1931-12-26 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1931.

THE

Wishes Its Felends

& Patrons

KINGS HEATRE

A Happy Xmas & Prosperous

New Year,

TO-DAY ONLY AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.30 p.m.

heeled by. Edward Cline

Can YOU Believe It?

He wants to be Good!

IN

Charlie Ruggles THE GIRL HABIT

A Paramount Picture

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

HENRI COCHET BEST HOLIDAY FOOTBALL HOW RANGERS HAD

IN THE WORLD.

Tilden's Tribute to the French Champion.

AMERICAN RANKING.

"Henri Cochet is the strongest and most consistent lawn tennis player in the world, and he will romain

to 80 for many years

come."

SURPRISES.

TALL SCORING.

Aston Villa's Smashing

Victory.

TRANMERE SCORE NINE. Downfall Of Everton Arsenal And Wednesday.

London, Yesterday. First Division.

This is the view of Tilden, in Aston Villa Jan interview in which he caused Blackburn surprise in his ranking of Ameri- Blackpool Bolton W. can players.*

He places Ellsworth Vines, the Grimsby T. 19-year-old American champion, Liverpool

to Johnny Doeg and Newcastle U. enly third

Sheffield U. Frank Shields,

Sidney Woods is placed fourth, West Brom. Clifford Sutter fifth; and Gregory Mangin sixth.

GOLF.

Chesterfield 1 Southampton Manchester U. 3 Wolves

BOB M'PHAIL.

Remarkable Transfer from Airdrie.

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EVERTON SIDE-STEPPED.

The procedure adopted in arrang- ing the transfer of Bob M'Phail, of Airdrie, to Rangers in. April, 1927 was unique.

When the Airdric directora real- ised that they could not hold M'Phall they invited sealed offers! for his transfer. They did not want to lose him, but they were anxious not to stand in the way of his advancement in football,

Many of the big clubs, including Aston Villa, Everton, Arsenal, and *Huddersfield Town, were in the

market.

Everton

insistent was the Manager, Mr. Tom H. M'Intosh,

7 Middlesbro'

5 Everton

3

2 Chelsen

1 Leicester C.

0

2 West Ham

3 Wednesday

2 Huddersfield

4 Arsenal

0 Birmingham Second Division.

1

Bradford

3 Leeds Un.

0

Burnley

2 Preston N.E.

2

So

0

2

that while the transfer was pending

he was resident in a Glasgow hotel

2

Stoke City Swansen Tottenham

2 Notts Forest

1

0 Bradford C.

Charlton

1

Royal

Bristol C.

1 Oldham

Third

Division (South)..

Brentford

0 Fulham

Clapton 0.

1 Bournemouth

Crystal Pal.

Gillingham

Starting Times for To-Morrow.

The Secretary of the Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the following list of starting times for Fanling to-day:—

Millwall

2 Bornsley

Notts Cnty. 4. Port Vale

9.28 a.m. Mrs. Sherry, H. M. Muir, Coventry C.

9.36

G. V. T.Marshall, J. D. Danby.

9.16-9.20 am. Not to be booked

by players travelling by 8.28 a.m. train.

9.25 a.m. A. E. Lissaman, W. R.

Vallance.

L. G. S. Dodwell, A. Sommerfelt.

Luton Town Mansfield T. Southend U.

5 Reading 0 Swindon T.

3 Northampton

2 Cardiff City 3 Brighton 0 Exeter City 0 Bristol R. 2 Queen's P.R 14 Norwich C. Third Division (North). Accrington 5 Wrexham Chester

2 Lincoln C.

Thames Torquay U Watford

9.28

T

9.32

9.36

R. K. Hepburn, A. Reid. .J. P. Sherry, G.

Sewell.

W.

9.40-»

H. Hampton, A. W. Muir.

Crewe A. Doncaster Hull C. Southport

9.44

A, C. I. Bowker, D. G. Bruce.

Stockport

Tranmere

=

9.48 N. K. Littlejohn, A. R. Barrow

此

Cox.

K, S. Robertson, C.

Mycock.

R. Young, D. Forbes.

A. B. Purves, E. dos

Vœux.

V. R. Gordon, A. Ritchie.

W. A. Weight, J.S. Dykes.

1. G. Allison G. E. R, Dlvett.

N. S. Elia, R. 0. Cherrill,

E. M. Bryden, D. S. Robb.

Halifax

5 Rotherham

1 York City

"a Hartlepola U.

5. Walsall

0 Carlisle

9 Rochdale

* 3 Darlington

1 Gateshead

TO-DAY'S FIXTURES.

Arsenal.

ENGLISH LEAGUE. First Division.

v. Sheffield Un. Birmingham v. West Brom. Chelsea v. Blackpool Derby C. Everton

Wednesday

West Ham

v. Aston Villa

V.

M'chester C.

v. Liverpool

9.52

"

9.56

10.00

12

10.04 10.08

10.12.

10.16

J. W. Alabaster, A. 0. Brawn.

With

V.

v. Sunderland

v. Blackburn R. Huddersfield v. Newcastle U. Leicester C. Bolton W.

