The Archive · 1940

Hongkong Give Way Before Attacks of Foreign

^THE SPORTS — Visiting Interporters Lose Final Match of Series 3-1; Parr, Collaco, Campbell Shine

'ONGKONG's soccer delegation, after losing to Shanghai in the Winterport Match by 2-0 and fighting to a i-all drew against the local Chinese, wound up the series with a second loss at the hands of the Rest of Shanghai Foreign XII at the Canidrome yesterday moring by a score of three to one. The local eleven gave: a grand performance and the manner in which the team worked clearly surpassed the two previous encounters. It was a clean, smooth and harmonious game despite the softness of the ground. Parr, the fast Surreys' outside-right, Humberto Collaco, an old-timer on the Club Lusitano team, and J. Campbell, the Seaforths star, delighted the crowd with a fine display and each one of them fully redeemed himself after an indifferent showing in the Intetport Trial Parr was ever dangerous on the right flank, crossing Over many fine centres some of which nearly lodged in the corner of the: net. Besides threatening the Hongkong goal with his many sendings, the right winger showed perfect timing in cutting his way in and netted Shanghai's second goal to break a 1-all tie late in the match.

Collaco put up a nice performance

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