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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935

ĮSOME MANAGERS ARE AFRAID TO TALK

SOCCER HAS ITS SECRET SERVICE TOO

HOW THE SCOUTS WORK

(By W. R. G. SMITH)

London, November 24.

Twas only a minor village match in an unfre

there quented the corner of Hertfordshire- could not have been more than twenty spectators yet, standing by himself near on the touchline one of the goals, I spotted a familiar bowler- hatted figure.

A

WHY PETER O'DOWD LEFT ENGLISH SOCCER

Did Not Agree On Pivots Duties In Team

FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE Comprehensive Table Shows Form At A Glance

COMPREHENSIVE to the form of all Clubs in the

1 London, November 200. A four premier English Football Leagues and the premier

Dowd, the Chelsea and England half-back, left English football because he declined to accept the idea that a centre, half-back is a point duty policeman. Here are an eminent French critic's 20 marks on O'Dowd, who now playa for the Valenciennes Team-

O'Dowd is too much of an at- *ist for English football that's why it last him."

Which is probably quite right.

*

If there is anything whatever against his character.

Scottish League will be found in the appended table. To assist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared- in their last five matches (excluding the results to be fotmil son Page 1) are given.

**

The letters W, L and D indiezte matches won, lost and drawn, respectively... Games played at home are shown in capital letters, while away games are denoted by ordinary type. The figure in brackets denotes the position held by that team at the conclusion of last season, an asterisk denotes that that team has been pro- moted, and a dagger that that team has been relegated. First Division

HOME

Goals

AWAYA

Goals Pta TL. S

Pts

54 – 2 Z3 19 12 30 44217 21

P. P W L D FA Pts PWLDFA

90 0.35 9-18-11 6.0 3 1 2 15 10 6 1 2 27 9 14 10 9'0 1 24 6 19 10 2 21 13 14 11

|San'land (2) WWWTW-20

Bud'field (16) wDW\\~\19° $5 A Week

Arsenal (1): Bay The roles of football do not Derby (6) WINT allow &“League club"player" to be 'mham (19). DIWTW

13 15

3 3 4 17:10 10: 15 4.5 12.

I have seen him at most of the First Division grounds and approached without the consent of Liverpool (7) DwWwW several times in the manager's office of a famous London Club. his club There are heavy penal Stoke (10) WIWID He is one of football's secret service the agents employed by ties for breaking this mule, but Man'ter C.~(D)^W}WI-

{Pasmouth (14) ]WwWw°19 professional clubs all over England and Scotland to scout and spy is no secret that famous players Leeds (13) WdwdL 28

Mrough. (20) IWILA.... 2011 are tapped." for players.

189 No class of football is too small for these agents. They tra- "What is a scout's job worth? Bolton (-) IWIW

What compensation does be ret for Preston (11) WTW . 20 20

32 17 12. 13 Wesday (3) WILF 20. 10 vel to the most remote spots in search of new talent

They are not only concerned with young and unknown these long journeys and hours Chelsea (12) WILD 20 10 3 2 3 29 15 13 10 2 2 1 10 23 5 18 players. It is their duty to find out all they can about players spent on bleak football gronda? W. Ewich (9) LIWTW 20 10 6 31 19 10 13 10 2 7 1.16 26 5-18 who may be useful to their clubs.

drinks;

There

where

two are one or

|

20 11 2

17 9 16 10

10 31

2.20 40 6 HOME

-Goals

P. P. LDFAP

20 10 8 0 2 7 7 18

6 3 14 29:-5 18

92 52 13 26 6 12

AWAY

Gogla Pts TI. Pts

PWLDFA

16 4 5 1 14 19 9 2

cases Black'b'n (15) DIWIW.20.10" 7 1/2 22 10 16 9 1 8 0 72 37 2 18 20 10 8 1 1 35 14 17 10.0 8 2. 8 m 2 14 chief scouts employed by Wolves (17)-IWIWd ..

Everton (8) LIDI 20.9 43.2 20 16 10 11 1- 8-2-11 St- 4.11. Grimsby (5) ILUL 18 8 5 30 13 8 10 10 19 0.931 2-12 Some clubs use directors or player. It is not enough to des-famous and wealthy clubs are on

But Brentford (-) LIDLI * 18 9 2 4 3 13 17 7 9 2 6 1 11 13 3:12 former players as their scouts tribe his style and to give height salary all the year round.

don't believe the £1,000 year A Villa (13) dwIL But the great body of Soccer's and weight.

Second Division- secret service are men who I know a scout who, when he re-stories.

The majority of scouts are em would never be suspected of commends. a player as a footballer,

ployed on a seasonal basis. The the slightest interest in spot-is also required to state:----

*Lixter (-) WIDDW ting players. “

whether the man smokes or good one get £5 a week and D'canter (-) IWWWW

penses. The general average in Charlton (-) dwwDI

+Tham (-) Tai about a week-

A big club has perhaps ten of Ncastle (6) IWIW

Blackpool (4) DIWA its books. The Fulham (7) dWdLw.. these men each have a different area to cover. Mater U. (5) «DIW but, even so, their, acreage is W. Han. (3) #WidW 19 10 71 717-11-

9 16 2 15. Plymouth (8)-IDdvd 19 10 7 2 1 20 10 15 1.5 30 13 | tremendous.

