THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934
FOOTBALLERS PREPARING FOR THE LAST ROUND UP
FEVERISH END OF SEASON EXCITEMENT
CHELSEA STILL PURSUED BY DEMOTION BOGEY
NORTHERN DIVISION CLASSIC
ON SATURDAY
(By "The Pilgrim")
ARSENAL have shaken off all contenders for the championship of the senior division except Huddersfield, and the temperamental midlanders have dhether chance to make a serious challenge if they win at home—as they 'should do on Saturday,
Neither has much advantage in the last few matches of the season and on that ground it would be reasonable to assume that the Lon- doners will wear, the crown for another year. Both Huddersfield and Arsenal meet some of the weakest clubs in the First Division in their last engagements.
Chelsea are making a bold bid to acquire the 35 points which just saved them from relegation last year. I suppose after all there is as much excitement for the club's supporters in playing with fire at the bottom of the division as there is in playing for higher stakes at the top!
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Grimsby must be almost uninteresting to watch now as they have their goal well in sight and have no fear of losing it.
The Second Division strikes me as a unanimous set of home wing this week-at least on form. But form hag
gone way of most things though we still cling to it in the absence of a spectator's view of the club's per- formances.
the
THREE TEAMS IN RUNNING
WELSH GUARDS SUPREME
Cavalrymen Beaten in
Cup Final
The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards defeated the Royal Horse Guards by nine points to all in the final of the Prince of Wales' Rugby Cup at Rich- mond. Photo shows enthusiasti chairing Lance-Sergeant Dunn, the Welsh Guards captain after the match.
1st Batt. Welsh Guards, winners of the Army Rugby Cup, won the Prince of Wales Cup-the champ- lonship of the Household Brigade
at Richmond by defeating Royal Horse Guards.
The Welshmen were the sounder | scrummagers, though the Cavalry- men had three very good men in Harrison. Spink
and Hawker when the ball was out.
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME -
(By "Robin")
Sunderland Bolton Brentford Oldham' Bristol Rovers Coventry Exeter Reading Preston Portsmouth Tranmere Chesterfield
The Welsh centres, Brown and] DRAW:- Chugg, were good, and Dowse, their fly-half, played particularly well, but Brown had to go off the field half-way through the second AWAY: half with an injured leg, and the winners had so much in hand that
Preston, Brentford, and Bolton are all in the running for he was not seriously missed. First Division status.
I picked out Brentford a long time age for this honour and from a study of the matches they have before them, I am still inclined to favour their chances though they are a point behind Preston
The latter may be expected to lose at least one point to -Southampton in the last match of the season-if-the-Saints-come-
up to scratch, whilst Bolton may fall at Swansea.
Norwich are assured of promotion and Charlie Buchan will be congratulated on raising the Canaries from their humble nest to the Second Division in his first season as manager.
The Barnsley and Stockport meeting will be causing anxiety in both camps for the club that loses will also lose fifty per cent of its chances of wresting the leadership from Chesterfield, providing that Club wins as it should do at home to Doncaster.
Staines, Chugg and Caldicott scored tries.
Chelsea Sheffield U. Aston Villa
Stockport Luton Bradford City
OUR FORECAST
HOME TEAMS WELL FAVOURED
(By "The Pilgrim”)
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league tablo records of all the clubs in the English Loague 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.
Total
P. W. D. L.
Home
Arsenal Hadersfelt Tottenham. Derby County
-37 22 8 7
Away W. D. L. W. D. L.
13 4 2 1
3 2 39 10 7 13.12 3 4 38 17 10 11 11 7 2
Goals F. A
37 10 10 8 13
GO 41
0 7
77
48
7 4 9
70
3
07 4G
Blackburn
39 17 7 15 10 0
22 15
37 73
Wednesday
38
10 8 14
9 40
7.4 8
56 67
Manchester C.
37
15 10 12 12
3
3 6 9
54 62
Sunderland
38
14 11
13 12 5 1
75 62
Everton..
12 14 11
57 54
Stoke City West Brom
37
37
14 10 14 10
38 14 9 15. 10
Leeds
27 15 7 13 12
38 12. 12 14
12 11 14
Wolves
Portsmouth Leicester Middlesbro'
Aston Villa Liverpool Newcastle Chelsen Birminghani Sheffield Utd.
