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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1934.

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THE VILLA ENTER NEW ERA WITH TEAM BRISTLING WITH TALENT

CHELSEA

LOSE

BIRMINGHAM

CLEANING UP ·

THE MIDLANDS

LINCOLN RECORD.

SECOND WIN

CUP HOLDERS TRIUMPH |

London, To-day.

AB

The Pensioners are almost badly off this season as they were last. Yesterday they lost at Stam- ford Bridge by the odd goal in three to the Wednesday.

their second defeat.

It was

trounced

The Cup holders Liverpool at Maine Road to re- cord their third point in twol games, while Birmingham con- Imued their clean-up of the mid- lands by beating the Albion at the Hawthorns after surprising the Villa at St. Andrew's last! Saturday.

Hull City opened their season with defeat at Plymouth where they scored four of the ten goals the match produced.

The result of the scheduled game between Clapton Orient and Coventry City in the southern section has not been cabled.

MR. JAMES MCMULLAN VERY SERIOUS

TO MANAGE TEAM POSSIBILITY OF FIRST SUCCESS FOR 24 YEARS

BLACKBURN'S STAR CENTRE

'LONDON, AUGUST 2.

ALLEGATIONS

IN FOOTBALL GAMES SAID TO BE "SOLD."

INDIA WANTS BRITISH REFEREES

Calcutta, August 12. Remarkable allegations

are

ASTON VILLA HAVE ENTRE TEAM BUT, I being freely discussed in Calcutta MR. JAMES MCMULLAN AS TEAM MANAGER, BUT, of important football matches be- IMAGINE THAT IT WILL NOT BE EASY DIRECTORS, WHO HAVE HITHERTO DONE SO MUCH WORKing "sold" for large sums of

FOR

money.

TO HAND OVER THE REINS.

Applicants for the position were informed that they would In some cases, it is said, the be expected to go out with the players and act as coach, One figures are as high as £375, who might have been chosen said, "Yes, I am prepared to do that so far as the youngsters are concerned, but the seniors would not like it. They would probably tell me that they knew as much King's Royal Rifle Corps and the about the game as I could tell them."

Durham Light Infantry, to replay

The charges follow the refusal of two British Army teams, the

As one might expect, the directors refused to accept this their drawn match in the final of view. Many footballers believe that they should not be subject to the Indian Football Association order and discipline, but I have never been able to understand Jahield.

The refusal is a protest against

why, as servants of a club, they should not carry out reasonable the standard of refereeing. daties.

to

For even an international refuse to listen to a couch, as if there were nothing that he might

a swollen

The first photograph of the Colony's Interport Swimming team who will defend the Taggart Cup (shown in be shown, smacks of the centre) at the forthcoming Triangular contest against Shanghai and Tichtsin on September 18 in Shanghai. head. Top Raw (left to right) Chan Sek-pui (C.A.A.) S. H. Wong, D. F. Lopes (Manager) E. B. da Roza (V.R.C.), E. M. Marquee (V.R.C.), Middle Row. L. Roza-Pereira, (V.R.C.), W. T. Campbell (V.R.C.), C. E. Roza-Pereira (V.R.C.), Lau Po-hay (A.A.), T. Pazet (V.R.C.). Sented. Edward da Ruza (V.R.C.) and A. A. du Roza (V.R.C.) McMullan W. Lawrence (V.R.C.), 100 Yards, free style champion of the Colony and holder of the local record for the 220 troubles. Yards, and Kwok Chun-hang (S.C.A.A.) halder of the record for the 100 Yards breast-stroke of the Colony, were know how to deal with them. unable to bave photographe Laken with the team yesterday owing to Indisposition. (King's Studio).

SECOND DIVISION

Goals

READING SUCCEED- Reading at last came into their own with a home win over Bristol City, while Watford, who are re- ported to be stronger this season,

Burnley sustained their second defent-at Blacknoot home to Brighton.

Swanxen Lincoln City continued pn the Brentford victorious path with a 4-3 win at Fulham

Port Vale Mansfield. Relegated last season,

Notts F. they should do well in this division. Norwich Stockport, stern challengers last Sheffield U. season, suffered a setback at York Blon

Bradford where the City scored three times

Manchester U. to the visitors' once,

Plymouth

Jarnsley

Notts C. Southampton West Ham Bradford C.

