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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, -1935.-

ENGLISH FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS

ARSENAL WILL START- FAVOURITES

WHO WILL CHALLENGE LONDONERS' SUPREMACY THIS YEAR?

SUNDERLAND, WEDNESDAY, DERBY OR MANCHESTER CITY?

(By "Sagax")

The strict and thorough training which has been indulged in by approximately 1,500 men will be given more tangible expression on Satur. day afternoon when, 968 of these mortals, all keyed up for the occasion and in the top of their form, will start the ball rolling for another, (the 44th) season of the English Football League. The most poignant question which a¦ Milne, the Blackburn Rovers' forward, critic is always required to answer, why should eastly fit himself into the even before the actual cammencement team. season, in which club wilt And if perched at the top of the league the conclusion of the eight months shuros In other words, fans are, now, searching through the Senior teams for the most likely clubs the to context the supremacy Arsenal, who have won the champion- ship for the past three seasons and] wh have been the dominating club of English soccer, suppliers for the as they once dad no less than seven International side against Italy.

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of

well

the Frank M. Carruthers, Lawn commentator of the Daily fail, aptly describes the Arsenal as being

who

Derby County have secured the ser- vices of some notable players, their greatest acquisition being C. F. Napier, from Glasgow Celtic.

nt Inside left. played for Scotland Last season Derby finished sixth but they have every confidence of being able to Imprave upon this fent.

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The Shomold Wednesday, the only Tam In the First Division last year supporters, will be one of the most to remain beaten before their own

dilenit rides to

to bent at the Wednesday

1} {av They many new players, Including P. Perri

Manchester val from

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secured

nere mimired than ever since their: Barch from Preston Y. G. W.

policy has comme to be understood and atram they reunat be praised toa

W.

End and Styles from Stourbridge. Sunderland have new forwards in Wall-end),

hughly for the honesty of their font- N. Cayde (Swan, Buckland). Up

ball.

ARSENAL SHOULD REPEAT

to point to the Arsenal It in ensy as the most probable winners of the championship once again this season and if they emerge triumphant they will create an all time record, one)

emulated

and S. Scott (Bishop

to recently Manchester City, had not acquired any new players but they have suffered ho serious loss by transfers and they will be able to field penetically the satne team na they and

last season.

which other clubs will And hard to EBOR

heat. Lant SCAMOU they' Huddersfield's record of securing the title for three years hi succession, a fent now accomplished only by te two teama.

But what is more difficult in the task of selecting a successor to the Highbury club should this famour London side fail in their quest_for their fourth successive title. True there are comparatively few clubs

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The above picture shows Arsenal's League hat-trick team. Back row (left to right): Male, Crayston, Roberts, Dunne, Centre row: Beasley, Hill, John, Hapgood, Copping. Front row: Mr. G. F. Allison (Secretary Manager), Marshall, Hulme, Bowden, Drake, James, Bastin, (inset) Davidson.

Our Forecast

ENGLISH LEAGUE

(By Robin)

FIRST DIVISION

✔

Arsenal

Sunderland ASTON VILLA v Wednesday BLACKBURN, v

BOLTON CHELSEA Everton

V

V

Grimsby

Brentford

Liverpool

V DERBY HUDDERSFIELD v

Preston N.E. │MAN'STER C. « West Brom. Middlesbro' V Portsmouth

Leeds STOKE Wolves

Birmingham

V

V

HANDICAP BARNSLEY ▾

IN YORK

WON BY MUSEUM AT 100/8

SECOND DIVISION

Port Vale Doncaster SPURS Burnley

V

BLACKPOOL v Bradford C. CHARLTON v Hull NEWC'LE NORWICH Notts F. PLYMOUTH v

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worthy of mention na probable AN IRISH HORSE SHEFF'LD U.v

to the Arsenal but it i

unsafe to indicate, at this early stuKU any particular club as the potential champions as it is to predict à change

title holders.

Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday Derby County and Manchester City All have the

the makings of formidable combinations with solid foundations built up over a period of many years but which of thèse will it be?"

London, Aug. 28.

