With the return of a group of Shanghailanders came the news on Feb. 22 of the first ski race held under the auspices of the Ski and Winter Sports Club of China at Shigakowen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on February'13. This race, originally arranged for February' 11, "was postponed to the 13th because" of unfavourable weather conditions, thus making It impossible fora number of Shanghailanders, who had to return earlier, to compete, The four sections of the compett-
Commenting on the Hongkong, side Gash said that the result might have been different if Campbell, "Hong-Koni'scentre-half, had" opened the game more by feeding his wings direct, Throughout the match preferred to do this by passing to. his wing halves who did the distribution work, Another mistake which Camp-boll made was to ply Lee Wal-tong with the ballan every occasion de sxplte the fact that the latter, was strongly marked out by the Shanghhal defence in all taking part, "The four classes of the race were: senor women, Junto women, senior men and junior men, Placings of the contestants follow:
Senior women:—Mrs. A. To. Gi uin'30 sees Mas Kann Gertita, 9 2 Momen:—Allss, DB. Heseliine, 3
Roboostom Harries Gosano Before the match Roboostoff had been instructed to tie up. between the Hongkong backs and harass them ich he did with suieh offeet_ that Gosino was completely put. off stroke, the former player being responsible for Shanghai's opening goal. Pau Ka-ping who kept goal for Hongkong and who has played for China inthe Olympic Games, had no chance with any of the goals scored fgaiust him, Particularly' spectacular were the two goals scored by Freddie Foyn, the SX, representative: "a Ju Bastin" was the description which Gash gave to Foyn's second goal in the second half. This came us the result of a lovely centre by Jimmy Ward which Foyn picked up on the ru to score with a tervifie first-timer which had Pau completely beaten all the way, Fung King-cheong. _Hongkons's inside-right played "a very heady ame. but also made the mistake of trying to get the ball to the closely marked Lee Wai-tong. Gash was of the opinion that if Fung had tried more on his own Hongkong might have caused greater damage.
"There wasn't a passenger on the side." Is the apt description which Gash applied to. Shanghai's team Every man on the side carried out the "Instructions imported to him before the game started, with "the result that Hongkong were never Feally allowed to settle down. suggested by "Spartan" in the "North-China Daily News" on February 5 suggestion that was heartily dorsed by Gash after the first a toon: "Bt Seat ie, Benda ire Fulkios 3 arn Senoeptetn, 4
'Among the Shanghailanders there this year were Mrs, Kann, Mr. Sigaut, Mr. and) Mrs, Brill, ae. Knobel, Jo. Col. de Fremere. Br. and Mrs, U_ F, Beleéhmann and' Mis: Alys Wilschi, "Ski classes were held Mr. York Heintze. "Enthusiasts took quite a number of films of and. runs performed by mem of the Club.
No less than thirty people have come new members of the Ski and Winter Sports Club "of China this year.
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