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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1933.

TELEGRAPH'S

ARSENAL'S TASK IS TO

CONSOLIDATE

LEADERSHIP GAINED AFTER

DIFFICULT PERIOD

BUT THE SPURS' CHALLENGE

REMAINS STRONG

.

(By The Pilgrim")

Having broken through the difficult barriers to the leadership of the senior league, Arsonal will set about consolidating their arrival at the exponse of Liverpool I con- fidently predict.

Since the return of Bastin and the advent of Sidey the Londoners have regained their ancient though tarnished glory, and much credit is due to Mr. Chapman for nursing them through a difficult period so success- fully.

Their position is by no means unchallenged for Spurs may keep up with them if they can stem the dashing forwards of the Manchester City eleven who will be all out to pierce the vulnerability exposed by the Rams on the White Hart Lane ground last week.

Derby have a fair chance of some of their erstwhile dash they 'keeping in the first four but I will soon be out of the list of do not expect Huddersfield to League hopeful. At any rate 1 yield a point at Newcastle at Aldershot-and they are already don't hold aut much hope for them Wednesday, for pity's sake, If six points behind the leaders. Tor no other reason, should win Hillsboro against the at Leicester Club,

West Ham are toshigground steadily and defeat of Blackpool seems a fairly safe prediction for (them.

Tranmere are consistent and mainly for the reason I give them a win at Carlisle though on the same reasoning. I should allow Chesterfield a win at Doncaster. I favour the homesters here because I think the present lenders are due

Morton of West Ham manages to get in his centre despite the close attentions of Denegri of Peru. An incident in the match between West Ham and the combined Chillan and Peruvian football team.

(Planet Nowa).

It is time that Lincoln proved for a fail: their worth in this Division and I) give them to beat Oldham on the law of averages,

T

Rotherham may find it a fitting occasion to plek a couple of

up points from their Southport visitors As for Grimsby I see no faltering and will then be quite clear of the In the fishermen's strido and they bottom position which is now being should not a brace at Craven Cot-filled by Darlington. tage where Fulham have been ful- filing early prognostications of collapse.

the Scottish League, Rangers In the have a difficult proposition in their trip to Aberdeen, whilst Motherwell Bolton go to the Notts County have a comparatively easy visit to ground where they will meet tough Lanark. opposition and a fast open game.

A draw is the only forecast on pre Igiva Queen o'South to win away since they have twice won against Bent form for this match.

Leaders Due For a Fall

United

PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL

A fine picture showing Mills scoring Chelsea's first goal against Middlesborough when the clubs met at Stamford Bridge recently. (Pianet.News). '.

CLUBHOUSE

psy

CHATTER

THINGS I HEAR

(By "The Pilgrim")

SYCHOLOGY and sport de not appear to have much relation, but for some little time now I have been convinced that understanding the mental attitude of his opponents and, more particularly, the mental processes of his own cleven, hos on- abled Mr. Horbert Chapman to keep Arsenal in the forefront.

TO BEAT THE BOOK

(By "Robin")

HOME.

Leeds Un." Port Vale

U

Brighton Chester " Derby

Walsall

Arsenal

Southampton

Everton Halifax Swindon

OUR FORECAST

SATURDAY'S LIKELY RESULTS

(By "The Pilgrim")

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.

Arsenal Tottenham Huddersleid

| Liverpool

ENGLISH LEAGUE

W. D. L. W, D. L. F. A..

39 27.

27 18

20.16

22 18 18

36 38

38 32

37.24

18

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

Honio

Away

Goals

P.

W. D. L.

Pta.

16 9 6 2

5 3.0

4 2 2

31 14

23

-16

9 4 3

6

1.2

4 3, I

29 10

10

8 44

6. 2 1

3

Derby County

15

7 5 3

.10

Portsmouth

16

7 4 5

3

18

Manchester C.

16

Blackburn

10

Sunderland

16

16

West Bromwich

16

Wolverhampton

16

10

10

10

7

16'

28

16

27

16

30

3 1 8

24

3

6 .7

2 4

16 34

5

1 10

8 1 4

24

3 3 2

33 20, 41

2 11 8 1

20 40

Middlesbro'

Birmingham

Aston Villa Leeds United Leicester.

Everton

Nowcastle

Stoke

Wednesday.

Sheffield Ú.

Chelsea

SECOND DIVISION.

