THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH
1934.
FASCINATING DUEL FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
CAN ARSENAL WARD
OFF CHALLENGE?
DERBY ARE STILL FORMIDABLE RIVALS
SPURS ALSO RETURN STRONGLY TO THE RUNNING
'(By""The Pilgrim")
THE indications of a close finish in several divisions of the League are getting stronger
as the last weeks of the season progross.
Arsenal are at the moment in the satisfac- tory position of having a match in hand and an By equal total of points with Huddersfield. superiority of goal average the London Club still heads the League but they will have to play on top of their form to overcome the Midland challenge.
Derby are next in the list but their opportunity of getting higher has been rather dashed by the strong clubs they have had recently to encounter. Perhaps Ports- mouth will deal leniently with them in view of their own interest in the Cup...
By the way, I fancy the 'Spurs have got their second wind and with the miniature Hunt netting from force of habit they will be in at the kill. They have shaken off the Blackburn and Sunderland group and are only four points in arrears of the leaders.
Whatever the final placings are, the English public will unanimously accord the present season its due. praise as being one of the most closely fought campaigns for some years.
The promoted clubs in the first and second divisions have covered themselves in glory except in the case of Hull who, nevertheless, have managed to hold their own.
Taking the divisions in the order of First, Second, Southern, Northern, and Scottish First I see the points collected by the leaders are as follows:-41, 44, 46, 48 and 5t.
Harford, shown here clearing vigorosily over the heads of the one of the redoubtable defenders who nearly Arsana! forwards, was
stopped the Londoner's in the third round of the F.A. Cup.
FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL
"DO IT QUICKLY"
GOLDEN ADVICE TO THE YOUNG FOOTBALLER
"Do it quickly." This golden advice which is offered to every young footballer applies to almost every phase of the game and it often accounts for the cry which goes up "Get rid of it," through spectators seeing the danger or mistake of delaying a pass or kick.
(By "Saracen").
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME.
Newcastle Wednesday Everton Hull City Norwich
Brighton Bristol City Queen's P. R. Stockport Airdrie
Chesterfield
Charlton Rangers
OUR FORECAST
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.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
31 16 9.6 12 9 1 15 0 7 9 60 32 16 6 11 10 2 4 12 4 0
West Bromwich.81 12 8 11
Everton Portsmouth Middlesbro
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Kilmarnock
Total
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Away..
Goala
DRAWS.
P. W. D. Im
W. D.
W. D. L.
Pts.
Portsmouth Coventry Brentford
Arsenal
30 17
G
10
4 2
7 3 4
20
Huddersfield
65 69 43
Derby County
31
6
37
5В
AWAY.
Tottenham
6 3 7
40
Blackburn
32 14 6 13
2 1 13
G2
Sunderland
B1 12 9 10 10
8 3 4
61
Wednesday
32 12 8 12
7 4
48
Manchester C.
30
12, 8 10
↑ 3
43
31
10 11 10
8 6
46
90 10 11 9
38
31 13 4 14
53
恋
126 12
49
31
10 0 12
31
9 10 12
53
28
28 10 8 10
-41
28
31 11 6 15
4 9
58 61
27
30
107 13
99. 54
27
32
9 8 15
56 66 26
31
7 11 13
32 30
25
32 9 6 17
46 82 24
30.8.6 10
8
44 54
SECOND DIVISION.
Totai
Homo
Away
Goala
P. W. D. L.
W. D. L. W. D. L.
F.
A. PLS.
31
21
11 2 8
2 3 10 05
74
43 44
31
10 11 2-3 16
5
3 7
50
37
30 15 6 9 11 8.1
56 40 4 3 8
36
31
40
31 13 9 0
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FULL ENGLISH & SCOTTISH PROGRAMME
(By The Pilgrim”)
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ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION,
Villa (0) ARSENAL (6) ▼ MIRMGIM (-) v Stoke (~)
LIVRP'L (2) Hlackburn (2)
Portem'th (0) BERBY (2)
Leicatr (3) EVERTN (6)
Sundelnd (3) Leeds (2)
SPURS ( MANCHTR C. (5) Sheff. U. (2)
Chelsea (0) Middlère (→) WEDNESDY (2) ▼ Wolves (0) Newcastle (2) West Brom (2) v Buddrald (1)
SECOND DIVISION.
