THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
1933,
HOME FOOTBALL: OUR "BEAT THE BOOK" FORECAST
SEVERE TEST FOR THE
LEAGUE LEADERS
ARSENAL ALSO LIKELY TO BE "UP AGAINST IT”
"PILGRIM” DISCUSSES PROSPECTS, Tottenham hayı working! think the Wolves, Bammers, shanen af regnining thadr nncan. Innd Walsall are the thran most un-. dupey in the Teagan on Katurday reliable tante in the Lougue al- what Pumpay, thin present Imadure, though their onerodonal brilliant will be hard ont in it to call the exploits make them a delight from one point from Lidenstar which the spectacular point of view. with Java than on top,
Huddersfield will have a try ing day al Villa Park but I doubt
A bot context for points murka vary match in which the cruek frinha of the Bouthern Bection take
A Birminghujn, win visit the Itu purt and sport their positions
will ha neurely changed at the
at the sangball Ground, will be able to galgo the opportunity in (completion of this weekend's pro- Juin a place,
grummm,
Acrobatics At Highbury
TO BEAT THE BOOK
Knows Where' The Gaol' Is
Roberts and Jack (right) of the the Arennal in a "step dance" of their
Darly ara dun for a rungvery } It curious that although pwn during » tussis with a Bleming- minte, fhough an grasunt, showing among the clubs of the lower diebam forward at Highbury, where the hair hom record is not Impdr- Į viulans there are many more goals | first match of the sousou took place. 跳转
worul yet quite a immber prac
Her enungement ut Blackhorn surva clean home records kill
will be rather in the natura of Tim Juckles Hotherium ara daug.
teal for the Araunal and I am fly in the mire and in ravan mail-i
Phoin Planet News),
By "Robin"
HOME
Bolton Brentford Plymouth
Port Vale Charlton
Norwich
Reading
Barnsley
Crewe
Rangers
Falkirk
St. Johnstone
AWAY.. Chesterfield Motherwell Preston
DRAWS. Bournemouth Swindon Wolves
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league table records of all the clubs in the English League and the first division of the Scottish League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
Portsmouth Tottenham Huddersfield Birmingham Tottenham this your gra wall antik. | Sunderland fied with the form of McCormick,) Arsenal flair outside right. Not only does Blackburn he play the usual role of winger with Manchester C. skill, but he knows how to scor goals, fie scored all three goal #gainst Leicester in a recent 'match
finest to think that they will but has bave relected only one poCLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "PILGRIM”
diaya the buffer of the gxchungen. They have seared four Umes
The position in flin Burrind "Talhava 17 ngsfost them, vlafını ĺs very similar but I do st Motherwell will reniva, skr]. Bilak Bolton will be dupormon kis | ans cunlange zonj They poureny to Kiluarnock and they will de
CURSE OF PUBLICITY; PLAYERS PAMPERED AND MADE SOFT: LUTON'S EXPENSIVE SIDE: The land Derby on the forest's wolf to relalu thode arkable Kround will draw a nasul larga | récord. In 14 games they have
PLAYERS' UNION: £4,000 SOLATIUMS - Gruval and yur-engernegs on the not dropped a slugle point and, the part of the homesters will pre six coule atatoal to the MORI? spectators, less discrimina, cording to several managers the mo
More newspapers, mora dern player won't be taught. Thinkt bably tribute to the rivals lowest, with one exception, in the
Tou Kuliah and Neottiah Tangoen. | booms,
nough Tro-wurelles, he knows it all. Buch in 1960. offorin,
Ify upeportedly drawing with Their areting propensities are ant Results to many players unking the Bradford it the Midland young, so outstanding out, it would ap-erlovens error of beleving they have Wout Us upala confounded the pour that no Indomitable defenen nothing more to learn,
3-la-Noir gerad-genet, thea,
UPS AND DOWNS OF CARDIFF
OLD HANDS AT CRYSTAL
PALACE
GIVE PLACE TO YOUTH
Crystal Palure
Cardiff City havn hindi amore "upini wolne. Phila ley position is very fund downs" than any side in the Inasaquale at the moment. Japan alage the war, and ul- though many bollayed that rooki button bad boon touched Inst nea:] Although they Budsbest fiftly in at one cannot, non mueli hope of the Realhera Betion of tho Thlr on-improvement.
