This match, played on the Shangbar Recreation Olnb's ground, proved the most popular of the League fixtures on Saturday afternoon, and attracted a large number of spectators, but th football was not of a very high order the high wind which was blowing from the East interfering with the passing and upeetti ination, and at the same time enabling the kicking of the backs to neutralize the efforts of the forwards to a very large extent.
In the first half of the game, the Police, aided by a strong wind, wore constantly in the Recreation Clab's territory, but the home team's goal was rarely in danger and it was chiefly due to the long kicking by Aitkenhesd and good feeding by Mac-Kenzie that the Police forwards were able to keep up the attack. Occasionally the Recreation Club's forwards broke away, but the centring lacked accuracy and, deceived by the wind, the forwards frequently over-ran the ball. It not until the last few minutes of the first half of the game that any point was scored, and then Mitchell drew first blood for the Police, following up his own pass from the right wing and tricking Ross Young in front of the goal, At the interval the Police led by one goal to nil.
In the second half of the game the Police had the better of the opening exchanges, and soon after the kick-off McColl made a good attempt to score. Strong kicking by the home backs changed the venue, and the Police were forced to concede several corners, bat no score resulted until play had been in progress about quarter of an hour, when the Recreation Clab's forwards made s combined attack on the Police goal. Freeman fell in an attempt to stop a shot from Brandt and a melee ensued, When at last the ball came into the open, Wigton rushed up from the full-back line and placed it inside the net before Freeman
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