The Shanghai Rowing Club brightened their prospects in the Women's Hockey League when they handed the hitherto unbeaten Amazons their first defeat yesterday afternoon at the Race Course by a decisive score of 5-2.
As a result of yesterday's success; the Oarswomen vaulted from third place to first and have only the Sportsgirls to beat to capture the Championship of the season. The present leaders were very unfortunate in losing their debut against the German Club, 3-1. They fielded only nine players but put up a grand show in the first half in which a goal by Miss J. Brown put them ahead. After the rest period the team noticeably tired and lost three successive goals.
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