THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1933.
THE "TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL
ARSENAL'S INTERESTING
PROBLEM
FOR SOCCER STUDENTS
SPURS TO TAKE UP CHALLENGE
PITFALLS IN THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE PROGRAMME
(By "The Pilgrim")
WILL Arsenal fail at Sunderland this week-
end?
This is not a question that will interest many punters the majority of whom will seek for safor fields of investment than this stern duel between North and South, youth and strategy. but to the student of the game who has watched | the calm domination of the Highbury team and has seen their rise this season from mediocrity to "machine" play, it is a match of the utmost importance.
The Sunderland' club has a nicely balanced team with a good defence and fast scoring forwards. And they are on top of their form.
On the other hand Arsenal will journey on the crest of a "come-back" wave and have their strongest eleven available.
Leadership Challenge Again
After a relapse-temporary it is hoped-the Spurs take up the leadership challenge again when they enter- tain Birmingham at White Hart Lane. I don't know whether Tottenham have made a change in goalkeepers but I am sure there will not be an opportunity given away on Saturday.
I am afraid Middlesbro' are in for a licking at the hands of the powerful Huddersfield who are among the most consistent performers in the League. A little stiffening of the defence and I could faney them for Championship honours.
Portsmouth will have an opportunity of seeing the famous Everton scoring boot when Dixie Dean leads his men into action against them at Fratton Park but I have a sneaking notion that Pompey will at least hold; their own.
Leeds will be travelling to Bramall Lane with a superiority complex but I hesitate to forecast how they will leave. I am leaving this match as a draw. Similarly the Chelsea-Manchester City engagement is a teaser which is best left alone: Priestley has found his form and another individual effort like his goal- getting dribble against Everton last week, may decide the issue.
With-Grimsby sitting on top of the League and Bolton anxiously waiting to supersede them, I feel that these two teams will gain full points at home this week.
Scottish League A "Trimmer"
Port Vale received a rude shock on Saturday when Man- chester United netted both goals and points at the Recreation Ground and thus broke a perfect home record. However my faith in them still lingers and I give them to beat Plymouth albeit they have to catch a train for this match.
Preston North End have lost ground lately but I imagine they will be too good for Hull despite the latter's improvement. The Hammers too should be absolutely safe against Bristol City who have to make a cross-country journey to Upton Park.
The only Southern section engagement is at Exeter where Luton will probably concede both points and a lot of goals.
Mansfield are at home to Crowe in the Northern section and Darlington entertain York, both homesters being fair cer- tainties in my opinion.
Illustrating Newekeila's visiz to -Stamford Bridge. Alian, the Newcastle contre forward' in a. ́tuscle for the ball with.- Chelion
brék. (Planet News)...
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CHELSEA ATTACK-Headwork in font of the Newcastle goal, when a defender heads away from a Cheleen
Forward, (Planet News).
THE F.A. CUP
BID BY JUNIOR CLUBS
ANOTHER ROUND ON SATURDAY
(By "The Pilgrim")
_Football_appetites_will__be_ sharpened but not satisfied when on Saturday 34 clubs will weed themselves out in preparation for the entrance into the F. A. Cup competition with First and Second League giants.
L
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
THINGS I HEAR
(By "The Pilgrim")
RY the new and all-important coaching scheme, promoted by the Football Association, to which have referred previously, I wonder whether an attempt will be made to set up a new standard for English football,
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IT is an interesting point which will probably be considered. One difficulty which I foresso IM in the conflict of views us to the
best methods.
THERE may be neither a right nor a wrong conception of how the game should be played, and the authorities will perhaps be content put into practice the first principles, leaving questions of
team ineties to be developed inter.
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TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME..
(By "Robin")
Huddersfield Liverpool Tottenham.
Bolton
Grimsby
Bradford
Charlton
Walsall
Q. P. Rangers
Halifax
St. Johnstone Stockport
DRAWS-
AWAY..
Sheffield Un. Mansfield Clyde.
Coventry Port Vale, Arsenal
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.
