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F. A.'S NEW PRESIDENT

EARL OF ATHLONE'S Unamimous Election

(By AIR MAIL)^^

The Earl of Athlone, Queen Mary's brother, was unanimously elected president of the English Football Association, in succes- sion to the late Mr. William Pick- ford.

of South

HASTINGS GOLF DISPUTE

Half-Fee Plan Dropped

Hastings,

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 198WTS SUI

Home Football Tables

To Date

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

27 10 5 6 50 32.87

FIRST DIVISION

Dorby Everton Wolves

Liverpool Middlesbro. Stoke Charlton Leads

Bolton

Arsenal

Sunderland

20 17 2

26 12 8

7'52.28 30 6 48 20:32

8 46 41 80

7

27 11 8 27 11 27 11 7 25 12 ·4 25 10 7

28 9

0

26 9 28

9.

9 68 46 29 9 45 48-29 -

9 86 38 28

8.48 44 27 8 40.88 27 98 30 24 27 89 34 88 26 9 9 87.85 25. 26 9.7.10.37 45 25 25 10 4 11 42 39 24 25 9.6 10 37 39 24

Manchester U. 26.8 Grimsby Aston Villa

Governor-General

A renewed battle over the golf Preston Africa from 1928 to 1931, the "snobbery" question is expected Blackpool

Chelsea Earl of Athlone is Chancellor of when the Hastings Town Council

Huddersfield London University, and a vice- is to be asked to change a decision | Portsmouth president of the Royal Academy made in December to grant £100 to Leicester of Music. At the age of 64 he be- Hastings Downs Golf Club on con-Brentford comes the fifth president of the dition that ratepayers are admitt- Birmingham English Association since its in- ed at half the usual green fees. ception in 1863. His predeces- The Finance Committee of the Town sors were Sir Francis Marindin, Council received a letter from Lord Francis Marindin, Lord secretary of the club, stating that the Kinnaird, Sir Charles Clegg, and club would welcome representation on unable .to: the committee, but was Mr. W. Pickford..

agree to the ondition permitting play at half fees, as both revenue and mem- bership would fall.

The new president has, for many years, been one of the game's most enthusiastic supporters, and for a long time has attended most Eng lish. representative matches.

the

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It was learned that the Finance Committee agreed with, the views of the club, and decided to recommend the Council to rescind the former de-" WATCHED ALL TESTS cision, and to make the grant of £100 the As Governor-General of South subject only to the chairman of

Finance Committee being appointed as Africa he.took the utmost

the Council's representative on the interest in the visit of the Eng-Golf Club. It is expected that there lish team to the Union in 1929, and will be strong opposition to this: re- watched all three Test matches, commendation.

Recently he was with the Duke of

Kent, one of the chief guests of

honour at the England v. Rest of the F.A. Council have now decided to the old custom of to revert Europe game at Highbury.

Since the death of Lord Kinnaird | separate posts. Mr. A. G. Hines, the in 1923 the offices of president and senior vice-president, is to continue chairman have been combined, but as acting chairman.

YOU'LL SING TOO,

WHEN YOU USE

MENNEN BRUSHLESS

IT'S A CREAM

NOT A GREASE

NO GREASE - NO MESS - NO RAZOR CLOG

Wilts the whiskers-Soothes the skin

3APB21

28 7

25 8

28 8

25. 6

8 11 31 44 22 6 12 45 49 21 5.13.36 40 21 8 11 24 44′ 20 26 6 8 12, 31, 49' 20. 24 7 6 11 38 50 20 26 7. 4 15.41 54 18

DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE \- ROUND VENUE MAY BE CHANGED

́: New York, (By Air Mail) —The Davis Cup committee of manage› ment are to recommend to the an- nual meeting of the United States

· Lawn. Tennis Association, which is `to be held on. February 4, that this year's challenge round 02 the Davis Cup be played at the Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, Pennsyl- vania.

The recommendation, according to Mr. Walter L. Pate, chairman of the committee, was drafted as a direct result of the alleged poor conditions for last year's matches at the Germantown Cricket, Club, : Pennsylvania.

SECOND DIVISION

Blackburn Sheffield U.

Coventry Newcastle Wednesday West Brom.

Fulham

Burnley

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts

·28 16 - 3 9 68 43 85 26 11 11 25 14 4 26 13 5 25 12 6 26 13 4

25 12 6 28.11.8

Manchester C. 25 13 3

Luton

Tottenham

Chesterfield

West Ham.

