1932-11-11 — Page 9

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

4444 SPORT PAGE ENER

ARSENAL SHOULD WIN CUP FINALISTS' GAME AT HIGHBURY

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

AT HOME TO VILLA

BRITISH SOCCER LEAGUE LOOMING ON HORIZON.

Attractive Innovation.

Certain remarks made by Director R. G. Campbell of the

WOLVES SHOULD GARNER Rangers

FIRST AWAY POINTS

WILL SAINTS

HOLD STOKE?

BRENTFORD SHOULD RETAIN UNBEATEN

·RECORD IN FOURTEENTH GAME.

(By Homelander.)

TUIE clash of test your's Cupe i team while the Bradford site enjoy

THE of feature a comfortable home fixture against

row.

time

of the football progranime to-mor- the greatly weakened Burnley side.

The Best

Stoke have experienced a splen- Nowcastle) were in London they beat the Pendid season to date. Millwall and sioners by the only goal senradi, but Bradford are the only teams who they are attempting a big hurdle have been able to hold the City in Herkurt Chapman's team to-side in their quest for away points,}

The Arsenal have yet toi hurt in Southampton they will en- wipe out their Cup Final defeat at rounter a stiff hurdle. Port Vale the hands of the United at Wembier) have been the only side to rob the when it will be recalled that New-Saints of a point, and that was the castle won by a hotly disputed goal) Southampton side's first home fix- senred by Allon.

ture; since then Manchester United

BOTTOM.

The Arsenal's record at Highburyjand Bury have been beaten among this season is not as good as their others, and it will come as a sur- away

West Bromwich prise if Stoke produce form good: having beaten them and Derby enough to take both points, if they County having-forced a draw, but capture any points at all.

record,

F.C. are being

construed to mean that the Ibrox club favour the forma. tlon of a British Football League in which clubs in the most populous districts in England and Scotland would take part.

The idea at first glance is very attractive, but it will not 'come yet awhile. In the first place the clubs that would take part would have to sever their connection with the existing home Leagues and that would be a calamitous happening. Fancy a Scottish League with- out the Rangers, Celtic, and Hearts, to mention only three of the Scottish clubs which would certainly be invited to join a British Lenguo?

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"The Soccer game is not healthy as it ought to be, and it is a big question if a League comprising the big clubs is the best way to bring back its old- time grip on the public,

FIVE HOME WINS.

WEST BROMWICH. FULHAM. HULL CITY, BRENTFORD. CELTIC.

FIVE AWAY WINS.

The

READING. PARTICK.

ABERDEEN.

ALDERSHOT. LIVERPOOL.

all indications point to a London! Bradford City have an undefeat- triumph. especially after their over-fed home record, and it is extremely! whelming away win last Saturday unlikely that Burnley will turn thei Bury Alex James, tables on their opponents. over the Wolves. David Jack, Joe Hulme and the jare another unbeaten home com- United youthful stars, Coleman and Bastinbination, and Manchester will prove a little too good for the will be well satisfied if they secure.

a division of

the spoils. Tynesiders.

Everton, the Lengue champions, Cottagers are entertaining Oldham are entertaining the Villa and the Athletic and should be able to game should be one of the best seen hold their unbeaten record,1 during the day. The midlands especially after their great display}; team were one of the last throongainst Plymouth Argyle on Satur- unbeaten combinations, and only day. lowered their colours in a

The London "derby" hetween locall derby" against the Albion. Their Millwall and Charlton Athletic, away record is excellent, only the should abound with thrills with beaten record against Southport, Albion defeat

credited probable draw as the outcomee. against them. They have held

being

POMPEY'S CHALLENGE.

*

*

*

beaten away from honie by Mane- field Town and York City.

