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11 THE OVARni A Sport Tuesday April 24 19fS2 rp i Barbarians redeem themselves at Swansea Alertness to take chances decisive ISY OilRISTOPIIKR I-OKI) Swansea 9, Barbarians 13 tiireequaners more chances lhan they had against Cardilf The Barbarians regained some of Scunthorpe's win keeps alive slender hope of promotion Neale big barrier to Hnddersfield BY ERIC TODD Hnddersfield T. Scunthorpe Utd. 2 ball nearly out of sight after he had Scunthorpe United still have their n.1 "ifnnfsemom. supplied an abundance of passes eyes, a little wistfully now, perhaps, ami created many excellent openings on promotion from the Second an, was not his fault that his Division of the Foothall I essrue eolleaBue. and Hodgson in particular, umsion ot me rooinau league.

were too slow ,0 tllrn them betu-r They defeated the Town 2-1 at Hud- advantage. Neale faltered only unce dersfield yesterday, and while their otherwise he was the complete master -K of "is domain and those who trespassed chances of realistng their ambition therein. OT.rady alone gave Scim-only four seasons after elevation thorpe much trouble, hut he must from the Third Division are remote learn 10 lnink and act much quicker and conditional thev do wncn ne nas beaten his immediate none the less, exist arivt'rsar'- C'oddington and R. Wilson SSTtbS 'SclL, before was packed tiSht with motorists and wor hwhne mo developed and then pedestrians, and the impression was a gran7 centre LMcHalwas raVced HuSSInl SWne 4. tat oS dnu jone.s.

5100(1 an capped im hands Jones, Scunthorpe United's goalkeeper, gcis a foot to and saves a shot at Hnddersfield yesterday from O'Gradv during the match Rnnbu I pnmie TT rAVIDI UTU LL COMPLLIL A CliVMWr.i-r SUCCLSSFLL EASTER the prestige they frittered away at Cardiff Arms I'ark on Saturday when ili-v linat hv tun "in du lMal an'a tn goals and a dropped yoal to a penaltv goal and two tries in their i Kugby Onion match at the St Helens ground yesterday. It was just as" well they did for. while the Barbarians were losing O-10 10 arum, Swansea were oemg routed 22-0 bv Harlequins. This latter result was hard to believe or under- stand, however, on vesterday's show- ing by Swansea's forwards. A strong wind and an extremely tough eight with little regard for persons and ometimes the niceties of the laws The frequent use of elbows in the hues-out and a good deal of exaspera- ting obstruction which took the place of technique when the Barbarians threw in did much to sour the taste 'of an otherwise interesting game Yet Swansea won a good deal of possession, for Clifford at times 1 jumped high.

G. I-wis gave shifting support to his colleagues along the jine-out, and Isaac, well supported by ni.s props, had a good match in the tight. Hut though K. Lewis, a rubbery little scrum half, had a neat game in many ways and kicked well, Hmugh too often, Swansea were far less able at using the ball than at winning it. ICostlv error -uhuy errors For one thing Swansea were apt to h.

wheel, and lose the balL This, led to a droppetl goal by Sharp. Kor another It. Davies stocJ too deep for E. lewis's modest pass, yet still not deep enough to avoid the alert iinco tnn i i. TrT Jnes batl opened a huge gap with a side step, but then lost the ball, both centres favoured the complication of cutting in when all Swansea howled for them to give the ball to Behb.

The Barbarians, although allowed little freedom throughout, were the more alert, and. when occasion demanded, the more subtle. Nobodv unbtr rffi. bei.nf unbiased yet tampbell-Lamerton, with his tearing bursts round the line-out imnreqser) evpn thom ah iiuiJicsscu esen tnem. All three breakaways had excellent moments J.

B. Steven often popping up when most needed, and although Smith ueyur enjoyea arm-chair comfort, a quicker heel and the balanced move- ment of Sharp gave the Barbarians WITH ANOTHER GOOD WIN Swinton outplayed after promising start By a Special Hull 24. Swinton 4 nun luinpieiea a successiui period in the Northern Ruehv I.eaine with a fine hnme virtnrv 94.4. nvpr rirht th. right in the direction of a fair ani the attendance at the football match tw mioM 6v.red And there might have been fewer sDec- c2.ifKtHin.,eliienCe-had not bee noised abroad that Town game would oc loiiowea oy a scnooiooys match, Two items for the price of one will u.i.

any sen-respecting rorKsmre- man. Pressure of business prevented DLtt0 WatCh Promlsed nw lta1S.trtlI"ng ePll0SUf: rer- tamly it might have comoensated for what went before. Xnihino- top riirhf looming goes right In the first half at any rate Hudders- field and Scunthorpe generated little enthusiasm among themselves or the crowd. Passes went astray, nearly everybody fell for the three card trick known in Association football as offside," the shooting was execrable. and Huddersfield's crustacean approach (sideways instead of forwards) was most irritating.