Arsenal
Liverpool Birmingham
Aston Villa Middlesbro.
BERMENİALKANIZERIALS|CLEAR Wolverhampton
OUR FORECAST
SATURDAY'S LIKELY RESULTS
(By "The Pilgrim")
ENGLISH LEAGUE -
FIRST DIVISION.
Everton Leicester Newcastle Wednesday Stoke .... Sheffield U. Chelsea
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ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
Home
Away Conls
W. D. L. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
10 B 2 6 3 0
5 1 2
6 3 6 3 0
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4 2 2 33 16
4 3 2 20 15
3 2 3
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Away
INNRANDSDONO 10 48 09 10 10 10 v2 00 00
41 24
22 18 28 23
20 28
84 34
16 20
33 38
38
28 25 15 26 28
16
25 83
16
25 34 12
10 36
12
20
44
11
42
8
32 26
07 28
P.
W. D. L.
17
Tottenham
17
9 4 4
Derby County ....16
8
Huddersfield..
17
8 5 4
Manchester C.
17
7 6 4
Blackburn
0 2
Sunderland
17
Portsmouth.... 17
West Bromwich. 17
Leeds United
10
17
17
17
10
5 5
17
1 7
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17
6 2 10
17
3 6 8
17
4 3 10
17
3: 2 12
SECOND DIVISION.
Totul
Home
Goals
P.
Grimsby Blackpool
W. D. L 17 12 0 5
W. D. L. W. D. L.
7 0 2
5 0 J
17
4 4
6 2 1
3 2 8
Port Vale Bolton
17 10
3 2 4
F. A. Pts. 41 18 30. 18 28 18
24
22
22
17 10
4 1 4
West Ham Brentford
17
17
Preston N.E.
17
Plymouth .....
17
Manchester U.
17
Notts Forest
17
Southampton Braford Bull Fulham
17
17
17
17
Notts County
17
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Oklham
17
5
ARSENAL (2)
Bradford City
17
Burnley
17
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Swansen (-)
Fulham (1) Millwall {-} Lincoln (0) Sthmpin (2)
Bury Swansea Lincoln Millwall
17.
17
17
17
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
P.
Bradford C. (4)
Norwich Queen's Park Coventry Charlton
W. D. L. 16 11 2 3
16
ย 3
10
8 4 4
16
9 2 6
Crystal Palace
17
8 4 G
16
Bristol Rovers ..
16
Exeter...
LuLon
17
Swindon *** 16
16
17 G
16 5
16 6 2
G 2 8
ASTON V. (9) Chelsen (3) HUND'RŠÍʻLD (0)
v Derby (0)
M'chie C. (1)'
Mddleshro' (1) Y
West ILA. (2) Wedn'sdy (1) Everton (2)
LEICESTER (6) y LIVERP'L (4) Portsm'th (2)
Sheff'ld U. (0)
BUT it is undoubtedly true that
STOKE (-) one school of thought has Sund'rind (3) dominated the game on the Con-SPURS (+) tinent, and it has been responsible WOLVES (1). for glant strides to be gaude during the past ten years.
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GREAT Britain to-day is largely BRADERD (1)
a world apart in 24 football
sense,'
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THER countries have gone their re- own way in introdueing volutionary methods, and by their precise an exact style have cap: tured the imagination and made us wonder whether our ideas are 28 sound as we have long been pleased-to-believe.
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Leeds (9)
Blackburn (
V Birm'nglim (--)
Newcastle (i)
SECOND DIVISION.
