Clements of East Surreys Comes Home First A group of about 20 cross-country enthusiasts had an enjoyable 5-mile practice run yesterday morning starting off at 7 p.m. There was no team competition, the whole altair being a training run in preparation for the coming championship, which will be held sometime in January.
The first to round the home corner were two foreigners, Pte, D. Clements of the East Surreys, and W. Beck. They came in together feeling extremely: fresh. The latter runner, a newcomer from Austria, is said to be their opponents' line, only fo result in drop-outs, Japanese defenders touching down in time.
Read also, missed getting over by the narrowest of margins after selling a beautiful dummy, slipping a the crucial moment when about to plunge through two players to score.
The kick and rush tactics employed by the Club at this period of the match eventually told their tale and near the end after pressing for a solid five minutes, the Club pack took the ball over Tung Wen's line in a bunch for another unconverted try to sew up the result
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