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SHANGHAI FOOTBALL. grettable episode after the Charity although a body subsidiary to the
ASSOCIATION'S REPORT FOR better to bury such matters in the Ing to peace and harmony, and te
LAST YEAR.
match between foreign and Chinese Shanghai Football Association, had teams on the Plonoor feld on Decem never worked with the officials of the bor 27; and while normally it were Association in a manner wholly tend
committee limbo of the past, it is the opinion appoint in its stead a of the officers of the Association that consisting of a number of local the affair of December 27 was of so referees, with an honorary secretary The report of the Shanghai Foot grave a nature as to call for special who should work directly with the ball Association, extracts from, which comment in this Report, especially in Honorary Secretary of the Associa- aro published below reveals the regard to its bearing on the question tlon, The Reforeos Committee was effect which the Chiness War has of the future, co-oporation and part-given an entirely free hand to chonse had on sport in the Northern norship of Chinese and foreign Clubs referees for all matches and, so far port. The arrival of the troops in the realm of football. During the as the Association was concerned, the necessitated hasty arrangements in latter stages of the game in question, scheme worked admirably, regard to grounds and fixtures and a section of the crowd was displeased
Interport Football.
a further handicap was mot with in with a decision or some decisions the way of bad youthen
of the toferos.
The usual annual Intorport match The, report touches on the attitude After the match, in the course of against Hongkong was again played, Chinese players and refers to the proceedings connected with the the Shanghai team losing two matches, very unpleasant incident on Decem-presentation of the Cup, mud was and drawing one while in the Crown her 37thnsteue
thrown at somo foreigners in the Colony. The Shanghat players left The Association, etball season for pavilion; while later the referee was 1925-1" thay "generally be considered beseiged in the dressing room by a on January 20 and returnedi
was played on February 2 and re- to have vidieone of the most re-crowd not less than 200 strong. HeFebruary 10. The Interport gamo
possibly one of the eventually got away unobserved
on
FERTA Patory in the history through a side doer, and it is possibl sulted in a win for Hongkong by Toar
of the Shanghai Football Association that, had he not done so, he would goals to none. On February 4 the The chief reason for this was the have suffered at the hands of some of United Services were played, and again Shanghai abffered defeat, the wretched weather that obtained dur- the mob.
final score being seven goals to four king week-ends with almost consistent
This incident has been referred to in favour of the United Services. regularity during the latter half of somewhat at length, to emphasize to On February 6 there was the last our Chinese friends that in the game of the tour, against South the season
There was no diminution in the opinion of the officers of this Asso-China, this match resulting in a draw popularity of the game, from the viewciation, however wall and admirably of three goals each. In the actual point of both players and spectators, and interest in soccer was maintain players may play the game on the Interport game, there is no doubt that of Shanghai were beaten by better field and off, the admittance ed fully right till the last game of Chinese tears and Clubs to the com- tenta; but in regard to the other the season.EENS
The arrival of the first contingent Petition of the Shanghai Football two games, is must be stated that Association can never be wholly owing to so many of our players having of British troops in the middle of February, and to continued arrival successful till it le reasonably certain been injured in the Interport match, that not only the players themselves, due chiefly to the extremely hard of others right till the end of the but the spectators also, will accept ground, the teams that played against season, created a situation which was
any and every decision of the referee, the Services and South China were unprecedented and which the Assu-whether they agree with it or not, unable to give of their best and ciation did its best to meet with view to providing the troops with as in the right spirit, and not, as in the members of the team are of opinion view soccer as posiblenion widely misgivings.
1 case under reference, a manner which that had they ast been handicapped dely can only give rise to the gravest, by injury, the result of both matches would probably have been much It appears to be an opinion. held that there was to improvement
different. in the local standard of play during the season, and in the senior com- petitions there probably was less dis-" parity among the teams competing than in former years.
The Defence Force,"
Playing Grounds.
