'a match between the homesters and the footballers of the Chinan Institute the referee suffered at the hands of the Chinan members who applied violent actions to the official for all the pains the latter exerted in conducting a game. A big horde of the Chinan students and their supporters with C, W. Chen, the captain of the team, at the head threatened the life out of the referee and chased him off the field. If not for the Nanyang students and the unbiased spectators on the other si of the field, the poor officio! would be now still lying in bel. 1¢ was mad attack and those who ventured forth to stop the on-rush and to prevent the referee from being further injury. met with blows alike. This type of incident happens at least once a year in Chinese football. faras the writer can recall, no fewer, than five officials including two foreign referees have been ill-treated in a short period of three years. And it is always the case that the losers stir up the trouble. The los-jing team lays all the blame on the referee and challenges the singlehanded official. As there are no Nick Winters or Tom Mixes among the referees, some sort of protection should be forthcoming from the athletic bodies. It is understood, that the Chinese Referees: Association will deal with Saturday's case without leniency and hold a general!
[meeting this afternoon at six o'clock the offices of the T. 7." Sporting loods Ca. in Nanking Road, The Loh Hwa Athletic Club di {faulted to the Shanghai College the "first division of the Chin [League on Saturday for reasons urs known to outsiders. The Fuh Tad University definitely withdrew front the competition in the league. Unletis the rulings of the Referees Aséocias tion, the Institute will be barred from farther participation in. both the Chinese and Kiangnan contests, If the worst domes to the worst; theré will remain only three teams in 1 the Chinese League, namd Union, 1
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