ORIGIN OF FOOTBALL
It is interesting to read in Professor G. Elliot Smith's "Human History" that the common origin of ball games may be traced to tho fact that the ancient Egyptians' theory of tho universe depended "upon tho view that the death and resurrection of the god Osiris was essential for tho maintenance of life." '
In tho periodical dramatic representations of this belief, Professor Elliot Smith explains, "tho conflict of the followers of Osiris with those of" his enemy Set was enacted," and not only tho bull-fighting of Spain, and tiro cockfighting of Asia .... but also the tug-of-war, football, hockey, tennis, cricket, polo, and, in fact, all ball games are the modified survivals of the Osiirian competitions in. which the representatives of the rival parties struggled for the mummy of the klnjj god to »if bead, the JmOL ' ■ ! T\
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 43, 19 August 1930, Page 9
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140ORIGIN OF FOOTBALL Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 43, 19 August 1930, Page 9
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