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FRIDAY,

MARCH 2, 1934.

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DRAPKIN'S

FEDERAL

THE CHINA MAIL

LOWLY PLACED TEAMEA. MAKE

FOR THE CUP?

ARSENAL IN BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

STATEMENT ON

FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE

NOLAN CASE Comprehensive Table Showing Form

of Clubs At A Glance

Port Vale Given Every Opportunity

SUSPENSION ON EVE" OF

·CUP——-TIE

A comprehensive guide to the form of all the major English Fool.

bali League clubs will be found in the tables given below. To The ~ Cup winners in recent↑ The City have, in fact, det up a The F. A have issue an official | M years have so often sprung from record for a young player with statement regarding the case of T. Basist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared the group

of clubs in the lower little experiance from the Third Nolan, the Port Vale centre for in their last fire matches are given. The letters W, L. and D in- half of the First Division table Division. Bastia cost the Arsenal forward whose suspension on the dicate matches won, lost or drawn, respectively. "Games played at that one looks instinctively this close upon:£3,000, but Heale was az Jeve of the club'a · Cup-tie · with jukiji season to the chances of such as even higher priced man.

Charlton Athletic resulted in a home are shown in capital letters and away games in small type, Leicester City, Stoke," and "Aston In the first instance Bristol City protest_from-Port Vale oficiala,

The figures in brackets demote the position held by that team at Villa.

naked an impch as $5,000 for Heale, 'The statement saya? ""The notice There is no mason why any of presumably for the purposes of sent to the Port Vale club correct the conclusion of last season. The asterisk indicates a promoted them, judged on League form, bargaining, and It is known that ly informed the club of the suspen- team and the sword signifies a relegated team. should win the Cup, but football, they had one definite offer of sion of Nolan, and I understand as we are so fond of remarking, is £3,000. The Arsenal did not enter they did not attempt to communi- a funny game.

any negotiations. Heale is scarce- cate with this office until the day

yet sufficiently advanced to meet of the match. their needs."

It is, however, our goneral prae- İtice to endeavour to avoid incon- venience to clubs by the suspension of a player on the eve of a Cup-tis. "When the vice-chairman on the

Leicester City, too, are the indi- caled winners at Preston to-mor row judging on their display against Huddersfeld last Saturday, Black has a remarkable record for consistency. Since he joined the club 13 years ago the Leicester fullback has played nearly 650 matches.

He has missed only five games in the last six season, and it is said that only once during his service i with the club has he been played in the reserve eleven.

Twice Black has played the full programme of 42 First Division matches for Leicester, and in three other seasons he has made 41 ap- pearances.

Ranger's

Forecast

English League.

FIRST DIVISION

He is a man who never seems to cHELSEA (2) ✔ Blackburn (2) play a bad game, and if there is any] HUD'SFD (0) ▼ Derby (0) first-class player with a finer re- LIVERPOOL (0) v Middlesboro (3)

Sheffield U. (2) V

W cord of club service he has yet to SUNDERLD (0) v,Newcastle (2) (ednesday (3)

be found.

| TOTTENHAM (-) v Everton - (-)

Wolves (1) v BIRMINGH'M (0)

Y PORT VALE. (1) ✓ Fulham, (-).

Southampton (0)

Aston Villa will find the Arsenal a stiff hurdle, but the Londoners, without the "brains" of the late

SECOND DIVISION Bradford (4) Herbert Chapman working for BRENTFD (-) them, may quite aasily fall between BURNLEY (2) two stools in their quest for. the GRIMSBY (1) Cup and the League in the same MANTER U. (1)

F. (2) NOTTS

Y Swansea (2) Oldham

v BLACKPOOL PLYMOUTH (0) v Lincoln City WEST HAM (3) v Millwall (0)

Reason.

Stoke will be facing last year's finalists and ground advantage will probably send Manchester City into the Final.

v Notts County (1) v Bury (5)

)

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THIRD DIVISION (South) ··· BOUR'MTH (~) v Torquay (-) Club officials have often said, Bristol R. (2) ♥ CLAPTON (0) {"Give us a chance to get the player | Cardiff (2) * QNB PR. (5);

(2)

v

V

The League positional tables give home and away details and include all matches played to date.

morning of the game by telephone Blackb'n (15) WIWID .31 16 12.222 15.30-16 GT

Informed us that Port Vale wished to play Nolan in the Cup-tie against Charlton Athletic, he was told they might do so, and the date of the suspension was put forward three days."

RACING

(Continued from Pape 4.)

Mr. Y. S. Chang, the Shanghai rider, was beaten by 500 points to 349 by Mr. A. J. Osmund. Colony champion, in a friendly billiards match yesterday. Mr. F. Marshall. another of the Shanghai riders, is also a very useful player.

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Might Have Won Derby

I hear that Brilliant Star, which has fully vindicated the statement; since, would have been a very good thing for the Derby had he not gone slightly lame on Salur- day. Both the owners and Mr. E. Q, Butler, who would have had the ride, were keen to start him,

xtent (but after careful consideration It

we want and we will pay the fee." CHARLTON (-) This has been true in the case of CRYSTAL P (2)

|COVENTRY (2)

ν. Bristol C (2) Manchester City in securing the EXETER (4)

V Newport (0) transfer of young

Heale from Gillingham (0) v NORWICH (2)

READING (2) Bristol City.

y Aldershot" (2) ~ · SOUTHEND (0). v.

