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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1933.

THE "TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME

ARSENAL'S BIG CHANCE

TO AGAIN FORGE AHEAD IN

LEADERSHIP RACE

SPURS CONFRONTED WITH SEVERE OBSTACLE

(By "The Pilgrim")

THE advance of Tottenham to within a point

of Arsenal' will only be temporary I think,| as the Highbury men should go ahead again on Saturday at the expense of their unfortunate fellow-citizens of Stamford Bridge, whilst the 'Spurs will meet with tough opposition at Hills- borough,

IN fact, I am inclined to give Wednesday_the vordict in this match if they can reproduce the form which enabled them to beat Aston Villa away last weck.

Chelsea goal bad a narrow escape from this Derby County attack at Stamford Bridge. But Woodley, the Pensioners' custodian came to the ras cae and punched clsar ai the plature shows. (Planet

New).

IF the climate in which Chelsea have their

being is an enervating one, as some too-kind CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY

critics have suggested for them, it is certain that the Derby Rams are feeling the benefit of the Peak atmosphere.

MR. Jobey's eleven will no doubt account for the

Sheffield United club at the Baseball Ground and will then present a strong challenge to the Southern leaders.

I hope, and think, that the remarkable improvement shown by

Middlesbro' will not be checked by their one-goal defeat at Huddersfield last week. If they can get through the Pompey defence one or twice and then sit tight they will be half way up the League ladder instead of on the bottom rung they occupied such a short time ago.

IN

view of Sunderland's recent performances 1 am inclined to favour their chances on their trip to the Everton ground. Sunder- land with Huddersfield, aro the most prolific scorera in the First Division though their total of 44 is equalled by Grimsby and Norwich, and is beaten by Chester- fleld with, 45.

and

two safe forecasts in

this section.

NOME difficult nuts are up

SOM

the

for cracking in the Second Division. Black-

Grimsby, pool and two leading clubs, meet on the former's ground, and though a draw would be equally feasible, I give the seasiders the benefit of the extra confidence inspired by their own supporters and expect them to win.

MULHAM have come on

Fwell enough to justify a

win at Craven Cottage. They are entertaining Pres- ton North End, whose early season exploits have not quito borne out the promise they gave.

This is what happened when Ports- mouth visited Highbury to engage the Arsenal in league match last month. Moss, the Arisaal goal- keeper is sean effecting a remarkabla Ave after a scrimmage near the goal (Planet News).

INCOLN, whose play rather suggests a return to the Northern section in 1934, have to meet the Brentford combination which. I think will be too strong for them.

SWANSEA have suffered a sort of physical inertia

lately which the visiting Manchester United men will not be slow to turn to their own advantage,

CHARLTON'S visit to Brighton may prove th

turning point of the Londoner's success but I imagine they will carry off this match and bring back a brace. I fear Northampton at home will be too strong for Exeter and Reading, who have to journey to Clapton Orient's ground, are the only other away club whose chances I fancy,

CREWE Alexander, still successfully struggling to

maintain their neutral position, never seem to show any other ambition than to remain where they are. Barnsley are trying to retrieve their place among the first three and are not far behind. They expect to not both points at Crewe, de

TORWICH have a comparatively easy day at home NORWICH have a windot, who are also on their own ground, have a not-so-easy fixture with Watford. HESTERFIELD are due for a visit to Carlisle and there C

is no obvious reason why it should not be a profitable day for them. The Salter Lane aido has scored seven more goals ¡than any other team in the Section and has had four less goals

registered against them.....

THERE are several tempting engagements in the

Scottish Senior League if one wishes to take a chance on away clubs. Motherwell and Rangers should both win and Aberdeen have a good chance of increasing their total at Hamilton. Kilmarnock are at home to Falkirk and Queen o’South are set for a big scoring game against Clyde

Mo

"THE PILGRIM"

MOTHERWELL, after 21 matches are still the proud holders of this season's record for joint calice- ting. They have not lost a singlo match and have only conceded three out of a possible 42 points.

