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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

RUGBY FOOTBALL AT THE K.B.S.F.P.A.

Preliminary Try-Out a Big Success.

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

EVERTON'S HOME VICTORY.

DRAW AT ST. ANDREWS,

Cup Holders in Big Scoring Game.

SOUTHPORT DEFEATED.

TOURISTS' THIRD DRAW.

Chinese A.A. Football Touring Eleven.

CLEVERER TEAM.

Singapore, Sept. 15.

The Chinese Athletic Association experienced the third draw of their Singapore visit at the Anson Road when they Stadium last evening

Last time the two teams met the Rame resulted in a draw '5--5., Last o Sunday against the Malayan Chin- 1ese the visitors drew 1-1.

The K,B.S.F.P.A., Rugby football section held a very satisfactory practice yesterday afternoon on

London, Yesterday, their ground at King's Park. Over

The following were the results 40 members 'made an appearance of the six League matches in to- and, with the backs working under day's Association football pro-shared four goals with the S.A.F.A. J. J. Ferguson and the forwarde gramme: under Dr. Cogan, a few of the many

First Division. elementary.rules of the game were

Birmingham 0 Sunderland explained and movements executed.

Everton 2 Derby Cnty. Toward the latter end of the Manchester C. 2 West Brom.. practice, a game of five minutes

Table to Date. each way was played and, though

P. W. D. L F. there were many infringements, it Wednesday... 7 5 1 1 20 showed one or two players to ad- Shemeld U.. 7 5 0 2 10 vantage.

West Brom. 8 1 2 17 731 14

Everton

W.

Lt. Keith Murray, an All-Army Arsenal three-quarter, made a welcome ap-Huddersfield pearance and displayed an admir- Aston Villa able style, upon which newcomers Mi

Middlesbro' Bolton to the three-quarter line could very well model their play. Lieut. Gray-Blackpool Liverpool ham and Lance-Corporal Frankham Birmingham also turned out for the new Club, Derby C. which does not lack enthusiasm in the early stages of its career.

Owing to the counter attractions

West Ham

8

Goals,

A. Pl. 12 11 7 11 8

7 10

5 0 14 10 3 2

ง

8 2 2 4 11 11

Manchester C. 8 Leicester C. Blackburn R. Sunderland- Grimsby Portsmouth the Newcastle

Chelsea

| of football and cricket on Saturday The teams on view on that day will not give a fuir indication of strength of the Club.

The following have been selected

to play in the first game to be play- Bristol C.

7 2 1.4 8 18 5 200

5 In point of fact the Chinese Athletic Assn. were the cleverer team for most of the game but the S.A.F.A. side, in spite of their unusual combination, drow level in the last fifteen minutes and should have won after that since they were 10 around the visitors goalmouth Bcontinually and generally showed more determination to turn mat- tera in their own favour.

Suen Kam-shun, and Ro Ka- Keung scored for the tourists' who lined up as follow.

Wong Yun Shing;

Leung Yak

Jong and Mak Kwok Tung; Lai Kwok Chin, Wong Sui Wha and

5 Chun Chim Woo; Chan Kwong Su, Sucn Kam Shun, Ho Ka Kung, Lee

13

2 4 10 16

#11

7

18

7 2 1 4 11' 19

5

8 9

4

7.1 1 5 11 19

3

Second Division.

0 Plymouth A.

2

0

Goals.

P. W. D. L. F.

A. Pts.

6

17

11

19

B

1 18

ed on the K.B.S.F.P.A. ground at Notts Caty.

King's Park on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Whites-Lance-Corporal Frank

ham; C. C. Francia, T. Whitley,

Lient. Keith Murray, J. J., Fergu-Dury son: G. C. Burnett, D.. F. Kilby; Bradford

1 Oldham A. Table to Date.

G. B. Gurevitch, J. M. Purvis, J. Plymouth A.

Wolves Edwards, H. Brokenshire, A. N.

¡ Stoke C. Other, J. E. Wlison, R. Witchell, Southampton and Lieut. Grayham.

Toltenham Leeds Un. Millwall Port Vale

Coloura L. D. Skinner; A. Bloomenthal, J, Jenner, D. Black,

J. King A. James, J. S. Crozier;

J. White. B. Bonham, J. M. Wilson,

J. Riddel, E. O. Murphy, Dr. Cogan,

M. Burgaust, and S. Macnider.

Notts Cnly..

Preston N.E. Oldham A.

Notts Forent Swansea T.

Reserves:-J. Smith, B L. Bick-Bradford C. furd, H. Gregory, C. Airis, S. Burnley Mosco, and R. Dormer..

Referee: G. F. Rees.

Any members desiring a game on Saturday and whose names do not appear in the above list are Numerous requested to turn up. changes will probably be made at half time, thus giving everyone a

game.

14 10

14 16

72 3 2 2 11

药

2 2.3 12 10

Yee Shun and Lee Hong Ching.

ENGLISH LEAGUE

SUCCESSFUL.

