THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL CLUBS REPORT ON PROSPECTS
MAJORITY
EXPECT
ΤΟ SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Chelsea Refuse To Heed A Warning
WEST BROMWICH
Albion's Triod And Trusted Brigade
West Dromwich Albion have signed;
likely that any of them will displace the old and tried men who constituted the side last season.
an a few new players, but it for
The club have a new back in J. Screen, of Smethwick Highfeld; a
OUR FORECAST
THE HOME TEAMS FAVOURED
The following is the Telegraph new half in E. Humploy, of Easington forecast for Saturday's matches in Collery; and three fresh forwards the English Football League, in G. Spencer, of Nantwich; J. Single- Where teants are in capital letters, foot-ton, of Cleaton Moor; and C, Gros. they are expected to win, and venor, of Vono Sports (a local club), where no such indleation in given,
The last named to brother to Tom a draw is 'anticipated. Grosvenor, Birmingham's internatio
Nearly all of the clubs competing in first class ball in England have reported improvements for the cur- rent season which has just started. Below will be found prospects of some of the leading clubs, including those of the Arsenal.
It is evident that Arsenal do not; intend to surrender easily the title of League champions. During the summer months, they have added to their staff thrée players, Crayston, Copping and Dr. Marshail, at a coas of approximately $20,000, with the Arm intention of emulating the per „formance of Huddersfield Town" by whning the League three times) running.
NOTTS COUNTY
Ideas Manager Jones
Has Introduced
al, and is wolt spoken of. Spencerį
gave a very stimulating whow when
FIRST DIVISION.
1
he played in a charity match at the ARSENAL back-end of Jant season for a picked ASTON VILLA Cheshire side against the Albion STOKE Reserves,
BLACKBURN Chelsea iinlf a dozen old players have been' allowed to
RO elsewhere. P. I. EVERTON Griffiths has gone to Cardiff, J. T. Grimsby Turner to Bascombe, T. Magee and HUDDERSFIELD G. Handley to Crystal Palace, A Titley to Port Vale, and S. Horrocks Manchester to Swindon. The registered players Wolves
MIDDLESBRO'
Coal: I. F. Pearson, E. Crowe, J.
Backs: G. E. Shaw, H. F. Trentham, BARNSLEY A. R. Finch, H. E. Foulkes, J. Swin- BLACKPOOL the Arsenal, in charge, and his first fok).
They have placed Charlie Jones, often, J. Screen (Smethwick ligh-Plymouth move was to improve the dressing-
Bradford C. roan accommodation for, as he said: Edwards, J. Murphy, B. Trevin, J. Notts C.
Half-backs: W. Richardson, J. NEWCASTLE "Here is where the work has to be Rix, J. Sankey, G. Thompson, A. BOLTON
one."
Ridyard. J. Kirton, E. Humpley] NORWICH
Easington Colliery).
Notts County have decided upon a, Last season there was much sinking new policy both with regard to train of heads over the wing half-back posling and management. tions and the retirement of David Jack. Now there can be no nis: givings, for Crayston and Copping are two of the nest half-backs in football to-day, while Marshall har been secured to fill the vacancy left by Jack.
In this Instance it is not certain that Marshall will dl the bill. Ite will require time to settle down in English football and he may not have the pace necessary to fit in with the quick-noving Highbury attack. Yet Arsenal need have no cause for con- cern, for there is Bowden to fall back upon. It is certain that Bowden, when ho has learned part with the ball accurately, will make the in. side-right position his own.
MANY CENTRE FÖRWARDS.
That completed he is Introducing football, tennis, and an indoor b practice room, and another feature will be an instructional school,
"I intend carry training on conching lines more than it has ever been practised before," he said in an interview "and I have brought with me for this purpose Seddon, an ex- Arsenal player, who will be trainer."
So far only three new players have joined the staff, Poskett, A goal- keeper, from Lincoln, McGrath an outside-right, from Port Vale, and
quality of football.
It is difficult to visualise any team it is the intention to play what is Rankin, an inside-right, from Chelsea. austing Arsenal from their place known as the third-back formation, the top of the table. The champlons and Manager Jones feels that he will start off with practically the same side, the same highly-developed team succeed in at werk and under a manager who will pay great attention to their physical comforts. G. F. Allison is not ex- pected to repeat the mistakes made last year when the League title was lack of nearly thrown away by a foresight.
And
Several ground improvements have been effected during the close season, including the re-roofing of one of the stands, the fitting of tip-up chairs in place of forms in the centre stand, and the erection of a new board room.
are:
Adams.
v Liverpool
Derby C.
Y Birmingham
▼ Leeds
• Leicester
Y Preston
Pertamonth
v Tottenham
WEDNESDAY
y West Bromwich
v Sunderland
SECOND DIVISION.
