The match between these Debs the semi-final round of the Skottor Cap competition, played on the Sbangbai Football Clab's ground on Saturday noon, attracted an unusually large crowd of spectators, and greatly to the surprise of the Recreation Clab's supporters and the majority of the spectators, victory went to the Police by two goals to one, The Recreation Club's team was weakened by the absence of Ollerdessen and Davies from the back ion. Davies' place was taken by J. Brandt, Wigton dropped back from the half-back to the fall-back line, T. W. R, Wilson played at half-back, and J. L. Wade again played in the forward line. On the other band, the Police team was materially strengthened by the inclusion of King at centre forward The Recreation Clab won the toss and played in the first half with the|** san at their backs. Though the Club was the first to prose, the Police made the first really dangerous attack, as King dribbled through from midfield and sent in a hot shot which Sioger saved cleverly.
Presently the brothers Wade came away nicely together down the left wing and forced two corners in cleared well and play retarned to. mid: quick succession, bat the Police backs
Geld. A long spell of neutral play followed, in which the Recreation Clab forwards showed good combination, bat were unable to penetrate the Police defence. Another attack by the Club's left wing resalted in T. 8. Wade shooting wide and then, when play had been in progress for twenty minutes Peake pat his forwards in possession inside the Police half, and Brandt, trapping the ball cleverly at the Police quarter line, dribbled through the appeting backs and after a pretty individual effort netted the ball with shot which gave Freeman little chance ff, the Police made a strong attack on the Recreation Clab's goal, and two minates later King equalized the score with a clover oblique shot which clipped the cross-bar and entered the corner of the net. After the restart, the Clab's forwards showed splendid combination and after a good centre by T. Wade, Brandt bad a splendid chance of scoring when Mackenzie handled the ball within the penalty area. Brandt took the kick, but Freemaa saved well and no score resulted. During the last ten minutes of the first half, the Recreation Clab forced several
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