Scotti Newcomers Display Football Skill By Defeating Shanghai Champions By *Senvraro Shanghai, Apr. 8.
TPE Seaforth Highlanders m ade n auspicious debut in the local soccer avena when they defeated the Durham Light Infantry by two goals to ni in an encounter played yesterday at Kiaochow Park, in a game that was played at a fast pace throughout.
There was no question of a "padlocked" defence with either team, They were both out for goals all the time.
The Seaforths played with ten men most of the second half, MeGuigan being injured. Brown of the Dur= hams was also off for a short after being injured by one of his own team mates.
Spiers of the Soxforths was a fine, cool defender, time aft tine ie for the opposing winger (0 6 n, and then coolly swept the ball upfield, The Scottish Inalves were ahead of the Durhams, and in Jamieson snd MeGuigan the Scots Il two dine Inside fen who could hold the ball to advantage, though they were not always masters the accurate pas The Durhoms_ experimented with eu tip the right bert early on in the game, Durhams had lost. thei Curtisy went into the rea did not confine his energies to a defensive role, and Brown only rarely showed glimpses of "his. rear. form.
Worked hard, but the men front were weak. Robinson had several chances to show what could do, only to find Atkinson had tpotitioned himself to deal with his final efforts. Hanratty put in a Jot of work, but the Durhams lacked the services' of an Inside forward.
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