THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
1934.
CUP FINAL REHEARSAL BEING STAGED THIS WEEK
FOOTBALL
CHATTER BY
"PILGRIM"
PRICES offered on the English
Cup before racing began at Chellopham on March 8 were:
9.4.....Aston Vilia
5-2.
3-1....
Manchester City' Portsmouth
4-1......Leicester City
A het of £200 to £60 was laid] against Portsmouth and then 3-1 against was offered.
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WHAT price to-day I wonder?
CHELSEA, now lying third from
the bottom have done a good week-end's work. They are n point ahead of Sheffield United and havo, a better goal average than Birmingham.
THE worst is over but they will bave to fight hard to maintain the advantage.
CHESTERFIELD, with 20 wins
to their credit plowed they had reserves of strength which] Stockport could not produce.
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THE Stockport challenge has now been replaced by Barnsley.
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NEWPORT and Southport hold
sonson's record of draws so far, totalling 17 each.
UEEN 'South and Bradford QUEEN
and Barnsley, Blackburn, Reading, Stockport, and Rangers still have unbeaten home records,
SOUTHAMPTON and Swansen,
are the only clabs which have yet to win away from home.
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MANCHESTER United, who are making a bravo effort to aver disaster, have tried McMillan at right-half,
B. Fry, the old England
C. Football and cricket inter
national at 62 years of age watch- ed his first football match for many seasons at Highbury last month.
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HIS comments on the game wore remarkably entertaining, espo clally his comparisons of the old and present generation.
S Fry in a doknito link between the pant and present, he can justly claim authoritative views.
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FIRST and foremost, the pace of the game impressed him tre- mondoualy. He said that play had speeded up at least 20 per cent,i an estimation that is not at all exaggerated.
NOTHER point which struckĮ A him forcibly was the direct- neas of the methods. There were few of those aimless dribbles or short, needless passes os beloved by the professors and amateura of old.
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IN Fry's own words the payers
wore always on the move to-
PORTSMOUTH TO VISIT MANCHESTER CITY
HUDDERSFIELD FACED WITH A VITAL PRO POSITION
ARSENAL'S OPPORTUNITY TO LEAP AHEAD OF COMPETITORS
(By "The Pilgrim")
A rehearsal of the F.A.. Cup final will be seen at the Maine Road ground on Saturday when Portsmouth and Manchester City come into conflict.
I do not suppose for one moment that it will will be a full dress rehearsal however, though there is a rule against a side deliberately playing its weakest team!
It will be an opportunity for some of the players to try themselves out but the big guns will be fairly subdued. Portsmouth's fruitless week-end will probably be continued.
Another match of even more interest is that at the Highbury ground where Arsenal meet their closest rivals for the League championship.
It could almost be said that this is Huddersfield's last hope to make a fight for the coveted honour as, if w they lose, they will be four points behind with no games in hand.
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Spurs received a setback at the hands of Stoke who seem to have filled the role of giant-killers this season, and the White Hart Lane club would appear to be due for another defeat at the Baseball ground. The Rams are an exasperating club to support but they seem to be the bogey team of the Londoners.
THE "BOOBY" TEAM
Lincoln are fairly sure of being the booby team of the Second Division but it is only their sheer inability to collect points either at home or away that has saved Manchester United from being bottom. The United have given a scarcely better exhibition and though Millwall have only an equal number of points, they have at least had their moments of good form.
As I anticipated a week ago, Chesterfield showed better stay- ing power than their rivals from Stockport and they have again placed a fair margin of safety behind them.
Barnsley are making a late spurt which has brought them
to second place and they have a sporting chance of going higher
if they can stand the cracking pace set by the Salter Lane eleven. Chesterfield were relegated at the end of last season but {~~~they are"going all out to rogain their lost-status.
Rochdale are in a position similar to Lincoln but it is a tussle between Rotherham and and Mansfield as to who will ac- company them on the relegation route. Crewe and Chester are hovering on the outskirts too, but I think they will avoid the danger.
A batch of hoine wins is indicated at Scotland where the strength of the First Division are playing at home.
St. Mirren with Cup Final fears to harass them, will probably drop Cowdenbeath a couple of points but the latter with only 13 to their credit will not benefit materially.
wards the opponents' goal. They FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL:
did not make three or four passes when one was sufficient,
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IN fact, Fry so admired the present team-work and tactica that he expressed the opinion that only one of the old-time teama held a chance of beating either Arsenal or the Villa.
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WITH their all-attacking style, WITH
short ground pastes which' mado rapid progress, the Corinth- lans, according to Try, would have highly tested either team.
England XI's Continental Tour In May
Why Inside Forward Play Is Poor.
