'The annual competition for the Marine Engineers' Cap, between the Engineers and the Shanghai Football Clab, was played on the Shanghai Football Clab's ground on Chinese New Year's Day in the presence of a large gathering of spectators. The weather conditions were not very favourable, as heavy rain bad fallen daring the previous night and the ground was soft and slippery, and although fine in the afternoon there was a strong and very cold north wind blowing across the field. The teams were very evenly matched and the game was splendidly contested throughout, so mach so that at the call of time no definite resalt had been obtained, each side having one goal to its credit, A farther ten minutes each way was theo played, bat no further score was registered and the match was drawn.
In the first half the opening exchanges were very level and that the scoring was kept so low was chiefly doe to the sterling work of exch pair of full backs. The Football Club drew first blood, a quarter of an hour after the start, ite forwards breeking away in good combination, after a strong attack by the Engineers bad been repulsed, and Weeks completing the movement by cleverly netting the ball. After the kick-off the Engineers attacked strongly and forced s corner, but the ball was headed over the cross bar. Ten minutes before the interval, however, T. 8. Wade on the left wing and the opposing dual effort, after shown good combination in mid-field. No farther score was registered in this half and at the interval each side bad scored one goa!
Early in the second half of the game, Miller sent in " bot shot and it appeared that Brown, the Football Club's custodian, was in the goal mouth when he stopped the ball, but the point was disallowed, For some time play was very even, the ball travelling from end to end of the field time after tim but in the later stages of the game the Football Club was constantly attacking, and showed the better stamina, but could not penetrate the excellent defence of the Engineers' backs.
Extra time of ten minutes each way was played, and the Engineers played up more strongly, there being little to choose between the teams at this stage. There had been no farther score when "no side" was called, and the match resulted in o draw.
Of the Football Clob's team, Macphail, Weeks and Robinson played a good game la the forward line. Porter as the best hall-back on the field and
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