SOCCER SENSATION
ASTON VILLA FAILS TO BEAT ARSENAL.
THOUGH NEW STARS COST £24,000
(CJ.P.A. by Lire. Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 15', 5 p.m.) LONDOH, Dec. 14.
Arsenal’s defeat of Aston Villa was one of tlie greatest sensations in the history of soccer. ~
Aston Villa, at the bottom of the League table, and making an effort ,to avoid relegation to tho second division, spent within a month £24,000 in acquiring new stars who failed against Arsenal’s cleverness. , v / .>.>
Arsenal’s centre, Drake, scored all the goals, a feat unequalled in English League for 47 years. The players in both teams were valued at £IIO,OOO in transfer fees.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12735, 16 December 1935, Page 5
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105SOCCER SENSATION Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12735, 16 December 1935, Page 5
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