MIDDLESBRO', "Grimsby, Chester- M field, and Queen O'South have all

TO BEAT THE BOOK

to draw their first match and Chel- nea need two more points to galnį HOME- double figures and five to catch up with their closest "rivals."

is worth departing from senior League football a moment to point out that Brentford Reserves have not lost a home point since November 7, 43 successivo 1031, and have won games at Griffin Park.

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UTSIDE right Tom Glidden has boon with West Bromwich Albione, his one and only professional club, for a dozen years.

HIS younger brother Sidney, who

used to be with him at The Haw thorns, has since played for ten clubs, the latest being Blyth Spartans. Yet

he won't be twenty-five until the end DRAWS of January!

FARQUHARSON, the Cardiff goal-

responsible for the

was alteration in the penalty-kick rule which compels_goalkeepers_to_stand still under the bar.

(By "Robin")

Arsenal Derby..

Port Vale

Norwich Walsall

Luton Stockport Notts County Chester

Cottic Swindon

Manchester City

Newcastle

Northampton Millwall

OUR FORECAST

SATURDAY'S LIKELY RESULTS

(By "The Pilgrim")

on

FOOTBALL

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE

The following tabulated lengue 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

Blackburn

Everton

Birmingham

Aston Villa Middlesbro' Leicoster Newcastle Wednesday

- ENGLISH LEAGUE ·

ANUAOGNÓ DÍ

20 10 44 24

32

31

34 40 16

29

FIRST DIVISION. Total

Home

Away

Goals

W. D. L.

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

F.. A.

Pta

18 10 3

8 3

0.

4 2.3

33

18

18 10 4 4

€

1

2

4 3 2

12 17

24

Derby County

17 9 6 3 5

30-

4 2 3

82 19

Huddersfield

18

9 5 4

7 2 1

2 3 3

44 31

Manchester C.

-18

8 0 4

G 2 2

3 4 2

Sunderland .. 18

9 3

Weat Bromwich. 18

18

Portsmouth

18

Wolverhampton

18

Leeds United

17

Liverpool

18.

17

8 09

18

G 8

3 3

20

18

4 7 7

8

'26 36

10 3.2 4

3 0

G

28 35

B

6

18 30

14

10

22 -45

32 13

8

22

44

SECOND DIVISION. Total Home

P.

W. D. L.

W. D. L.

Grimsby Blackpool

18

13 0 5

8 0 2

Away W. D. L. 5 0 $

Goals F. A. 44 19

Pts. 21

18

9 5

4

$ 2

3 3 3

30 18

23

18 11 i G

7 0

34 27

Port Vale

18

10 2

28 21

Brentford

18

40 90

Preston N.E.

16

32 24

Plymouth

West Ham U.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Stoke City Shoffeld U. Chelsea

Bolton

Below

are given fixtures in

Bradford English and Scottish Football Notts County.. League with the results of their Manchester U.. meetings last season and an in- Notts Forest dication of the probable result of Southampton

Bradford City Saturday-Oldham their encounters Names printed in heavy type are Fulham the clubs expected to earn full Hull City points and where no indication is Burnley given a ddraw is the most likely Bury

Swanger decision.

Lincoln Millwall

- ENGLISH LEAGUE.'

FIRST DIVISION.

JACK-Tinn, the Portsmouth-mana- MANCHESTER C.__ Liverpool (1)

0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

18

18

18

8

4 1 4

3

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).·

60 1

2 3 3

29 36

24 20

20 20

31 31

21 '30

28 36

36

26 42

20

43 26 35 20 31 24 36 22

20

10

3 G 10

3 5 10

AWAY

Reading

Manchester U. Brentford

ARSENAL (4) • Chelsea (1) BIRMINGHAM (0) ▼ BLACKBURN (4) ▼

Total

Home Away

Goals

P.