Bury... Newcastle Oldham |Huil

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

2 2 0 0 5 1 4

2 2 0 0 9 2 4

2 2 0 0.7 2 1

Ranger's Forecast LONDON'S NEW

For Saturday

FIRST DIVISION

210-15 3 3 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 ARSENAL (2) 11 0 0 5 1 2|A. VILLA (0)

2 1 1 0 5 4 2 Blackburn (4)

2 1 1 0 5 4 2 CHELSEA (2)

1 1 0 0 4 1 2[EVERTON (-) 1100 3 2 2 GRIMSBY (-)`

v Liverpool (1) v Derby (2)

v Leeds (2)

v Leicester (0)

y Preston (-)

V Portsmouth (-)

1 1 0 0 2 0 2 HUDFIELD (2) v Tottenham (0)

2 1 1 0 6 7 2 Manchester C. (2) v WED'DAY (3)

0 1 3 4 1 MIDDLESBORO' West Bromwich

0 1 1 2 3 1

2011031 Stoke (1)

(3)

(0)

✓ Birmingham (1)

SECOND

0 1 0 1 2 0jWolves (1)

2 0 2.0 2 7 0

20 2 0 2 9 0 BARNSLEY (-)

2 0 2 2 9 0 Blackpool (0)

0 2 0 2 9

@ 1 0 4 6

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Goals

Brighton Newport

2 Cardiff

Swindon (Southend Charlton Gillingham

Results, as cabled by

Reuter,

were:

FIRST DIVISION

Chelsen

1 Wednesday

Everton

2 Leicester

• Mun'ster C.

3 Liverpool

Middlesboro'

1 Portsmouth

W. Brom.

1 Birmingham

Plymouth

6 Hull

SECOND DIVISION

THIRD DIVISION (South)

Bristol R. *Clapton Gillingham Reading Southend Watford

2 Swindon

Coventry

1 Millwall

2 Bristol C.

THIRD DIVISION (North)

Gateshead

Hartlepools

Mansfield

N. Brighton

Wrexham York

*Unplayed.

2 Bristol C.

Coventry Clapton Millwall Northampton Reading

2 Aldersho!

Crystal P. Barrow

Luton

0 Bristol R.

1 Queen's P.R.

0 BOLTON (2)

v Hull (0)

v Bury (0)

FOOTBALLERS

FOR 1934-35

Arsenal Capture New Half-Back

CHARLTON'S INTERNATIONAL

FORWARD

Contest Cancelled...

Thompson is tall, fast, and It is known that large sums ar aglle, with a good command of wagered on the outcome of games, the ball, and he is a useful

and Major-General H. K. Bethell's shot.

Better to the association has been Probably because circumstances welcomed as a first step towards I do not anticipate that Mr. compel economies, the Rovers are the removal of undesirable ele-

will experience any now depending mainly on

young ments from football in India. If he does, he will players of their choice and train. A special meeting of the Indian ing, and they seem well off in this Football Association Council dia- It is twenty-four years since the respect. They would scarcely have cussed Major-General Bethell's Villa won the last of their slx allowed Imrie to go to Newcastle jchampionships, and I believe they if they had not felt sure that they

have now the talent to enable them could adequately fill his place. to succeed again. I do not think The biggest problem they have they will be far off it.

to solve is to break the spell of Allen will make a tremendous failure away from home. They difference to the side in closing the lost 17 of their 21 away games last route down the middle, and Blair season. and Nibloo will appear better backs than they have hitherto been "They Won't Hurt You" jjudged to be.

League Impressed

Gardner went on the Continenti with the F.A. team, and his high|

It is curious how so many players

letter to-night. :

Later · a statement was issued regretting the decision of the military teams and do claring the tournament null and vold.

The council is considering the possibility of obtaining qualified referees from Great Britain to control, football in India.

ja man shouted to a colleague,-"Get ward, who has been playing

in, they won't hurt you!"