Szarpton (19) WJDL 20 13 5 3 317 13 13 9.343 8 13 Shield U. (11) WDW 20 10 7. 1. 2 25 15 16 10 17 2 15 24 Bary (10) Dddd. 19 9 3 1 3 19713 10 0 5 5 10 20 5 18 "Bradfd (15) ¿DWIW 19 10 6 1 3 26 21 15 9 0 6 3-423 3 18 20-10 64-31 8 16 10.1 9 0 8,31 2-18

Once it gets known that the scouts are reporting on a player. the price on his head goes u

The good football scout trans- mits the fullest details of a fancied

Wells

What his home life is like: If he is married or single: What religion he professes; aad

GOLD FLAKE Virginia Cigarettes

On

Poar Clubs' Handicap The poorer clubs cannot afford scouts, and the managers have to

20 11. 8 1 2 18 8 15 9 4 4 1 14 19 9 27 20 9 5 0 4 15 6 14 20-19-9 1 0 37 18 18 18:10 6 2 2 30 16 14 19:10 7 2 1 30 18

20 10 5 2 3 26 12

19 9 6 2 2 19 6

11 4 5 2 17 21 12 26 10. 2-5 3.9 17

84 4 0 13 18 9.24 3'11

10 2 3 5 10

9 3 5 1 12

do the work. They are handicap Notts F. (9) WIWIW

| Norwich (14) LWWLD"19 10 541 14 12 11 10 2 6 2 10 20 6 17 per, because they are known and swansea (17) DWLL 20 10 5 1 17 16 11 10 1 5 4 15 25 6 17 find it almost impossible to keep Barnsley (16) VID_29_5_22 25 17 12 11 1 7 3 129 5 17 their investigations secret.

B'ford C. (20) LAW 20 9 2 2 5 10 10 9 11 2 6 3 10 20 7 16 This football espionage system Burnley (13) DWDI.. 19 9 5 2 2 18 4 12 10-07 373.3 15 4 3 1 15 13.9. 11 9 8 3 8-36 1 10 has developed to such an extent Hull (13) DWI 198

3 3 14 13 11 10 09 T 10:38 2 10 that managers of top-rank clubs Port Vale (18) IDIDI 20 10 4

Third Division (South)

HOME [have] to be more careful than

Cabinet Ministers

∙AWAY

~ Gouls Pta TL

... Pts

Goals PP WLD FA Pts PWLDFA

A famous manager told me the Reading (2) wWw. 18 8 8 0 0 2 7 16 10 5 5 0 19, 19 10 25 zimast Coventry (3) WIWW 18 $80 037 3 16 10 2 3 5 15 14 925 other day that he was

9 4 3 2 9 9:10,24 frightened to speak in ange Luton (4) WWedW18 9 6 12 23 8.14

QPR (13) W»WWw-18-105-1125-917 8 2.4 2 13 17 6.23. company. He was negotiating for Clapton (11) LwdwW 19 & 7 10 30 2 14 11 3 5 3 15 21 9 a player, and happened to sX B'mouth (17) IDwlw.. 18 3 1 3 13 6 9 11 4 3 4 33 12 21 something quite discreet during Cham (20) dwww 18 7 4 2 1 10 4 9 11 4 4 3 19 21-11 20 his inquiries. Next day he read Notts C. (-) WID IS 10 5 2 3 19

Catal P. (5) Ltd... 19 9 & 1 2 that the player had signed for Watford (6) LwWw 17 10 4 4 2

another club!

Six Home Winners.

Leicester

Halifax

Tottenham

Aberdeen-

Rangers

For Away

Celtic Dunfermline

Mansfeld

Leeds

Bournemouth T Luton

Three Draws

Stoke Southend Clapton

HOME SOCCER MARKSMEN

Three Players On Level Terms

London, November 25. Carter (Sunderland)" shares with Cheetham (Queen's PR) and Dawes (Crystal P.) leadership in the League goal scoring lists.

Carter (Sunderlandy/

Camsell - (Middlesbro")

Birkett Middlesbro')

Richardson W. G.. (W.BA)

Lythgoe (Huddersfield)

| Drake (Arsenal).

the

13 8 1 3. 4. 5-10 16 19 10.2 7.1 12:34 5 19 2878 18

Millwall (12) IWDL. 19 11 5 Torqasy (10) IWILL 17:10 6 Swindon (16) WWDL:18" 9" Brighton (9) DIWWL 18 10 Bristol C. (15) ILWID 29 10 Cardiff (19) LIWw! 17 84 Exeter (11) WWWWW 18: 115 Southend (21) DM18 8 3 14 20 8 10 Bristol R. (8) 288 4 2 2 18-13 10 Newport (2) LILDI. 15 9: 3.3 3.17 16 9 Arshot (13) DLWL 18 10 4 3 3 14 11 11 N'ampton (7) LILI 20 10 4 3 3 15 15 11

HOME Third Division (North)

Goals

....