Grimsby Preston Brentford
Dollon Bradford Bradford City Port Vale. West Ham
Blackpool Plymouth Bury
The special Telegraph forecast Hull City for English football is below. Burnley Where teams are marked in heavy Oldham type they are expected to win, and Fulham where no such indication is given. Southampton a draw is anticipated.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
VILLA (1)
HUDURSFL (4) « Newest (0)
LEDIVADELE STOKE (-)
FOOTBALL CHATTER BY
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SECOND DIVISION.
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Swans (
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Notta Forest.
Swansea Millwall
Luton Bristol Rvra. Chariton Swindon- Exeter Clapton 0. Crystal Pal
227 19
37
36 12 11 13 38 14 7 17
13 8 10
37
12 10 17
9 14 16
37 12 7 18 B8 10 11 17 38
10
G. 6 G
11. 21 10 5 4
1 17
SECOND DIVISION.
Total
P. W. D. L
Home Away
38 20 6 8 13 3 3 12 2 5
38 18 6 15
38 .17 11 12 38 16 10 13 12 38 14 12 12 10
38 13 13 12 11
38 15 8.15
3 11
THIRD DIVISIÓN (SOUTH).
.Total
Ilome Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L.
9 5 15 3 1 9 6
GO 73
67 07
72 81
61 70 68 60
BA
31
48 49 31 56 97 28
Goals FA.
67.60
· 56 65
69 68
46 58
48 48
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W. D. L. W. D. L.
Pts.
90 62
38 20 0 12 14 3 2 6 3 10
67 49
38 19 7 12 13 2 1
6 58
76 57
38 19 7 12 12 2 5
7 5 7
73.63
37 20 2 15 14
1 2 3
6 0 12
77 63
13
2 12
53 53
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72 86
10
67 52
10
64 64
63 69
38 13 12 13 11 38
51 56
38 14
38
38
Notts County
37 11 10 10
38
38 3 -13 10
39 10 11 17
CHELSEA (1) T
" Blemgm (0)
Everin (0)
Manchester Utd. 38 12 4 12 Lincoln
7 23 7
8
L'estr (0)
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WED'DY (0)
Livrp'l (2)
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ARSNL (3)
Portam'th (2)
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BLACKBN (0)
F. A. Pts.
Shelf U. (1)·
*
West B. (1)
V
Leeda (-)
Norwich
38 24
85 47
S'drind (0)
Midlbro (0)
Coventry
SPURS (-)" Wolves (3)
Y
M'chir C. (-)
Derby (1)
Queen's Park Reading
38 37
19 11 8 14 3 2
5 8 G
86
21
GO 6 10 16 2 2 18 11 8 15 3 0 38 18 9 11 12 3 4 37 17 18 10 11 4.8
5 4 2
3 8 8
78
49 43 45
6 6 7
73 68
6.6 7
69 41
Noils (~~)
36 18 7 11 11 4 2 37-16-10-11--12-
7 8 9
70 47
43
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59--58
38 16 10 13 12
* 6 10
64 62
38 16 8 14 14
2 5 12
72 61
37 14 9 14 9 G 3
5 3 11
01. 61
37 12 12 13 70
2 5 1
38 12 9 17
3
4.12
52 54 50. 84
38 13 6 19 11 10 12 16
3 14
63 58
3 10
63 72
10
44 64.
2 13.
46 81
66 85
8 43 63
40 '69
2 16
90 62 92
EXETR (0) Glghm (1) Ready (3) S'thind (0)
Y
Luton (1)
Y
Norwch (2)
W. D. L. W. D. L.
Goola E
A. Pts.
Y
Q. PARK (1)
Bris. C. (8)
THIRD DIVISION
(NORTH).
