THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1934.
ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL GETS INTO ITS STRIDE
MORE REGULATED FORM
CAN BE EXPECTED
SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME OF
ABSORBING INTEREST
ARSENAL'S TASK AT LEEDS
(By "Veritas").
Résults to date in the English football,league have been true to early season form. There have been sur.. prises in abundance, 'which makes contemplation ~ of Saturday's programme, somewhat absorbing.
In the first division for instancéjnintohes with "contrary results, there are home extremely interest-meet each other at Leicester. On ing matches down for decision. Monday Lelcoster beat Everton Preston, who have, bean showing 5-2, and the Villa lost to Wolves. A drawn markedly good form ure at home by the same score. to Huddersfield, a team capable of match would not be surprising.
Chelsen can hardly expect is lowering the proudest of colours. On the other hand. Wednesday, avert defeat at Sunderland and the who are sitting on the top of the Spura must show considerable im- table, entertain Middlesborough, provement if they are to prevent a rather unpretentious, but very the enterprising Wolves from Ittle outfit. Middles-snatching points at White Hart smart borough went, to Leeds and took Lane, polata, since then they have drawn A big London clash between with Wost Bromwich, the enigma Brentford and West Ham in the team of the league, and with |second division tends to favour the chances of Brentford who enjoy Portsmouth.
the advantage of the home ground,
Aragaal, who have scored eleven
Coventry, the only team in the l goals in two matches have to whole league to boast an intact travel to Yorkshire to engage Leeds, who followed up two heavy defence after four matches, are bound to win easily against defents with a draw at Blackburn Watford and there is no reason nd a revenge victory against why they should not retain their toku. On their own ground they clean sheet. Millwall ought not to Kre sure to send the Arsenal allworry about their engagement, but the way.
it will be interesting to see if Lelecater and Aston Villa, two Reading
emulate teams who have already figured in example, and win at Swindon,
can
REPORTS FROM THE CLUBHOUSES.
PROSPECTS OF SOME OF THE LEADING TEAMS
ARSENAL IN TRAINING:-The professional football players receive
a very ration training and our picturs shows members of the Arenal Football Club being instructed in leg exercises.
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OUR "FORM" GUIDE
How Your Team
Has Been Faring In League
The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, and as from next week, readers will have the opportunity of being able to judge the form of the clubs for their last four matches.
The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
Exeter's
Birmingham Derby C.
pay some
The football season is still young enough to attention to the reports from the leading clubs regarding their prospects, and below will be found interesting details concerning ự some of first class teama.
COVENTRY
GREATER STRENGTH 'AT WING FORWARD
NORTHAMPTON
Additions To Staff And An Experiment
Though Northampton were the last Third Division club to acknowledge defent in the English Cup last season, theis League record was disappointing
Having so narrowly missed promo tion last season, there is solne reason for Coventry City's belief that success in in sight, with the resources now and nowcomers will be fairly numor command."
Us. Actually three of the men con- The addition of Wilson from Aston cerned in that enantionat win at Ville will give needed support at lef: Huddersfield-Allen (goal), Davies (outside. half-back, but the strengthening of loft-half) and Blitchell die wing forward positions by the right)are among the discards.
Allen's placo 'rival atquirement of Birtley fron Everton
Cave is Gilling taken by Baker, from Brentford; new on the right and Liddlo, ha, on the left, is the greater alf-backs are Melville, the big full Importance. Mr. Harry Storer has pivot, and Higgins, from the Hearts; now 20 professionals to choose from and for Mitchell's position chief can-
Queen's
and a few amatours willing to fill any dilates are Walson, from Bristol gaps, to make up the Southern Rovers, and Brown, from Divlaton and London Combination | Park flangers. tams.
All the players have been called up early for light and progressive train
A capture regarded as important is į that of Ridding (centro-forward), who went to Manchester United from Teanmore. Craven, of Partick Thistle, ing before getting the Bank Holiday and Surtees, of Boscombe, are other to themarivos, Consideration has additions, while of the local recruits boer given to the publie by improve-intch is expected of Potter, a prolide) inent and renovations at the ground. scorer at Bedford, and Kilsby, Playars on the list are!
Goal: Pearson, Morgan, Halliwell, Backa: Brown, Perry, Brook. Bisky, Wiimot, Elliott.
