FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
4164Sporting Page 72
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
ARSENAL ARE NOT SUFFERING FROM MODESTY
"We Shall Maintain Our High Standard,” Says Mr. Chapman
You will
(By B. BENNISON.)
back, who is to stand by In case of Ineed, must be all the better for an- other year he has had on the staff while Trim, from Bournemouth, has been added to the list of de- fenders.
No Problem In Attack For the half-back division Jones,
EVERTON
SHOULD BEAT ·
FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE CLUB SOCCER
WEDNESDAY A comprehensive guide to the form of all the major English Foot..
Arsenal And Villa Probable Winners. ·
PRESTON MAY TAKE POINTS FROM GRIMSBY
Rangers Favoured To Beat Celtic Before Huge Crowd At Hampden Park
(By RANGER)
"They Will Sufice” not find modesty at Arsenal's headquarters. That is I would refrain from airing his Hill. Roberts and John will again England be available, and no changes have not one of the cardinal virtues of views on how future the League Championa. Whatever teams should be built and pre taken place to disturb the old for-
The big match in the First Divi- Hity Dess might have been theirs pared, lest he might be misunder-ward lines. There is not likely to
serious problem in the sion of the English Football League has been killed by their almost fa-stood official quarters; neither be any credible prosperity. "We Are the would 1 attempt to discover the matter of attack.
to-morrow is that between Everton. Champions," I can hear them way secret of Arsenal's impressive ad. The only question, perhaps, will Cup holders, and Sheffield Wednes- ing, "and such we shall remain." vance. It is enough that the
concern Jack and Bowden. If day at Goodison Park. When visited Highbury in players who finished Arst in the Jack has to give way to Bowden quest of information, I was not so league last season will again be on much as lempted to invite an duty.
official estimate of prospects. "And," says Mr. Chapman, "we took everything for granted. I have every confidence that they had no option; for I learned that 'will suffice."
It will only be because the form
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ball League clubs will be found in the tables given below. To assist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared
SEASON - STARTS
TO-MORROW
in their last matches are given. The letters W L and D in- Two Friendlies Against
dicate matches won, lost or drawn, respectively, · Games played at home are shown in capital letters and away games in small type. The figures in brackets denols the position held by that team at the conclusion of last sensor. The asterisk Indicates 'a' promoted: team and the sword signifles a relegated team.
The League positional tables give home and away details and include all matches played to date,
Portsmouth (8) dwWD Manchester C. (16)
Lwd W
W
Leicester (20) ▼ D Arsenal (1) DWW...
www Villa (2) Gw1W
Aston (-).
(11) wdd. Liverpool (14) Dwi Leeds (9) WW
*Stoke Everton have an unbeaten record
of Bowden demands his incluas against the Shefeld side's poor At the moment it would record of one win in four games, he wrong to assume that the and the odds favour the home side to be the best Jack-Hulume partnership will be in what promises dissolved. with fully a month to go before the In point of service some of them
That will largely de match of the day. pend upon the lessons of the two The meeting of Preston North opening of the League season more have approached perilously near
public trials.
End and the Mariners should draw than £5,000 had been paid for sea the veteran stage. The average
For the centre-forward position, a big gate in the Second Division son tickets--which had shattered age of the recognised first team is
more remarkable for mellow ex- Coleman is, of course, first choice, and a win for the visitors, who are all previous records.
4 was bound to admit that the perience than youthfulness. No! needs be, Lambert will step in one of the few teams with 100 per.
to be cent. records, is anticipated. may hope for a his shoes. James, who is outlook could not be brighter. And player, however,
Glasgow Rangers are favoured yet I fell to speculating whether, 'place in the side because of reputa-captain, will once more operate on
with Bastin. Of the to beat the lowly-placed Celtic at with football's notorious fickleness, lon. Proved ability will decide the left
several newcomers. Birkett, of Tor-Hampden Park in the leading Scot- Arsenal might not, sometimes, be first, lust, and always. affrighted by the enormous respon-" Arsenal have done a certain quay, is considered to be an out-tish League game. sibilities then prodigious success amount of recruiting, as was to be side right of rare possibilities. bad thrust upon their shoulders, expected, but neither arrivals nor In December, Arsenal are to be team of Austrians, They have, indeed, set themselves departures are exceptional. Precdy, 'Vaited by a a stupendous task to live up to the goalkeeper, has gone: and also which will be much the same as seen at Stamford Bridge their own lofty standard, writes B. Thompson, and one or two of the that Bennion in the Evening Standard, lesser-known players.
jagainst England. They are also to "The standard is high, but it will It is believed that in Wilson they have home and away matches with! be maintained," declared Mr. Her have secured from Greenock Mor-Glasgow Rangers, and, as cham- Blackburn (4) bert Chapman, that strangest mix- ton, the best deputy for Moss in pions, will play Everton ture of optimism and idealism goal: and that the experience Charity Shield.
