THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
SENSATIONAL RESULTS IN
ARSENAL BACK TO WINNING FORM
LATEST LEAGUE'
RESULTS
London, Jan. 30. The Arsenal, whose league Achievementa
foreign grounds this season have been but mediocre, captured real championship form to-day when they visited West Bromwich Albion and beat the Hawthorns by three clear goals.
This victory gives the Arsen- al a clear lead of two points over Sunderland, their nearest rivals in the league race.
In the Second Division, Bolton continued their winning way and wined up Notts County G-1, while the rosucitation of Newcastle was maintained, the Tynesiders visit- ing Bradford and winning by three) Konls to ono.
READING'S CHALLENGE Reading strengthened their challenge to Charlton for the third divison leadership, and by boat- ing Northampton at Elm Park. jumped into second place, one point behind the London, team and with a game in' hand,
POMPEY OUT
Gallant Bristol City
EVERTON WIN
Norwich Beat Leeds
London, Jan. 30.
Nothing more Benka- tional for years has been scen in English Cup foot- ball than to-day's fourth round replays which brought about the downfall of Portsmouth, last year's. finalists by a Third Division team, and the elimination of big teams playing on their own grounds.
Porstmouth, who gave signs of faltering when they could only earn a goalless draw against | Bristol City last Saturday, went to Bristol and lost by two clear goals.
Crystal Palace, who have re contly achieved a run of successes, wore slightly cheeked at Luton, where the hat-mukers held them
Notts Forest, held to a draw on to a draw. Aldershot sustained their own pastures, went to Man- their fine home record by beating chester United and beat the Lan- Swindon by three clear goals.
cashire Inds by scoring three times)
Roaults na cabled by Reuter.without reply.
Teltenham
FIRST DIVISION.
1 Chelsea West Bromwich @ Arsenal League Table
3 3
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pus. Arsenal... 20 14 7 6 78 82 35 Sunderland 25 13 7 6 68 R2 33 Manchester C. 25 14 4 7 47 36 32 SECOND DIVISION.
Notts C.
1 Newcastle
3 Northamplan
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Bolton Bradford
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Luton Aldershot
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2
Crystal P
3 Swindon
Reading
League Table
Charlton
20 15 4 6 61 34 34
24 14
6 65 27-33.
Coventry
24 14
6 to 30 32
Watford Crystal Pal..
24 11
0.40.24 31
Luton
25 10
Reading
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pus.
25 11 8 6 48 32 30
87 61 38 28
Scottish Cup Second Round Draw
London, Jan. 30.
The draw for the second round of the Beottish Cup was made to-day ne follows, the home teams being given Arst.
St. Johnatono
Dundee
Motherwell.
Ayr Rangers
St Mirren Ilearts Airdrie Aberdeen Brechin Clyde
Hibernians
Celtic
v Dumbarton
Queen's Park
v Morton
Third Lanark
King's Park
▾ Forfar
▼ Kilmarnock
Rosyth Amateurs
v Albion
v Ralth-
Clachnacuuden
* Partick
v Hamilton
Buckle Thistle, bye.
Even more natonishing was the performance of Norwich, who invaded Leeds and, beat the Yorkshiremen by the odd goal In three. It WIS a brilliant achievement in vlow of Leeds' good home record.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1035,
ENGLISH CUP REPLAYS
Fighting with their backs on their goal line a large part of the afternoon, the Army Cadets from West Point almost avoided defeat in their annual football clazalo with Notre Dame In Yankee Stadium, New York. He is picture one of Army's galiant stands. The ball, outlined agains; the goal post in con- tra, has just been got away safely by Jack Buckler (extreme left) as one of the Irish players (39) rushes in to block the play. Notre Dame 'won, 12-8.
UNHAPPY PRECEDENT CREATED BY HOCKEY SELECTORS
INTERPORT
HOCKEY PLAYERS
DROPPED LIKE HOT CAKES
As I See
It-
LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEAM
STOCK EXHANGE SOCCER SHARES SOAR
SHAREBROKERS “BULL-JED"
AT CAROLINE HILL
HARRIMAN CUP GAME RESULT
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(By L. S. 3.)
It didn't matter if a kick so violent that it made the player gyrate on one leg missed the ball completely, or if, by some chance the ball and toe connected, the player had to turn round slowly and survey. the field to find where his · master stroke had taken the leather. That was all in the game when the Stock Exchange met the Sharebrokers' Association in a soccer match“ at Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon for the Harriman Trophy.
Shanghai Hockey Team Shows Form
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The audience was small but · enthusiastic and appreciative and both they and the players had a thoroughly amusing afternoon; good kicks and good misses being equally well ap- plauded.
The Stock Exchango won the match by scoring five minutes be- for full time, but at all stages
equal chance of notting-either in his own or the opponents' goal!
SELECTORS QUITE every player seemed to have an
on
SATISFIED
THE LUCKY PLAYER Shanghai Jan. 26.