Half-backs: Baker, Davison, Bolleau, Wilson, Mason, Frith, Grundy.
Forwarda: Birtley, White, Lauder tale, Taylor, Bourton. Bacon, Jones. Loke, Liddle. Crisp.
EXETER CITY
Wellingborough winger.
R. Iinson, reserve centre last sea- small but clever and is not unlikelr son, has turned professional. Ito is
to develop,
An interesting experiment will bel their home matches at Wellingborough the running of an "A" team to play and act as nursery. Fred Walden, the old international, is taking lively interest in this venture.
Goalkeepern: Cave, Baker (Brent-
ford).
Backs: Crilly, Dawes (F), Bennett, Craven (Partick Thistle).
Half-backs: Riches, McGuire, Mc Menemy, Brown (A), Melville (Hull Forwards: Boyle, Henson, Tolland, Wella, Cochrane, Ilinson, Ridding (Manchester Utd), Surtees (Bobcom Six how faces will be seen in Excler be), Watson (Bristol Rovers), Brown City ranks this season and Manager] (B), (Queen's Park Rangers), Potter MeDovitt says, "I see no reason why (Bedford), Kilsby (Wellingborough). wo should not win tha Promotion Stakos. We have a good side and providing the: now players fit in happily, then we should get there,”
Manager McDevitt On City), Higgins (Hearts).
Promotion Prospects
LINCOLN CITY
'A'now trainor has been engaged in. E. Edwards, of Swansea Town, who trained this sido when it secured promotion, and Burnley when that VERY FEW FRESH dub won the F.A. Cup. Beg, Leram, last year's Exeter trainer, will act as
FACES dopaty
Twenty professionals have been After two seasons of chequered signed and the only other pinyor re-experiences in the Second Division, matred, is another outside-right, whom on the first occasion scraping clear. the directorate hope to secura shortly, of relegation by a margin of three The players engaged are as, under, paints, only to finish seven-points bo- an asterisk denoting the new men; hind the rest of the fold last Blas, Goalkeepers: A Davisa, A Chesters: Lincoln City reappear in the Hortham Backs: G. Miller, J. Gray, W. Section and have very few frush Smith, M. Lock.
players engaged. alt-backs R. Clarke Webb, Angsan Indeed, there are only Swn, up to 3. McClure (from Brentford),. D dato 1ely to be regarded as first Edwis (from Bristol Rovers).
Leeds · Aston Villa Chelsen. Middlesbro' Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth Preston Wednesday Sunderland
Tottenham
West Bromwich
WOLTCH
Blackburn
Arsenal
Grimshy
Stoke Huddersdeld Everton
Manchester.
Bradford
Brentford Burnley
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
2-1, 2-1, 0-0, 1-2 Accrington 3-0, 0-1, 2-3,
Crewe 2-4, 1-8, 1-1, 4-2 Darlington 1-2, 2-1, 3-2, 2-4 Gateshead 0-3, 1-2, 3-1, 1-3 Tinlifax 2-4, 1-1, 0-0,
Lincoln
1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 6-2 | Kotherham 2-0, 1-3, 1-8,- Stockport Tranmere 3-3, 1-1, 0-3
1-0, 2-1, 1-4, 1-0 | Walsnil 4-1, 2-1, 1-4, 3-1 Wrexham
New Brighton 4-1,-0-0, 2-1. 1-1, 1-2, 0-0, 0-1 | Doncaster 1-1, 1-2, 0-0, 2-1 York
1-1, 1-2, 1-2, 5-2 Clienter 0-2, 1-1,
3-3,8-1,
0-1, 0-0, 3-0,
Mansfeld
Rochdale Chesterfield
Carlisle
1-4. 5-1, 2-0, 2-4Southport 1-4, 1–9, 0-0, 1-1, 2-1, 4-1, 2-5 Hartlepoole 1-1, 3-1, 4-1, Harruw
1-3, 0-2, 0+1
1-1, 2-4, 2-3
2-0, 0-3, 1-0,
2-4, 3-0, 1-1,
2-1, 2-2, 0-2; 2-1, 3-0, 1-3, 2-1, 4-0 2-2, 2-2, 1-2, 3-2 G-1, 1-3, 4-3, 0-0 3-1, 1-1, 2-1 1-2, 2-4, 0-2, 0-0 1-1, 4-2, 2-0, 0-0 1-3, 1-1, 0-1, 3-2 1-1, 3-2, 3-4, 2-0 0-2, 3-1, 1-2, 0-0 1-2, 2-0, 1-0, 1-2, 3-4, 2-1, 0-4 3-3, 0-1, 1-1, 1-1 2-2, 0-2, 2-0, 1-2 6.1, 2-3, 1-1, 6-2
#-1, 0-2.
