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Below will be found the League tables, showing final pos- lilons in the last Home football competitions:
Liverpool
Leicester
HOME
MOTOR SPEED
RECORD ATTEMPT FAILS
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Cobb's run, which was made- northwards, beat the north-
made ward run
by "Capt
"Athletes' Funds
FIRST DIVISION
AWAY
TEAMS
Goals
P. W. D. L
Everton
Wolves
42 17 3 1 42 14 6 1
F. A. Pts. W. D. 60 18 37 10 55 12 34 8 5
2
Charlton
43 16 3 2
49 24 35
6.3 12 26 35 15
Goals F. A. Pts. Pta
59 9 28 34 22
55 8 33 27 21
50
TUL
Middlesbro
AZ 13
Arsenal
42 14
6 2 34
64 27 32
7 3 11 29 47.17
49
34 14 31
5
6 10 21 27 18
47
Derby
42 12 3 6
39 22 27
7
5 9 27 33 19" 48
Stoke
42 13
6 3
50 25 32
4
6 11 21 43 14
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SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), Aug. 22 (Reuter)-John Cobb, the British motorist. covered" the mile in one direction yesterday at an average speed of 369.23 miles per hour, but his engine stalled during the Journey. Thus the return attempt
Capt. Byston's record of 357 miles per hour failed.
Bolton
42 10
8:5
39 25 26
5
9 7 28 33 19
45
Preston N.E.
42 13 7 1
44 19 33
3
5 13 19 40 111
44
Grimsby
42 11 6 4
38 26 28
5
5 11 33 43 15
43
42 12 6 3
40 24 30
2
8 11 22 39 12
42
Eyston when the
latter
Aston Villa
42 11 3 7
44 25 25
5
6 10 27 35 18
41
Leeds U
42 11 5 5
40 27.27
5
4 12 19 40 14
41
established the record, namely, 356.44 miles per hour.
Manchester U.
42 7 9 5
30 20 23
4
7 10 27 45 15
38
Blackpool
Sunderland
Portsmouth
Brentford
42 9 8 4 42 7 7 7 42 10 7 4 42 11 2 8
37 26 26
3
6 12 19 42 12
38
Huddersfeld
42 11 4 8
30 29 21 25 15 27 30 27 24 38 18 26
6
5 10 24, 33 17
39
26 13 22 55 10
.37.
3 6 12 23 47 12
36
17 13 20 48 9
35
Chelsea
42 10 5 6
43 29 25-2
4 15 21 51 8
33
Birmingham
42 10 5 8
40 27-25
2
3 16 22 57
7
32
5 14 13 47 9
20
AWAY
TEAMS
Goals
Til.
L. F. A. Pts.
Pts.
42 17
1 3, 59 23 35 8
4
9.35 37 20
Sheffield U.
429
3
35 15 27 11
5
34 26 27
Sheffield Wed. Coventry
42 14 4 3
47 18 32 1
7
7 41 41.21
55 54 БУ
42 13 4
4
35 13 30
5
4
27 32 20"
50
Manchester C.
42. 13 3 5
56 35 29
8. 4
9 40 37 20
49
Chesterfield
42 16
1
4
54 20.33 4
8 9 15 32 16
49
Luton
47 27 30
9
111 35 39 19
49
Newcastle
42 13 6 2 42 13 3 5
8
3 12 19 35 151
47
44 21 29 5
7 9 17 27 17
West Brom'
42 15. 3 3
54 22.333
8 12 35-50 12
46 45
West Ham
42 10 5 6
36 21 25 7
5 9 34 31 19
44
Fulham
Millwall
Burnley
42 12 5 4 42 12 6 3 42 13 3 5
35 20 29
5
5 11 26 35 15
44
2
8 11 20 35 12
32 20 29
2
6 13 18 38 10
39
Plymouth
42 9 7 5
24 13 25
8
1 14 25 42 13
38
Bury
42 9 5 7
48 36 23
3
8 10 17 38 14
37
33 35 22
4
5 12 28 47 13
35
35 34 24
4
3 14 21 49 11
35
Swansea
33 30 22
3
6 12 17 53 12
Notts Forest
42 8 6 7
33.29 22
2
5 14 16 53
34 9 31
Norwich
42.10 5.6
39 29 25 3
18 11 62
42
6 ·31 1 17
Blackburn
Tottenham
Bradford
Southampton
Tranmere
42 76 8 35 35 20 2
SECOND DIVISION
P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts. W. D.
