The Archive · 1937

Final Interport Trial Disappointing

Chinese XI Do Not Provide Strong Opposition: K. S.

Suen and "Darky"

Chen Sadly Missed ITH the ground in bad condition and the Chinese XI putting up a show, the third and final Interport Trial at the Yenping Rond Stadium' on February 6 proved to be a dismal affair, the Shanghai Football Association's selection running out easy victors over the C.N.A.A.F. XI by five goals to one. Leading at the interval by two goals to one the Shanghai Interport XI added three more' points in the next period with no. reply. from a demoralised opposition. With K.

Suen and "Darky" Chen miss~ ing from the line-up, the Chinese did not test the Foreign side to any extent. Having things much their own way the Shanghai XI did not over exert themselves and little combination was shown.

'Jack Ward justified hig transfer to the centre-Half position, his size and sureness doing much to strengthen Shanghai's Interport the defence, while H. B, Cochran, making hig frst appearance, pleased Football XI with his play, Collet was' not too The Selection Committee of the sure of himself and as Bell played a Shanghai Football Association a fine game it Is reasonable to supnounced on Feb, 6, following the pose that the final selection of the trict match at the Stadium, the intermediate line would find, left to right, Bell, Jack Ward and Cochran, players. who would represent and it would be a sound Une of Shanghai against Hongkong in the Interport match for the. "Tele-defence, graph" Cup on February 11, sub-Ject to their being perfectly at. up Marcal in good was evidently taking things easy for They are—the Interport match next Thursday.

Gide Bolecenon (ASF. E Viet Parkinson who is travelling to Hong: Kong as reserve back only. played tee" Wang (ASE, and "it for a short period.

Cochran STEY Rey (Sh), Owing to Taylor's inability to make the trip Foyn received his opportunity yesterday, and apart from scoring a goal and putting across Regiment), and W. Ward (ASP). several fine centres he was a little V. Gash is travelling with Unsure. "He allowed the opposing the {eam as manager and coach. defence to take the ball off him too Originally selected as captain he often, and his passes.on the whole Unable to take a playing part were not well directed." On the other on account of injuries to his one Usually bustling, a great Improvement on his, performance last week, and certainly deserves his position in the Anal selection, Bolinky' was too well marked by Y¥. ¥, Feng to do too much damage, spite of which he contributed two self-instituted goals, and proved without a doubt that he is a strong rival centre forward to Roboostof, Sim Ward's Initiative On the Jett attack Jim Ward showed up more favourably than Bossuet, the last goal of the scored by the former wag beauty, and his speed and centre did" much to decide the final out come of the match, Bossuet seems igh patch, his few games being much below Junior Cup Final Won by Tsing Teh An overwhelming victory by six" goals to one was scored by Tsing Teh over the J-A.C. in the Anal of the Junior Cup played Hongkew Park on February 7. The result was not un+ expected a5 Tsing Teh at pres fent, head the Sunday Sforning Leaique by a wide margin of points, They have not yet lost 'A match, scoring 116° goals and have only had nine netted against th S

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