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THE CHINA MAIL – MONDAY, AUGUST

ALL CHANGE AT CHARLTON FOR NEW SOCCER

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FOUR MEN ON 10-GOAL MARK

THE

London, July 31.- Hurlingham Committee, at their usual end-of-the-season revision of handicaps, dealt with the rating of 67 players and added 114 new names to the official list, an unprecedented number, which emphasises the vitality of the awaiting the call from the United States Olympic Committer to game.

Six of the eight players engaged in the matches for the Westchester Cup have been "promoted." Of the American team, Winston Guest is raised from 8 to 10, S. B. Iglehart from 8 to 10. Jand the Eric Pedley from 7 to 9, while Cecil Smith, the brilliant

No. 2 of the Texas Rangers' side, has been raised from 9 to 10.

of

Pretty Dorothy Forbes Philadelphia, is here shown

replace Eleanor Holm Jarrett on the 'American swimming team.

SPURS TAKE THE

INITIATIVE.

Commence. Practice And Secure “Find”

PREPARATIONS FOR

100,000 CROWD

THE OLD TEAM WITH NEW IDEAS

ONLY THREE NEWCOMERS SECURED

"To

(By "The Twelfth Man")

London, July 31. think that First Division football should come to my old village of Charlton." This is what an old man, who does live in the Village above the huge natural amphitheatre where Charlton Athletic, London's newly pro- moted League club play, did say, with tears in his eyes, to Mr. Jimmy Seed, the manager of Charlton, when the club went up at the end of last season.

The Charlton management have done other things besides thinking. In the few hectic weeks since the new plans for the ground were passed, the pretty cliffs which made such a won- derful background have disappeared, and a hundred men are working at feverish pace making new terraces to hold 30,000 spectators.

Thus America, according to Hurlingham's ruling, have, with "Tommy" Hitchcock - who could not make the journey to Eng- land - four players on the maximum handicap mark, the only four 10-goal men in the world:

Of the England players, E. REMARKABLE HOUSEH Tyrrell-Martin, the captain. goes from 8 to 9, and H E CRICKET MATCH Hughes, the spear-head of the

London, August 1.

Thus, it is hoped that the holding capacity of the ground will be increased, from 50,000. to 80,000 by the opening of the. attack, from 7 to 8, Capt.

The Spurs, as usual, are the first season, a month hence, and that before the season ends 100,000 Humphrey Guinness being London League club to begin train-will be able to see the play in comfort.

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Wicket Stand

ing. Among the three or four new This is a greater capacity, by see it, all Kent, by cheap tickets Of the better known players players the outstanding ones are the way, than even the Arsenal and quick trains, will be brought to be advanced in the handicap John Hall, the fourth player with for Tottenham can boast, but to Charlton's doorstep. There are Criticisms have often been are A. M. Horsbrugh Porter, of that name at Tottenham, who was there has always been room in already season ticket-holders at levelled that cricket is too slow the 12th Royal Lancers, from Manchester United's gaolkeeper this great natural valley for such places as Faversham, Gilling- and dull a game. Many examples 5 to 6, J. Lakin from 4 to 5 last season, and George Ladford,jeasy expansion. The trans-ham and Orpington can be quoted to disprove this ac-5), Lord Cowdray (2 to 3), the John Hall is a native of Manches-ever-

Lord Louis Mountbatten (4 to the Northfleet centre-forward formation has been costly, how- No new men have been engaged cusation. Cricket can be painfully

For new land has had for the first team, Mr. Seed told slow. is true just as any other

Last season he had only 43 to be bought and roads made me, and only three signed on al same can be a poor one, but cric ket can be very enterprising as is shown in the following letter writ ten from Epsom College which ap-| peared recently in the "Cric keter":

In a recent House Match (under 16). here, there was some rather re-

WAS

on Keith Rous (2 to 3), J. B Traill (2 to 3), the Duke of Roxburghe (1 to 2), the Hon W. W. Astor (1 to 2), and R Lowenstein (1 to 2).

CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET

goals scored against him.

While in Hall they have boughti a man to stop the goals, in George: Ludford, the Spurs have a player

up, calling for an of over £6,000.

expenditure together. The newcomers will act

The Growing Crowd

as understudies to the wingers for |whom; it can be whispered now, With Arsenal at home on the there were no capable deputies last who can score them. This tall, same Saturdays as Charlton, it is well-built young man scored over possible that the holding capacity

The Newcomers

with the Tottenham

ant matter.

season.