One or two of the partisans took violent exception to Scunthorpe treatment of their favourites, but they were silenced when another native observed "Nay, they need a bit o' ankle tapping to wekken 'em up." There was. in fact, little crude about Scunthorpe's tackling, and if once or twice it leaned towards over- enthusiasm, it had its effect. Hudders- field did at last wekken up," and the second half was more purposeful and entertaining in consequence. Even so the game was not one to be remembered. Scunthorpe unquestionably deserved their success and would have made sure of it much earlier if Kaye had not damaged a leg in the first half and lost much of his speed as a result.

In Neale, a splendid centre half, and McGuiean they had the outstanding in sarcastic approval. O'Gradv was the next to appear on Scurithorpe's door- slep and Jones was lucky to stop a shni with i R'impse of real intelligence came from McHale. II. Wilson centred and all the players except McHale decided the ball would run out of play. The outside right went after it, retrieved! it.

and he was not far off the mark i w'th an angled drive. Ten minutes before half time Jones missed the ball whm ho tHw caught Stokes on the side of his face. Stokes was so upset that as soon as he had rec0vered. he headed a fine goal after a centre bv White. The half ended with a terrific shot by A.

Wilson, the ball glancing off the crossbar on its wav into the crowd, Attack at last Scunthorpe, spurred possibly by the news that Sunderland were beating Kotherham United, threw everything into the attack as soon as the" game was restarted. With 10 minutes gone, AlcGuigan and Kave confounded the Huddersfield defence and when the ball arrived at Gibson he hit it past Wood from 20 yards, an excellent goal, In the seventieth minute, A. Wilson accepted a pass from Kave and once again Wood had no chance of making a save. Then Hodgson headed just over the crossbar. Huddersfield tried des- perately to retrieve a point in the closing minutes, but even when Neale made his one blunder in a careless pass back that had Jones flustered O'Grady was too slow to appreciate the situation and before he could recover, Gibson had kicked the ball out of harm's way for good, HrDtir.Ksnr.Mt tows.

wwa- win aMa sn-yranmr i-mitto. n.m,tj mav .,..11 riMinr Orimsby points from 43 matches! earned two more points yesterday when iney near uratitoro 3-2. js still hv no means elear who will eo down lo the Fourth Division with New- port County. i i i Swinton. This was llieir third victory Booser which caused him to limp badlv.

during the holiday and the six points Thus, it came as no surprise when Hull scored aKain and a splendid try it was. won have enabled them to gain Rosenberg was put in possession on the sixteenth position the last which r'ht wing after some smart handling aualifies for first division statu'; next fieM and although tackled, quaunes lor iirsi aivision stains next he was abl, lo hls ss season in the league table. Oemmel). who ran between the posts; Some 11,000 spectators, who received Keegan attain was successful with his full value for their money in enier- ku-k for the goat. Karlier Keegan also laining game, saw Hull take a long time had kicked a penalty goal, as had Ulan, to settle down against a strong Swinton for Suinton.

Soon after Cemmcll's pack of forwards who. in the lirst 3(1 second try Blan kicked another penally minutes, delighted them with much smart goal, but this proved to be the end of passing and good running. Hull's coier- Swinton scoring and. indeed, Ihe mg and tackling was equal to the occa- visitors' cup of sorrow overflowed in the sion and graduallv Ihe home side's for- seventieth minute when Cummings, their wards got on top. Drake and U'hiteley, right centre, was sent off the field for particularly, led some lively attacks in an infringement when he tackled I lolli lithe loose which broughtitheir backs into drake.

In such circumstances it hardly the picture, but even (so, it was not was surprising that Hull had nearly all until the thirty-third minute that Hull of the play territorially in the closing scored. Cemmell, their right centre, stages, and they increased their lead broke through Swinton's defence near with a try by Clixby and two more goals his own 25 line and kicked ahead. He by Keegan. players in the game although McGuigan M.mt. Htxn-had his name taken for kicking the a.

inuccomi NEW BRIGHTON NARROWLY DEFEAT WASPS IN THRILLING GAME By a Special Correspondent New Brighton 3, Wasps 0 But in this excellent game of fine Rugby Although the largest and most frequency. 'UCt ChBe'd enthusiastic crowd of the season at Wasps had two bad breaks when Reeds Lane where New Brighton righl'J-flclr fPdy 'elt wing, was left yesterday beat Wasps 3-0 were denied passing move which outtoked New the ultimate thrill of a try, excitement Brighton, but on each occasion Wright, was kept at peak point throughout br et StWtollJffi the many and varied handling moves, winger a yard out. It was certainly a which only failed through equally good bad day for the Wasps wing, for in the cover defence. second half he knocked on with only the Then- as no 'ew BriShton full back to beat and plenly uart cularlv after 1 wi of ,0 Perate. The game warmed fJr.ll.t.UIarl had put New up sn tnc finai ouar1er u.i(h Mnstarri BURNLEY AGAIN LOSE GROUND IN STRUGGLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP The Easter holiday games did not.

ion Athletic rid themselves of faint after all, settle the struggle for the of relegation by beating Bristol Rovers First Division championship; nor did 2-1. LivUoltCto TSETSE MSUh't'-m'raTl 'aAer Liverpool into the First Division One inj He scored both goals for Middles-issue at least was resolved yesterday brough, who won 2-1. Portsmouth have Portsmouth beat Watford and al last made sure of the Third Division became champions of the Third championship and promotion. Although Division. Bournemoutn and Boscomhc Athletic are Correspondent wi-iuiiii-i i lull iijj uiivj hi- hn I down fur a 1 ru fur wich iCi-t-nan kicked the ton! Now 10 points down.