BOLTON (—)
Brintfed (m) Y BURNLEY (1) V GRIMSBY (2) M'NCHSTR U. (2) Notts F, (-) OLDHAM (2) ym'th (3) PRESTON (—)
WEST HAM (2)
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Y
v Notts C. (0)
BLACKPT (-) v Bury (1)
PORT VALE (1)
▼ Hull (→)
Reading THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
EXETER (2)________v__Luton__(0),
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
York (0) Crewe (0) SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION,
AIRDRIE (1) Clyde (0) of the English Association Fool-THE Football Association are to Dundee (3)
be congratulated on the wide Falkirk (--) ball Cup, finds all but a very few
eliminated, outlook they have taken in extend- HEARTS (3)
MOTHERWLL (3) of the small clubs
North Shields, Dartford, ing the coaching scheme, which RANGERS (1)
was pigeon-holed some years BROS J'STNE (2) Sutton, Cheltenham, Workingtoll, by now bringing within it not only 8. Mirren (1)
still the schoolboys but all the young) TH LANARK (—) and Gainsboro Trinity
players throughout the country,
VEN the Peru-Chile team, who
played against West Ham prae- | DARLGTN (3) v tised the Continental style, keep- MANSFLD (1) - Y ing the ball runsing on the ground, making no attempt to tackle, and retreating in defence to set up au unyielding barrier in the penalty
but
This, the second round proper
in the race.
area.
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CowPubth (2)
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y Kilmnack (1)'
CELTIC (0)
v Q. o'S'T!! (-)
▾ Aberán (1)
Clapton Oricat
Brighton
Aldershot Bournemouth
Gillingham..
Torquay
CT OF A CO 13 14 AA GO DTH ĐỘNGAGGINAOUS
16. 16 Northampton 16 6 3 8
Watford Cardin
BRONDORNORHAOHNNNHO
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37 30
24 36. 36
28 34
24. 20
10 17
39 38
28 31
22 27
27 27
24 27
0 2
29 30
7
24 85
Home Away W. D. L. W. D. L 8 0 1
3 3 2
8 1 0 1 2 4 61
60 1
1
#
Goals
A. Pts.
44 24
23.3 39
4
43 20
35 29
21
30
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Home Away
W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L.
0.1 7 2 0
30
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16
4 4 &
24 29
16
2-9
37
Newport
16
3
0 7
14 25
Southend
16 4
9
v
Ayr (1)
V
(2. Park (0)
Bristol City
16
3 5 8
28 .38
Hamilta (0)
Partick (1)
are
v
Total
Goals
HID'ninans (—)
F. A. Pts.
I expect them all to meet defeat at this round though Galisboro Trinity and Workington, who are at home to Aldershot and
Now-
WE all criticise the Football to the Association, falling
matters surprised even temptation to dwell on
sponsible oficials. But Mr.Tranmere R. which seem to be misdirected and Kingscott assured them that from
Barnsley ignore, or take for granted, the an examination of the figures he enormous amount of work they do had not exaggerated what the for the gumo.
gume did in the work of mercy.
other re-
Chesterfield" Stockport Halifax
16
14 D 2
7 0 1
45 14
28
16 10
3.3
3
88 21
21
16
9 25
10
8 3 5
G 1 1 3 1 4 70 r
28 23
1 3 4
31 18
20 19
Walsall
16
9 1 6
8 0 1
37 22
10
15
8 3 4
10
Barrow Doncaster Hartlepools
7 5
18
18
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Crewe A.
10:
lay.
Charlton have one of the easiest
applied
The way of the prophets is generally made comparatively easy in Scottish football but this week's list is what I call a "trimmer" port respectively, may earn a re
Airdrie may or may not beat Cowdenbeath and Celtic may or may not pick up a brace at Dundee. Queen o'South cannot be neglected in view of theirks receiving Gillingham at the TIIS tendency runs all through recent smashing form but they will be strongly tested ales, and Carlisle will also be director, the manager to the MR. Kingscott also told of what Carlisle
at ease in their engagement with player. at Falkirk. Rangers and Motherwell are the only clubs Cheltenham who have to entrain who can look forward with confidence to their visitors for a 200 miles journey. and even the leaders were held to a draw last week by the lowly Third Lanark. Perhaps Ayr will spring a surprise.
F.A. BARS SPURS FROM PLAYING IN PARIS
Reading should win, though they cannot afford to take chance against Sutton who will be all out to upset the Leaguo club.
