"A" team of the Shanghai Hockey Club proved too strong for the "B" eleven in a First Divi on encounter at the Race Course yesterday in which the "A" side won by five clear goals. Capt. Cole was [absent otherwise the score would have been much higher.
Both sides were not in their usual form for the game was played raggedly. Both goalkeepers had very little to do, especially Pullen on the winning team. All the points were well earned. Not a single shot was within the keeper's reach. Blakelock and Cassels did a nice job at fullback. Their performance was chiefly responsible for holding the score down to five-naught.
Shellam tallied the opening goal in the 10th minute with a tricky shot taken from the left side of the goal post. Wood, the goalkeeper, was obstructed by a bunch of players and was not in position to follow the ball Play was confined mostly to the "B" side of the field. Pote-Hunt was W, the spearhead of attack, being ably assisted by Shellam. In.a melee, Pote-Hunt scored the second goal. The keeper tried to stop the shot but was only partially successful as the ball bounced off his hand and rolled into the net. More pressure was applied by the winning team. Parsons and Kenyon, the two wingers, broke away several times but the opposing backs were too steady.
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