Shanghai, Jan. 15 Scotland toryed ahead, into the final of the International Soccer Cup when' they defeated Palestine by Tour goals to nil in yesterdays match fon the Race Course. Neither team football ale most' uninteresting, 'Scotland's forward Tine lacked that punch necessary to. keep the ball in their opponents' half and often Yost good advantages "to. Palestines' defence Acho Worked well together, Posing fast but of very accurate and the game kept going from end to cond of the feld with a tiresome reularity.—Palestine's "shooting for cal was unsteady and hod it not been for the efforts of Sinclair in Scotland's goal there it little doubt that the scope would have been more even.
Barly on in the game there arose a tendency towards Faugh play and the eferce's whistle was heard more often than should have been the ease, Te was gratifying however to see that the referees have at Inst Geelded to" be more strict with offenders and those players in yester~ ay's game who were pulled up for Infringements have no excuse. More than one of the Palestine players showed a tendency to play the man Tastead of the ball and it was through this that they hada penalty Koal scored against them.
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