Gateshead are defending an, un-

season.

and should win fairly comfortably, despite the fact that their oppon- strong home combinations such as RENTFORD should retain their ents are seeking their first away Huddersfield, Liverpool and Sun-15

unbeaten record against win. Doncaster, Rovers will find derland to draw while the scalps Watford in the Third Divizion. Accrington Stanley a formidable of Middlesborough and Portsmouth They have now played 13 matches combination, and though the hang at their belts.

from which they have secured 24 visitors were beaten at home on points, only Bournemouth (home) Saturday by Hull City they have a The League leaders defeated and Swindon (away) having stood very fair chance of securing their Newcastle in their away fixture Jast up to them and shared the spoils. second away win of the Saturday and have a splendid home Though Watford have visited and They need the points badly if they record, Portsmouth being the only beaten both Norwich City and are to keep pace with the lenders, team to take a point away from Crystal Palace, I favour the and in order to do so they will have Goodison Park, The Wednesday chances of the leaders for whom to keep a close check on Emery the and Liverpool are among those who Robson is displaying amazing form Rovers' prolific scorer. have fallen by the wayside against at the moment. the champions, Dixie Dean will, Reading, who however, have to be well on the second in the table, should prove present

VERYONE would like. to know mark if he is to pierce the Villa just strong enough to claim both what happened to Aberdeen defence, and the home team will points from Exeter City, who have and the Celtic on Saturday last, have to hold Brown, Billy Walker been beaten at home by Bourne- both teams being surprisingly de- and Houghton If they hope to win. mouth and Brentford. The visitors feated in way games against It should prove a grand game with have lost only one away the honours even.

Another good game should be against Bristol Rovers, and after the face of their disappointing dis-

their convincing win on Saturday plays; however,

are

at

game-

+

*

*

much inferior combinations. In

I favour both chances in to-morrow's

Home And Away Soccer Tables to Date ·

FIRST DIVISION

HOME

Goalk

P: W. L. D. F. A. Pts.

11.9

Arsenal (2)'...... 6 4 1 1 23 Aston Villa (5) ... 7 7 0 9 24 Derby C. (15). 6 4 1 1 14 West Bromwich (6) 702 15 Portsmouth (8)

610 14

Huddersfield (4) *Leeds U. (-) Wednesday (3) Newcastle U. (11) Everton (1) Bollon W. (17) Sunderland (13) Chelsea. (12) Liverpool (10)

2

7.4. 2 1 17

75 11 21

6 3 1 2 14

7 3 2 2 16

72 32 13

3.13

Blackburn R. (16). 1

Birmingham (9)

Sheffield U. (7)

Blackpool (20)

6 4 2 0 6 2

AWAY

Goals

Totul

P. W. L. D. F. A.Pts. Pts.

7

6 0 1 20

6 14

6 2 1 3 8

69

512

19

12

· Middlesbro' (18) 6 1 4 1.7 Manchester C. (14) 6 2 3 1 13 Lelcenter C. (19)... 7 1 2 4 5 *Wolves (1)

6 2 3 1 3

17

SECOND DIVISI ON

HOME

Stoke C. (3) Bradford C. (7)

Bary (5) *Fulham

Tottenham (8)

Swansea

Goals

7 4 1 2 15

9 13 22

6 7 21

8 10 19

6 2 3 1 11 16

6 1 2 3 16 17

1

3 2 2

AWAY

517

Gonix. Total P. W. L. D. F., A. Pis. Ms.

21 0 13 12

416

.2 2 11 16 6 15

25122 14

Plymouth A. (4)

7 5 0 2 19 65-10 22

P. W. L. D. F. A. P

76 10 13 2 12

4 12. 7 10

6 4 0 2 12 6 10 22

6 2 2 2 10 10

6 18

7 2 2 3 8 10

7 17

13

3 A

7 3 3 1 9 7

7 16

8 9

7 2 2 3 12 13

7 16

5

Manchester U. (12)

224

412

3 13 13

6 9

(15)

6 1 0 12

3 2 2 12

8 8

5 0 1 16

& 11

c. (-).

1 0 17

(6)

2 1 14 11

13 20

T

i 18 13

24

6 13

Part

1 19

7

4 1 4 20

3 12

Millwall (9)

2.11

8

-5 1 4 17

3 11

3 3 9 13

Oldham A. (18)

Vale (20)

Preston N. E. (13)

Natta F. (11) Burnley (19) Notts C. (16) Chesterfield (17) Charlton A. (10)

West Ham U.