1 5 2 6 26 3 18 2 8 14 3 17

1 11 15 5 17

4 15

819 4 1J

TO

17 211 23 414

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26.1.11 28|| $ 14 81614 20 13 14

10 0 10 8 6.28 0 11

AWAY

Goals Pts TL.

P W L D F Pos: PAWL DEA

1.245-11 1015 15:12.13 24

A-7. 810-25.

Trann'e^(6) Wawww is 10.9 Cfield (10) wWww!... 17 7. 1 Chester (3) WwWid 19 9 5 2 2 22 7-12 10 3 2 5.15 12 11 23. Lincoln (4) WEI 18 8 6 1 1 25 7 13 10 2 4 4 11-16 3 21

81 52 317421 Walsall - (14) WWW.18 10 8 1 13

93 5 1 13 12 7 23 Wham- (11) WLLWW 20: 1174

152 8:17. Harilek (1) WWd 1890

13 5 3 14 179 20 Stockport (7) WWdd 19 8-5-2

11 36 13 25 8 2 Crewe (13) Wwed 19 8 5.12 14

-334179.15-17:19 +Oldham (-){}=IEW=20:17 9 5 2 2,31 13 12 Rham (9) WIWDL 18. 11 7 2 2 27 8 16 704-2615 3 19 91 8 0 6 15 218 Darlton (5) WIWDW 1890 2 278:16.

92-0 14-18 · 6 17 Barrow (17) WIWW! 17 8 41 31 311 Halifax (2) LILLY 18 11 6 4 1 1915-13——7—162 610417 Ghend (19) IWWID 19 18 6 0.4.23 11.16 9 8 8 7 425 117 A gion (18) Will. 1995 4 0 15 13 10 10 36 1 11 29 717 Carlisle (22) WTW — 17 9 5 2 2 15.10.12 8 15 2 8 10 16 Yerk (15) IWEd.... 18 9 3 24 17 17 10 Mansfield (8) ILLID - 19:15 +33 15 1STI 9 17 19 23 3 14 Rochdale (13) LIW 18 8 3 2 3 13 11 9 10 2 8,0 13 30 4 1: Southport (21) DiwW! 19 8 3,3 214 14 8 11 29 #10 31 4 12 10 1 9 0 3 35 2 10 NEhton (16) LOW 19 9 3 4 2-14 17,8

HOME

-AWAY Scottish League,

Gozle

Goals Pts TL. PP WL DFA PPWLD PA A'dern (6) WWww! ^. 22 11 11 0 6 32 22 11 7 2 2 27 20 16 38 Rangers (1) JWWd 21 11 8 1 243 17 18 18 6 1 3 19 3 15 Mot well (7) WwdWW.21 10 7 2 1 31 14 15 11 4.3 4 20.21 12: Celtic (2) wDw]W. 21 11 1001 38 10 21 10

1.22 11 15

9 16 2 10:28

4.14

The following is the latest Bat: Bearts (3), WIWW 421 10 8 0 231 14 18 11 3 6 2 23 28 8 MAN KAZAKKDIVISION L

Dmline (15) WIWD 22 12 5 2 5 21.19 15 10 45 1 18 24 9 24 18 Partick (1) AWAWI 108 11:29 20 17 11 0 7 4 11.27 4 21 15 St. Tstone (5) WIDI 21 10 6 2-2 19 1114 11 37 1 16 35 7 21 13 T, Lanark (1) LOW 21 11 6 1 4 26 14 16 10 27 71820-521 13 Arbroath (-) W&W=D 22 11 5 4 2 14 11 12 11 3 6 2 13 29 8 20 12 Hamilton (4) Kill 21 10 3 28 20 11 11 3 6 2 11.21 8 19 11. Pk. (12) DLw! 22 10 4 2 4 25 14 12 12 2 7 3 16 337 19 11Dundee (3) www 2212 6 24 23 24 16 10 6 7 3 12 14 3 19 11 Kmarnock (5) DUWd 21-10-4332417.1 11 27 17 19 €17.

21:10 5 2 24 Airdrie (14) HD!W". 16 Allion (16), LWWM 22.11 & 12 Clyde (10) awal. 20′ 10′′ 4

Hernian (11) LUW 21.124 Qn 08 (17) DDRII. 22 9:4 Ayr (18) LLITZ

| Glover (Grimsby)

Howe (Liverpool)

DIVISION IL Morrison

("Spears) Mangnall (West-Bam) |Dodds (Bhefield Utd)" Penepek Cotts Forest) Allen (Charlton) Finen (Blackpool) Vinal (Norwick)

DIVISION III (South) Cheetham (Q.PE), Dawes (Crystal Palace) Bourton (Coventry) Riley (Boscombe) - kar Crawford (Clapton 0.) SS

DIVISION TI (North) Bell (Tranmere Dayda (Cheste

"Walsh' COldizain)

18

111 8 2 13 33 4,16 11 281-341536 1-10-17-2-18 22

20 12 313 14

Interesting Statistics

Only four teams have 100 per

cent home recorda

Countryman

CRYSTAL PALACE HAVE NEW CHAIRMAN

rey Burnett has been

ban Di Crystal Palace. asion to the late Mr.