Scoring twelve clear goals against the United "B" on the Race Course yesterday afternoon, the Shanghai Hockey Club "A" team completed the fixtures in the first half of the League without a single defeat. The Club countered five shot3 in the first half and then added seven more upon the resumption.
Capt. J. R. Cole, the Club centre-forward, was again the chief scorer, netting five times while J. W. Pote-Hunt and I. H. Kendall, the two inside-men, each put three shots into the net. The last one was made by H. A. Crickmer, who changed positions with Cole in the last ten minutes.
The United fielded four players on the "C" team and started with only ten men, The eleventh player appeared after the Club had piled stantial lead of 4-0.
in the first part of the second period was fai close. Although attacking almost all the time, the United goal was quite well protected by the defenders. The latter collapse ed towards the closing stages and the lack of resistance enabled the winners to score one goal after another until the final score rear twelve.
Seaforths Down United "A"
A lone goal scored by Davis in the first half enabled the Seaforths to defeat the United "A',' who played with only ten men. The soldiers were stronger in both attack and defence and the weakened United team could only make sporadic raids, Play started with the United attacking as the army eleven were slow to settle down. The four-men forward line of the civilians failed to beat the opposition and their efforts went for naught.
Midway in the period Davis went through and beat goal-keeper Jones with a fast shot. The latter did a fine job between the posts and effected some good saves, Wald-mann and Pate, the two fullbacks, also played a sterling game and it was due to the performances of these three men that the score was kept down to the minimum.
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