Lest there should be any undue apprehension on the point. among Chinese football players who may feel perturbed that their Olympic team "has been drawn In the first Found against the country which is the parent of the game, it should at once be said that professionals do Rot take part in the great tourna ment. Therefore the China team will not be in danger of finding If confronted by Bastin or Gall cher or Dean or any other of those noble gladiators. who delight. the Saturday afternoon crowds on pro: fessional arenas, There is a marked difference between amateur and professional soccer as the Corinthians Know to their cost, It may be expected that the British team will be strong, but there is every reason to doubt' whether it will be up to. the standard of the best amateur sides they play during the winter. For tone thing many soccer amateurs pre-for to play cricket in the summer—as also do professionals like Edrich of Middlesex, Hulme of the same county and scores of others, At the same time China' has a. difficult hurdle to take and if her men cur-vive this first round they will be doing very well indeed,
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