Meiji clinched the series _against the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club at the Canidrome on Christmas Day when they won by eleven points tone goal and two tries) to eight (a goal and a try). It was the best game seen here this season. On the Funofit the Japanese deserved their victory, since they did the greater art of the attacking. The Shanghai fifteen''s defence was excellent, how-fever, and except for one or two costly purchases of the dummy, held.
Meiji came to Shanghai ten days ago undefeated and the champion rugger university in Japan and they return undefeated but having played their two closest games this season. At the last moment on Thursday a fourth Axture was arranged between Meiji University and the US. Marines, The game was played ai Hongkew Park and proved rather one sided, Meiji University winning by 31 points to 3. There were about 100 spectators present but the game was spoilt from their point of view on account of the rain.
During their stay in Shanghai the Japanese University have played four matches, 'The first against the US, Marines was won comfortably by Meiji by 42 points to 6. The second match against the SR.U-F. Club proved a hard struggle for the visitors, but they won in the end by 19 pom's to 11. On Christmas Day the most even' game was played, a return match between the Club' and Meiji, which was won by the latter by 11 points to 8. On Thursday Meiji University played a return game against the US. Marines and only two alterations were made in the Melj! side from that which played against the Club on Christmas Day.
The US. Marines did better than in their frst match against the visitors, but they were still very weak in comparison to Meiji.
An overcast sky did not deter 2 large crowd from assembling Wayside Whart early on Friday morning to bid farewell to the Meiji University Rugby side and reserves, who left in the s. Shanghai Maru. The crowd consisted mainly of the local Japanese community but gathered on one section was a small band of members of the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club, including Messrs. A. W. Burkill (President of the Club), E. 8. Barraclough, J. R. Younger '(captain) and J. 'P. Master, (vice-captain), who came wish their recent opponents on the Tugger field bon voyage.
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