Play continued with tremendous vapidity from end to end and side to 3 A fine passing bout ended h MacLaren hemmed in near the He kicked across, but fielded and punted back to midfield, A serum was formed for an infringement, the ball taken from the Hankow pack by Hoste—the serum half—and the Hankow backs found themselves under way, time the Shanghai backs were still coming back from their preous wnsuceensful attack." Valin Was naturally unable singly to cope with such a situation, and Bathurst ind the posts with the Parsons converted and half time followed at once:
Shanghai "10 points; Hankow 5 points.
King at serum half can look back with pride to his first interport math. Perhaps nervousness affected somewhat the accuracy and speed of his passes, but his defensive Work was plucky and very sound. Holdsworth and Evans played like Ithe stalwarts their reputation gives them. Bichard once again proved his scoring powers, and maybe would have scored again had he gone straight ahead instead of hesitating for a recipient to a pass. Bates mixed occasional faulty han with delightful individual bursts which kept the opposition guessing, und his punting into touch was a boon to the hard worked forwards.
Laven demonstrated in the first five minutes what a power he was, and in spite of excruciating throughout the game played soundly on the right wing. In particular ihis clean ground fielding of the ball stopped many an ugly rush. As a whole the Shanghai backs di not produce such brilliant—combin: fas they have exhibited in Shanghi partly owing perhaps to the unex: pected formation they had to take and to the retarding of Mac Laven es an attacking force. Val Kicked well, and although a trifle stow in his' fielding—he should go to meet a rolling ball and not wait itor twas safer He too can recall his first Interport fotch with justi lable gratification.
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