Shana, Dec. 22 hough finishing up at the wrong end of a 1-0 score the Shanghai ies played their best game' of the season yesterday afternoon their division" hockey league match against the "Greens" who found surprisingly" strong opposition inthe losers.
Paying their fil team for the Iiities "were to excellent ad~ dash that the side lacked Previously and. were actually rather Snlucky in not having come through me wietors as. although they lodged the ball twice betwen the posts, the points "were disallowed each ume Swing (0 an offside offense.
"The yama wax on the whole played at'n fast chip which was matntalned from start {0 finish and was marked by" portcularly clean play by. both ited; the chiot Ureech of ules being Sofeides gaint this ingsinge: ment of the ler the Greens were the bigger offender but this was not featly the Youll. of their" forwards fut to the "offside" tees employ the SLL. who played the tack well up.
"The strong defence of the SLILC. nullled the sharp-shooting ability of the Greens' ace. goal-ge ters. Jean Wheeler, Nevah Choderton trid Pat Kendall who were conta iy'bavassed in their efforts score, "They had saver fley atthe oak Lin" afl except one." were either cleared or hit behind the line.
1 was not un the ast ten minutes of the fame that Jean Wheeler managed to oather the' ball within the strilcing circle to beat Mf. Rignall with a sizzling drive. 'The Shanghai Ladies made a desperate fltempt to level the score but the Greens' defense wis well nigh ime pregnable with J. Harling dropping, back to assist the backs each time the SLILC. aggressed.
Tt seems a pity that the losers were vot able to field a tea Hy: earlier in the. might have done considerably better fund would probably have been well mn the running.
"The teams were Greene": M. Hopkins, woods Ni. Train.
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Aenument, Gardens, White White Hirldge, Potie?'y Line ade nel Banh west bards adee Villase ith atthe tion friendly. hockey kame yesterd at the Race Course end nally' con ceded victory tothe Undoubtedly the highest standard of hockey over the week-end was displayed clean tins the new over the eum to the being Iueky ty hold an Russians to tsin Team they tallied their thir before the whi Upon re= 1 however, the Police were cep) on the trick vf the Crusaders the Russian tooth city will he during the Hays uss 27, for the ist xo the hullo of atory. Van der Mhe idea of reviving was browht up at the be the current soccer season and per mission was secured from the Shaw hai Football Association to hold miatehes during the Chine Year holidays.
The Tientsin Russians will arrive here on January 25 and will play two games here, the first ayainst the Yoenl Russians. titted. Tater were vell-nieh impenetrable a= full backs. On the intermediate line, the trio of Wilmer, Seielt ind Sardeman com pleted the almost stone-wall defence.
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