FOOTBALL'S ANCESTOR
REVIVAL OF "CAJXTO" _ Picturesque ceremonies look 2'laeo in Florence recently, accompanied by a revival of the historic game of calcio, which the Italians claim is the forerunner of modern football. It is believed to have originated in 1 lie GraecoRoman times ;md was popular in the renaissance period when young Florentines staged a display during the Prince of Grange's siege of ibe city in 1529, in defiance of the enemy who bombarded the players with cannon shots, fortunately missing. (.'aleio is a complicated form of rug: gei' and these rue 27 players aside, who are dressed ill white and green, representative of the opposite hanks of the An io. The ancient, procedure was scrupulously observed, including a procession and attendance at church. Ten thousand people were present when trumpeters announced the opening of the game. The sides changed ollds alter each had stored ;: goal. At the end of the game the winners carried a standard, which was unfurled, while the losers trailed their's in the dust.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 May 1930, Page 8
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