Agcording io the entries received by^Mr. M. Spiegler, the honorary secretary of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association, the forthcoming Shanghai League promises to be a fine one. Eight teams will fight for honours in the First Division while a total of nineteen will play in the Second Division. The junior competition may have one more entry, Which will then make the number of teams in both sections equal to previous years.
Clube Lusitano, title-holders of the 1088 season, will'receive more opposition this year, as the other entries are reported to be much stronger now than they were before, although no practice has yet been available because of the Race Course being closed.
Besides the Portuguese, the other seven entries are the Columbia Country Club, Bramtoco, Cercle Sportif Francais, Japanese Tennis Club, Shanghai Cricket Club and the Shanghai Recreation Club. The new entry in the senior group is the Bramtoco team, formerly competing only in junior circles. The addition of several first-class players from the Cricket Club prompted Bramtoco to join.
The teams joining the Second Division are Association Sportive Francaise, Clube Lusitano, Cercle Sportive Francais, German Garden Club, Japanese Tennis Club, Police Recreation Club "A" and "B," Shanghai Cricket Club, Shanghai Recreation Club, Swiss Club and Waterworks.
Last years Second Divison championship was won by the Recs after an extremely interesting fight from beginning to end. The Police manage to put up two teams this season, atoning slightly for the non-participation of two of last year's teams—Sokol and R.A.SCC.
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