Reason,
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after nearly every match, and as a
PETER Simpson, the Crystal Palace
centre forward, is the latest add. Wo was the most disappointed CH"TRFLD (--)
GATESHD (2) man in the Cup les? tion to the unit at Selhurst. He;
HRTLPLS (3) suffers frem duld behind the knes ALEX James hoped to play for land (2)
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ACCRGTN (1) BARNSEY (2)
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Y
Chestr (4) Stockprt (2) D'esir (-) York (2)
V Crewe (2)
Chesterfield Barnsley Stockport Walsall Doncaster Tranmere Wrexham Hailfax Barrow
38 26 6 7 17 0 2 38 24 7 7 16 3 0
9 6 5 81 40
37
23 8 0 17 20 RO
16 38 19 R 11
37
6 6 6 111 47
5 10
55 40 70 65
46
74
19
.87 63
38 19
72
79
38 15
90 02
V
HALIFX (2)
Hartlepools
38 14
83
Y
WALSLL (1)
Arsenal in the Cup tie against
Y
Barry (0)
York City
30 14
06 69
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Rothrm (2)
Carliste..
38 13
69 .74
Y
Carlile (2)
New Brighton
35 18
13 52
75
V
N. Brghts (4)
Darlington
39 13
13
07
D3 34
Guteshoud
37
12
0 16
11 72 85 43
Chester Crewe Southport A Joint commission of Devon and
Cornwall representatives have Accrington met to consider the allegation of illeg
Rotherham by a Carnish club.
13
6 18
10
76 81
38 19 0 19
73
BS
42
30
7 17 15 38 12 7 19
6 11
G 11
GO 80
1
31 15
00 88
31
38
8 12 18
Rochdale
38 36
10 8 20
7 7 5 7 7
1 5 13
67 82
G 1 13
9 5 24 7 4 8
2 1 18
51 78 49.99
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INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT CLUBS AND PLAYERS
BOLTON (-) BRADFD-(-) BETFRD BURNLY (3) GRIMSNY (1) M'CHTR U. (1) NOTTS F. ( OLDIM (5) PLYMTH (2) PRESTN (1)·
IT seems but a short time ago that EVEN seasons with one club and WEST II. (-)
we were heralding the opening of only twenty-one League nunent- the 1933-34 football season with the unces--the record of Alderman, the
pregostications of success and Derbyshire cricketer and Derby Coun
failure.
NOW we are already within a few weeks of the close-some of the.
If the Salter Lane Club loses, then the position will be more clubs have only three more matches complicated than ever.
This Division promises to be the most exciting of the League for all except Rochdale, who will soon be playing their farewell gamo in the Northern Section.
Alex James Refuses To Leave Arsenal
NEGOTIATIONS. FOR TRANSFER TO DERBY COUNTY FALL THROUGH
London Mar. 17.
Negotiations between Derby County and the Arsenal for the transfer of Alex. James from the London club definitely
to play--and I have no doubt that
the players will welcome the brief
respite afforded by summer.
ty outside or inside right.
v P. Yale (1)
Brighton Southend Watford. Northampton Aldershot
Fullm (0)
S'thon (2)
Lincin (2)
*
Drnd C. (1)
K
Bury (3)
Blackpl (-) ·
Torquay
Cillingham
9 18
Y
SWINDN (1)
Newport
V
Torquy (2)
Bristol City
38 36
16
9 11 18
5
Bright (2)
Clanto (-)
Bournemouth Cardiff
37
9 7 21
7
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
B'nemth (6) BRIST R. (0) CARDIFF (1) CHRLTN (-) COVNTY (3)
HERE are not many small share. holders of the Sunderland Foot. ball Club, but a pleasant surprise PALACE (2) is in store for them. This year, I understand, the club will show a very handsome profit,
PARRING three broken legs a fort- POB Kelly is in his twenty-third WATFRD (1)
night ago there have been re-season, and is forty-one, yet markable few accidents this season Argyle supporters vote him the best and, as far as I can recall, no futalities inside right seen at Homo Park this on the field.
rule this disperses by the middle of Derby County.
the week.
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D'lgin (1) Rechdle (0) S'thpri (3) TRANMR (1) N the advice of a siccialist com- HS keenness to prove that he is WREXHM (6) ON
not a "back-number"-as certain plete rest, from football and critics have suggested-was shown training for three weeks is impera- live if any hope of ending the trou when he was asked to go to Brighton ble is to be expected.
with the other. Arsonal players.
