The Archive · 1911

Shanghai Recreation Club Customs Recreation Club

The return League engagement between these Clubs was played on the Shanghai Recreation Clob's ground on Saturday afternoon and attracted large comber of spectators. The Be-creation Clab bad a stronger team than of late, as Davies made a welcome reappearance and this strengthened the back division materially. In the first half, though the Recreation Club had the better of the play, the Customs backs pat ups stubborn defence and it was not until the game hed been in progress for thirty minutes that the home Clab registered its first point, as the resalt of good shot by J. L. Wade from inside right. Daring the remainder of the first half the Recreation Clab's forwards bad several shots,

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