The Seaforths-falled to make a good start as they played raggedly throughout the first half. The team awoke after the resumption but none of them had the ability to put on the finishing touch. Time after time chances went begging, either through overdoing or through aimless firing at the goal The two wingers were given a number of chances to make goals. Ross, the outside-right, shot over the crossbar three successive times within a short period in the second half when the convention of one goal might have changed the order of play and turned defeat into victory.
Fraser returned to the team. As he was not expected to put up an appearance, his inclusion came to a surprise. Spiers, originally chosen to play centre, was forced to go back io take up Smellies post as right halfback, The change failed to bring any success to the defending champions.
The two teams were Surreys:—Groombridge, Harrison, Bird, Austin, Jelly, Paget, Dennis, Roberts, Kinsella, McClarty, Parr.
Seaforths:—Atkinson. Campbell. Mac-Donald, McShannon, McCusker, Spiers, Thomson, Duncan, Fraser, Gilmour, Ross. put the Londoners one up in the 14th minute while Atkinson had busy time dealing with long and short shots by McClarty, Kinsella and Roberts.
A long pass from the left Parr through. When the winger was within striking distance to the goal Atkinson ran out in an attempt to block Parr's angle. Realising the futility to make a direct shot, the winger centred for Roberts to fine into an open goal.
After the opening goal, the Seaforths showed signs of a comeback as they managed to bring the ball nto the Surreys' rear line. Groom-bridge was tested several times but ^o no avail.
Fine understanding between Parr and McClarty resulted in the latter giving Kinsella a perfect centre on the run, Atkinson again decided to run out of the goal but was beaten to the ball as Kinsella headed past him or a 2-0 lead.
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