Brentford (5) ... Reading (2) Norwich C. (10) Bristol R. (18) Exeter C. (7) Crystal P. (4) Laton T. (6) Northampton

Aldershot (-)

C. (-)

T. (14)

Histouth (15)

Watford (11)

P. R. (13). Queen's Southend U. (3) Coventry C. (12) Torquay U. (19) hton (8).

0. (16) Gillingham (21) Swindon T. (17) Cardiff C. (9)

*Newport C

1 2 3

1 2

13 .6

1 1 3 4G 5

7 1 4 2 8 20 4:

2 2 2 15 12 6

2 12 16 6 14

0 4 16 2 13

4 3.8 16 3 13

3 1 8 16

6

7 0

AWAY

Goali

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

Total

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Pts. 7 6 0 1 18 2 13 24

HOME

Goals

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 6.5 0 1 13 5 U

7 5 0 2 22

8 12

6 2 1 3 10

7

19

74 12.17

10 10

6 2 1 3 9

7 17

6 10 18

10 12

6. 1 3 2 10

12

4 16

4 2 1 16

99

6 3 2 1 10 15

7 16

4 2 0 15

8. 8

2 3 2 8 11

6 14.

60

01 24

8 19

06 4 18

1 14

1 25

16

1 3 2 8 15

2 14 1 3 11 23 12

3 3 0 12 13

$ 13

2 3 2 11 21

6 13

6 3 3

7 3 3 1 16

127 10

1 3 3 8 17 8 12

1 4 2 13 18

14 15

14 19 18

4 2 8 18

6 0

.. 6 2 2 2 11 10 8

9

60 3 $ 7 15 3

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts,

Cheater (3) Hull C. (6) Crewe A. (6) Wrexham (10) Accrington S. (14) 10 10 Gateshead (2) Southport (7)

(5)

Walsall (16) Doncaster

The brothers O'Donnell or C. (12)

that at Hillsborough where the against Luton, they should keep

teams' Wednesday will be defending an

pace with Brentford at the head of games. unbeaten home record against

and Napier should be able to give affairs.. Pompey. Only two teams have

the Celtic a win over East Stirling. been able to divide the spoils when Luton Town have an unbeaten though the latter have lowered visiting the Wednesday-Blackburn home record and their adversaries, Aberdeen's colours in an away fix- Rovers and Sheffield United-and, Norwich City, will need all their ture. Moore should lead Aberdeen though Portsmouth decisively de artistry if they are to hold the to victory against Falkirk, who feated the Albion an Saturday Town forwards in check. The City have only two home wins to their while their hosts to-morrow could have lost only one away game--to credit-againat East Stirling and only draw at Leicester, there is Cardiff City, but the ground advan- the Hearts.

the scales in every prospect of a Sheffield victory, tage should turn After all the League champlons Luton's favour, and the Cup holders have been Clapton Orient should defeat the they boat Greenock Morton, and amongst the slain at Hillsborough, Rangers in the London "derby," their form in home matches leads Manchester City are at home to though they will have to keep a me to believe that they will hold. the Wolves, who are seeking their weather eye on Brown, who is at the greatly improved Hearts team first away points of the season. the top of his form at the moment, to a draw, though they are capable The midlands team lest badly. at and requires only good support to of winning, as victories over St. home to the Arsenal last Saturday prove a match-winner.

Mirren, Cowdenbeath and the Celtic and things do not seem to be going

would suggest. Bremner, Meken

Queen's Park achieved a good performance on Saturday when

AWAY

3 14 4.14 4 13

&

Goals' Total P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Pts.

2 0 12 8 8.19

7 8.3. 1 11 11 7 18 62.40 9 14.

1 2 2 10 14

33

+

16*5

15

K 15

5 15

3 15

71 3 8 10 13

HOME

Goals

8 4 1 3 16

8 11

6

6 5 0 1 21

6 11

7:60

1 19

3 13

8 6 12 20

012

9 13

8-01 19

80 1 19

6,10

8 13.

6 4 2 0 21 7 6 0 1 17 3 0 3 12

25.02 20

་ ་

7 3 2

11 8

13 16

6 13

7 0.6 1.

14

7 1 3 3 6 12

9. 9

A 12

1-3 3-8 16

614

5 14

£ 12

6.0 6 1 8 10.