W. D. L.

W. D. L. W. D. L

F. A..

Leleester (4) Norwich

EG

11 2 3

8 0.1

3 2 2

44

24

Queen's Park

10

9 3

4

8 1 0

1 2 4

30 17

Huddersfield (2) Coventry

10

8 4

4

G 1 1

30 22

DERBY (3) Everton (6) Leeds (2)

V

Sheffield U. (0)

Charlton SUNDERLAND (1) Crystal Palace v Wolves (0)

16

-92 D

17

8 4 5

5 2

Exeter

18

8 4 6

Reading

16

8

Bristol Rovers

16

R

Luton Swindon

18 7

10

7

Clapton Orient

16

17

16

16

16

16

G

16 5

་

10 4

16

6 2

16

3.6 7

16

4 3 9 2 2 4

16 3

2 8

3 4

ger, has been watching many out- MIDDLESBRO' (5) ▼

Portsmouth (4) Farquharson conceived the ingeni-side lefts this season. The latest to

his attention B Sim, Newcastle (~) Stoke (~~) ous idea of standing at the back of focus the not, and rushing forward as the Arthurlic. hall was kicked.

IA GOAL averages to-day tell a story death of Harry, Wake, about to retiro

the leaders, NOTE that, although

Spurs and Arsenal, aro well be hind the prolific Huddersfield and Sunderland in goals "for," their, de- fensive records are impressive,

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"

ET me point out that the 'Spurs, with 17 against, have conceded Tower goals than any team in the First and Second Divisions and the Southern section of the Third Divi- xion. Only Chesterfeld, with 45 goals against 14, have a better defensive record.

WHO is going to challenge this Worth London supremacy? At the moment Derby are the only im- pressive competitor.

there is Huddersfield Of course

whoso ne inetics are paying-Ave forwarde who are really forwarda, aupported by wing halves who attack at every opportunity, leaving the cen- tro-half and the full backs to bear the brunt of the opposition.

TN criticising the Arsenal, it should| be remembered that their palley of concentrating on defonce with ocea sional lightning raids whom their op ponents' goal is not well guarded- Days.

-J.

Y

Grimsby

WEDNESDAY (—) v

Brighton Tottenham (--)

Aldershot flag was once flown at half-mast

Aston Villa (3) Bournemouth because of the false rumour of the WEST BROM. (2)

Gillingham SECOND DIVISION.

Torquay from Seaton. Delaval (Northumber.· land).

Northampton BLACKPOOL (—) ↑

Notta F. (2) Watford

Cardif Burnley (3) + Now that Jack Elkes has lost his BRADFORD C. (2) ▼

place at centre half, Watford BURY (5) should try him in the forward line, FULHAM (1)

Preston N. E. (0) Newport Southend v. Oldham (-) where he played some fine games for Hull (~~) ·

Lincoln () v the 'Spurs,

BRENTFORD (Bristol City Millwall (-) BOLTON (~~)

HAR

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JARFORD, the Luken gyalkeeper, Notts C. (4)

Y Plymouth (1) out of a job at the beginning of ORT VALE (4) v West Ham (0)

SHAMPTON (2) v. Bradford (0)

Chesterfield Swansen (2)

Stockport MANCHESTER U. (1)Halifax

and Bastin one in a game that was unusually rapid rise to prominente, ( brilliant success) to get two goals centre-forward. He has enjoyed an the great thriller. It was expected to

be.

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the season, is now back in the first team, playing better than ever,

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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

ALDERSHOT (1) v

Tranmere R., Walsall

Barnsloy

Bournemouth (1) Barrow CHARLTON (-) Doncaster

ONINDENONG E

Ž ANUNU KO NO GO

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Total

19

-29--21-

37 34

18

2 4

26 30

18

2 6

21 23

16

28 26

15

*. 16 22

16

Goals

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P.

3 5 7 0

Home Away W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 16 14 0 2 7 0 1 7 0 1 16 30 3 3 7 2 0

U 13 16 9 2 5 6 1 1 16 8

FA A.

Pts.

45 14

88 21

3 1 4 1 3 4

31

16 9 16

8 D

16 8.3

16

76

31

Clapton 0.