Division Inst neon Crystal The mnew's the pity becnusn| Ilarn werashy no means gatisiled with * promotion alo oven in the] with the genuent form of the town, Third Division Cordier ban #1 I wh anreliabla, beillant at Chiren population of 15,009,, Durimos and wonkt geensionally, and in the link few asasons the avor over non did they enter the run- age affandanea has two 0012 atau for promotion. 1,000,
Thin your a change in already to The aural i bylosis, but tha throatura are frankly to us. Hoveral of the older mit that an much as they would players live on, making room for, no fowup than 11 noweomera Itha-to-build-up-n-now-wide-Chay have and get the money to do ll, of youth and exporture.--With refore Mr. Host Wilm, the halls, and granted a conaon-
naw manager, who has taken over the affles bold for many years by
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Wity do so low of our League clubs
omploy conches? Breaking, ne-
"Telegraph" Forecast For Saturday
EIGHT VISITING WINNERS
(By
"The Pilgrim"), Halaw are given the xtures Biglish and Heottish football for infurilaya, the reedt of fast acason's. meetings hetwoop the teams being 881118 added "in brackeln. Chun namen are printasi in largo typu nroj ported to win and where in such indication a given a draw in. the pro
to ou
ENGLISH FOOTBALL "FIRST DIVISION"
* Huddersfield (a)
Arsenni (3) Bemlugham (2)
munity from injury, the Auto V. (o) ales should have. Bilo dificulty BLACKN (2)*y
abstug an Improvement on Bael DICKEY (2)
Leeds (3)
V
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Wednesday (2)
Lulcester (2)
$
Portsmouth (1)
▼
Chelsen (0)
EVERTON (2)
Manchester C. STOKE (-)
Mr. Pred towork, handle,
Thars to an aBeround exerience VERPOOL (3) He was told at the start that in your ryuld not aml a penny in transfor Fenn. Fu Lul Cardiff have seed in the Palace slide that tents for Middlesbro (0) the new couples with laxi your's confidonea. At home they should NEWCASTLE (0)
gain the greater part of the points Sheffield U. (-) The only notable additions were at stake, and although they may TOTTENHAM (-) Galder, a back from Glasgow Ran-Jack a littlo aggressiveness away Wolves (3) gera, and Hutchinson, said to be on their opponents' grounds they
a scheming inside forward, who, will not fali for short of pro- with Leslie Jones and Maidment, motion.
should be able to make the right expect the Palace to figure prominently in the competition, sort of openings for Henderson.
The forwards look all right, but and to be one of the four leading the half-backs will need strength- teams at the end of the season
SCANDAL OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
CLUBS' PROVOCATIVE OBSTINACY IN WITHHOLDING PLAYERS
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COCCER simply cannot afford to
Jack artistry in the inside for word positions, which have always tween the glory of the game, Jack, Buchan, Clem Blendenson, Kelly, Walker-Inside men like thene cont Tribute more to the artistry of the game than those of any other punition,
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OUTDE forward play has im-
proved--because these men have noro opportunities since the off-side inw was changed. But they contri buto more of apved and spectacle than selane to the se
DERBY goded an inside forward like
Giraven to add skill and subtlety Ho their attack. Why Are inside sp of this type no searce, Scotland enn find them for hor. International touanes, Menil, Stevenson. England can't. Why?
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"WE make too much fun at them," says the Derby matin. ger, "If a player turns out to b really good he is boosted Battered. There were great players twenty years ago, aud they never got half the praise and publielty That are led ont to their suc QUNNOTA.
"Not did they receive an much at- -tention in their tralalog-quarters. To-day, to many players are 'soft' and pampered."
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"RIMSBY Town came along at al
fine gallop late last season, but a good start is essential to get a club into the First Division.
Leicester Wednesday Aston Villa Liverpool
Wolves ....
Stoke City Leeds Everton Derby County West Brom, A.
