established an insurmountable lead in the second division of the soccer league, They further enhanced 5-0 victory over Maccabi, fan appearance. Rugby in Shanghai is a friendly game, no league' results being involved, but the inability of the senior Shanghai Club to field a team at the time stated In the programme while the visitors are on the field can only be considered as some thing approaching the Inckadatsical—oF perhaps discourtesy. The Club have a bad habit of turning out late for their games and though it is often aimeult for them to raise the requisite number of players itis to be sincerely hoped that no such ropltition of yesterday's debacle will be seen this season.
Throughout the encounter the Japanese were the better side, their handling among their outsides of a distinctly greasy ball being excellent one expects from these remarkable Japanese fifteens. During the first half they scored to uncon red tries while after the interval three more tries came at regular intervals. "Hod the Snishing of the visitors been halt as good as their starts they would have doubled the score,
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