13

A

15

12 7

8 14

5 12

12

4 10

1 11

6.1 4:14. 11

10

A (15)

(21)

Tranmere (4) Rotherham U. (19) Halifax T. (17) Carlisle U. (18) Hartlepools (13) York C. (9) Darlington (11) :. New Brighton (20)

2116

2

741-2-8

6 3 2 1 18 8 2 3 3 6

8 3 1 2 11

7. 2. 2 a 16

6.23 210

9 1 4 4 13

15 16

2 B 70 5 2 11 31

761 50 4 13

6

3 6.1 4 1 7 13

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

НОМЕ

Goals

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 97 11 30 9 15 8.7 0 24 -7.5 0 2 22 12 61 1 32.10 13

15

5 1.2.25 76.10.18

5 0 2 29 51 121 61 128

64 11

70528 20

72 5. 0 8 19

AWAY

Goals

8 15

614

Total

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pte. Pts.

7 4 3 0 12 11 8 23 8 34 1 10 13 7 84.31 17 8 9 21 72 2 3 10.11 7 20 844017 19 8 2 3 3 10 14

8 23 3.14, 19

8. 26

7 19

7 -19.

8 3. 50,18,2016 18 72 50.0 1875

2102 15

36 2 12

LADY ATHLETES IN GRACEFUL FLIGHT. Fellow competi. tors watching graceful hurdle "ying" in the final of the 80 Metres Hurdles at the first annual Inter-County Championships at Chelven. Middlesex (88) won the event from Surroy (74) · and Bedfordshire (8).

RANGER'S

FORECAST

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

First Division.

Arsenal (1) Birmingham (5) Blackburn (3) Blackpool (1)

Derby (5) Everton (1) Leeds

v. Newenstle (0) v. Huddersfield (0) v. Liverpool (3) v. Middlesboro' (2)

Bolton (1)

V. Aston Villa (2). (-) v. Leicester (-) Manchester C. (-) Y, Wolves Wednesday (3) v. Fortsmouth (1) Sunderland (1) Y, Sheffield U. (0) W. Bromwich (4) v. Chelsen (0)

Second Division. Bradford C. (1) v. Burnley (2) Bury (0)

v. Manchester U. (0) Chesterfield (8) v. Preston (1) (--)

Fulham (-)

+

Lincoln (-) V.

Millwall (1)

Notta C, (3)

Port Vale (2)

Southampton (1)

V.

(0)

v. Plymouth (0)

Y. Notta F. (0) v. Stoke (2) Swansea (1) v. Bradford (0) West Ham (-) v. Grimsby (-) Third Division (South), Bournemouth (2) v. Bristol R. (2) Brentford (1)

Bristol C: (-)

VWatford (2)

v. Crystal P.

Queen's P. R. (0)

Clapton (3)

Coventry (6)

V.

Exeter C. (4)

v

Luton (7)

(4) (0)

Newport (-) v. Brighton (-) Northampton (1) v. Southend (2) Swindon (-) v. Aldershot (- Torquay (2) Y. Cardiff (2)

Third Division (North). Barnsley (-) v. Chester (-) Darlington (2) v. Rotherham (1) Doncaster (8) v. Accrington (1) Gateshead (2) Y. Southport (0) Halifax (1) v. Carlisle (1) Hartlepools (0) v. Barrow (2)

(4)

v. New Brighton (1) Stockport (-)

v. Mansfield (~) Tranmere (2)

v. York (2) Walsall (2) Wrexham (2)

Hall

v. Rochdale (1)

v. Crawa (4)

SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division.

Airdrieonians (0) v. Partick (3) Ayr (1)

v. Motherwell (8) (Celtic (-) · v. East Stirling (-)

Dundee (6)

v. Third Lanark (a) v. Aberdeen -(0) v. Kilmarnock (3) Queen's Park (5) v. Hearts (2) Rangers (7) v. Morton (3)

Falkirk (3)

Hamilton (1)

SHANGHAI SOCCER RECORD ESTABLISHED.

"Recs" Win By 15 To 1.

A

What Is belloved to be record score in the Shanghai Football League was registered on November 5 when the Recreation Club's second Team defeated St. Xavier's by 15 goals to after leading by 5 to 1 at the interval.

Baker

(7), Brodd (3), .Kellner (3) and Hayward (2) scored for the winners while Vienna netted the losers' con- solation point.

Correspondence.

ANDY DUNCAN'S TRANSFER

TO CENTRE HALF.

[To the Editor, "China Mail."]

Sir, I would be obliged if you would allow me a little space in which to voice my insignificant but possibly helping suggestions for a probable soccer interport team.