It was a remark which might be printed in red and hung in

for

Allen is the only new player, and do not approach their proper form all has been staked on him. But away from home. As soon as they ON TRIAL WITH READING Gardner was signed on towards the get out of sight of their own sup-

Reading FC, are giving a month's Arsenal are well supplied with end of last season and he will help porters they lose their fighting

I remember on one occa-trial to three young players from to make the half-back line better spirit. v SUNDLAND (6) halfbacks, but not so richly en- than it has been for several years, having a bad time away from home, T. Lawaon, aged 20, a centre-for- sion last season, when a team were Northern colliery teams. They are DIVISION

Port Vale (-)

dowed that they could afford to

Spennymoor, pass over the opportunity of secur

the North-eastern League club; A. Fitzgerald, aged ing a player of the calibre of John

20, a left-half from Denaby, the Crayston, who came from Brad-class play created a big impression every visiting dressing room Midland League club; and T. Clark,

on the selectors-who are not like- Ford.

It is not usual for Blackburn aged 19, an inside-left. ly to forget him for the season's teams to be timid, and I do not Crayston joined the Park

internationals. At any rate, those suggest that the trouble last sea- Avenue club in 1930 after little of the League will not do so. son was due to this. It may simply more than a season as centre-half

Unfortunately, Gardner and Gih- have been that the side lost con-

succession in the Third.. Division (Northern son are rivals for the right-half fidence after a Section) with Barrow.

position, but the Scotsman is ver-reverses in the early stages. construc-¡satile enough to go over to the left, w. 3., Hughes, J. L

Goalkeepers.-Binns, C. H., Gormlie,

0 BRADFD C. (2) v Swansea (1)

|NEWCASTLE (-) v Brentford (-) NORWICH (~) v Fulham (-) NOTTS C. (3) Y Burnley (1) PLYMOUTH (4) v Bradford (1) [SHEFFIELD Û(-) v Manchester U.

Southampton (1) v Oldham (0) WEST HAM (2) v Notis F. (1)

P. W. L. D. P. A. Pa

2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 14 2 2 0 0 3 1 4

2 1 0 1 5 3 2101 32

2 1 1 0 44

2 1 1 0 4 3

2 1 1 0 3 3

1 0 0 2 0

1 0 0 2 I

1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 3

2 1 1 0 3 2

2 0 1 1 3

1 0 0 1 2

1 0 0 1

THIRD DIVISION (South) Bournemouth (3) v Coventry (3) 3 Bristol R. (0) v Luton (1)

CHARLTON (4) Brighton (3) CRYSTAL P. (3) v Cardiff (2) Newport, (2) v Bristol C. (2) N'AMPTON (3) v Clapton (D) [Queen's P.R. (2) v Aldershot (4)

Y Gillingham (0)

{READING (2) [Southend (3)

TORQUAY (2)

Y EXETER (1)

v Swindon (0)

WATFORD (-) v Millwall (-)

THIRD DIVISION (North) DARROW (5) v Halifax (2)

▾ Wroxham (0)

1 Carlisle (0)

2011 1 2 1 CHESTER (7)

1

1 Chesterfield (1) Doncaster (0)

2011 3 5

2 0 2 0 1

1 0 0 1 3 0 HARTLEP''LS (2)

10 10 1 6 0 Mansfield (3)

v Accrington (0)

✓ WALSALL (2)

v Stockport (2)

v Crewe (1)

v Rotherham (0)

20 2 0 2 6 0N.BRIGHTON(3) Darlington (2)

(-)

20 20 1 3 0 Rochdale (1)

V TRANMERE (0) Southport (1) ► v Gateshead (1) York (-) v Lincoln (-)

SCOTTISHI LEAGUĖ ABERDEEN (-) v Dunfermline (~~). Albion (-) y M'RWELL (-). |CLYDE (2) v Falkirk (0)

2 Aldershot

1 Watford

0 Brighton

Bournemouth

Torquay

Exeler

3 Darlington

0

0 Chester

2

3 Lincoln

4

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

1 Crowe

4 Walsall

2

Goals

3 Stockport

Chester Lincoln

Tranmere

League Tables To Date Doncaster

FIRST DIVISIÓN

Preston Wednesday Birmingham

Bunderland

Middlesboro'

Everton

Manchester C..

