The Birmingham Post from Birmingham, West Midlands, England • 21

VAUXHALL cuts Steward Street giving West Bromwich Albion much of fight for the championship. Albion returned to the top of the table with a victory over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and again showed themselves to be a fine all-round team. Wolverhampton were one of the three League leaders beaten on Saturday, but the other City and Port tin on top. Leicester, at home, lost an exciting game 3-4 to Birmingham but their superior goal average keeps them ahead of Everton in the Second Division. Port Vale Surprised Perhaps the biggest shock was the setback suffered by Port Vale.

Hartlepools United beat them 3-1 to become the second side to beat the Vale this season. McGuigan. the Hartlepools inside forward, scored both first Port Vale have conceded since December 12. Vale's lead in the Northern section has been reduced to five points, but, with three games in hand, they have little to worry them yet. IPinvich, the only Football League leaders to win.

beat the Orient at Leyton and maintained their advantage of seven points at the top of the Third Division (South) table. Purdon, the latest of Sunderland's costly signings, celebrated his first appearance for the club since leaving Birmingham City with two goals in a convincing 5-0 victory over Cardiff. Sunderland are now away from the bottom two places and their form in this match indicates that they may soon fight themselves out of danger. One of the moat remarkable changes of fortune this season occurred at Craven Cottage. A minute before halftime Fulham were leading 3-0.

Within 90 seconds of actual play West Ham were level and they went on to win 4-3. Two of West Ham's goals came in the last minute before half-time and the equaliser 30 seconds after the interval. Port Vale Fail at Hartlepools Hartlepoole United 2, Port Vale 1 Good football was out of the question on a Tvind-swept ground, but Hartlepools sdapted themselves the better to the conditions and worried a Port Vale side which made three changes in a cut and thrust first half in which both goals had fortunate escapes. Orilliths gave the Vale the lead after 25 minutes and McGuigan equalised nine minutes later. During strong second-half pressure the same player scored what proved the winning goal for Hartlepools from 30 yards.

Hayward was too well marked by Moore to improve On splendid wing work by Cunliffe and Askey for the visitors, but the outside-right was unlucky to have a strong shot saved by Brown under the bar. King. Pillared in the second half, had no chance with the shots that beat him. Sproson played hard. but the defence was inclned at times to panic.

Attendance 8,304. limtispoollo Ifkorna: Winona. SOW Waikiki. Moore. Wilitlikokie: Linacre.

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Toetkiegoe. Hayward. Griffiths. Cu Weakened for Replay Two of Walsall's outstanding players in the two P.A. Cupgames played against Lincoln the right full-back.

and Grubb, the right be out of the team for the second replay at the Nottingham Forest ground this afternoon. Maj. Prank Buckley, the Walsall manager, told The Birmingham Post last night: Borne has not recovered from the injury he received last Thursday although he was rested on Saturday, and Grubb was badly hurt at Norwich. Neither will Although Maj. Buckley would give no indication of the possible line-up at Nottingham.

other than the fact that 14 players would make the journey. it may be that another centre-forward will be introduced to enable to resume his original place as a fullback. Dean will be available for right half-back, a position he filled for most of the season until kept out by Grubb's brilliant form. a byhAlleit Weather Foi Lilt winds, Leicester City Humbled at Home By Our Association Football Correspondent Leicester City 3, Birmingham City Leicester City, the Second Division leaders, on Saturday. Birmingham City were entering the lion's cage, as it were; but nut only was the beast denied a substantial subsidiary lunch was filched as well.

In other words, instead of Leicester repeating their success at Andrew's earlier in the season and thus widening the gap between themselves and. their challengers. Birmingtis secured the victory and what really amounted to four points film the leaders. As the score indicates, the game was tight in parts. though there was always much more sang about Birmingham's football and the winners undoubtedly merited another remarkable success.

Leicester, who had had a formidable Cup match with Middlesbrough two days earlier, appeared strained and uneasy. and their persistence in playing the full-baeks and centre hiaf-back in a straight line proved a mortal weakness. Birmingham were quick to seize the opportunities presented. The first came after 14 minutes when a five-player movement which began with Kinsey and ended with Murphy centring from the right to Rowley enabled the inside-left to score a brilliant goal with a low left-foot shot from almost 20 yards. Leicester had not re Lever and danced theGovan rob Lever and danced the ball right up to the goalkeeper before pushing it in the cheekiest way possible between him and the goalpost.

