will be seen that Charl-1
ton's prospects none too bright
at the moment, are now rosy.
only just 17 years of age, who appreciated the greater room the THEY have played 16 matches Plymouth (2)
against
Achange has allowed them,
W. Flack, a native of Cambridge, an inside position as if they have!
Scotland. played centre half-back, he has been in good football with Cambridge| Town.
Some Newcomers Forward, the City are without
After their unhappy experience Brown, who was transferred to last season-the sequel to which West Ham United, and Blakemore,: was the necesalty for applying who was given a free transfer and H. for re-election to the Third Divi-has since joined Swindon Town.
Newcomers Included W. alon-more than ordinary interest
MELBOURNE. CUP
Thrilling Race Seen at Flemington
Melbourne, Nov. 7
The Melbourne Cup was run to-day! attached to the decision of the Warnes, a rightwinger, who has at Flemington Race Course over a Swindon directors to entrust the been a professional with the course of two miles.
mon- Arsenal one season; E. J. Vinall, control of the players to a agor, leaving Mr. Sam Allen in centre-forward from Sunderland; T. Pike, an inside or outside-left possession of the secretarial hifice.
Mr. Tod Vizard, the old Bolton from Southend United, and R. E Wanderer and international out-Thompson,
an
Inside-forward
The results were:
Hall Mark
Shadow King Gaine Carrington *Topical
"Dend heat.
nidc-loft, was the new official, and, from Hartlepools United.
Hall Mark started at four lo ono, Gaino with only three of last season's men retained, he had plenty to do international outside-loft, who is Shadow King at 60 to one,
Glyn Davies, the Welsh amateur
and have only dropped points.
PANGERS who have a game in hand have only conceded four.
•
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
4 1 2
OON m
18 18 24
10 18
0 20 81
28 17 16
2 33 20
BARRRABRRAZ-=========0.
Total
Home Away
Goals
P.
W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D.
F.
A. Pts.
Norwich
13
8 8 2
6. 1. 0
2 2 2
$4 20
18-
Y
Y
Queen's Park Reading Birmingham (1) EVERTON (2) Chariton v Manchester (-) Bristol R.
Crystal Palace West Brom (2) Coventry
Exeter Newcastle Aldershot ARSENAL (7) Bournemouth
13
8 4.1
7 0 0
1 4 1
-26 17
13
7 4 2
6 0 1
1. 4 1
18 7 4 2
5. 1.0
2 3
224 21
13 7 4 2
27 24
14 6 4 4
13
24 18
14
G 6
22. 16
13 G
16 12
-19-
28 24
Swindon Luton Gillingham
13
6 5 2
1924
14
5 6 3
2
28 26
18
22 24
13
18 22
13
5 2
16 18 12
18
5 0
10 24
12
Brighton
14
17 80
13
3
10 16
Southend Watford
18
4 6 3
15 23
13
3 7 3
21 28
Northampton
13
3 7 8.
18. 26
Bristol C
13. 0
8
14 86
Goalé
F. A. Pta.
7.0 0
6 1
30.10 0
24
2 1 1
SI 18
1B
17
10. 16
81 21
16
27. 24
"15
15
V
Bury (2)
v Notts C. (0)
Y V
v Fulham (3) v. Swansea (0) two PRESTON (1)
WEST HAM (~~) ▼ Hull (-).
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH), Norwich (1) Aldershot (1) Bournemouth (1) v
Bristol C. (1) CARDIFF (1) Bristol R. (4)
Newport (
Chesterfield CHARLTON (-).
Brighton (9) Stockport PAL. (3) ▼ COVENTRY (3) Northampton (1)
Tranmere CRYSTAL
v Clapton (0)
Hartlepools EXETER (3) GILLINGHAM (3) ▼ Swindon (1)
Halifax READING (5) y Torquay (2)
Barnsley Luton (1) Queen's Park (2) Barrow Watford (2)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Doncaster SOUTHEND (2) v
AFTER Rangers with 50 goals, Ayr, who occupy fourth place are the biggest scorers with 40 to their credit.
#
into their net whilst the un-i
ceded 52.
MOTHERWELL have only let 12 fortunate Third Lanark have con-
GARRISON LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Draw by Signals
ACCRINGTON (6) Rotherham (1) Accrington
BARNSLEY (2) v CHESTERFIELD (—)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Home Total W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D.
Away
60 1
50 1
-1 2 3 1. 3 3
2 4 1
24. 18
81 24
19 17
20 17
19 26
21. 10
14
P.
13 12 1 0
18
8 3 2
13
7.8 8
G 10
19
0 3 4
13
7 4 2
5 0
12
7 4. 1
18 G# 5
13 .6
3
14
Doncaster (3)
Walsuli
13
21 18
Walsall Darlington (3) + Crewe (4) GATESHEAD (2) T
York City
13
13
Crowe...
15
23. 24 12
Gateshead
14
131
35
11
New Brighton (0)
Carlisle
18
13 20
12
HARTLEPOOLS (2) Carlisis (1) MANSFIELD (2) ROCHDALE (1) v Southport (1) TRANMERE (2)
Rochdale
13
14 18
Barrow (1)
New Brighton
18.