Bradford

Millwall

Bury

Plymouth

Swansea

4-44 28 33 27,43 38 32 8 44 28 31 7 62 43 30- 9 65 52 30 7 42 31 30

9 38 38 30

9,67 52 29

4 10 51 45 28

8

* 09 15 4 00 00

6

7 42 37 28

9 40 37 27

26. 12

25 10

25 11

25 10

27 8

25 8

27 7

9 11 38 47 23

9 46 35 26

8 11 46 58 24

8 9 40 35 24

25 9 5 11 33.38 23

Southampton. 25 7 6 12 34 49 20

Notts F. Norwich Tranmere

25 4 11 10 28 47 19

25

5

6 14 31 60-16

23 7

115 27 57 15

27.4

THIRD DIVISION. (SOUTH).

Newport. Crystal P. Brighton Aldershot Reading Queen's P.R. Swindon Northampton... Notts C.

·Bristol'C. Watford...

Cardiff

Exeter Ipswich Mansfield Torquay Port Vale Southend Bristol R. Clanton Bournemouth. Wallsall

THIRD

Barnsley Southport Bradford C. Doncaster

Oldham Crewe Hull

6·82 29 80

7 42 85 29

8 52 83 27

P. W. D. L. F.A. Pts. 20 17 4 5.40 25, 38 25-18 (66 46 33 22 26 18 4 8 44 38 80 25 11.8 279.11 25 10 7 26 11 6 9 48 42:27 26 12 3 11 87.88 27 28.11 57, 32 25.27 26 10 8 10-41° 43′ 26. 26 10 6 10 40 -86 28 250 7 9 33:37, 25. 25 7 9 9 42.66-28 238.5 10 29 32 .21 24 8 -5 11 29 46 21- 24 8 6 11 32 89 21 24 8-4 12 31 34:20 7.6 8 38 41 20

21 25

6.7 12 29 30 19

24 6 7 11 28 36.19. 24 6 7 11 28 88 19 24 5 5 14 26 39 15

...

DIVISION : (NORTH)

New Brighton Stockport Rotherham Rochdale Chester Barrow, Halifax

Wrexham.

Darlington Lincoln Carlisle Gateshead York Hartlepools Accrington

P. W. DD. F. A: Pts. 27. 20-4 4 62 25 42 · 24 147 3:56 27.85 28 15. 3.8 59 34 88 25 12 9 4 48 80 83 26 15 2 9.50 89.32 20 15 1 10 65 41. 31. 25 12, 5.8 57 46,29 27 11.5 11 64 46 27 24 10 7 7 54 48 27- 27 11 4 12 44.44-26 - 27.10 5 12 59 50 25 23 10 5 8 58 45 25 28 11

3.13 44 49 25

26 9

7 10 27, 82, 25

26 10

4 13 40 67, 24;. 26 9 5 12 45 62 23 26.78 12 44 57-22. 25 8 5 12.39 65 21. 25 7 6 12 42 49 20. 26 7 6 14 37 58 19: 27 6 4 17 35-65 16- 26 2 4 20 24 64 8...

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST)-

Rangers Hearts Aberdeen Celtic Queen O'S. Hamilton Falkirk. Kilmarnock Motherwell Hibernian Clyde Partick

P. W., D. L. F.A. Pts. 28 20 5 8 94 45 45. 28.16 4. 8 75:47 86; 28 15 5 8 78 47.35 27 13 7 7 77 41 33 28. 13 6 9 49 47-32 28 14 4 10 52 51 32. 28 18 5 10 56 51:31. 27 12 7 8 53 55 91 28 12 5 11 68 60 29 28 12 4 12 60 58 -28- 27 13 2 12 58 54.28 27 12. 8 12 48 59 :27 4 13 59 69 26

St. Johnstone.. 28 11 Third Lanark.. 27 9 Ayr St. Mirren. Queen's Park. Arbroath

Albion

Raith

7 11 63 70 25.

28 8 7 13 53 64 23 28 8 6 14 42 57. 22 27 8 4 15 40 69 20 28 6 7 15 34 61 19 29 6 4 18 43 76 16 28 7 2 19 52 78.16

Horvex

3 20 30 71 11

Horver

EXPOSURE METER

WITH THE AUTOMATIC DIAL

HELMUTNOCHT

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING

WONG

KONG

CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG

ACCRINGTON SOCCER STARS. ARE DISMISSED

Two players, Tyson and Jones, of the Accrington Stanley Third Division Football Club are to be given 14 days' notice of dismissal and a third, "Pongo" Waring, the former England centre-forward, fined £10, severely reprimanded and ordered to make a written apology to the manager and di rectors of the club.

This decision was made by di- rectors of the club at a meeting last night and is a sequel to the suspension..of the three players following the train journey to Accrington after the match at Barnsley on Boxing Day.

NO AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FOR U.S.

Melbourne, (By AIR MAIL) *** The Australian Board of Control has rejected an application by Mr. E. L, Waddy, the former New South Wales player, for sanction to take an Australian Cricket team to America