2-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-1, 1-0,2-0, 1-1
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),
Aldershot
Brighton
3-0..2-1. 0-1, 5-2) Bristol C.
SECOND DIVISION.
3-2, 2-2, 1-1
2-1, 2-2, 2-5,
1-5, 1-4, 0-2,
3-0, 2-2, 0-0,
2-0, 2-3, 1-3
5-1, 1-3, 1-1
Bury Fulham Manchester U. Notts F. Oldham Part Vale Swannca
Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool
l'lymouth Bradford C. Newcastle Balton Sheffield U. Notts C. Hull. West Ham
Cardif Clapton 0. Coventry
Exeter
1-1, 1-5, 3-2, 2-2 Glinghom73
2-0, 0-0, 0-2, 4-1
.uton
2-1, 6-1, 0-2, 2-2 winden
2-3, 1-1, 2-0, 4-1 Crystal P. 1-2, 4-1, 0-0,
Bristol R.
0-3, 0-0, 2-2, 1-3 Watford
0-3, 6-1, 2-2
GA);"ANZAN
0-2, 2-3, 2-0
1-5, 1-4, 2-6,
1-1, 2-0, 3-1 0-2, 5-2, 3-2 1-2 1-1 1-0, 1-4 4-6, 1-2,
1-2, 3-1, 2-5
LUTON TOWN
HOPING TO ACHIEVE
PROMOTION
During the new season Luton Town alinin their jubilee. No club has fought more strenuously against mis- fortune, and if the long-hoped-for prontation should be achieved the
Charlton Reading Northampton Newport Torquay Southend Queen's P. R. Bournemouth Millwall
2-2. 1-2, 6-2
3-1, 1-0, 1-3
3-1, 0-2, 8-2
2-1, 1-0, 1-6, 0-4 2-0, 0-1, 1-3, 0-4 2-0,1-0,2-0,4-0
0-1. 1-2, 2-1
2-0, 1-3, 0-3
3-1, 0-1, 1-1.. 4-0
1-3, 0-1, 2-3
3-1, 2-2, 1-2-
2-2, 3-3, 6-1
1-3, 2-2, 1-1
1-2, 3-2, 3-1 0-2, 2-0, 3-0
0-2, 2-1, 3-1 1-0, 6-1, 2-0 0-3, 2-3, 2-1
1-3, 2-1, 1-2
1-3, 3-3, 2-0
1-6, 0-2
3-1, 3-2
SHORTS INVADE THE GOLF LINKS
Vote To Be Taken By Golf Association
Woodmere, Long Island. First it was shorts on the courts honour will have been worthily won--now it's shorts on the links, for.
Fifteen of last season's players are available. In addition, Jos. Rennie women.
And Pense, who each underwent an} Miss Marlon Fisher and Miss been provisionally re-engaged. operation for. cartilage removal, have Ben Gottlieb appeared in
aborts while playing in the Metropolitan
New players include two half-backs Women's Golf Association Cham- of good stature in William Thayne, of plonship, and caused such a flutter Hartlepool, and T. S. Smith, of that the chairman of the Women's Rochdale. Two new centre-forwards G.A. has called a meeting at from whom a good deal is anticipated which a vote will be taken on the are Colin Cook, of Chesterfield, and Jas. T. Taylor, of Shrewsbury Town question of barring such raiment Two now inside-forwards are Gea for women on the links, Stephenson from Aston Villa-not to Some days earlier during an be confused with the famous voteran other te arnament at Port Chester, of that name and Horace Hackett, New York, more than half of the of Derby County. Two left fold of 96 players, including Miss mouth and H. Haggar, of Denaby wingers are C. Russell, of Rourne Fisher wore shorts, United.
now
OUR FORECAST
Leading Teams
At Home
(By "Veritas").
