T took the Seaforth Highlanders 45 minutes to realize that they were playing a football match yesterday afternoon, when they were playing a football match yesterday afternoon they opposed the St. Francis Xavi "ncounte The final score was 3-1 in the Scots' was scored after only three minutes piny ili the net from a cross from Thompson. first goal ser getting the bal! rom this time until the e sounded for the interval, the champions never scem2d to settle. down te anything like the type of football they usu ly serve up, the-forwards being unable to make use of the forward passes supplied by the halves.
Petterson hed quite a lot to do with this state of affairs, playing a sound game at third full back {or the best part of the opening halt Another member of the 5. E. X. side worthy of mention was Sousa at left half, who was instrumental in holding up the attacks of the Seaforth right wing very effectively.
The power in the forward line of the Highlanders was undoubtedly Thompson, who played his best game for some weeks. In fact, he was in no small way responsible for his sides' win, being the most forceful forward on view. True, he had some very clever passes from his inside nan Duncan, but he always was able lo put them to their fullest use.
The goal the Scottish outside loti scored was one of the best, isnot the best, scored for many a long day in hangha all, and no doubt Kabbert will readly agree with this Opinion, for although the goalkeeper was in the correct position to save, he had no charce to stop-the really wonderful shot, which travelled like a fash into the near corner of the net before the goalie could make up his mind what to do about it.
Paddy McAloon does not like playing against small players of the Endaya class, this being apparent by the fact that he played his usual good game when in opposition to any cther player, but as soon as he had to play Endaya, he seemed to make was rather amused with the skill of his dimunitive opponent.
'SEAFORTHS:—Atkinson: Cheney, Campbell: Smeiley, McCusker, McAloon: Wilson, "Gilmore, Fraser, Duncan, S, Schultz Garwood: "Greenberg, Petterson, Souza Edwards, Foyn, Karolich, K. Schultz Endaya.
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