The Archive · 1940

Beautiful Kicks

Nenderson, the stocky Hongkong full-back, gave a great performance to drive back the Shanghai side with eautizul kicks to touch. His catehing was clean, his place kicking, was good and he played a delightfully col game in conditions that suited nobody. The threes all did well considering the almost impossible State of the ball, their handling on occasions being a revelation that opened the eyes of all present. Bosanquet, on the right, showed plenty of thrust, his terrific speed and great weight always causing danger to the Shanghai defence when-lever he was placed in possession, try was a. beaut ind well deserved, ast dimeulty being the work of a first-

Bidwell "and Hutchison di and the former's quickness ted to the second score for Hongkong. Than Son and Cessford combined well at half "while prominent among the Hongkong forwards. were Walkden, Salter, Godfrey and Hedman, Dickson, the usually reliable Shanghai full-back, shad an off-day. lace and totich Kicking were weal while he was often nailed when in possession. Ibs tackling and catching Wwere as good as ever but the wet ball and the state of the ground showed him in a light that no one had ever stispected possible. Jimmy Martin, on the left! wing, played a Kinochow Park on carty in the match, splendid defensive game and although he was not in position when Bos Quet went over, he had no superiors In this part of the match. Kennedy and Thornley played hard.

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