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"Orr, W. H. Moule, 1, Beore, A. Gilbert, H. Graybarn, H. Fowler, and P. Fowler (Capt.), forwards.
The "Old Bedfordians" won the toss and elected to pry from the Loongfei.end during the first half, For some time after Billings' kick-off, play remained in thocentre of the field, the Od Bedfordians" having slightly the best' of mutters, especially behind ths scrum, though the slippery state of the ball and sodden ground made ing and sprinting difficult. Later on che Bedfordians" gradually worked the ball up to the home goal line, but were unable to score until a free kick for offside enabled Graybuen t" pop the ball over the bar.- Billings restarted and the howe forwards ide a splendid ru-h to. the Bedford twenty-five, where they remained daring the last few minutes of the first half. "In the early stages of the second half the Shanghai forwards played up very strongly, and looked like scoring until smart run down field by Grayburn br right relief. Thencoforward the O: d Boys had the best of the game and kept up the pressure, the Shanghai team obtaining occasional roll! by free Kioks for, their opponents not playing the ball or playin, offside, About ton minutes befure. the call of tims, Graybuen (who hal been transferred to the three-quarter line) dodged through and planted the ball behind the posts, A. F. Wheen converting the "three" into "five." No further score was made and at the call of time the Old Bedfordisna" were winners by two goa. (ne penalty) to nil.
We have from time to time ed upon our local exponents of the senior game the necessity of playing the bal and paying 8 rioter attention to the offside rule. 'The number of penalties given Against them on Satatiay for such branches of the rales will no doubt convince them tha'. this advice has not been gi without reason, Saturday's Paper Hunt.
Saturday's hunt was laid by Messrs. F.
mand Lee over short course, starting from the Tunsin line, vid Vincent Smith's Bridge, Plum Tree, and Red End House, to a finish over the first jump of the Jessfield line.
The going was very much on the soft side and about halfway through the hunt the riders lost paper, so that it had porforoo to be do-clared " no hunt."
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