The game throughout was brimful of interest and it. cxn safely be said that it contained not one dull moment. The winners had undoubtedly " powerful team and itis open to question whether the locals did not hold them in too low esteem under the impression that they would he able to maintain possession of the trophy in the same ensy style as of yore. But they reckoned without their host and it should be the means of bringing to their notice the fact that " game is never over till the ball stops rolling. The victory was de. served ly popular and well worthy of the cheers accorded at the close. The result should prove an active stimulus to local football as the Club may be relied upon to leave no stone unturned to resume the ownership of the Cup thus infusing i creased life into the subsequent meetings, As regards the players only the hypereri cal could cavil and where all played in such uniformly good style it would perhaps be invidious to particularise. At the same time special mention should be made of Campbell, Charlesworth, Evans and Cooper, whom were in capital form and did yeoman service for their various sides.
At the close of the game the teams, accompanied by a large body of their more active supporters, adjourned to the Engineers' Institute in Nanking Road to wit. ness the ceremony of presenting the Cup to the winners. Mr. Colin Buchanan was unanimously voted to the chair and ina few well-chosen sentences called upon Mr, J. Prentice in the unavoidable absence of Sir Nicholas Hannen to present the Cup to the Engineers. In the course of his remarks Mr. Prentice expressed the pleasure he felt at being asked to participate in the proceedings and spoke highly of the play of ench team in the contest of the afternoon. It gave him particular pleasure to hand that cup to the Engineers that day. They had been a long time winning it back but he was glad they had succeeded in improving their Club and to notice a general revival of interest in the game amongst the Shanghai Engineers. Mr. W. Campbell, Captain of the wins received the Cup from Mr. Prentice with evident satisfaction. He remarked that a dark cloud had been hanging over the Engineers' Football Club for the last five years but he was very pleased to see that they had been able to put in the field a team capable of beating the Shanghai Football Club. He would not say which was the better team, but the Engineers had shown tactics which had put them ahead when time was called by a margin of two goals. In conclusion he commented upon the friendly feeling which was always manifested in their meetings. The healths of the Captains of the teams were then proposed and cordially acknowledged by Mr, Campbell and Mr. Cooper. The last-named congratulated the Engineers on their success which he had no doubt would make for renewed enthusiasm in the strug. gles to come. Subsequently the secretaries Messrs. F. Rickard (S.F.C.) and J. W. Ord (Engineers) and the referee and lines-men were heartily toasted, a pleasant little function terminating with similar com-piiments to Mr. Prentice and the Chairman.
The Cup was on exi mn at the delight. ful dance given by the Mercantile Marine Engineers' Institute at the Astor Hall the same evening.
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