In this League match, played on the ground of the Shanghai Football Club: on Saturday afternoon, neither wide was at its strongest, bat the Deluge team suffered more" from absentees. In the first few minutes of the game the Recreation Club had many opportunities, but its shooting was erratic. The Delage Company was frequently penalized for breaches of the rules and at Inst Wigton scored a goal for the Recreation Club from a penalty kick. At half-time the Recreation score stood: Shanghai Recreation Club, two goals; Deluge Company, 8. F.D. nil.
For the winners, Fegan, Ollerdessen and Mann were the best of the forwards, Brandt and Cornish were brilliant at half-back, and Wigton was the best fall back on the field. The Deluge team did not play up to reputation, Weeks and Brock, in the forwards, and Macphail, at half-back were the most conspicuous men on the side,
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