The Save of the Season Leicester saw that desperate measures were called for if thegr not to lose control. They bombarded Birmingham's goal and Hines shot through a defender's lege to give Merrick but poor chance of Bo far Boyd had been giving Leicester's Rowley few opportunities, but Just before half-time the home inside-left Put in an extraordinary shot from the edge of the penalty area. Merrick, who had only a very limited view of the attacker, Bung up an arm and the ball was diverted over the crossbar. Without doubt the shot and the save of the season. Birmingham's goalkeeper faltered, however, six minutes after half-time.

He Jumped to and caught cornerkick from the right but failed to retain the ball and Hines had a simple task to score. Having recovered splendidly their early setbacks, Leicester now saw victory ahead, yet could not break through Birmingham's defence again until it was too late. Meanwhile their own defence wavered sadly and Birmingham took another two-goal lead with a goal from Govan, who scored in the 66th minute with a sharp left-foot shot from an unmarked position, and another from MUrPhi, who, elbows tight into his sides, bustled along between two Leicester defenders to beat Anderson with a fast shot. Leicester, with Rowley of all people shooting high and wide when an occasional opportunity did arise, were now beaten. and bad Birming ham's forwards been less casual the lead could have been increased.

As it was, Arthur Rowley scored for Leicester with two minutes to go. and Birmingham had an anxious moment or two before the end. Problems in Attack Though the result was so satisfactory to Birmingham there are still woblems. Murphy led the forward line well but obviously cannot stand the buffetiniw inherent in this poWtion, and one fears another breakdown if he continues here. Several times it seemed that he would have to hobble out of the game.

Yet Rowley can hardly be out of the line as his shooting" been such a powerful factor, and Kinsey is noW at hie peak. City's defence is fairly tight despite the continued absence of Smith from centre half-brick, though Warhurst has yet to settle down to his splendid form of last year. Leicester's defensive weakness has already been touched on That at forward was the inabil ity of the wingers to make mucti groung fi and Morris had one of those apPY days when he must have feared to fall too far back in defence lest he should score for Birmingham. Attendance 34.604. C.

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They morethan atoned with some beautifully-planned win MILL but every Coventry man Praise for refusing to admit defeat after two goals against them in the first three minutes. Both were engineeg rar 7 Southend's most constructive McAlinden. Dicker and Sibley put the finishing touches. After minutes the scores were level. First Coventry's left wing weaved through the home defence and Waldeck scored; soon afterwards Brown, usually too much of a handful for Pavitt, got the second.

As it proved this ended the scoring. For the remainder of the game both goals had narrow escapes, the sides progressing by earnest endeavour rather than skilful play. Most chances fell to Coventry before the interval, when they against controlledst rong the ball excellently a wind: but, like that of their rivals, the fini efforts left much to be 4 Attendance 6,700. lea leo 1 Ofoot Coot 1045 Sombesms 1 MOO WOOKIIIITEORMIIt Saw is Woodoste imIL. too Oittorttro too rt.

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whom they visit next Saturday. with notice of their new-found stre gth by beating Leeds United 4-0 with almost casual ease and confidence. The margin of their brings the club's goal tally in the last three home games Ci to no we exaggerated the attack, A lively home attack. In which MaLkin, Bowyer and Coscroft were the outstanding players, reduced the Leeds defence to disorder, and but for Scott's stalwart plus several amazing misses by Stoke, victory would have been by more substantial margin. The form at centre half-back of Thomson was a major factor in his side's success.

He had almost complete mastery over Charles, the Leeds leader, who was denied a serious scoring effort throughout the game. This iieared to asp the ftghting spirit of United. who appeareda jaded side after their mid-week Cup replay. Stoke's scorers were Oscr af (2). Malkin and Hutton.

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Ra Kerf cbadec oot. Mamba. Trra. Shrewsbury Rally Fails Narrowly Newport County 2. Shrewsbury Town 1 Shrewsbury were unlucky not to share points at Somerton Park.

Their much-changed team took some time to settle down and adapt themselves to heavy conditions, but in the second half they played some rousing football and nearly snatched point. That they did not do so was due largely to the reliable goalkeeping of Hughes, Newport's Welsh international, who covered shots by Stamps. Brennan and Price with superb Judgment. the Shrewsbury leader, a great trier wasopposed by a relentless centre halt-back in Wilcox. Price.

too, was a penetzstiVe raider and made most of the passes which flowed from Stamps, who proved splendid schemer. Seward, Newport's new centreforward, did not have a happy match, for he was I effectively held by R. Dickinson, an outstanding Mime in Shrewsbury's defence. played well in goal and could not be blamed for first-half goals by Graham and Birch to which Loughnane lied Just before the interval. tit ce.

