There was not much to choose between the two pairs of backs, and Shanghai appeared to have slightly the better middle line. Individually, Shanghai's forwards were mostly superior to those of Hongkong, but a line, No. If any player stood, out from his fellows on the Hongkong side, it was Humberstone, who is a box of tricks in himself and is certainly one of the prettiest forwards we have seen in Shanghai for many a while. There was not ing to choose between Wynne Wheeler at hack. Mitchell wou'd! have been the most effective Hongkong half-back if he had fed Chi les worth a little more instead of plying his inside forwards, Charles worth and Humberstone' made a good right wing. Gosano was mostly innocuous and Butler and Mackleworth seldom did anything
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