Newcastle
CIREEN » Sheffield U. Middlesbro'
Gity do well at home, where 11 they ure-indeed-Tigars--but Grimsh somehow or other they fall off when Port Vale away from Humberskie.
(Continued on Page 7.)
5 MINUTES FOOTBALL
Team Work
In
Defence
AN ESSENTIAL
(By "Saracan")
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION
Total
Home
Away
W. L. D.
W. L. D.
W. L. D.
8
4 1 3
2 0.2
2 1 1
B 8
4 2 2
2 1 1
4 2 2
3 0 2
3
2 1 1
10
2 1 1
1 2 0
Goals'
F. A.. Pts. 13 7
16
11 8 10
21 15
1 12 12 G
12 119 -9
1 15 9
3 1 17 14
.10
9
2
11
14 11
10 13
16 14
16 16
2 2
14 21
9 14
3 1
14 13
0 1 3
13. 12
1 2 1
12 12
11 13
1 3
0
0
-10 M
+
4121
5
1
2 1 1
0 4 0
921
5 0
2 1 0
0 4 0
SECOND DIVISION
Homo
W. L. D.
Away
W. L. D. 31.0
2 2 0
1 2 1
220 2.10
7 22
12
Goals F. A. Pts. 20 14 15 10 14 11. 11 17 16 -11.
11
10 D 10
1 1 2
1412
14. 14
Total
V. L. D.
Bolton Notts County Fidhom Preston N.E.
G 2 0
3 1 0
5 2 1
3 0 1
2 1
4 0 0
6 2 1
3 0 1
30
3-2-0
0
8 0 0
2 3
16 11 10
Ifull Bradford West Ham U.
3
2
1
4.3.1
4 0 1
0 3 0
9
3 1 0
0 2 2
22 17
8
0.2.2
13 11
2 1
9 9
2 2
1412
.2 D
17 17
1-3 0
13 14
3 0 1
0 4 0
9 11
Lincoln
4 2 1 2 1
1 2 1
1 1 2
1 3 0
8:12
Manchester U,
N
2 112 1
12 '19
0
A
11 16
13 0
11
10
1
9 18
Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Mittwo Brentford Oldham Swansen
Nolts Forest
Bradford City Burnley Bury
Norwich':
It is a mistake to believe that Charlton Ath a sound defence depends on the Crystal Pal. goalkeeper and backs. Defence Exeter is team work and it cannot be Aldershot first class unless every member | Luton of the side plays his part. Even Gillingham with the half-backs helping to Bristol R.
Cardiff protect the goal, all of the men
Queen's Park -must-pull together. ----
Reading
This is also true of the wing for. Clapton 0. wards, although comparatively few Swindon-. THE foo the Anfield 'club paid for of those players seen to realize it. Coventry the transfer of Sun. Engilsh was All too often you see them waiting Brighton the heaviest over polit
"about for the ball to be sent to Bournemouth forward; in fact, I was rather aur them whereas it is up to them to Torquny prised the Rangers let him go. Am
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for
wrong in supposing that the fatal lend a hand by going back to help Newport. accident to John Thomson, the Celtic their wing half and back. Even if Southend
Watford Sund'ri'd (goalkeeper, affected English's career they havo no chance of retrieving Northampton WEST DROM (3) In Glasgow?
the ball It is important that they should chaso any opponent in Bristol City SECOND DIVISION
xensation was caused in Excier possession because in that way Soccer circles when it was they can at least prevent him do BLACKPOOL (-) v Lincoln (-)
Gliclally announced that Charlie v Oldham (~~)
Miller (left-back), who has reting just as he likes. BOLTON (
dered splendid service to the City iradford C. (1) ▼ MILLWALL (5) BRENTFORD (-) v Burnley (-)
club for several seasons, and who are blamed for the loss of goals Chesterfield FULHAM (-) Hull (→→→)
look his benefit last season, had when their failings may be traced Barnsley Manchester U
PRESTON N. (~) |
been placed on the open-to-transfer to the faults of others. For in Hartlepools 1st. This, it was officially stated, has stance, early in the season the Barrow. Notts F. (3) Y NOTTS. C. (0)
come about at Miller's own request. two backs of Manchester City were | Accrington Plymouth (4) Bradford (2) PORT VALE (2) v Swansea (1)
loften criticized. It was signi- Tranmere as Doncaster STHAMPTN (1) v Bury (0) WEST HAM (5) ▼
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
I'RNMTH (2) Y
BRISTOL C. (5) Cardiff (1) CHARLTON -
the CLAPTON (0)
THE early holding of Inter-skill, must take place because national soccer matches is agin League clubs insist upon it. taking place.
