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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.

MILLION VOICES TO HAIL SOCCER

START OF ANOTHER

GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY

ADDS GLAMOUR TO FIRST BATCH OF GAMES

DOZENS OF TRANSFERS

ALL CLUBS START OFF

RENEWED HOPES

(By "Veritas")

WITH

Nearly a million throats will be yelling themselves hoarse in England on Saturday when Association Football, the King of all games among Englishmen, will start on a new season lasting from the end of August until the begin- ning of May next year.

Although players and spectators have been grumbling for the last decade that the football season is too long, the grip it has on the imagination, of them all never fails to draw them like a magnet to the freshly prepared grounds all over the country, ac matter if the temperature be over 80 in the shade when the first "Kick Off" signal is blown.

It can therefore be safely the Northern section and the Lon- estimated that anything up to dan team to return to the Southern. 600,000 football enthusiasts will Both are clubs who earned pro- trek to their Stamford Bridges, mution but failed to maintain the Fratton Parks, their White high level of Second Division foot-

Haw-ball. Incidentally neither

Hart Lanes and their thorns on Saturday.

LOCAL REFLEX.

Even in distant Hongkong one can find a reflex of this enthusiasm

Soccer over frat class football.

fans anxiously await the results and follow the fortunes or misfortunes of their favourite clubs with pride!

team

will find it an easy task to win back their lost positions.

SOME TRANSFERS

London Clubs Get Active Immediately at the close of the or sympathy as the position war-1931-3 season dozens of transfers were transacted and several clubs mude what can be regarded as im-- portant captures.

rauta.

The opening of a new season is always full of interest. It often

The London, clubs have been Rees clubs turning out almost en- tirely new teams as compared with specially busy in building up their

obtained the previous Henson, in addition to elevens. Fulham

the which there is a certain amount of signature of Abel, Chesterfield's "mystery" surrounding ovary team goal-scoring centre-forward, whilst Will they settle down into a gond Tottenham signed on three useful

directora alde? Have the

been players including J.A. Morrison the wise in getting rid of this player Kent Amateur county player. He and engaging another? These are is a forward of distinct promise. inevitable questions which are asked Kenneth Cooper, the former Oxford by supporters and which often pro- University and Corinthian outside- vide the chief stimulus for them right has signed amateur forms for the Spurs whilst Potts, a young to "go and judge for yourself".

full-hack from Birmingham is also on the hooks.

the

the

This season everybody is wonder- ing whether the Arsenal can win

Brentford have secured Percy the Championship for the third- time in four years. Most people to Clark, late Captain of Edinburgh are interested to see how

University, who has played for Edinburgh City and the Hibernians, promoted teams fare among

big nolacs". Stoke and Totten He has signed amateur forms. He clubs to raise plays right back or centre half, Is ham are the two thomselves into the First Division 21 years of age, standa 5ft 10in. this year, so that London has once and weighs 12st, 91b.. Clark is n again a "Big Tree" in the senior schoolmaster and has secured an division-Arsenni, Chelsea and the appointment at Chiswick. Spura,

the Liverpool Brentford and Hull City make centre-forward has left senior foot- their way into the Second Division, ball this year and has signed forms the first named thus joining West for Leamington Town the Birming Ham, Fulham and Millwall to make ton Combination club.

Preston North End have zigned London's representation up to four.

But interest does not stop with on G.P. Stephenson, Sheffield these teams. There are the re-Wednesday's legated clubs. Will they prove whilst Baden Herod, the former strong enough to regain their lost Tottenham Hotspur back; who for

has their the past two seasons

been -positions or will they find

real level in the lower divisions? playing for Chester,

been

4

Leslie Bruton,

Inside

forward,

bas

Bolton and Blackpool were

the transferred to Swindon.

First

"wooden spoonists" of the

Divialan last May and

Inconceivable to think

归结 It is

of Bolton

Biding anywhere else but among the top rankers, many will be pro- pared to forecast that Bolton will Be among the few teams who have beon relegated one season promoted the next.

and

ORIENT, GOING AHEAD

Get Signature-of-a- Welsh "Cap" Clapton Orient, who had

Et.