P. Botelho turned out to be the Interested parties in the lucky player in the end and was Shanghai women's
Hockey able to dribble an easy one be Interport team are fully satis-tween the posts. It had been fied as to the team's combinasent across to him by O. el Arculli tion and playing abilities who as left winger for the Ex- reports on yesterday's practices change was really unfortunate not
the Race Courac being to have scored previously himself. - most favourable.
With practically no team work to MADE FARCICAL Thirty-five minutes were expend-support him he played a surpris
ed mainly in instructional awing.ingly good game and twice he sent amazing change of mind, and Ing and position manoeuvring excellent shots just
the constitutes an action with which tactics yesterday when full side, horizontal. case the selectors had definitely neither those chosen nor those turned out for practice with Mr.
At the conclusion of the match stated the team, with reserves to omitted can sympathise. It la un-sy. G. Clarke, President of the which had been started by Master travel. By what right have the fortunate that in having to make Shanghal Hockey Association in Paul Harriman kicking off, Mrs.
criticiam such on the foregoing attendance. selectors to assume that any or all [954
THEY say that money begets By "Veritas"
then
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MINOR WEAKNESSES
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THRILLING EVERTON MATCH money...The selectors of the Hongkong Interport hockey team At Everton a thrilling match be-to meet Macao have coined a tween Dixie Dean and his
new one; mistakes beget mis- colleagues and Sunderland, recog
takes. It appears that a week nised an, THE team of the year,
of those players will not play their there may be a suggested reflection ended in a glorious victory for ago these gentlemen made a
the Interport? Merely brought in at the last minule at on the players who have been Everton aftor. extra time by aix mistake; they chose N. 4. E. goals to four.
Mackay and G. Sommer for the because they do not come up to the the expense of others. Actually, Apart from a few minor weak- mark in a practice game? It 15 however, one fully sympathises nesses nasociated when players Everton's greater staying powers Interport team; they chose them turned the tide in their favour. deliberately and with intent; on Sunday last they For ninety minutes the two teama played magnificent football, and arranged a practice match for then Sunderland collapsed before the Interporters and discovered nttack which finished na to their horror that they hadn't strongly as it started.
intended to include these two As a result of these replays, playera in the team, but actually nine Grat division teams are now wanted them as reserves. So left in the competition, while the the two players have been remainder of the competitors are composed of five second division sacrificed on the altar of un- and Ave third division teams. principled precedents, and have The detalled results of yester- been informed, that although day's games as cabled by Reuter, they were good enough for the follow:
Interport team a week ago, a ENGLISH CUP
metamorphosis has occurred, and they are no longer wanted.
415. ROUND REPLAYS Bristol C. Manchester U. Z Notts Forest
2 Portsmouth
Leeda
1 Norwich *Everton
6 Sunderland *After extra time.
REVISED DRAW.
The rovised draw for the
round now reads:
Norwich Blackburn
Bradford C. or
Stockport Everton
Bristol C: Reading
These matches will be played on Notts P.
February 9-Reutor.
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Harriman presented the winning team with the shield,
The teams were :- Sharobrokers Association:
C. A. L. Rickett::F.-M. ql Arculli, A. Kitchell: N-Leonard. A. A. R. no greater injustice can be done tended in any shape or form to quantities, few major faults were Botelho. M. Sequeira; A. Esmail, to players than to select them for such an important event, then suggest that they will not be discovered, all players proving A. R. H. Esmail Rt: Cameron, T. T
worthy
representatives of the adaptable and easily tutored in Ko and P. W. G. Cameron. calmly turn round and kick them Colony. It may be that so far as some of the trickier twisting turns Stock Exchange: out at the last minute.
A. Nissim: S. A. Ismail, K., M. next Sunday's game goes, the with the stick.
Omar; J. A. Fisher, C. Mackintosh, selectors will And some justifica-} THE selectors will argue they tion for their action. But on with more instruction than play: N. Deitz, Mok Hing-wing. and O. The time Was taken up P. Silva; W. H. Choy, P. Botelho, have a duty to the public to point of principle they must re-
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let the best talent available. It main at fault no matter what the the practice--ending with all is fully appreciated and admitted. result of the game, or of the dis watchers being thoroughly satis But there is also a duty to the plays of the players concerned. fled as to the Shanghal girla
In a friendly hockey match played' players. It is no mean honour to if a player merita, sufficient con- chances of success in the Inter be chosen for the Colony in any fidance of a selection committee port.
