PASTIMES ABROAD

Northern Advocate, 3 November 1931, Page 8

PASTIMES ABROAD

HOMELAND FOOTBALL. RESULTS IN VARIOUS CODES. LONDON, October 31. The following were the results in the , Association football matches played today in the first division of the English League. —Arsenal 1. Aston I ilia -1 < Birmingham 2, Bolten "Wanderers 2; Blackburn Rovers 3, Grimsbytown 2; Blackpool 2, Leicester City 3: Derby County 5, "Westham United 1; Everton S, Newcastle United 1; Manchester Gity 3, Huddersfield Town I'; I’ortsinoiith .1, Chelsea 0; Sheffield United 3, Liverpool 0; Sunderland 0, Middlesborough 0; West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield "Wednesday 1. The results of the second division are: —Barnsley 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2; Bradford City 5, Southampton 2; Bristol City 1, Tottenham Hotspurs 1: Bury 0, Chesterfield 1; Leeds United 2, Stoke City 0; Millwall 4, Preston North End 1; Notts County 0, Bradford 2; Oldham Athletics 2, Nottingham Forest 4; Plymouth Argylc 3, Manchester United 1; Fort Yale 1, Burnley 3; Swansea Town 2, 'Charlton Athletic 0, The results of the third division, Southern section, are: —Brentford 3, Clapton Orient U; Cardiff City 1, Crystal Palace 3; Coventry City 1, Bristol Rovers I; Exeter City 3, Torquay United .1; Fulham 4, Norwich City 0; Gillingham .1, Queen’s Park Rangers 0; Luton Town 1, Bournemouth 0; Northampton Town 1, Watford 1; Reading 4, Mansfield Town 1; South End United 2, Brighton 0; Thames 1, Swindon 3.

The results of the third division, Northern section, are: —Barrow 1, Southport 1; Chester 2, Rotherham United 1; Darlington 1, Rexham 1; Gateshead 3, Rochdale 1: Halifax Town 1, Carlisle United 1; Haxtlepools United 2, Stockport City 2: Hull City 2, York City 3; Lincoln City 4, Tranmere Rovers 2; New Brighton .1, Doncaster Rovers 0; Walsall 2, Crewe Alexandra 1. Wigan 'Borough has withdrawn from the League. The* results of the Scottish' League, first division, are: —Aberdeen I, Morton 0; Ayr United 0, Patrick Thistle 2; Clyde I, Hamilton Academicals 1; Dundee 0, Cowdenbeath 4; Falkirk 4 ; Queen’s Park I; Leith 3, Kilmarnock 1; Motherwell 2, Celtic 2; Rangers 5, Dundee United 0; St. Mirren 5, Hearts I;‘Third Lanark 5, Airdrioonians 2.

The results of the Scottish League, second division, are: —Albion Rovers, 5. Dumbarton 0; Arbroath 3, Bo’ness 1; Armadale 1, Stenhousemuir 4; Edinburgh City 2, Forfar Athletic 2; Dunfermline 4, East Fife 3; Hibernians 4, Brechin City 0; King’s Park 2, Queen of South 3; Montrose I, St. Bernard’s 2; Eaith Rovers 3, Alloa I; St. Johnstone 2, East Stirling 2. In the Rugby Union matches today, Blaekheath beat Catford Bridge, o —3; Cardiff lost to Swansea, 3 —7; Neath lost to Aberavon, 8—10; Edinburgh beat Academicals, 18 —3; Watsonians bent Royal High School, 23 —13. BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS . (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, November 1 Rugby Union matches played yesterday resulted as follows: —South Scotland drew with South Africa, neither side scoring; Cumberland 6, lost to Durham 24; Northumberland 9, lost to Cheshire 30; Bristol nil, lost to Combined Services 16; Coventry 22, boat Guy’s Hospital 8; Gloucester 13, beat Devon port Services 6; Harlequins 19, beat Bath nil; Leicester 6, lost to Cambridge University 26; London Welch 14, boat Cardiff nil; Newport 9, beat Richmond nil;, Northampton 11, beat Old Merchant Taylors 3; Oxford University 20, beat London Scottish n;ii; Edinburgh A.C.A.S. IS, beat Glasgow A.C.A.S. 3.

OXFORD VARSITY SPORTS. LOVELOCK WINS MILE RACE. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, October 31. At the Oxford University sports, .1. L. Mahony (Queensland) won the seniors’ mile race, R, B. Riley (Sydney) was second in his heat in the freshmen’s quarter mile. F. If. Stuart (Geelong) was third in the freshmen’s long jump. J. E. Lovelock (N.Z.) won the freshmen’s mile race. C. A. Lee Steerc (Adelaide) won Jiis heat in the seniors’ high hurdles. I>. •). Wilson (Melbourne) Avon the high hurdles at the Cambridge University Freshmen’s Sports.