Edinburgh, Jan. 1
At Murrayfield to-day, in sanshit weather and with the turf in fine condition, Scotland beat France rugger by 6 points to 3. There were 50,000 spectators present, An initial French attack was! relieved by Drysdale, Scotland made good progress by a passing run, Dykes giving his side a footing on. French ground. Tan Smith was} pulled down near the French twenty-ye yards line. Then Scotland was awarded a free kick from a good position and Brown scored a penalty goal.
The Scots continued to press, but the keen unorthodox tackling of the Frenchmen kept play mostly in mid-field. Brown nearly scored for Scotland by a brilliant dodging run, but failed just two yards from the line. The Frenchmen then made a fine attack and kept Dryqdale busy.
Hale time: Scotland points,
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