HOME
"r"
Goals
42 13 4 4
42 8 6 7 42 9 6 6
42 86 7
48 27 32
44 18 30
6 4 11 26 38 16 1 20 13 61
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
HOME
Goals
AWAY
"NO LAST MINUTE
DRIVE"
drive for The last-minute funds which featured Ameri- can participation in the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany will not be duplicated next year, it was indicated in New York.
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With the 1940 games at Helsing- fors, "Finland, little more than year off, the American Olympic Committee reported favourable de- progress
on a
programme.
signed to send a full complement of Uncle Sam's stars to the 12th Olympiad.
SPORTS
STRONG M.C.C. TEAM TO TOUR INDIA
Flight Lieut. Holmes To Captain Side
The Marylebone Cricket Club has invited the following to tour India in the coming winter----
A J. Holmes (Bussex). Chpt, H. T. Bartlett (Sussex), J., M. Brocklebank (Cambridge and M.C.0); 8. C. Grimith (Sussex), R. H. Human (Worcestershire), R. E. B. Wyatt (Warwickshire), Davles. E. (Glamorgan), Dollery, H. E, (Warwickshire), Gim-
(Sussex)," blett, H. (Somerset)," Langridge, James,
Langridge, John, (Sussex), Mobey G. S., (Surrey). Nichols, M. B (Essex), Parker; J. F. (Surrey), Smith P., (Essex) and Wellard, AW, 180- merset).
Lt. Col C. B. Ruble has been ap-Gimblett, Nichols and Wellard han. pointed Manager.
played in Test cricket in England.
Gimblett is one of the most
batsmen young England and opened for England
in
Parker joined Surrey in 1931 and made his debut in 1932 as fast brilliant medium pace bowler,
G. S. Mobey joined Surrey in in the First Test. at Lord's against 1926. He is a good wicket-keeper the West Indians.
and a useful bat, He was born at! The chief bowlers on the la Surbiton in 1904.
are Nichols ((fast). Peter Smith,
8. C. Griffith is a good wicket-Wellard, James Langridge (left- hand), Parker (fast medium). keeper and useful bat. He was born in 1914 and kept wickets for Wyatt, Brocklebank
Davies as a useful change. Cambridge vs Oxford in 1935
with
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The batting should" be strong
J. M. Brocklebank was born in 1915. He played against Oxford in enough" for all purposes, soundness 1936, when his batting average was being blended with brilliance. The 19.56 for 8 innings and his bowling wicket-keepers are figures 33 wickets for 18.48.
Mobey.
Griffith and
M Ex-Ceylon Man As
M.C.C. Manager
Li-Coll Ruble is to be Manager
This is the fourth time since the War that the M.C.C, are sending a team out to India. The first team; was captained by Arthur Gilligan and toured India and Ceylon in of the M. C. C. team, that will 1925-27. In 1933-34 D. R. Jardine visit India at the end of this year. Ruble is an old Ceylon planter, led the M.C.C. team, that toured 42
India and also visited Ceylon. Two who was stationed at Dikoya be- years ago Lord Tennyson captain- for the War. He was one of The chairman of the 23 gamesed the English team that toured Ceylon's leading all-round sports- men in his time. An old Lancing India, but did not visit Ceylon. committees had nothing but fa-
Flight Lt. A. J. Holmes of the College boy he played cricket and President Avers vourable reports Brundage," who returned from Royal Air Force, who has been soccer for his school and then re- the appointed Captain of the touring presented Sussex 2nd XI at cricket. Europe where he attended
He played soccer for the Casuals the International team was Manager of the last meeting of Olympic committee and also made M.CC. team in South Africa. He and while in Ceylon played for has been Captain of Sussex in Up-country and the Europeans a figing visit to Helsingfors, said, "We are fortunate to be further recent years and proved himself both in cricket and soccer: He was have not only a successful batsman, but one of the nest wicket-keepers advanced than we never
also a very popular and capable the Europeans ever had in Ceylon. been a year before the games."