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Colville for Warwickshire. Worcestershire beat Shropshire 5-S at Botimville. Miss R. Godwin obtained her third hat-trick in three matches. Worcestershire's other scorers were Miss A.

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90 21 sort of as ram tWASSO.I"ir Robb, Tottinharii Hotspur's outside-left, at White Hart Lane. Albion Through Tottenham Hotspur 0. West Bromwich Albion 1 For their fifth consecutive success against Tottenham Hotspurand their return to the head of the First owed much to brilliant defence after Allen had scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute. Many goalkeepers show good form season after season on particular grounds. Heath usually reaches his peak at White Hart Lane, and Saturday's performance ran true to tradition.

Once or twice his anticipation was fortunate or uncannily accurate, but for most of the game his confident handling in the air and on the ground earned and received the admiration of his colleagues and the crowd. Ftickaby's direct and dominating play made Robb a very ordinary the full-back mada light work of his defensive responsibilities that he was able to find time on occasion to be as menacing an attacker as any forward on either side. Albion's half-back line was superb once again, with Dugdale's fearless tackling a feature. he must rusk it out of play. Eluding the heads of Carter and several defenders.

the bail fell at the feet of Use. Instead of shooting as most vetators the winger tapped the ball inside to Allen. who ran on to it and drove it with his left foot through a crowd of pipers into the net. 58.813. Tonenhire Renner.

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Lae. Heath; Riekaae. Widow: OMER. RIM For the fact that neither forward line was impressive for anything like sustained periods the condition of the ground could be blamed. The heavy roller had produced a table-like surface for the start but the liberal application of sand made the pitch sticky once it began to churn up and was responsible for the ball playing queer tricks at awkward moments.

The most aggrv i a nt ting effect VW to reduce the tin power of the forwards after delish ul midfield play. Villa Again Disappoint Aston Villa 1, These, indeed, are sorry days for the folk who foregather at Villa Park cheerless times with no hint at all of better things to come. For this game, as for so many before it, the old pack was reshuffled and the cards dealt out in different order, but the result was still the poor hand with precious few trumps. When Mr. Burgess's whistle set the players about their business there was some hope that Villa might be about to acquire two much-needed points: Had not Portsmouth had a hard Cuptie two days previously and must riot the law of averages operate eventually, especially in favour of a team treading its own turf? Ten minutes of the game, however, was enough to show that this was not to.

be Villa's day. Portsmouth. slow and mentally bedraggled as undoubtedly they were, dealt easily with all that Villa Gould do. By the simple expedient of keeping approximately to position and. when the ball came their assuredly it did, from Villa if from nobody it vaguely in the direction of their opponents' goal.

they kept out of trouble and were content to stay so. Once, even, they could have taken the lead, but Henderson, who ran through from outside-right, prodded uncertainly at the ball when he could have hit it, thereby giving Jones the chance to make t. an easy save look extremely ma A CORNER-KICK TO PORTSMOUTH at Villa Park as Jones, Aston Villa's goalkeeper, pushes the ball outside. Left to right the other players are Henderson (Portsmouth), Parkes (Villa), Harris (Portsmouth) and Martin (Villa). Below Dugdale, the West Bromwich Albion centre half-back, tackles Brilliant Defence Sees Brentford Doubts Eight forwards are among the 14 players Brentford will take to Doncaster for the second replay with Hull City to-day.

Bragg, the centre half-back, who had to drop out at the last moment against Bristol Rovers on Saturday, will be St. He had a spell just before going on to the 114 12 31 so a hurried rearrangement was made. Results find FOOTBALL DIVISION Bolton Wroclaw' (1) 2 Neweastk United (1) 2 Burnley (2) 5 NH4006(01111 (0) 0 Charlton A thlet ic (3) 1 Sheffield Wednesday (0) 2 Huddersfield Sown 0 Bischnool 0 Manchester United (I) I Mancbester City (0) 1 Preston North End (1) 2 Liverp00l Sheffield United (1) 1 Chelsea Sunderhind (3) 5 Cardiff City Tottenham Housimr (0) 0 West Brom Altdon (I) I Wolverhampton W. (0) 0 Annual (I) 2 Table to Dale Finings in ne anew anal Madan last Tenon. Gash P.

