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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH

1934.

THRILLING ENGLISH CUP ENCOUNTERS PROMISED

PORTSMOUTH &

VILLA

FOR THE FINAL?

NOT A CHANCE:-Hunt, the prời life Tottenham 'poal-scorer, beats the Chelsea goalkeeper with a drive from the penalty spot when the leams must in recent league match at White Hart Lane.

:

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK

FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE

The following tabulated league table records of all tho clube 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..

Huddersfield Arsenal

ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISIÓN.

Total.

Home

Away

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

32 17 96 12 3 1

32 18 7 7

WHO I THINK WILL REACH WEMBLY

(By "The Pilgrim”)

League engagements at Home this week- end will be dwarfed to a considerable extent by the English F. A. Cup competition which has now reached the semi-final stage.

Speculation runs rife as to whether Aston Villa, cup fighters of tried and true mettle, will again carry off the trophy, or whether, Ports- mouth who have never yet attained the honour that has fallen to the Villa on six occasions, are about to break their barren record.

Portsmouth have only ap- day at 1lsborough where they peared in the semi-finals but drew, last year's finalists have little once hitherto, and against this, to indiente that they are the fight- Villa can point to reaching this ing force needed to overcome the Villa. Even Stoke were unfortun- stage 12 times. Eliminated from the competitionate to lose to the City at Maine. by Grimsby last season, Pompey road in the fast round.

had the satisfaction of defeating the Second Division leaders nt their first meeting in the Fourth Round and since then they have beaten

Bolton, both Swansea and

Bway

from home. Second Division teams all, but all hard fighters and the games were played in the greatest excitement and tenseness,

Leicester with an indifferent League record (but not so bad as that of Aston Villa!) went all out for the main trophy. They over- whelmed Millwall at the. Den to the tune of 3-6; visited Birmingham to get the bigger share of three goals: and then travelled to the redoubtable Preston North End'a venue to net the only goal of the mitch,

Villa have had

an even harder After drawing with Next to Aston Villa they have course to run. Chesterfield at the Salier Lane had the hardest journey to the venue they beat the Northern Sec aumi-finals and it may be that they sightniare in Ports- tion leaders on their own ground will be the and proceeded to wipe off Sunder-mouth's dream of hope. land (7-2 at Villa l'ark); 'Spurs Co-1 at White Hart Lane; Arsenal (1-2 at Highbury).

and

Having met the cream of the senior League (except of course Portsmouth!) I am inclined to think the Villa are good enough for anything that is loft.

I have not enlarged on Villa's! Door League record as this is a poor guide in such a temperamental- class of football as the Cup bringa out, but it is a little remarkable that the Midlander's should be struggling to avoid relegation and fighting for the main trophy of thei senson at one and same time..

Lelcester and Manchester City

My bet is that they will avoidi are ginnts to reckon with but except for their engagement with Wednes-ne and gain the other.

FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL.

MEETING THE ATTACK

(By "Saracen"),

TO, BEAT THE BOOK

(B7 "Robin")

HOME

Huddersfield Tottenham Brentford

AWAY -

Preston Exeter Reading Charlton Southend Chesterfield Tranmere Rangers Motherwell

Norwich Wednesday Celtic

DRAW-

Millwall Brighton

Port Vale

OUR FORECAST

FOR CUP-TIES & LEAGUE

(B) "The Pilgrim")

ENGLISH CUP.

SEMI-FINALS.

F.

KG 5 71

11 4 2

7 8 6 54 35

Derby County

to 9 8

9 G 1

Tottenham

BA

16 6 11

10 2 4

G B 0 4

Portsmouth

32 12 11 9

4 0

Blackburn

33 15 5 13 13

Manchester City 32 13 9 10 10

47

Wednesday

33 13 8 12 8

Sunderland

32 12 9 11

10

10 03

Leeds United

32 13 6 13

10

10

West Bromwich. 33 12 8 13

8

Everton

82 10 12 10

30 11 9 10

CHEERSTES8885598÷ELESENNY-

Goals

67 41

41 38

67 63

50 52

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Leicester Middlesbro

SPORTING CHATTER BY Stoke

"THE PILGRIM"

INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT

CLUBS AND PLAYERS

ERBY lost their unbeaten home record on Saturday, thanks to Portsmouth.

