This heartened the Shanghai side considerably and they resumed their forward rushes with a will. Martin just failed to get over shortly afterwards while on two occasions Gam-mie and Sayle, both playing well, took the ball over the Hongkong line, only to see it touched down by a defender.
Five minutes from the end with Hongkong visibly) weakening under the relentless attack, the ball went! over the Hongkong line and Kennedy gung himself at it, It appeared he placed a hand upon it a second before a defender but again the re-reree ruled otherwise.
"With two minutes to go and with Shanghai deep in the invaders' 25. R. U. Reynolds was pushed into touch almost on the flag. The hooker threw the ball to Mayne without hesitation and the burly forward went over for an easy try which Dickson failed to convert. The game ended almost immediately afterwards with Shanghai still on the attack.
Remarkable Rally by Thursday which Hongkong wor American Club Lose to
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