Swindon: T. (0) WATFORD (4) v., Luton (1),

ARSENAL TOO BIG A HURDLE FOR PALACE

This is a true story from Sel- hurst Park.

On the day of the Fourth Round Cup draw A Cockney Crystal Palace supporter telephoned "Mr.

Jack Tresadern.

"Who've yer got in the draw, suv'nor 7

"Arsenal, at Highbury," replied the manager.

"Blimey! If yer git over that 'urdle yer ought enter the team for the Grand National.”

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Two Champions Beaten

THIRD DIVISION (North) Accrington (4) Halifax (1) BARNSLEY (2) y Walsall (1)

Two champions suffered defeats CHESTRF'D (-), v Crewe (-) DARLINGT'N (5) y Carlisle (2) when Night Star, leading Anstra. (0) → STOCKPORT (3) lian in 1989, was twice beaten by LS (3) v Chester (1)

|Woodland Stag and Diana Bay WAN MANSFIELD (2) v York 0. (0) ROCHDALE (1) New Brighton beaten by Trentbridge, last year's SOUTHPORT (3) v Barrow (0) Derby winner. Night Star is quite TRANMERE (1) ▼ Rotherham (0)

obviously not in very fit condition, WREXHAM (3) ▼ Doncaster (0)

Scottish League

FIRST DIVISION “ FALKIRK (-) Hibernians (-) HAMILTON (10) v Cowdenbeath KILMARN'K (2) ▼ Dundee (2) QUEEN'S P. (2) v Partick (1)

F. A. CUP-QUARTER FINALS

ARSENAL Preston BOLTON

v Aston V. v Leicester

Portsmouth MANCHESTER C. v. Stoke

SCOTTISH CUP — QUARTER FINALS

Albion

St. Johnstone,

RANGERS

St. Mirren

* MOTHERWELL v Queen 0'5 » Aberdeen CELTIC

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FIRST · DIVISION. НОМЕ

AWAT Goals

Goals Pts Arsenal (1) LLwWw..40 15 17 431 11 22 15 8:43 19:16.

P. F. W. D. F. A. Pu P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis Hud #eid (5) W-WI ..29 15 11 13 39 13 25 15 4 5 6 26 28 14 29 Derby (5) wWDID 19.30 14.90€ 27 13 26 153 21 18 150 *Totham (-) wiWin ..11

04:44 18 28 15 W. Brom (1) WLWL 31 158

131 10 41 8 4 1 31 17 19 Manter C. (16) WW 30 15 Wed'day. (3) Weddi. 30 15 7 4 4 24 17

18. Portam th (8) DDald 30

1536 22 15 19 Everton (11) WWDD .30. 15 7 5/3 24 21 17 Sunderl's (12) Wdw10 15 9 16 43 24 25 Mid'abro IWLAD 30 18 10 4 1 31 22 21 (1) Lwwww.30 15 9 3 3 30 15 21

(6) CLWBL 36

30 16 3 3 8 21 20 18 Leicester (20) WDww 28 15 6 4 5 29 17

28 17-17 A. Villa (2) TWDIL ...31

11 15 8 6 3 33 28 17 Wolves (18) IDLI ....30 15 9 4 3 35 24 19 *Stake (WwWw...29 14 7 3 4 21 14 18 Birham (13) ILTW ..30 14 4 4 6 17 11 14 Liverpool (14) 1Wdlb .31 14 6 4 6 31 23 17 16 Shef'd U, (10) WALIW 32 16 7 4 5 26 24 19 Chelsea (19) wiwd ..29 14 72 28 19 16

10 31 48 20.23 15 2 9 4 17 16 8

16

HOME SECOND DIVISION..

AWAY Goals

Goals Pia. F. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pia P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis Grimsby (13) Ww!Dw 30. 15 11 3 1 41 21 23 15 10 5 0 31 17 29 43 Preston (3) WwdWw 30 15 11 2 2 35.14 24 15 S. 1 20 24.11 38 B'ford WwW.3 15 10 3 2 38 22 22 158 7 2 26 28 14 36 Port V. (16) WLDIW 30 15 10 232519 21 13 35 1568.7 17 27 12 35 +Blackpool dWDdW.29 15 9 2 Bradford (8) WwWw Bury (4) WWIWI

Bolton (-) WIW*L**** Plymouth (14) W❤DIL Fulham (3) WIWAD Bard

Oldham

22 15 11

C. (11) LIWAW

(19)

