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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934.

NOT ALL HONEY FOR BIG TEAMS IN SCOTTISH CUP

UPSETS TO BE EXPECTED Our Forecast

ON FOREIGN GROUNDS

RANGERS APPEAR TO BE ABOUT ONLY CERTAIN WINNERS

THE ENGISH LEAGUE: TIT

BITS OF THE DAY

(By "The Pilgrim")

GOOD DAY FOR

HOME TEAMS IS INDICATED

Everton Visiting Highbury

(By "The Pilgrim") Below is the special Telegraph

now tonishing defeat by Northampton The Scottlah Cup has roached the second round proper they will concede more points be-forcast for Saturday's English and a review of the engagements fore they mend again. fixed for Saturday does not sug-1

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with

League and Scottish Cup foot- ball. Where teams are marked in heavy type they are expected to win, and where no such indication is given a draw is anticipation.

ENGLISH LEAGUE, FIRST DIVISION.

▾ Everton (1) `` v New'stle (2)

However I have forecast a win gest that the senior teams will for them against the Wolves and the Derby County and have too happy a time of it.

It is not often that the draw Arsenal fixtures fairly safe for the home clubs the position should. has treated them so badly.

Rangers, Motherwell, St. John-remain the same,

Sunderland again moet Aston Kilmarnock, stone, Hibernians, Falkirk, and St. Mirren, and Villa and with less stakes to be Hearts, all have to travel and I won I fear that the Villin will be

I trouncing. ARSENAL (2) escapu expect one, if not more will be lucky to

▾ L'CESTR (1) eliminated unless they can force 1 However they are well satisfied BIRM'GUM (1)

with themselves over the cup-tle. | Chelsea (1)

▼ Stoke (~~) replay.

Fulham are the only Club that DERBY (~) Ranger'a magnificout form

fair HUDD'RSFLD (3) ▼ Wolves (2) for appear to me to have a

Spurs (~~~~~) Indicative of a tough time

v. Middl'bro (3) Third Lanark and in their case chance of garnering away points, LIVERP'L (~~) do not think home advantage will Grimsby going to Port Vale after Manch'tr C. (2)

a atrenuous week's play and West PORTSM"TH (1) v. Sheff U. (0) save-them

Motherwell have beca an un-Ham-travelling to Preston WEDNESDAY (1) v Blackburn (1)

SUND'RL'D⋅ (1)~-~- A-Villa (1) ................

Leeds (1) recently and certain quantity their away fixture with Queen's

WEST BROM (G) 7.

SECOND DIVISION, Park is a teater--though not too difficult a one.

BRADFORD (3) v BRENTFORD (1)▼ BURNLEY (2) BURY (-) Lincoln (3) Millwall NOTTS C. (2) OLDHAM (8) FORT VALE (4) PRESTON (4) Swansea (-)

Grimsby, by the way, now have the biggest margin of safety with six clear points lead of the Second Division.

With Coventry, Reading, and the Queen's Park all close on

and all four heels of Norwich

Aberdeen are fortunate to be drawn at home again, this time to Dundee, and Longue records cor- tainly seem to favour the home-playing away from home, I ex- pect to see some highly Interest- sters.

Celtic will not And things easying results. at Ayr where they have already fallen once

ground.

Chesterfield have a chance of lead In the their In a League game increasing this season, and Falkirk I think Northern section when Stockport will find themselves in a similar visit Rotherham as I hope, to lose. at The Salter-lane. Club should be arrive position when they

Hamilton able to overcome Tranmere and Hamilton's lost 1-0 when they travelled to will then be in a very powerful Falkirk in the League but I fancy position for promotion.

Walsall, as I prophesled, have the tables will be reversed.

Huddersfield are cracking up come up strongly and will be rivala frat fu the keen tussle for the with Stockport if their engagement Carlisle turns out as it championship of the First Division with and I fear that after their as-should.

