One of the most successful seasons in the history of the Bhanghai Recreation Club was celebrated by the Hotel night and ye wag no small distinction for the A\ Club to be able to put on record the following successes:
Wu of. the Cricket Winners of " the tennis' Leagte, 1953; Winners of the Wallace Lavin Bowls Cup, 1923; Winners of the Shuighai.* Football" League (Dewar Shield) and of the Skottowe challenge cup, 1023-45 and. the speakers of tha' oven might have been pardoned they been nyt ore, than what the popula President and chairman, "Mr. RP. Phillips, described' as' "in bit modest" about these sporting triumphs, "Among the guests were Mr. Sidney Barton, I. M. Consul-General, Sir "Skinner Turner, President of the Shanghai Lavn 'Tennis Association, Captain E. T. 'M. Barrett, Mr. W! C. G. Clifford, and other' representatives of the Shanghai Football Club, and Mr. B.S. Bridges, Hon, secretary of the Shanghai' Football Association.
Thd evening © was pleasantly spent, Messrs, G. B. Stormes, F. Willis, Graham Barrow and Kay contributing to. the Bramme with songs and, the last named, with some, exceedingly neat card tricks. There was a short oust st, beginning with dent's welcome to guests. Ho paid tribute to the great part played for many years past by the Recreation Club in the sporting slite of the Settlement, and ex-Premed his appreciation of Shanghai's excellent status in' amateur sport. Commenting on the wonderful uso made of the Recreation Ground, 'Sir Skinner lsnid ho doubted whether there was another stich pies of ground the world of which such enormous uso was made, Ramours had hoon heard about cutting a road through the ground, but he trusted' this would never be done. The Recreation Ground was one Of the best things we bad Shanghai, and it was to the intereatof all to ove that it it 'The popular ex-president of the Club, Mr Frank Jones, propos the toast of "Shanghai Sportsmen' ina great speech, and Captain Barrett responded, exiressing his appreciation of the Keen and sporting "games which Trovided by the Recs' in. friendly ave for $0 many years been
rivalry with the Cricket Club.
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