THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1934.
THRILLING ENGLISH CUP ENCOUNTERS
PORTSMOUTH &
VILLA
FOR THE FINAL?
WHO I THINK WILL REACH WEMBLY
(By "The Pilgrim").
League engagements at Home, this week- end will be dwarfed to a considerable extent by! the English F. A. Cup competition which has now reached the semi-final stage.
Speculation runs rife as to whether Aston Villa, cup fighters of tried and true mettle, will again carry off the trophy, or whether Ports- mouth who have never yet attained the honour that has fallen 'to the Villa on six occasions, are about to break their barren record.
Portsmouth have only ap- day at Hillsborough where they peared in the semi-finals but drew, last year's finalists have little once hitherto, and against this, to indicate that they are the fight- Villa can point to reaching this ing force needed to overcome the Villa. Even Stoke were unfortun- stage 12 times.
ate to lose to the City at Maine- road in the last round.
Eliminated from the competition by Grimsby last season, Pompey
Leicester with an indiferent had the satisfaction of defeating the Second Division leaders at their League' record (but not so bad na first meeting in the Fourth Round that of Aston Villa!) went all out and since then they have beaten for the main trophy. They over- Swansea and Bolton both away whelmed Millwall at the Den to the tune of 3-6; visited Birmingham from home, Second Division teams to get the bigger share of three all, but all hord fighters and the goals; and then travelled to the games were played in the greatest redoubtable Preaton North End's venuo to net the only goal of the exeftement and tendences.
mntch.
Villa have had an even harder After drawing with course to run.
Next to Aston Villa they have hardest journey to the Chesterfield at the Salter Lane had the
venue they beat the Northern Sec-semi-ßnals and it may be that they tion lender on their own ground will be the nightmare in Ports- and proceeded to wipe off Sunder-mouth's dream of hope. land (7-2 at Villa Park); 'Spurs 10-1 at White Hart Lane; Arsenal (1-2 at Highbury).
and
Having met the cream of the senior League (except of course Portsmouth?) I ani inclined to think the Villa are good enough for anything that is left.
Leicester and Manchester City are giants to reckon with but except For their engagement with Wednes-
FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL...
I have not enlarged on Villa's] poor League record as this lan poor guide in such a temperamental class of football as the Cup brings out, but it is a little remarkable that the Midlander's should be struggling to avoid relegation and fighting for the main trophy of the season at one and samo time.
My bet is that they will avoid| one and gain the other,
MEETING THE ATTACK
(By "Saracan").
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME-
(By "Robin")
Huddersfield Tottenham
AWAY:-
Brentford
Preston
Exeter Reading Charlton Southend Chesterfield Tranmere
Rangers Motherwell
Norwich Wednesday Celtic
DRAW:-
Millwall Brighton.
Port Vale
OUR FORECAST
FOR CUP-TIES & LEAGUE
Natal
(By "The Pilgrim")
ENGLISH CUP.
SEMI-FINALS.
NOT A CHANCE:-Hunt, the pro- -lific Tottenham goal-scorer, beats the Chelsea goalkeeper with a drive from the penalty spot when the tanmı met In a recent lengus match at White Hart Lane.
SPORTING CHATTER BY "THE PILGRIM".
INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT
CLUBS AND PLAYERS
ERBY lost their unbenten home record on Saturday, thanks to Portsmouth.
DER
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Aston think Portsmouth or Villa will win the Cup--and it will do me 36 good if the latter carry the day!
THE Watford directors invited all
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PROMISED
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
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 League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
Huddersfield
Derby County
Arsenal
Tottenham
Portsmouth
Blackburn
Manchester
Wednesday
Sunderland Leeds United West Bromwich Everton Leicester Middlesbro Stoke Nowenstle Wolverhampton Aston Vilia Liverpool
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd.. Chelsea
their players to the annual din- her and dance, held by the Watford | Grimsby.
Brentford Supporters' Club.
Port Vale
Honth's speedy young outside pol CHELSEA want Hooper, Cradley Bolton right, but they are meeting with considerable opposition.
N.E.
