"After play had been in progress two minutes, Hurditch was offside in his own 25 and with the Japanese unexpectedly cross-kicking, the Services were caught flat-footed and Maeda had an easy task in taking the ball over for the first try, which Hara converted. Even at this early stage of the, proceedings it was apparent that the Japanese were going to have a day out, their passing movements being executed with the greatest of ease in perfect copy-book style. Their handling was the mast accurate seen in Shanghai this year, balls being taken at every conceive able angle whilst at full speed, which naturally resulted in their opponents, half of whom appeared tohave never seen a rugger ball in their lives before, being all tangled up and invariably in the wrong position.
'Rarely out of the Services' half for the remainder of the game, Japanese then went to work will, the frequency with which they crossed the British line becoming almost monotonous. The interval arrived with the score 26 to nil in the collegians' favour and the large crowd of spectators had visions of a cricket score being recorded and "when "no-side" eventually did arrive, they were not disappointed, Tung Wen having tallied eleven tries, eight of which were suc ce: fully converted by their star kicker Hara, In addition tọ these points, Hara went over for four tries, thus garnering 28 points of the total himself, His kicking from all angles was deadly and it is doubtful \if he has a superior in Shanghai in this very important phase of the game. Other iries were recorded by Baba (two), Yoshimura (two), Akabori Fukabori, and Maeda.
Throughout the'match the Japanese played a thoroughly clean and sporting game which delighted the large following on hand, and from all apbearances it will take a more than useful aggregation to halt their winning sequence.
Hardiment's drop goal in the closing minutes of the second half was the only scoring effort made by the British Forces.
An excellent leader, Wallis Bppeared to make a tactical error in the second half by continually instructing his pack to "take" agaifist a set of forwards who were immeasurably superior in all departments of ihe game. From the spectators angle it seemed that the Services would have done much better had the ball been let out more often, although it is to be admitted that neither set of threes impressed with their handling.
Got, the French full-back, played a, superb game, his handling, fielding, kicking, running and positioning being absolutely tip-top, and never Óor one moment during the course of a very hard fought game did he put a foot wrong. The length he managed to get on the ball in his kicks for touch were something prodigious and though his line was crossed once, he was in no way to blame Dr. Carrel, the burly leader of the French pack, also was outstanding, his breakaways and forceful tackling causing his opponents endless trouble.
For the Services, Lieut. Stevens performed most creditably, his hefty tackles averting disaster on several Occasions, while Evans, the young Welsh wingiforward, was about the hardest and most constructive worker in a pack that was invariably being driven backwards.
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