P. W. D. L. W. D. L.

Total

Home,

25 211

20 35

CANARAPARERRRRRAZZANK=” —

Goals

F. A. Pts.

Away

W. D. L.

Grimsby

'16

12 0

4

7 0 2 0 0 2

41 17

24

Port Vale Blackpool Bolton

16

10 2 4

7 0.0

2 4

20 15

16

9 3 4

G 1 1 3 2 -9

29 17

21

16

9 1 6

6 0 2 3 1 4

30. 25

19

Queen's Park R.

Below are given fixtures in Preston N. E. Engilsh and Scottish Football West Ham League with the results of their Brentford .. meetings last season and an in- Notts Forest dication of the probable result of Hull their encounters on Saturday. Notts County. 16 16 Names printed in heavy type are Plymouth.... the clubs expected to earn full Manchester U. 16 points and where no indication is Bradford C, given a draw is the most likely Southampton decision.

16

7 6 4

5 3 0 2 2 4

26 22

19

10

G 11 1 3 4.

36 27

18

16

34 28

16

24

16

16

10

Bradford

10

Oldham A..

16

6 3 7

Fulham

16

6 3 7

6 2

Swansea

IG

A 4 8

Burnley

16

ARSENAL. (D)

Liverpool (1)

Bury

16

BIRMINGHAM (2) ▼ Aston (2)

Lincoln

16

DERBY (4) EVERTON (3)

Millwall

16

V

Wolven (4)

Chelsea (2)

LEEDS

Stoke (-)

Manch'te C (-)

Spurs (-)

Charlton' Grimsby Reading

ARSENAL went to Huddersfield AWAY--

and they conquered because the will to win has been cleverly in- stilled into the players. Every player does his appointed job with! almost mesmerle cffleleney And every player knows that, he cannot DRAWS- afford to disregard his particular mission.

REFORE now Mr. Chapman has been!

called the English Cove, and he certainly can make indifferent playersj believe they are supreme, while he has Kenius also the knack of keeping within limita

VERY other club fears the E

Arsenal machine and few play- ern dare to pit their brains against It. Consequently, Arsenal

start with a moral advantage, which they seldom lose.

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NOW Jim Gibson, of Aston Villa, is i-one-of-the few-men-who-are-not intimidated by the Arsenal style.

r.

•

•

•

was Gibson who discovered before anyone else how to foll the James mancouvres by hanging on to Bastin, waiting for the pass and nipping

trouble in the bud.

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E does not make the mistake of HE

following the Arsenal will-o

field, and the-wisp all over the 'consequently does not leave gaps which mean goals.

Lincoln..

Middlesbro

New Brighton

saldataks at no

Com: $120.

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

BLACKBURN (3) v Portsm'th (2)

TDRIS Hopkins, the young Brentford MIDDLESBRO (1) Y B'ndrà (2)

right winger from Merthyr has Newcostle (0) v HUDD'RSFLD (4) acored eleven goals this season SHEFFIELD W (4) Leleester (1) more than Holliday, the centre for-WEST BROM (0) ward. 20

RYSTAL l'alace

must gnash]

GRIMSBY (1) Bradford (~~)

their teeth every time Itopkins BLACKP'L (-) v West Ham (-) scores a spectacular success, for he BRADFORD C. (2) Plym'th (3) was on the books of the Selhurst Bury (1), v Preston (2) club and was allowed to go in ex- Fulham (0) -chango for. Berry.. Soon Hopkins's 110EL (~)▼ transfer price may soar into thou- LINCOLN (1) sands. Such is the lottery of run- Millwall (4) ning professional Soccer.

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*

Notts. C. (-)

Oldham (3) Burnley (1)

v Nolts. F. (2)

Brentford

ALEX Jackson, of Aberdeen, Hud-SWANSEA (-) Adersfield Town, and Chelsea fame, appears to have given up hope of re turning to the game. At least, he has settled down in the licensing business ALDERSHOT (4) in London, and I hear that he has BRIGHTON (1) ▼ taken over the management of the BRISTOL, C. (2) v

Clapton (-) Queen's Hotel In Leicester-square.

Luton (2) Newport (2) N'thmpta (1) NORWICH (2) QUEEN'S P.R. (0) SWINDON (2) Torquay (1) T

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

I

雕

is announced that Leopold Stovens, notice that Chelsea have now Everton's reserve centre-forward, associated themselves with A has been transferred to Southend number of other prominent League United. clubs by algning a South African player.