Swinlon rarelv in lhl! Picture thereafter and their Clixby. a Hull utility forward who has now become their hooker, won a fair share of the ball, and ihe side's backs moted the ball splendidlv and fed their wings well Mull also were well served by Keegjn al full back, for besides kick- "lg si goals he covered and tackled siouuj us gooo start bwimon Pack faded, and in their back division nny flowers was in anything like good form. Kmrn iiit-ri omun-n. SulUvaD MIUirws. Wiin.

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CARF.SON SENT OFF il. Carlson. Australia's Test captain l.owier, a leading referee, in a club malch in Sydnev on Saturday Carlton caofiin of Norlh Sydnev. apparetirlv had di.v puled the award of a penally trv to I he goal was kicked Tor Ihe trv anil iln; nwi. ih isi.

which proved to be Ihe final LEAGUE TABLES Association Fourth Division AliWihat C'rJrhMiPT "Oi 6 315 Carllitr United 'Oj Brrtoa. Oi.phant 411 Bradford t'it thnntrx I MyenTKifr. Dav'm Oarilnrloo DonraaEcr Rotm tO) Kxftft Uty roi Morkpoj-t Cnunty rO 1 5.105 I flartlrpoola failed ill EilSir 2 3.3S0 ChHEtrllrild 4,502 MMtwaJI 0) I 5.cai i Wrrxham 2 Whttehouae 2. Anderion 1 Crrwf Alfxandrm HarJock 4 GillitirKaro ill Puliflf 2 Martfleld Town 1.1 Cciates. Oldham AthleMr 1 1 lranmere ttortr E.lA'er Co qurvr'jo 7.70 ttorndalr iOi i li.irrf-w i2v one tirAfj Kmpi tVofklnEion rti it lork Ctlj roi Tbi hniif of hrilliml HurV- rl-jv from the Barbarians brought people "ut- holnlaymakers piling on the Hay in a sudden, startling burst of summer.

It was worth it just. And for this Brown, who had exciting time beating Jones on the outside, deserved thanks. go. too. did Scotland, for another impeccable game with one eye always attack.

Swansea, However, succeeded in nviu.ns Hunter, whose touch kicking and hard, flal. throw-in nevertheless earned praise, and running most of Ihe Barbarians' movements off the pitch, 'i01" was mut'h Passing early in game )1rst evens "ere a penalty kick at goal by Scot- a kick ahcad D' Jones wnen dropped the ball, and the habitual attempt to drop a goal by Then Swansea, generously helped by Coley, fumbled, Whyte Picked up and sent on Dick, and J. B. steven scored a try which Scotland concerted. 1 wo nne lrles Now came Swansea's most command- ing period.

Il began with a run bv N'. Davies and a splendid bout of close passing from which Clifford scored in the corner. E. Lewis next pulled an attempt to drop a goal. Hunter was slow to cover, and Behb, snatching the ball from the air, scored a quick-witted SlJansel one Point in the jead too much was taken for granteii especially by E.

Lewis, who kicked STp nme, JStti lZ? and Glasgow flicked the ball out to Smith and Swansea's best chance, sj weJ leal. had gone. Stamford nearly scored after a kick by Brown, but the clinching try came when Smith went round the blind side of a tight scrum, shrugged off Jenkins, and sent Owen home, Scotland converted. Although Faull. a mighty kicker of the ball, finished w'th a penalty goal, the game was fairly won by the brighter and more inventive side.

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iaifm Tennis DARMON WINS AT MONTE CARLO P. Darmon (France) won the men' singles at the Monte Carlo lawn tennis tournament yesterday, beating B. (Yugoslavia) 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the final. Mrs S. Kormoczy (Hungary) won the women's singles title when she beat Miss B.

de la Coin-tie (France) 6-3. 6-2. Mrs H. Segal, the top seed, won the women's singles title in the South African championships in Johannesburg when she beat Miss J. Forbes, 6-1, 7-5, in the final N.

Pietrangeli (Italy) and Mrs L. Price (formerly Miss S. Reynolds) won the mixed doubles, beattne B. Woodroffe and Mrs T. Hale (South Africa), 6-3, 6-3.

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF rt. v. llosen, Northampton Rugbv Union club's full back, completed 200 points for the season when he kicked Ihree penalty goals and scored a trv against Glasgow HSFP yesterday. This was his third double century in four seasons. He set up Northampton's individual points record two seasons ago by scoring 225.

A. Langjahr (Switzerland), won the Grand Prix of Coventry over 7 miles in the Coventry track rycle meeting yesterday in 16mm. 37sec. He only just beat B. Dacey (De Laune), and H.