.

or Aston I think Portsmouth

Villa will win the Cup--and it' will do me $5 good if the latter carry the day!

recent paragraph giving Nor-

A vich director's opinion that his club will not go up this season, and tipping Chariton. aroused some trouble in the cathedral city. THE chairman of the club wrole

to a local paper statement.

*

MR. R. G. Pilch, another director,

followed with a letter admitt--|

THE Watford directors invited all

their players to the annual din ner and dance, held by the Watford Supporters' Club.

•

Newcastle Wolverhampton Aston Villa Liverpool ... Birmingham

32 13 5 14

32

12 7 13

9 11 12 32 10 9 13 13 11 G 16

33

Sheffield Utd. Chelsea

32 33.

7 11

31

16

Grimsby Brentford Port Vale Bolton Preston N.E.

CHELSEA want Hooper, Cradley Heath's speedy young outside right, but they are meeting with Blackpool considerable opposition.

Bradford City Bradford

ASTON Villa scouts have been in- Bury

terested by recent performances Plymouth

Fulham of Spence, the Barnsley outside West Ham' right.

Okiliam Hull City Burnley Southampton Notts County

**

WHEN he was seventeen years old Campbell, Huddersfield Town's international left half, was ordered

by his doctor to give up football, Notts Forest

Swansch

ing he was the culprit, and declar-THE team for bonus-Grimsby Millwall ing that such an expression of opin-

fon was not derogatory to the club.

WITH average luck, Norwich

should go up in my opinion.

DANG.

SECOND DIVISION.

Total

P. W. D. L. 32 21 3 8 32 10 G 20 32 IG 6 10 32 17 3 12

16 6 11

Home

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54

47

40

10

42 56

4 2 0 65

4 9

Away

W. D. L. W. D. L. 112 3 10 1 5 11 2 R 5 4 7 11 9 2 10

53 8

Goals

Pix.

13 10 9

15

4 13

16

2 13

33 13 8 12

32 12 9 11 10

32

13 7 12

11

32

11 10 11

Đ

32

12 713

8 4

32

10 11 11

0.4

8

32 12 6 14

10

10

31 11 7 13

11

10

32 10 9 13

132.

10 7 16

9 3 4

32

7 12 13

4 10 14 11 0 4 12

31

A 10 13

5 7.3

3 3 10

103 10

6 2 8

4 1 11

76 19 6

6

1 13

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09

50

39 37

62 53

42 48

30

19

31 52

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38

32

45 50 31

THIRD DIVISION

Total

Reserves. Last four seasons Minchester Utd. 32 132 wins (Midland League). un-Lincoln beaten up to February.

TOTTENHAM Hotspur are stated

to be interested in A.J. Weare.

goalkeeper.

HUGHIE Gallacher, of Chelsen, the Lovells Athletic (Newport) Norwich

has gained the goals needed to complete his individual 200 in First Division games alone.

•

ONE of the sallest wings in the

League may be seen at Brad ford. Robertson is oft. Ains., and his partner, Carson, but an inch taller. They make an elusive pair.

BROOK, the Manchester City international winger, has re- ceived an unofficial letter com- plimenting him on his ability as a referee. Ile took control of a Manchester City Southport Mid-Week League game ASTON VILLA V

when the referee did not turn up. CAt Huddersfield) PORTSMOUTH v Leicester

(At Birmingham) ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION,

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*

*

Newcastle (1)

Middlesbr (-)

West Brom (~)!

v. Blackba (3)

Old traditions are hard to break down and I think it is largely on this account; that there are still many who favour the wing half back marking the opposing outside forward. One of the clubs who are supposed to adhore to this method are West Brom- wich Albion, but this is only partly true. I have seen them adopt different methods on the two wings in the same match, one half taking the outside man and the other the inside. In this they have simply fitted their schemes to suit the opposition. For a CHELSEA (0) Wednesdy (2) fast and dangerous winger they have set a player to mark him. HUDDRSFLD (0) v Everton (0)

LIVERPL (1)

Birmaghm (0) The fundamental theory of de- defects in defensive play and Sher, U. (3)

as far always think that they do not go

STOKE (-) fenco is to keep the ball'

SPURS away from the danger spot as pos-out owing to a fear that they may Wolves (5) sible. This, of course, is the goal. he beaten and then fail to recover. In the circumstances defenders But the fact that they have offered BOLTON (-)

SECOND DIVISION.

