The Archive · 1939

British Navy Defeats French Forces

Shanghai, Mar. 27.

Playing constructively all the time. the British Navy yesterday showed the French Army and the rest of Shenghai just how football should be played. Although the French were blocked out for the greater part of the game, they also played 'a high standard of football but did not have that extra something that "goes to making a good team in the face of tremendous odds. The Navy's win by five goals to one on the Race Course puts the team at the top of the Second Division, thus robin P.TA. of the Cup and Medals. As the British Navy are at all times visitors and the Schoolboys have played so very well this season, it would seem fo be a general opinion that the youngsters should get some reward for their efforts.

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Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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