The Loh Hwa footballers eliminate ed the representatives of the Worcestershire Regiment in the second round of the Skottowe Cup competition on January 11 at the Stadium by the narrow margin of one point, the final score being 4 to 3 in favour of the Chinese team.
Some-heavy scores took place in the first league matches played on January 12, which was partly due to the state of the grounds, The heavy going, however does not hinder the Police team to all outward appearances, for they fu1 ther improved their position by a good win over the Navy eleven. Their forwards, of which Oakley and Turner were the pick, had a successful afternoon, scoring no-less than six goals to two by the opposing side, Another heavy defeat was inflict ed on the Portuguese team, whose chances of winning were very remote from the start owing to the fact that they were without the services of a goalkeeper for the best part of the game. As anticipated, the Wiltshires had an easy journey into the third round of the Skottowe Cup. Although putting up a creditable fight during the earliest stages of the game, the R.A.S.C, were thoroughly "outelassed by a much cleverer team, the final score reaching double figures.
The scores follow:
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