The Ebor Handicap, which was run at York to-day over a dis- tance of one and three quarter miles was won by Museum, at odds of 100/8. John James, which started at 20/1, was second and Autumn, at-10/1, third, -----

There are, of course, many other

Museum was only a short head temus capable of creating a surprise, including West Bromwich Albion, in front of John James when the Grimsby, Everton. Stoke and Liver horses raced past the winning post nool, but it can safely be said that¦ while Autumn was three quarters if the Arsenal do not reign supreme of a length behind. again their downfall will be due to

one of the four clubs originally men- tioned.

ARSENAL'S BAD LUCK Who dares predict the downfall of the Arsenal?

And yet the Highbury club is experiencing difficulty in build- for the opening เหK

U team matches. Not beenuse of the lack of material but because of the absence of many of their most prominent players whose fitness has been doubt-

ed.

The Arsenal have great resources and although they may not be able to Geld their best sides for the first month of the reason they will have a strong representative eleven each week fur

their engagements. They have

¦

There were twelve starters. Museum was bred and is owned

by Sir Victor Saasoon's Stable and is the winner of the Irish Two Thousand Guineas and the Ebor Handicap-Reuter,

THE ST. LEGER

Horse Quoted At 100

To 6 Scratched

London. Aug. 28. Sen Bequest has been scratched for

aigned on several new men but the the St. Loger. The last cabled only player who is likely to gain a quotation, an August 27 for this horse regular place in the side in 3. V. was 100-6.---futer

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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

BRIGHTON W Torquay BRISTOL R. v Notts C. ORIENT V Luton PALACE EXETER Newport V Swindon N'HAMPTON v Gillingham QUEEN'S P.R. v Millwall READING Coventry Southend

Bournemouth

V

V

Cardiff Aldershot

❤

V

WATFORD

*

Bristal C.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Barrow Carlisle

V

Chesterfield

V

CHESTER

FOOTBALL POOLS ARE LEGAL

UNAFFECTED

BY A TURF

JUDGMENT

RECENT CASE IN EDINBURGH

Promoters of football pools, the popular form of wagering on football matches, consider that a judgment in Edinburgh recently when a bookmaker was fined £80 in a racing pool test case, will not affect them, and no change will be necessary for the coming

season.

A director of David Cope, Ltd., the London bookmakers, weld a Daily Mat reporter:

"When the Lotteries Act became law we had fegal advice and we were tel racing pools were probably lot. teries. We therefore censed running| them. But our football pools are dif ferent, and we shall continue them.

TEAMS ARE KNOWN

GLASGOW FOOTBALL VICTORIES

RANGERS SCORE SEVEN COALS

AND CELTIC NET SIX TIMES

ON SATURDAY

Change In

Baseball

Leaders

GIANTS DEPOSED BY CARDS

TIGERS STILL WINNING

New York, Aug. 28.

A double defeat of the New York Giants by the Pittsburgh Pirates, coinciding with a double

ALVES BEATS CULLEN AT

BOWLS

UNINTERESTING CONTEST

QUARTER-FINAL FIXTURES

(By "Sagax")

Whatever the explanation, the

victory by St. Louis Cardinals more advanced the stage of the over the Philadelphia Phillies, has

brought about a change in the local lawn bowls championships, leadership of the National Base- the lower the standard of play ball League after the Giants had has been and yesterday's match been at the head of affairs pres-between H. A. Alves, of the Club tically throughout the season.

de Recreio, and F. Cullen of the The Cardinals, who have been trail Kowloon Docks R.C., in the ing the Glants for a greater part of

the Open

the reason have now gone to the top quarter-finals of

| with a slightly better perevutage and,

in view of time recent indiferent form Singles proved no exception, as of the Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals the two gave an exhibition of are favoured for the pennant.

bowls much below their normal

1 In their Arst match the Cardinals standard on the Craigengower

linda margin of four runs in their

favour but in the second they bent C.C. green. the Phillies by 13-5.

The Detroit Tigers continue to hol

Alves was the less erratic, of the

their advantage over the Yankees in two and emerged a deserved win- the American League although the ner by a score of 21 shots in 12 New York club secured a dou

victory to-day against the White Sox. TO FAC) DUBEN EIN ANLARINAATİN The Tigers were only engaged in one encounter with the Athletics but they BOWLS FIXTURE

won convincingly when Roxle Lawson held the Philadelphia side to four senttered hits, none of which could br converted.

