'The S. F. Club brought off " mild surprise at' the expense of the SIN. Police at the Race Course on Saturday, the two teams after a long drawn out, struggle sharing eight goals, While both teams elded reserves, the Club were the better served by their substitutes, for the Police had many more opportunities than did their opponents, while during the closing minutes "excitement was tense as to whether either team could manage the deciding got The Club had the advantage of a stiff breeze at the start. and although they attacked from the outset, little danger beset the Police citadel. Their opponents attacked in turn, an early "movement with Darvili prominent terminating with Wilkin-ton being adjudged offside.
End to end play followed with the Police combination proving superior to the mote ragged.atiempts of the Club forwards, yet Hedley hit the upright after eluding three defenders
kept busy in dealing with all manner and, at the other end, Lewis was of shots from the Police forwards. He was also to the force in intercept-Ing number of cartres originating from the Police left, yet the first goal Thrills fin Fifth Division A thrilling struggle for supremacy in a first division league match on. the Widow's Monument round between the J. R. C. and the A. terminated with the. former emerging victorious by the odd goal of nine.
The match drew a huge crowd and they were treated to a better brand of soccer than Is often displayed locally, Bossuet's sharpshooting only being surpassed by the speed and cleverness'of the Jewish attack, which proved a personal triumph for Sammy Greenberg who, when the team was a goal in arrears, suddenly scored three in a row.
'While the losers experimented with re-arranged line-up which suggests Possibilities, the winners were at full strength, and their wind advantage in the frst half allowing them enjoy the balance of play. Both' calles were early tu action, for the exchanges were fast throughout and play veered from end to end with Jamazing rapidity. favacho, A. Jenssen, R, Rossuet, Jimmy Ward, 1 areal, eferee—H.. Marshall, Three Cultures Beat Rees A very fast and exciting senior league fixture was played at the Stadium on Sunday, where the Three Cultures retired victorious over the Shanghai Recreation Club by a con-vineing margin of four goals. Although the match was very even throughout, the Chinese made th most of opportunities that eat their way, whereas their brilliant [defence allowed the opposition hardly scoring chance, and. the interval saw them with two goals to their credit. The latter period was well in the losers' favour as far as territory was concerned, but their forwards could do anything but penetrate the
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