captain. Last year Holmes scored He fought in the Great War and FINANCIAL GOAL
Turs for his County and then went over to Karachi, where averaged 29.37. He scored 107 vs he has been in business for many Warwicks, 133, not out vs Notts years. He helped to found the and 71 ya Essex. Born on June 30, cind Cricket Association and was: 1899, Holmes is just forty years of
Its first President, age...
Goals Ttl. P. W. C. L. F. A. Pts. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Pts.
37 16 347
42 14 5 2
its
A
The committee has set as financial goal $375,000 to send team of 43 to the winter games next
in February
Garmisch- Fartenkirchen, and 271 athletes Summer and 50 officials to the
date, $4.804.34 has games. To
040
Six Amateurs
There are six amateurs and ten" the professionals in this splendid all- treasurer the funds they have round team chosen to tour India.
From
every committee of the party of sixteen players R.
TEAMS
Newport "Crystal Palace
42 15 4 2
7 7 21 29 21.
55
#42 15 4 2
49 18 34 5
8 8 22 34. 18
52
Brighton
42 14 5 2
43 14 33
5
6 10 25 35 16
49
Watford
42 14 6 1
44 15 34 3
6 12 18 36 12
46
Reading
42 12 6 3 48 23 30
4 8 9.23 38.16
46
Queen's Park R.
42 10 8 3
44 15 28 5
8.10 24 34 16
44
13
Ipswich
42 14 3 4
46 31 31
2
9 10 16 31 13
44
Bristol City
42 19 33
2
7 12 19 44 11
44
42 15 4 2.53 25 34
3
4 14 19 52 10
44
42 13 62 31 15 32
3
6 12-22 51 12
44
been raised, but many committees have not yet reported
to
42.12 8 3
36 16 30
5 3 13 3 38 13
43
2 4 15 23 51 8
41
raised.
3 10 -8 21 37 16
41
4
5 12 25 50 13
42-10 9 3
38 22 28 3
5 13 14 36 11
39
42 10 8 3
33 19 28.2
7 12 11 43 11
39
42 13 5 3
41 20 31 2
3 16 10.38 -7
38
42 10 5 0
36 23 25 42 7 5 9 27 28 19 7 42 10
4
4.13 10 35 12
37
4 10 27 42 18
37
2 40 16 39 1
4 16 13 39 8
35
42 9 8 6 47 23 24 2 42 8 8 5
5 14 21 46" 8
33
30 17 24 2 5 14 25 44 8
33"
HOME
TEAMS
Goals
AWAY
Goals
Tti.
P. W. D. L. F: A. Pts. W. D. L. F...A. Pts. Pts.. 42 18 2 1 60 12 38 12 5 4 34 22 29 42 12 5 4 47 21 29 9 9 3 40 26 27
67
56
32
50
Swindon
Aldershot
Notts County
Southend Cardiff Exeter
Bournemouth Mansfield Northampton Port Vale Torquay Clapton O Walsall Bristol R.
