Credit in large doses must be handed to the Marines who played a splendid grime before going down to the superior tactics of their opponents. It must be admitted that the leathernecks have played to better effect this season, their usually reliable handling and touch-kicking being sadly at fault, but Davis, fine a forward as he is, was unable to hold his team together as Juracko, sick in hospital, would have probably done. It was a great pity that the fair-haired captain was stricken down with jaundice before the all-important game, for with his knowledge of rugby and ability to get the best out of his men Hongkong would have found an even tougher nut to crack than they did.
The Colony side were entertained at the Country Club on Saturday night when the Interport Dance was held. Sunday and yesterday they spent in sightseeing and ironing out the bruises and nasty knocks received in their two matches. They go today with a couple of hard-won scalps and the Saker Shield in their possession, but they leave behind pleasant memories of a clever football team that had to give of their best to turn back the local challenge.
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