The Washington times., 1913-12-08
ENGLISH FOOTBALL
ATTRACTING THRONG
Forty-Five Thousand Fans See
Tottenham Hotspur Defeat
West Bromich Albion.

LONDON. Dec. S.-Blackburn Rovers
entertained Chelsea yesterday in the
English Association Football League
and delighted their own supporters by
winning fine game by 3 to 1. and as
Manchester United were also snccess.
ground by 2 to 0. the positions at the
top OF this division remained un-
changed. Tottenham Hotspur received
a visit from West Bromich Albion
and before 5000 supporters won in
great style by 3 to o. Middlesborough,
the bottom of the league, beat New
castle United by to O and Oldham
Athletic, going to Bradford, created a
big surprise by beating the city team,
Sheffield United, 2: Derby County, 3;
v. Il ester City, 0: Bradford City, 0:
Blackburn Rovers. 3; Sunderland. 3;
Ererton, /; Aston Villa, 2. Middles-
borough 3; Tottenham Hotspur. 5: Pres
ton North End. 0: Burnley, /; Manches-
ter United, 2: Oldham Athletic, 1: Man.
ter United. 2: Oldham Athletic. ]:
Chelsea, !: Bolton Wanderers, 2: Shelf
field wednesday, !; Liverpool. L: New
! castle United, Q; West Bromwich AL
bion. 0.
The attraction in the second division
was the game between Woolwich
Arsenal and Leeds City on the ground
of TIE former. Both teams are out
for promotion this season, and, Il
SPLENDID game resulted in a win for
the Arsenal by the only goal scored.
bradford went TO HudderSfield and
won, Ly 10, and now occupy first
rIace IN the table, as Notts County
could only maCaEe to draw at Bury,
81. Both teams have the same nuEI-
her ci Joints, but Bradford with TIL"
better record arc entitled to first
place. Hull City piled on the goals
against WolvtrhGmpton Wanderers,
ard eventually won by II FuIhar,
lHcked up q couple OF points with a
useful win over Birmingham. 10. but
Leicester Fossc slipped further down
the table b" losing to Barnsley. 80.
TIE 'Sults.
Burr. 8: lIudGersfeld. Q. Lincoln
CITY. q; N"tts Forest. / NooIwich
Arsenal! ]; G'ansby Town. l. Glos-
SOL. !: Hull city. :. Barnsley. ,;
Fulhans /. Notrs County .; Bradford.
Orient. i. l'e'ls City. %: Bristol CITY.
9. llLckI.,pi. :. WoIverhanipton W.
!. Leicester Foss' 0. birmingham, 0.
All the Southern League teams. with
one exception piarcd true to form and
in consequence ti'c positions in the table
are hardly altered from last week
Southend crCat"l quite a sensation by
going TO West Ham and winning a furi-
GUS game by J 10 q. SwindOn Town
easily ho!d hFSt place and further i'm
proved their position by beating Milwall
on their own grounds by = to O. CRYSTAL
Palace and Brighton and Hove, who are
pressing each CIhcr hard for second
place. both won their games, the former
dispOsinG of Wa:frrd to o and the lat
ter Merthy Tow to o. Queens Park
Rangers have inprovcd Wonderfully
Sinc. their nCw IHamaGer. Howic, late of
Newcastle Cnit.l. took charge of them.
and By beating coventry City :; to o
have climbed TO i'nti place in the table.
TIL" results:
West Ham United. q: Southand United.
J. Bristol Rovcl:5. .: Portsmouth. /. Mcr-
thyr Town. 0: brighton and Hove. l.
Reading. ,: Norwich City, .. Southam-
ton. .: t'illinShaih. l. rly mouth Argyle
>. Northampton. Crystal Palace. ::
Wstford. o. Queens Park Rangers, .:
C"".ntry City. q Swindon Town. .:
Milwall. 0. Cardiff City. /: Exeter
City. ].