In spite of the hard hitting the game was closely contested, the All-Americas finally bearing off the honors by a score of 15 to 13.

Following the game Prof.
Bartholomew gave his first balloon ascension and parachute drop in Australia, a performance that was new to the Australians, and that they watched with almost breathless interest.
Christmas day in Melbourne the weather was terrifically hot and the lightest sort of summer attire even was uncomfortable.

It seemed strange to us to think that at home on that same day there was probably snow on the ground and an icy wind blowing.

Christmas in a hot country somehow does not seem like Christmas at all, an opinion that was shared by both Mrs.Anson and myself.

That afternoon at three o'clock we departed for Adelaide, where we were scheduled to play three games, and this time we were delighted to find that "Mann boudoir cars" had been provided for us instead of English compartment coaches.
We missed the ladies on the trip, they having been left at Melbourne because of the heat, as had Ed Crane, with whom the hot weather did not seem to agree.