amount of hard work. Indeed, practically the whole game: consist-of serums and melees in which times ten players were piled on one another in abortive attempts Yoose the ball. The visitors' pack wing three-quarter, Artificer Cat thie, was well tackled on the line after the best passing bout of the match in which five of the home backs participated.
The Services Score was the lighter of the two but what they lacked in weight, they made op 'A penalty against Meiji for offside was taken by It. Sewell who, The teams lined up on the Polo with a magnificent kick, have his Ground at the Race Course at 3 side their first score, Shortly afterwards, the same player, who was} 'United Services: playing a great game, rushed over (Welch regt); Artifice Field. Brigade), It. st] and scored after a short passing Navy), Liepl,' movement in which four forwards Cpl. participated. He converted his own, Way try with a good kick from far out. wet. Ceipbe (Welch Rep Seuphe (Welch Regi This made the score eight points Greil. (Northants favour of the Servic ter, Meiji scored after] Kataoka, the right centre three-quarter, broke through in fine style and gave to his wing who scored near the flag. This movement invoked the greatest applause and was a great effort. © Meiji were) Nishino, A: thus, at this stage, leading by one AsbidaT. Chits, Xe Kimeta, ReGote, point.
The Services fought hazel Ritajima, MIN Iarashl supt to regain.the Jead and vigorous.
Shimada and 7. Toaoht play ensued in which the game was The Game temporarily held up.on three oc-Meiji immediately pressed and a casions by injuries, It. Sewell penalty kick against the Services sustaining a kick in the head which for offside just went wide. Mi left him dazed for several minutes. field play followed, serum after, A penalty against Meiji was taken serum taking place with many It. Sewell and just went wide. A. melees. Meiji penned their oppon-few minutes later, L./Cpl. Jones: ents in their 25 and raged passing picked up by the Services threes nearly ended past the visitors' full Meiji scrambling over. The fine try. The kick failed.
tors pack were getting the ball field play followed and Meiji just in the scrum, and another penalty, to regain the lead when against the Services for offside gave nakamura was tackled on the line the visitors a lead of three points, ty Kevanagh after all three-quart-Kimura making no mistake with the ers had handied. Full-time came place kick. The Services pressed with the ball in midfield. and should have been over but} Score: ig, by their centre United Services: 11 points in Kimura, the Meiji {one goal, one penalty goal and full-back, picking up and finding one try) touch with a long kick. The latter's} Meiji University 9 points (One kicking was a feature of the match, penalty goal and two tries). his accuracy and length being re-A difficult game was exceptionally' markable. Another penalty against} well refereed by Mr. C. S. Holds-the Services scrum half for not] worth, putting the ball in straight put the game in the home 25. Scrappy. and vigorous midfield play followed and several passing movements by the both sets of three-quarters Proved abortive.
From a serum near the home line, Isoda, picked up smartly and doabling round the blind side.of the scrum, dashed over. The "kick failed.
Half-time:
Meiji 6 points: Services nil.
The Second Half Forward rashes and midfield' scrums occupied the greater part of the second half with flashes of indifferent passing by -both sides. Although the understanding -existing between the Meiji threes "was, excellent, the Services forwards! were fast and smothered most of the movements, The-Services left On the Polo Ground on Thursday the Coldstream Guards defeated the Welch Regiment by five points: nil in a very scrappy game. Indeed, throughout the match there was not tone clean passing movement, Not. once did either set of three quarters negotiate a clean passing movement and it is difficult to recognise the Welch fifteen as the team which put up such brilliant performances during the earlier: part of the season. Rugby enthusiasts will remember the clever and polished display given by the team when they defeated the Shanghai Rugby Club ist. XV. in October tart by 23: points to eight. The Guards did not deserve to win yesterday's match, a more wretched
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