Jackson (Portsmouth N.E.) was third. Z. Sajc, the Polish national sprint champion, won the 660 yards international spnnt by inches from P. Duckelt (Denmark); A. Wacheni (Poland) was third.

J. Wheatley, the world's oldest first-class cricketer, has died at his home in Waimate, Canterbury. He was 102. Born in Queensland in I860, he reprtjsented Canterbury in the Plunket Shield from 1882 until 1906. His highest score was 53 in a match against Queensland In 18D7.

Scores in the Cambridge University freshmen's cricket trial yesterday were: A. J. G. Pearson's XI 213 for 6 dec. (I.

G. Thwaites 62. R. C. Kerslake 76) and 73 for 5 dec.

(R. G. White 50) E. J. Craig's 133 for 8 dec.

(M. H. Rose 74) and 94 for 8. Craig's XI won by two wickets. A.

ftamsbottom (Accrlnglon) was in twenty-third place after the first dav ot the Tour of Belgium cycle race for "professionals yesterday. II. Dewolf (Belgium) was in the lead with a time of 3hr. and N. Fore (Belgium) was second, 14 seconds later.

Ramsbottom'i time was 3hr. 38min. Usee. YESTERDAYS RESULTS, SCORERS, AND appeared to be obstructed by Cowers, Swinton's full back, but It. 1..

Thomas, the referee, allowed plav lo go on and McMahon kicked dead. l-'rom the ensuing scrum Kinn. Hull's scrum half, gave an inside lo Whitelev. ho forced his way over for a in' to which icegan auoea ine goal points. Just before half time Swinton rallied and attacked hard and once seemed certain lo score when Cummings broke clear and had his wing, outside him.

However, defended so well that, after first tackling Cummings, he still was able to stop Gettins after the wing had taken his centre's pass. During the first half possession from the scrums had been shared fairly evenly and, as the defence of both sides was good, it hardly was surprising that most ol the play nau ocen fought out in midfield After Ihe interval, however Hull looked much more determined and made se era! strong attacks. One of these succeeded in an unexpected way. Keegan was wide of the target with a penally kick at goal. but.

with several Sw nton players apparently oblivious of the Association Third Division oi I null cmj 0i 0 I CrraLaJ Palar (irtmaby Ton Cullfli. Scotl pro. linooin Ulr Ol 1T0 Nolla Count? rl HorolNn Forreat relrrboravfli Utd, SheiTilia rortamnalh r2 Campbell Sauadera Sovlhrnd Coltfd '-nt W'atrnrd C.TJOg Poll Val LnnzbeLiom. 131 I Krrnttord 3 Eriwitds. Stel llattn'i Farx Kia 'Dp Kvaju.

Towera pen Shirvthliry Kfxinlai 2, SUrktT Tornaar llnltrd ..111 Handler 3, Pjm i Vfivtn iQi 10 S3! 4 rwprt CoiDlr I 6 too 1 snda Town icii 9 POSITIONS TO OATfc 1 tack oi ffiS Wills, and Retran worked weU in the mien. Rutjby League Five clubs still fighting for fourth position Wigan, completing a good holiday ogramme with a win 46-12 at home pro err i .1 oum coltri Ud IJ1US won inree anu sun are two pumuj aneau of Wakefield Trinity at the top of the iNorlhern Kugby League table. Griffiths kicked eight goals in their victory yesterday. Wakefield also won without much trouble yesterday. beaUng Hull Kingston Hovers 23-5 before a crowd of 15,772, but KeaLherstone Hovers, third in the table with 53 points to Wakefield's 5, were beaten M-H at home by Castleford, for whom Hardisly and Hepworth.

the half backs, were in splendid form. Some consolation for Fealherslnne came when Clawson kicked a goal which enabled him lo beat his own club record of 113 goals. It still is far from clear which side will gain the last place in the championship semifinals, for live clubs Huddersfield. Workington Town. Leeds, Widnes, and Hull Kingston Hovers all have 48 points.

Al! except Hull KR gained maximum points over the three days Leeds from three matchts and Workington and Widnes from two games. Workington played some excellent football on the ground of Whitehaven, their Cumberland neighbours, winning 15-3. By their fine awav victory 12-. at Oldham Huddersfield also brought their lotal to 4H poinls and with at least one game in hand over Iheir four main rivals are slight favourites to gain the fourth place 15. Junes was In excellent form in helping lo win 21-H al Halifax He kicked six goals.

Widnes won 14-0 against the City al Liverpool and had an outstanding player in Karalius he dominated Ihe centre of Ihe field. The biggest crowd of the season at Warrington turned out to say farewell to Brian Bevan, who during 16 seasons with the club has scored 771 tries, a world's record, and Bevan did not disappoint them Caphrin for Ihe day. he scored the first Iry of Ihe match and his final fling in an attempt to kick a goal from the tutichline was only inches wide. Warring-Ion won 2017 and it seemed thai all the 16.57S people stayed lo cheer off Bevan, whom ihe police had to rescue so that he could walk through a guard of honour formed hy the players of both sides. Vollenhoven equalled a St Helens record by scoring six tries in his side's 37-5 win over Blackpool Borough 11,500 saw the game hut it was not a happv day for Rowers.

