South Africa Ahead with In Professional Game Only Few Minutes to Play Detroit, Sept. 10, In Rugger International A huge crowd turned out at Navin SprctaL TO THE "NE Field here tonight for the first clash of the 1938 National Professional Capetown, Sept, 11.
Staging a thrilling eleventh-hour Football League as the home town rally, Great Britain defeated South Detroit Lions clashed in a specta-Africa here yesterday in the final cular battle with the Pittsburg Rugby International by 21 points (a Pirates, goal, a penalty, a drop goal and The Lions staged an auspicious three tries) to 16 (two goals, a beginning by defeating the highly touted Pirates, 16-7, penalty and a try).
The Springboks, who had won the In the first half the mighty forward wall of the Lions held the previous games, led at half time by fast offensive of the Pirates, built 13 points to three, The British tourists were deserve around Whizzer White, completely ing winners of one of the fastest, at bay, most open and most exciting inter-The former Colorado All Ameri-national matches seen in South can, however, shook himself loose Africa, For the first time during the tour the British were really successful in scrums, while their forwards gave a grand display in the loose, The South Africans led by 16 points to 14 six minutes from the end, but in a desperate rally the tourists scored seven points to clinch in the final period to register long gains on end runs and off tackle cutbacks which had the Lions baffled, and climaxed his efforts with a sixty-five yard gallop to the goal shortly before the final whistle for the Pirates' only score of the game.
He added the extra point with a drop kick a few, moments later.
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