(By "Saracon")
Originality and the surprise which follows it is the salt of football. Unfortunately all the team talks and preparations for a match which now generally take place tend to depreciate its value inasmuch as clubs to-day set their highest store on combined effort.
THE FLYING HUNT:-Graphic picture taken during the football match between Tottenham and Portsmouth at White Hart Lane, showing Hunt, the Spurs centre-forward leaping for the ball.
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.
Arsènnl
Everton
Stoke
West Brom
ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION.
Total..
P. W. D. L
Home
Away.
W. D. L. W. D. L
36 21 8 7 13 4 2
-
Gonta
A. Pts.
63
45
76 50 18
67
9 63 43 42-
.76 50 04 72
64.54
52 61
50
+7
61
B 49
4889987550888952288P89%
Huddersfield
36
19.10 7 13 3 2
Tottenham
38 10 7-12
12
Derby County
37
10 10 11 10
Sunderland
37
14 11 12
Blackburn
38
167
Wednesday
15 8 14
Manchester City 36
14 10 12
36
12 13 11
37 14 9 14
37 14
8 15
36
14 7 16
11
36
12 11 13 8
35
12 11 12 Н
12 11 14
11
37 14 0 17
4 12
GO
36 13 7 16
0 3
38
9 13 16
6 10
3 12
GO
38 12 9 17 36. 11 7 18
.9 6 4 10 2 6 37 10 11 16 G + 16 37 11 0 20 10
3 3 13
70. 79
1 5 12
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4 6 11
43 46
5.
4
1 1 10
54 94
Leeds
Portsmouth
Leicester
Wolves Middlesbro'
Aalon Villa Newcastle Liverpool Chelsea
Shefeki. U. Birmingham
7 10 67
4 10
SECOND DIVISION.
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L'
Total
Home
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The F. A. Cup Finances
Away
Goata
F.
A.
Pts.
Grimsby
37 24 6 8 13 3 8 11 2 -6
89 52
Preston
37 19 6 12 14 3 2 5 3 10
CG 49
44
7.4 7 71 53 14
37 18 7 12 13 2
5 5 8 .74
43.
412
40
HOME:-
AWAY:
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(By "Robin")
Blackburn Middlesbrough
West Brom. A. Doncaster
Halifax
Stockport
Clapton Orient Norwich
Swindon.
Torquay
Luton
Wednesday
Grimsby Coventry Preston
Everton Newcastle Port Vale
OUR FORECAST
LEADING HOMESIDE
PROGRAMMES
(By "The Pilgrim") ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION.
ARSENAL. (2) v Hladdrsild (3)
imgm (0)
BLACKBN (1) DERBY (-) Everta (-) Leeds (1)
Chelsen (0)
WHERE THE MONEY
GOES
Bolton
Brentford
Bradford
Bradford City
West Ham
Port Vale
Blackpool
Plymouth
Burnley
Oldham
Soccer football is a game that Hull City essentially belongs to the people,
Fulham and the fact that in the third Bury and fourth rounds of the Foot- Southampton
ball
Swansea
19 6 12 12 2 G
30 20 2 14 14 2 3
37 18 4 15
37 15 10 12
37 17 0 14
37 14 11
37 13 12
37
16 G
37 13 12
14 0
14 8 15
14 7 16
36 13 8 16
30 11 10 15
37
11 0 17
37
8'13 16
36
11 17
12
3 22.
37
8 7 22
Association Cup the gato Notts County money was £47,227 up on last Notts Forest year is taken as a sure indica- Millwall tion that better times are return-Manchester Utd. 37
Lincoln ing. These are the figures:
RECEIPTS.
Third round
Fourth round
1933 £50,540 £31,115
19:34 £73,961 £54,918 Norwich
ATTENDANCES.
Third round...
Fourth round...
Queen's Park. Coventry
703.317 1,966,944 Reading
Luton 451,367 785,711
Bristol R.
The totals given includo matchen Charlton replayel-In mid-week as well as the Exeter Saturday afternoon fixtures. There Swindon
replays the Clapton O. have been four more
Nearly two Crystal Pal. year than
in 1933.
0 11
2 12
7 8
11
10
10
1 11
AOOTHINGCOOH-JANNARAR
FANSTUONTI 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
P. W. D. L
16
37 23 9 5 14 3 1 9.0 A 30 21 09 16 2.1
37 15 10 12 12
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45 45
50 60
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Home W. D. L. W. D. L.
