THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1938
SHAW PAVES WAY FOR SCOTLAND WIN
A
BRILLIANT DISPLAY AT MURRAYFIELD
IRELAND FORWARDS IN
DOGGED FIGHT
MACRAE'S GLORIOUS TRY
POINTS). AFTER
MURRAYFIELD, SATURDAY.
dominated play in the midfield for a period, but after Irwin and Bailey went near to scoring, Moran scored Ireland's third try from Morgan's pass, Bailey again failing to add the goal points.
INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL
FINAL
Chinese Take Americans To Camp
China took America to camp to (the tuns of 11 runs to 3, on the GLORIOUS TRY
Hong Kong Football Club ground Following this Scotland's de- yesterday when the final for the BIG CROWD OF 45.000 SPECTATORS TO-DAY SAW SCOT-fence was LAND SECURE HER SECOND WIN IN THE INTERNA-battering by the Irishmen, but in Series was held.
subjected to a heavy championship of the International TIONAL RUGBY SERIES, WHEN IRELAND WERE DEFEATED the 25th minutes Macrae shook off The game was featured by many BY TWO GOALS. A DROP-GOAL, TWO TRIES AND A PENAL-three would-be tacklers and scored errors, by the Americans, and with TY GOAL (23 POINTS), TO A GOAL AND THREE TRIES (14 a glorious try between the posts, very little hitting by the latter.
BEING LED AT THE INTERVAL BY 15 Crawford converting.
Sir Shouson Chow, who is a real Scotland were now in the ascen-ball amid a cheering throng of specta- enthusiast of baseball, pitched the first dancy and Shaw The weather was sunny, with a blustery wind, while the ground a beautiful run from the halfway with Umpire Ernie Hearther calling,
was featured in tors, and the game got under was in excellent condition. The game was played at fairly good line to within 10 yards of the Irish "Play ball!" pace and the Irish forwards were in excellent fettle, although it was line, when he was pulled down. An-lucky blow by Bill Woo, connecting to The highlights of the game were a from behind the serums that most of Scotland's tries originated. other dart from the scrum by leftfield, for a homer, and a master- Shaw, just afterwards, resulted in piece of snagging by Rex Rechsteiner, another try for Scotland when he in a one-handed catch that was
"sizzler."
Miss Sun, the daughter of Madam Sun
Internationa) Fo, presented the
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Ireland immediately carried, play into Scottish territory, fol- lowing the first whistle, and managed to take the ball
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the Scotland line, but Roberts saved a certain try by touching down. Then Drummond through brilliantly, but at crucial moment, ran into a tac- kle with Craig. He might have scored had be punted ahead.
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WALKER'S FAILURE,
The Irish forwards were having the better of the serums and the loose mauls and were unlucky not to have taken the lead when Walker failed to convert a penalty kick for feet-up in the scrum, in the Scotland 25.
Scotland opened the scoring în the 25th minute of the game when Shaw, their atand-off-half, in- tercepted સ pass and eut through the Irish back division smartly, and, when challenged "by Craig, passed inwards to Forrest, who was backing him up, and who scored an easy try near the posts, but Crawford surprisingly failed to .convert.
FORWARDS CHINE
Following this unexpected lead, the Scotland forwards. rallied strongly and improved considerably on their play and Ireland had to touchdown to save a score from a rush by Scotland's. forwards led by Inglis and Young.
After fumbling a pass from Dor- ward, Shaw regained possession of the ball and sent Macrae away, the latter passing to Forrest who scored in a favourable position for Craw- ford to add the goal points, although the ball first struck a post.
IRELAND'S FIRST POINTS
Ireland secured her first points when Cromey cleverly sold dummy to pass to Roberts,
the
who
scored wide of the Scotland posts, in the 30th minute of the game, Bailey failing. to add the goal points.
Just before the interval the Scot- tish forwards dominated the ex- changes and one of them dropped a beautiful goal which was follow- ed soon after by a penalty goal by Drummond, and Scotland led at the interval by 15 points to 3.
IRELAND ON TOP BUT- -!
The second half saw the Irish forwards press strongly and they eventually managed to force, their
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way over Loughlin scoring,
the Scotland goal-line, but Kennedy failed to add the goal points."
The Scottish forwards again came into the limelight when they
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sent Drummond over for an uncon- verted try.
The last few minutes found Ire-Softball Shield, donated by Mr. J. J. land striving desperately to reduce King, to the victorious team; and als the arrears, and Moran went over J. Porter, to the winners of the local the Mayo Trophy, donated by Mr. E.
for a try, but was recalled, as the Softball League, the Vets Softball touch-judge... ruled him
Club. having placed a foot in touch before cross-numbers of the draw, that was
The following. were the winning held ing the Scotland line. This did not after the game: dishearten the Irishmen, and soon First, 765; second, 1543; third, 1133. · after Morgan dived over for a final. Ten prizes of $10 each: 574, 561, 1442, Irish try which Walker improved 745, 867, 474, 935, 778, 814, 470. Twen- ty prizes of $5: 1113, 394, 114, 86, 1970, 538, 757, 981, 1438, 671, 1832,*** Scotland.-George Roberts; A. H. 784, 1064, 1277, 424, 578, 1164, 389,- Drummond, Dick, Macrae, J. G. For-583, 660. rest Shaw, T. F. Dorward; J. B. Borthwick, J. D. Hastie, Inglis, Hors- burgh, Roy, Young, Duff and W. H. Crawford.
upon.
Ireland.--Craig
(Queen's
Alexander, Irwin, Graves,. Kennedy Univer- (Bradford), O'Loughlin, Ryan, Tierney McMahon, Moron; Cromey, Morgan; er. sity); O'Connor (Blackrock), Bailey, (University College, Cork) and Walk-
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