Doncaster's loose forward, lie was sent off the field during the game at Himslel. ObUuary H. L. OS LER THE COMPLETE PLAYER B. L.

(Bennii Osier, South Africa's Rugby Union captain in the British Isles in 1931-2 ami one of his country's an the game's outstanding stand-off halves, died in a Capetown hospital yesterday morning at the age of 60. He had bee.i ill for some time. The stalure of few players in the game's history can have aroused greater controversy. Most perhaps, thought him a genius. Others saw him rather as an evil genius, the very brilliance of whose kicking destroyed attacking South African tlireequarter play.

New Zealand's Mark Nicholls was content to call him the finest flv-half I saw." What cannot well be disputed on the evidence is that Osier was the greatest individual match winner and match winning tactician that his country has ever produced. One of the first sland-off halves of the mid-twenties to realise the limitations that could be placed on attack from his position by the speed of spoiling defenders from set pieces. Osier de eloped a range of attacking as well as defensive kicks to deal with everv suffocating situalion. Assiduous practice made him master of them all of the long, raking punt for his open side wing; of ihe unexpected, hooked punt hack to the blind side wing of the short punt over closely marking centres of the soaring punt designed to undermine the most intrepid of full backs. He is said lo have invented the grub kick and his use of every angle and loft of diagonal punt to probe out the weaknesses of full backs was probablv more searching and svstemalic than that of Ireland Kyle.

His touch kicking to save, rest, and encourage weary forwards was no less comprehensive and he had that greatest of skills whereby he could achieve length without angle. Last of all there was his mastery of the drop kick which, granted the split seconds for pivoting, made him a potential menace from any within 35 yards of the posts. Critics in the British Isles in 1931-2 saw mainly Osier the kicker, for during that tour he was below his best form and also lacked confidence in his centres Yi-t during that tour South Africa beat all four home countries and of the 17 consecutive internationals in which Osier played between 1924 and 1933 South Africa won twelve, drew one. and losl four. II is a record which speaks for itself.

In any form Osier was a tactical master, as conscious of his own side's as his opponents' strength and weaknesses and unerring in his instinct how to play the one upon the other. In his best form, however, he was a great creative attacker, with the quickest of eyes to see an opening and a speed off the mark so devastating to go through it that not many centres were able to go with him. His passing usually was as accurate as his kicking and his timing of a pass might create a half edge Itself. He was a shrewd exploiter of the blind side and no less shrewd to know that it is usuallv wise to break to the side the scrum i' wheeling. In his own dav, indeed, he thought the best drill to wheel the scrum, force a loose scrum, and then send your backs away." Today, almost certainly, he would have set an example in how to attack from the rucks which follow checked movements.

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Chelsea are going down to the Second Division, but it is still not clear which club will accompany them. Kulham lost 1-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion yesterday and Cardiff City beat West Ham United 3-0. Rhodes. West Ham's goalkeeper, dislocated a collarbone midway through the second half and Peters took his place in goal. Fulham, with three games to play, and Cardiff, with two, have 31 points.

But Nottingham Forest are not safe. They have only 34 points, and have to play a home match with Aston Villa today and an away match with Leicester City on Saturday. Fulham's outstanding matches are away to West Bromwich Albion today at home to Manchester United on Saturday, and away to West Ham United the following Monday. Cardiff have two away games, at Everton on Saturday and at Aston Villa on May 1. Aston Villa, who won 8-3 on Saturday, scored another five yesterday against Nottingham Forest.

who scored only once In reply, were handicapped by an injury to Hey. Leyton Orient ended a sequence of five fames without a goal by winning 3-1 at uton. But Sunderland, their rivals for promotion from the Second Division, kept in the race with a win 4-0 oer Rolher-ham United. Orient, whose last match is al home against Bury on Saturday, have 52 points. Sunderland who are away lo Rotherham today and at Swansea on Saturday, have 50 points.

Scunthorpe United, who have 49 points from 40 games, won 2-1 at Huddersfield. Liverpool the champions, maintained iheir winning form against Stoke City before 41.500 spectators at Anfield. but the goal which proved decisive did not come until the time allowed for injury. Nothing, it seems, can stop Brighton ind Hove Albion from going down to the Third Division. After their wins on Friday and Saturday, they lost 0-3 at Norwich yesterdav.

Swansea Town continued their rally and drew at Plymouth. Chart- HOCKEY FESTIVALS RMCKroOL Aninwiix fNanrrfrnl l. ChTDU.i 3. UniT. 2, Wet Derby Blackpool 3.

nnvora iSa3 4: Blackpool Rohirm ShpffleMi 1. Dolphin (Wltirji FSaohflejl HM.li1$x 0. Int1th HaUltx i. WarrlnEtan Horneu 3. Shrimp Sl Anne 2.

Mrchorion iHiwutko) i. Lct 0. MJddlnoo 3. ljeomiw.tr 2, John CoUnt i. iiixptt jstiiinth sad-zrauaderj 0.