TWENTY-four years old, Stevens, Formerly a Wallasey tram con-

Y Exeter (1)

Cardiff (0)

Watford (3)

Brighton Watford Cardiff

17

1 6

21

27

20 26

24.35

4 4 0 0 0 8

z 2 1 0 7

4 1 2 5

11

22 39

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),

P. W. D. L.

Total

05544.

ANNNNNANO-NNN-N

1 G

4 3 2.0

Home Away

W. D. L. W. D. L

Goals F A.

Pts.

Norwich

15 10 2 3.

7

0 1

3 2 3

41 22

v Sheff. U. (1)

SECOND DIVISION.

Crystal Palace Coventry Reading

16 8 4 4

521

3 2 3

33 25

15

8 3 4

0 1 1

2 2 3

30 22

15

8 3 4

7 1 0

1 2 4

33 19

19-

Queen's Park

15

8 3 4

2 4

20

17

Bristol Rovers Chariton

16

28 19

15

40. 25

18

Clapton Orient, 16

Б

24 20

16

Exeter Luton Swindon

16

6 4

3 4 25 22

16

10

8-4

-4-81-28

-16-

15

4 &

2 1

.2.2

4

23 28

16

Bolton (--)

Aldershot

16

5.5

2 2 1 3 3

16 20

16

PORT VALE (3) STIPTON (0)

v

Manch'te U (3)

Bournemouthı

15

6 2

2 1 5

26 31

14

Gillingham

15

6

4

27.82

14

16

F

3

24 26

15

24.28

13 12

15

22 38

V

V

v CHARLTON (-)

Gill'ghm (1)

Coventry (1)

CRYSTAL P (0)

Reading (2)

Torquay Northampton Newport Southend

15

6

20 38

15 4 3 8

21. 20

15

3 6 7

3

14 23

11

15

4 3

8

4 2

15 26

Bristol City

15

2 6 8

1 4 3

22 28

V

W. D. L.

Góala F.

A. Pte.

Chesterfield Stockport

15

13 0 2

7 0 1

0 0 1

15

10 2 3 7 1 0

3

1.3

42 13 37 20 22

26

Tranmere R.

15

B 3

4

7 0 1

1 3 3

30 10

10

Y

TRANMERE (1)

Barnsley

14

8 2 4

5 10

31 4

37 20

18

Acer'gin (2) Hartlep Is (2)

Doncaster.

16 7

4 4

1 4 2

24 19

·18

Hartlepools

15

7 4-4

1 3.4

36 31

C

Chest'rad (Halifax Manuf'id (1) T

15

8 2 6

[ 1

3 1 4

24 21

18

Walsall

15

B

1 1 5

34 22

17

15

17

16

5

16 5

A

15

Carlisle

15

14

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

York City

14

5 3

13

FIRST DIVISION.

New Brighton

16

Ď 3.7

20

Wrexham

16

52 8

Rangers (1)

Cheater

15 4 3

0 6

Airdrie (1) Partick (0) Clyde (1) QUEEN O'STI (—)

Rochdale

14

5 1

24 29 29. 32 1b 26

Rotherham

14.

V AYR (-)

Mansfield Southport Darlington

15

6

15

8

15 2

4

Southend (1) B'nem'th (0) Bristol R. (1)

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

THE Pensioners have induced on ductor, becane prominent with New BARROW (1) outside-left of the Transvaal, Brighton, who let him go to Everton Carlisle (0) W. F. Gibb, to join their ranks and in 1932. He has made only one first CHESTER (4) he sailed for England same time ago team appearance for the Cup-holders. Crewe (G) un board the Edinburgh Castle. Gibb will represent the seventh Invader

DONCSTR (-) HALIFAX (5)

Y Rochdale (1)

የ

Wrexham (2) Barrow

from the Union. Liverpool have al-DR. George MacKenzie, the Scottish N BRIGITTON (0)

Amateur outside-left, has takenĮ ROTHERHAM (3) v S'thport (1) ready signed five in Dewar, Carl,

Barnsley (4) Nieuwenhuys, Hodgson and Riley, up medical duly at Hull, and has al-STOCKPT (5)

rendy naslated Hull. He has played WALSALL (4) D'Igton (0) and Bolton Wanderers, Cochrane.

for Queen's Park, and appeared eight York (2) ♥ Cntesh'd (2) times in Scotland's Amateur Eleven,

SOUTHEND sapporters who clnm-

oured to see Wilson take the leadership of the front line have bad their wish gratified.

