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BY 5 TO 2

ENGLAND BEATS SCOTLAND GREAT SCOTTISH INVASION OF .4: LONDON SKIRLING TURNS TO AVAILING

United- Press Assn, by El; Tel. Coovright <■- (Received April 8, 11 p.m.) LONDON, April 6. In tho soccer international match England beat Scotland, by 5 to 2. A great Scottish invasion of London in connection: with the contest, which was held at Wembley, began boforo dawn on Saturday, pipes skirling bravely in Easton- Roacl in tho morning and wailing a lament in tho evening: Some entrained rendering J ‘Loehabor - no More” as “Wembley, no More”.

: Out of the 90,000 spectators no fewer than 30,000 wore Scots and nearly all were wearing paper tartan caps . Mr MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel were among the distinguished spectators. • There were anxious moments when a - surplus crowd of 20,000 besieged the gates. The police checked sporadic fighting. High Scottish hopes faded shortly after the start, when Watson, the English entre forward, -scored twice in quick succession. Bradford followed with two goals, making four goals in 33 minutes. Rimmer,’ in the second half, brought the English total to five. Fleming,' the Scottish centre forward, provided consolation, scoring twice beforo the whistle

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11175, 7 April 1930, Page 5

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BY 5 TO 2 Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11175, 7 April 1930, Page 5

BY 5 TO 2 Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11175, 7 April 1930, Page 5