Liverpool

Stoke Aston Vill

Derby

Huddersfield

Portsmouth

Arsenal.. Leicester

West Bromwich

Grimsby Wolves

Tottenham

Blackburn Chelsea Leeda

Barrow Halifax

N. Brighton Goals Wrexham P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis Stockport

2 2 0 0 3 1 4 Darlington

2 2 0 0 6 2 4 Hartlepools"

2 2 0 0 4 2 4 Rotherham

2 1 0 1 1 3 Crewe

2 1 0 1 5 3 3Gateshead

21

3 2 3Tork...

Chesterfeld Mansfield

2 1 0 14

3 11 0 3

1 1 0 9 5 Walsall

2 1 1 0 3 3 2 Accrington

21 10 3 1 2

Carlisle

2 1 1 0 2 4 28outhport

2 0 0 24-4

0 0 1 3

01 1 2 3

2 0 1 1.2 3 1

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2 0 1 1 2 3 1.

2 0 1 1 2.3.

01 00:2

2015 0.20 3.12

Rochdale

P. W. L. D. F.A. Pt HAMILTON (4) v Airdrie (2)

2 2 0 0 6 2 HEARTS (6)

Dundee (1)

2 2 0 0 7 34KILMARN'K (4) v Ayr (2)

2 2 0 0 51 4Queen's Pk. (2) v CELTIC (8) 2.1 1 3 1 3 Queen O'South (0) v St. Mirren (1)

Strong. tireless and tive, he soon made a name himself and impressed many indges by his ability.

good

-a.i

One of the shrewdest of First Division managers gards him as one of the best in the League.

of

Forwards.Bruton, J., Benzon, J. R., Duncan, W., Harper, E. G., McLean, T. Milne, J. V., Prentice, J. Pinxtoni

for and a line formed by Gardner,

Backs Cook, W., Clark, S., German, Allen, and Gibson would be one of J., Lanceley, E., Whyte, C. the best in the First Division. Half-backs-Bryant, C. S., Carver, J. Halsall, W. G., McCaughey, C., But the Villa have three other Pryde, R., Whitende, A. left halves in Kingdon, Simpson, and Wood, and only three of the last ten matches were lost last At Highbury, presumably, Cray-jseason when Kingdon played. ston will start as understudy to If the Villa are as strong at half- Roberts. Arsenal are fortunate in back as I expect them to be, the having so accomplished a player forwards are sure to show better

After having spent two years in for emergency; and it is not un form. Astley is unsurpassed as a Ireland, Mr. Wilfred Gillow bas likely that once he finds his way centre forward, and with adequate come back to manage Middles- into the first beam he will be hard support the attack should move brough in succession to Mr. Peter

to shift.

་

Goalkeepers-Morton, H.,

R.. W.

E., Pow, C., Robbins, P. Talbot, F. L. Thompson, J. E., Turner, T.

"Middlesbro's Manager"

In

RECREIO BEAT CLUB

"A" Division Lawn

Tennis League

REMEDIOS AND BARROS WIN THREE SETS

Visiting the Hong Kong Cricket

with its old awing and effective McWilliam, and his achievements Club yesterday, the Club de Recreio G. Stephenson And Charlton ness,

at Grimsby will be recalled. He won by 6 sets to 3 in the "A" Divi-` Although Charlton Athletic

Biddle-has gone to a club with a fine re-slon of the Lawn Tennis League. have wisely decided to seek and stone, F., Tewkesbury, K. C., Butcher, putation for their standard of play, Scores: develop their own talent, they

G. Sewell and A. L. Sullivan Backe-Blair, D., Bowen, S. E., for even when they have not been have not shut their eyes to the Young, N. J., Nibloe, J., Mort, Twinning Middlesbrough have usual-beat A. V. Remedios and J.

(H.K.C.C.) value of experience. And in 1984 Butcher, F.

ly produced attractive football. 219 1 2 1 RANGERS (2) v Partick (2)

35 it is expected that much of the D., Pritty, G., Allen, J. P. (Ports

Gonsalves Half-backs Gardner, T., Gibson, J.

