Way to 23-8 Success to Lawmen Dominate at First But Give Way in Keep Record Clean Final Stages; Fast Winger Starved As anticipated the Seaforth High-FTER outplaying their opponents in the first half and leading landers 2nd XV maintained their win-by 12 points to three in the earlier stages of the second ning ways at the Race Course yesterday afternoon against the ever-trying period the Police rugby XV fell to pieces yesterday afternoon at Area Details and gained the day after the Race Course and finally had to admit defeat to the Club 2nd a good encounter by 23 points (one XV by eighteen points (six tries) to twelve (four tries).
The goal and six tries) to eight (one goal Glub deserved to win and although they played throughout with and one try). The victors thoroughly deserved their success, their efforts olily'fourteen men it must be admitted that a number of first-team being more workmanlike and more stringers were included to strengthen their ranks, When—and polished than those of the Details, it: took time—the Club outsides finally found each other with their but there were periods in the second half when the losers showed up quite pásses it was apparent to everybody that they would eventually well. succeed for their backs were far superior to their opposite numbers, The Scottish forwards dominated but had the Police forwards, who controlled the match for quite Jo proceedings and were in no small way responsible for paving the way hatf-of the game, adopted the same tactics throughout they would for their overwhelming win. They have won easily. As it was they slacked off and before they play good football, these Highlanders, realized what had happened they were behind and though they and they can match any of the so-tried hard to regain the lead their efforts came too late. called junior sides in Shanghai without fears or qualms. Prominent in The Police backs were outplayed yesterday's game was Lieutenant Mac-by their rivals but rotten tackling cleverly executed movements that Intosh, the tall ana bustling Seaforth was responsible for the defeat. In led {o tries, Van Leeuwen, the forward. He used his great weight addition the fastest man on the feld Hongkong inter porter, played left-and speed to good effect and is quickly and a player who is making great centre and was always a tower of developing into a powerful scrum-progress in the handling code, Prokostrength to the winners, the manner mager whose merits may soon find fieff, was: absolutely starved in the in which he made opening after him a place in the 1st XV. He isa second half, his insides completely opening for his winger being at times difficult man to stop and the Details neglecting him. He was placed in delightful to watch. In the first half knew that before he had been long possession only once and then made he was faced by Prokofieff on the in the game. fifty "yard? ground before being wing and never got the the better of The Scots' outsides were all well brought down by four players. the Russian but after the interval together and though at times wild The game never reached great he went inside and soon was able to passing and poor kicking spoiled a heights but in the second half the shine, number of movements their non-stop Club backs went through some Dickinson played a sound game as tactics eventually gained them a good did Kennedy, while Moore at full reward. back, after a' shaky start performed
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