Results of to-day's matches follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

London, Aug. 28. The leading Glasgow football teams had a wonderful day to day in the First Division of the Scot- tish League when they secured Chicago

victories against Boston convincing teams visiting the famous foot- ball centre.

years,

R. II.

1

E.

2 6 0

(Wally Berger scored a home run! for the Braves).

Chicago Boston

Pittsburgh New York

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22

7 1

C

D

1

2

Young scored a home run for the

1 C

The Rangers, winners of the cham pionship for the past three were in deadly form and against St. Johnstune at threx Park they stored margin of seven goals, the widest victory in a full day's fixtures.

Another tenm which proved its Pirates). superiority in no mean fashion was Pittsburgh the Glasgow Celtic, who netted six New York ........ times without reply against Third Lanark at Celtic Park.

S 15 14 (Graco scored a home run (ur tf. Piratex and Bertell for the Glanta)

0

Following on their drawn match St. Louis

13 yesterday Queen's Park won th-day

} મ U Philadelphia from Kilmarnock in Glasgow by two

(Tom Moore and Martin scoredi goals to one.

home runs for the Cardinals, pl Motherwell, whose indifferent form Watkins for the Phillies). "In Yootball poola the staker knows of last season, seems to be still dog; exactly what tennis he is supporting ging the one time champions, failed St. Louis and can Judge what the result may to Recure

point from the match at Philadelphia bea home or away win, or a draw. Somerset Park, where Ayr won by the

13 1-4 7

(Martin and Jim Collins scored In most racing pools, on the other only gon! scored to inflict upon their home runs for the Cardinals and Todd hand, the staker dous not even know visitors their Best defeat of the sea- for the Phillies). what horse he is supporting.....

3 Clyde 2 Dundee

I 0

Scores of today's matches are ap; | A member of the Liverpool firm of!

with the revised bookmakers, 1. Littlewood, Ltd., id: ponded, together

"The Scottish ruling does not affect engue table:

Aberdeen ns. We do not deal in points pools Airdrie those where points are awarded for different kinds of results. We had ad. Ayr vier on all our pools and were told they Celtic

Dunfermline re all legal."

Hamilton The bookmaker, who was fined in Hibernian

DARLINGTON the Edinburgh test cas, is Williams Queen's Park

ν Southport Hartlepools V HALIFAX

LINCOLN

U

Accrington

MANSFIELD v Oldham New Brighton v TRANMERE ROCHDALE v Crewe

Rotherham

Walsall

York

V

Wrexham

V

Gateshead

V

STOCKPORT

INSURANCE

OF PLAYERS

CLUB MANAGERS SURPRISED

:

S. Murphy, of Edinburgh. The case

Wis

to determine the legality of Rangers "Everyman's Paints Pools," organised

by Murphy weekly in reference horseracing.

Lü

Sheriff Donald ordered the destruc-

tion of the documents seized by the Rangers police, excluding postal orders, money! Aberdeen orders, bank notes, and cash.

Cincinnati

E

1.

Brooklyn

J

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

R.

H.

E.

15

1

1 G 2

1 Motherwell New York 6 Third Lanark 0 Chicago I Partick

7 Albion

1

(Saltz Gaver acored a home run for 2 the Yankees and Washington for the 0 Arbroath 2 While Sox), 2 Kilmarnock 1 New York 7 St. Johnstone 0 Chicago -Renter,

Boston Cleveland ...

LEAGUE TABLE

¡ Dunfermline

Airdrie

In his judgment he said that the title prosecution set. out to prove thnl! Murphy was running a lottery. The Hamilton defener was that the competition was Ay

not out a special kind of Hearts

betting

Motherwell

carried on by skill. "Murphy used this coupon

the Queen's Park word winner. That is word asso-

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Albion ciated with a prize, a reward for

Arbroath having done something, and is not a Partick word which would be used in the diviQueen D'Sth. sion of a common fund.

"I, therefore, hold that it is in their nature, of a prize, and is not a repay Hibernian ment of a contribution."

