and Friendly A number of matches were played on Saturday and Sunday between Local and Service clubs. The meet~ ing of the Shanghai Football Club and the Recreation Club the ygecond of the season but the first under ' Teague auspices, proceed an amazing game on th Police ground and it kept a large crowd excited from the first moment the last. The points went to the Recs. and deservedly so but they had fo fight hard in the latter part of the second half to thwart the determined efforts of the Club, who wer peri 1ps unfortunate to be denied A share of the spoils. Each team Thad its period of ascendancy and] both played virile and skilful foot-all, but there was no mistaking] tthe superiority of the Recs.
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