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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934

THE CUP AGAIN: 32 CLUBS LEFT IN THE STRUGGLE

Arsenal and Chalsen, when the teams respectively hold the top and bottom positions in the langue, mot at Highbury Ixst month. This picture shows Birkett, the Arsenal, left winger, bending at goal.

(Planet News).

WINNOWING STARTERS FROM NON-STOPPERS

LONDONERS TO CHEER WEST

HAM-ARSENAL MATCH

CLUB WHO

BE EXPECTED MAY TO SURVIVE

don't think they will survive an- other round.

(By "The Pilgrim") - Winnowing the starters from the non-stoppers, the English Football Association Cup goes to the Fourth Round on Saturday, when the 32 surviving clubs take the field to decide the participants in the next eight matches.

Grimsby, who scraped through the last round by ancaking in a quiet goal while Clapton Orient were playing Ring-o-roses round the referee, meet the club they defeated in the second round last year. Plymouth have an advan- tago this sonson In being drawn on their own ground,

engage

Aston Villa meet their bogey team in Sunderland who beat them in the same round last your at Villa Park by three clear goals, and have drawn with them also at the Park in a League match earlier this season,

TO BEAT THE BOOK

HOME-

AWAY.

(By "Robin").

Halifax

Arsenal

Huddersfield.

Newcastle

Coventry Derby

Bradford C.

Plymouth

Chelsea

Stockport

Chester

Bury

Wednesday Liverpool Leicester

Stoke Brighton Birmingham

DRAWS-

Arsenal should have little dif flculty in getting through this round at the expense of Crystal Palace and Huddersfield have a still easier task at home to North-CANTUMKATEZZA ampton.

Divisions.

League engagements take a back The Spurs-Hammers

seat of course and there are only mont at White Hart Lane should, few in the First and Second provide a record gate and some sensational football, Both teams are capable of producing brilliant if erratic football as I remember them when they shared points on the same ground in the Lengue Just season.

Manchester City, the runners-up have a moderate task before them in their visit to Hull. It will be remembered that Everton, the holders, had the misfortune to be eclipsed by Spurs recently on the latter's venue.

Again .Derby County entertain the Wolves and again I imagine the Rama will carry off the hon oure. It was in the third round of the cup last season that the *Voives were vanquished by 6-3

at Derby,

Our Forecast

With the fixtures as they are, 1 cannot see any change taking place among the leaders of the Southern

(By "The Pilgrim") · Section though if Coventry repent

Appended is the special Tele- their performance of last week, they will seriously jeopardise prapli forecast of the English and their promotion chances.

Scottish senior football programmes If Luton win away on Saturday for Saturday. Where a team is think they will have to be re-marked in capitals it is expected to garded as strong contenders also, win, and where no such Indication for they have their good spell to is given, a draw is anticipated. come in my opinion,

F. A. CUP. FOURTH ROUND.

Millwall SPURS

Tranmere

"

Cheaterfield I feel, are good for nothing better than a draw at Rochdale of all places, but they can just afford to case up for a brief spell before the final spurt. Workington

Hull They always run things fine at Salter Lane and they will pro- bably gain their promotion on the lust match na 1,witnessed them win it two seasons ago,

PORTSMOUTH ARSENAL BIRMINGHAM DERBY

BURY

▼

V West Ham

TEACHING THE TURKS

TO PLAY FOOTBALL

HUMOROUS ANECDOTES RELATED BY

SYDNEY PUDDEFOOT

PLAYERS ARE TREMENDOUSLY KEEN BUT TOO EXCITABLE

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK

FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE

The following tabulated longue table records of all the cluba im the English League and the first division of the Scottish League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.

ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION,

The humours-and sometimes trials-of teaching the Turks to play Association football" as it is under- stood in Britain have been amusingly rerorded by Mr. Sydney Puddefoot, the former West Ham Chesterfield and English international centre forward, who has been Arsenal engaged to train the Galata Serai (Istanbul) Football Derby County Club up to championship" form.

Huddersfield Tottenham

Home W. D.-L.

8 4 0

"The Tarks are tremendously "They have some queer rules of Manchester City 20 11 8 7 8 8 9 keen," He says. "Every Friday their own. Charging is not allow-fiddicabro (their restday) and Sunday, nearly ed, and yet there is any amount of slackborn all the year round, matches fellow deliberate kicking of one another. West Bromwich each other in the chief stadiumThe goalkeeper is not permitted to Portsmouth here froin 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. In be touched when he has the ball. Vednesday the very hottest weather they He may bounce it about up and Wolverhampton start at 6. p.m. and go on as long down, and no one may go for him. as it is light. Spectatora bring. Nevertheless some gonikeepers ar their food and sit out: the whole padded at the shoulders and knee- series.

caps.

HUFFY REFEREE.