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V
Oldham (0)
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Plym'th (1)
▼
Mauchte U. Bulton (~~)
Notte F. (1)
West Ham (0)
Bradford (4)
Brentfrd (~~)
Recently I pointed out to a team nct and his plans are all prepared BLACKPL (~~) v Burnley (-) manager the improvement which before the ball reaches him. This Brad. C. (3) wing half-back. "Yes" he replied, and it often means that the ball FULHAM (~~) hud inken place in the form of a is an enormous, saving of time Hury (2)
Lincoln (0) "he is coming on nicely. At the can be pushed through to a col- HULI, (~)
NOTTS C. (1) Motherwell with 23 wins to their credit top that department present time he is trying to do too league before he is covered by an MTWALL (1)
Delay is of the game, Chesterfield with 14 have won most home games, much with the ball; ho is notį opponent fatal on the part of a PORT VALE (0) * Preston (1)
One likes to see a player half back in a position to feed the SOUTHMPTN (-)
with the ball and I attack. By waiting he simply SWANSEA (1)`v ́ Grimsby (0) and Motherwell with 11 head the list of away winners. Grimsby using it quickly enough."
manoeuvre
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). are the only English club to reach double figures in this section
COUNTRY (1) but Rangers and Queen o'South have won 10 times away from have no patience with those who plays into the hands of the opposi
Southnd (2) what they call "too much fool pays to hold the ball for the de- Aldrski (1) home. The latter have thus registered only seven of their complain of men indulging intion. At the same time it often
Gigha' (1) soventeen wins before thir own supporters.
In this way RRISTL C. (1) v offort is wasted-If a player nettles out of position.
Reading (1)- ball" But it is very true that finite purpose of drawing a rival BRIGHTN (1)
Watford -(0) N THMPTN (1) ▼ on the ball and dribbles when a half compels a man to come-and CLAPTON (4)
cover thus giving one of his 'oD NORWICH (0) Exeter (0) pass would gain more ground at a challenge him and he takes off a LUTON (1)
QUEEN'S P. (3) ▼ B'rnm'th (1) side a better chance.
Bristl R. (1) But it is no use holding the ball windan (1) for any other purpose. If a man NEWPORT (4) ▼ Cardi (2) is waiting ready to be fed he TORQUAY (-) Charlin (—) should be given the hall instantly because the, saving of even a few seconds may enable him to get
Rangers are the only club in the Scottish League who with 28 matches played, have yet to lose at home but Derby, Blackburn, Reading, Stockport, and Barnsley share that distinction in the four English divisions.
1.
Incidentally my forecast gives Blackburn to lose their share this week at the hands of Liverpool!
faster pace.
I think the trouble in such a
ease is that the player in posses sion has not a clear idea of what he hopes to do with the ball when he gets it. First of all he has to bring it under control and then when it is nicely at his feet he has to look up to take in the situation. clear.
Nearly all the support that is The real football genius antici-j pates the ball coming and at once given forwards to-day comes from forms a mental picture of the field the wing halves and as I have with the positions of all the pointed out they are bound to fail, ASTRAY IN players. In fact, he Instantly unless they give a fast service of
makes up his mind how he must the ball.
Even The Best Of Us Fall Down
·HOMESIDE PROPHET GOES
CUP TIE PROGNOSTIGATIONS
To change the subject slightly I propose quoting a Homeside writer whose misfortune in Cup tie prophecies will serve to ex- caso local forecasters who sometimes go astray.
After correctly predicting 11 of the 16 clubs who survived the fourth round, the writer goes on to forecast the entire semi- finalists incorrectly.
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "PILGRIM”
INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT TEAMS
AND PLAYERS
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I any frankly, however, that they Ho says: Before discussing the tice, I will have to adopt very different! want to say that I have four fan-methods from those an persistently
JACK Keenan and Arthur Ton- beath £3,000, is now playing as ner, of West Ham, were to-well as ever for Burton Town. clea for the Cup. These are Derby carried out at Rotherham.
As my old trainer, Freddy Miles, County, Huddersfield, Tottenham Hotspur, and Sheffield Wednesday. the former Aston Villa back, used gother in the same junior team in
Haywood. Watford's young to say before a Cup gamo, Now, Glasgow and the suma achoul Dorby County are a team of real lads, you have only one chance, and team.
the star at; a rezent danco in footballers and they are specially that is to-day; next week will be WILLIAM Dodgin and George Watford, when he gave an exhibi-
W Bathison, the Lincoln City Watford with "reela endowed with all the qualifications which I believe the knock-out game
I offer this advice to all teams. half-backs, have been placed on demands. There in both bite and steadiness in their defence, and Ono mistake and you are probably the transfer list at their own there are match winners in the out, and it is a case of waiting for roquest.
next season. It is no use blaming Tront line.
no good."
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Stoke City Liverpool Birmingham Sheffield U. Chelaets *
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Preston N.E. Port Vale Binckpool Bolton Bradford Plymouth Fulham Bury Okham Bradford City
West Ham Notts County Burnoy Southampton Hull City Notts Forest Swansea Milial! Manchester U. Lincoln
Norwich
Queen's Park Coventry Reading Bristol Rovers..