14.21
11
York (4)**
Wrexham
13
21.27
V
Halifax (2)
Mansfield
13 2 G
15 22
10
#
Chester (2) STOCKPORT (0)
Chester
1 5 0
21 25
9
Southport
043
19.84
Darlington
2
21. 35
Rotherham
0
-13: 24
during the recess in attempting to a master at Kimbolton School, Carrington at 18 le one and Topical 12th Battery Held To Wr
starters, the distanco saparating the build up a side capable of holding where Mr. Tom Parker, manager at eight to one. There were eighteen of the City, was football coach, first two belog but a henil. Shadow its own in Languo warfare.
The task of course, lost nothing has signod amateur forms for the King only beat the other two by a of its dimeulty by the shallowness City.
this team and the secs. of the Swindon purse, but useful
thoughtful help was forthcoming from the managership of Supporters Club following on student and exponent of the game, their handsome gift of a sovered the Canaries will build their nest stand on the "cheap" side of the very, high I.think. ground, and they are stil diligent-
ly applying themselves to the task
of "helping and not hindering"
the directors in their arduous task
of keeping the old flag, dying.
Steady Progress
With
ARMY HOCKEY
Royal Artillory Competition
even
and
"
Motherwell Rangers.. Aberdeen Ayr Kilmarnock
WHOON
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION
Away
Home Total W. L. D. W. L. D. W. L. D.
8 0 1 16 14 0 2001 16 12 1.2 8 0 1 4 1 1 10 10 5 1 6 11
16 0 4 8
16 8 3
5 12.
**
SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION ADERDEEN (8) ▼ Falkirk (2) ·
St Johnstono (8) Clyde (2) Minus the servicce of Walker Cowdenbeath (1) ▼ CELTIC (5)
Queen's Park (0) head. The time was 3 mins. 27%
and Edmonds, the 12th Battery Heartu (5)
KILMARNOCK (3) Hamilton (2) money R.A., yesterday wore hold to
Hibernians Hall Mark wex an
Airdrie (0) PARTICK (7) favourite over the week-end but as draw by the Royal Corpd of Signals MOTHERWELL (—) ▼
RANGERS (→) on Monday he receded to fourth ball league,
Gaine
Both teams scored once, and a Queen o'South (~) y;
Ayr (1) the result of a sensationally poor ran in the Garrison Inter-Unit foot-
ST. MIRREN (3)' v. place. Rogillo, Pretzel
DUNDEE (1) Carrington (winner of the Caufield draw was quite a fair result, al-
It was not de-though the Artillery should have Third Lanark (1) v Cup), moving up,
8 6 2 Falkirk finitely known until late Monday
goal at the interval," night whether Hall Mark would start been loading by more than ono
6.6 AUSTRALIAN RECORD.Hearts
St. Johnstons.. 15. in the race. Following the announce-
Seal, the Gunners' league team
··1465 3 ment that Hall Mark would start
7.7 1 outside left was responsible for
15 Queen's Park the point which put the 12th Bat First Wicket Partnership Hamilton
8 0 prices again fluctuated.
15 Of 240 Runs.
Queen o'South Dundee
15 6 8 1 Hall Mark is owned by Mr. C. B.tery ahead. He sont in a yory
Adelaida. Nov. 7.
44 6 Kellow, well known Victorian fine shot which hit the lasida of sportsman and is the winner of the the upright; the ball richochetted
Playing in the Sheffield Shield Com-Celtic petition here to-day W. H. Pensford Hibernians. last A. J. D. Derby, whon ridden by off and then bounced into the not
Airdrie The. Corps Melbourne Cup Router and Special from a Signale defender.
Recured their and Kelth Rigg of New South Wales Clyde Munro, who took out Roglilo in the
equalising goal only two minutes set up a new record for the first
wichat nartnership with 240 Christchurch, Nov. Tfroin time, but with the exchanges Ponsford scored 122 and Rick 123. Third Lanark In hand for an outright win, Spectal.Cowdenbeath The New Zealand Trotting Cup slightly in their favour during the South Australia in the fourth Ingine Ft. Mirren- Inn bo-day resulted in a win for Red second half, they were value for contre 81rans with nine wickets Partick.
Shadow with Royal Slik second and the point...
The work of signing-on is not think. There yat complete I
Playing in the Royal Artillery would have been an Interesting
had Hockey Cup compotition at the addition to the number. negotiations with Middlesbrough U.S.B.C., yesterday, the 9th Bat- for the transfer of Arthur Rigby, tory defeated the 20h Battery by the international outside left, two goals to nil.. come to Trufflops but they player It was a good, fast game, with
the winners the more akilful
our
NEW ZEALAND RACING.
runs.
11.
10
Goals
FA. Pta.
30 12 30
50 15
26
4.4 0 40 26
'21
48 145 49
216
18
18
3 2 3 80 25
18 3 82 18
30 38
28 28 #16:
14 16
7 8 4
58 0 60-1
8. B
32 83 80 3.4.0 4 8 8.4 0 4 4 0 8 1 2 50 04:3 0.2
29 34
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