Y 9'thmpin () should always try to turn the ball a challenge creates time for other

utwards. They should make their members of their side to get back BRADFORD (1) v Swanken (8)

Blackp'l BRENTFRD (—) v tackles on the

inside and so compel and this is a very important gain. Burnley (0) Y Bradid C. (0) the man with the ball to

move Beaides it is surely easier to bring GRIMSBY (1) ▼ Millwall (1) away from the centre of the field off a tackle when an opponent has Mauchte U. (4) v Fulham (3) and to make his pass to the wing. not got the ball under control than NOTTS F. (2)

when he has brought it down nicely Oldham (2) This step should be made in the to his fent.

Plym'th() firat stages of an attack and the

PRESTON (3) half backs rather than the backs. The two backs ought not, of WEST HAM (0) ▼ Bury (1) aro best placed to take it. Pro- course, to be put on the wings at vided, as I have stated, they poul- the same time. When one advances | B’NEM'TH (1) V Newport (2) tion themselves correctly they can to meet an attack the other should | BitISTL R. (5) v Bright (3) force the man with the ball to go have moved into the middle to Cardiff (4) y Norwich (2) one way, that is outwards, and cover him. In this way with the CHARLTON (→) * Qu, Park (-)

help of the centre half and probably COVENTRY (4) Luton (0), the other wing half ho in able to check any quick thrust down the middle,

make his pass to the wing.

But this is only the first plank In the defensive plan and for it to be successful it must be supported. Why it often breaks down is be cause the back does not play his

part properly. As soon as a back TO-DAY'S

sees that an attack is to be launch-

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ed on his wing he should move out

to countor it. That is to say he

should be far enough up to covor

Lincoln (2)

✓ PORT V. (1)

HULL )

v Notis C. (0)

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

Swindon (3)

CRYSTAL P. (4) v Exeter (2) Gillaghm (3) READG (4)

v

Brint C. (0)

*

Clapton (1)

V Northmtpn (0)

Southend (G)

Y Aldersht (1)

WATFORD (0) v Torquay (0) THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Accrgin (5)

RUGGER BARNBLEY (0)

the wing forward and other be SLIGHT ALTERATION GATESHD (2)

intended for him or to make an

able to nip in and intercept a pass

immediate challenge for the ball,

Y

N. Bright (4)

Cheats, (3)

Rothrħm (-)

✓ HALIFAX (1)

❤ Crewe (1)

CHESTRF'LD ( «

Darlagta (2)

Hartlep'ts (0) IN FIXTURES Mansf'ld (2) Rochdale (1) There has been a slight altoration Southprt (2)

v Barrow (1)

Y DONCSTR (2)

*

WALSALL (1)

Most of the troubles of backs in the draw for the annual seven-a} TRANMERE (4) ▼ York (2) Brise because they ile too far inside. side rugby tournament which is to be WREXIM (2) Under these conditions they allow a played at Happy Valloy this after- wing forward to collect the ball hoon on the Club ground. unchallenged and bring it forward speedily. This makes it exceeding

v Hamilto (1).

Cowenb'th (2)

✔ STOCKPRT (1)

Carllate (1) SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION. ADERDN (2) The Army Small Units have with- AYR (3) drawn their team, which was to have CLYDE (6) ly difficult to stop him. Almost the opposed the Club, and the re-arrange- DUNDEE (4) best that can be done is to make mont brings the Club into opposition Falkirk (3) him get rid of the ball, and this with H, M. B. Cumberland. "B." AS HIBERN NA (-) wan be dono in soveral ways. a result the Lincolns, previously Mothew (1)

drawn against the Cumberland "B" RANGERS (2) The manner in which backs He will be given a bre into the second H. Jatone (+)

commonest round.

UT. LANARK ̊ (1) ▼

linido le one of the

Q. Park (2)

Airdrie (2)

Hearts (1)

Y

*

▼ Celtic ()

Partick (2) Kilmarnek (6)

8. Mirren. (a)

Y Q. O'8TH (

BEFORE obtaining Palethorpe

Queen's Par}l Coventry

FIVE members of the Crofty Unit-Charlton ed team, the leaders of the Reading Gwalia (Swansea) Lengue, are Bristol R. brothers. The captain is their Luton brother-in-law,_and_several__other | Exeter- relatives are reserves.