Away
Goals
F. A. Pts.
82
46
56
5 4 2
60
12
48
37
36
18 11 8 14 3 2
4 8 G
84
40
47
17 11
8 15 3 0
2 8 8
71
da
45:
37 17 9 11 11 8 4
6 6 7
71.57
43
36 10 10 10 11 4 3
5 0 7
67 43 42
36 17 7 11 11 4 2
6 3 9
60 47
41
3
30-16-10-11
37
16 814 18
5 12
68 60
36 14 0 13
G.3 10
60
69
36 11 12 13
2 6 1
50
3
4 11
313
Northampton
36
6 10
62 70
Aldershot
36
10
44 62
Bristol City
35
40 68
37
42 61 29
30 11
43 81
28
36
9 0 18
64 85
27
36 0 7 20
14
56 86
20
36
8 6 22
2 14
40 86.
million people watched the matches Brighton in the two rounds, or over 700,000 Southend
more than twelve months ago,
Watford
NO DIRECTORS' FEES. Where does all this money go to It is one of Soccer football's proud Newport banats that when players and officials have been paid there is practically
Torquay
Gillingham
no profit to the individual. Share- holdera in football clubs are allowed Bournemouth a maximum dividend of 7% per cent., Cardif
and directors receive no fees. Enter-
Sheff U. (2)
♥
Spurs (~)
tainment tax accounts for
ก por
Sinke (-)
Y
Lelestr (1)
cent. of the gross receipts. the two rounds played in
Thus, In
January,
Pertemth (1)
T
Wolves (1) Villa (1) Sundrid (1)
MANCHTR C. (3) ▼ MIDOLSH (2) NEWCASTL (3)
Wednkry (3)
WEST B. (2)
Liverpl (1) SECOND DIVISION. BLACKPL (-) Plymth (-) BRADFD C. (1) v Manchir U. (2) Bury (0)
▼ BRADED (0)
Notts E. (1)
Grimsby ()
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V
V
PRESTN (1)
▼ Brist, R. (1)
READG (3) Watfrd (2)
Folám (0) Hull (~~) Lincin (2)
v OLDHAM (1) Millwall (6)
BRENTFD ( Notts C. (—)
Bolton (-) FONT V.) SWABSEA (2) Y Burnley (0) SOUTHMPN (4) ▼ West Ham (3)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
V Gillghm (0) I do not suggest that there is not wards of the necessary class are ALDRSHIT (3)
✓ Exetr (1) BRIGHTN (2)
Y Charlin (-) longer room for individual effort, not available. But when cluba risti C. (
v B'nmth (1) but members of a sido have a part obtain players who might be suc- CLAPTN (1)
Luton (1)
Palace (1) definitely allotted to them and cessful they do not allow them to above everything else they must develop in the old way. As I have NORTHMPN (1)
said they have to spend half their Newprt (3) carry it out,
This is specially notable in the time working in defonco instead NORWICH (1)
v Coventry (3) HWINDN (6) v Cardiff (2) case of inside forwards. It le true of scheming to score goals and it. Park (3) that for as long as I can remember is not surprising that they fall to TORQUAY (8) Southed (1).
arts! constructive
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH), they have had to work in defence. acquire. the
v. Tranmr (0) But they have now to do very which used to give football #BARROW. (2)
BARNSLY (1) Carlist (9) much more to asalst the wing special spectacular charm.
The modern inside forward does Chair ( halves behind them owing to the London, Mar. 10. At a meeting of the International changes which have come about not wish to play in this style. CREWE (2) Selection Committee in London yester-since he alteration of the off-side have heard players plead for a DONCSTR (1)
N. BIGÉN (2) day it was decided to play a match law and to a large extent they are greater license to exercise their Halifx (4)
initiative. They want to go up Rothrm (3) against Hungary at Budapest and semi-halfbacks.
and keep in touch with the ball. STCKPT (2) against Ozecho-Slovakin at Peague in
In these circumstances, their They are, however, the victims of WALSLL (2). "May, upon dates to bo-ngrood.
Tio Commitive cornitored corro- opportunities to win personal fame system and they no sacrificed to YORK (0)
B spondence which hind passed with the have been greatly reduced and the stern needs of their side. Italian F.A. and the hocretary was in- think this is the explanation of the
In the circumstances it is scarce structed to write to the Italian Asso-marked dearth of what accordingly surprising that they know little AIRDRIE (8) ciation that there had evidently liten to the old standard are regarded of the arts of finesse and deception AYR (→) a misunderstanding That the proposed!
and that they proccod on the CLYDE (3) return match should be played in as first class inside forwards.
✓ CITRFLD (--)
.
Wrexhm (0)
Rochdl (0) Hartiple (0)
E thpt (1)
v Darrin (1)
▾ Manald (2)
Gateshd (0)
Y Acergin (0) SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION.