A BOUQUET.

Sunderland Newcastle Aston Villa Everton Leeds United Birmingham Lolcester

"But this keenness makes the "Matches begin with the presen- Liverpool players too excitable. There are tation of a bouquet and the club Stoke City !! always police and an ambulance flag between the teams, hand-Chelsea. on the ground. In the middle of a shakes and club erles' like the Sheffield United match, supposing the referee gives American cries. They sometimen

a penalty or there is some incident, end with players and spectators

a team will suddenly refuse to playolning in a general melee.

any more, walk off the ground and

ro to the dressing-room. One has

"Sometimes a player will say to

to go and talk them over before me, later, I can't pay any more!' Grimsby chey will come out again. One or Mister, they are calling me an Bolton can never guarantee that a match Arab (this was a rather dark Port Vale

skinned player), will end. Sometimes the referen will get offended and refuse to continue.

"Some of the nicknames of players I have had to deal with show the style of play that is liked. There is "Lion" and "Buil," and even one "Hodja" (teacher)—I don't know why the last gets his name. Play gets very rough indeed at times.

FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL:

OF

• VALUE QUICK BURST,

(B) "Saracen").

}

Brentford

"The cleverness and speed of Blackpool Turkish players, however, added Bury

to the English-style teaching Preston N.E. am giving them, will, I think. Plymouth make them into great players. West Ham They are certainly 300 per cent. Bradford City better than when 1. first saw Fulhami

Bradford them on the Continent five years:

Burnley ngo.

Oldham

"Even in the six months since 1 Hull City 3ave been training the Galata Southampton cral Club onço the champion Notts Forest lub of Turkey, but, when I came, Notts County right down, dispirited and divided) Millwall

I have got it up to the point of 3wansca losing by one goal only against the Manchester U. present champions in the first Lincoln

eague match we have played."

"HE'S CLEVER!"

Norwich

"It is extraordinary how keen Recently in talking to a leading they are

on English football.

all Scottish International about present They follow

tho League ueen's Park day futhall be an Every tean, matches in the papers and know teading

Coventry Inzido aught is have one

forward all the principal players by name. Charlton who has a quick burst to take the

"Their chief defect is that they Bristol Rovers ball through in the penalty area and t is better if both of them have this won't shoot. They are all out for Exeter

'He's

he's Luton qualification. He should also be big exhibition,

elever, and strong enough to withstand a seaton six men!' and that sort of Swindon challenge:

thing. They are extremely fast, Aldershot out they never take a chance or Crystal Palace hoot from a distance. It is still Northampton almost impossible for them to kick Brighton a ball the first time. They have Clapton Orient

Southend to stop it, and then kick.

Bournemouth

There are few players who play in this style to-day. The last surviver I think is David Jack. One, however, who may wear his mantle is Luke, left the young Huddersfield inside and I shall be surprised if he is not tried. preparatory to the selection of the team to oppose Scotland.

Jack has been one of the greatest players of his time and worth every penny of the $10,000 ba cost the Arsenal. First of all he was a com plete contrast to James, ono going up to take a hand in the scoring and the other lying back to create the open- inga:

Jack possessed every attribute of pity, v MANCHESTER C. the Inside forward. His ball

was splendid. He collected a pass with a sure touch and brought the

LEICESTER

T

Liverpool

Y PRESTON

Palace

Grimsby

Y

V Charlton

Y

V .Wolves

意思

Swansen

Sunderland

With the remembrance of a 4-1 win over Swansen a few weeks ago at home, Bury will almost welcome If Rangers can keep up their villa the club to their ground on Satur- mashing form the Scottish HUDDERSFIELD v Northampton day but form has changed since senior League they may yet snatch then, and you never can tell the laurels from Motherwell who However, I have decided to favour have found difficulty lately in test- the home team again though Iing the net.

SPORTING CHATTER BY

"THE PILGRIM” -

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE..

VARIOUS CAMPS

CHELSEA STOKE BRIGHTON Oldham

Y Notts Forest

v Blackpool

v Belton

T WEDNESDAY ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION, NEWCASTLE (3) ▼

West Brom (0)

SECOND DIVISION.

BRADFORD C. (7) v Port Vale (0) Manch'str U. (--) v Brentford (-) PLYMITII (4) Burnley 107

V Exeter

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). 'nem'th Clapton 0. COVENTRY

Newnort NORWICH

TOPAUAY

BAINES, former York City centre SHEFFIELD United supporters will ING

forward, wont to Shefeld United welcome tho return of Georgo for £600 primarily as reserve centro) Green in his old position of lerc hair, and substitute for Dunnoin' an emer- where he won International honours, gency. Yet United supporters expect him to play na skilfully as Dunne, and

ho doesn't get much encouragement.

