Greatly weakened by the absence of their three outstanding players, Capt. Cole, Sgt. Hamlen and Capt. Barclay, the Area Details started off well and had the ball quickly into their opponents' 25. Play, however, was soon transferred to the other end of the field and a useful effort by Smith to find touch was caught by Mathieu on the half-way line his speed, on the courts, Borotra represented France in the Davis Cup for many years—Reuter.
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