Alec Jamos, the famous Arsenal fürward finds golf both a mental and phsyical alimulant and it forms A Borious part of his training. Here is Alec getting out of a bunker dur- ing course of training. (Planot News}.

and former Wrexham left back.

Crompton is 24 years of age and played for Wales against England, Scotland and Ireland in 1931.

the Among the newcomers to Bournemouth and Boscombe Club ure S. Littlewood a centre-forward from Port Vale and Harry L. Dawes, who is a youth of 17, hail- ing from Sturminster.

ARGYLE'S CAPTURE.

He went to

SEASON

FORECAST

LIKÉLY RESULTS FOR SATURDAY

FAVOUR HOME TEAMS

Forecasting foutball results with time A any confidence is at no simple task and at the beginning of a new season prognostication is rendered doubly difficult.

With no form to act as a guide one's vote must naturally be turn. ed in favour of the home teams. The Telegraph forecast Saturday follows:

FIRST DIVISION.

ARSENAL

▼

ASTON VILLA

V

Blackburn

EVERTON

HUDDERSFIELD v

Manchester C.

Middlesbro'

NEWCASTLE

Sheffield U. STOKE Wolves

*

Birmingham

Leicester

Leed

W. B. Albion Sunderland

Derby

for

WEDNESDAY

Portsmouth

Tottenham

Chelsea

V LIVERPOOL

SECOND DIVISION.

BLACKPOOL, BRADFORD BURY FULHAM

Grimaby HULL Lincoln NOTTS F. PLYMOUTH S'HAMPTON

WEST HAM

Port Vale

Brentford

T

Preston

Oldham

Swannee

Notts C.

Burnley

*

Millwall

น

V

Manchester U. Bradford C Bolton

Y

Y

Bristol R Bournemouth Gillingham Luton SWINDON

Clapton

Y

BRIGHTON

Excier

Y

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Crystal P. Aldershot

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Cardin

Y Wrexham

V

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). Bristol.C. Charlton COVENTRY Newport NORTHAMPTON v NORWICH Queen's P.R. READING SOUTHEND Torquay Watford.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),

v Crewe

Halifax

Y

V

George Briggs, the Birmingham to forward, has been transferred Plymouth Argyle,

Birmingham ten years ago from Denaby United and was in the team which took part Barnsley

BARROW in the Cup Anal when West Brom-

CARLISLE wich Albion won the Cup in 1931.

CHESTER Briggs made over 300

CHESTERFIELD V Doncaster pearances in the first team firmingham and was their second MANSFIELD best goal scorer. He usually play Rochdale

STOCKPORT ed at centre or inside-forward.

He has never been capped, but THANMERE was reserve for England against York Scotland at Wembley in 1928.

are:-

for

:

V

V

Rotherham Gateshead New Brighton

Hartlepools

Darlington

Accrington Southport WALSALL

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

v Partick V Ayr

SOME OTHERS,

ADERDEEN Sme other important transfers Clyde

FALKIRK HAMILTON William Pense (outside-right),

HEARTS Middlesbrough to Luton; Landells

Kilmarnock inside forward), Millwall to West QUEEN'S PR. fam; H. McMahon (fuside-right), Queen O. 8th. Mexborough to Southend; M. J. RANGERS Boyle (right back), Bolton to ST. JOHNSTONE Reading; T. Smith (inside-right), to Charlton; C Armfield Plain Brain (centre-half), Villa to Boscombe; T. W. Rhodes (centre forward), Bradford to Port Vale. FREE TRANSFERS

Several Players Put On List Several well known players were put on the free transfer list either by their Clubs or by the Manage- ment Committee of the F.A., nt the close of last season. Here is a list

Lauch players with their clubs_in_ brackets:

Frea transfers granted by clubs named: Burgess (Spurs), Roid Chesterfield and Chariton drop disastrous season made an impor- Blackpool), Grimshaw (North- down to the Third Division, the tant capture having signed on Wampton). Brown (Norwich City). Free transfers granted by the former to re-occupy their place in Crompton, a Welsh International

Y

V

Dundee Albernians Third Lanark Celtic

Airdrie

Cowdenbeath

St. Mirren

ON

SATURDAY

WHITBREADS

- POFTLED BEING.