*

including four matches against Eng-

land's Amateurs.

WOOD the Scottish amateur whom Aberd'n (1)

Leicester City are playing in a CELTIC (2) Position WILSON played in that

against Brighton, and the ex- Scottish schoolboy International. He DUNDEE (1) periment waa hardly successful, went to America as a youth, and, FALKIRK (2)

for Hamilton (~~~) ▼ returning to England, played Mooney watched him so well that he Leicester City last season as a pro-Hibernians ()

v. Hearts (0) never had a shot worth the name, essional, but the Home Office inter-KILM'N'CK (0)

Queens P. (3) ▼ B J'stone (3). although many good chances from the wings.

MIRREN (7) Cowd'alth (1) ́ THE introduction of Smith, who was Th Lanark (1) v MOTHERW'LL (1)

transferred from Bronlford on Friday, at left half, and the decision

came

vened.

ร

UMBERG, the Brighton right back, was carried off with a broken ankle towards the end of this match.

A

the ganiem

IN Cimmerian

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•

*

Accrington

Gateshond

Crewe A.

to play Manders at centre forward CINCE the advent of Beattle, the Motherwell with Simpson on his left, brought Wolves have made excellent head-Rangers great improvement to the Palace.:

NENT West Ham's recent 3.45 p.m. kick-off at Upton Park, a the dusk Homcalde writer says of which obscured the latter end of MUCH of the Arsenal's ; recent : triumph has oon due to Siday, an unsparing destroyer though some darkness at Upton times, a little too destructive. Park, Victor Watson, sprightlost of all veterans, scored the last of his three goals against Lincoln City. At least the night watchman with his so, for nono cf them could have sworn

•

Kilmarnock are fairly sure

to it.

to

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•

THOUGH Crooks Το

was

way.

THE

•

Aberdeen Ayr Kilmarnock THE London Football Association Hearts

team beat the Dlables Rouges Falkirk Red Devils) by five goals to four St. Johnstone

Hamilton recently.

H. fill, the West Ham centre Queen O' South forward, played a big part in his Celtic

absent, team'n success. there were eight internationals on the field when Derby County met Portsmouth. -

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Total

Home Away

P. W. D. LA W. D. L.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION

1ÊN20SINGN

35 28

21 32

39 38

26 27 18 26

15. 14 1468

31 · 28

Total Home

Away

Goals

P. W. D.

W. D. L. W, D. L

F.

A.

10 17 2 0

18 14 2 2 19 11 3 6 19 10 5 4 10.

9 9

10

8

10

45 14

1.0

5 1 2

58 19

7 2 1.4

1 4

0 3 1

4 2.3

32 54

42-38

88 22

19

20

17

18

16

18

0

18

18

02 10 4. 1 8

2 1

82 82

17

4 679 8 8

18 4

18 5 2 11

4 0 5

1 26.

86 40

12.

Airdria

17

4.2.11

3 1 4

1 17

24 43

Third Lanark Cowdenbeath A. St. Mirren

18

2

1.2.8.

84 59

18

Dundee The first three positions in the the prophets. I suppose they will

Queen's Park Hibernians Second Division should remain the now show their independence by lantern might have told the reporters aamo as Port Vale will account|losing!

THE London team led by four goals Clyde easily for the Manchester

to two at half-time, Mills, E. J. Partick team, which, though considerably

Braund, the Ilford outside-left, John- DURNLEY and Blackpool again met improved is not by any means up collect full points from Hearts but in the League recently, after a

AN interesting transfer in the son, the West Ham centre-half and A Northern section relates to Geor Bill, hat order. Milla to promotion standard.

I anticipate a division of goals at lapse of 21 years, which just shows Exeter have lost interest in the the Queen's Park-St. Johnstone rou what production and relegation go Thorpe, the Huddersfield goals obtained London's only point in the

second half. keeper, who has now joined Chester. can do to county rivals. Cup and unless they can recapture fixture.

71.10

41 41

32 28' 19

34 38 30, 53

18

33. 20 17 84.26

37 47

.18

2784 14.

85 55 48