Despite an alluring counter-attraction on the adjacent ground of the Shanghai Cricket Club in the form of an Interport rugby match, 'a large and enthusiastic crowd attended the annual match for the Marine Engineers' Charity. Cup, played on the 8. R. C. ground on Saturday afternoon, the time being an XI from H. M. 8, Durban and a side representing Shanghai.
The Durban lost by 9 to 1 but there was never such a difference in the quality of the teams margin of eight goals would indicate. In the first half of the game especially, when the Durban did more attacking than Shanghai did, they were without that little element of fortune which occasion ally means so much; their forwards, peppered Tetstall with shots which he saved brilliantly, and other shots, which probably no goalie "in "the world could have saved, went whize 1g past the uprights' or careered Just above the bar at a tremendous pace, In the first half, the play was very even; in the second half it decidedly was not, and Shanghai's van and middle line gave an exhibition that has not been bettered in Shanghai for many a year, It was a fast game from beginning to end, and in the first half' the all was travelling from end to end with great speed and both goalies were called upon in. quick success sion to deal with dangerous attack: Play throughout the half was fair= ly even, with the Durban having more chances of scoring than Shanghai, but their inside forwards, after eating the whole of the opposition, failed badly when in front of goal, and when the interval arrived with Shanghai leading by four goals to tone it appeared to be the general opinion that the Durban were un lucky to be down so much.
In the second half of the game Shanghai's forwards and halves took almost complete control and the Durban forwards could make only occasional raids which were ither dealt with fairly easily by the Shanghai backs, or, where the raids were dangerous, were nullified by the innocuousness of the inside forwards, who never shaped—liko oalgetters. In this half, there was not a really weak or doubtful. spot in the whole of the Shanghai team. The goalie, on the few occasions ho was called upon, was equal sto anything he had to do; the back who had occasionally been shaky in the first half, wore as 8 the proverbial house; the halves, in defence and attack alike, were superb; and the forwards '(drawn whose play blend jrably with that of the halves, individually and collectively.
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50 keen was the pressure of Shanghai, the Durban forwards mostly fell back to take a hand in the defence, but nothing could stem the tide of Shanghai's gaul-getters, and before the "final whistle blew, five more goals had been added, The teams were as follows:— echenmihend: Watvon "and Warner, fon, Hingston, MeKensie, Churchmard cling, Taper ands Turner; Uppinge Gath and' Gowan Daley He allege, Telstall; Bwing and Turner; Philip, S."Tohannson, Marcal and Sinithe green paper was found. After welcome rest for ponies and riders, off again over three jumps, through a couple of wades to Martime Line, where the jumps are very big. Here ponies began to tire a little, but a check gave them a breather until the paper was picked up again near on the wade. From there the run in began, over Boith's Line, round Pearce's 'Elbow, over Fotter's Platform to the finish on the Hound Line. The Hunt, though somewhat' long and. very. watery, was voted a good run and all grievances were forgotten later on, at the reception given by the Master, when the cup was present to the winner Mr, I Ghang. The": heavyweight prize. was won by Mry:)
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