Shanghai, Nov. 19.
Although sharing as much of the play as their opponents and, more than that, snatching a I-goal lead in the first 30 minutes, the SIN, Police XI failed to hold N.'Z, Lee, star Chi hose footballer, in a S.PIAL First Division match at the Canidrome yesterday, allowing him to perform a haterick and give the Lido Recreation "Association a 1 victory which put Lido at the top of the Teague standing, The Police played a sterling game and were always in the fight, "A lack of scoring punch prevented the law emeers from scoring one or two more goals. MeAloon was partly Fesponsible as he missed a 12-yard kick, lifting the shot over the eross-bar when there was good chance open scoring.
Lido looked stale, The forward line failed to work together in the absence of K. 8, Shen and K. Waung, who were on the injured Hist. After losing the first Koal, Lee who started out as centre-half moved Uup to centre and it was due to his uuneanny shooting that three shots Went past Willie Ward, one in the first half and the remaining two in the second.
Sam Greenberg was a notable absentee on the Police side. Rimmer was brought in to play inside-right, Putting Pechinenk at centre and Clark at inside-left. Bader as pivot and MeAloon did very well in the intermediate line while both Vidal and Stangaard were dependable
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