London, Feb. 27.
At Murrayfield, this afternoon, before a crowd of 85,000 spectators, Ireland defeated Scotland in an International, Rugby match by 20 points to 8 The home team were severely handicapped injury to their fly-halt Emalie, had io retire with a torn ligament.
Scotland played as, selected, ex-leapt that Logan (Edinburgh University) replaced Nelson (Glasgow 'Academicals), while Ireland had to introduce Ridgeway, a new "cap," {for Morris (Bective), who is.on injured list, 'The vacant position jin' the forward line was @lled by Hanrahan (Dolphin).
Ireland set a hot pace right from the start, with great forward rushes backed up by stern serum-maging. The visitors heeled clean-"hut: the backs were. moff from the 'Mids the hal, avy had missed a Jdropped' goal, Lightfoot rec from a scrum and scored a try in the corner, Murray added the extra points with a good kick, The score at the inter points to nil in favour of Ireland.
In spite of the fact that they were playing with only fourteen men, Scotland assumed the offensive after the interval, and their chances of ulling the' game round became lighter when Wood scored a try, which Waters failed to convert, However, these hopes were short-hived, for' Ireland. retaliated \immediately when Hunt, doubling fock, beat three Scotsmen and scored a glorious try, which Murray converted. Ireland 10, Scotland 3. [Soon afterwards, O'Davy made another attempt ate dropped goal and again failed, but the visitors were fuct to be denied, and they scoved [two goals in rapid succession, Lightfoot, who was. a constant' menace to Scotland, picked up, and ran over when Hutton and collided in trying to gather the bal, which rolled loose... Immediately Lightfoot gave Waldo Jehance and the latter scored far out in the corner, Murray converted Jvoth tries with splendid kicks. Just Jet us push on." He is one of. the "retreating soldiers still thinking of "pushing on" after the retreat, Another man, also of the 88th Division, was amputated, and when he regained consciousness, he. de-anced his arm back, he cried, aving, "I want to go back to the gqhers Cone me f0 tele tha 0 "These brave deeds and man
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