Shanghai, Jan. 22
The United Hockey Club experienced practically no difieulty to capture the championship of "the Shanghai Hockey League for the 1996-19 "season when' they trounced the Shanghai "Hockey Club "B" eleven on the Race Course yesterday fatternoon by eight clear goals. The new champions have only one more /g2me to play and that will be against the East' Surrey Regiment.
YUITED "Aimy. dongs: S.A. Mates tin cig, A. Grickmer, Mandieap Wocky Vielory for Shanghai, Jan, 23. ting the Seaforth itighlanders by nine clear goals, the Shanghai Hockey Club scored @ most remark-Jable victory in the local League yesterday afternoon on the Race Course land "made sure' of their position us runners-up. The Club was all over the soldiers territory and led by fiveil at half-time.
More remarkable was the fact that the "civilians played with only. ten men for the whole of the second halt [Crickmer was injured in the first half and had to abandon the game.
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Boron Ape), Wallace, SEAFONTHS:—Wlison. Rite. Akrovd Cunningham. "Aberdeen, "Chaplin. Bac Bennide "Bas Witces. Gunn." in Germans beat East Surreys Shanghai, Jan, 23.
a First. Division. hockey" gai played yesterday at Kiaochow Park, the Germans trimmed the East Surrey Regiment by 3-1. For the better part fof the game the Germans were press ing. The soldiers put up a strong defence, with Capt. Clift always drop-pug back to help the two backs. Ten minutes before half-time the civilians netted their frst goal through Bo-chow, promising young player.
In the second half the leaders became more effective in their work and succeeded in tallying two more goals. dou The Surreys made a belated rally to beat Goalkeeper Von Grafen on one occasion.
The Shanghai United "B" maintained their lead in the Second Division by winning over Area Details, the second best team in the section. oF the Reae Course. At the same time on at) adjacent ground, Khalsa almost made sure of capturing the Third Division championship by overwhelm. Hockey Club "C™
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