Miniature lakes on sporting grounds forced postponement of all fixtures yesterday and the nonstop nature of the rain made it almost certain that all sport would have to be called off to-day as well. Late yesterday the secretary of the Football Association, Mr. M. Speigler. was notified that the flooded Canidrome ground would be unfit for Sunday play. He will not know until 7 o'clock this morning the fate of the matches set down for the Recreation Ground but it is obvious that they will be added to the postponed list: The rain caused a cancellation of the opening matches of the Shanghai Hockey League.
The great disappointment of the week-end will be the killing of the last chance to match the A.S.F. and the Royal Ulster Rifles in a return engagement. The challenge match frr charity to have been played to-day. Next week the Rifles will leave for the Colony with a rather unfairly earned black mark on their sporting honour board in that the bitterest defeat they ever suffered came at a time when they were least fitted for a big game. It will be gen: erally regretted that the important match could not have been arranged earlier. Perhaps the Durham Light Infantry, who arrive next Tuesday in the transport Dilwara, will take up the friendly cudgels with the A.S.F.? Unless their form on the soccer field has changed considerably since last they were here, they should give a most spirited account of themselves against the cream of opposition, , Rugger Matches Cancelled The'rugger matches to be played this afternoon have been cancelled. rs of the general committee of Rugby Union Football Club inspected the rugger pitches on the Hace Course yesterday afternoon na came to the decision in view of he sodden condition of the ground and because there appeared to be no likelihood of an improvement in the weather,
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