The Japanese outsides were often given possession and although they went through several useful movements, heavy tackling by the Police invariably saved nasty situations.
The first half saw the Police enjoy ing territorial advantage throughout the forwards and outsides showing up very well indeed. Bader nearly went through on his own, after a foot rush had taken the ball well down) the field, but he was grounded in the nick of time. Several Police foot-rushes followed and though they threatened to materialize in points time after time, the ball could not be forced over the line. The Japanese made three or four dangerous brool aways but an air-tight Police defence had no difficulty in holding them back. Half-time arrived with no score recorded.
Almost as soon as the whistle had gone, the Police pack swept down the field with the ball at its feet. The Japanese left-winger picked up and attempted to pass inside, but the ball was intercepted and caught b Killingbeck who went over the first try in the corner. Kelly failed with the ensuing kick.
Five minutes later the Japanese secured and gradually worked up the field to the Police ten-yard line where a scrum for a knock-on was After fifteen minutes during the course of which the Club had far better of the play, Young w possession after a good threes' movement and he made no mistake to go over for the first try, which was not converted. Ward added a further [unconverted try shortly after to bring the score up to 6-0, while 'Thomas, just prior to the interval, brought the total' hi fo eleven' by" toinvertion: try made by Williams following an orthodox movement among the threes.
n tus second session the Club were all over their opponents and rarely did the ball leave the Service' 25, apart from an occasional breakaway. The Club outsides thoroughly enjoyed themselves in this period, securing the ball with monotonous regularity and why they did not score more often is a mystery. Young started the ball rolling by going over in the corner for his second, while Lid-landed a good penalty goal from oil out to make the final score seventeen to nil. ami, Kaite, Matsuura, Mori.
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