The Archive · 1924

Annual Meeting

The postponed annual general meeting of the Shanghai Football Club took place at the Rowing Club last evening. Mr. R. Grimshaw, Vice-president of the Club, presided over a good attendance Jand was supported by Messrs. A.

Leslie (hon. secretary), T. Rawsthorne (hon. treasurer), G. Barnes, W. G. G. Clifford, L. Goldman and W. E. Dailey (Com: mittee).

After the transaction of formal business, the Chairman referred to the good work as hon. secretary performed by Mr. Hinton before his departure from Shanghai in February last, and to. the able and satisfactory way in which the duties had been carried on since that tine Mr. A. H. Leslie. 4

'A short review of the record of the S.F.C. on the playing field was then made, Mr. Grimshaw montioning that it was owing goal average slightly. i the winners that the First Lo:

[championship was lost.

Ham once more reached the final the Skottowe Cup, posse the Marine Engineers' C Cap was once more regained, and the five-a-side competition at the Police Sports was won decisively. In this last match, Mr. L. Goldman pertorned what is believed to de Jan unprecedented goal scoring per-

The election of officers for the ensuing season was tin proceeded with, Mr. Grimshaw mentioned that four of tivo Edvard Pearce and higuself (lr. Grimshaw), the retiring Vice-presidents, were offer-

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