On return to Shanghai, all of the The frat British troops arrived here Shanghai players were loud in their in February, and immediately the praises of the manner in which they shortage of playing grounds, which had been treated while in Hongkong. already had given rise to a great Nothing was left undone that could deal of anxiety on the part of the cater to their comfort and entertain-: Association, became more pronounced.ment, and the "disappointment that On February 16, the first complete The weather, which since the be- might have been felt by the pinyers| un-at their non-saccess in, the Interport units of the Shanghai Defence Force inning of the year had been arrived from India, and from then till the end of the season ofher units usually bad during week-ends, got game was more than tempered by the continued to reach Shanghai. All worse and worse, and not only was it manner in which they were treated The Shanghai players were under were keen to play association football impossible to provide the troops and by all and sundry in Hongkong
Navy with sufficient playing space, but immediately on arrival, and while it was not possible to provide all theit also was impossible for the Assecin- the able captaincy of Mr. S. V. Gash, these manager, and to both playing facilities needed, the Assation's regular schedule of matches to with Mr. A. H. Leslie as secretary
decided. At the end of March, and be riation did everything in its power when the local season usually ter- gentlemen thanks are due for the to meet the needs of the troops in minates, only one of the Association's manner in which they carried out this matter? with it is believed, a cer- eprapetitions had been brought to a their respective duties, resulting, as tain degree of success.
Some of the units arrived without conclusion, and in addition it had it did, in the most complete harmony sports ganz of any description, due not been practicable to make any ap among the players from the biggin- to their hasly departate for Shanghai.preciable progress with three special ning of the tour till its end.
cup competitions which had been
English Football Association. The Association took immediate steps instituted for the Services. However,
to remedy this state of affairs so far thanks mainly to the courtosy of the The question of affiliation with the as soccer was concerned, by a general members of the Recreation Ground English Football Association has appeal for secondhand gear, by the Committee as regards the interior sar- utilisation to a limited extent of the face of the race track, and to the come up for discussion many times.in funds, by the medium Parks Committee and Mr. D. Mag-recent years, but always has been Association's
shelved as being unnecessary. The of cash siffs from supporters of the Gregor as regards Hongkow Park, arrival of the British troops at the game, and pening a special, fund special dispensations were obtained to latter end of last season, however, for the purchase of gear. As a re-extend, the football season, and even created an anomalous situation in that sult, between the time the first troops tually all competitions with the ex- British Army players being affiliated arrived and the end of the season ception of the Second Division of the through the Army Football Associa the Shanghai Football Association League were brought to a more ortion, were technically at any rate distributed, directly and indirectly less satisfactory conclusion. approximately 400 more or less com plete.sefs of football gear and about 76 footballsta
Chinese Spectators,
1
Obituary.
debarred from playing among or (against civilian teams of the Shang- hai Football Association. An emer-
By the death of Mr.. W. S. Camp-gency meeting of the officere of the bell, on August 13, the Shanghai Foot Association was called on June 7, and ball Association, suffered a heavy it was decided that if football were In regard to Chinese spectators, the blow. Mr. Campbell, who at the to be played with units of the De- position has not been "satisfactory; time of his death was the oldest mem-fence Force in the season 1927/8, it and it can truthfully-ba said that had ber of the Association, had a connex would be necessary for this Associa the Chinese spectators behaved as ion with soccer in Shanghai extend-tion to be affiliated to the English- well on al occasions as the Chinese ing over the lengthy period of 38 Association. On June 9, therefore, players the experiment of having years. He was one of the original the President of the Association des- Chinese teams in competitions of the founders of the Association, and had matched a letter to the English Asso- Association would have bern an been a Vice-President of the Asso-elation applying for the Shanghai unqualified success.
ciation longer than anyone could re- Football Association to be affiliated. There were several minor incidents member or the records of the Asso No reply has yet been received officially, though a Reuter telegram of demonstration on the part of ciation can show.
press Chinese spectators at the Pioneer At the last annual general meeting, which has appeared in the field, but none to cause serious con- it was decided to abolish the Shang states that the application has been cern with the exception of a most rehai Réfercès Association, which, lapproved
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