'The local Soccer season opened on Saturday. with several friendly games." The main traction was 'a charity match at the Canidrome, played' between last season's league leaders, the Association Spostive 'Francaise, "and the popular Chinese team. Three Cul tures. in which the former suffered a convincing defeat, scoring only one goal against four." However, as Fol lezou, Marcal, and Costa, irst-atring-ers of repute' were not playing, perhaps the defeat was not 30 ignominy fous. The Chinese have added two more leading men to their original strong side, and it is understood tha "Darky," and H. K. Loo, a forward from Chenju University, have now become permanent players with them, Earlier in the afternoon, the French club's second eleven engaged ino friendly trial with the Shanghai Football Club. The latter, who in the second halt changed numerous pi ers in the endeavour to give all a won by four goals to one.
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