Bradford City Bradford
A with director's opinion that his ASTON Villa scouts have been in-Bury
recent giving a Nor- club will not go up this season, and
terested by recent performances Fulham
Oldham
tipping Charlton, aroused some of Spence, the Barnsley outside West Ham trouble in the cathedral city. right.
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THE chairman of the club wrote to a local paper statement,
•
MR. R. G. Pilch, another director, ing he was the culprit, and declar- ing that such an expression of oplu- ion was not derogatory to the club.
followed with a letter admitt-
W
VITH average. luck, Norwich
should go up
in my opinion. UGHIE Gallacher, of Chelsea, Hhas gained the goals needed to
complete hla individual 200 in First Division games alone.
of the smallest wings in the ONE
League may be seen at Brad- ford. Robertson is 5ft. dins, and his partner, Carson, but an inch taller. They make an elusive pair,
WHEN he was seventeen years, old
Burnleyton
Campbell, Huddersfield Town's international left half, was ordered Notts County
Notta Forest by his doctor to give up football.
Swansea
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ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
Home Away.
W. D. L.
P. W. D. L. . W. D. L. 32 17 9 4 12 B 1 Б 32 18 7 7 11 4.2 32.16
Goala
F. A.
71. 45
7 3 5
54 35
9 8 9 6 1
8 3 7
68 34
16
6 11 10 2 4
6 47
57 41
12 11 9 8 5 3
15
6 13 13 4
4 6 6
41 38
3 4.0
2 1 13
57 63
13 9 10 10 3 3
0 .7
47 53
13
8 12 8
5 4 7
60- 62
11
10
63 43
# 10
69 48
64 53
47, 48
40 41
42
56
G7
60
3
12
33 12 8 13
32 10 12 10 30 11 9 10 32 18 3 G 14
32 12 7 18
9 11 12
10. 0
11 G
CHONGHAAUAGE
9 8 16
32
7-11 14
34
9 6 18
31.
8 7 10
8
SECOND DIVISION,
Total
Homo
Away
Goals
P. W. D. L.
W. D. L. W. D. L.
F.
PLB.
32 21
↑ B
10
1 576
46
32 16
0 10
11 2
5
£7
67 50
38
32 16
6 10 11
5 3 8
48
18
32 17.
3 12 10
2 7
62 49 37
36,
49
36
34
34
9
32 15 6 11 11 32 13 10 32 15 4 13 31 16 2 13
33 19 8 12. 19 82 12 9 11 10
32 13
32 11 10 11
THE team for bonus--Grimsby Millwall
Reserves. Last four seasons Manchester Utd. 32
un Lincoln 132 wins (Midland League), beaten up to February.
·
TOTTENHAM Hotspur are stated to be interested in A.J. Weare, the Lovells Athletic (Newport) Norwich goalkeeper.
Queen's Parf Coventry Charlton
TIVE members of the Crofty Unit-
ct team; the leaders-of-the-Rending Gwalla (Swansea) League, are Bristol . brothers. The captain is their Luton brother-in-law, and several other Exeter
Swindon relatives are reserves.
