The Archive · 1926

Engineers 5, Artillery Ca. 1

Pleyed on the Polo ground on saturday afternoon, game attracted only a small crowd. Play was of a raxged nature almost throughout, the Engineers doing must of the pressing and deserving their victory. Austen opened the' scoring by securing the Engineers' Siret goal after fifteen minutes' pi away. Nothing would ha the late Sir Everard Fraser more {than to listen to the roars of eheerwg and counter-cheering and the never-ceasing run of ood-natural chaff. (Incidentally, the Machine inners probably will agree that the Seats really have a sense of humour), Best of all was the fine sporting spirit on the field, where one side, obviously beaten from the start, yet played its hardest to the very end and even at one time ised hopes of making possibly a, draw. There wae a very big crowd round the ropes. The Shanghai ottich brought with them their po band, who piped prior to the At the other end, Moslem brought match, at half-time and in celebra~

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