In spite of being' poorly represented, the Public School boys gave one of their best displays of the season. The understanding between the halves and the forwards was a feature of the game, while the combination between the three inside forwards (Siemssen, Moosa and Madar) was just as pretty to watch as it was deadly to oppose. If the present standard of play is maintained, the §.P.8. have a very strong chance of defending their title to the Championship next season.
The Rest suffered from the great disadvantage of not having played together before so that although they shone individually, they were rather deficient in team work. Tordi (S.F.X.0.) and Corbin (T.H.S.) worked tirelessly throughout the game and did much to save their side from being defeated by a still bigger margin.
Presentation oF Cups, At the close of the game, the Rev. Brother Faust presented the Senior and Junior Cups to the winning teams in the Schools' Championship. In presenting the Senior cup to P. Madar, captain of the S.P.8. Senior XT, Brother Faust congratulated the Public School on the marked improvement that has taken place in their football during the Inst three or four years, calling for cheers for the winning team as well as for the masters of the Public, School who had done so much to bring the School football up to its present high standard.
Madar, in receiving the cup, on behalf of the School thanked Brother Faust both for being there that afternoon to present the cup as well as for the compliment he had paid the Senior XI, but above all, for the interest which he had always taken in School football in Shanghai. A suggestion of cheers for Brother Faust was here most enthusiastically taken up.
The Junior XI cup was next presented to Soyka, captain of the Public School Junior XT.
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