1934-02-28 — Page 32

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 28, 1934.

LIKELY F. A.

ARSENAL, PORTSMOUTH

LEICESTER

AND MANCHESTER CITY

MOTHERWELL, ST. JOHNSTONE AND RANGERS

ST. MIRREN AND CELTIC MAY HAVE TO MEET AGAIN

(By "The Pilgrim") `

WITH the quarter-finals of both the English and Scottish Cup competitions being played off on Saturday, Homeside fans will have! one of the greatest football feasts of the season -greater even than the Cup, final to which thousands have already made application, to find that the capacity of the venue has long been filled.

Arsenal have the fates on their side this season and, but for the luck of the draw, it is hardly likely that they would have continued thus far in a competition which they entered so madspiciously.

The provious rounds enabled them to settle down in their strido now and the visit of Aston Villa will not be the obstacle it would have been a month ago, The Villa have been going great guns but I cannot easily imagine a report of their vistory.

Manchester City are the only Club In this round who survived the distance last season and they liave a great chance of going oven further. Stoke have Improved considerably lately and took points from Aston Villa in the League last week, but it is unlikely that they will beat the City on their own ground.

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unlikely how- It is not over, as Northampton's eclipse of Huddersfield at the First Divisioner's pitch in the fourth

round.

I wonder if Portsmouth will hold the pace they have been set

ting lately. I think they will win despite the bad luck they encoun- tered in the draw. They travel to Bolton and will probably meet with even more exciting scenes than at Swanson.

The

match

Prenton-Leicester is the most difficult to forecast:

Matters are a little easier north of the border where Aberdeen und Albion Rovers sustain the chal- lenge from the Junior divisions. Albion have a sporting chance, being at home to Motherwell, but the League leaders seem to do home and I better away from expect them to win.

AND SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINALISTS

SPECTACULAR SAVE1-Wilson of the Arsenal affecta a magnificant save at the expanse of a corner against Crystal Palace. (Planet Nawa).

FOOTBALL CHATTER BY

"THE PILGRIM"

INTERESTING ITEMS GLEANED FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPS

Queen o'South will give St Johnstone a great game and if they had retained their form of a month or so ago I would fancy to consult an eye specialist. Ho serve contre half at a fee of $1,000, them for the semi-finals.

As It is suffering from an injury due What is Johnston worth now, after his fine display against Chelsea? ENGLAND'S

ESLIE, the Phiymouth Argyle:CTOKE refused to tako Bert forward, has been to London Johnston, the Sunderland re-

is I feel that the home club have to a loose football lace. the winning advantage.

CHESTERFIELD returned £1,200 to unsuccessful applicants for seats at the Aston Villa Cup tie

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Rangers have the easiest task in entertaining Aberdeen, and Celtic have perhaps the most difficulty in their journey to St. Mirren. Al-TILITY" Nicholas, of Derby proved has depatised as goalkeeper, though the latter have poor League fighters, they will go right back, and centre half bo- all out in the major competition cause of injuries to players. of the year.

This Special Cup Training

Is Only Superstition

OLD · LEAGUE

PLAYER SAYS

WHAT

CLUBS NEED IS REST CURE

FRED Roberts, of Birmingh

wae playing minor football few weeks ago. He is already hailed as a star.

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best

emergency goalkeeper-Brook (Manches tor City) who has twice de putised for the regular "keeper with conspicuous success.

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Beven years inside forward Albert Keating, of Cardiff City, has been attached to ten clubs professionally, yet he is now only twenty-soven.

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TO BEAT THE BOOK

(By. "Robin")

HOME-

Wolves

Manchester City

Grimsby:

Coventry

Charlton

Reading

Chesterfield.

Bristol Rovers

Brentford

Plymouth

Tranmere

Barnsley

AWAY—

Portsmouth Queen's P.R. Southampton-

DRAWS

Huddersfield Manchester U. Gillingham

OUR FORECAST

ENGLISH & SCOTTISH

CUP-TIES

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE

The following tabulated leaguo 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.

Areenal Derby County Huddersfield Tottenham

West Bromwich

Blackburn

Wednesday

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION. ---

Total

P. W. D. L. 30-17 7 6 30.16 9.6 30 1G 0

6

31 16 5 11 81 14 5 12

31 12 8 11

31 12 8 11

Homo Away Goals W. D. L. W. D. L.; F.

