'A spectator of the match, who imsclé "Has Been" writes a3 follows:—
~Bad luck Keio! You deserved to win but didn't. That's how the game goes!
Well played Shanghai! You all played for what you were worth, but asa team you were beaten— safen by combination of fitness, but the luck was with you, That wonderful try of Hooper's came from 'a mis kick from Shanghai's standoff, bounced the right way into Goldman's hands, and resulted in the finest run I have seen out he Each attempt at converting the tri Japan scored failed because the ball rolled over just before it was kicked. Had one goal been kicked Shanghai would have lost by as many points they won by!
Tam not attempting to write on the game, but in view of Shanghai's match against Hongkong I would Just like to emphasize the mistakes you made with the hope that it will Benefit you for your match tox You were beaten in the scrum by seven forwards to your eight, and this was not because you had any irkers, but because your formation is so bad that hooking for the all is a matter of luck.
Your outsides stand too far apart, and with that same echelon formation that one of the correspondent of the "North-China Daily News" complained about before, and the passing was bad. I would rather see them a yard apart than as they. played on Saturday.
Often Goldman cut in and not a soul was there to back him up: his wing or other centre would yards away from him, and half Keio's team ju between, Your backing up was rotten and on one attempt when the Unive tried to kick a penalty, seemed to realize that i from a try, except one forward who fielded the ball and goth kick in, just in they only got 8 little closer together, instead of which at least two of them ought to have been behind the man who is catching the ball, ready to serum at once.
When Watkinson was taken out of the scrum he should never have been allowed to play as centre—that only extended the line across the field and still further back. Surely he ought to have played as a wing forward.
Often' Nicholl had to leave his position, and seldom anybody fell back to take his place.
One of the outsides ought to have been told off to look after these rame from Shanghai's Points, or perhaps they relied on the spectators telling them—if so they were not disappointed.
The forward rushes were good, but many a fine dribble was spoilt by just kicking too hard.
Wootten sor the maser eeettent hickings Nicholl
points they saved, and soon. Every! member of the cide had a hand in the great, though somewhat lucky, victory. Where everyone played s0 well it is invidious to make comparisons, but perhaps a special word ig due to Goldman and Goolden in the entre for the way they overeametheir lack of experience in sition. Nicholl rose to the magnificently and played his He
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