GETTING READY-Some of the Fulbam players putting in early ground training in readiness for the opening of the season on Saturday. The Craven Cottage men hava thair eyou on promotion to Division 1 and these exercises may do much towards realisation of the ambition. (Planet News).

PROSPECTS OF CLUBS

WHAT THE HOMESIDE WRITERS

THINK ABOUT THEM

READING

MANAGER SMITH'S

OPTIMISM

Reading's hopes of regaining their place In the Second Division

aro

of running high, for the team, which

The following notes on the prospects of some the leading Clubs taking part in the opening of the

season

finished fourth in the Third Division

(South) last season, has been con-

ject.

on Saturday have been gleaned from the siderably strengthened with this ob- comments of Homeside writers. WOLVERHAMPTON

Signings Which Point to

Revival

-

man

A

first team and reserve line. Here, again, Manager Smith may have som news for supporters within the next week.or BO

At present, however, there are two; Haywood (centre), from a Scottish

Woodall, proviously obvious weaknesses. A strong contro junior team.

half to take the place of Allan, last with Merthyr and the Wolves, is a

year's captain, has become apparent, now reserve half-back.

Of the men not re-engaged (15 in and Manager Joo Smith hopes

Barnes has gone to Exeter, make a captura in this respect before Rutherford to West Ham, Blake and the season commences. Then thoro Having strengthened several posi-Richards to the Rangers. McAllister too, a weakness in regard to the

forwards, and an experienced tions that caused anxiety last season, to Liverpool, and Inglis to Dartford. Wolverhampton Wanderers have no The Mayor of Watford (Councillor to take one of the inside berths would forcing. doubts but that they will so improve. Evans) and Mr. J. Clifton have alleviate all doubts as to on last season's record that they will taken the places of Alderman F. W. strength. Actually, there are only finish in the top half and so once Jeffs and Mr. F. Farquharson on the suiclent forwards to constitute again

become a power in. the Premier board of directors. Division.

Players engaged for the senson so the close season for aru: Outstanding of

Is Harwood, the inside for signings

Goal: Slater, Mellugh. from

Brown, Moran, Lewis, Dacks:

In an interview, Mr. Smith stated ward scoured at a big feo Bradford City. Harwood, it is hoped, Ewington, Searlo, Davies (T),

that he believed ho had succeeded in Half-backs. Findlay, Woodward, obtaining that happy blending of will be just the man to bring the best

of

the Wolven Hartill,

clever Armstrong, Woodall.

and youth which. is so experience centre-forward, who claimed such a Forwards: Chapman, Barnett, essential to a football club in these

Davies (W), Lane, Lowe, of goals last season,

Carter, dayson Then comes more good news. Reg Irvine, Scott, Ritchie, McPherson. Hollingworth, Wolves clever centre- half, and reckoned as one of the beat in England, a fact which he would have had the opportunity of proving but" for injuries, is pronounced "Atter' than ever.

out

Barraclough, ou, the tricky left- winger, who was injured in the Easter games, is now sound, so at forward and half-back the Wolves should be as strong as any team in the League. At back, however, they are ap- parently relying on Lowton and Shaw, who stood the brunt of the hard work last season. It seems rather a doring policy, for if either is injured there are only inexperi- MOTHERWELL enced players to take their place.

At goal the Wolves have made a very wise move. They had two promising goal-keepers in Ellis and Wildman, but both lacked that anti- cipation which an experienced player Committee: Grice (Birmingham), at this position possesses. This weak- Atkinson, Burnicle and Worthyness has been rectified by the signing (Lincoln City), Edgar (Alder- of Splere from the Spurs.

The Wolves have not finished sign- shot), Harford (Luton), Arming yet; more additions are expected! strong (Queen's Park Rangers) at any day, Rutherford (Walford), Tully (As-

play only one They will

public ton Villa), Spense (Manchester practice match, on the Saturday be- U), Hayward (Boscombe), Lovatt fore the season opens. (Northampton), Morris, Scott and Starsmore (Swindon).