For in-

London, to-day-The following 130 goals for Northfeet last sea-lof the Valley ground will be test Anriety over possible break- markable scoring in one innings, were the close of play; cricket son As he was only an amateuried only on very special occasions, downs by the wing men was for- which may interest 'your readers scores on Saturday:

nursery, such as Cup-ties, but the manage-timately not necessary. The innings in question totalled 458, Essex 300 (Wilcox $1, O'Connor several other clubs tried to securement are keen to see exactly what stance, that star winger, Hobbis, of which one bataman made 174 and 111) ▼ Notts 40 for at Clacton; him, but the Spurs got their man. does happen in this very import who played for England only miss another 227. The latter

Kent 85 (G. O. Allen 6 for 39) and

ed one or two League matches dur- cerned in a last-wicket stand qi 173,

They recall that the average ating the whole season. made in under an hour, of which be 14 for Middlesex 232 (Cole 5 for 63) at Lord's; Yorkshire 315 (Ley-

tendance in the Third Division Here, for the sake of reference, made every single run. The batman and 101) Surrey at the Oval; at the other end was not out at Northants 144 (Copson 4 for 24) v

LT. J. P. WHLIAMS INJURED was 12,000, until Charfion were are the names of the three new- the close of the innings, and still Derby 167 for 7 at Chesterfeld;

winning the championship. Then comers Tadman (Gillingham), out- more remarkable → received only

it was 15,000, increasing to 22,000|se-right; Green (Notts County), six balls, which were the six balls of Somerset 401 (L Mitchell Innes 182)

In a friendly hockey match played Iv Worcester at Kidderminster; War-

was outside-left; Williams (Aldershot), In every other

theswick 209 Lancashire 105 for 3 st at Shamshuipo, the Royal Welch when the Second Division ball. I have never myself heard of75, Hughes 5 for 70) v Glamorgan 57 Regiment by 4 goals to 1, Lt. J. P.First Division hallmark? sach a one-sided, partnership, and for I at Leicester: All-India 192 (V. Williams, the Army cricketer and should be interested to learn if any M. Merchant 76, Kennedy 4 for 29) Interport hockey player, being in- of your readers have had experience Hampshire 106 for 2 at Bournemouth;jured over the right eye by a ris of anything similar.

Sussex. 405 for 7 (John Langridge 156) v Gloucester Reuter.

one over.

partner obtained a run of the last Manchester: Leicester 210 (Grahari Fusiliers beat the East Lancashireached. What will the average befoutside-left or outside-right

Yours faithfully.

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AB Kent Will Be There

Having prepared the ground for First Division crowds, the players, who won the Second Division and

With the ready co-operation oflare to be given a chance to make at Bastbourne ing ball which necessitated having the Southern Railway, who seem good in the higher soccer. have

several stitches put in..

Ito know a good thing when they got to be prepared for First Divi-

AS GOOD AS GOLD!

sion football. This job will turally fall to Jimmy Seed, whe was a star in First Division soccer when with Tottenham Hotspur and Shefeld: Wednesday.......

An Early Test

As there are only two players with First Division experience în the Charlton team all these points will have to be drummed into the men before the season starts, and without a First Division team to play against in practice this will [not be easy.

There will be an early chance to learn how things should be dose, especially at full-back, with that great pair, ́Blenkinsop and Cooper coming down from. Liverpool · ta. Charlton on the second Saturday of the season. Chariton open away with matches against Grims- by and Stoke.

TILDEN AND VINES FOR JAPAN

Big "Bill" And Cochet To Clash Again

(By "The Twelfth Man”)

London, July 31 “Bür" Tüden tells me that Ister in the year he is to visit Japan with Elsworth Vines, to play ex- hibition matches and, possibly alne oppose some of the Japanese zma

Tuden's plans for the Wembley Lournament in the autumn are not yet complete. but early next month he will be at confhport with Les- Iter Stoefen for the final of the

Bannaniel Cap between Amaries. and France. Here Tilden hopes to have another crack, as he calls it. at Cochet..

CHINESE SOCCERITES DRAW

Paris, To-day The Cafese" | Olympic sodber eleven shared four goals with the Red Star Olympă- que here yesterday, while the Ja- pallone basketball, taith best a combined" French: team by 45