Phillips Hoireen, Frances Dade,

10.20

Middlesbro'

Paul Lukas.

Portsmouth

Directed by

10.24

16

George Cukor and Cyril Gardner.

10.28

+

10.32

10.36

"

10.40

19.44

H. C.

Coulthart.

10.48

L. R. Andrewes, F. A. Merry.

10.52

IL C. Watson, J. R. Marson.

10.56

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

TEL. 25313.

"

11.00

a Garamount Picture

GRUMPY

Cyril Maude

(11.04.. 11.08

G. T. May, A. J. R. Wolf.

J. E. Richardson, E. D. Matthewa...

J. P. Hollingdale, R.. R. Davica.

H. H. Williams, H. C. Gould.

Shrubsole, J.

W. C. Shields, I. H. Geare.

D. J. Fracer, S. R. Waller.

J. R. Hinton, R. C. Law. T. Low, T. R. Chassels.

v. Grimsby T. Second Division.

Barnsley V. Millwall

Bradford C. v. Swansea Town Charlton A.. v. Tottenham Leeds Un. v. Bradford Notts Forest v. Stoke City

v. Bristol City Oldham A. Plymouth A. v. Bury Port Vale v. Notts County Preston N.E. v. Burnley Southampton v. Chesterfield Wolves

for about six weeks. His first call

in the morning was usually Broom- ield Park, Airdele

Arsenal were also very keen. Sir Henry G. Norris and Mr. Herbert Chapman, of the London club, met the Airdrie officials during a Board nt Broomfeld Park, 2 meeting 1 Airdrie.

0 Sheriff Forsyth sat at the top of 2 the conference table. No club, ho 1 told the Arsenal deputation, would

3 get preferential treatment. 'Sealed 1 letters, containing offers for the

2 player, would not be opened until a

3 date specified, when they would be) 1 dealt with at a Board meeting.

After the opening of the letters an amazing sequel developed. The

1 highest offer was made by Everton, and the lowest ons by Rangers..

0

Everton's offer was reported to!

1 be £7,000. It was known beforehand

I that Rangers were as keen as any

O club to get M'Phail, yet their scaled

I offer was less than a third of the 4 Everton figure.

2

M'Phail point-blank refused to be transferred to any English club. There was only one club for him, and that was Rangers.

His decision shocked Airdrie and. cost them a lot of money, but it was unalterable.

M'Phall's signature closed the best bargain Rangers had made for several years.-Sunday Post,

HOME RUGBY

RECORDS.

CLUB

Up to And Including November 14.

TWO TEAMS UNBEATEN.

Points

81

90

81

217

P. W. D. L. For Agat.

91 Aberavon 11 6 0 6. 124 Abertillery...11 6 1 4 118 Bath

...11 7 7 0.4 127 Birkenhead Pk. 6 4 0 2

41 213 Birmingham 10 0 0 10 Blackheath Manchester U.

14 7 16 117 180 Bristol

.0.4 0 5

101 Third Division (South),

3.0. 4 162 04 Cambridge U. Bournemouth v. Clapton 0.

Cardif v, Mansfield T. Brighton

Bristol R.

Cardiit C.

V.

V.. Thames

Y. Luton T. Exeter C. V. Southend U.

v.-.Brentford

Fulham

Northampton v. Gillingham

F. A. Redmond, A. D.Norwich C. v. Watford Humphreys. 11.16., P. S. Grant, J. B.

Lanyon. 11.20 C. J. D. Law. S. J. H.

Fox. W. D. Denham, McKerrin.

11.12

Di

Correct styles FELT HATS :----

Andrews,

Battersby,

Cambiaghi,

Hardeman, Ward's,

étc., etc.

11.24

at reasonable prices.

THE BAKILLY CO., LTD.

153-155, Des Voeux Road, Central

Queen's P.R. v. Torquay U Reading v. Coventry C. Swindon T. v. Crystal Pal Third Division (North), Carlisle U. v. Stockport C. G. B. Halifax T.

v. Gateshead v. Hull City Hartlepools

v." Darlington

v. Tranmere R

These players (the first four on Lincoln City v. Chester the Old Course after the arrival of N. Brighton

should get their 8.28 am, train)

Rochdale clubs and go to the first tee where Rotherham :

v. Crawa A. caddies will be waiting for them. Walsall y." Southport They will get their discs from the Wigan Borov Barrow Superintendent:

H.K.C.C. JUNIORS AGAINST R.A.S.C.

Wrexham York City

V. Accrington S. v. Doncaster' Ra

SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division.

Aberdeen Clyde

v. Airdrieonians Cowdenbeath

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The following will represent the Dundee Univ. Celtic Hong Kong C.C. 2nd XI against the Falkirk R.AS.C. on the latter's; ground at Hamilton 2 p.m. this afternoon,

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Cross Keys Devonpert Ser.

Gloucester

Guy's Hand,

Harlequins

Leicester Lensbary Liverpool

108

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Newport

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