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Br L*rr Wino. The following table denotes the poslc tions of the various" teams engaged in th« Wednesday Association, matches: — s £ £ B & & S Laidlaw and Gray 8 2 — 1 16 4 5 Southern B .... 3 2 — 1 9 8 8 Southern A.. . 3 2 — 1 14 3 J? Post and Telegraph A .... 8 1 1 1 14 6 5 Post and Telegraph B .. .. 3— 3— 126 a A. and T. Inglis .. 3 — 3 — 4 16 <t Next 6eason the Columbia University, "Soccer" team proposes to tour in Eng« land, and, among outer clubs, meet Oxford 1 and Cambridge Universities. In parts of America the -Soccer game is very popular. The crowd which attended the recent international between Scotland and England is thus referred to by^the Sporting; Life: — " What an extraordinary sight Harapden Park, Glasgow, presented I Never in the history of the game has such a crowd assembled to watch a match. The huge terraces were packed with a mass of humanity that had foregathered from all parts of Scotland, from England, Ire* land, Wales, and from more distant spots. When I left Glasgow the exact official figures hod not been got out, but I was authoritatively informed that the attendance was 121,452, and that the takings were £5500 admisskmT and an additional! £1800 in stand money, or £7300 for the matoh. It is prodigious! What will football become? Figures such as those I have

Quoted suggest a problem before which 6ther problems are easy of solution, no matter how difficult they be. Does it mean doifbling the capacity of the grounds of deleting clubs? Is thero to be no limit to the expansion of the popularity of the ' ■game? This is a speculative smbjocic, which requires the most careful consideration, for it will have to be taokled in earnest." . The English cricketers on their way < home played a match against eleven of • Western Australia at Perth, and won by •3—2. Something of the kind may be ar- j ranged in New Zealand when the next , cricket team visits here. "Thac in view of the large number of cases of misconduct by players, a circu- . iar be sent by the secretary of the association to all affiliated clubs, intimating that the association is determined to stamp out improper conduct and dirty play, and that ; such circular must be Jiosted in the I players' dressing rooms." The above resolution was arrived at by the council of the Lancashire Football Association, and ■ unanimously approved at a meeting of the Referees Union in England. "The official returns for the third round of the F.A. Cup show aggregate gate re- . ceipts amounting to £10,701 fe for the - ten matches (two replays included). O^ast year the eleven game* necessary to complete the round brought in £11,924 18s "4d. The 5 per cent, to the F.A. brought ' ■£2260 to the exchequer of the parent body > for the first three rounds." The JN.A f Rugby Union has apparently beep studying the foregoing figures when it framed ; its gate charges for the matches with the.visiting British team. .',_,, . „ ' -.The British International Cha-mpionslun results for 1907-8 show that Scotland tied with England in points, and led as! regards g-oa-1 scores. Wales occupies a hopeless : position at the bottom of the list. Ihc results are as follows:— . G^ g P. W. D. L. Pt. For -Agst Scotland .. 3 2 1 0 5 8 2 England .. .. 3 2 1 0 5 11 3 Tx&oA •• •• 3 1 0 2 2 2 9 Waks .... 9 0 0 3 c 2 10 The match Post and Telegraph A v. Post and Telegraph B was played at Corinthian Park yesterday, and resulted in a win for the A team by 10 goals to 1. -For the losers M'Ketterick, E. Goodmanson, Dickson, and Deans played well, lor the winners J. Goodmanson, M Kenzie, Aitken, M'Neil, and Parsons played well. Mr T. Broomfield made a very^ capable referee. \ . _ The match Southern A v. A. and T. Inglis was played at Culling Park, and ended in favour of Soivthern by 5 goa.s to 1. The difference in the score did not represent the difference in playing strength, but rather the difference in the respective seizing of opvortunities when near goal. •V and T. Inglis started play, and made a quick bid for the "upper hand, which was nullified by a 'timely kick fromDobbie,' and play was removed to the other end l of the field, where, from a centre by Ed-m-ardfi, an off-eide goal was scored. From the kick-out Southern returned to the attack, and a timely centre by Richards enabled J. Sligo to draw first blood. A corner kick by Grenfell immediately "went to Pickard, who, when charged by a Southern forward, conceded goal numbea:. two. A. and T. Ing-lis made several spirited rallies, and from one of these th>y made the score 2—l just before half time. The second epell was rather in favour of Southern, tharee more 6oores being added. One resulted in a fine break away by Boucher, one from a ,neat cross shot by Toner, and one from a pass by Richards to Boucher. The Southern forwards played with better combination in the second half. A. Botting was very safe in goal for Southern, and j he, with Debbie, were the only Southern i backs who were at all good on defence, j For A. and T. Inglis Pickara, in goal, saved repeatedly. Rutherford and Hen- I derson were sure as backs. Joss performed ■ well at centre half, while Gear and Aitohe- | son shone in the forwards. Mr M'Donald ' was an excellent referee. I