SheffleW 7. ScockioD-OQ-THM 2d FyW OoJt 3: VMttfera Yortt Tryan Wnmlrjrne Occasion 1. Yortt cs Ywrit i. stw 3. BRIJJLIS070N- DrvirajPtir J.

Rundtrlano 0, Plwtmj 0, Rotherium 3 Imp Fu.n4"dt OB 1. peter a. Vortt. O. Mnichea'r cniveralty 2.

Normanhy Paik 2: Nrrin 0. CamnnrJ Nnmada Plwntx, Yirk 2. Aniens, GrLmrtby. 1. Ilotherham fi.

Yort RJ 0, Sntfal Thi'Ak wicefley 0. Hull Hirrojc: i. Norton 2: FOlaKKSTONK. BiinljitUre 0. Spenrtr WindeTn 2: Black Knljhti 1, 3touirfrt Hay 3.

Jtaua College (Canibrtdfe) 3: J5efCJon Frane.U? 0. Troana 2, Cravemd 3t Ijuke's CcUex 'Exetert 1: UdrWIW 1. Si Edmund HaJl EOlfordl o. Cwr CcXleavr Oxford) 2. Ironies 2: Buccaneera O.

Hgrncla 4: GSCOS (GotUr 2, London Hrwita) Beltan ArtK. XI 2, St tmnas H-pltal 2: Fltt-wiUUm Hmw (Cjrlbndiei 1, Souih Saurrtu 4. QurD" Col: err (Ckmbrldn) 1. TXMirtrtou 0: Old LawTtnUaru 3. Trinity HaU (CambrtdEep 1: Chr-at Oiiijw (Ombrtiiwi i.

Ravri Artillery 3: chf-th 0. WitenborsteT (Hamburf) 3: BitcrhanaUiDa 2, C4vU 2 aiftonrllle 4, rurl-7 Ltayda Bunk OKt Dratoni 3: Hararrt 0, Uimu 3: It. A. Achoolbori' XI 1. Londrm UnlveTXtty Cfd K-Ut rtl! 0 Mt jnhn'a rcambridaceshlrr) 3: FUndlta SparrT 0: ftr.rptwit i.

Trampa 3: OintTrjiirlaa 2 St Kdm'ind a icanferbury) 0. Ri-U't Gviirxni 1. TMMxate 2: Folkatc OpUmlaU 3. Guy Hostflal 3. IJJlNnt'IKHO.

Chhim 7. M'l'rm MortmT 2 PrinjJw 0 SWJth 1. Tlmprtey RLnrkbura Hamptoo-ln-Aran I- Wow 4, 3, UaTodxto 0. Staff rumor rxldo Ftunblm Co rt nihl an Ki 4 jrh own Wmtn: Wttvwihury l. TrtTha Drf4i 3, Wrexham 1: IwiMt 3 JTmxT7 3.

OW Atexandra. tlii Cheater 5, Wtrral fr ChfSujn H1K 3, Frmtiw Hlfhtovn 2. Mahla of the KouPtAfcv tholh S'W with Wasps, who were helped by some link between forwards and backs. Wasps haUierinSced atfr naq uiey mtrouueed a Iiuie variety into on1 uson Ink In hl wInSi urVTo 'tfluie tTV.nS clear of trouble wuh a good handling Brimh JS.mn SSEn.SL SfX attacking moves. This Brighton's best spell, and if they failed to mab.

th irit-rKraiai- oii 1 erratic hEatflang when the overlap had been made rather than anv special qualities in WasDs' defence. Once Mustard, using Fleming as a foil, jinked inwards, and grub kicking tnrough, seemed a certain scorer, but it appeared that Mustard was obstnictpri unintentionally and a certain try was lost. Rugby Union ENGLISH BOYS BEAT PREiNCH An English schoolboys XV heat a French schoolboys XV 19-14 at Tours yesterday after leading 11-8 at half time. The Knglish boys always bad the advantage in a good open game, featured by plenty of fine threequarter play from both sides. Their tries came from J.

R. Gabitas (Plymouth College), J. J. Dougal St Joseph's. Dumfries), B.

K. Perry (St Brendans, Bristol), and Twentvman. G. Smith (Solihull) made two conversions and Perry dropped a goal. TODAY'S FOOTBALL FIXTURES Association FIRST DIVISION BIRMINGHAM CITY v.

EVERTON () UICESTEJt C. BOLTON W. (7 30! NOTTM. FOREST v. ASTON VILLA 17 30) SHEFFIELD U.

v. MANCHESTER (3) WEST BROMWICH A. FULHAM (3) SECOND DIVISION LEEDS UNITED v. BURY (7 30) MIDDLESBROUGH v. WALSALL (7) ROTHERHAM U.

v. SUNDERLAND (7 15) SCUNTHORPE HUDDERSFIELD (6 45) STOKE CITY LIVERPOOL (7 151 SWANSEA T. v. PLYMOUTH A. (7 15) THIRD DIVISION BRADFORD CRIMSBY TOWN (7) BRISTOL C.

1. COVENTRY (7 30) HALIFAX T. 1. LINCOLN CITY (7 30) NORTHAMPTON T. v.

QUEEN'S P. R. (7 30) 43E.NTn.4L Alton vim wolTtrhjn. ton Wanderers, Barasley r. Unilrd.