▾ Port Vale vBull
▾ Bradford
v Swanaca
+ Brentford
Burnley
v Bury
▾ Fulham
Y Notta Forest
Manchester U.
v Southampton
SHEFFIELD U Carter, W. G. Richardson, E. Sand- Oldham
Forwards: T. W. Glidden, J. H. WEST HAM ford, S. Wood, H. Raw, W. Boyes,
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). T. Gale, W. W. Robbins, T. Green, Coen, M. Wilson, H. J. Jones, J. A.
Y Aldershot Hickman, J. Singleton (Cleaton Moor), QUEEN'S PR
Grosvenor (Vono Sports), 6. Bournemouth CHARLTON Spencer. (Nantwich).
NEWPORT Bristol R
C.
THIS TIME READING
Will Promotion Evade
Them This Term?
Palace
| NORTHAMPTON
SOUTHEND
READING Watford TORQUAY
▾ COVENTRY
'Brighton
▾ Bristol C
v Lulon
v Cardiff
v Orient
• Exeter
▾ Gillingham
MILLWALL
* Swindon
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
For the past few seasons Reading least improving the have had promotion almost within their grasp and have missed it by one. two or three points only. last term CHESTER injuries played a big part in the club BARROW
CARLISLE failing to gain promotion.
Nineteen of Inst season's players CHESTERFIELD have been retained and newcomers Include well experienced players in Hartlepools J. L. McGann, who for several sea- New Brighton sons has been on the books. of Stock Doncaster
SOUTHPORT port County; W. Robson, a back from
Tork West Ham; and Hugh McMahon, aT
MANSFIELD inside-forward from Southend
ROCHDALE
Incidentally, we wonder what the Arkenal will do with their over- abundance of centre-forwards. At in the second half of last season are present they have Drake, Dunne, quite good enough for the task in Chlemon, Cox, the Sussex cricketur, hund. Admittedly they accomplished Carr from the North-East, a wonderful performance, seeing that Which of them will shake the dust Chelsea had only eight paints at of Highbury, from his feet when the Christmas, but the players are a Kouson is well under way?
aldor and will reveal the same weak- Losses Chelsea will have trouble on the wings and a tendency to be ultra- clover in attack rather than effective,
CHELSEA HOPES
WARNING REMAINS
UNHEEDED
་་་་་་
Last season Chelera escaped relege- tion by the narrow margin of two points. Yet the management has not taken hood of the warning. The club will begin the coming campaign with practically the same team and the same reserva talent.
Indeed, the only newcomers are Smith, a big, strong inside forward from Birmingham, and Deacon, a little outside-left from West Ham. It seems that Chelsea ara content to let matters stand and hope for the
best.
No doubt the argument is that the players who took the team to anfety
LUCK MAY CHANGE,
It is understood that Chelsea can- not afford to buy new players. Yet
v Accrington
v Halifax
v Wrexham
* Waisall
▼ Crewe
DARLINGTON **Stockport
* Gateshead LINCOLN
• Rotherham
* Tranmere
Other players signed include two local amateurs in G. M. Darvill, a H. E. Dellery, the Warwickshire NEWPORT Lack from Wycombe Wanderers, and cricketer, an inside-forward, who had a season last year with West Brom- wich colts, and on a month's trial are Fitzgerald, left-half, from Denaby (Midland League), Clark, of Dawdon Colliery, inside-left; Lawson, Spenny- moor United, centre-forward; али Palmer, an ex-Army left-half, who
COUNTY
BEST SIDE FOR SEVERAL SEASONS
it would be cheaper to the club in the has played for Dundoo. long run if they speculated now be Last season's players who have fore the trouble arrives. Perhaps if fixed up with other clubs are Nickard--the Newport side on paper is the Manager Jimmy Hindmarsh says Chelsen start promisingly and have son loscombe), Harston (Bristol
club have had for two or three good home gates they City), Foster (Clapton Orient) and
strongest the several seasons. will strengthen their playing Ridley (Queen's Park Rangers). sources.
Goalkeepers: Whittaker, McGann the half-back line, an evident weak- Much attention has been given to (Stockport).
11068 many matches last season. Backs: Rowe, Morris, Boyle, Dar-This line will be the steadier for the ville Wycombe Wanderers), Robson inclusion of Fred McKenzie, who (West Ham).
roturns to his former club after nix Half-Backs:
Johnson, Hayhurst, seasons with Plymouth Argyle. Wright, Townsend, Telling, Dutton Another noteworthy addition to the (Darwen).
half-back line is G. W. Odell, trans- Forwards: Gregory, Liddle, Butler, ferred from Northampton to Wigan McGough, Samuel, Newton, Chandler, Borough at a big fee. He is regarded Oxherry, Burley, Fielding. McMahon by those in the know as Newport's (Southend), Dallery (West Bromwich "star" capture. Then John Howard Colts).
