1951-03-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1951.

VILLA'S SURPRISE FOR WOLVES All Division Leaders Win In Easter Monday Soccer Programme Chelsea Takes Further Fall Towards Relegation

London, Mar. 26.

MACARTHUR Easter Monday's League football programme

UNDER FIRE

(Continued from Page 1).

-the third of the week-end for most teams--saw all teams at the head of the respective tables win-

ning to leave the positions at the top unchanged

compared with Saturday.

The bogey of relegation is causing almost as Arthur that he should claim any much interest as the struggle for champion- such functions?"-United Press.

ships and in this connection Chelsea took a further plunge towards the Second Division when they lost their third successive game of the week- end.

FRENCH HOSTILITY

Paris, .Mar, 26..

French press reaction to Gen- eral MacArthur's recent peace

feelers in Korea was unanimous- They are now bracketed with Division, both -winning while ly hostile, with most newspapers Sheffield Wednesday, who drew Watford and Crystal Palace, denouncing MacArthur's initiatoday in the bottom place of both losing, dontinue in the tive as "most inopportune." the First Division as Aston Villa doldrums at the foot of this

The conservative morning rose a peg by a grand away win table.

Wolverhampton Wan- newspaper "Figaro" said Mac-against derers. Arthur's peace offer was an "olive branch with a bayonet hidden amongst the leaves and runs the risk of upsetting the whole situation by giving risc to Chinese suspicions."

The Leftist independent "Combat" said it looked as if MacArthur "wants to end the war in Korea in order to enter one with China, dragging along with him the United Nations which he has always abused and his own government which he has often ignored."

Tottenham Hotspur continued their winning streak to keep ahead at the top of this table still four points clear of Man- chester United, who also won,

Middlesbrough, the third team, slipped back by losing to Stoke City, but they have a game in hand of the two teams above them.

One of the most noteworthy wins in connection with the pro- motion battle was Rotherham's three clear goals against Carlisle, their nearest challengers in the The Left Wing, non-Com-

Northern Section of Division III: munist "Franc Tireur" said

This put them seven points MacArthur's initiative exceeded ahead and it would seem that his authority as commander of they are destined for the Second the United Nations forces in

Division unless something goes Korea. It added: "The possi-radically wrong in their remain- bilities of a trap far too serious

ing games. for

to a choice of whether avoid it or be caught in it are to be left in the hands of a soldier whose aging years seem to have increased his turbu

"Tence."

ULTIMATUM ASPECT The Socialist Party organ "Le Populaire" said MacArthur's attitude was one of "war with China or I resign" and said the second alternative "would be welcomed by many."

Preston, likewise, are clearly ahead in the Second Division, for both they and Cardiff, second in the table, won to keep Preston eight points ahead.

At the other end of this League table, Grimsby, without a match, today dropped to last place as Luton and Chesterfield, behind them after Saturday's programme, both won today to get ahead of Grimsby!

100 PERCENT RECORDS Notts Forest kept their two points lead from Norwich in the Southern Section of the Third

The conservative evening newspaper "Lé inde" said MacArthur's latest initiative was" #especially inopportune." It "MacArthur's proposal added: takes the aspect of an ultimatum diplomatic field.

TOP OF THE AGENDA,

Arthur's activities

.in. the

WAITING impression gained in

All four League leaders went through the holiday weekend without defeat. Preston, with four points from their two games, were one of the 10 clubs with a 100 per cent record.

The others were Manchester United, Blackpool, Ipswich, Lincoln, Mansfield, Bradford and Barrow, all of whom gäin- ed three wins, and Huddersfield and Coventry, who like Preston played only twice.

At the other-end of the scale five teams, including Chelsea, suffered three defeats. Black- burn, Bolton, Darby and Dar- lington were the others and the black weekend for Blackburn wintually spells the end of their one-time promotion hopes.

Newcastle's defeat today may end their dream of a Cup and League double, for it will take a lot to shift Tottenham 'from the first place in the League.

Bad weather caused deplorable conditions in most parts of the country and kept the crowds down to 300,000..

The following were the results of matches played today!

FIRST DIVISION

Blackpool

1

0 Burnley

2

2

2 Manchester U, 4- 0Sheffield W. 0

Arsenal

1

2 Middlesbro 0

Bolton Chelsea Derby Everton Portsmouth Stoke Sunderland Spurs West Brom 0 2 Wolves

SECOND 3

1

This is just a routine for Margaret Lawford, the actress, who goes out to meet-and beat-the sneezes by a system of eight different open-air exercises. The ninth is to throw snowballs at jeering onlookers.

WAR BRIDE REFUSED

ENTRY

U.S.

Washington, Mar. 26.

Knauff, German- Mrs Ellen born war bride seeking entry to the United States, was per- manently barred today after three witnesses had testified that she once spied for Czecho- slovakia against the United States.