A

alica of the Dimne transfor fog has gona in delayed: benefit awards to Gillespie and Gooney,

SHEFFIELD United would not be

averse to making an offer for Ronald Dix, who started the season badly, but is now recovering his form with Aston Villa Reserves,

BOLTON Wanderers will shortly be giving a trial to James Winning, on inside forward from Canada.

BLACKPOOL, who are still looking Chester

* Swindon

·་ Southend Luton Aldershot

V

v

v. Bristol R. ▾ Cardiff RD DIVISION (NORTH). BARNSLEY V Gatesh'd Barrow

WALSALL CARLISLE

Rotherham

DONCASTER HALIFAX

MANSFIELD Rochdale, STOCKPORT v N. Brighton

...SCOTTISH LEAGUE

for backs, must regret alltwing | D Laurie Barnett to go to Manchester HARTLEP'LS City with a free transfer, for he is proving an outstanding defender at Mainu-road.

BLACKPOOL have dropped the idea

* Wrexham v Yerk y Crewe

v Southport

Darlington

▾ Chenierrid

A FIRST DIVISION.

of getting Hall, the Sunderland | Airdrie rtnerve back, because the fun (£3,000) | AYR

CELTIC is considered too high,

KILMARNOCK Falkirk

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·PRENTFORD players are wanted by HIRERN'NA B

"ther clubs. Shefeld United and MOTHERW'LL Bolton Wanderers put through trunk artike calls to Manager Harry Curtis during S. Mirren the past work.

T, Lanark

y Ouren's P.

YOU O'SOUTH

Clyde HÄMILTON

at

"It is expected that a Turkish | Watford national team will enter for the Newport world cup next year, and I am Torquay being asked to coach it. Its first Gillingham match will be against Egypt.

But I shall have to teach the forwards not to shout to the opposing goalkeeper, 'You're not going to save thist and when

Cardiff

Bristol City

Away

W. D. L.

Goula F.A.

6. 3 4 43 20 5 3 5 5.48 28 3 0 8 67 36

36

Total W. D. L. 14 7 4 13 7 5

8 4 0

25 12 9 4

9. 3 1

20 13 4 9

8 1 4

6 3 5

47 29 BIO

4

37 42 * 80

25 13 2 10

B

4G

26 12 4 10 10 26 10

46 61 28

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4-7

46 39

25 10 7 8

3..0.

32 20 27

26 10 6 10

25

8 B

6 4 8

4 2.0

39′ 41′′ ** 26

61 GG · 26

26

9 7 9

2.8

8 9 9

26 10 4 12

8 8 9

26

8 6 11

40 42 22

25

5 11 9

3

G

20

26

24

7 7 10

94 36

21

26

7 6 13

5

22

40 69

20

25

6 7 12

5 4

1 3 B

27.48

19

6 6 11

6 5 15

6 2 5

0 3

36-48

1. 0 12

·34 72

-SECOND DIVISION.

6 9

26 10 7 B 25 0 88 25 11 3 11 26 10 6.10

48 30 +26 50 48 26 62 51:24 4041 24

51 46

Total

Home Away *Goals

P.

W. D. L.

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

Pts.

25 18 07

10 0.3

80 4 ~63 34

86

26 14 2.10

9 0 4

5 2: G

40. 30

30

26 13-48

9 2 1

4 2. 7.

37.31

30

25 12 5 8 26 11 6 g 27 10

GG. 48

4 3 6

38 12

28

45

52

23

46.85 27.

G3: 48

27

47 42

26

8 29

32.37 25

25 12 26. 10 4 11

1 12

9

B

300 2.8

4460

25.

39 -42-

24

25 9 6 10

3: 7

30 391

24

25 8 8 9

7 3

5 7

*54-41

21

25

9 5 11

0 0

0 5: 8

23

25

8 6 11

7 3

.88

89.37;

8. 6 12

5 4 3

3 2.0

39 46

25 8.6 11.

6 9 10

G

1 8

25 37-

6 6 1

81.87

5 8 3 14

5 25

187, 401

සපය

33 32

6 6.14 6 4 6 1 1 9

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),

23 37 17

24 11 6 8

2498-7.

24 8 7 9

28 8 6 9

G 4 8

2 4 G

GG 34

46 20 62.20 02 BO 81

2.20

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Total

P.

W. D. L.

Home Away W. D. L. W. D. L.

.Goals

F. "A. Pte.

26 16 6 5

10 1 1

5 -4 4

24

14 46

10: 1 1

4 3 5

24

13 5 6

11 1 0

25 12 7 6

0.2 2

3 54

23

14 2 7

D 0 1

G2 G

53. 33.

