The Marines played their usual hard game, and their individual brilliance was noticeable in several runs, but the inability to gain any smooth passing movements proved their downfall in the attack, and time and time again when one of their out sides got away with the ball, his pas ing proved ineffective. Their kicking was good, ana their- weight and aggression carried them to gain a lot of ground, but after their attacking movements of the earlier half, they were held to defensive terms for the greater part of the second half. him. Play went to the other end where the Durhams were awarded a penalty and Hunter, taking the kick from a difücult angle, was unable to score. The Durhams had a threes movement which saw Hood trying to cut through unsuccessfully, and from ihe loose scrum, May kicked to touch.
Hylton cut through twice and looked like breaking away, but was pulled down. He might have let the ball out to Hunter who was in close attendance. Hunter kicked ahead and followed up, Hylton being in attendance, but the former was tackled while following up, and the latter heavily winded by a hard tackle when he got the ball, Mencner relieving the pressure by a good kick to touch.
Depizol made a good run, but May brought him down with a good tackle. In the Durhams half, the defenders l'were penalized and Davis scored from the penalty. (Marines 3—Durhams 0). A penalty was given against the Marines, but no scoring came of i Early in the second half, It. May was pulled down by the hair, and kicked on the head, many on the touchlines considering this a deliberate attack, and one well-known sportsman in indignation actually went on the field to report the matter to the referee. May was carried off the field, but returned to play later.
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