10 4 2

9 G 0

11 §.1

9.2 4

12

8

1

10 11 0 10

30 10 11 9

Manchester C... 30 12 8 10

Sunderland

Everton Portsmouth Middlesbro Leeds United Newcastle Leicester Aston Villa Wolverhampton Stoke City Birmingham Liverpool Sheffield Utd. Chelson

The following is the special Grimsby Telegraph forecast for Saturday's Brentford English and Scottish cup and Preston N.E. league programmes. Where a team Blackpool Is in heavy type It is expected to Port Vale win and where no such indication Bolton Is given a draw is anticipatedl.

ENGLISH F. A. CUP. SIXTH ROUND,

Preston ARSENAL

Bolton

V Aston Villa

LEICESTER

Y PORTSMOUTH

MANCHESTER CITY v Stoke

SCOTTISH CUP.

Albion Rovers Y MOTHERWELL ST. JOHNSTONE y Queen o'South RANGERS Aberdeen Celtic St Mirren

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

CHELSEA (2)

Blackburn (2)

Bradford

Bury... Plymouth

Fullam Bradford City West Ham Oldham Southampton Notts County Hull City

20

30 10 11 D 30 18 4 13 30 12 6 12 9 10 11 28 10 8 10 31 11 15 30 0 0 80 10

10

41

A. Pts. 50 20

58 81 891

48 79

40

35

59

46

40 32

40

4431

53 58

9 3

49 45

5 8 3

2 8

MB 132

6 5 4

41 go

8 1 0

0

68. 61

0 12

8 0

6 8

64 67

7-18

7 4

⇓ 3 9

28

64

80

7 11 12

32-34

31 8 8 15

3 11

50 04

31

8 6 17

1 13

41

BL

29

7 6 16

0 4 11

41

54

SECOND DIVISION.

Total

W. D. L.

21 1 8

Home

Awny.

Goals

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

F.

A. Pts.

11.

118. 10 0

72 .41

40

16

11 9

60 48

$7

16 6 0

11 1

4 3 I

8

56 40

36

ย

48 40

18 9 8

30 15 5 10 30 16 2 12 1.18 30 10 31 12 R 11

30 11

9 10

30 12 7 11

30

134 13

30 10 9 11

80 11 7 12

10

10

1 2 2 5 3 7

7

29 11 6 12 11

31 10 8 13

76.17

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

44 08

40

45 49

F.

30

9 10 11

38 40

Burnley

30 11 14

10

45 68-

Swansea

30

7 11 12

11

19 48

Notts Forest

30

9 6 16

8

11

48 51

Millwall

20

8 8 13

3 2.10

29 47

Manchester U.

30

93 18

4 1 10

40 74

Lincoln

30

12

31.47

Total

Home Away

Goals

T

P.

Huddersf' (0)

W. D. L.

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

A.

Pts.

い

Middlesbro (3)

Norwich

30

19 6 5

7 4 4

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+

Wednesdy (3)

Queen's Park

29 17 6 7 13

44 C

53. 30

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Newcastle (2)

2

4 5 6

4 5 6

67

Everton (~) HIRMGHM (0)

2 6 7

68 36

36

4 6 6

61

35

5 2

8

59 38

848

56 41

4

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50

4 2

43

43 8

47

52 53

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Sheffld E. (2) WAS it wise? Moore (Leeds LIVERIL (1)

United), Lumsden (Hudders- SUNDALD. (0)

CANNOCK Town, the Birming held), Hall (Sheffield United), and SPURS (-) ham League club, are in bad Tutin (Stoke) were turned down | Wolves (1) atraits-nancially. They have by Bradford City after trinis placed all their professional staff upon the open to transfer list.

.

NORMAN Cole, the latest local to make a hit in Southampton's League side, has not yet finished his apprenticeship. He is a fitter,

Derby (0)

SECOND DIVISION:---

Fulham (—)

CHELSEA'S individual scoring BRADFORD (4) ▼ Fort V. (1)

record is twenty-three years BRENTFRD () old. The late "Bob" Whittingham Burnley (2) scored thirty goals in 1910-11.

.

season GRIMSBY (1)

LBERT Roberts (Southampton) LAPTON Orient have set up a

and Clifford Woodhead (Hull), record for Third Division clubs.two of the Second Division's best Two centra forwards on their staff backs, played in the same school. up to a work or so ago, shared an boy team at Darfield, Yorkshire, aggregate of 500 League goals- Morris (291) and Halliday, (209),

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S'thmptn (0)

Blackp'l (- Lincoln (3)

Coventry Reading Bristol R. Charlton

Exeter

....

