After the interval the Club still had the better of the play but the first incident of note did not come until a quarter-of-an hour had elapsed when Chadwick narrowly missed with a drop. A minute later, however, the Club forwards got going and with both Reynolds doing fine work Hocking was placed in possession on the wing. He immediately came in towards the goal and with the French defence on the wrong foot and finding his swerving body most elusive he scored halw-way between the posts and flag, The kick failed, Demail tried hard to get his forwards on the move and though he paved the way for Oslame to score a fine try in the twentieth minute the Club remained on top till no side, their many efforts coming very close to increasing the gap between the French Press Hard The French were seen to advantage thereafter and several good footrushes in which Demail played a prominent part took the ball close to the Club line, but some determined tackling nipped in the bud all scoring efforts, The Club then came back as a result of some fine work by the pack and in the fifteenth minute Chadwick narrowly missed with a penalty taken from 30 yards, A minute later Chadwick again missed with a penalty from an awkward angle but the ball bounced high over the line and Pow, following up lantly, seized his.chance to gather it and ground it near the posts, Chadwick added the two extra points, Two minutes after this Sim lenge thened the lead when he worked the blind side to good effect scoring from a set scrum about five yards from the line. The kick failed, The French then had much more of the play but their usual powerful driving tactics were missing and with Verdier, their inspiring captain Summer Time, 2, 430, 645, 9.15
85 cts., $1.20, $1.80 (Reserved)
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