The season's most crucial football match will be played at the Canidrome this afternoon at 230, when {he Shanghai Mumicipal Police, strong favourites to win the League Championship, will encounter Tung Biwa in the season's last big game. A win for the Chinese, and this is not improbable after their fine showing against Lusitano last Saturday. "will spell farewell to police hopes for this year.
Taking no chances, the Police have announced their strongest line-up, with Bulpin again playing between the sticks. As in all previous matches, Egas Victal and "Heavy Arüllery" Woodles will play as backs, with Stangaard, Crook and Roliz in the intermediate line. The forwards will be Novgorodoft, Paddy Duffy Wilie Ward, Sammy Greenberg and Chooklanizeff. Tony Fon-soco is the reserve.
The combination of Greenberg and Chooklantzeff on the left should prove the leam's strongest asset. "These two played together at the end of last season and proved to be a thorn to many of the teams. Both are tricky, fast, and deadly with their shots, Another potential goal-getter is Willie Ward, who has scored four points in the S.M.P.—J.R.C. game last week. Paddy Duffy and Moygorodoff are useful assets it. eny position.
The Chinese team was not known yesterday, but it is believed that they will keep their last weelt's iineup with N. Z. Lee playing in the defence. As left back, this player, without doubt, is one of the strongest. in the League and this was clearly demonstrated last week when he held Favacho, CoNaco and Coa! with equal ease. P. K. Zing will as usual play in goal with Eugene Chang partnering Lee as backs.
The half-line, the most important in any team, should have L. H. Han, S. T. Liang and T. T. Chang. The change of position by N. Z. Lee has necessitated a reshuffing of the forward line and H. K. Huang now plays as an inside man. His inclusion in the attacking department has brought good results, and N he displays as fine anticipation as he did against Lusitano, the chances are that he will bu the ne: on more than one occasion. The other forwards will most probably, be T. K. Fei, Y. L. Chia, L. K. Tai and T. Van.
The game will be referred by Mr A. C. B. Cornell, who incidentally will play centre-forward—against Press tomorrow morning. His aides Wil be Messrs. I, Chang and T. H.
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