SPORTING CHATTER BY

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"THE PRILGRIM"

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPS

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RTHUR Grimsdell and not Tom RAVESEND United players are, haring night practice games Parker might now be managing with a bail painted with a luminous Norwich City had the ex-'Spur ac substance. A small floodlight will cepted a £600-a-year offer made to

him when he left White Hart-lane.

bo usod.

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ALBERT Partridge and Tom Boyle I Samuel Hill-Wood, tho Arsenal the Northampton chairman, has been turning over partners on Town right wing, were together with Sheffield United for six years from in his mind the idea of getting to- gether a party of cricketer-footballera May, 1923, to May, 1029.

good enough to tour the world and play both games.

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PHILIP Cartwright, or Bourne-

mouth, has figured in three pro- motion triumpha and one relegation failure in the last six years.

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WEST Bromwich Albion has signed another player on their (Inside doorstep. John Hickman right).

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FEW people know that Cutford Bastin, as a boy player at Exe- ter, signed forms for the 'Spurs, which were cancelled some time be- fore the Arsenal got on his track,

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V

Notts F. (1) Bolton (-) Manch'tr U, (3) full (~~) FULHAM (0)

▼

y

'th'min (0)

Bradford C. (0)

Plym'th (1)

Grimsby (2)

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West Ham (1)

THIRD DIVISION

ALD'RSHOT (1) v Brighton (0) BRISTOL IL (2)

+

▼

V

EXETER (1) Cryst. Pal (-)▼ EX GILLINGHAM (4) LUTON (1)

NORTH'MTN (8) v Southend (3)

he

Blackp (-)

(SOUTH).

Bristol C. (0) CLAPTON (0) Watford (0) CHARLTON (-)

Cardiff (0)

Norwich (1)

B'nem'th (0)

Newport (0) READING (1)

TO BEAT THE BOOK

(By "Robin")

HOME

AWAY.

Exeter Derby

FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL,

A GOOD MOVE FROM

A THROW-IN

(By "Saracen")

It is saldom. that any real Ad

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE

The following tabulated lengue table records of all the clubs in vantago is gained from a throw-in the English League and the first division of the Scottish League

A team on the

defensivo-that is,

when the play is near their goal-show their home and away performances up to and including always deliver the ball straight down yesterday's matches. the field. Their object is twofold; to

make ground and to keep the ball

Chester

Bristol Rovers

Arsonal

Bury

Burnley

Walsall

"close.

and

Brighton

Bradford

possibly put their

Chelsea

I think the best throw in chse of an attacking side' is

the

one Arsenal

Manchester C.

Motherwell Stockport Reading

DRAWS

Aldershot Portsmouth

Ayr United

To allow it to be taken into the middle would be risky

goal in jeopardy.

the side Derby County.. 26 made at right angles to line. The player to take it should Huddersfield

be the inside forward and he will be Tottenham

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

in a favourable position if he takes Mancehster City 20 11 up his place late, trying to take the Blackburn...... 27 18 opposition by surprise.

When the ball is thrown straight West Bromwich 27 11 to him he ought not to attempt to stop it, but turn and go with it as

Middlesbro' Portsmouth

it runs into the middle. He is sure Wednesday

Ing | Wolverhampton opposing to be challenged by the wing half and possibly compelled to Sunderland pass. One move is to push the ball Newcastle to the centre-forward lying ahead, Aston Villa but a more effective one is to pass Everton... without altering the course of the Leeds United ball to his wing half on the opposite Birmingham

half must SWINDON (1)

side of the field. The v Coventry (2) Torquay (3) QU. PARK (1) have anticipated this pass and have Leicester

Stoke City come up to take it. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). 1. ACCR'GTN (2) Chester (2) CHESTRELD (-) CREWE (3) DARLIGTN (1) y GATESH'D (3) N. Brighton (0) ROTHERHIM (2) v STHPORT (0) WALSALL (6) v York (3)

Barnsley (0)

V

Doncaster (0)

V

V

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

25 10 7 8

8.4 05.8 5

9 3 1 3 G 4

8.5 3

26

Home

P.. W. D. L.