AN official may devote his life Fund, which was inaugurated as
measure, time to a club and the game, but if he should be judged to err he is, na a director put it the other day not even allowed to walk out through the door. He is pitch- ed through, the window,
tho association did for the Gateshead needy members of the family of Accrington football through the Benevolent York City Wrexham a war-time rellof
and Chester .. which has been carried on ever New Brighton
Southport | Rochdale since.
Rotherham US fund still amounts to about Mansfield F. A. CUP
£16,000, and every year it is Darlington Following are the fixtures for the IT in the same after a match. Allaugmented by the lines which are the good things which a player imposed for the Infringement of Second Round of the English Football Association Cup which will be played may accomplish are overlooked in rules.
atressing his fallings.. off on Saturday.
Second and First Division teams and a few of the lower clubs are still
Teams whose names are printed in heavy type are expected to win.
V Gillingham
BARROW CHARLTON Bristol City WALSALL
The Football Association ro-¦ stated: "I am sorry that the Eng-exempted from competition. fused Tottenham Hotspur per- liah F.A, is unable to sanction the mission to play First Vienna in match. I have had no direct com- Paris last month. This an muntention with them but as far nouncement was made after the 93 I understand, through speak French football authorities had ing with Paris, the F.A. holds the approved the fixture and the view that the condition of the GATESHEAD
match would not enable the 'Spurs | Q. P. RANGERS Austrian team selected.
to give a worthy representation of CARLISLE Questioned with regard to their British Football, as they would STOCKPORT reason for refusing sanction to have to fly over to Paris at the Ratherham
NORTH METN the Tottenham Club the Football conclusion of a League match." Association declined to make a This cancellation of the match HALIFAX atatement,
at the eleventh hour caused great
Sutton
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Crystal Pat
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Y COVENTRY
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Torquay
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NEWPORT
The first hint as to the reason disappointment not only through SOUTHEND for the FA.'n attitude came from out Austria, but also in Paris, Workington Vienna. Interviewed by a press where the match han ben eagerly Gainabro Trinity ♥ ALDERSHOT
could be 10 BOURNEMTII" ▼ Tranmere correspondent, Herr Hugo Meisl, awalted. There
(Continued on Page 11.) 1 Accrington the Austrian football manager.!
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THE good which the Football Association do is only alightly appreciated.
E make donations amounting to hundreds of pounds Motherwell your," Mr. Kingscott anid, "to Rangers those who suffer through the war, Ayr the widows and children of players Aberdeen To some extent this la due to who were killed, and the parents Hearts
support of a son. Kilmarnock the unnecessary secracy which who lost the is observed in respect to matters We also give all possible help to St. Johnstone that redounded to the credit of those who have any claim on the Falkirk
the game and ethers which should game through their association Queen o'South be within the knowledge of the with it. public. Happily there is, I think,
A
Celtic
Hamilton
S long as the need remains Dundee
a more enlightened view to-day the work of relief will go on." Ifibernians.
and the insistance on secrecy is boing broken down.
Mr. Kingscott added. "The ne-
Clyde
THE
Rociation will always provide the Queen's Park HE announcement by Mr. money required. We have provid- Partick Arthur Kingscott, the hon.ed for this by a law ontitling us to Third Lanark troasurer of the association, that make any necessary contribution Cowdenbeath football contributed. £100,000, a to the Benevolent
Fund either Airdrie
BRISTOL ROVERS! year to charity was startling, from international match receipts St. Mirren
10
10
53
15
1
16
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2 0
8
4
4 10
P.
·SCOTTISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION
Total
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24 42
Home
Away
W. D. L. W. D. L.
8 2 0
Goals F. A. 47 16
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4 3 8
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4 1 4
W. D. L. 2017 8 0 9 1.0 19 15 2 2 0 1 0 20 10 6 463:1 20 11 3 6 7.2 2
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0.4 7 8.5 6 3
G 1 4 G
19
18
19
19
19 3 5 11
19
8 4 12
18
4 2.12
2
20
2 G 12
28 0
02. 80
2 3 3 48 24
44 38
498 28 21
48 40
98 63
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20.38 87 48
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