England attacked right from the start and after two abortive attempts to score, White ecuret after a short passing movement among the threes to go over between the posts for the first try in the fifth minute. Dearing converted.
A little later R. D. MacLaglen cut through and after m yards, let the ball out to Rainey near the English line. It appeared that he himself could have gone over, but although Rainey had the easiest of chances he was successfully brought down id threat failed to materialize For the next ten minu England rarely left the Scottish e for an occasi: breakaway, and several attempts to force the ball over the line failed narrowly. White, Spittle, Culmer and Innes were unlucky in this respect. At this period the Southerners were having by far the better of the game, Reynolds and Culmer especially showing up well. Vigorous play in the mauls also took its toll of the Scots' defenders and often they or to save their goal by desperate tackling.
Eventually, however, the pressure told, and from a serum in the Scotch 25, Kerrick put out a perfect pass to Spittle, who made ground before handing over to White. The latter /then out through catching the defence on the wrong foot, and touched down near the posts. Cul failed with the kick.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.