at King's Park yesterday afternoon, the Hongkong Hockey Club sonfors sphere of sport and It is an honour for his inclusion in the team A greatly coveted. Once a player fortnight before the match, that unity of judging the merits of the playing at inside-right in the forward The public will have an opport- defeated H.M.S. Medway Officers by two goals to nil. E. O, Fincher, has been chosen for such a team confidence should remain u-foam
Sunday when the Interline, gave the Club the lead in the only circumstances of the most un- shaken even if the player has on port team will meet the Best of first half while. G. E. R. Direlt nettod advoldable character should be unfortunate off-day during the in-
HERE is the plea of the allowed to keep him from playing, tervening period. Otherwise the Shanghai, all other league games the second goal just before the Shal
selectors. "We are out to send the best team possible to Macao, and we have the right to make any decision we like to
attain this end." One readily agrees with the first part of this statement, and it is possible, with reservations to subscribe to the concluding observation. The selectors obviously have tho right to make decisions, but even they need a fair reason for such decisions. Aв ono commentator
In a morning contemporary very put it to-day. The selectors neatly have passed a resolution of non- confidence against themselves.
whistle. W. A. Rood, at centre-half In this case the selectors have announcement of that team any
on that day being cancelled.
for the Club, and Corrie-Hill," in the gono right over the heads of two oarlier than 24 hours before the Reat-Irla Mottu: Norah Sea-pivotal position for the officers, both players, have repudiated their match becomes farcical, Which-born, Myrtle Tenney; Peggy Silver, played well. earlier opinion that they were ever way one looks at the matter. Muriel Houben, G. Weston; A.N. and have brought in players who, very misguided; and their action, Adelheid Greiner, A. N. Other. Cecile Getz (Sportsgiris); "Hilda worthy to represent the Colony, one feels the selectors have been Other, Decima Eardley, N. Bocke,
until Sunday's practice game, were however well intentioned. can (Right and left wings from Han- Collaco (J.A.C.), Claire Nichols not regarded as being sufficiently leave nothing but resentment and bury and German Hockey Club, (Sportsgirls), Mary
Speridan good for the Interport. It is an dissatisfaction.
(Rowing Club), Aamanda Collaco respectively).
(J.A.C.), Jean Raoburn (Ama- 'Shanghai: Gladys Ephgrave zona).
Reserves Winnie (Ex-S.P.G.); Frances Bomko (Ex-
Ambroso S.P.O.), Evelyn Vieta (J.A.C.); (Amazons), Mrs. N. Becke (Han- Esther Bloomfield (Sportsgirls), bury), Poggy Silva (J.A.C.), Iris Hilde Gunther (German HC.), Mottu (Sportgiris).
Interport Rugby Programme Now Completed
When last week the Interport team SHANGHAI XV. HAS DAILY PRACTICE
was announced, it was definitely said to be the team to oppose Macao. The game, arranged for Sunday could not in any sense bo regarded as a trial. The trials ended with the picking of the.... team; it was a practice game for the team, and I know of only ong incident approaching anything thi procedont now established, which suggests that it la right and proper for a selection committee
amend their selections for reasons other than indisposition of the players, or elrcumstances which prevent those players from taking part in the game. THE selectors argue they want to
the best team on
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But
If they had done their job con- scientiously, they must have re- garded their original sélections as making up the best team, and to eject players from that team after practice match in which they were possibly off-colour is unfair, unreasonable, and creating a most unfortunato precadent to gost that this has beext the pract tise elsewhore with cricket teams etc., ** is ridiculous. In Tast matches 15 or 10 players are invited to attend the ground, and the final team is not chosen until the morning of the match This is quite a different propsaltion to the one under review, « In this
Shanghai, Jan. 25.
The Shanghai Interport Rugby XV to meet Hong- kong on February 2 has been selected. An array of outstanding rugby players will be needed to match the visitors, for rumour has it that the colony's representa- tives form one of the strongest XV's ever to wear Hongkong's colours,
The following players will, Saturday, February 2, the Inter- form the. Shanghai team. port dance will be held at the C. J. A. Taylor: G. S. McGill, Astor House. The following day, J. P. C. Master, W. E. Grieve, a ten lance will be given at the H. D. Bidwell J. Bowerman, French Club, and on Monday the R. F. Blix: J. S. Lee, J. S. visitors' tour will end with the Ritchie, D. McL. Wheeler, interport dinner at the Shanghai H. W. Carter, N. Hicks, R., J. P. Club. The Hongkong team will Stewart, E P. Humphreys, leave the following afternoon in P. J. Poole.
the 8.6, Rawalpindi," Reserves-F
G. Living stone, H. E. Orr, E. G. Gardner, R. G. Geer, D. H. Stewart, A. Parlatt
PRACTICE
The selecting of the team and The Hongkong team will be the reserves so early has been coming in the 8.8. Empresa of done with a view to enable the Japan, which is expected here players concerned to practice to- ofther on January 80 or 81. The gether, which will greatly ald Interport match between Shanghai their form of play and possibly and Hongkong will be played on eradicate any chances of major February 2 at the Canidrome. On misunderstandings says the Shang Monday, February 4, Hongkong hai Times. will meet the Marines. This Shanghai will have practice match will also take Canidrome, place at the every time time on the Racecourse n; which should give ample opportun- The social sido of the Interport itles for all members to get in all match has also been arrangedia On (Continus on Page 9.) A
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