7 8 1

(SOUTH). Home Away

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

20 7

1 8.4 4

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Goala

A. Pts.

32

12

47

31

18

8 14 1 1

7

GG 36. 41

32 16 8

12

2

30 17 4 11

2

6 2 8

38

31 15 8.8 13

2 68

41

38

4 5 7

64

40

37

10

K

4

63

51

37

A.

-68--43

-35

9

45

49

34

11

GG

G5

31

3 9

47

61

30

7

40

51

4 10

42.46

3 8

3 10

31 16 7 9 32 15 7 10 32-14711—11. 31 14 6 11 10 12 7 13 11 8 12

Swindon Clapton Orient.. 32

HUGII Vallance, who has played Crystal Palace.. 31 for Kidderminster Harriers, Aldershot ..... 31

Aston Villa, Queen's Park Rangers, Brighton Brighton, Worcester City, Gilling-Northampton hum Evesham Town, the Racing Bristol City Club de Paris, and in Ireland, hna Southend returned to Evesham a second time. Watford Torquay

•

ONE of Blackpool's followers will Gillingham

modify his enthusiasm. In the Newport

from Stoke, Preston made bids future. He roared appreciation of Bournemouth in high places. They were after a goal so heartily that his false Cardiff Brown

and (Villa)

(Blackpool).

Hampson teeth fell out, and then he stood on

them. Result, a new aet,

Chesterfield

Stockport Barnsley Walsall

9 11 11

7 3 6

2 2 12

3 2 10

3 11

1 7 #

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67

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31

9 10

12

31

10 8 13

30

8 11 1

31 10 7 14

32

10 5 17

31

10 5 16

31

8 8 15

6 5 4

31

6.14 12

31

8 5 18

3

2

2 12

31

8 4 19

6 2 1 13

Honic Away

3 4

Goals F. 71 33

A. Pls.

49

02 30 46

6 3 7

85 GO

44

3.8

Total

Doncaster Wrexham Barrow Halifax

Tranmere Hartlepools

York City Gateshead

Crewe Alex.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

P.. W. D. L. * Đi L. H. Đ. L. 32 23 4 6

0 14 0·2 31 10 8 14 2 0 32 19. G 7 13 3 0 32 19 40 141 1 32 18 6 10 13 0 3

10 6 11 9 31

J 5 9 6 3

New Brighton 82 10 8 14

Carlisle

Accrington Manefeld

71. 43-

32

66 48 38:

6 1 0 64 50 44 7 80 72

Southport

Chester

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

Homo Away

32

15 9 10

35

30 14 G

32 16 3 13 12

1 8

2 10

60.67

35

11

11 1

8

60 41

32 12 6 14 10 2 4

4.10

66. 68

93 11 7 16

3 11

54 58

31 10 12

6 8

62 66

32 12 5 15

2 11

06 76

G 10

41.83

82 10 8 14

2 11

44 58

32 615 11

48 GG

33 10 7 10

7 6.4

2 1 12

47 79

32

7.11 14

6 6 4

6 30

G4 01

Darlington

34

9 7.18

19

50 88

31

DB 16

12

Rotherham Rochdale

32

9' & 17

10

67

32

8 4 20

13

73

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

Goala

P. W. D. L

W. D. L W. D. L.

A. Pts.

31

72 32

20

23 4 2

12 2 0 11

62 33

31 16 0 0 11 2 2 5

77 40

65 64

76-44

042-

58

66 55

70 89

61 02

64 39

GO

40 56

56

66

67 72

40% 59

:36 55,

40 85

44 '84

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24 3 4 18 1 2' 11 2 2

82 15 6 11

33

15· ·6·12

81

15 6 11 11

32

18 9 9 10

Motherwell Rangers Aberdeen

Queen o'South

Hearts

St. Johnstone

Kilmarnock Falkirk

Hamilton

Celtic Dundee

31 18 2 11 8 10 10

30 14 0.7 10 4

30.12 7 11

27 11 8 8

32 11 5 10

31

31 11 3 17

01

10 4 17

30 11 2 30 『་

Hibernians

Partick Queen's Park

Clydo

St Mirren

30

Th. Lanark

29

6. 7. 18

30

7 4 10

Cowdenbeath

32

MERCY-Woodley, the Chafsen custodian, guts down on his knusa, and | Airdrie,

"crlus for mercy” as the Spurs scored their second goal,

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