_ "NOW THEN, GET A MOVE ON, TARZAN. THIS
AIN'T A MONKEY NEIGHBOURHOOD."]
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WON ON THE POSTS.
(_With the British Army in France._)
The decisive victory of the Racing Club de Petiteville--late the _deuxieme
equipage_ of the Sportif Club de Petiteville--over the _troisieme equipage_
of the Societe Athletique de Pont Neuf would not appear to have any bearing
on the washing of Percival's collars and pyjamas; but, according to Elfred
Fry, there was a poignant connection between the two.
When the Sportif Club received the challenge they doubted whether to accept
it, as the Societe Athletique was rumoured to include several veterans
approaching fifteen years of age and of tremendous physique. On being
conceded the choice of ground, however, they took up the gage and trained
and practised with such vigour that two days before the date of the match
Georges Darre, right back, punted his toe through a previously suspected
weak spot in the ball and irreparably ruined it. The Societe Athletique was
informed of the disaster and asked to supply a ball, but they answered that
no known authority or precedent existed for visiting teams providing the
accessories. There was also an insinuation that the story of the burst ball
was a fabrication, designed to give the Sportif Club a loophole of escape
from a contest that spelt certain defeat.
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