The following is the Telegraph forest for Saturday's programme of football matches in the English and Scottish Leagues. Where a toam is in capital, It is expected to win, and where no such indien- tion le given, a draw is anticipated. ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
BIRMINGHAM DERBY C.
Leetl
GRIMSBY
Leicrater
Liverpool
PRESTON
Manchester C. Stuke
Y
Everton
+
Arsenal
Y
Aston V
++
PORTSMOUTH
r Huddersfield
SUNDERLAND y Chelses
WEDNESDAY
v Middlesbro'
TOTTENHAM y Wolves
WEST BROMWICH Blackburn
SECOND DIVISION.
BOLTON Bradford BRENTFORD
* Southampton
Y
Norwich
Y
West Ham
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME:-
(By "Robin").
Wednesday Bolton Burnley
Bristol C.
Millwall
Coventry
Southend
Crewe Halifax Motherwell
AWAY-
ENGLISH CRICKET AVERAGES
BATTING.
(Quallfestkan 17 completed lanings -
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Not Highest Inslegs Out Huns, Inan. AvgC.
Hammond, W. R... 21 5 1033 302* 99.00
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2246 107 1.04
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1934.
Collapse Of English Team
OUTPLAYED BY AUSTRALIANS
London, Sept. 4.
Ashdown
Flo Prin
N. 8. Michell-in
Bather
J. W. Beamer
Watson
Barnett -Jordainft
43
46.03
1240 100 44.11 1821-185 1189.167 43.70
814 מד
3044 188
1170 171
49,29
42.15
43.40
1587 248 41.76
THE 104
41.18
3533' 17A 41.02
1701 104
1428 745 43.12
M. J. Tumbull 35 129 13 40.00
•Signifies not out.
BOWLING.
Qualification 40 wickete; average (25), ? 0, M.
Verity
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Tale
Bowes
Macaulay
Hopwood
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(Derbyshire)
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725 1401 18 18.73 Rmith (3.)
(dieses) 1058,4
The Australians and an Eng-A. T. Peebles DOT.L
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land Eleven drow at Folkestone | Freeman to-day, when, in reply to the tee 937.8 the Englishmen's score of 279, the visitors hit up 365 for the loss of four wickets.
(Derbyshire) 420.
200 2107 130 · 19.50 337 1339 7 19.08 OTE 44 21.10 312 1268 163 21,33
243 2320 108 21.48
166 1661 76 21.72
160 015 42 21.70 210 1450 75 22.24 769.4 228 1465 81 22.90
Smith (H. A)
Malles Pope (A.
Mayer Hollin
St. Johnstone Airdric
Bradman was again the man of the moment. He hit brilliantly alles round the wicket to score 149 and D. Read remain undéfented.
Blatthews (A. D)
(Narthampton
hire)
658.1
166 1655
Rod
Nichola Weasier
463.
67 1280
18.00
A60,3
674.7
102 1654
Lincoln
Brown, less enterprising, but Parks (1) very sound contributed 73, and G. Allen
Hid Woodfull carried his bat for 62.
Voca Booth
876
334.5 1037.2
77 1031
28.97
Glodded
987.2
204 2498 101
Chann
C3.H
Rangers Arsenal
Gillingham Huddersfield Stoke
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A number of useful amateurs are the nursery club at Biggleswade, signed, including several local young- though players, Bike Kitchen and stops, and these will be drafted into Jenkins may be required at Luton..
Goal: G. B. Harford, A. E. Hoy- wood" (Trimdon Grange Colliery),")]; A. Willoughby (Detroit).
aldes.
It was in attack where Lincoln City
Backs: B. C. Coote, R. Kingham, were woskest last season. It is can. T. S. Mackey, H. Recco, D. J. Jenkins ridered, however, that certain of the (Haverfordwest),* G. J. Buṛns (Trim- youngsters signed on last term, s.ch don Grange Colliery);", ar Robert Iverson, from the Totten- Half-backs: W.
Beck ham nursery, and Herbert Marklew, C. R. Fraser F.
trom Dinnington Colllery, will come J. Rennie. T. gn, H. McGinnigla,
DRAWS-
Manchester U.
Notts F. OLDHAM PORT VALE SWANSEA
...
↑ Bradford C.
Y
Nowcastle
Bury
BARNSLEY
yTM BLACKPOOL,
Notts C.