Crystal Palace Clapton 0, Aldershot

Brighton Watford Southend Northampton Bristol City. Gillingham

30. 10 7 8 11 2

29 14 8 7 12 2 0 28 15 8 11 0 2 28 16 3 0 11 1 1 30145-11-11-

'0 3 30 13 7 10 29 13 8 10 9 4

20 11 8 10

7 5

30 11 6 13 10 3 2

29.9 10 10

2)

8 10 11

30 10 6 15

9 7 18

1 3 11

3 6

Notts C. (1)

Alancher U. (1)' Nolls F. (2) OLDHAM (—) PLYMTH (0) WEST HAM (3) ▼

v

BURY (3)

v Swansea (2)

Y

Millwall (0)

9 6 18

V

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). B'rnem'th (1) V TORQUAY (2) BRISTOL IL (2) v Clapton (0)

Y Q. Park (5) Cardif (2) CHARLTON (-) Northmptn (—) COVENTRY (2) Brighton (3) EXPTER (4) Newport (0)

NORWICH (2) Gillnght (0) READING (2) v Aldraht (2) SOUTHIND (0) Swindon (0) Watford (4) v. Luton (1)

7 10 11

8 7 14

55

Torquay Newport Bournemouth Cardiff

10 33

32

8 G

3 19

41

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

The Cup quarter finals to be | another pick-me-up is not required played on Saturday minke this a fortnight Inter."

"After all, the players are per- article from the pen of a former player especially interesting now.

fectly fit at this period. The idea "At this stage of the football of special training is not to try to season, when players are begin- make them fitter, but to prevent

ANDY Rennie, of Luton, deserves Nelson sing to feel the strain of the Lengue them from being overtrained or,

a club vote of thanks for per- (Newcastle), programme and F.A. Cup ties, as it is called, from becoming stale. JAMES

Harry Morton (Aston Villa), suading his brother Joe to come the question of special training As a matter of fact, speeinl train-Vivian "Gibbins (Southampton), south. Young Rennle has been CRYSTAL P. (2) v Bristol C. (2)

(Notts Forest), playing brilliantly while deputis- ing is the wrong description. It Harry Race should be called "special rest for George McNestry (Bristol Rovers), ing for Fraser at left-half. Cup ties." Once a season should and Ernest Whittam (Chester) all be enough."

causes a great deal of controversy among players and spectators alike. Opinion is sharply divided as to whether it is beneficial to a team."

Personally, I was not grently In favour of going to the seaside or to the country for a long *period. I much preferred to get an to a golf course, where I could obtain all the exercise I wanted. In those days there were trainers to whom the name of golf was curse; so I had put in many spells Away from home"

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celebrate birthdays together.

TWO Bonsona ago

Plymouth

GREENBANK,

Dartford the "While on the subject of fitness,

(Kent League) outside left, is wonder how many people realise Argyle were thinking of leta reporter. He refused to turn how perfectly trained, and how hard a player really is! I did not ting Archle Gorman go. It would professional when approached by

need a big bid now. myself until my playing days were over."

CUP FINAL TICKETS. Whenever I meet an old friend or player he usually greets me with: "Why, you look fit enough to turn out again." So it will bel gathered that in appearance I have altered itle, but In fitness, compared with my playing days, I "It has many advantages and, am an invalid. I would not last frankly, in the long run, I think ve minutes of an average Lengue it does a lot of good if, like medi-game. cine, it is taken in small doges.

REST FOR CUP TIES.

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$ MINUTES OF FOOTBALL.

Balton.

THIS AIR-BALL PLAY

CAN ONLY BE AVOIDED BY PLAYERS POSITIONING THEMSELVES

(By "Saracon").

It is a common complaint of modem football that the ball is too often in the air. There are two reasons for this. One is the lack of attention to the details of positional play and the other to the eagerness of teams to force the pace and score by hook or by crook.

The

that

than

·:

Chesterfeld Stockport Barnsley Walsall Y Halifax (1)

Doncaster Halifax Crewe (-) CHESTRELD (~~) •

Traamore DARLNGTN (5) v Carlisle (2) Geteshd (b) STOCKPORT (3) Wrexham

Barrow Hartley's (3) Chester (1)

V MANSFLD (2) Y York (0)

ACCIGTN (4) Walsall (1) BARNSLEY (2)

Rochdale (1)

T

Sthport (3) TRANMERE (1) Wrexham (3)

N. Brighton (0) Barrow (0)

Rothrm (0)

Donestr (0)

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Hartlepools

Gateshead

Crowe Alex. Southport Accrington York City New Brighton

Carlisle FIRST DIVISION.