DwwLI Ham (20) ILLdW S'hampion WWID Hall (4) WLDd Notta C (15) WiWD 30 16

18 25

15 5 10 0 17 25 10 15 57 3 18 30.13

18 58 2 25 31

15

284 22:35 18

24:6 21

15 4 8 3 18 21 11 20

13 11

· 14 · 1-10 3 17.215. 23-

15 1.8 6 12 31

28

15393 19 22

7) ILIWA ..29 15 9. 4 (10) DuWd

28

23 23 20

15 2 10 3 16 30 7 27

30 14 21

15

Netta F. (5) ILWI Millwall (7) WIDI

-15 0.114 11 23 1.25 3.33 17 19 15 1 11 3 14 345, 24 29 14 7 3 4 28 22 18 151 10 4 13 39624

„Manch" U. (5) LwLIL 30, 155 8 2 21-30 19: -15. 4:16-1 24449 21- Lincoln (19) WADI 15 5.5 520 21:14; -18,, 31251 19 32÷5_20°

Goals

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Goals. Pie

120/23 15-40

163 22 21 13 36

15

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH); HOME D'ALLAWAY:

P. P. W, L. D. F. À. Pt P. W, L. Qu'a P.R. (16) WaWW] 29" 16 12 2 1 40 16 25 14.6 5. Norwich (3) DwWwW 29 15 13 0 2 34 9 29 14 5 5 4 35 24 14:42 Reading (4) Dewd..24 12 24

2 7 6 15:35.16 33 Coventry (0) WWW! 2 111 110162 Bristol R. WIW...28 13 11 2 9 35 13 227 Exeter (2) WWIIL

15 11 4

188 14 21 Luton (14)

16 9 3 3 41: 21 Charitou (DIWIW 28 13 10 2 1 40 Swindon (22) ILDWW .29 15 9

15 & 4 Aldrit (18) Dditi...29

(20) WWW 20 15 10 2 23.45 18

30

15 7 2 63

and it will probably be six weeks SM WWW 20 15 8 3 427 1

before we will see the mare at her best. This is indeed unfortunate for the Messra. Kong Bros, stable in view of Charming, Star's career

(2) being, abruptly ended, but they have an excellent string of ponies leven now. Diana Bay's defeat was not as bad as it looked. A lightly bullt mare can hardly be expected to stand up to a heavily built stal- lion of Trentbridge's calibre on the extremely heavy track as experien- ced on Monday, Diana Bay is by no means finished as she quite clearly proved after a gruelling race against Cossack's Beauty, who nearly accomplished the tent of beating the Dunbar, favourite va ¡der similar conditions, D

ON THE LIGHTER

SNOOPING AROUND | SIDE OF SPORT

"MANY of

ANY of the M.C.C. Indian team are feeling the strain of the long, train journeys, and the many social functions,” says a writer,

·EN HARVEY fixed a horseshoë

to a corner post of the ring at

his training quarters.

Brighton (12) DIDW Southend (13) N'ampton (7) Bristol C.

18 27 10 38

15 3841952

18 24 12 23.

14 6 4 4 21 18 16:15-3:9 3.18

Torquay (8) WDdL.29 15 7.5 323 Gillingh'm (8) ¿W=D] 29 14 63 Newport (20) LIDIW 29 15 4 5 Barmth (18) LIDIL.29 13 6 Cardin (19) BLIL 29 14 4 6

HOME

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Goals

AWAY

Goula

P. P. W.LD. F. A. Pia P. W. L. D. F. &. PANA Cterf'a (-) wW!Ww .31 16 14 2 8 44 13:28 15.3 42.24-13 20:48 Stockp't: (19) WWW 29 15 11 2 61.17 28 14 4 4 4 18 18-14 4 Barnsley (8) DwWWW se 15 11.9 2 45 11 23 15 Doncaster (6) Halifax (16) Trana's (11) W*zham Barrow

Acer ton (13) LLADE York: (20) WIDW Southpt (12); WORD' Path's (21)

21:38 18:25 15

50 27 24 16 15 4 8 4 21 33 16-12 1547 27: 33-12-31

31 16 744′′ BE 21 15

WWW.30

Crewe (10) IWWWL D'eton (22) IWIWI- Mandeld (16) WIRIW Chester (0) LIWDI

-My flapper thinks it would be more Carlisle, (9) I*WAL useful in his glove.

Which prompts a frivolous corra-¦¦ Pressure from the bank made spondent to suggest that, in future Bristol City part with their best for two teams be sent, one to play and ward

the other to do thestravelling and attend the parties.

A doctor

a means

>Rotherham (17) wDILI 29. Rochdale (18) ILALA...A

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

HOME

1,10

2017-14 8 11

7.19:16 "2,11-

28 11:15 48 3:17, 30

· 21 14715 2 12′′1, 15° 47′ 5

AWAY

PPW.LD.F. A. Piz, P. W. L. D. F. A. Pup Moth'well (2) wLIWW 38 16:15 1:1-33 14 27 11 11 1 2 29 15 24 Brought them to Heale, as it woLTE, Bangers (1) DwWww 28 14 12:1 2:55 18 20, 14 19 3.2 64 19 22 48′′

Hearts (4) WdWw] Fairy tale of the week: Hop b' my

Aberdeen

(B) T Thumb, by Moss, the Arsenal goal-Qom O'B keeper.

BL Tatone: (5) Kil'nock ((4)) Falkirk

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