Resuming, the French seemed to have gained an upper hand in the attacks. MacFarlane struck the bottom of the upright with a slow grounder and Smith threw away a golden opportunity with a wild shot Bossuet drove from about 30 yards range and Bulpin experienced no difficulty in negotiating the leather The Police broke away occasionally but ' their. efforts were waste? through poor control of the ball in front of the goal-mouth. Both teams were given' opportunities to score but their final shots were disappointing and disheartening. when the two finalists, the Panthers and the Tigers, will meet in the deciding match at three o'clock, at the Hungjao polo ground. Fróm all indications, taking the earlier matches, as criterions,' we should see a very closely contested game.
The Panthers will consist of Neppo, Lacks, Moore and: Krikoriantz, while the Tigers will line-up with Colonel Hornby, Allman, Kops and A, V. White. The Tigers will have the benefit of a three-goal handicap and this should all go to make the game a very close and interesting one and, of course, any match with close score is exciting.
"Dick" Harris who is in Shanghai for a short visit will umpire the match.: Followers of polo a few years ago will remember "Dick" Harris who was one of the leading players of this city.
"The Panthers entered the finals by defeating the Lions in the first round by a convincing margin of four goals, the final score being 12 goals to eight. In this match they also conceded three goals handicap and those who witnessed that match will recall the quick style in which the Panthers levelled the score in the first chukker before going on to win. Their strong point is their hard hitting, which has more than the average accuracy.
The Tigers also entered the finals at the expense of the Lions, who, in this instance, were rather unlucky as they playing a more aggressive game than the winners and were enjoying most of the play. However, the Tigers triumphed by the score of eight goals to six. This tournament is perhaps one of the shortest ever to be played. Although it was hoped to extend the tournament by playing it on the double knock-out system, only three teams entered and the quick elimination of the Lions brought the tournament (to an early conclusion,
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