Irish League Defeated

at Blackpool.

London, Yesterday.

The English League Football XI defeated the Irish League by four goals to nil at Blackpool to-day.--- Reuter,

Information has been received that the dates for the Lawn Bowls Interport encounter against Shang-

2 2 2 9.11 6 hai have been fixed. The dates are

4 IG 13

Saturday, October 10, Wednesday, October 14, and Saturday, October

7 2 2 3 12 17

13

16 16

617 18 1

4

3

Chesterfield 1 2 1 3 10 Barnsley.. 7 2 0 5 10 Manchester U. 7 1 2 4 8 14 Charlton A.. 6 I 1 # 9 18 Bristol C. 7 1 0 6 8 20

Third Division (North).. Hartlepools 2 Southport

Table to Date..

P. W. D. L. Lincoln G... 7 8 0.1

2 Hull C.

York C.

1

Hartlepools

Goals.

20

r.

| Southport 8 6 12 13

Goals.

P. W. D. L.

A. Pts.

7

4 0 3 13

0

A

7

4 0 3 10 14

8

8 2 4 2

2 13 19 Accrington S. 6 3 1 2 15 16 Darlington Halifax A. Pts. Chester 10 12

Un. 10 11

Doncaster R.

7 10 Walent 910 Rochdale

8 10 Rotherbam

7 5 0 2 20

7 0 2 13

7 3 1 13

7

The League football match be-Crewe A. ... 0 5 0 1 14 tween the Radio and the Chinese Gateshead

Barrow Athletic in the Third Division will

Wrexham be played on the Chinese ground at Tranmere R. 7 4 0 3 16 Happy Valley on Saturday at 480

p.m.

(Continued in next Column.).

Wigan Boro

8 Stockport

N. Brighton.

8 1 3 8

2 12 12

DON BRADMAN'S POSITION

London, Sept. 1. touch with Mr. T. Morgan, chair- Don Bradman, the great Aus- man of the Nelson Cricket Club. tralian cricketer, has to-day cabledduct the negotiations the Accring,

In using an intermediary to con-

to an intermediary, acting on boton club has been impelled by the half of the Accrington club, that desire to avoid publicity until the he is willing to sign a two-years' actual signing has been secured, and to prevent other clubs from contract to play in Lancashire

entering the field, with perhaps Longue cricket,

more attractive offers for the ser vices of the famous batsman.

It

Reuter.

Lancashire

not

Lancashire County Cricket Club If there was any possibility of Brad- he said: man playing later for

"I should say no. At present the club has no Interest in him."

is surmised-though officially admitted-that if Brad- man goes to Accrington efforts will be made to persuade him to play. for the Lancashire county team It is probable that even now when he has obtained the two years' Bradman is unaware of the name residential qualification necessary of the club with which he has been to enable him to play in county negotiating. He has not yet been championship games. The inter- officially informed that the offeresting point has arisen as to whe- has come, from Accrington C.C. His ther Bradman would be entitled to only information is that the club half of the year and for Australia The Accrington Cricket Club had anxious to secure his services is the other half. The agreement under offered Bradman, through an inter-one in the Lancashire League. which Bradman visited England "Negotiations were not officially during the last tour provided that mediary, a three-year contract, but have sent a reply intimating that opened until yesterday," Mr. Hol- he should not return to England they are agreeable to accepting a gate sald, "and they are still being within two years after the

conducted through an Intermediary, pletion of the official tour. It is two years' contract,

"As this is the only condition of who, of course, will make no an- ten months since Bradman dis the terms which he has asked to nouncement on the subject until embarked at Fremantle and there- be reconsidered," said Mr. G. the other officials of the club have ford the agreement would appear. Holgate, the secretary of the been consulted,

It is practically certain, that he will play for Accrington in Satur- day afternoon cricket next season. It is understood that the terms offered are £25 a week,

The Evening Standard reveals below the full inside story of the negotiations.

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'Accrington club, "you can "We have reason to believe," he months. It is contended by some take it as being more than likely added, "there will be no hitch in that as Bradman has beep penalis.. that the financial side of the matthe signing of the contract, and red for a breach of that agreement. tor has been disposed of. We are that Bradman will appear as our | the contract no longer binda him. expecting a further telegram from professional next season. We A strong feeling exists among Australia at any time informing a would not expect Bradman to come section of the Lancashire County definitely that Bradman has në to Accrington until about the officials that, to make county copied our terms."

middle of next April, but I rather cricket more attractive, they I am also able to reveal, on good think that in the event of his sign should if necessary, go outside

realm authority, that the mysterious Ing the contract he would leave the

of

County Intermediary who has played a Australia before, that time:

men, and, It is also hinted leading part in the negotiations is) "I think he might also come to that Bradman Ess not the Constantine, the Nelson profes-England for business' reasons." -- only Australian who may be willing sional, who has also been in close When I asked a member of the to come.

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born

IN THIS

COLONY.

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