25 14 7 4

W. D. L. 8 4 0

Away W. D. L.

4 8.3

Goals

F A. Pta.

40 23

85

13 7 5

48. 20

38

26 12 5

-57 89

33

20 13 4 9

8 1 4 6 8 6

47' 20

.30

8 7

8 G

42

30

4 10

7 9

11

3 0

52 30

25 13 2 10

10

32

27

26 10 6 10 20

0

39 41

08 8

8 2 3

51 56 26

26 9 7 10.

7.5 1

48 38

6 7 2

61

4

7

62 51

7 4

40 41

.3 0

40 42

7.

27. 20

21

34 36

21

30 48

21

40

20 72 19

80 48

17

27 8 9 10

20 10 4 12

25 8 8 0

26

8 6 11

20

5 11 10

24

7 7 10

26

7 7 12

20

7 6 IR

7

6 15

6 6 14

6. 2 G

0 8.9

For as long as I can remember Liverpool this method of developing an attack Sheffield United 27 from a throw in-has-been-practised Chelsea in Scotland and to a lesser extent in

Tranmere (England. To-day, it is splendidly

Rochdale (1) Hartlep'ls (2)

(2) Manstid HALIFAX (3) Stockport (1) Wrexham (0) Carlisle (0)

Y BARROW (1)

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

ABERDEEN

E. Stirling

Allos Ross County

AYR

Th Lanark Brechin

HAMILTON Alblon

Qu. Park

Dandee

V

Arbroath

v HIBERNIANS

▾ GALSTON

Celtle

RANGERS

Kilmarnock

ST. MIRREN

Falkirk

Motherwell

COWDENBEATH v S. Bernards Valo a Lelthen v 8. JOHNSTONE

Queen o'South a bye.

worked by Glasgow Rangers usually in the direction of Brown, the left-half,

unequalled by any half back in the game.

who is

Grimsby

As soon as Brown collects the ball Fort Vale he acts as a forward going right up Brentford In attack. Some authorities declare Bolton

that this is unsafe, pointing out that Plymouth If the attack breaks down and

ball comes

back quickly

the

the back will Blackpool

be left to deal with two or more op- Preston N.E. ponents. But the Rangers have a Bury safeguard against this, as soon as Fulham Brown advances McPhail, the inside West Ham left, falls back and is, in an emer Bradford City gency, ready to act as a half back.

One

Bradford

good point about this attack Burnley

is that it is launched quickly and Oldham

from an unexpected quarter and it

may happen that the defence, haHull City ing concentrated on the side where Southampton the throw-in took place, and not in a Notts Forest position to meet it.

WHAT DO THE FOOTBALL PUBLIC WANT FOR THEIR SHILLINGS?

INTERESTING QUESTION DEALT WITH BY THE

LATE MR. HERBERT CHAPMAN

But when there had been no appeal and when every one was mystifled

Notts County

Millwall

SECOND DIVISION,

Home

0 12

Goals Away

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

Total

P.

W. D. L.

26

19 0 7

11

0.3

8

0 466 36

18

20 14 4

2

9 2 1

7 89 82

82

26 13 6 8

26 14 2 10

11 7 8

9 2 2

9 4 1.

4 3 6 59 48

81

6

30 49.39

3 7 54 48

29

11 6

28 45 62-

30

38 32

10

45 85

28, 27

26 11 6 10

10

34 37

27

25

8

40 26

26

11 3 12

8

48

44

26

12 1 18

46 53

26

10 4 12

43

25

9 G 10

36

39

8 9

84 41 24

0.0

8

7 3 3

1 8 8

3 2 9

88 32 89 -37 39 40 26 09

22

31 37 38

Swansea

25

6 9 10

Manchester U. Lincoln

26

8 -8.15

6.5 14

Rocs to probably be decided Such is the state of football to-day because I believe that it

wrote that it is dangerous to the root of football management-really-to-blame was the one who Luton ...

In view of this opinion, can there forced it, and that it was a triumph Bristol Rovers criticise without this inner knowledge.

