These teams met on the Shanghai Recreation Club's ground on Satarday afternoon, in the first round of the "Bkottowe" Cap competition, and the game, which was watched with keen interest by well over five hundred spectators, was undoubtedly the best that has been seen in Shanghai this It was wonderfully fast from rt to fivieb, it was cleanly plays and the football was remarkably good.
The Recreation Club won the toss and elected to play from the Polo Ground end, with " fairly strong wind at their backs, They were the first to attack aod whea Brandt bad taken the ball almost to the goal-meath and seemed certain to score, Porter robbed him of the ball and saved his edi very good contre kick, bat Kate fisted out cleverly, After' the Kick-out the attack was still sustained and J. L, Wade, Mapley and Gale all had shote in tarn from long range, which Katz was able to stop, though not fielding cleanly. Presently the visiting forwards broke away and some by 'd, Wade comple the movement with' shot that went wide of the ports. After the goal kick there was a fairly lengthy spell of even the backs on both sides indulging in long Then the Recreation Club forwards retarned to the attack and forced several corners in quick suocession. Clark's centre kicks were remarkably sccorate, bat it was not until the ftth that the Recreation Club' were credited with somewhat locky goal, the ball glancing into the net off knee, after Porter bad miskick-After gain invaded and forced three. more corner kicks, but were unable to pierce she goal. On one occasion Brandt jast failed to rush the ball into the net after Katz had misfielded, and on other oceasinn Manley just topped
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