soccer and hockey layers. deserve congratulations. The. Tugger men, must be patted gently on the back for having put {tp good fights and then quietly subjected to condolence over their" inability to bring back honours from Hongkong and Hankow. The defeat in Hongkong was " disappointment, Aichough it was agreed that the effort to reverse 3 result Wwould tax all Shanghai's playing shill. Ie seems from the cables that the visitors' backs were in good but their light pack was outweight-and outzgeneralied. And if "machine threes cannot get the ball their perfection is wasted. Still, the scoring, both at Hankow and Hongkong, shows that Shang need to be re seueon "coming along in: 'a few months time. The excellent ide-Work putin. by" the Committee barring unforeseen—_transfers—should be turned to good account in 1984-36. The sorely-tried Shanghai Football Association will take a crumb of comfort from the victory won by their selected team over the Hongkong: side. Is it unreasonable est that this success for Shanghai soccer should help Smooth the rugaed path to peace the local football world? Correspondence has endeavoured to thrash out few points and a. reader thoughtfully emphasises the value of constructive eritisiim. Differences of opinion have arisen, Brrora, in taste and judgment have been dis: played. "On afl sides Tet it be said that soccer pi hot and bothered ait game is the thing." he spit {hich it is played and administered far more importance than the comfort of spectators, the tender bilities "ot°roderoes andthe merits guatomy of "players, "the, suscepti fof rule-interpretations. If it on ite conceded that all players and adinintrntors ave concentrated on the Prevervation of that pin of lapses due to the simp oman nature is human nature and therefore makes mistakes; it, may be possible to forget a sorry chapter in Shanghabe football history. chief need at the moment is support of the authority of the SP.A-—not reapeee of the. intveidaals, come posing ite ceeeutive, but othe sole Graumlzation on which the rood' of the game really Jepends. Let there endorsement of that—ivithout prejudice, as lawyers fe expected but very. often retuse fo'sayecand there is reason lieve that frank and just attention will be given to" those grievances which have not been and could not be adduced to justify "direct action" June which may' property be consider.
when' the hémosphere, is. once note favourable to calm judgment
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