Blajdcpoo T. Blankbum Rivera. Bury 7 StKlac-m Toii Chrtlerfleld. Rugby Union Cl.l'B MATCHES. Hbmillrrv ITIwurmr AtlsteUc Uni (3 3.

LMw.er r2 45 1 Newport v. Barbarian rl 30i. Potirypoo; t. London W.an r4 1. Maneuver Svis Rugby League NOBTTlr.K.V Bt'OBT LK.AtH'E.

Bradford Northern York 13 1. DonoiAter t. Hallfu (6 301 lluttdersnli1 FVaihirratone Rorem i3), Kelrhley Hramley LSI. more of the balU mainSuy th.B MUUaa Colcbttrter Lnitard York Clly Carlia United Aiderahot Bradford Qtr Worltiturtou Barrow Crewe Alwtanrtra Oldlidin Ath'ettr Hours Rv-idaiH- C'r-utsty DarMniiion Town SositMCVT! Kxti-r Cily OIlMniftn Oiester field ler Cl'ltT Hartl-Twoln Unitfrf Scottish Ijcague Div. 1 Crillc (21 i Carroll 2.

Martla t-. HunilK Unfffi 2 Cartne rjlllmXt rartlra IIiIkU. Whltla-. 2 smmi. MBrme Scottish League Div.

2 Hamilton Arada. Oirrle 2 Klnt. FfTUS 2 5 Alhlnn Rorrri Kusby League HUUIIV Densbur. 20 BradlriM Nortiwsrn 12: KfathfraUKir Rover, "Hat M. Swfnten 4.

HuhaIK 14. D0fUaut7 10: UTerpool CltT 0 WVliia Oklham s. Huddemnrld 12; St Hfkna 57 Warkpool Borouch 5: Waavflelil TrlnltT 23, Hull 5: Warrlnron 29. Iih 17: Wliluharcn .3, Wortlns-trm Tmi 15: Winn 40. salford 12: Voili 3fl Batky riaMHOVS TO DATE Poin-ri f.

W. D. 14 30 I .33 29 3 3.3 2A 1 I- Pi! 3 272 61 .1 7M 2i 6 S73 33(1 yi Wican w.ktnriil Tnnlty Ff'athrrft'ur, Rovra Huddrfl.ld Wiincnirfcn Town Ivli Waiwi Hull Ktt ctiflliam St Helens Swinton ClutlrTurrl Waninctoo Hallfaa 1 BramleT Hull 1 32 23 frlS 297 46 0 10 6.10 334 4H I II 0 9 347 4 3ft 24 0 11 4C7 301 4 34 24 0 10 494 41S 4S 3ft 22 1 12 6J5 329 4.6 34 22 0 12 557 251 4 35 20 1 14 512 318 41 34 20 0 14 4113 362 40 36 19 2 15 570 435 40 35 IS 3 14 393 3I 39 32 17 11 3S4 313 38 34 10 1 17 527 597 33 L(HtH BajTOW Ktlshlej Sal ford 35 16 0 19 372 492 32 34 13 1 20 391 530 tt 34 11 3 20 328 429 26 33 1 20 362 657 25 JOTS 3.1 11 1 21 409 4S3 23 HlaiIKl Tfourh 3ft 11 1 23 322 576 23 Whlthavrn 35 10 2 23 359 52 22 Rociidalt Unman ...35 9 4 23 3Vt 574 Si 35 0 0 25 344 572 20 ...34 9 3 23 237 5R 21) ...34 1 25 237 513 17 34 7 1 26 264 643 15 36 6 1 30 214 713 12 ...32 1 29 233 711 .1 Himflet Datl'7 I'sbur7 Doocait'T urafll'-rfl n. T1 Cricket LANrSIIIRI- AMI C1IKSH1ILF IJiAfiUK Dffltnn a for 2 StaJjbrlnj 43: Duklnlleld 100. BftlHnfloa 103 fr- 3: TynlTatclit 118 for 9.

ITnawrtll 139 HANOJESTEU AKD nr.STRICT ASSnnATIOfl. RVtim Wmrr 143. Urmntoti 14 lot 3 (K, J. lHarkVy 53. G.

Lt T2). 4c ltr Gnttiidy Tuwb PetiTijrtiurij fnJieti Iteadliu Vale Ton Hull Oty NV.iti County Smilmid United CryMaE Palace Cmntry City Witord a rewwtmry Tovn Uiitkx Town Hamper Torquay Unstd City Brenirnrd OxintT I.AV AStrrKF. rOMm.SATKi.V Barup Bomuvh 0 Hjr-Jfih Rill 3: Buncnufh 6. jMra SI Annea 1. narweD 1.

neelWfxwl 0. EarlMiown 2. Clltherr I nlAilnr 3 Cttj 3: Morrrcamte i. 6 Inland M.rtnrn 0: Srw Brjchton 3. CJaarrtry 2: PadthJim 1, Skflnvmrlale United 4 R'wnriil- United 3 Prsrrt CnUlft.

