BRILLIANT GATHERING AT WEMBLEY
Englahd Wins At Soccer
(Received February 20, 10 p.m.) LONDON, February 19. A crowd of 80,000 saw England, beat Scotland by 6 goals to 2 in an international Soccer match at Wembley today. A tumultuous welcome was given His Majesty when he stepped on to. the area for the presentation of the teams. His Majesty was accompanied by the Queen, the two Princesses, and other distinguished - personalities, including King Haakon, of Norway, General Montgomery, members of .the Cabinet, and high officials of the Allied forces.The gathering in the Royal box was the most distinguished ever to attend, a football match. . The receipts totalled £lB,OOO, a record for any sporting evert of the war. The sum' goes to charities.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 124, 21 February 1944, Page 6
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