The playing pitch has been have yet encountered in football;, which Bowden has had since ho ar- for while he insists "we have to re-rived from Plymouth Argyle inst scientificially tended, and so far good. As may be judged has now been main at the top, come what may,”¡reason
brought to a condition to stand all he is just as much concerned about There is a second, and in same the good of the game as a whole as fases a third, choice for every posi-the wear and tear of the season. about the future of its avowed on. champions.
will be all to his
The following is my forecast for to-morrow's games, giving the re- suits of the corresponding game last year in brackets:
FIRST DIVISION.
Arsenal (2) Aston Villa (5)
for the Everton (2)
Last term it-was the one fly in the Compton, the young London full- Arsenal ointment.
NEW RULES ARSENAL'S
Players Returning To The Field.
NO NUMBERED PLAYERS
in the game..
London, Aug. 16.
SECRET FOR
THEIR SUCCESS.
Organisation
-
That's All.
London. Aug. 16. TR. Herbert Chapman, the
Mfamous Arsenal
secre- tary-manager, was asked this week to account for the cham- pions' success.
His reply was brief and to the point, "Organisation-that's all."
(Huddersfield (2)
Letecster > Middlesboro (2) Newcastle (0) Sheffield U. (4) Stoke (-) Wolven (0)
SECOND
|Blackpool ( ) Bradford (2) Bury (2) Fulham (3)
TRANSFERS Grimsby (8)
Tommy Yews For Clapton Orient.
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ELKES NOW WITH WATFORD
re
London, Aug. 16. Among the "last minute" trans- fers of which news has been ceived to-day and yesterday 15 that of the famous West Ham United outside right, Tommy Yews, to Clapton Orient.
He has been a regular member for
Hull Maucheater U (-) Nails F. (2) Plymouth (-) Southampton (6) West Ham (0)
Manchester C (1) Liverpool (2) West Bromwich (42 Wednesday (1) Loods (2) Tottenham (-) Birmingham (2)
Derby (0) Chelsea (L) Portsmouth (> Sunderland (2) DIVISIÓN.
Port Vale (-)
Bradford C. (0)
Lincoln (2) Swansea (1) Preston (5) Mulwall (-) Bolton (-) Oldham (3) Brentford (-) Notta C. (2) Burnley (4)
THIRD DIVISION (South).
Brounemouth (3) Cardiff (2) Bristol C. (5) Swindon (1) Charlton (> Exeter (~)
(2) Coventry
Bristol R. (0) Newport (2) Aldershot (1)
Brighton (0) Norwich (1) Queen's P.I. (8) Luton (1) Reading (2) Crystal P. (3) Southend (3) Clapton (3)
Northampton (1) Torquay (5) Watford (2) Gillingham (0)
THIRD
·
DIVISION (North).
Only two minor alterations have been made in soccer rules since the
end of last season. Low 12 now provides that when ☐ player has left the field of play and is entitied to return, he may do so only when the ball has ceased to be in play. But later he explained that the of West Ham's League team and he must also report to the re- Club employs an army of "scouts" many seasons, and a reliable goal Burnsley (6) feree before resuming his activities who watch football matches in all getter who has made many open-arrow (2)
districts throughout Great Britain.ings by well placed contres.
Chester (5) Whenever a promising player Hugh Mooney, a member of Chesterfield (-) The second change is merely one makes his appearance at least Aberdeen's Scottish League team Hartlepools (8)
Doncaster (3) ust boen secured Mansfield ́(4) - in the wording of the penalty law. three of these observers are sent last season, has
to look at him independently, and by Gillingham, and will play either Rochdale (2) Formerly. & penalty kick could be
If they report favourably Mr. Chap-'at left half or inside right; J.Stockport (1),
Tranmere (4) awarded even when, the ball was man himself goes along to pass 'the Elken, the Middlesbrough contre not actually in play, provided il final judgment.
“Not a single schoolboy or was in the field of play, Now the
adult playing football in these law reads. "A penalty kick can
Islands escapes our observa» · be awarded irrespective of the tion," concluded the Arsenal chief, - “and the records of position of the ball. if in play, at the time the offence is committed." thousands of potential Arsenal The Football League has refused players are carefully Bled at
Highbury." agree. tp the numbering of
During the last three seasoNB, players in all League matches the Champion's profits, have totall- (though this is a reform which led £70,000, and they have already must come about asandr or inter), {aoid £0;000 worth of season tickets and the League has also disagreed for the forthcoming year.
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with the suggestion that in futuro four clubs should be relegated from the First Division to the Second, and four promoted from the latter to the First,
It had also been proposed that four clubs, should be re- legated from Division Two every year, and that two should be promoted from each Section of Division Three, but these proposals :-from many despite strong backing for quarters the strong opposition "of several First Division clubs," mado, it impossible for the necessary three-fourths majority "to be obtained.şt
CRASH HELMETS
IN SOCCER.