There was never a time in the be any doubt as to what Mr. Hodge for defence rather than a failure in Aldershot

Swindon history of the game when team would tell his players before they attack.

But what do the crowd really want tactics wore so closely studied and came to Highbury, and how he would such thorough preparations were try to

inspire the fighting spirit to see? Ninety-five per cent. of Crystal Palace their interest is expressed in their Clapton Orient made for a match.

among them? So far as the Arsenal are concerned, Laurie Edwards, the trainer, as his hope that a particular team will win. Northampton

There is no doubt about this, and Brighton I make no secret of this, and I am lleutenant, would approach the match planned to take this opportunity to from the same angle, and the men it does not matter if the ball goes into Torquay, sny that a man may easily be mis- would have faith in themselves the net off, a player's eyebrow if it Southend

Bournemouth When we played at Blackburn the Watford judged because, in the interests of through what they had accomplished counts as a goal. the team, he plays a part which has at Aston Villa and Liverpool.

their res-referee blow his whistle soon after Newport How magnificent was no spectacular side to it, but which,

Gillingham tho according to the plans laid down, is ponse was stressed by a remark by the start when the ball was about Arsenal vitally important.

Jimmy Dunne in the Arsenal dres three yards outside

penalty arcn. "He wasn't off-side, Cardiff. What are a player's orders? What sing-room at the finish. is the role he has boon called on to Ho said, "I wouldn't have belloved the spectators shouted. "Keep your Bristol City RNEST Hart, the Leeds long-sor-all7, Unless these matters are ap- that a Leicester City side could fight eyes open, ref."

vice centre half, has been with preciated and a little imagination is like that. They never did when the club in three successful fights for shown, it is quite likely that a man played against them for Sheffield

as to what offence had been commit. United."

There is also the illuminating re-ted the referee gave a free kick to promotion from the Second to the may be done an injustice.

mark of David Jack, who watched the the Rovers and Imrie fired the ball Chesterfield First Division.

Stockport Barnsley The fairness of the Preas may match from the stand. Coming into into the net.

the dressing room at half-time, he the forwarda were all small and the Aby six goals to none on Septem-never be questioned, and I do

Instantly the crowd broke into said,

"You were right about Maw.

cheers. They did not consider the Walsall ber 30. Since then the Borough have quarrel with the views they express, He deserves, to have two men watch

merit of the goal. Blackburn Ro Halifax SEVERAL Leaguo clubs are interest-mado but one change Ferguson for but I would urge them to try to Reting him."

vers were one up and on the wayTranmere This statement lots the cat out of ed in a brillant young centre Williams at outside right and have beyond the things that are obvious

to winning the match. That was Doncaster before jumping to conclusions. half in the Swansea Town nursery scored 20 gosis,

the thing that mattered. After the match with Leicester the bag by revealing that our study team-John Chalk, a former Swansea

UTON are congratulating them-City n visiting official remarked, of the match had suggested that Maw technically, was a dangerous member of the City schoolboy,

on another "find" in a "Morally we've Belves

meant was team and that he would have to be WHEN Preaton signed genial Tom young amateur centro forward named we've lost." What, ho

Fritchard, the former Wolver- Cook, who comes from the Notting- that they had been beaten in the closely covered by John and James. Maw Is a very fine player, one of hampton and Charlton centre half, ham country, and who, playing for technique of the game, and I think

the best Inside forwards in the The they added to their golf stara a scratch the first Ume in professional football, it was an apt summing up."

of the general view taken

game at the present time, and his man who can hit a drivo which even scored two goals against Chelson re-

match was probably influenced by

cleverness in constructive work has professionals would envy.

the fact that the Arsenal did not

played a notable part in the aples-: superiority that

did revival of the Leicester club. VITAL CHANGES. had been

MR. J. W. Welham, of Teignmouth, V tells me that ho played for the Spurs forty-three years ago, when defence all over six feet.

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RSENAL defeated Middlesbrough

serves.