England in 1034. 'November of the It is players in these positions stereotyped lines as laid down by CONINTH (1) committed at Rome Had Authority to that the clubs are diligently modern conditions. But how mis- HEARTS (1) commit the F.A. to the lying of a searching for today. The inter-taken this is one realizes from the MOTHWEL (8)
Partek (4) match. As to the proposed match in national selectore déclare that fact that if another Alex James Q. 8"..." (---) England next December, the malter they cannot make the England were to appear he would be hailed RANGES (3 will be considered by the Committee team tip top because Inside for- genius and a hero.
B. J'STNE (G), Tater in the year.
V Cellie (3)
+
▼
IHb' (s)
Falkirk (1)
B. Miera (1) ▼ Kilmack (9). ▼Lanark (8)..
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Dundee (0) Hamlin () Abrdn (1) Queen's (2)
the game contributed £25,776 to the Exchequer.
Some clubs make big profits. One Barnsley reStockport Arsenal F. C. balance-sheet of
of Walazil balance cent years revented n £27,000. But the money is put back Doncaster into the game in the form of trans-Wrexham fer fees. When, for example, Bolton Tranmere Wanderers transferred David Jack to Barrow the Arsenal for £10,310 they badly Halifax needed the money to carry on. Trade Hartlepools. depression in Lancashire had affected their "gates" alarmingly.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Home Away
Total
Goals
P. W. D. L
W. D. L. W. D. L
F. A.
Pts.
Chesterfield
37 26 G 6 37
17 0 2 9 5 4
79 37
18. 8 11
23 7 7 16 3 0 36 22 8 6 16 2 38 20 7 11
16 37
7 4 7
105 67
2 0
G.S
G
108 40
55 10
81 64
7 8
65 66
36 18 6 13
47
81 02
17 6 12
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16 9 18
10
95 89
18 3 16
12
60 77
14
7 16
12
80 77
13.8 10
2 18
58. 70
38
13 7 18
36 12 D 16
10 10
R 14
61
6 10
71
RO
38 13 7.18
8 18
67
5 18
47 78
5 11 4
6 10
56 BO
8 1 14
58 85
9 6 4
3 0 14
23 79
9 3 0
3 3 13
72 88
G
1 5 12
G#
79.
37 10 7 20 9.5 28
7
5 1 13
51 78
7
B 2.1 16
49 88
|Carlisle
York City The rules governing the financial Gateshead side of Cup-ties are known by only Darlington
who a small percentage of those
New Brighton make up the huge crowds.
Enter Southport tainment tax having been deducted from the gross gate, other charges Accrington are printing, advertising, employ Chester ment of gatemen and police, referee Crewe and lucamen's fees, and travelling Mansfield
Rotherham expenses of the visiting team.
Rochdale
GATE RECEIPTS DIVIDED.
semi-
The balance is divided equally be-; tween the two teams in all rounits)
tlc. up to the semi-finals and final The receipts from the two finala are pooled; the Football As- tho sociation claima one-third of total and the four clubs concerned Rangers
Motherwell divide two-thirds. In the final, at Wembley, the division in on the same Aberdeen banl-one-third to the Football Quean o'South Association and the remainder to the Hearts clubs. The Football Association's Kilmarnock
share of the Wombley gate last year Ayr was £5,177.
St. Johnstone
The players benefit Httle. Until
entitled only the same bonus as
in ordinary League matches-£2 for Dundee a wih, £1 for a draw. In the semi- Partlek finals the bonus in increased to £4 Hibernians and in the fioul to £8. A professional Queen's Park Tootballer, by the way, may not earn Clyde more than £280 por annum (exclud- St. Airten ing bonuses). The maximum wage
the monil-finals are reached, they w
£8 her work daring the pinying Third Lanark Bekon and £0 per week in the sum Airdrie
Cowdenbeath
Ter.
37 12 8 17 38 7 17 14 B7 12 7 18 36 12 6 18 37 12 6 19 37 8 12 17
11, 45 11 8.4
06 4
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION. Total
P. W. D. La de 34 27 & 2
ЗА 26 36 18 6 9 84.19 2 13 43 15
35 16 36 15
34 10 € 12 33 16 G 12
31 13
09 33 14 7 12. 35 14 10. 34 13
4 17 34. 11 8 20
13 11: 10
88 17
64
7 10 17
33
-34
78 10
BB
8 4 21
Home
Away
W. D. L. W. D. L. 15 0 0 12 2 z
13 1 3 18 2 2
URNSEZ-REH8P888SPASSIF
Goals
F. A. Pts.
108 37
69
12 2 2 6 4 7 0 1 0 10 1 7
86 47
68 72
7
07.00
80 88
08.58
7 09 45
2 10
55 85
SENAYANSFERGEBENSAHOË
04.00
10
66.
...30
47.02
(4202
90 1.10
62 011
34.8
22.1860, 940 22°
2 18 1.2 16
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