42 14 6 2 38 13 33
42 12 1 8 40 28 25 42 9 9 3 40 32 27
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Barnsley Doncaster Bradford City
Southport
Oldham
Chester
Full
Crewe
42 16 2 3 59 21 34 6 6 9:30 35.18 42 14 5 2 47 18 33 6 5 10 28 38 17 42 16 3 4 51 21 33 6 4 11 25 38 16
42 12 5 4 54 31 29 8 4 9 34 39 20
came glowing reports of plans E. S. Wyatt, James Langridge, M...
was gem- to raise funds and it 40
8. Nichols and Peter Smith have more erally agreed that
than previously toured India and done $375,000 would be raised.
well out there. R. Human is a The ultimate goal is the estab- brother of J A. Human who came ishment of a trust fund with the out with Jardine's team. interest
four-year .over each period being to defray team's expenses.
Griffith visited Colombo with 5. the R. T. Holmes' MC.C. team" bound
to- Looking
for New Zealand and kept wickets
ward that goal, the committee against All-Ceylon. He recently
already has $53,060.38 and, necessary, can from that sum to help next year's participation.
in trust kept wickets brilliantly for the borrow Gentlemen against the Players at finance Lord's This was indeed a high honour to be preferred to such well-known amateur keepers as J. Maxwell and Levett. ·
BOXING PLANS The boxing committee, which hopes to raise $50,000 through 100 to 150 sectional try-outs for the teams, planned to create a 49
fund of its own of $100,000. Other committees planned similar steps.
trust
Bartlett is the old Cambridge
Blue and brilliant left-hand bats- man, who visited S. Africa with the last MC.C. team.
Brocklebank was honoured re- The rowing committee formed a new permanent organization, the cently by being picked to play for Olympic Rowing Association, with the Gentlemen vs the Players at membership open to colleges,Lord's.
Test Players
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EMPIRE CHAMPION WINS S. AFRICAN MARATHON
John L. Coleman, the Empire: Marathon champion, has won the 19th running of the comrades marathon, from: Maritzburg to Durban-a distance of 54 miles-in the record time of 8 hours 22 minutes and 5 seconds.
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Kicked At Soccer
DEATH IN MILLION-TO- ONE-CHANCE
• CHAMPION
African Olympic and Empire
games runner. has held a world
NEED MORE MONEY
JUGOSLAV DAVIS
record for four years without CUP TEAM AND TRIP
knowing it.
At the Bouth African” châm- Miss Burke pionships in 1935
TO AMERICA:
There appears to be some doubt smashed the national record by
as to whether the Jugoslav Davis covering 100 yards in 11 seconds.
Cup team, which defeated Some time afterwards an athletic | Germany's team will be able to official, reading a report about the proceed to the United States to official holder of the record, noticed that the time was inferior to Miss play against the winners in the American zone for the right to Burke's
challenge the present holder of between the Correspondence
the Davis Cup the United States Northern Transvaal Athletic
The difficulty is lack of money, Coleman, who is a guard on the
Association arid the South African Durban Railway, thus bettered by
Association followed, and a few for it has not yet been decided ane minute six seconds the record on the knee which resulted in months later the Bouth African who will finance the journey of set up by him in 1947, when he beat septic arthritis caused the death Association officially applied to the Jugoslav team. Both the the existing record of 8 hours 24 of John Allison Stevens, aged 14, the international Amateur Athletic Jagoslav Tennis Association and minutes set up by Arthur H said the City. Coroner (Mr. E. Federation for recognition of Miss the Ministry for Physical Fitness
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Oram) at an Inquest at Sydney.
have declared themselves unable Newton; the famous runner
Burke's record. 20 Stevech was: kéked at soccer The empire champion, who defled
No official reply has been re-to shoulder the financial burden. superstition by carrying number practice on Centennial Park; ceived from the International body. 13, said that this would be his laat Bydney, and died a month later. It but the acceptance of the record appearance in the race was accidental the Coroner, is shown by the latest handbook
In future,' he said, he is going to found in
concentrate on the "short" dis: We won, Pop!" the boy had tance of 28 miles as he hoped to said when he returned home with compete in the Olympic Games at a slight Hmp, stated the father, Helsinki next year
William Bickerton Stevens
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Mlas Burke also holds jointly the world record for 80 metres hurdles with 11.6 seconds
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