APT SUMMING UP.

won;

"ALLY" Duncan seems assured MR. Bub Howison, of Bristol City, show the pricipated.

na over.

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MANAGER George Jobey, of Derby, M

two reasons ago was extremely annoyed whon Alex Jackson got a goal from Crawford's corner, for he romarkod, "Fanty being beaten from comer kick. But his Duncan obliged at Chelsea a month ago.

A

at a toffen factory in London.

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Total

Home

JGZOOTECHAYAQÄNDI WAOGO

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

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

06 10 2 1

43 44

81 GG

20 44

40

55

42 15

32 53

888888886-BANDHRAAA÷M

Away.

Goala

Pls.

Norwich

Coventry Reading Queen's Park Charlton

20

15

5 4

20

18 7 6 10 2 2

3.5

26 13

20 24 14 4 0 10 1 1

0 0 11

2 4

64 81

3 5

46 29 32

24 14 8 7

9

56 36

that the man! Exeter

26 13 4 9 10 1

GO 36

20 12 6 8

8 8

54 44

.. 24

51 83

26

9 9

7

31 31

11 6 9

8

2 2 8

37 41

23

8

79

8 2 7

39 41

20

9 5 12

8 3

10

38 48

29

8 6 9

6

7 7 10

6

20

9 3 18

25

12

25

84 18

25

7 5 13

2 0.

25

10

26

41

18

48

2 10

46 64

A 2 0 11

87. 59

8 11

4 3

1 2 8

THIRD DIVISION - (NORTH),

Total

Home

Away.

W. D. L.

W.

D. L. W. D. L.

19 2 5 11

0.2

8 2

25. 15

6 4 11 20

·4 4 4

Goals F! A. 50.26 72 29

Pts.

26 15 47

10 2 0 5. 2

2G

16 3 8

11 1 1

25 14 2 9

10

23 12 6 G

26 12 6 9

26

9 9 8

02. 69

24 11 3 10

46. 42

26 10 6 11

40 58

26 10 4 11

8 1

55 51

26

G 12 8

45. 54

25

8 7 10

49 50

26

8 6 13

35

46.

85 13

.2.10

44 61 21

28

7 7 14

3 10

43, 06 21

26

B 4 18

09

67 47

25

7 6 12

1.10

83 48

26

7 6 12

4 8 30 53

5 10 11

4

4

8

8 8 14

G

19

7 5.18

3

4

G

17

38· GO 32. 48 31 G1

FIRST DIVISION..

Total

W. D. L.

29 23 3 8

Borrow Wrexham HOW TO WIN!

Accrington This in the angle from which the Hartlepools

tribute to his Gateshead spectator watches a match, and al-Southport though it may be loyalty and enthusiasm, I think he York City would rather his side won badly than Crewe Alex. that they lost well.

Darlington Watch, too, how the crowd eagerly Chester. awalt the half-time scores in other

Carlisle games. Listen to the talk in board On the Continent they call it "goal" of another cap for Scotland has signed a promising Inside

rooms. Because they are not win- N. Brighton getting." They did not play the as outside left. Ho has not been forward in Robert Brine, who this sea-

clever stuff for the reason that

Another important factor has been ning, as many matches as they would Mansfield scoring so freely this season, but his son has scored a lot of goals for a

club.

Rotherham the remarkable way in which the men like, directors complain that the Rochdale awarving centres are as dangerous Bristol League

they were never permitted to do so.

Leicester City were too good to al- have thrown off the demoralisation training is

wrong. The players do not practise en- RTHUS Hydes, Leeds centre for-

ward, is one of many promising low it. As a matter of fact, the only which crippled them last reason.

time a team may play "cloverly" to I would urge the public, in their ough. They ought to be at it sixteen young players let slip by London day is when they have established a view of the game, to try to appreciate hours a day, as in other clubs. Their clubs. He worked for some time two goals lead and the morale of the the vital changes which have taken one concern is how to win,

In one section of North London at' opposition is 'broken.

place in the tactical sido during the

the present time it in insisted that Tottenham Hotspur are enjoying all Motherwell I would also siress the fact that post two or three years.

