In what undoubtedly was the most; exciting game of soccer seen in Shanghai this season, China, playing against Portugal' in the semi final round of the Prentice-Skottowe International Cup on the Pioneer Field on Saturday afternoon, won a hard-fought game by the narrowest margin, It was a game in which, the opposing teams were extremely well-matched, with the fortunes of play constantly swinging from side to side and with the issue in doubt right up to the Inst few seconds of play. Without in any manner {belittling the merit of China's win, it must be stated that at no time were the Portuguese forwards favoured and despite a won-jon by China's goal Keeper, his charge had some really, remarkable escapes.
Conditions were ideal for football and the ground was in perfect con-Aition, though it still is a litte} "bumpy" in places. By 230, p.m. there must have been at least 2,000 Chinese spectators already in the stands and at three o'clock the number had increased to about 5,000, including a large Portuguese ¢ontingent and a number of other for-
'The Portuguese really lost the game in the first half, when their forwards missed at least ha¥f-a-dozen glorious chances of scoring. 'The Chinese have a fast, well-balanced tourn, of which, on Saturday, the outstanding players were Lok' the goalie first and foremost, Mao the right half, and Lee th Inside-loft. H, Favacho was the better of the Portuguese backs; Collaco was the most consistently good of the halves; and Souza was probably the best of the forwards, Marcel, although he scored two goals, was much too indecisive in front of goal and at times was decidedly selfish. Collaco seldom got going in the style we know: so well and has played many better games in the League. Except in' the early stages of the first half, R. Favacho did little that was useful, and his Kicking was woefully weak, Allan gon in goal did not inspire confidence, On one occasion he came out nearly to the half-way line to effect a clearance, 'The game was clean and exciting from beginning to end; there was nothing at all of an' unpleasant nature; and the Jarge crowd, while enthusiastic in the extreme, always Kept its enthusiasm within' bounds. Mr, R, G. Herbert referred the game ina manner beyond criticism and gave general satisfaction, The teams were as follows Weather conditions were very unfavourable for the. tenth hunt Iwhich took place on Saturday. The trail was laid by Mr. LIG. Robinson and the route taken was an unusual one.. Thereby he succeeded in laying a hunt in the home country in which the, hunters really had to hunt paper: instead of steeplechasing from point to point.
From the start, the trai lea to the platform by the Old Woman's Monument and _after having got welt into the Wilderness it came to an end. Keen riders, however, soon found their way out of the' Wilderness by a route never used before and there they lost paper again. After much search, the trail was Yound on the old Hungjao Line which has not been used for years, thus reaching. the wading place over the Siccawei Creek, which Mr, Benbow Rowe used years ago when he first surprised the hunt by leading them into it, The trail was then found leading down the Pot Hook, at the base of which the paper lay over a wade to the left, but Mr. Moon led the hunt on over—th platform at the Haunted Grange, which proved to be the correct route, The hunt then found itself again at fault, til) Mr, Craddock Ted them on to the Chasm, This was the second big jump in the hunt and there were many _refifsal: Shortly after this the hunt encountered the biggest jump in the hunt, that over the Wobbly Creek. From Wobbly Creek the trail led past the Bhue Pagoda, through the gap, and the Tortugas Passage, past the Booby Traps, and through the maze of lagoons by the Only Way to Harper's Hole. 'Then. skirting Heldenstam's Horror, ani passing through two almost' dry run throughs, the hunt got back to Siccawei' Creek at Beacon Mound.
Tt was now. obvious that the finish would be at Forth. Mr. Matsumoto was well in the lead, but he fell at the last jump and Mr. J. K, Brand on Polydamus won easily. There was no heavyweight.
The hunt was a very enjoyable affair in which real hunting of paper had to be indulged in.
The card reads as follows:—
1, Mr. J. K, Brand, on Polydamus.
A.B. Thompson, on Silver Wink,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.