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break-away and run by Bower, a Navy forward, who twisting and doubling get clean away to the full back. The latter, who played a wonderful

game through- cut, made no mistake. Bower dinging the ball forward in a desperate attempt to get his pass in. Half time was then enlled. Up till now the game had been fairly even, the Box showing themselves superior outside, and their forwards (un- doubtedly helped by the fact that it was

The Rugby Team of the China Squad ron met the Batavia Cricket Club Team (The Box) on the Club's ground on Wednesday, 27th February, and won a remarkably evenly contested match by a case of 8-7) getting the ball in most of the serums, making ground at each goal and a try (8 points) to a göl (fine out, but being beaten in loose point)."

dribbles and wheels.

The above is the stereotyped method. of Announcing the result of a Rugger Match and is usually salicient-to-day it is not. There is not a British resident in Batavia, who does not feel that this bare state ment of fact fails ludicrously to describe an occasion that was literally, in the annals of sport in Java, epoch making.

After the restart the Box took charęs of the game. The Navy were penned in their own half fr the first ten minutes. Some beautiful cut-throughs by Hamilton who had now assumed the position of stand-off half with Davies at centre three-quarter) deserved a better fate. It was only by the Navy forwards Betting The British Community in Batavia have back quickly and helping their outsides never before, by reason of its size, raised that a score was stared off; but the in a complete Rugger Team. The nucleus evitable occurred. From a scrum on the and the required enthusiasm were there Nary 25 the Box stand-off rot a clenn for a single team, but the number repass, swerved through the whole opposi- quired for practice games were, and fier at full speed and left them standing! (it is feared) are, not there.

to obtain a fry between the posts, which as easily goaled by Mackenzie to bring the scares level.

The arrival of the China Squadron provided the opportunity and it can be said, with justifiable pride. that the Box! rose to it. The enthusiasts counted heads and on Wednesday, 20th February, staged a practice game of it a side!

This, in itself, can be counted as no mean achievement by anyone who appre ciates how great the strain is to start out, probably quite unfit, to play Hugger, with opposing sides reduced on such a scale.

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From the kick off the Navy forwards, able punting by supported by some Sladen, now made a series of raids on the Box line. For once on the Bos s the ball came out clearly to the two halves, thence to Sladen and Billings who ran to the full back and gave Wilson a chance of a sitting try. The latter, however, knocked on. The Navy for wards returned to the attack, but found Pickering impregnable. He fielded un The time was all too short even

erringly, picking the ball clean off their to atrange

sufficient number # punt abouts."What little that could taes and never failing to get in his kick, be done was donc, and on Wed gaining yards at a time (on two ocen nesday the Team turned out--not fight, sions he put the ball clean out of the ing fit. it may be said, but grimly ground; a most public spirited action determined. The opposing Team was view). At last the efforts of the Navy from the exhausted forwards point of known to contain players of distinct "class" to mention only one-McBride forwards were rewarded. Headed by Me Bride, half the pack got away in a body of United Services fame-and to have a kicked past the full back, and Brown well drilled pack. There were hints" of weakness in their three quarter line, but touched down before Fickering had time the general impression was that the Box to turn round to save the situation. The would do well if they were honourably kick failed. The Box now returned to the charge. Several passing movements, defeated to the tune of 94 points.

Not only the members of the Box team initiated by Powell, and carried on by themselves, but the spectators also await Hamilton and Mason, ware beautifully ed the kick off with a thrill of anticipa timed, but they had no luck. They were tion, the Dutch interested at the pros suffering from lack of knowledge of each pect of witnessing a game they had never other's play, and cohesion between centre seen, and the British, for a great part, three-quarter and outsides was seldom achieved. It frequently happened that enjoying an excitement such as they had the stand-off or centre taree-quarter not known since their old Rugger days.

In addition to the joys of anticipation would cut through and and himself un- of a great struggle, was the sure know supported. This gave the defence time to concentrate, whilst he was looking for ledge that it was the Box's privilege to meet a team composed of the picked side a partner. Twice in quit succession a of the finest collection of good fellows Box forward was pulled down only a and sportsmen that had ever landed on few feet from the line, and on one peca-j

inn the Navy only saved themselves by Java soil-the China Squadron.

Eere Sladen's kicking The Box kicked off punctually at 5 touching down. F.m., and following up quickly the first was of great assistance to the visitors. He picked up and fought his way clear to acrum was formed in the visitors 93. From bere a loose dribble by the Navy get his kick in, and Laybourne supported forwards relieved to half way. A series him admirably with short rushes, but his conspicuously of scrams and short dribbles followed kicking, was scarcely so with no material advantage to either successful. A Navy dribble from their side. Unfortunately, during one of these own 25 again nearly resulted in a try. rushes, Farrant, & Nary forward, bad This dribble made by McBride and sap- the misfortune to damage his knee and ported by Bower, Robertson, Brown and took no further part in the game-this Kingcome, swept the whole length of the about 10 minutes after the start. Then field past the full hack, but with the line from a scrum the ball was quickly heeled at their mercy one of the forwards tried and for the first time the Navy halves to pick up instead of dribbling over, and got the ball away. The ball travelled 14 Laybourne and Sladen, to Billings, who with Wilson in attendance, knocked on when a try seemed certain. From the ensuing scrum the Box halves got the ball away and the stand-off, Gordon, got clean through the Navy defence and went straight towards the right hand corner.

