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THE CHINA MAIL.

WORLD OF SPORT.

FOOTBALL

REVIEW OF SHANGHAI SEASON.

The 1924-5 Soccer season is now practically at an end, says the China Press (Shanghai) and the "muddled oafs' will soon have to give way to the "flannell- ed fools." While the football exhibited has not been of as high a class as in previous seasons, several innovations have been started that will probably bear fruit in future years.

THE PIONEER FIELD.

THE LEAGUE.

A great deal of the usual inter-

MIKE MCTIGUE.

EXCUSES.

est in Soccer games was spoiled | UNCONQUERING FIGHTER'S. this season by the unfortunate fact that an odd number of teama entered the tourney. This gave each completing team a "Alike McTigue, world's cham couple of of Saturadys, and | pisna light-heavyweight boter, re- together with the long waits while cently underwent an operation for Interport teams were away all the the removal of a anuill bone in his Clubs had long periods without a right hand and also had some of the game. As a consequence there bones in his left hand re-net, was a great slackening off in According to his surgeon. Dr. training, and the brand of football Frazier he will be ready to defend exhibited was a long way behind the tile within two months. that shown in previous seasons.

MoTiguo would rather. macet

The Engineers, by decisively Berlenbach, the knockout kind of defeating the Shanghai Recreathe middleweights than any others. tion Club early in the season, who uro trying for a clance at his The first of these was the use gave hopes that at last a team had crown though it is his belief by the Association, for the first arisen that could wrest the that Tom Gibbons hus priority in time of a ground at which an League Shield from the two Clubs view of the facts that he knocked admission charge could be made. that have cornered it since itant Kid Norfolk, negro light-heavy. The Pioneer Field, controlled by inception. By losing two kamen wright champion. Whether Mike a committee for the purpose of to the Shanghai Football Club will really risk taking his title ont promoting aport among

the and one to the Police, however, of the safety deposit vault in which Chinese, was loaned to the Foot-all hopes were dashed, and the he has kept it for so long is quite. ball Association under very good Engineers had to be content with pretilation. terms. These terms varied third place, although they robbed according to the class of game the Rebs. of another point in the played there. When two foreign return match. teame met the Shanghai Football Association paid the ground expenses and took eighty per cent. of the proceeds. When a foreign team played a Chinese team the Shanghai Football Association took one-third of the gate and paid one-third of the expenses.

It was hoped by the use of this ground to put the Association on a sound financial basis and permit the employment of a paid clerk to assist the much overworked' Honorary Secretary.

In defence of his poor showing "gist Mickey Walker in fleir re cent bout Mike said that he was As usual the final struggle was unjustly criticised for his showing between the Shanghai Football that he was, practically without Club and the Shanghai Recreathe use of his hands in this fight tion Club, the Football Club, by, and that under the circumstances their win, currying of premiere more could be expected from honours.

anyone eles: He neclaims Walker Cas one of the greatest fighters of the

day and predicts that if the opern- |➜ tion on his hands in spccessful he manner. will redeem himself in a decisive

good his word after the openition're. Whether or not Mike will nake

be seen. Sooner or later

A GAME STRUGGLE.. One of the features of the of the Portuguese Sporting season has been the game struggle Association. Winners of the Second Division for the previous two seasons, they were forced, muins under the new ruling, to enter the the Frishman will have to risk his Senior Division. Although they title, which he has retained for more, their two years without yet winning & Battle.

The so-called world champion is barely verted a knockout several occasions and in almost every 'battle hus received the worst of it..

the best combination of any With a forward line that shows

team here, fast and tricky, they

The Field was given a

good trial with various classes of games, but with the exception of succeeded in winring only one games in which Chinese teams game and drawing one, yet their were engaged it was not a finan-goal average of 15 for and 22 cial success.

on There were two against proves how close the contests were. reasons for this-the inaccessi- bility of the ground and the fact that there was usually a counter- attraction at the Race Course..

In spite of the difficulties, how-Reed only a little more polish in

the art of shooting and a little THE ever, quite a nice little sum was strengthening of the defence to netted, and in future years, when finish well up towards the top of possibly the buses will run to the the Lengue. ground, it should prove a much greater success.

INTERPORT GAMES.

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For the first time Shanghai sent away two Interport teams, to Hongkong und Hankow, in one In addition invitations" were extended" to Tientsin und Kobe to come to Shanghai, but both these ports were unable to

"season."

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DRIBBLING "CODE,"

There is no falling-off of popular interest in what is called the drib THE SKOTTOWE CUP,

hling code-on" the, lucus a run Finalists practically every year, lucrado' principle, surely, in those last event, the Shanghai Football tically a kst art, Huge crowds but always unsuccessful in the latter days when dribbling is prac Club were at last rewarded this still assemble every Saturday after. season, and carried off the Skot-on-to-watch the League-matches towe Cup for the first time since or the Cuplic struggles, as the case may be and there can be no doubt

1914.