There has been a marked tighten- luck of the game, playing against Rangers

In no match in these days can bo counted easy to win. Should It Ingo, fero, vld players have been ten men, referees decisions in their Hearts happen to be won cnally it is an cases, whero'

and favour, and no forth. teams appointed

managers

Kilmarnock accident.

But it is all very silly and it won't Aberdeen trainers, systems to bring about ele-help the Arsenal. The Arsenal can I have chosen this match to illus- aer covering have been introduced.

In these circumstances; If a man only help themselves and by their Ayr

opponents are St. Johnatono

Queen o'South trate the modern side of the game, and. I propose to give you an inside with the bail is to evade a tackle, he high-spirited play

Falkirk view of it. Early in the season Mr. compelled to part with it hurriedly, making this exceedingly dimeult:

But we expect nothing less, and Celtic Peter Hodge, the Leicester City If he holds it and loses it he is sub-

I suspect that Tottenham Hotspur Hamilton whom I congratulate most warmly manngers visited Highbury and after fected to ridicule and told to get rid the game he said, that ho did not of it."

Possibly it is all a matter of split team which contained so D

seconds, but the spoed which has to many workers as the Arsonal, know

Later, in a lecture in Scotland, he be exercised to-day does not make for declared that the success of the side accuracy in passing. In fact, it is

If the pubile could be taken into Dundoa BLACKPOOL bald nearly $2,000 was not due to the fact that they responsible for many-passos going

for Doherty, the Glentoran in- were more skilful than other teams badly astray, and probably creating the confidence of the clubs and al Partick

But the next time an ill-directed decided to adopt and what they hope side forward, white. Charlton have a but that they were better disciplined the Impression that the play in poor lowed to know the tactics they had hit Lanark

Cowdenbeath pass is given, note the conditions un- to accomplish by them I think they player of the same name capped and played with more calculated

(Continued on Page 5). by Ireland last season, who : could

It was a tributs that pleased-mo, der which it was made, and it will!

ARGYLE reserves, in defeating Tor- quay United by 10, secured their thirteenth victory in fifteen games, the other two being drawn.

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AVERTON strongly fancy Carter, the Sunderland faalde forward, who played a trial last season for England. But there is eren lesOOKSON, the Argyle leader, has a remarkably good goal average, chance of his belag transferred than Guracy.

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THERE is a suggestion that Birming- THE present Walsall team cost £76. Lesile Stoker. Its value in the transfer market their international right half, in the would probably be something like a front line. He plays a good un-with-hundred times that sum.. the-attack sort of raino.

CHELSEA might do worse than con

sider the possibilities, of Argua as an Inside right for theif firat éléven.

He is a rare forager, and puta plenty of power into his shooting.

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be had at a much lower figure.

method.

on their splendid achievements, will Hibernians begin to find their matches getting Clyde sterner,

Queen's Park St. Mirron

Airdrie

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Home

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

12 1 2 11 2 1

0 27 21 4 2 12 2

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Goals

F. A. Pts.

70 29 05 31 .9 2 2

40

46

28 14 9 5 10 4 1

4. 5 4

72: 35

37

28 15 5 8 10 2 2 29 14 5 10 29 12 @ 8

5 3.0

69 39

86

8 2 4

6 8 6

68 01

43

4 5 6

65-75

-33

28 13 6 9

28

15 "2 11

20

13.5.11

20

10 7 8

26 10 6 10

28 10 8 15

27. 7 8 12

27

28

102:15. 78 18

28

0 16-

02 6

277 4.10. 5

276 7.16

28 0 4 18

28 4 4.20

55. 38

824

55 68 82

59 64

31

49 87 27

6 47 55 1 10

20

4261

28

2.5 7 44 85-

22

22.22

21

4 0.040, 65

2 4 738. 50

8 1.10 40 54: 28048*60⠀

2 12

8.12 1 2 10.

· 47:80

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