癱
Torquay
Clapton Orient HUGH Vallance, who has played Crystal Palace for Kidderminster Harriers, Aldershot BROOK, the Manchester City
international winger, hos re- Aston Villa, Queen's Park Rangers, Brighton ceived an unofficial letter com- Brighton, Worcester City, Gilling-Northampton plimenting him on his ability as a ham Evesham Town, the Racing Bristol City referce. He took control of a Club de Paris, and in Ireland, has Southend Manchester City Southport Mid-Week League game returned to Evesham a second time. Watford ASTON VILLA V
when the referee did not turn up. (At. Huddersfield)
Leicester PORTSMOUTH Y
At Birmingham) ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. CHELSEA (0) Wednesdy (2) RUDDRSFLD (0) v Everton (0) LIVERFL (1) Birmaghm (0) Newcastle (1) STOKE (
T
Y
❤
V
Middlesbr. (-)
Y
West Brom (—)
Blackbn (3)
v Stampin
Old traditions are hard to break down and I think it is largely on this account that there are still many who favour the wing half back marking the opposing outside forward. One of the clubs who are supposed to adhere to this method are West Brom- wich Albion, but this is only partly true. I have seen them adopt different methods on the two wings in the same match, one half taking the outside man and the other the inside. In this they have simply fitted their schemes to suit the opposition. For a fast and dangerous winger they have set a player to mark him. The fundamental theory of de- defects in defensive play and I Sheff. U. (3) as far always think that they do not go SPURS (-) fence is to keep the ball away from the danger spot as pos-out owing to a fear that they may wolyca (6) sible. This, of course, is the goal. be beaten and then fail to recover, In the circumstances defenders But the fact that they have offered BOLTON (→→
SECOND DIVISION. should always try to turn the ball a challenge creates time for other ADFORD (1) Swansea (0) outwards. They should make their members of their side to get back
BRENTFRD (--) v tackles on the inside and so compel and this is a very important gain. Burnley (0) the man with the ball to move Besides it is surely easier to bring GRIMSBY (1) away from the centre of the field off a tackle when an opponent has Manchir U. (4) and to make his pass to tho wing, not got the ball under control than | NOTTS F. (2)
when he has brought it down nicely | Oldham (2) This step should be made in the to his feet. first stages of an attack and the half backs rather than the backs The two backs ought not, of are best placed to take it. Pro- course, to be put on the wings at vided, as I have stated, they post-the same time. When one advances tion themselves correctly they can to meet an attack the other should force the man with the ball to go have moved into the middle to one way, that is outwards, and cover him. In this way with the make his pass to the wing. help of the contre half and probably the other wing half he is able to
But this is only the first plank check any quick thrust down the
in the defensive plan and for it to middle.
be successful it must be supported. Why it ofton breaks down la bo-
canse the back does not play his properly. As ROOR as a back
Part
sees
that
5.0 attack is to be Inunch-
ed on his wing he should move out
to counter it. That is to say ho
TO-DAY'S
Blackp'l (~~)
y Bradfd C. (0) v Millwall (1)
v Fulham (3)
V
Lincoln (2) PORT V. (1) Plym'th()
HULL )· PRESTON (3) v Notts C. (0) WEST HAM (0) v Bary (1)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH), B'NEMTH (1) ▼ Nowport (2) BRISTL R. (6) ▼ Bright (2) y Norwich (2) Cardiff (4) CHARLTON (-) Qu. Park (-) COVENTRY (4) ▼ Luton (0) CRYSTAL P. (4) v Swindon (3)
laghm (3) Exeter (2)
Bristi C (0) Clapton (1) ▼ READO (4). ♥ Northmton (0) Southend (6)
Aldersht (1) WATFORD (0) V Torquay (0) THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Acergla (8)-- N., Brighín (4) HARNSLEY (0) Chestr (3)
RICHESTRELD. (→→) ▼
Darlogin (2)-
the wing forward and either be SLIGHT ALTERATION GATES (2)
should be far enough up to cover
able to nip in and intercept a puss Intended for him or to make ap “Immediúto challenge for the ball.
F
Rothrhm (-) HALIFAX (1)
Crewe (1)
▾ Barrow (1)
Y DONCSTR (2)
V
WALSALL (1)
Hartlep'ls (0) IN FIXTURES Mansf'ld (2) Rochdale (1)
Y. STOCKPRT (1) There has been a light alteration Southprt (2)
York (2) TRANMERE (4) WREXIIM (2) Y. Carlisle (1) LEAGUE SCOTTISH
FIRST DIVISION.
Hamiltn (1)
Cowunt'th (2)
* ।
Most of the troubles of backs in the draw for the annual savon-a- urise because they le too far inside. Į side rugby tournament which is to be Under these conditions they allow a played at Happy Valley -tals aftor- wing forward to collect the ball noon on the Club ground....
ABERON (2) unchallenged and bring it forward
The Army Small Units have with AVI (3) speedily. This makes it exceeding drawn their team, which was to have CLYDE (6) ly difficult to stop him. Almost the opposed the Club, and the re-arrange- DUNDER (4).