Newprt (15
Nihon (0)
5 Aldraht (0)
fell through last night. The transfer was held up because the TT is rather remarkable that Mitchell, 66NTO," was his reply, "I'll stay at "inducements" to Plymouth players Mansfield
famous Scotsman would not agree to change clubs. Endeavours Chelaca's Irish haif-back, has had been made to keep the whole affair secret, and officials of both clubs denied all knowledge of the negotiations.
Eventually Mr. W. S. Moore, will have to kick me out of Lon- secretary of Derby County, stated] don." Last night James badan-i that his club and Arsonal had other Interview with George come to terms regarding the pro-Joboy, the County manager, and nosad transfer and added: "It Just again he refused to sign the noces- depends upon the riayer. If James sary forms, will sign, we will have him."
Arsonal paid a fee of approximate-
ly £9,000 to Praston North End
THE BENEFIT PROBLEM.
home and train my head off.
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never been given a chance to win his spurs at Stamford Bridge. He was capped for Ireland as right, as well EN thero is the question of his LEC Cheyne, who is still on Chel- as left half-back.
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benefit. James, qualifles for A benefit with the Arsenal next season, to English football after his two pen-
Aren's list, is keen on getting back
CROMPTON is the seventh player and this seems to me a good reach one with the Nimon club. So long
to be outalde left in the Palace why it is idle to suggest that lo in-ns ho remains out of a League club: League side,
tends
retire from the game at the his value is nothing to Chelsea, end of this sensch. Bucli a decision.
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do not think it will be long before might entail a loss of £650.
Fulham appoint another manager. Even if the schemes of Mr. Jolin Dean, the chairman, are successful, One of the biggest obstacles into is too busy a man, I imagine, to for James in June, 1929, and it lathe way of the transfer is the fact give them the close supervision that stated that they were willing to that Boxt season, if he remains will be necessary. release him to Derby, where his with the Arsonal, James becomes
father-in-law acts as trainer, for entitled to a benefit.
sum of £2,000.
As soon as I, heard the newa (writes Charles Buchan). I had al .conversation with James.", Of course he had heard all about it, In fact, he said that tho Athenal management had told him they were doing. him a good turn by allowing him to go to Derby. But, sald James, algnificantly,
"Thoy
If he were transferred how James would lose money.
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player, on changing clubs, ils usually granted a sum of money
THERE in good reason for belle
vine that two, and probably three, Second Division Cluba will part company with their managers at the end of this season.
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in ileu of benefit. It is based on IT is not often a linesman in ordered the figure of £130 for every off the field, but this happened in years' of service, but the actual a recent wont country match when a linesman become so enthusiastic In
Rangers Motherwell Aston Villa care to release Beb Aberdeen
Queen o'South.. Brocklebank, signed when "ክ amateur with Finchley in 1020, and 4yr who has had only ano League outing, Hearts
Kilmarnock Birmingham would som make botter to use of him.:
St. Jolinstone Celtic Falkirk Hamilton
FORIN Jackson, the Chelsea goal
keeper, is in dazzling formi. WILF. Lowton (Wolves) clafta
toughest
obtained by a back--thirty-four.
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37 12 6 19
37 H 6 23 0 4 8
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
P. W. D. L.
Home Away
Total
8 4 7 100 58
SCOTTISH LEAGUE,
FIRST DIVISION. Total
3 13
Home Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. X5 28 5 2 16 3 0 12 22 36 20 4.0 13 23 13 2 2 34 18 0 10 12 2 2
10 10 1 36 20 2 18 10.228.4 36 10 9 11 10 4 4 34
15 10 0 10 5 2
34 16 8 12 10
36 16 6 18 10 32 14
34. 18
18 12
34 14
36 14
35 18 6 7
Park 34 12
WEST Hom have confidence in Tom) RED Geddes, a son of the late Alf Inne. their local full-back. He is Durdee Gedder, who played for Millwall being encouraged when such ex- Partick and Bristol City, has applied for n perfenced players as Robson and Queen's nermit lo allow him to play for n Thorpe are available.
Clyde.... Bristol League club.
Hibernians in certain there will be many W. left, in Irish roller-skating cham-
Coulter, Everton's new Inside St. Mirron
Third Lanark changes at Everten before next
Youth is going to get its pien. His club-mate, Sugar, is also Airdrie .
an expert roller skater.
Cowdenbeath
amount depends upon how long his support of one of the teams that
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