When: the entries for the First and Second Divisions of the League came up for discussion, the question rose of the admittance of Chinese teams, two having applied to be permitted to compete in the First Division. The teams applying were the Three Cultures Athletic Club and the Loh Hwa Athletic Club, The matter was discussed from al angles, and while the meeting was generally sympathetic to the principle of Chinese teams entering the Leagues, it was regretfully decid thet owing to the great paucity grounds not more than one Chinese team could possibly—be admitted to the First League in the coming season.
Tt was pointed out by the Hon, Secretary of the Association that, even with only one Chinese team in the First League, the Association would have no fess than 19 teams to provide for, with only eight available grounds, excluding the Pioneer Field.
Tt was further pointed out that both of the Chinese teams applying hed given, in their application, the Pioneer Field as their home ground, arrangement which would ficult, if not impossible, to follow. throughout the season, The question then arose as to which of the two Chinese teams applying should be admitted, and en it being made known that the Three Cultures team had sent two representatives to the Annual Gen-feral Meeting of the Association to explain the Club's position and reasons for wishing to join the Ascociation, and that their &p-Plication in writing had been received prior to that of the Loh Hwa Club, it was decided to admit the Three Cultures.
The behaviour of Chinese spect: tors at some matches last year wa referred to, but it was pointed out that in the ease of any such incident connected with matches under lation in the the Association would hold the Home team _responsible, as is done in Great Bri-the remedy in its own hands.
The Hon. Secretary was instructed to write to the Loh Hwa
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