'Chelsea Player Wears One. At Practice.
halfback, and formerly a Totten. ham Hotspur forward, has joined Watford and Moody, the Man- chester United goalkeeper, has been signed' on by Chesterfield.
ALEX JACKSON'S PLIGHT.
Out Of Game On The
Transfer List.
London, Aug. 16.
Darlington (2) Rotherham (1) New Brighton (8) York City (0) Halifax (-) Waball (2) Wrexham (1) Southport (0) Accrington (0)
Crewe (0) Gateshead (2) -
SCOTTISH, LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION,
Aberdeen (3) Clyde (1) Falkirk (3) Hamilton (2) Hearts () Kilmarnock (0) Quem's P.R. (1) Queen '0 Bouth() Hangers (0)
Dundea (2) *Partick (0) Airdrie (3) Motherwell Hibernians (~) St. Mirren (2), Third Lanaric (1) Ayr Utd, (-) Celtic (0) 8. Johnstone (3). Cowdenbeath. (1)|
Q.P.R. TO RETURN TO SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
The most miserable man in Eng Loss Of $7,296 At The Hand on Saturday was Alex, Jack- |son, once · Chelsea's "ontelde-right
and a Scottish International foot
White City.
Wald..
Weltfield (6),
WIW (18) Wilw Newcastle (5) D1W Blackbure (15) W4 L Sunderland (12) ILW d Sheffield Utd. (10) DIW
WLL
MIR VID) WII,
Chelsen (19) IWI...... West Bromwich (4) WI Birmingham (13) ¿LD} Derby (7) DD
- FIRST DIVISION. *
HOME
Goals
AWAY
Goals
P. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt■ P. W. L.. D. F. A. Pu
2101303 2101423
SECOND DIVISION.
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Goals
2 1 1 0 5
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7 0
AWAY
Gonta
2 0 0 9
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Artillery.
USEFUL SIDE THIS YEAR
(By OUTSIDE LEFTÍ. The Hong Kong Football Club open their ̈ football season-to- Pts.morrow on their own ground when their first and second elevens will be_pitted against the first and 5 second elevens of the Royal Artillery in two friendly games, commencing at 4 and 5.15 p.m., respectively.
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The games will represent the first real tryouts of new talent Available in both teams and from what was seen on the Club ground yesterday, they have a very useful aide this year.
The following will be the pro- bable terms for to-morrow's games;-
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First Eleven. Rodger; Mar- and B. Strange (Captain); 2Skinner, Wright, and A. Duncan
Drown, Dominy, Howe, E. Birange and Bickford.
Second Eleven:Simon; Binnie Pla. and M. Hallton; Gilchrist, Boyd and
Lowe; Fisher, Hills, F. Fowler, Wil
0 0 2 0 4
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. P. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pls P. W. L. D. F. A. Pia Preston (9) WW». 4 2 20
2 2 0 0 6 2 4 Grimsby (18) W L w w 4 Notts C. (15) wWw.. Millwall (7) w WD1. West Ham (20) War 4
(-) 4WW] on (12)
+Bolton
Lon (-) 1 = WL Notta F. (5) D w1D Port Vale ( (16) Ł W W Fulham (3) WWII Bradford (8) W
Swansea (10) DW Plymouth (14) W DI Bradford C.
(11) ILW M'chester U. (5) ILD Burnley (17) WL †Blackpool (-) LIW Lincoln (18) LAL.. Oldham (19) DLI.. 4
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
P.
Norwich- (3) wwaw ( Bristol R. (10) wŁ W w 4 Crystal P. (5) wwWL/4 Bournemouth (18)
W
Exeler
ΩΙΝΗΣ Luton (14) www. Swindon (22) WDI Gillingham (8) IDW W Cardif (18) * W DI Aldershot (17) DW
Charlton (-) WidW
(20) 1W Wa O WHW
AL (16)
Torquay (9) DIIW. Brighton (12) IWD1. Northampton (7)
Coventry (6) WHIL Southend (13) LAIL: 4. Watford (11) LIIL. Bristol C. (18) LIIL
HOME
Goala
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts 2 2 0 0 10 24 2 11.0 3 2 2
2
1 1 0 3 3 2
0 12
0 1 2 2
1 5 6 1
1 3 6 1
16 0.3
0 2 0 4 B
AWAY
Goal
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8 lizma and Sloan.
VALLEY GOLF SINGLES.
Second Round Now Concluded.
