The question of the Shanghail Football Association occasioned lively discussion. Mr, Chow, representing the Three Cultures' team, stated the Chinese case at length, and while his remarks came in for a sympathetic hearing, subsequent) speakers dealt at length with ous aspects of the question, such the shortage of grounds, the beese spectators, the of the play.
season and the—difficulty finding sufficient dates play all matches, the danger of foreign teams necessarily being excluded from the Leagues in the event of the admission of many, Chinese teams, the question of suitkrounds, the po of the Chinese Football Federation the Shanghai Football As-regard to teams por ted to both, ete, It war de: cided that the present rules of the] Association are sufficiently embrace to permit of the afilintion of properly constituted Chinese teams Leagues, and the whole mat-Toft to be dealt with by the incoming council.
A resolution to amend the present] system of keeping the Association's accounts was passed without comment; and another resolution to appoint an Interport selection committee on which the Association would not be represented succumbed to an-amendment to the effect that for any Interport match the Association should appoint a committee] sce whose duty should be to select team which should be communicated to the Council, the Council having the power of final approval Mr. J. A. Quayle spoke of the manner in which, in past seasons, the fixture list had been departed from to no good purpose, and made an appeal that once a fixture list] had been drawn up, it should be adhered to strictly.' His remarks. met with the approval of all present.
In the course of the meeting, a deserved tribute was paid by the Chairman, and folly endorsed by, those present, to the retiring ho orary secretary, Mr. F. 8. Bridge who had looked after the Associa tion's affairs for three years, and who had worked "hand and long in the best interests of Shanghai Otifer minor matters were dic-cussed, the proceedings being terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
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