Despite the adverse weather, the match between the Waseda Univer sity, Rugby team and the U.S. Marines took place on Jan, 18, with the snow falling heavily, anid the visitors again demonstrated. th excellence by defeating their 0 Donents by 24 points (three goals and three tries) to nil, The Canidrome field was under in a blanket of snow and the confines were marked by clearing away the snow, so that @ black streak showed the touchlines. Despite the conditions, the game was fast and interesting and the big crowd of spectators were rewarded with some excellent play, particularly by the visitors. 'There was no doubt the Japanese Were the superior. team and their win was a very fair Fefetion of ie run of play, their spoiling tactics being very' marked. and the clever manner in which Feverse passes were given was astounding. Contrary to their initial Practice of getting the ball out to the wings quickly, the insides, and particularly Ka, brought in a number of movements among the halves and threes so that the ball, went up "through the centre, with the Shanghai team taken aback and allowing them to get away, due to failure to tackle low.
Shanghai played with three halve anda seven-man pack, which was reduced to six in the second half, when Pilcher was brought out to assist Nozawa. The latter had been badly knocked about by hard tackling, but very pluckily refused to go elf, though he barely could stand, The local forwards at last met their match, though they played very well and were quite as good as the visitors in the loose, earlier half, the i pushed and heeled quite as well as the "Japanese, but in' the second session the visitors outheeled and Joutpushed them, giving the halves number of chances and. having quite the better of the game until Nikon Dempo Photo.
Waseda OW to Score Ka, the shining light in the win. ning team, created a number" of openings for his wings, not to mention going through ' himself on several runs. Hara and Nagao, on the wings, were, fast, while Zimori often plunged through the Marine pack with great success, Kitamura layed even better than' he did on sunday and his kicking was a treat, while the forwards definitely out: heeled and outpushed the Marine pack, The, Marines bad Tittle optunity to use their "tapping ack" methods from the line-outs, Japanese threw the ball in Tike a bull The Marines always have found wet weather their greatest. stumble ing-block. What they might have done on a dey pitch was problematical, but that "day they failed to thut splendid ce-operation in
sen before. The Mi and running that. has been handling was poor and the only really bright spot_was the determined " tackle of the three-quarters, with - Swank 4
Bridges shining particularly this Teapest. Pasiato deserves Hon for his kicking, while "Town Sey alla ho opportan-Hes, "Leer worked hard, "but his forwards et him down and seldom logami, Y- Hay 119, $. Obono, B. Matsa iabori," 8. "Kemebana, Nelisen, A. J. Kane,
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