HE following were the resulta
To wing retining Second
Round matches. In
the Second
Happy Valley golf singles com- petition:
J. Harrop (17) best W, J. Wadding. Iton (17) I up.
J. 8. Dykes (18) beat A. D. Hum- phreys (10) 4 and 3.
W. Fooks (17) best W. Pittendrigh Pla. (37) 2 up.
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis
2 1 0 1 1 0 3
2 2 0 0 6 1 4
2 200504
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) ПОНЕ
Goals P. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Trammere (11) WdwW 4° 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 Crews (10) WW1.4
2 2009 44
Chesterfield (-)
WwLW
Blockport (3) W WIW
Halifax (15) | WWW...
2.0 0
2.4
Walsall (5) di ww': Hartlepools (14) dwwi 4
IDW d
Barnsley (8)
Barrow
Gateshead
Rochdale (18) WW.
Doncaster (6) WILL Accrington (is) Idw
Brighton D1 (21)' Carlisle (19) WD11 Darlington (22) IELD AVE Mansfeld (14) DD]. ↑ Wrexham HLW!
Chester: (4) WIIL.. 4 Rotherham (17) 1 L D. Z Konikport (12) ID4ɛ,
Queen's Pk. ww} Motherwell A
Rangers Wdw wi Aberdeen Ww
baller, whose play: hundreda" "of
London, Aug., 16. thousands of spectators have cheer The report of Queen's Park Ran- London, Aug, 10ed to the eche.
gers FC, published this, weak, ONDON football fans are dis. There is chod to re-nure trace. hows that they had a very leam Fark w Lễ cussing with interest the fact for fee attached to his name, but on time last season, when, they trans |_ Kilmarnock that Priestley, the new Cholaes Baturday he was just a spectator, ferred their headquazigers to the player, from Linfeld, has been "I am stili At, still capable wearing what looks like a crash helmet during practics games. It is rumoured that he Intends to retain This - headgear during – League Incidentally, the International matches, and there is nothing • {n}
land" was once called:" the": ・ greatest footballer in the
world""," he said sadly, “but... now they won't let ma play in first-class football."
White City ändelost #100
Le This year, they are returning to pussy their old ground at."" Shepherd'a || Partick Buth, as their directors have right. ly decided that the White City is
toovast to make the played there attractive,”
ctators but the hud
“Board, which controls the organis- the rules of football to provent him?. He has received enteral firm of ed football of more than 50 nations, for doing so. But would the Mur fers from Becond- Division clube, vides accommodatiop to has décided that it cannot accede to thibrition allow the players to follow, but he has vout them all on rone demands for the Appointment of the: American, exstaple, and a wear, aide. It is "örst-class", or nothing many of the Hanzora, matchaa, goal judges.
Bfor him."
ho higher than 5,000,
head-protectors?!!
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8
4 2
1 4 1
AWAY
Goals
Pla.
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pią 2 1 1 1 3 138
21 10442
SCOTTISH LEAGUE-
ПОМЕ
Goals LD.F. A. Pia P. W. L.
7
1
(COPYRIGHT)
AY
6
6
The following were Third Round results:
A. G. Ursell (13) beat. A. M. Me- Kelar (8) 5 and S.
G. T. May (17) beat C. Mygóck (15)' B12 and 1.
W. 1. Alexander (17) beat J. Harrop 5 (17) 3 and 2.
A. E. Clarke (14) bent P:W, Amery (18) 2 up.
J. S. Dykes (18) beat N. M. Currie (16) and 4.
II. H. Mandy (10) bent. W. Wood. ward (17) 4 and 2.
8. T. Butlin (10) beat W. Fooks (17)
2, and 1.
Goldman (11) beat J. W. Mayhew
| (15), on the 19th green.
Dyker Qualifies
J. 8, Dykes qualified for Op- 1tain's Cup (September) when he returned a card of 87-18=74 to beat G. H. Bond (08-17=76) in the play-off,
4 ARMY RECORDS BETTERED.
Lincolns Three Miler's Fine Display.
THOMAS AND FINLAY WIN
In the Inter-Services Athletic Championships held at Portsmouth, | in which' the Army relained | the title .with...94 | points; |the Royal Air Force secured 72 points and the Royal Navy 44 ||points; four new records were ! established.
Bat RH. Thomas (R.A.F.), the A.AA. champion, won the mils
Trace in #mins. 28 sece: to shatter Goale Pie his own record Rnd. Lt. Bowen 18] (Army) set up a new time for the 220 yards, covering the distance in 40 6 10 29 2/0 secsi" while ... Sgt. ... Finlay |(B.A-F) clocked 15 1/8 seca, in the
120 yards Hurdles,
Yet another record was created. when Bgt. A. C. Holmes won the three miles race for the second year in successión, defeating Set, | Sutherland, the Army and Inter- |national runner," -In- 14 - mins.), [49.1/10_maga, which was 18 7/10/ secs, better than his time of 15") Imins, 7.4/5 saca last year,
Bergi, Holmes is serving" {24d Battalion of the Line "Regiment pixiloned
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