A great deal was expected of Sunday's fixture in the S. V. C. Shield Competition, between the Customs Company and the Machine Gun Company, for both had been doing so well. However, sufficient account had not keen taken of the fact that, whereas a majority of the machine-gunners are still playing football with various clubs, the Customs had filled in with a number of veterans who used to be marked men, but have fallen out of the game.
Such as G. E. Marden, fur instance, put up some fine play early in the competition, but such form could not last and yesterday was the off day for the Customs. The M.G.C. men were all over them and scored just as they pleased. The outside forwards were particularly useful, dropping the ball time and again from corner kicks vight over the goal mouth.
Five goals were scored in the rst half and eight more in the second, Cooke having seven to his recount alone and as the Customs were unable to gain a solitary point they were beaten by 13 goals o nothing. Their forwards made v few commendable efforts, which vere, however, spoiled by poor shooting and the team as a whole was completely outplayed.
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