INTERNATIONAL FOR S'HAMPTON Norwich City's Capture

Early in September it is expected that they will play the return gama with Nico (South of France) 'F.C. for

THE LONDON. CHALLENGE CUP

First Round Draw

Here is the draw for the first round of the London Challenge Cup which is being played on October 9. Kingstonian Dulwich Hamlet Queen's Park R. v Chelsea Clapton Orient v West Ham Millwall v Charlton Hayes v Brentford Tottenham v. Fulham Finchley v. Arsenal: Barnet Crystal Pal

Sixteen of last year's players have been retained, notable absentees being

Nino

now

Alian and Eaton, who have not yet fixed

up,

professionals have been signed.

Mellors, Whitaker- Goalkeepers~~-~~ (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Backs: Richardson, Rowe, Morris, Ridley (Manchester City), Boyle (Bolton Wanderers).

Half-backs: Johnson, Barloy, Darnell, Townsend, Talling, Powell, Hayhurst (Luton), Wright (Bolton Wanderers)...

Forwards: McGough, Harston, Gamble, Oxberry, Chandler, Liddle, Butler (Bolton Wanderers), Samuel (Southend), Fielding Grimsby Town), Doncaster (Crystal Palaco).

(Continued an Page 0.)

LAST SEASON'S FINAL

POSITIONS

Here are the final placing of the clubs in the four Englishi Divisions at the close of the 1937-3 action.

FIRST DIVISION,

THIRD DIVISION · (SOUTH).

a gold cup. Players on the booka Arsenal

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Goalkeepers: Splers (Tottenham), Aston Villa Wednesday. Wildman, Ellia.

West Brom.. Backs: Lowton, Burnal, Dowen, Nowenstle Preece, Shaw, Smith (J).

Huddersfield Half-backs: Rhodes, Harwood (Bradford City), Heelbeck, Holling- Portsmouth

Nelson, Pincott, Wildsmith,

Leeds.

Southampton have signed. Fred!ng Gilchrist (Sandbach Ram-Sheffield U...

Goals.

Brentford

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

.A.. Pte.. 42 258 9118 61 58 42 28 8 11 92 67 64 Exeter 42 21 9 12 80 68 51 42 20 9 13 83 70 40

71.68, 49 Crystal Pal. 42 22. 15 71-63

42.18

32. 15 42 18

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P. W. D. L. F. A. Pta 42 20 10 6 00.49 62 42 24 10 8 88-48 58 42 12 187 88.65.57 42.19 18 10 10371 51 42 19 B 16 78 '04' 40

42:19 0 17 108 77:44

13 70 60 44 Northampton, 42 18 8 10.70 80 44 42-188 10:72 01, 44- 42 10.12 14 72 7

Norwich

06 53. 47

Reading Coventry

70

Gillingham

Torguny Bristol R

Watford

Brighton Southend

Lnton

42, 16 18 14 58 02 48

42 17 0 16 74 80. 40 42 16. 17 81

174 41 Everton Clayton, Deacon, Gardiner, Birmingham

Barraclough,(_Bryant, Sunderland. 42,15 10 17 63 80 40

Ils crédit. He played only a few Hartill, Hetherington, Morris (Halo Liverpool : 42 14 11 17 67 57 19

42 14.11 17.7 79 84 D

42 14 10 18 70-102 88

Cook, the Welsh international out-

blers). side-left, formerly of Portsmouth, who has nine international capa to Burgin,

Forward:

First Division matches for Port-sowen), Phillips, Protheroe (Mer- Blackburn smouth last season, owing to a knee thyr), Richards, Shelton, Smalley. Manchester C. 42 10 8 21 68. 71. 37 Injury, but a cartilogo operation Thompson (Mansfield). has, it is stated, been successful. Crystal Palace have signed E. Earle, an outside-left who formerly played for Burnley, but who has apont the last three seasons with Boston, (Lincolnshiro).

