Wear of Scotland 18. Gala 0. and simultaneously, to the amazi ment of all, another Tung Hwa pla er dashed up to the referee and kicked him.
The referee retreated into Police territory, but was not quick enough to evade a blow to the face from the same player's fist. Then the crowd got busy, and' started to swarm on to the field of play.
Four of the Police team immediate. ly closed in on the referee and escorted him from the feld, walla the rest of the Police side formed protective screen behind, with a howling mob coming up to stick them. One of the Police eleven was attacked (from behind) by one of the mob: the former turned quickly and a second later his opponent was sprawling on the ground, The Police team and the referee then managed to get out of the grounds without further assault, but in the mean time, many other Aights had occurred amongst the partisans both sides amongst the spectators. Subsequently most of the crowd gathered around the office of the China National Amateur Athletic Federation, demanding loudly for the return'of their money. The staff locked themselves in, and Chapei police—the Settlement boundary runs Just inside the Stadium main entrance ates—tried fo tell the crowd to go away. This the crowd, after an hour and a half, did, but not with-cut frst venting their spleen by breaking several windows. A squad of Shanghai Municipal Police, summoned hurriedly from Gordon Road station, stood by for trouble at the gates, but nothing further developed. only due to the enthusiasm of the supporters, who in places stood twenty deep.
The game throughout was very clean and conducted in a very sporting manner by both sides. Each eleven had played on the previous jay, but neither showed signs of being slack. The Police were unchanged, while the Chinese fielded three reservists.
Suen was undoubtedly the outstanding player. on the field, and @espite the fact that he was generally marked by at least two of the opposition, his work was pretty to watch. Individually the rest of the themselves utterly to rout the As ciation Sportive Francaise by 7—1 'The margin could easily have been' much greater, but the winners, especially in the second half, took' things very easily. The French side in. cluded several reserves, which accounts for their poor showing, and several attempts at rearrangement! did Tittle to assist. their attack. In contrast, the Recs had a strong line, Dut even they, at times, were poor at finishing, for although they practically monopolized the second half, during that period only one goal was added to their lead.
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