Forward rushes combined with two A try was inevitable when 5 yards from seful kicks into touch by the Box work- the line he tripped and fell, throwing the ed the game to half way, when a serum ball forward. From the resulting scrum, the Navy forwards led by McBride, save the Box pack another chance to Bowers and Robertson, broke away in establish their superiority in gaining possession (it is only fair to add that & body to the half way. The Navy, torve minutes after the start of the second- wards were being beaten for possession

knocked on. After the scrun the Box forwards looked really dangerous. They worked the ball up almost to the Navy's 5, and several rushes by Allan and London, supported by Bamford and Den- man only required a shade more concen tration behind them from the rest of the pack to be effective:

all the time practically, and the outside half, the Navy's standoff was crocked and only returned to play-still cripple- got very little chance. But in the loose five minutes before No Side the Navy dribbling, and wheeling they were the superior of the Box. It was evident pack thus being lightened by another man for some time). The ball came out that the Navy intended to try to win by well. and, as the result of a short quick these loose dribbles.

combination by the gutsides, Davies took it in a flying run. To the spectators be

From a break-away in a line out a Navy forward got well away; on being faced by the full back he passed over seemed certain to put through, but a the head of a defender to Laybourne, vigorous tackle by the Navy brought him who gathered a difficult, pass at down on the 25 line, and unfortunately resulted in a torn thigh muscle. which speed. The Bor back came across, whilst prevented his further participation in McBride came up on the left of Lay the game. boure in support. Laybourne, delayed Play resolved itrelf into a series of bis pass, the full back bringing liim down forward rushes by the Box... (in which with the ball and causing him to pass for Mackenzie figured prominently) and ward. The Bos now came away with a touch-funding by the Navy outside. From fine passing movement and with the right the serum a Navy forward was off side. hand corner again at their mercy, knock The kick was at most difficult angle ed on. Some fine kicking by Sinden. from the touch line at the who was the prominent figure of the Complete silence betrayed the intense Navy outsides at centre three quarter. interest aroused in the spectators an relieved the situation. From scrum the ball was seen to be sailing for the

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wards again broke away in loose the near post full and dropped into play: dribble. The ball was toed from one to thence it was instantly booted to touch, another and past full back over the line, and time called.

and Laybourne dashing up touched down "A draw would have been a more cor- far out. A lucky goal resulted, the ball rect result, and there is no doubt that striking the far up-right and bouncing the Navy would have liked to have seen between the posts at an acute angle. the Box score with the free-kick.

Soon after the kick a strong attacking The match, twenty-five minutes each movement by the Box carries the ball way, was quite long enough for both to well within the visitors 95. Davies, teams-but when the referee, C. H running strongly, realizing that to cut R-Cocq, who by the way is to be con- through the opposition was impossible, gratulated on his handling of the game, at the top of his speed lobbed the ball blew the whistle for No Side over the head of his nearest supporter spectators could not but hear it with to Walsh, the outside three-quarter. The regret.

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effort, brilliant in conception, just failed There is no finer team game than a in its object. The pass, had it landed clean, hard, Bugger match. Residents in within Walsh's reach, must have meant Batavia are starved of the interest which a try. The attempt was perhaps the a regular season would engender, whilst most thoughtful piece of three-quarter players of undoubted merit cannot exer- play in the game.

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The scrum, as the result of a knock in the organisation of the game may con on, resulted in some clean healing by gratulate themselves on a wonderful the Box, and it looked as if the home success, and it is the wish of everybody three-quarters were to have their chance that something be done to establish The passing however went wrong, but Bugger as a permanent institution in Bride (captain), Horton, Bower. Farrant, even sa Mason, picking up in the loose, Java. retrieved what looked like a foes of

The teams were as follows:-- opportunity by a lightning drop at goal.

The Nary Mr. Blade (back); Liants. The failure to more was by inches. At Laybourne, Billings, Mids. Bladen, Wilson this moment the Box Captain put three-quarter backs) Mids. Graham,

Eng-Lt-Comdr. Kingcome, Mids. Robert son, Brown, Phillips (forwards),

The Box-Pickering (back); Davis, Walsh Mason (three-quarter backs); Powell, Gordan, (captain), Hamiltos, (halves). Allan, Bamford, Gorilon on the right wing, transferring Davies from: three-quarter to stand-off Graham, Margetts (hulves); Lts. Me Gray, Loudon, Mackenzie, Macpherson, half. The text feature was a quick

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