#1 Few changes are likely to be lost to F. J. Remedios and H. A. 10 14 3. St. Johnstone (0) BIBERNIAN (1) responsibility in the fight to regain mouth), Talbot, A. D., Callaghan, E.,made in the side, but it is to be Barron 2 1 0 1 4 2 3

(Figures in brackets denote the re-Second Division status will de Hardy, G., Kingdon, W., Tate, 3. T. hoped that they will quickly arrive beat C, A. Barretto and J. 2 1 0 1 5 3 3ault of the corresponding game last 21 10 7 4 2 year, while teams given la capital fet-volve on George Stephenson, the Wood. T., Simpson, W. S. Roberts; at a settled constitution, especially P. H. Scoones and R. H. Wild 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 ters are favoured to win. All home new forward from Preston North W. A. 2 1 1 0 2 3 teams are mentioned first).

Forwards. Houghton, W. E., Mand-as to whether Camsell or Yorston (H.K.CC.) 02 44

ley, J, Watkin, D., Beresford, J., should be the centre forward.. Stephenson comes with a ready-Brocklebank, R. E., Astley, D. J„ Fortunately, Yorston can be very lost to Barretto and Remedios. 8-6 made reputation, for not only is Waring, T. Brown, G., Dix, R. W good in an inside position, but IT. A. Pearce and Bathurst (H.K.C.C.) he an England International, but Dean, C. G., Haycock, F., Cunliffe, A. think the team play better when he lost to Remedios and Gonsalves 4-8

Chester, R. A., Tidman, O. E.

2 0 0 2 2 2

211.05 4

11 0 3 3

0 1 1 2 4

0 2 0 4 6 0;

2 0 2 0 3 6 -0

10 10 1 3 0

10101 30

2 0 2 0 28

20 200 40

To-day's Games

THIRD DIVISION (North) Carlisle (3) v Accrington (0) *** THIRD-DIVISION (South)'

Queen's P.R. (2) v Crystal P." (1)

SOCCER INNOVATION

AT SOUTHEND

End.

Blackburn's Star

Remedion

8-8

lost to Remedies and Gonsalves: 0-6 lost to Remedics and Barros.... 2-6

Bets

PWLD F A Pl

-7 7:00 62 101⁄2 14

8 62.04239 75 20 331⁄2 291⁄2 10

he is a member of a famous foot-

lost.to Remedios and Barros... 8–6 is in the middle. balling family which. Includes

Goalkeepers. Gibson, F., Hilller, E. beat Barretto and J. J. Remedios 6-1 London, Aug. 2.

17. G. Clem, now manager of Hudders« Something new in Soccer. David field Town, and James, formerly A centre forward to-day occupies Jarvis, S., Smith, J.

Backs Jennings, J., Stuart, R. W. "A" Division Table To Date Jack, new Southend F.C. manager,jof Watford.

an unenviable position, and yet he Half-backs-Brown, W. H., Griffiths,, is to have a telephone line laid for In a football career which ex- must get goale if his side are to T. P., Martin, J., Forrest, W., Webster, CRC. "A" his trainer to "plug" in from his tenda over the whole post-war thrive. I believe that Blackburn M. Weightman, E., Oldham, G. Recreio Beat near the pitch, so that the period Stephenson has been as Rovers have one in Thompson, who C., Bruce, R., Fenton, M., Camsell, G., S.C.A.A.

Forwards. Williams, J., Chadwick, K.C.C. manager can tell the trainer what sociated with many big League is likely to be more successful than Yorston, B. C., Baxter, R D., McKay, H.K.C.C. he thinks about players and the clubs, among them Leeds City, most, and if he comes back J. Patterson. B. P., Ferguson, C., LR.C... play without inviting comment by Aston Villa, Derby County, Shef sound and confidently after having Warren, F., Bartley, T. c.C.C. making a "personal appearance" in dold Wednesday and Proston broken a leg he is sure to attract front of the crowd!

North End.

the attention of the selectora,

Amateurs.-H. Fowler, back CRC T (Stockton); : H- Hawkins, inkide ⠀ for- C.R.C="C ward (South Bank East End) pika IU.S.R.C.

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