Three successive week-ends of rain and snow have broken up the hitherto successful c: " out of the Shanghai Hockey Association's fixtures. The present return of fine weather, however, enhances the possibility of resuming the league matches this coming Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Saturd the Loyals will meet the Germans, the strongest of civilian teams. In the previous round the Teutons were soundly beaten by the ^hampions, 5-2, and although the Club players are resolved to stage the kind of a fight they always do, the chance of cutting the army's winning vein is none too bright. The match, nevertheless, will be worth going miles to see. Tt should turn out 2s one of the sea son's most hard-fought encounters. Just how far the German squad cán go depends on primarily their defensive play in dealing with the clock-like play of Captain Cole's line in the attack.
The following afternoon, the rams paging Loyals are going to oppose the second best civilian team, in the Shanghai Hockey Club. This will be the initia] meeting of the two teams in the current league. e For the time being the Shanghai hockey men càn say whatever they like regarding the consistent defeats sustained by the other contending units. But when this Sunday is over, it is certain they will follow the examples of the rest of the league teams and admit that no one has ever made a mistake in describing the army exponents as the invincibles.
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