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Homo Away
P. W. D. L W. D. L. W. D. L. 12 2 17 5 8 13 1 1 4
Total
31 20 0 6
30
12 2 2 16 7 8
30 15 8 7
30 15 7 8
2016
31 14
Exeter
31 14
Swindon
30
13
6 11
Crystal Palace
30
Clapton
31 11 Orient
17
8 11
7 13
Aldershot
30
9 10 11
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Wrexham (1) BARROW (1)` CARLISLE (0) v Southport (0)
v Mansid (2) CHESTER (6)
v Acergin (1)
Hartlenia (1), Crewe (3) Donealr (1) HALIFAX (1) N. Brightn (~~) ♥
Southend
30
10 7 18
Brighton
30
8 10 12
Y
Northampton Bristol City
9 8 13
8 10 11
31 10 5 10
▼
Gatesbd (0)
Torquay Gillingham
30
10 G 16
30
8 7 16
6 5
30
5 13 12
4
Bournemouth Cardiff
30 30
8 5 17
8 3 19
0 3
Total
ROTHRHM (2) ▼ STOCKPRT (6) v WAL BLL (3) V YORK (3)
▼
Watford
CITESTRFLD (-) Newport
Rochdle (0) Darigtn (1) Tranmere (2) Barnsley (2)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
Airdrie (1)
CELTIC (4) Cowdnhth (4) HAMILTN (1) Hearts (1) Kilmrnck (6) PARTICK (7) Queen's (1)
V
Lanark (2) Mothewil (1)
DUNDEE (1)
V
Clyde (1) RANGERS (0)
▼ J'STONE (4)
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Ayr (0)
Falkirk (3)
OU O'STH (-) Mirzen (~~)-
▼
Aberd'n (~~)
Y Hibern'nx (-)
Chesterfield Stockport Barnsley Walsall
Doncaster
Halifax Tranmere
Wrexham Barrow Hartlepools York City Gateshead Crewe Alex.
MR. Clem Stephenson picked up Accrington
another north-east winner for New Brighton Huddersfield in Craig, the seven Carlisle toen-year-old right back of Eden Southport Colliery.
Darlington Mansfield ITIOUGH the holiday "gates" Chester.. eased the pressure, Darlington Rotherham position. A week ago the direc tors had to pay the players' wages out of their own pockets.
culbs, Bexleyheath and Well-Cup Final for forty years. He The club have probably the best bad luck.
There is too much talk about bad or Kont's leading amateur Swansea Town, has not missed a fare still in a serious financial Rochdale pair of wing forwards in Crooks luck, Often the troubles of clubs ing, may have to retire from the hopes to attend many more. and Duncan in the game, and wingers to-day play an enormously are attributed to this cause, but, Kent League unless botter support
while it may lead to the loss of 18 forthcoming. important part in the scoring. one match or oven two, a run of
the same progressivo type, have a very shrewd man behind the scenca in Mr. Clem Stephenson. My old colleague, Clem. In fact. knows every move in the game,
:
CHARLIE Tracey, with Watford three seasons ago. now with the Lancashire Combination..
Huddersfield are a ton of much failure, in my experiey, X MICK O'Brien, the Queen's Park Morecambe, is a leading scorer in
Rangers manager, played for They be sot down olther to bad a
sixteen different clubs during his lack of method, or an absence of team spirit.
career. At one time he was an Teams find themselves going to a assistant groundsman to Durham lower division through this sidy City. He once owned a farm and
later a tobacconist's shop.
There is perhaps, not quite the sama impressivo stability about Tottenham Hotspur, but their pace is really remarkable, and their post- tional play masterly. With any luck I think they are sure to go far.
talk.
During my fifteen years nt Villa Park the club had never
THE suspected collar-bone frac
ture sustained by Melnroy, the Motherwell Newcastle United goalkeeper, In Rangers
Aberdeen the Portsmouth game has turned out to be nothing more serious Hearts
Johonstone St. Queen o'South PILLY, Hartill, Wolverhampton than a severe wrench.
AST Wanderers' centre forward, Is the proprietor of a women's hair-
mo help the club's depleted Falklele.. TO
Kilmarnock dreasing shop.'
finances, the Scarborough (Midland League) players agread Hamilton [OST clubs have refused playors
Dunder any fear of being relegated to who have become famous, but TACK Martin, Middlesbrough's to return part of their wages dur- Celtic
Queen's Park Blackburn's record: left half, has never brothers ing January, look at
Hibernians bute this to the fact that we They turned down Jim Hampson who have never seen Him play for
(Blackpool), Jimmy Stein (Ever- the 'Boro.
FOOTBALL scouts are still Clyde Georgo Ritchie (Loices.
watching Joo Dexter, the Truro St Mirren WALSALL are going to be even
hotter stul! They have City centres forward, who has Partick
Cowdenbeath POBERT Middleton, the Scottish signed W. P. Pepper, & railway beaten west-country records by Airdrie ...
a charity cup semi-final. International goalkeeper for porter, from Irchester, as a pro-notting his aftieth goal recently in Th. Lanark whom Sunderland puid. Cowdon-fessional.
the Second Diviston, and I attri.
were never satisfied,
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In regard to our own boys. Our constant endeavour: was to (Blackpool) (Wednesday) they have the iden improve. We tried to strengthen ter City) that this le to be their year, and our strong points and to eliminate Tam convinced that they are our weaknesses. I cannot remem Food enough to Sen to Wem ber single occasion when a com-
e plaint was made about bad luck
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P. W. D. L W. D. L. W. D. L.
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29 20 14 5 10 31 12 9 10 31 12
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