Sfflimoort i CXtiham Alhl'ttc 0 Rugby Union Hulme 27 Preiitirjrh fl. CWer 19. Hetion Mf" oi YtXC ESe 13, taerft 12. Sa 17; old HuUivIahj 0. Trtd eater 23 "SJ' S'W- Pon Graiitwppm 3.

'J; tlli. 3, Vlclcer. SC 16 ShorU BelfajtU 11: Wllmslf-w 0. MTtrpwl 17, CI'MBBRMND AND WKSTMtlFlLANT). Kmdal 17.

Hull and ER Ktuwtrit 34 Blackburu 0. Prantii 12. Old Noroa 0. YORKSHIRE UlSTRUn DwicaaW A 6 Old DarwruiJins il: 22. Rayna Psrk 0 Harrozaie rrrlariB 6 Riprjn 0: TLVley 8.

BlnntTijfhain 19 LlTkroln 30 A ton von lUrfcqtilca Mi.rki.-j Hjiien 0 YalradrnitHl fl. 14. Mandhtsitr II: Old Sf110 2 01 5: OVJ ThnnimrinnA :7. iadbt? VvCT Oapton 3' Round- hay 12, OM Kd ward) ana 3: Ratymniffh 6 Sandal 9-Serhy OB 3. Cool OB fi: WltherriMr 9.

Old Thymei.laj A lfl. mrtim City fi. KenllworJi Feffl 14, Xr-cmotxt 3: Goafonh 11. Marlon 8: Harttepool O.B, 14, Urr CopSese 0: Ilartkpool Rover 27, Bladdmth Hcnyrhtrm 0. SIU0U1 3-Northern 11.

Carlls ll: Rockdia 3. Old Hyrnertani 13: Stockton 0. Netljerhail OB 17: Sunderland 8 Spdlnt 3: Wt irartiepool CflOH 23. Wnt lla.rtl?poot CS 0. OTTITR DIJ.TKICTK.

Aberavon Neth 3' Bath S4. Old Merchittt Taylors Brtdmwl 33, Drnm-port Serrkw 13: Brtrfrwaier ft. Old MMhtitun 13: Brui'n 23. A.V. 13: Cutbonw 12.

Old Blue 53- rrdtrr 13. Harlequins 3: CTielljnlaBi U. RoTyn Parle 20: Covenry 20 Meadlncley 10: Cnw Kcya 5 Ne4ndiee 8: Ebm vt 18. it; Bwt 17 -Mfoiliry 13: ctoumrfn- Blrkhwid Pflrfc 9- Mil efi let St Cfltr 0. Nfwport 15 London WrtAh fi; Northamplon 18 GlAHtow HSPT fy 3.

irarrofAt 0: Prnnnf itnd Nwryri 4. Ft Thrimnx Ho-tpt'ii PlmKV.itli Iiof-11: PflUiTpool 35 Ntrneatmi RMruift fl, SancBj 0. St Tfe 0. St Mary'a HTltA. 3, Lacrosse I I uaivinra IfancivfiW and WrtlVTiatfiavf 9.

D. I API. 7 57 41 21 10 10 67 an 53 4fl 21 1 49 31 7 12 84 64 49 V) 31 13 73 67 4fl 41 17 0 IS 72 01 43 4f 1ft 12 13 5 4fl 17 7 16 54 52 41 41 15 9 17 64 3 .,40 IS 0 16 Tl 39 40 15 1 (TT 73 39 41 14 11 16 00 68 3 ...41 14 10 17 53 57 38 40 17 4 19 53 74 38 41 16 5 30 S7 71 37 40 33 11 18 71 37 41 13 11 17 66 75 37 40 14 7 19 71 71 40 11 11 IS 47 fil 33 41 13 7 21 53 79 3 39 10 11 18 51 80 31 on 41 10 11 30 42 84 31 -Bum7 1. Pmrtori Nnrth 41 Llrwp-v-J lytn Orterit Sunderland Vn.U4 Plymcith Any.e Southampton HiMlderanHd Town Sloke City Nevmtle Unltwl Crtartton AthWlcr Rothertiant UnllM Sonrtch aty Prerton North End IVutt Luton Tokti WatAnU ITbry county MJdtflrcfucti IjkAh imitm! 4. BrSMol Swirun Town BrirMrm and Roe Albion CENTRA la laCAOirX End 0.

Ciw'erflfld 0. Hi.rJiVniTir'M Twn ITn.iwl 2, Barnle7 CIet 3, rerby County SheflleVl tyoEtrd 0. Bury 3: Stoke City 0 MairnhfitrT IJvlteA Wt Brnrnwich Athlon 4 N'rmwtla UaJr-rl 1. CHESHIRE OOU.TTT tZltlVK. Ellawnerr Por Town 4.

Ouster Uancleancrd i. FrtdcleT CotlJrry 0- MoaaVr 2. Kttiytrrliire Oitle Korlhwlch Victor! 1 WinWord IMttrt O- Rhvl ft ruMr. Town 0Mfcr (WdlltDf'-ra) l. Rancor Oty annnoiwn niwiira a.

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