Surely this latest example of the
Exeter (2) NEWPORT (5) NORWICH (1) 'READING (3)
WATFORD (3)
Nothing could be more lowering folly of placing club before cou-SWINDON (3) to the prestige of international try will effect a complete change football. It has now become sub-of attitude towards what should be the outstanding matches of the servient to club interests,
With the exception of the Eng- land v. Scotland match in April, all the international matches have to he played before the F.A. Cup-
year.
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It sometimes happens that backs |
EXETER have also, by mutual con- ficant however, that as soon Grimsby (2)
sent, cancelled the contract of McMullan was put in the front New Brighton Stan Barber, the half-back who has line the number of goals obtained Halifax been a splendid servant to the club against the team diminished. Stockport for three seasons. He has been in The explanation' of this was that Crewe Alexander v. N'rth'mptn (4) Indifferent health for some time and with McMullan lying back he was Rochdale
PALACE (1) It to this that has caused the cancel always in close touch with his half York City
Southend (-)lation of the contract.
and could readily lend him nasist Walan v Luton (0)
Bristol R.. (2)
V
Queen's (2)
▼
ance.
Mansfield Gateshead
Carlisle
UTON are now fielding the most Gillingham (1)
FORWARDS' TASK. Park (1) expensive side in the club's his
tory. Seven of the team have played Modern football "domanda that Chester in the First Division. Five recruite the Inside forward should go Wrexhant are introduced,
Brighton (0)
Aldershot (2) Coventry (1) (NORTH)
THIRD DIVISION
Y Chester (1)
| BARNSLEY (3) v. Rochdale (1).
BARROW (3)
Doncaster (0) international' campaign.
Soon England has commenced her Carlisle (1) Ireland CREWD (8) has already been met..
:| HALIFAX (4)
Hartlepools (3)
Rotherham (0)
v Walsall (0)
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back and challenge the opposite Southport JITTELL, the former Birmingham players on the opposing side and Darlington reserve goalkeeper, Gibson, from it is because they cannot be in two Rotherham Sheffold United, loft-back: Poase and places at the same time that wel
to-day the oxaggerated Martin, associates at Middlesbrough, have form the right wing, and Pearson, the formation. If an Inside forward] ex-Chelsen player loft wing, comprise plays his part properly he is the tho "money" part of the team, · hardest worked member of a team and it is unfair to blame him be NOTTS County may be short of CHESTRE'LD (→) goal-scorers, ns was the case in cause he is not always up in the Motherwell Kilmarnock the side to do more than keep its own home an attack.
Several first class sides have Hearts this time out.
inaldo forwards who are Inclined, Aberdeen PRENTFORD have a strange little on losing the ball, to stadd still Queen's Park St. Johnstono ground to play upon, and it will and watch their colleagues in the be there that they will gain most of rear struggling to relieve the Ayr
the Dundes their points.
Bituation. In
caso every
Falkirk ... Boundness of the defences im-
Queen o'South Coltle
ties come along and before it is It is unfair to the F.A. to place Munafield. (→) known which beamą are likely to the responsibility. of picking an SOUTHPORT (6) v Darlington (1) the last tourney, and I do not faney penalty area to help in forcing Rangers ・・・
be in the championship or relega- England team upon thole shoul- STOCKPORT (2) ▼ York (0) tion struggies. In other words, dors when they have had so little TRANMERE (4) N. Brighton (3) international matches must not time to study the form of the Wrexham (6)
interfere with, or even affect, the chances of the League clubs.
various candidates for honours.