Brighton (-) w BRISTOL C. (5) v Coventry (3)

↑ READING (6)

16

7 4

Hartlepools

16

7 4

B2

LUTON (8)

Newport (3)

✓ Cardiff (1).

Y

Crewe A. Carlisle

17

Gateshead

Accrington

17

N'HAMPTON (5) ▼ NORWICH (1) Y QUEENS P. R (2) v

York City

Y

Crystal Pal. (1) New Brighton SWINDON (1) Watford (2) TORQUAY (1) • Gillingham (2)

Wrexham Chester

16

Rochdale..

16

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Mansfield

Southport

16 2

Rotherhamn

-15

Darlington

Bristol R. (1)

Exeter (3) Southend (0)

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). BARROW (5) • Accrington (0) Carlisle (-)

CHESTERFIELD' (→) TT paid at Villa Park where the home

CHESTER (5) ▾ Darlington (2) forwards and half-backs were cons Aldershot's Intel capture là C. Crewe (2)

BARNSLEY (2) Gateshead (1) stantly swarming round the Arsenal Traganowan (above), the formar DONCASTER (3) ▼

Tranmere (1) defence, leaving the way open for the Truro City and Cornwall County Halifax (4)

NEW BRIGHTON (1) ▼

Motherwell sudden passes that enabled Danne

Manabeld (0) Rangers Rotherham (1) ♥

Aberdeen Hartlepools (1) ' Rochdale (3) Ayr

Hearts STOCKPORT (2) ▼ WALBALL (2) r. Wroxham (8)

Kilmarnock Southport (1) York (0).

St. Johnstone SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

Falkirk Queen o'South FIRST DIVISION.

Celtic Dundee Airdrie (2) AYR (4)

Hamilton Bt, Mirren (0) CELTIC (0)

Hibernians Cowdenbeath (1).

MOTHERWELL (4) Clyde

RANGERS (4)acon's Park Hamilton (2) Hibernians (-) ▼ Dundee (~) PRADFORD Cily suffered two grior-KILMARNOCK (1) Falkirk (1) Partick

Third Tanark (2) Third Lanark pas disappointments when Black. PARTICK (2) pool, whapped up Bussey from Stoke Deena Park (4) ▼ ABERDEEN (0) Airdria and Stake signed on Cartis, the North- QUEEN DRTH. (--) Clyde (m) St. Mirron

ST. JOHNSTONE (2) ▼ Hearts (1) Cowdenbeath

FTER the 'Spurs" recent per

formancen I think they aro en- titled to say:They are not a first JACK Hedge, the young St. Austell outside right Plymouth Argyle half team only; they are just as effec. tivo in the mud as they were on hard havo secured on amateur forms, locks ground; their defence is as good as like being the club's best capture out of Cornwall zinco Raymond Bowden,

any.

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MY affection for West Ham is some. PLYMOUTH are still trying to get

Moulson, the Linelon pivot. what diminished by their recent performances.

FULHAM are doing better now that Lambert has settled down in a team whose tactics are not the Ar

Eastern League player.

3 4 8

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4.10

SCOTTISH - LEAGUE,"

FIRST.DIVISION

Total

Home

Away

W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 18 8 0 10 10

20 10 2 2 10 10 21 11 4 6 7 2 2 21 10 6 6 6 3 1 06. 47. 3. 1 31 4.

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20 9 6 G 21 10 38 20

100, 10

28

31

20 26

40 39

21 89

26

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Goals

F.A. Pts.

8 2 .0

52

18

89

0 1 2

04 20 34

4 2 4

52/30

4 8 4

54 59

2

3.3

43.-24

5 3 8

46 38

2.4

38 20

46. 43

38 56

13 G

30.31

I

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2

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20 7 1 12 20 6 2.12

B

44 29 30 .0.7

15

20

4 5 11

.. 87 61 18

19 6 2 12

208 2.10 1974 8. 20 0 3 11

21 3 6 12

20 1 4

87. 62 737 49

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28....47. 25.43

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