WATFORD

ATTACK RECEIVES

- ATTENTION

When the season opens the Wat.

Middlesbro Wolves Chelsen Leicester ... Bolton E Blackpool

Stoko

42 14 0 19 62-78 87 42 14 820-80'05 30. 42 147 21 03 78 55 42 11 18 18 75 80 85 42 12 0 21 78 02 38 42 14 8:23 09 86 58

SECOND DIVISION

Goals.

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

42 15 14 13.01 GG 44, 42 10 12 14 60.09-44 42 178 17 08 45

42 15 11 10 65 82 41 42 18 1810 78 78 80. Bristol C.42 12 13 17 88 90 87 Queen's P.R. 42.13 11:18:72:87 37. Aldershot 42-13-10 19 01.72:80:

Bournemouth 42 12:12:18.00 81-80 Cardiff Clapton O.

Newport Swindon

42 12 7 23 60, 60. 32. 42 8 18 21 50. p. 29

.. 42 127.24 01-103 20

42 9 11 22 60 108.

THIRD DIVISION' (NORTH);

Watford FC. have secured J. Devan, an Irish-outside-loft, who has been playing for Coleraine Club, ford. defence will probably be the

43 20 0 11 78 80 50 | Hull. Norwich City have signed same as in the last campaign, with one exception, Armstrong (late of Thomas Hnilday, a half-back who queen's Park Rangers)

Tottenham 42 20 18 7 00.51 55 Wrexham ** at contre Fulham...... 42 20 10 13 78 85 50 Stockport captained Darlington for three sex-half in place of O'Brien, who has gone Bury

42 200 18.84 50 40 Chester, 42.20 söns, and last season made '41: ap- to the Rangers as manager.

Notin Forest 42 17 15 10 67.689. 40 Walsall pearances with the club, Halliday As deputy for Biator In goal, Manchester U.42 16, 13, 14 71 68 48

Doncaster captained England against Walca Mellugh (Portsmouth), has been on Millwall

42 10 11 16 69 67:40

Gateshead at Cardiff as a schoolboy interna gaged, and new backs available are Bradford

Barnsley 42 178 1777 71.42 Searle (Charlton) and Davies (Preston N.E., 49-10 10:16 74 20 42. tional

Barrow Thomas Nixon, A product of

back.

Bradford C# 14 13 15 05 01:41 Tranmere. North-Eastern League football, who waa with Queen's Park Rangers

has devoted his Southampton 42-18, 8-10 00:00 21 Southport attention to strengthening the Grimsby, vi

442.14 13 186: 70 84 411Acer for six adnung as, a full-back and

attack. · BicPherson (Uleading) re: Plymouth' 24 42 18,0.17 03-07 418 Ya turas to Vicarage-road- an outalde, Notts County 49 15 10 17 87 7840

Gos

P. W. D. L., F. A. Pls. 42 20 7 9100 45. 59 42 24 0010051 57 42 21 12 9.00 58 54 42 22 8 12 94 84 02 42 10 10 13.75 30 48- 42°17-14 11 77: 70 48- 42-10-034,78°07'47 42-19 8-15 02:85:46: 42 18 7:17 6000 48 ... 43 20819 80.84 48

42:17 8:17 70 60/42- 41 17 7:18.70 62-41- ton4:49 15 10 17 79,76 40 61642 10 10 8711039 12 15 8 10 71.00 85

thethra -49-14-10-23-M1-84-8

(Cliolaca), who can also

also play at half- Swanson 1:43 10.24 19 50 64 42 Crewe

Schierker McBal

routre-half being given tell, and his klub-niate, Richle,' will Port Vale 42 14:10 18 08 70 Ra di vanefield 4 1437 21 84100 35

mak's, trial y Crystal Palace.

Charlton Athletle have efined Aba Arluns rival to Chapman on Burnley 4312-13-701-18 81 Fun Welsh League half-back or the other wing Peterdugirat, Lincoln 14:48 12AEONE HAD

Wilfred Chitty, the former Wok, tbh)

BRE BAR Other newcomers, are:- Irvine,che Olde M2RBEITSM

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