Darlington Hibernians (Mansfield FALKIRK ) HAMILTON (10) ▼ Cowdnb'th (2)

Chester KILMARNOCK (2) v Dundee (2)

Rotherham Q. PANK (2) v Partlek. (1)

Rochdale

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),

Total

Home Away

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

13 0 2

30 22 2 6

1 13 2 0

29 17 8 4 30 19 4

7:13 2

30 18 8 9 13 30

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Goals

Pts.

08 31

46

82 36

83

48

28

30 11

9:10

11 6 13

1

0 11

58

11 5 14

30

6 14 10

'47 00

81

10 6 15

44.74

31

10 6 15

51 57

30 10 6 14

7.40·02

309 7 14.

7

42 52

12

9 7 16

8

4

3 12

55 80

20

7 10 13

6 G 8

4.10

20

0.11

20

30

76 16 8 3 19

15

4

1 9

62-64 38 02

4 2

21 12

95 15

7: 5 4

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

Away

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

P. W. D. L 30 24 0 8 13 1 2.11 2. 1. 28 22 4 2 12 2 0 10 2 2 30.16 6 8 11 2 2 5 4'0 29 14 9.0 10 4 14.6.6 81 15 6 1093 5

6 10 1

If I needed any confirmation of But to go week after week to the this fact I had it recently when seaside before onch round of the playing with the schoolboys, a Cup, as, same teams did is not part of the coaching scheme at

they resort to the long pass. This style does not permit of much nic special training, but a superstition.Highbury. After ton minutes,

curacy. Indeed it amounts to They do so because, once upon although practically walking

little more than hard kicking.

play Motherwell the match. I could time, a team did something out of through

There is little constructive Tauggestion

faulty So he kicks it haphazardly into and there is no real attempt to Rangers the ordinary, after staying in such scarcely drag one leg aftor the and such a place."

other. Moreover, where my instep positional play leads to the ball the middle and up it goes into the make a goal. Rather by putting Aberdeen

In own centre forward. rather "Take the Arsenal and Chelsea had come into contact with the being kicked into the air may seem air and he trusts it may go to his the ball in the air and going hard Hearta

AD B Johnstong strange. But suppose, for

after it do they hope to worry an Sto ball it was black and blue. na typical examples. Arsenal now

stance, that a wing half back has to an opposing defender.

opponent into a mistake from Queen o'South go to Brighton regularly, staying Probably the explanation is that the ball at his feet under control

This blind kick would have which a chance to got in a nt the same hotel, mainly because the muscles have disappeared in- and that he takes it forward a few It was from there, that they won to flush. At any rate, my weight yards. His object is to make the Cup four years ago. Chelsea is now 41b, less than it was during pass to one of his own forwards, are going back to Guildford for the my career, according to the scales but on looking up he finds the men reason that they have not lost a at the Highbury Stadium.

to whom he might send the ball match since taking up their quar-

It is interesting to note here stationaky. Moreover they have ters there."

that the demand for Cup Final opponents standing by them. In the circumstances it is not worth

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been avoided if one of the for-ful slot may coms, MO Kilmarnock

Falkirk wards within reach of him had In my experience there has been made it his business to get to a marked development of this typo Celtic:

and the Hamilton position. The half back would of football this season then have had the opportunity result has been that the game has Dundeo to get the ball through to him lost a good deal of its spectacular Queen's Park by means of an accurate ground charm. It has driven out close libernians my opinion, it is a mistake tickets has been as great as over while to put them in posacsalon.

pasa

and inter-passing, movements and Clyde

Mirren' in their stond we have had a style FL to overdo the spoolal training Already the number for disposal to basineas. The change of air, tho the public has been over-applied

In regard to the other cause of of play that he has been notable Partick. companionship and the restfulness for and they can only be obtained that he will be challenged and his "air-ball" play teams are obsessed for tho hurry and scurry of the Airdrie of mind have supplied the required now through the clubs and the only alternative to the risk of with the idea of gaining ground players rather than for their Th. Lanark

Cowdenbeath': tonic in the first instance. Surely, various county associations, being robbed is to get rid of it quickly and in pursuing this policy solence and craft.

What can he do?. It is certain

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9.8

01 13 9 31 14 6.11 30 14 5.11

26 10 8 8

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Goals

F. A.

72 29

97 32

48 38

74

76, 42

63.41

01 69

5 G 5

62 54 51.30

83

28 10 7 11

10 4.10

24

20. 11.2.10

9 10 8 16.

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