The special Immigration and Naturalisation Board of Inquiry. agreed with the Justice De-. partment in ruling that her presence would be "prejudicial The national

2

Newcastle U. 1

2

Fulham

1

to

Huddersfield

security."

2 Board deliberated for only one 3 hour.

Aston Villa DIVISION

Blackburn R. O 2 Birmingham 1

Barnsley Cardiff Chesterfield Leeds U. Luton Manchester C. 0 Preston N.E, 3 Sheffield U. -5 Southampton 2

Swansea

3

Bury

0

3

Hull

0

3

Doncaster

1

Notts C. Leicester

0

2

Brentford

1

Queen's P.R.

2

3 West Ham U:

2

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN)

and will probably have the result of stiffening the Peking govern-

The ment's attitude" In any case, non-official, quarters here was MacArthur is mistaken if he that the Truman Administra- thinks... the United Nations tion was waiting for reaction would orier extension of hostili- from the United Nations gov- ties and bombardment of China." ernments concerned before de-

United Press,

ciding whether or not to make enother public statement.

Officials would not, amplify Saturday's Slate Department statement, which has been de- scribed There as "mystifying" and meaningless."

The statement issued here on Exeter,

that Saturday said

General Ipswich MacArthur had authority to Norwich conduct military operations, but Notts F. that political issues, which "he Plymouth has stated are beyond his re- Southend sponsibilities," were being dealt Swindon with-in-the-United Nations and Torquay. by the governments with troops Walsall in Korea, ― Reuter.

Washington, Mar, 26. State Department officials said tonight that General Douglas MacArthur's unauthorised “peace" offer to the Chinese High Command was at the top of the agenda" for a State Department conference tomorrow to be attended by representa- tives of countries with troops -in-Korea

The meeting will be one of a series presided over by Mr Dean Rusk, American Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern affairs.

SYDNEY COMMENT

Bristol. C. Palace

Reading 3

0 Port Vale.

wars Knauff had made an im- passioned plea for admission after contradicting testimony by government witnesses that she spied for Czechoslovakia in the The 1948

coup. Communist Board took her case under ad- the evidence visement after *

and after given by witnesses Mrs Knauff uttered this credo:

"I believed in freedom, truth and common, decency. I believe in God detest dictatorship

3 and violence I have nothing 2 more to offer than a background

Bournemouth 1 which is in harmony with all

2

2

Watford

2

Newport

2

Bristol R.

2

Millwall

4

4

Gillingham Aldershot

4. Colchester U.

1 Leyton 0. THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN)

Sydney, Mar. 26. Accrington 0 Mansfield T Commenting on General Mac-Barrow

York City Officials said that they would Arthur's truce offer, the "Sydney Bradford®. not be surprised if the govern- Daily Telegraph said today: "It Darlington ments concerned made strong proves the shocking absence of Gateshead 1 representations at the meeting adequate political control in the New B. V. Chester,

1 truc American traditions and

1 promise to uphold these tra- 1ditions forever"

1

was

2 Asserting that there

nothing in her life for which Oshe "need

Mrs be ashamed". 1 Knuaff recalled that she had served in the "ight against Hitler" and said, "I would just as wholeheartedly have joined 2 this fight if Stalin have been declared an enemy of freedom at that time."-United Press..

0

It was understood that no MacArthur's bailiwick,, this is Rochdale. 4 Bradford C. 0 representations

employing him Rotherham

2

3

0

Oldham Hartlepools U. 1 Lincoln

2

I

about General

MacArthur's Korean war."

statements,

It said that if Korea "becomes

(postponed owing to ground waterlogged)

comment because those Or.

3

re-

have yet been made through have not supervised him." "That Scunthorpe

sad reflection of sloppy control | Shrewsbury 0 from Lake Success may well Stockport cause grave doubts on the use-Wrexham fulness of United Nations inter- vention in future aggression.

0

2 2

Carlisle Utd. 0 Southport Crewe Alex. 1 Halifax

0

GLASGOW CUP Final Replay

2 Partick T.

3

Park,

diplomatic channels,

The White House, the State and Defence Departments fused to comment on this latest MacArthur controversy,

One

usually well-informed the Security Council should set Celtic

Tranmere R, 1

source said that he knew, ab- up a committee politically to (Played at Hampden solutely nothing", to confirm a control the Korean war, leaving Glasgow). report that the State Depart- MacArthur to concentrate

on

Guerilla Camp Surprised

Singapore, Mar, 26.

A patrol of crack security

Balkan Envoys Expelled

Belgrade, Mar. 26.

gover-

The Yugoslav ment, announced. on Mon- day the expulsion of the Bulgarian charge d'affaires, Marko_Jotov. Temnjaloy, for "activities against Yugoslavia."

A government announce. ment said Bulgaria, in re- taliation, expelled. thé Yugoslav charge d'affaires In Soviet, Peter Ivkovie United Press.

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