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ow it Supporters to Travel The sentiments expressed by Maj. Buckley, Nothing seems to go right for us just when we need a break. and we have to fight bad luck as well as the opposition will be echoed in the hearts Of the hundreds of Walsall peoPle who will travel by excursion train and road to see to-day's game. Victory for Walsall would bring an attractive home tie against Preston North End in the fourth round of too competition in addition to £5O for every goal they combined offers of a number of well-Wishers. Walsall Fight Bravely Three-goal Defeat Norwich City 3, Walsall 0 Despite giving away three goals, one from a penalty-kick, before the interval at Norwich, Walsall's gallant defence gave a display that was encouraging for to-day's Cup replay.

Bridgett did so well in the middle of the half-back line that Johnston infdrque Norwich iinside a on lbw opening vial in the nineteenth minute. Green marred a fine game at full-back by away the penalty-kick from which Ashman scored. It was bad luck for Walsall's alert goalkeeper, Chilvers, but Morris was shooting veil enough to encourage Walsall's hopes of a point. Foulkes, the former Walsall captain, kept command of the middle of the field, however causing the Walsall inside for wards to fritter away shooting chances wildly. Brian Jones, in his first League rand deputising for the injured rle, did well against the lively Eire international left-winger Gavin.

Tarrant and Grubb were prominent In prompting the attack, but in the eist minute a goal from Coxon settled a League double for Norwich. Namlen Oztortt; Marva, Me- Cronin. Foulkes. Hansa. Johnston.

Comm, Gavin. WJ adhere: AmpAJ Orem prubb. Tarrant; veil a ge et Colombo. Tables 11mtte DivissoN motrno Irislmo and Rove (2) 3 (31Waltham United (0) 0 Br ii art folios (1) 2 Millwoll (n: city (i) I TOMMY Noewich City (2) I Wallin (0) i Qtweses Pork ifs. (0) 0 Swindon Tows 00......

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F.A. 7 6 1 10 9 111 11 00 01 Fulham Unchanged Fulham will be unchanged for their replayed Cup-tie against Grimsby Town at Craven Cottage to-day. Robson is still unfit so that Taylor will continue at insid the team being: Black he n. Lawler; Hill, Jesza Brice. rd, Haynes Lowe (S); Mitten Stevens.

Taylor. This is the side which bas scored eight vela in its last two completed matches without being able to win. Excluding the abandoned they followed their 5-5 draw at Grimsby with defeat by 34 last Saturday. To-day's Matches Otsin.W roZ mi siased rUl Vlnii ir. le ion at vlll2 Putlrin.

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that the sequeet rian events cannot be organised successfully in Melbourne. In addition, the Executive Committee has received a strong protest net the Australian Or Mee from M. Armand Ace-president of the 1.0. stating that the Australian action was a direct violation of Olympic Fred Davis Beats Joe on Level Terms I Fred Davis, the world profemional match -play champion, best his elder brother Joe by 31. frames to 15 on level terms in the last heat of the News of the World £1.500 handicap snooker tottimament.

which ended in London on Saturday. Fred won six of the last seven games John PuMien won tie first prise of 61100. Details: ti po rclim v. 3 4 156 Ib qc Frsdl4 4 4 136 144 146 4 4 143 133 I 4 140 156 151 143 tn Cycling Eighth Stage of Tour of Egypt Brian Haskell (Huddersfield). one of Britain's three IqUtors in the tour of was third in cycli ymterday's eighth Sues to Port Said in shr.

19min. 35sec. The winner was Sinile the I lo who covered the 110 in hr. 11Imin. 31sec.

I. Gerrard (Barnet) finished 511tH and the other Britka competC John Perks (Birmingham) was 12th On Saturday won seventh stage from Calm th Bumf II miles). Haskell was fourth and Perks seventh. R. van Heenan (Belgium) leads in the general classification.

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411 01100041" -410- tibo Hotspur Rally Foiled Albion did not deserve be in the lead at the time Allen scored the opportunist goal which was destined to win the points. Tottenham had shown a zest for swift raids, particularly well executed by Walters, Bennett and Dunuemin. and from one of them Walters headed the ball against a goalpost, but Allen's goal seemed to give Albion assurance which they proceeded to justify by taking the initiative- which was lost only for a brief period towards the close when Tottenham made a desperate rally which, but for Aiblon's twenderful stamina might have succeeded. Allen. and Lee shared the honours in Albion's attack.

