The Archive · 1940

Week-end Soccer Commentary

Tung Hwa Meet Police in Final Test Today — Saints Tackle J.K.C. at Canidrome Tomorrow

Hwa will have their final test this afternoon when they meet he Shanghai Municipal Police at the Canidrome at 2.30 in the last game of the First Round. Although the Chinese are conceded gil the chances to defeat the slower lawkeepers, the fact fter one of the strongest defences in the senior division may prove to be the undoing of the Tung Hwa, who so far have Police will na willie Ward in the goal, with Victal and "Heavy ithe teams that played against them. The 0 "as backs. The half-line will consist of Stan-expected to emerge geard, Duffy and Roliz. In the front line, Chooklantzeff, Green-while berg, Fonseca, Bader and Douglas form as strong a combination tol as any of the other First Division teams.

It is doubtful if the Chinese will he stronger in the forward line, the fid -shifted to the half-line, brought to play on Jewish Recs boast of a fine pair of backs, both fast and dependable. The combination of Karolitch, Foyn and Petterson, not to mention the Edwards brothers, however, should prove a little too much for the Jewish defence and the general opinion is that the Saints will leave Canidrome with another victory to their name. Whatever may be the result, the game is sure to provide a full quota of thrills. Pi The two. cellarites of the First Division, the Association Sportive Francaise and the Public Thomas Hanbury. School, will meet oath other in the crucial—for them—game. A win for the ASF. will mean definitely a path toward better things, while should the P.T.H. win, the Foreign Legion, once the terror of soccer fields, will find themselves in the unenviable position at the foot of the First Division. This game will be played at the Race Course in the afternoon, Three Tsz Ling Games Three Tsz Ling matches will be played In the afternoon, the first being encounter between' the Oarsmen,

[the sSécónd a us pigeon takin L3 [eds Division. faccabi Have shown up poorly and possess a fairly balanced team, with Abb French Navy should win tle irm p

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