At a moeting of the Irish F.A. Emergency Committen it was de-
-ý. - Gateshead (1)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION »
y' Celtic (0)
v Cowd'ub'th (0)
v Airdrie (0)
With the grounds as they are clded to send a strongly-worded Aberdeen (1) and the ball as lively as it is a letter of protest to the F.A. ra. CLYDE (6) premtura is placed on youth and garding the non-release of players. FALKIRK (6)
Among those whose services were HAMILTON (5) ▼ Dundee (1) AN. speed,
refused by thair clubs wore, it is HEARTS (1) v Partick (2)
YMTHWLL (3) Rarely is good football scan in understood, Cook (Everton), Mac- Kilmarnock (1) suth conditions, yet an inter-kie (Portsmouth), Dunne (Sheffield Queen's Park (4) Art (1)
QUEEN O'STI (—) ▼ United), Duggan (Leeds United),
Hibernians (—) national, which should represent English (Liverpool) and Priestley RANGERS (4) V.. St. Mirren....(0). the finest example of present-day (Chelsen).
ST. J'STONE (2) ▼ Lanark (2)
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THE other "B's" from Lancashire paired.
ice.
may have their good days, but If the covering is complote Hibernians Burnley are not cutting much They have signed Chedgzay, I defence may be almost perfect, but Hamilton know, but the side only just scraped it is certain that there will be Airdrio through last season, and Tom loopholen unless every man in Clyde Bromilow, the old Liverpool half-ready to do his bit and is keen Third Lanark back should get moring, or the club enough to anticipate how he may St. Mirren. may not be so lucky in escaping give the maximum assistance Partick next, time.
Cowdenbeath
Copyright; N. F
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)'
W. L. D. W.L. D.
Flome Away
89
9 12
22 12 12
20. 187
12
14 13
10
9
Total
Goals
1.
W-L. D.
F. A. Pts.
R
6 1 2
4 0 0 1 1 2 22
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61 2
400
1 1 2
9
fi 2 2
8 1 1
2 1 1
53 1
4 0 1
1 3 0
18 12
11
8
3 0 5 4 3
2 0 2
1 0.2
95
11
01
1 8 1
22" 16
17 15
2 1 1
4
I
2 1 1
2 2 0
13 14
3 1
0
0 3.1
11 10
12-10
3 3 2
0 0 3 2
11 10
3 3 2
13
1
11 13.
20 13
0 5 0 16 17
8. 0
16 19
1. 3 0
11. 10
1 2
9 11
7. 17
31
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8.1 11 16
6 26
100 00 20 00 03 00 10 20 où að að an
0 6 2
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3 0
0 2 2 0 4.0
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Total
Home Away W. L. D. W. L. D.
Goals F. A. Pts.
P. W. L. D.
7 1 0
5 00
2.1 0 24 7 14
5 1.1
3 0 0
2 1 1
21
6
8
5 2 1
4 0 0
1 2 1
20. 14
11
4 1 3
2 1 1
2 0 2
17. 11 11
2 8
8 0.2
1 2 1
14 17.
1 2
15 8 10
12.9
18 8. 10
10
13 11
10
16.13
9
3 1
16. 18.
0 3 0
.9 8
2 2
17 10
3 1
16:10
11 14.
2
20 27
7 14.
0
2. 0
0.1 8 2 1
0.4 .0 0 1
3 0
11 20
8 17
11 24
417
Away
SCOTTISH LEAGUE,
FIRST DIVISION
Total
Home
P. W. L. D.
12 16.
W. L. D. W. L. D. F. APIs 11 10 0.1 600 60 1266 217
11 8 1 2 ĥ 0.181 188 12 18 11 6 285 10 1 1 8,29 17 15.
9 6 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 2 25 11
041 3 1 1
3 8 0.20 .21.
27 30
18 7. 11 22 25 10 19: 38 10
11
10 03 1 8 11
8 2 0 20, 10
13.
10.
42.
2. 1 1
19, 10
12
5.4.2
3 3 0
10
10
34. 1
8
2 8 0
11 8 1
3 2 0
2
3 2
28 17
10&
8 1
16 19
2 2 2 0
21 26
15 1
12 ·22
14 25
21 85
B B
11:24
23 81
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