The Waseda University soccer team are such good sportsmen that they will readily understand the satisfac. tion at the fact that at least one local leven have been able to stem their triumphant career in Shanghai, Nor wil they be in the least downcast—it disappointed—at being beaten by 50 sound, yet brilliantly opportunist side as that of the 2nd Loyals, The Battalion, during its stay here, has proved itself to be remarkably strong and versatile in its devotion to sport. lis achievements in hockey have been highly applauded, but it has scorned ihe. particularism of the specialist. Representatives of the Loyals, in whatever sport they have partlelpated here, have shown themselves good winners and, more important still, good losers," In a fine game they, have won a sporting match against the attractive visitors from Japan. Their victims and victors alike In the local engagements of the season just passed will congratulate them on the result, It is only fair to the losers to emphasize the closeness of a game of which a draw would probably have been a fairer index of the rel tive merits of the sides. The luck of penalty Kick in the final minutes turned the tide, And luck must ha lis say if sport is to be kept sport, Fired by this set-back, the Japanese footballers will give the Interport team in their final match of their term on Saturday full value for money.
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