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were won by the fifteen playing in its own country. England defeated Wales and Ireland, 

 but narrowly lost to Scotland. Ireland beat Scotland and Wales, and Wales beat Scotland. 

 In no match was France victorious. The University match went in favour of Oxford in 1910 

 and 1911, the disablement of a Cambridge three-quarter-back,- B. R. Lewis, apparently turn- 

 ing the scale in the first match. Cambridge won by 2 goals to a try in 1912. Rugby football 

 was omitted from the Olympic programme aUStockholm. A strong South African team 

 began a toiir in Great Britain in the autumn of 1912. After gaining several decisive victories 

 over counties the South Africans lost to Newport, were with great difficulty victorious over 

 Llanelly, the United Services and London, beat both the universities, were narrowly beaten 

 at Twickenham by another London fifteen and easily beat Scotland at Edinburgh, avenging 

 the defeat sustained by the South African team in 1906. They next gained their most deci- 

 sive victory at Dublin, securing 36 points against Ireland, and beat Wales by a try at Cardiff, 

 but lost to Swansea by the same margin. 



Association Football. The wide dissemination of Association -football not only in 

 Europe but also in the other continents is illustrated by the fact that a tour was under- 

 taken in Brazil in igio:by the Corinthian F. C and another in North America in 1.911- 

 12. There are now many clubs in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile. Amateur 

 international football has been affected by a dissension among English clubs dating from 

 1907. In consequence v of the Football Association insisting upon the admission of 

 professional clubs (so-called) to . the -district associations, a large number of amateur 

 clubs, including the University College, and public schools clubs, seceded to form the 

 Amateur Football Association. The officers of the army, while sympathising with the 

 seceders, considered it advisable for the sake of regimental football to retain their con- 

 nection with the Football Association. .But in 1911-12 they used their influence to 

 promote a reconciliation, A conference was held at which the delegates of the two 

 associations only failed to arrive at an agreement because the older body would not 

 accept an arrangement by .which the younger could receive ; the adherence of newly- 

 formed amateur clubs. The Federation Internationale de Football Associations, com- 

 manding the support of most of the countries of Europe, including the Football Associa- 

 tion, is necessarily cut off from intercourse with the Amateur Football Association. 

 This, however, is in alliance with the Bohemian Football Association and with many 

 French clubs belonging to the Union de Societes Frangaises de Sports Athletiques. 



International matches played by England with other countries are no longer representa- 

 tive of English amateur football. The A. F. A., -although allowed a representative on the 

 British Olympic Council, was debarred from sending an eleven to the Olympic Games. 

 Nevertheless an amateur team .organised by the Football Association was able to win the 

 Olympic trophy, beating Denmark in the final round by four goals to two, after easier 

 victories over Finland and Hungary. The Holland eleven gained the third place. The 

 matches were played in very hot weather in. July. The playing strength of the English 

 Football. Association is largely professional, and therefore cannot be exhibited in contests 

 with continental players, though occasional visits to the continent have been paid, by pro- 

 fessional teams. The amateur elevens of the Football Association won matches with Wales, 

 Belgium, France and Holland in 1910-11, but lost to Ireland and could only draw with Ger- 

 many. In 1911-12, besides their victories at the Olympic Games, they defeated Ireland, 

 Wales, Denmark, Holland and Belgium. The Amateur Football Association teams were 

 consistently victorious, beating Wales and France in both seasons and in October 1911 

 winning a close match with Bohemia in Prague by 2 goals to I. The full representative 

 elevens of the Football Association defeated Ireland and Wales in 1911 and drew with Scot- 

 land. Ireland lost to Wales and Scotland, and Scotland drew with Wales. In 1912 England 

 and Scotland again played an indecisive match, but both beat Wales and Ireland; Wales 

 lost three matches. As an entertainment professional football is as popular as ever. More 

 than 127,000 spectators attended the England v. Scotland match of 1912 in Glasgow. 'The 

 Football Association Cup:was won in 1911 by Bradford City after a drawn match with New- 

 castle United; in 1912 by Barnsley after a drawn match with West Bromwich Albion. The 

 championship of the Football League was carried off by Manchester United in 1911, by 

 Blackburn Rovers in 1912. The principal trophy of the Amateur Football Association was 

 won in 1911 by the Old Malvernians, in 1912 by Oxford City. The Arthur Dunn Cup for 

 public school clubs fell to the Old Reptonians in 1911 and to the Old Malvernians in 1912. 

 Oxford won the University match in 1911 somewhat unexpectedly, but lost to Cambridge in 

 1912. No substantial alteration has been made in the laws of the game or in the tactics of 

 the players, except that the goal keeper in Football Association matches is now prohibited 

 from using his hands outside the space called the penalty area. 



