Playing without the services of Willie Ward, Victal and Chooklantzeff the S.M.P. met with another defeat at the hands of the AS.F. by the score of 7-2 at the Race Course yesterday afternoon. The French were also depleted by the absence of Jimmy Ward. The game was too one-sided {o be particularly interesting and the French forwards had things very much their way throughout the ninety minutes. The only pleasant thing about the game was the way in which it was played: the game was played in a very clean manner and there were few free kicks given for infringement of rules.
The Police indulged in too much passing, and their passes were often intercepted by the French. Clarke, who substituted for Willie Ward, who played against Portugal the previous day, was apt to leave his charge whenever menaced by the opposing forwards and this cost the SMP. at least one goal when Roboostoff passed {o Jesu and the goalie came Out to meet the advancing inside-right, leaving his citadel completely unguarded. Jesu had no difficulty to place the ball into the empty net.
The Police backs, Stangaard and Shute tried hard to stem the continuous A.S.F. attacks, but the latter found it dificult to cope with the faster men. The AS.F. fielded a Rugby League Results
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