Their menacing three-polnt thrusts caused the opposing defence to lose some of its imperturbability at one period in the Second half 'and had the conditions permitted a firmer foothold Albion's forwards might have taken toll of mistakes into which Nicholson and Burgess were forced. Ryan worked tirelessly and Carter, making his first appearance of the season with the first team, lacked the experience of the injured cholls. Allen's gal is worthy of description. The move was started Rickaby an exemplary to Or who rounded Willp an pulled ball back to tNe middle just when everyone lhought Lead Soon Lost Five minutes after the interval, Thompson seemed to have sealed Villa's fate when he gave them the lead by lobbing the ball from outside the penalty area over the head of a gmlkeeper who had ventured too far from his charge. This, they preariptly gave notice.

Portsmouth regarded as a hostile act. Barely hid play restarted than Harris took off in full cry down the wing with, it seemed, ball of despairing Aston at his heels. He paused to let his pursuers catch up, then steered the ball neay through the excited pack to Hen ee rson, standing in splendid isolation to the left of Ci. With Jones shivering in his ta, this unhappy player missed, his shot bringing more to the little knot of Transport Department staff behind the corner flag than it did to the Villa goal. Within four minutes, however, Harris himself threaded his way through Villa's defensive statuary to put his side on terms with a header from a centre by Gordon.

It was so easy that one looked for more, but Portsmouth, for reasons that doubtless appeared sound to them, were content. They fell back into their old ways and simply played out time. Attendance 23,000. Aram Vat loses. Parte', Martin: Blanch- Bower.

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Arsenal, the reigning League champions, at Molineux, and that WM" i A 1 they did not do so was due in almost equal measure to their own A missed chances and to the brilliance of Kelsey, the Arsenal numbe goal- of keeper. For their the visitors won full marks with two well- tasea goals, but te Wmims in the Wandeters' goal, was far less busy than nis opposit. 3 4 1 The Wanderers opened in )PrOwlis- more than once Arsenal conceded a at with early attempts to score corner-kick under pressure. Rancocks 010 ii Rilehaw and Flowers, but Arsenal Ina again a forward and awe into the icture with move st in two drives which went really Thep 1 1 cwse. and Swinbourne was not rar meats from the wings.

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a ft er the centre -forward un ht lr a ll ali rg a ltr bre6 i les had drawn Williams out of position. Swinbourne struck a goalpost with a took the return pass to open the hard It was difficult to see VAIN ATTEMPTS by Wihhinv score. how the Wanderers did not break anderers) and Dkkson (Arsenal) to Within the next three minutes Just before the interval. for 4, connect with a fast centre from Liebman missedip chappot to juereat A rfi )u nfil it were defending Three Leaaing ,45, Mullen at Wolverhampton. thelead in one of the "Inc- which Good Chances Wasted on Bekaa: Molts pets the ball pact Ars enalade were th te Preee 4.r.

Williams for to score. were el, The second half followed much the a good account A de lli erli esnselves anu same patent. with consistent attacks by the Wanderers 9 fewer. but still Losing Side the Arsenal A 5 A forwards. Wright did quietly effective i 4 tk i 'W: 4 .1,.

4k work in his unaccustomed position of st-t 1 7 7.:. centre half- back deputising oa fa isnii Flowers, who VMS lII let. also gave a as account of himself. A miskick by goa post cocks 4rid a road sh ben ot i ust bo Ti ti deg ei Wanderers Yield 4 well placed robbed the Wanderers of Leadership two more scoring chances. but several other movements were ended by the A tt.

exceptional goalkeepincaf awsey who Two defeats on successive Satur- 14., earned applau mo re am 02 1 4.......1 minutes from the end days, both before their own .0,,,,. made sure of victory when ffirtlin supporters, indicate that Wolver- 0 1 4 4 broke away and pamed'to Roper. who hampton may be slipping. After centren, for Liebman to head the ball being knocked out of the FA Cup by Past williams. Attendance.

45,074. Birmingham City, the Wanderers "'lt Wehlibinatgli soon. have now been deposed by West Ftdsurs: w-. J. Skew.

Wright. Flowers; mocks. Broadbent. sinnbourne, Wilsbaw. Bromwich Albion from the First Division leadership as the result 4 Arasimal.

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