Play was fast from the beginning and St. Xavier's were early _in attack. With the game but a few minutes old, some clever work on the part of St. Xavier's "halves, finished by their forwards, resulted in R, Favacho beating Tetstall with drive that" gave the goalie no chance. Four minutes afterwards the Police drew level through a solo effect by Palmer, who received judicious pass from' Gash. 'The Police then took matters into. their own hands for a spell, and a fine run by' Wilkinson culminated in a pass ight across, the ball coming Ling, who netted with a rising, fast oblique shot. The Police continued to attack, and goal No. 3 came their way through a shot following run by Reed, the goalie failing to clear before the same—Police forward rushed in and placed it out of reach. Soon afterwards, St. Xavier's reduced the lead through the "medium of "the brothers Favacho, R. Favacho scoring after his brother has sent in a shot which the goalie could not completely get away. Goals continued to come, Gash scoring another for the Police <a beauty—and Aldeguer for St. Xaviers, the teams with the Police leading by 5—3. The Police had done most of the pressing in the first half, and only sterling work on the part of the opposition defence prevented their score being higher than It was, The second half saw a better class of football than the first, and both sets Of forwards, each backed up by an admirable" middle line, Played exceedingly good football. The Police were.always just a little the better, adding two through Read and Wilkinson, St. Xavier's scoring their fourth after some art by the inside forwa putting emerged victors by 7—4,
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