CHINESE FOOTBALLERS

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 170, 19 July 1924, Page 2 (Supplement)

CHINESE FOOTBALLERS

1 MET WELLINGTON TO-DAY I ' I CHINA O, WELLINGTON 4. ' i I r ' I; CBy Telegraph.—Press AsuocUUon.) WELLINGTON, this diy. Wellington defeated the Chinese Cnj. fl versity soccer footballers by 4 goals to, H nil at the Basin Reserve, in the presence' f of 15,000 spectators. The Chinese played a disappointing i? game in the first spell. They lost groan, | repeatedly through reluctance to charp.. [' Though the weather was fine tin 1 ground was very slippery, and tie m Chinese, accustomed to hard groim-. E were at a disadvantage. • The visitors are fast and po;sejj |v nippy wings, hut the home eleven's do |c : fence was too solifl, and Wellington wh E never extended. ... j The Chinese showed that they Imiw H the fine points of the game, but lacked X; team work. i The visitors created a thrill hy almoft Irj scoring in the first five minutes, but the Iv remainder of the spell they battled ttqrd B to save their goal. f The second half brought brighter foot- H ball from the visitors, who, however, B failed to take full advantage oi tbe p opportunities of scoring. Pao, the visitors' eoalie, gave a _._■ I liant display of goalkeeping. Tiie game ended: — Wellington 4 Chinese • 8 | ===== R