The soldiers sprang at their opponents right from the beginning and would have scored at least two goals in the first five minutes had Otterwell and Bellerby discarded toying with the ball when well placed within the scoring area. In an attacking spell, the 10th minute saw the goal scored by the former in a melee.
The Teutons were seen to cross over the middle line only on rare Occasions and even these were poor attempts, as raggedness in the advance proved easy for the soldier defence. Five minutes after the opening goal, the Durhams netted the second shot, when a good movement from the right gave Otterwell the ball. The latter beat Schroeder and handed the ball to Bolan who beat the. helpless Grafen.
Two goals down, the civilians staged a desperate struggle. The halves were well up the field in an effort to assist the forwards. But, disconcerted movements gained them nothing. Thompson was well covered in goal by his backs, having hardly any shot to save in the remainder of the period. On the other hand, the Garman goalmouth escaped very narrowly from penetration on at least three occasions when Bellerby and Bolan's efforts went wild.
Manila, Mar. 5.
Andre Shelaeff, apparently baffled by Kid Vicente's defense ive tactics and unnerved because his hardest blows could make no impression, sprang through the ropes and ran to the dressing room as the bell clanged for the eighth round to-night, giving the "Cebu Caveman" the Oriental welterweight title. No explanation was offered by the youthful Russian for his strange act—
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