The Foreign Y.M.C.A. Porpoises, favourites to win this years water polo league title defeated the Rowing Club Bowside team by seven goals to one after an interesting and closely contested match played at the Association pool last night, the Oarsmen giving the home team a hard fight and holding the score tied at 1-1 the interval, but failing to maintain the pace set by their faster and fitter opponents in the second half, At the Association Sportif Francais pool the French team defeated the Foreign Y.M.C.A, Walrusses by foul goals to three after an exciting encounter the score being tied at 3-3 up to within a minute of full time and a last minute goal by Fingereth secured the verdict for the home team. The Y.M.C.A. junior side includes a number of young players who have not as yet struck their stride but who will" very shortly provide strong opposition to even their senior side, fast forwards in Logan, Gavriloff and, Oliveira, and these were able to demonstrate their speed in the second half when they swam away from their opposite numbers and thereby gonied their scoring points. For the winners, Gavriloff was the most prominent forward.
For the losers, Godkin in goal played a fine game and especially in the first half saved a number of dificult shots.
Pressler was the best of the forwards and Hawkins is a news comer in the defence who will ims' prove rapidly, The teams were:
Porpoises—Vernick,. J. Dudley, Di McAlbsier, Starkovekey, A. Gavrilofl, Aj Logan, L. Oliveira.
Bow de:—S. Godkin, H. A. Calder, G. Hawkins, H.
G. Fabian, W.K. Corneck, C. Hodgman, A. Pressler,
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