To the Editor of the "Nonra-Caima Dany News."
8ix,—With your kind permission I would like to ben the Shang!
Football teams (1st XI) bai gagements their men are placed 2nd XI, grostly to the disadvantage of Ssiot Andrews and the two Portuguese Teams. T:-morrow, I bear, three of the FE Ist XI wen are playing for the S.F.0. 2od XI ina league match verma St. Andrews and it would not be fair win for them should they come out on top as the "Saints" bare no let XI to draw from and are playing at ble disadvantage, It in to be hoped that the respective clubs will play the game" and withdraw these Ist XI mon, as it is not a ction for any clab to Thaokiog you for giving this matter due bromine ce, as it is worthy of the earnest consideration of the dabs concerned, Tam, ete, Shanghai. Deo. 9.
Cor correspondent's plea would be sand. if founded on fact. With regard to his allegation agalest the Shanghai Recreation Clab, we may point out that until Satarday last the Shanghsi Recreation Club's first tesm has been engaged in League football every: Sator-day and it was therefore out of the question that it coold include regular members of the first team in its second eleven. The second eleven bad taken part in two second-division League fixtures, including the game against St. Andrew's last Saturday. and has on each occasion taken the field sbortbanded and been severely defeated.
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