The final against the Engineers that the open-air excitement of was won in no uncertain manner these encounters between teams for The practice followed till now The losers were very unfortunate healthy tonic for our lusty com

by the score of five goals to one troupes) of professionul players is a of sending a team to Hongkong in not having the services of mons. every other year makes quite a Austin, Barnes and Symington as we do, that professional Associa Even for those who think break in the season here during for the final game. With such a tion is a rather anomic and arti those years. Now that the finan-small number of players the loss feint sport (says the Morning cial aspect is more secure, the Association will probably be able of three excellent forwards is a Post). It is a pleasing experience to invite a team from Hankow, great blow, and it caused the to share the tidal emotions of the Tientsin, or Kobe to visit Shung-

reshuffing of their defence. throng on one of these crowd-com- " hai while our best string is away their victory, one must also give the iical game for the winter In congratulating the Club on pelling perasienia, Association is al Hongkong. Shanghai's second the Engineers a pat on the back season beyond a shadow of doubt. choice should give any of these for getting in the final for the Ho we must needs with the game. ports a good run, and even if we first time. In the year of its in-well, and hope that in course of are not successful the main idea ception the Cup was won by the time English common-sense will so is not so much to continually win Shanghai Dock and Engineering prevail that each local League tem дамен ая to get keen close contests.

F.C., and this is the first time will consist of players born and since that "Engineers" have made in the louility it represents. CHINESE TEAMS.

figured in the final..

It is a pity that the supply of true- The new field enabled another

.. REMAINING GAMES.

blue Association players should be difficulty to be overcome, and for the first time in Shenghai Shanghai Football Club and the them good friends and taken a keen The annual match between the running short, because the profer

sional players have always found; Chinese team entered a competi- Engineers for the possession of delight in friendly matches with tion under the control of the the Engineers Challenge Cup them. The time will come again. Shanghai Football Association.

The trophy entered for was the this game the Engineers will be English eleven will contain one

still remains to be played. In no doubt, when the representative International Cup and the Chin- able to strengthen their usual two amateur players. In defence the cue team did well, knocking out line-up by the addition of Turner-professional-bne-no-fellow, but the Germany-in-the-first-round-and- succumbing to the strong English 2nd Evans, and possibly one of best type of amateur is apt to excel team only by the odd goal.

two other "pukka' engineers.

in atfuck became he does not puss Games were played by foreign This game should prove a close merely to avoid responsibility, as teams against the Union Club, one, and probably the tables will so often the case with his profes Aurora College, and Shanghai

be turned.

sional brethren, and is not afraid College teams, and although in

The final of the Second Division to risk a frontal attack on his own, every case the foreign teame won, Xavier's and the Public School is best cricket XT., should be a Challenge Cup between St. The best Association team, like the. still the margin was small enough also outstanding, but the former judicious mixture of amateurs and to prove that Chinese teams are quite capable of giving the longer team should carry off the trophy. professionals. established teams a run for their We shall see soccer games play- ed much later this year than It is to be hoped that next usual. At Easter the Hongkong season at least one Chinese team Portuguese team will come to will enter the League Competi-Shanghai to play the local Portu- tion. It would probably be better guese. On Easter Monday a

money.

GOLF IN FLORIDA.

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to start off in the Second Division, combination chosen from the two the 72 holes competition for 1,000 Leo Diegel (Washington) won as it is very discouraging to a Portuguese teams will play a dollars which ended in Florida. young team to be continually picked Shanghai side. beaten. A good Chinese team

Both these games will be played was two strokes better than the He had an aggregate of 286, which should come very near winning at Hongkow Park. the Second Division, and with the experience gained could then aspire to the Senior Division in the following season.

total of Jim Barnes (Pelham), HOGGING PLAYERS.

Barnes led the field with 146 on For several seasons there has the first half of the competition, been a general grouse that one or Diegel then being four strokes two teams are cornering the pore. majority of the available players and so making it difficult for British

Walter Hagen (Detroit), the Open Championship was the limiting of games in the | other tearns to field decent holder, was fourth with 298, Joe! Second Division to one meeting elevens. The Clubs against which Kirkwood, the Australian, having between each team. Hitherto it these charges are generally 296, and Cruickshank, the former has always been found, impossible evelled are the Shanghai Football Scottish amateur 298.

SECOND DIVISION CHANGE. Another innovation this season

to complete this competition, and Club and the Shanghai Recreation

the end of the season alwaye Club. Whatever truth' there may

arrived with many

games

unplayed be in these complaints, it may be

wo

noted that either of the teams were able to finish very high up in the Second Division: and in fact the latter team cons narrowly escaped ending in the

The new plan has proved suc eessful, and the programme was completed. The St. Xavier team, going through the season without a defeat, carried off the honoura cellar.

In addition to the League a knock-out competition was also instituted for Second Division Leams, and the final of this has yet to be played.

Hogging of play prevented by passing a new number of play each team:

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