Q, Park (2)
▾ Aldelo (2).
best that can be done is, to mako | ment brings tho Club Into opposition | Falkirk (3) Body Hearts (1) him get rid of the ball, and this with H.-M. 8. Cumberland "1.” AS HIBERN'N8 (--). ¥. Celtic. (**) can be done in Reveral ways, a result the Lincolna, previously Misthrall (1) 2.4. Partick. (2)-
brazil | drawn' against the Cumberland "B," - RANGERS (2) ▼ - Kilmarnick" (0) The manner in which "backs lie will be given a bys into the second B. J'stone (-) ▼ Q. OʻSTU (----) inside is one of the commonest round,
IT. LANAHÈ (1) – 6. Mirren, th
B
ONE of Blackpool's followers will Gillingham EFORE obtaining Palethorpe modify his enthusiasm in the Newport
from Stoke, Preston made bids future. He roared appreciation of Bournemouth In high places. They were after a goal so heartily that his false Cardiff Brown
and (Villa)
(Blackpool).
Humpaon teeth fell out, and then he stood on
them Result, a new set.
Stockport
Barnsley
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39 37
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62 63
32 31
712
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7 8
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A 10 13
B 7
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30 48
10 8 19
6 2
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31 52
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
Home
Away
Goale
F.
A. Pts.
8.4 4 69
4 4 7
66
4 G 6
70
6 2.8
64 40
2-6-8-62-41-
4 5 7
04 40
5 4 7
63
58 48
46
49
P. W. D. L. 32 20 7 6 12
W. D. L. W. D. L.
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12 7 13 11 11 8 12
ar -9 11 11
31 9 10.12
31 10 8 13
30
8 11 11
10
32 - 10 6 17
31
10 6 18
31 8 8 15
31
514 12
31
8 5 18
4 63
12
31
8 4 10 6 3 6 2: 1 13 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).-
48
Total
Home Away
Chesterfield
P. W. D. L W. D. L. W. D. L. 32 23 3 6 14 0 2
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Goals
A. Pts. 71 84
5 6 4
92.36
46
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3.7
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B
49 71
БВ 48
Wroxham
04
Barrow
32
85
Halifax
32
Tranmere
30
00 41
Hartlepools
32
04 58
Gateshoud
12
02 66
Crewe Alex.
05 76
New Brighton
10
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Carlisle
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Southport
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10 7 10
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82
7 11 14
64 01
84
9 7 18
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56 88
81 9. 0 16
32
9 6 17
8. 4 20
0 12 1.10 1.1
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66
44.67
37 73
Doncaster
31 19 8 4 14 2 0 32 19 6 7 18 3.0 32 19 4 9 11 1 32 10 6 10 13 0-2 31 15
03.
3 6.7
Walsall
York City
Accrington
Mansfield Darlington Chester Rotherham Rochdale
Motherwell Rangers
Aberdeen
Queen o'South. Hearts. St. Johnstone. Kilmarnock
Falkirk Ayr
Hamilton
Celtic
Dundoo Hibernians Partick
Clyde
Park
St. Mirron
The Lanark
Cowdenbeath
lay, the Cholies custodian, Kets down on his knees, and Airdrie ... For meray" as the Spurs sobred their second goal an
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION,, Total
Home
Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L.
24 8 4 181.2.11 2 2
29 23 4 2 12 2011 2 31 10 6 9 11 2 2 8 4 31
18 2 11 8 1.0 10 30 14
9 7 10 4 2
32 15 0 11 9
15 11 11 2 8 4' 3 '8
44
D 5 6
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Goals
F. A. Fla.
72 32
51-
99 38 77
70
6: 3 7 G1 62 3-87 1
11 8 17 2016 4 10 4 177 178
54
10 55 60
11148
83 16 0 12
9 8 6
82 13 9.10
80 12.7 11
044
27 11 8 8
8.5
32 11 6 16
6 6
5
7 2
60 11 2 17
7:014 7.8 15 2067 10.
4 19 6 28
48
..12 3.11 12×12
62 8
10 56
8.0.9.
57-72
56
24 20
8055
44 84 449.90