I have read with interest 'Out- side Left'a' suggestions with regard |to a probable side and must say that

in most respects I entirely agree,

Although I have never actually played first-ciaan football I can say with equal conviction that I have seen enough of it to judge and že- lect a possible winner now and then.

Unfortunately I was not, present at the first trial, but I saw the two latter ones, both of which imme- diately gave me a very poor impres- sion of local play. The point which stood out above all others was the spiritless manner in which these two games were played. The trials were not trials in a sense but just St. Johnstone (-) v. Clyde (-)

| two village football games. 8. Mirren (1)

The only men in either of the v. Cowdenbeath (4) [Teams in black denote prob-trials who made any effort in help able winners, and when neithering the selectors were the goal keep- team appears in black a draw later, the backs and the wingers. The #Indicated. Figures in brackets halves were off colour the first day denote the result of the corres-but picked up on Tuesday last. This was most notable in Duncan's case, ponding match last season.]

ARMY FIFTEEN SELECTED.

I think personally that 'Outside Left'e' selection la quite good, but if I may I would add that a bettor suggestion would be to transfer The following will represent the Barber to a wing position in the Army fifteen against the Club to-half-back line and give Duncan the morrow at Bookunpoo at 4 p.m. pivot position.

Lient, Birt (B.A.); Cpl. 'Shaw

Hearts (8) Aberdeen (7)

Rangers (2) Motherwell (1) St., Mirren (5) at all right with them this season, TULL City have a great oppor-zie and Paul will need watching. Johnst

Celtie (3) but the City have also had their sat-Htunity to take the lead in closely, but the Hearts have in

*St. Johnstone (-) backs. Middlesborough,

Hamilton A. (10) `. the the Northern section when they Smith, White and Walker a-match- Third Lanark (4) Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers have entertait. New Brighton to-morrow. winning Inside trio, and they have Kilmarnock (9) all taken major points away from Choator, the present leaders are also away wins over teams such as Queen's Park (18). Maine Road, and there is every visiting Barnsley, who gained a cre- Partick Thistle and St. Mirren to 19

U. (17) possibility of the Wolves doing so ditable away win on Saturday, they credit and Comberth (12) to-morrow, especially If Bar The City are unbeaten to date In Only Motherwell and Clyde have Partick T raclough and Hartill are in scor their home fixtures while New left Ibrox Park with a division of

Falkirk (18) ing mood.

Brighton have a disappointing the apolls and it is distinctly un- Morton (15)

Dandee

8 16 19 18 3 THERE is the possibility of Tranmere Rovers, and Carlisle will seriously challenge the supre- E Btirling (-) 825 1 11 19 5

Pte. Bradford City creeping up on United. It is a very fair outside, macy of the Rangers, who are now The figures, in brackets denote the position occupied by the Walters (S.W.B), and L/Cpl. Hardy Stoke City at the head of the chance for Hull, though Chester fighting desperately hard to regain Club at the conclusion of last season] Second Division table with the City may force a draw at Barnsley. the leadership of the premier visiting the strong, Southampton The preeent loaders have been (Scottiah League.

(6)

3141211847-11 10 26 12 (S.W.B.) Lieut. Galeriy (S.W.B.); Tong Kwan might be useful" iz

7.3 4 0 17

91.8

41/11 165 10

7 241.9 248

| away record with, two wins over likely that the Morton combinationAirdrieonians (14) ÷7 ~ 3 a 112 10 7 70 70 5 2807 Tratt (S.W.B.), Cpl gate (8.W.B.)er has much greater stamina than

*promoted Club.

torrelegated Club

7 1 6 0 10 22,2

Hamilton Lleut.

(S.W.B.),

Lieut. the half-back line too, but that Mattin (S.W.B.); Pte. Stavens would mean the exclusion of Bliss (8.W.B.), Pte: Hoskins (S.W.B.); from the team, and the latter play- Lieut. Crew-Rend (S.W.B.).

Lloyd (S.W.B.), Lieut. Herbert the Chinese player,... IRA), Pte. Jones (B.W.B.), Pte. (8.W.B.). ANDER

Lieut. Prior will be absent from the side owing to a damaged knee,|

Yours etc... SYMPATHISER Hong Kong, November.