CHINESE ELEVEN
DRAWS IN FIRST MATCH. (Received Sunday, 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 11. There were over 40,000 spectators present when the Chinese took the field against a Sydney team, to the ’cmpaniment of warm applause and the skirl of bagpipes. The gathering included many Chinese, from market gardeners to prosperous--looking merchants, all keen on cheering their countrymen. While marching on to the field, the visitors seemed to be ungainly and clumsy alongside the local men, but in action they disclosed astonishing speed and skill, both as a team and as individuals. By keen, careful play, they quickly registered two goals to nil against the local players, but the latter adde three goals and looked like annexing the honours till China added a third goal, making a draw.
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Shannon News, 14 August 1923, Page 6
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127CHINESE ELEVEN Shannon News, 14 August 1923, Page 6
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