Comments on Interesting Tour by Mr. S. V. Gash Arranged Tactics Succeed HANGHAI'S victorious interport soccer side arrived back in port at 3.45 a.m. on Feb. 22 in the P. & O. s. Naldera, On account of fog, the steamer had been obliged to anchor at Gutzlaff, thereby delaying her arrival by seventeen hours.
Interviewed on board by a representative of the "North -China Herald," Mr.
V. Gash, manager of the side, gave an interesting account of the team's visit to the Colony.
Throughout the tour a fine spirit existed among the players, and on the trip down special attention was xlven to the mapping out of tactical play with which to combat suceessfully the orthodox type of football favoured in the Colony, Tt was de~ elded to exploit the "W" formation Against Hongkong, and, although not All of the players were familiar with this particular strategy which successfully employed by professional clubs in Great Brilain, nevertheteas ft was used by Shanghai to more than good advantage.
Due to moderately rough weather the arrival of the s. Slutlgert was somewhat delayed, Hongkong being Teached on the evening of Tuesday, February 9, Instead of the afternoon. The team was met on arrival by coMeials of the Hongkong Footbalt Association and afterwards installed in the Hongkong Hotel where a good night's rest was enjoyed by the team, match at the Stadium, Roboostoff and Belinky were played at centre-forward and inside-right respective: ly, "Asked whether this combination had come off tu the Interport game, Gash replied that it most' certainly hind. Unused as he was to the inside-right berth "Blinky nevertheless played 9 hard extra half-back game which, although there was nothing spectacular about It from the spectators' point of view, played no small part in Shanghat's victory.
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