PERMEATED WITH CHANCE

The competition, by its conditions, did not require competitors to name a horse. This, he thought, added great- ly to the chance involved, for it was

BY ANNOUNCEMENT proved that the favourite might

MADE RECENTLY

•

(BY CHARLES BUCHAN)

London, Aug. 8.

change, and often did, on the eve of

Face.

"I do not accept the contention that chance was absent froth the lottery, hlurphy's scheme WLE permeated throughout with chance, and, if any skill was displayed, it was nominal and of an amateur kind."

My exclusive announcement An appeal against the decision is yesterday that professional foot- to be made to the Scottish Appeal ballers in receipt of more than Court after the summer vacation. £350 per annum were not cover-

St., Johnstone Third Lanark Kilmarnock

Goats

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2

12 1

4

A

↑ 10

0

(Lec pitched for the Indians).

P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts. Boston

121 6 9

1

4 3 1 - 1 6 7

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EXCITING BOWLS CONTEST

BRADBURY ENTERS SEMI-FINALS

B. W. Bradburry, the Cralgengower Cricket Club representative qualified

ed by any insurance has come as from the Football League Insurance for the semi-final of the open howls a bombshell to the majority of Fund, me is entitled to assume that singles competition when he bout football club managers

and the League, no doubt unwittingly, Overy of the Kowloos Cricket Club, officials.

have been taking money by false pre after an exciting finlah by 22 shots With the exception of Fulham and their one per cent, levy."

tences from the clube in the form of to 20. At one time Overy was lead- Chelsea (who had been told about it Thie

ing by This suma up the attitude of the Informally by their neighbours), the majority. The players to whom I way disgraced. Ho was playing a bet Altanton Overy was in no managers to whom I spoke yesterday have spoken about it have not con- ter game than Bradbury in the first expressed complete aurprise."

sidered the matter, which they think ten heads. When Bradbury found his They thought their players were is one for club covered by the Football League In-

managements.

touch, there was no stopping him. So great is the uneasiness among surance Fund, which is levied from the London clubs that, if the Footbal bury had entered the semi-final

This is the second time that Brad- League clubs.

League do not act quickly and form the competition, the first time was in Mr. G. F. Allison, the Arsenal some comprehensive scheme of insur 1933 when he lost to R. F. Lux manager said: "If it is true that no ance, they will be compelled to take Curiously enough Bradbury fe the player receiving a wage of more than action independently.

only bowler from Hongkong side still 2460 is entitled to any compensation Then what will happen to the lovyt in the competition. -

of

Cleveland

Washington

St. Louis

Washington

St. Louis

Detroit

(Roxic

Philadelphia

10 10

12

10

14

F

4 0

2

0

4 0

POSTPONED

HOLLAND-DUNCAN MATCH/OFF

The quarter-final Lawn Bowls Singles Championship match betweer, A. M. Hol- land and R. Duncan, both of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, which was fixed for been this afternoon has postponed and will be play- ed next Thursday on the Club de Recreio green,

There is, therefore, only; match for this after- Moon, this being the fixture between J. C. Brown, of the Kowloon Bowling Green and G. N. Mitchell, of the Kow- loon Dock R.C., which will be played on the Civil Ser- vice C.C, green.

UNCERTAINANUNCIOMINACHOQERIN

scored on 22 heads, including one on which there was a dead measure for the shot.

It was only due to a partial re- covery on the part of Cullen during the Inst four heads that he was not beaten by a wider margin n Alves held the lead by 20-6 on the 18th head and it took him four more ends to register the necessary shot for game.

WIL-

Neither player was in his best form and except for an occasional Kool shot the bowling was Interesting. Cullen was completely off and never in the tournament has he bowled as badly na yesterday when he was unable to find the green. He was invariably narrow, particularly when bowling up the slight gradient.

Alves occasionally touched true form but to say that he was bowling anywhere near his best would be to under-rate his capabilities. Had Lawson blanked out the Cullen been up to scratch Alves Athletics while Charley Gehringer would not have won let alone by scored a home run for the Tigers).

a wide margin as 21 shots

11 11 0

---Reuter,

such

to 12.

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