Chelsen's main hopes rest in im- munity from Injuries and the infusion of team-work and the will-to-win spirit. Last year Chelsea were sadly handicapped by the loss of Law and Priestley (who has not yet re-signed) at critical stages. It is to be hoped that their luck will change in this respect, and also that they will play throughout the season with the same dash and determination as in those hectic closing months.
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TO-MORROW
KING'S
Davies, of Merthyr, right-half, comes to the club with a big reputation. The enly half-back retained is White- house, a local lad.
From Plymouth Argyle CODIC Anthony Bird, who, with Litherland, A former Everton player, will share the leadership of the attack.
Great things are expected in de- fence from Eric James Cook, who plaved for Tottenham Hotspur Inst Season. A full-back, he is equally at home on either flank.
SPORT ADVTS.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
Members are reminded that the Annual General Meeting will tako place TO-DAY at the Club House, North Point at 5.45 p.m. -
R. J. VERNALL
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 20th August, 1934,
For brass, copper and all metals use-
BRASSO
the
polish that
gives a lasting shine
TOTTENHAM MAKE A POOR START
NOT YET SHAPING LIKE A
CHAMPION TEAM
VARIABLE FORM FEATURES
OPENING MATCHES
The first few days of the Homeside football season have, as usual, supplied a number of surprising results. It is still far too early to form definite opinions, but there has been a lot of significant material in the results of the matches to date.
Tottenham Hotspur have been hope of winning,
With so very little form as very slow off the mark, and one
醒
point from two home matches guide, one must give the fullest" certainly does not invite confid-value to the advantage of home ence in the idea that they will ground in making any forecast. figure prominently in the cham- pionship struggle.
On the other hand the flying start made by Preston North End is one of the big fentures.
Yesterday's Upsets In
Leagues
Already Preston have shown The
they are going to be one of the most difficult teams in the coun- try to heat.
The Arsenal have started quietly. To capture a 'point nt Fratton Park was quite n good performance, and they were only denied the whole of the reward.by
the an equalising goal In Inst minute.
The mid week games revealed a variance in form, which is to be expected at this time of the season, and it is for wiser to refrain from coming to conclusions from first aerios of matches.
TEAMS BEATEN
AT HOME
London, Aug. 28. Three matches in the English Football League were played to day.
Grimsby performed quite well at home to hold Sunderland to a goalless draw.
DERBY COUNTY:
Acquisition of New Player
It may well prove that Derby County's astufest move Was the nequisition on a free transfer of Udall, from Lelcester City, a player with some experience at both right full back and outside-right. He is thus In a position to deputise for two. Internationals in Cooper and Crooks, Fees have been paid only for Bell, an outside-loft from Torquay. a half-back from Nowcastle, and Bird, In their cases, also, they may be regard- with Bird facing a wonderful oppor ed as reserves to international players, unity, for Derby will have to start the season without Duncan, Scotland'a outside-left, who is recuperating after an. operation for appendicitis.
A FORWARD' PROBLEM.
If the management agreed with sup-
porters that last season there wa an inside-forward problem, that pro- blem still remains and, keen: com petition will exist between Groves and Wilenuan-one experienced yat lack- lag weight to withstand buffeting and the other dashing and plucky without in great deal of gullo,
#
It had been thought that Blore as young goalkeeper of promise might supplant Kirby, but there is more than a possibility of the club accept- ing an offer for this roaerve as the Ria is numerically well supplied for the last line of defence.
Of those who will not again appear in the first team, Scott, a half-back, has gone to Brentford; Hutchison an inside-forward, to Hull; Alderman to Burnley,
Goalkeeper: Blore, Kirby, Pearson (Shirebrook), Webater Welfare).
Easington
Backs: Carr, Cooper, Collin. Reid, Webb, Udal (Leicester City).
Half-backs: Barker, Hague, Hann, Jannah, Jessop, Keon, Nicholas, Robinson, Lowe, Wright (Easington Welfare), Bell (Newcastle United).
Forwards: Bowers, Bowden, Crooks, Philbin, Ramage, Randall, Roberts, Dobbs, Duncan, Groves, Halford, Rafferty, Wiloman, Bird (Torgany
In the Northern section of the thisThird. Division, Rochdale sustained an unexpected reverse before their This Saturday's programme lu- own supporters, losing to Barrow dicates wholesale victories for by the only goal scored. home teams. The Arsenal are bo- Southport too found their own fore thir own aupporters, as are matures of no advantage against Chelsea, but Spura visit Hudders Doncaster, and were defeated by United), Nicholson (Easington Wel field and cannot hold out much the odd goal In three-Reuter,
foro).
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