Plymouth
Sheffield **
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
ALDERSHOT
BRIGHTON
Bristol C
CARDIFF
Clapton O. COVENTRY Gillingham Luton MILLWALL SOUTHEND Swindon
▾ Torquay
Crystal P
Y
Exeter
T
Queen's P. R.
v. Bournemouth
Watford
NORTHAMPTON
Chariton
v Newport
Y Bristol R.
Y. Reading
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
ACCRINGTON CREWE Darlington Gateshead Halifax Rotherham
T
+ Bouthport
Chesterfield
Chester
Y DONCASTER ⚫r Carlisle
V Barrow
GLASGOW RANGERS HEAD LEAGUE.
COMFORTAble win AT
KILMARNOCK
London, Sept. 4: Glasgow Rangers went to the head of the first division of the Scottish Football League to-day consequent upon their defeat of Kil- marnock.
Kilmarnock ware on their own ground, but were no match for the brilliant Rangers, who won by three. goals to one-Beuter,
STOCKPORT Tranmere WALBALL WREXHAM
YORK
Y
Hartlepools
•♥• LINCOLN
▼ Mansfield
Y Rochdale
• New Brighton
SCOTTISH LEAGUE,
FIRST DIVISION..
Albion
Y Queen O'8th
Brown, (Rochdale), W. along, and tho
ohe new forward Thayne (Hartlepools Utd.), E. Car sedured in Thomas E. Robinson, who penter (Markyata). parlas with Blackpool and four ea Cook (Chesterfield), H. Hackett Airdrie comes from Chesterfield, after
Forwards: Sam Rell, Tom Bell, C. nuns with Birmingham.,
Goalkeeper: D. McPhall.
Derby C.), H. Haggal. (Denaby U.), ATR Backa: J. W. Buckley, J. Smith JA. Rennie, C. J. Russell (Bourne-
9. Hutchison, G. 8. Martin, W. Ponse, Celtic
Dundeo Half-backs: A. Gray,
outh) G. Stephenson (Aston Villa), DUNFERMLINE Moulson, G: Whyto, A. Young.
* QUEEN'S PĀRK Kitchen (Bolsover Colllery), J. Payne Forwards: J. Campbell, R. Iverson, Bolsover Colllery), N. A. Milton MOTHERWELL Hamilton:
Tiboralans
▼ Hearts II. Marklow, R. Towler, J. Wilkinson, Wootton Blue Cross). G. W. Rond T. E. Robinson..
PARTICKS, Clyde 'Amateurs.
ST. MIRREN Kilmarnock,
team men, and only 17 on the books Reddish, 1. Williams. A. Horne, C. Y. T. Tavlor (Shrewsbury T.), I Falkirk
Forwards: J, Scott, Wrighton, Haltogether,. though there aro Midiand Poulter, L. Hurst S Dudley (from League as well as Northern Section Chelsea), E McArthur (from Mid-commitments Immediately ·Ahead. dipsbrough), "C Tierney (from Guild. Local players and n Cranwell goal- ford), J. Dryden (from Newcastle). keeper look likely to complete the
HANGERS
▾ ABERDEEN
BL Johnstone
The English team collapsed this morning when they continued their first innings from the overnightị acore of 186 for three.
AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES.
BATTING.
Times
Not
館
Highest Innlaga, Out Rum. Inno. Avg
21
J. McCake***
11. G. Bradman
O'Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith, both turning the ball a lot, created panic among the later batsmen, W. 11. Ponsford And only Hammond shaped with W.. Woodwi
54 AC Chipperfield any confidence. He reached before dismissal. The inst seven wickets fell for nu additional 98 runs, O'Reilly taking 4 for 56 and Fleetwood-Smith 6 for 137.eu
ter.
YORKSHIRE WIN.
Yorkshire easily beat the M.C.C.. nt Scarborough by an innings and 39 runs.
The players from Headquarters
F. Kina
#. A. Drown A. Barbell W.3. O'Reilly
T= 8. Darling
C. Grimmett
WA. Ofield. Y. Bromley
H. I. Ebell
T. "W. Walt
1. 01 Fleetwood-
Smith
:
10
D
1971 201
1300 304
JOAL
16.40
770 176
40.29
40.80
1029 11
46.71
100
12.40
21.64
50 18.7A
20.41
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BOWLING.
Q.
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for 114.
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A. J. McCabe
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