80

23

12 4 7

9 0 2

49 31

25 12 4 9 10 1 2-

47 35

26 11 6 8 8 3 2

3 3 6

62 43

8 3 1

3 2 7

37 40

-6

29-20--

39 41

43 44

24 7 7-10 25 8 5 12

€ 4 2

1 % 8

36 30

7 8 2

1 2 10

37 48

24 7 6 11

5 3 4

2 8-7

20 ́ ́ 42

24

84 12

G

--39 · 52

25

7 G, 18

G 3

2 9

32. 46

24

4 11 9

3 G 5

6 4

24 89

24

8 3 1

6

2 4

2

1.9

28 64

24

05 18

6 4 3 1 1 10

43 62

24

7 3 14

3

4

2

0 10

36

4

8 11 3 6 3

1 2 B

32

Home Away

26

18 2 5 11 0 2

7 2 3

68 26

24 14 6 4 10 2 0

4.4 4

67.-29.

26 16 3 7 10 1 0

0.2 7

65 45

4 1 7

49 ZB

3 4 4

49 .27

4 1 7

44 82

41 41

26 9 B X

67. 04

24 10 4 10

3 8

64 40

Wroxham Accrington

23 10 3.10

43 41

20

9

8 11

36

02

Gateshead

24

8 6 10

40 .50

Southport

26

5 12 8

York City

24

8 5 11

7 2

3 7

33 - 38

Crewe Alex.

20

8 5 12

0 3 3

2

2 3

42. 08

Chester

24

4 12

6 4 32 09

50 45

Carlisle

24

G 11

1 10

33 42

Now Brighton

24

7 6

2048

Rochdale.

24

8 3

32

Darlington

20

0.7

39

Mansfield

25

4 10 11

8

Rotherham

20 6 5 12

4 0

3

1 6

20 47

he doesn't save it, go and shake Chesterfield hands with;him!

Stockport Barnsley "When the. Turks learn more Walsall

ball under control to move forward self-control in the game and know Tranmere

wonderful spood. There have been players who could give him

a hundred yarda sprint but start none who could equal him in getting of the mark and for the first ten or fifteen yards.

SCOTTISH FAILING.

At Huddersfield they say that Luke for ten yards is like'n streak, of Rghtening and this trait alone will make him outstanding among a lot of very ordinary inside forwards. |_ Seattish" "authorities and players hatp-always had a high ́admiration forial. Once on the eve of a match with England an Anglo in the gcottish-alde was naked to describe him and he said "He is one of us, but he moves straighter and faster."

I have always thought that the Scottish forward would be A moru dangerous player if he acquired the burst of a Jack. Having beaten an opponent, hoivever, he is inclined In- alantly, to alow down as if to give himself-time in which to decide what to do next. He does not got away quickly with, the ball; ladced ho is often in danger of allowing the mani he has beaten to recover and come again and make a second attempt to tackle.

also

The Scotsman's hosltation given the defence a few seconds grace in which to consolidate their posi- tlone whorens if the ball is. taken forward quickly they are more likely to be kept on the run.

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and obey the rules better, there is Halifax no doubt that they will form first- Doncaster rate teams. Association football Barrow

the one national sport they are Hartlepools really interested in.”

Motherwell Rangers Hearts Aberdeen

Kilmarnock St. Johnstono Falkirk

Queen of South

Ayr

Coltic Hamilton

Clydo

Queen's Park Dundee

Ballet dance, in front of the Tibernians.

The forward too should try and Cambridge University goal, during St. Mirrón got out of the habit of playing at on the annual Inter Varsity football Partick- speed. Even by speeding up for a

few strides he may avels a tackle match between Oxford and Cam- Third Lanark and at the same time Introduce an bridge played at Stamford Bride Inst. Airdrie element of surpriso. .`

month, (Planet News)..

Cowdenbeath

THIRD DIVISION · (NORTH).

Total

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

25 15 2 8 11 11

23 12 6 6 9 1 2

24 13 2 9

25 11 G

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

27 15 $ 7 ∙10 2 2

Goals

FA.

6786 BG G7 48 :39

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

Home

Away

Goals

W.. D. L

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

F. A

22 33 26 20 4 2 12 2 0 27 13 9 5 10 4 1

11 1 2 11 2.1

67 29

8 2.2

89 31.

3 6 4

67 34

6 3 5

6 3 5

GG 38

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64, 02

04 73,

49 37

6 1 6

.46 54

2

44 68

49, 62

28 14 6 ก 8

27 18 5 0 83

13

27 15 111

28.11 9 8

24 10.8 8 20 10 6 10 20 7 8.11 26 10 2 14 270-3-15 27-03 16

27

0 8 19 7.3.18 5.0 10 4 18

4.19

73 1 44.4

5 3 6

62 0 .0, -2 6 0 2 0

4 0.8

31 10 - 407-48 8.1-10 39: 49

72 80

24.7

33 60

42 58

1.2 12

40 70

12 12

*39 81

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