Condon and Neppo were easily the best players for the losers and polo experts who witnessed yesterday's game were of the opinion that Cordon would carry a. three-goal handicap if he played at Shanghai, stood about six fect eight inches, specials had to be provided for him as not only was he tall but his style of hitting the ball, bending: low down, necessitated 38-inch sticks.
The losers were well mounted on ponies loaned to them by the Mollers and Allman, but being, unfamilislr with their mounts could not get the ost_of them.
'Amazingly ood form was shown by Kops. and Lindsay' Moller who were probably never seen to better advantage on a local polo field before, while Hornby and. Krikoriantz, though taking some time to. get warmed up, were the (we outstanding players on the field. Hornby, steady: as ever and playing a taetleal game. with Lindsay Moller were constantly: on the point of scoring while Keikkoriantz" brought his hard hitting, Into effective use, Shanghai started well by chalking, up two goals within the first three minutes of the first chukker, The first was scored almost immediately from the throw-in by Lindsay Moller while Hornby put in the second two minutes later. Poking were makin, a strong effort to hold their own and were able to break through the Shanghai defences twice to see Condon and Freeman score. Kops put the Jocal side one point up Just before the close of the chukker.
The winners lind practically the entire run of the game in the second chukker and held a definite terri~ torial advantage with the result of three more points being added to their credit, "Krikoriantz conteibuted the first! while Kops put in the ext two. It was quite obvious, at this stage of the game, that Shanghai could only be beaten by a miraculous change of play on the part the losers but as they were at the. short end of every exchange, vielory for Shang hal was a foregone conclusion, Shanghai resumed their aggression after the five-minute rest period and their four ead was increased by another {wo points when Hornby and Krikoriantz scored, Towards the fend of the period Condon gave Poking their third point.
'The last chukker was rather ons sided with Shanghai doing all' the while Peking could do nothing to keep them. away from their goal. Kops and Lindsay Moller waged to score and bring the fla! count up to 10, The Club played up better aster this reverse and. drove. the. French but the frststime Caeties of the Fretich forwards always yt the. visi" tors ut of trouble and imuclt of the play took place deep in Club territory.
lowing a long spell of French ate tecking Conventz secured from a lin lout in the Club 25 and siding rough: hod "over the Club defence. hurled Fhimselt between the posts to score the visitors' second try after eighteen tes. Demal easily converted.
a then on till half-time both sides had turns of attacking but gen-ferally speaking the French were top.
After the interval the _Frene pressed harder than ever and in the first ten minutes had. the. ball over the Club line no less than sive times, but "nothing resulted from these The French still maintained pressure und play occasionally as inclined to be rough but the Club li held out, The hosts then nnd in the proceedings and me feotrush threatened to. break win the French defence but Moulin a_fine tackle which brought down "Sim heavily puta temporary stop to the Club attacks. Play then took place in midfield but towards the end the French came back with a will and in the closing minute st the game Peleury scored near the posts following a short run after he had received the ball from a serum nder the posts. Demail missed lcasy kick. This try was well deserved for the "French had maintained relentless attack throughout, The end came shortly afterwards! with no addition to the scores.
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