The Saint Paul globe., 1901-01-27
THE DUTCH PLAYERs

Inc germans as a class or players are
not on the same footing as the Dutch
who undoubtedly are the finest PLAYERS
On the continent, such teams as The
Hague, Amsterdam or Rotterdam being
Dutchman, in direct opposition to nfoS {
other continental players, believes in
combination, and consequently he easily
beats visiting teams, as the great fault
to berJound with foreign football in gen
eral Is that personal briliiance Is ac-
counted of more worth than true COM
bined game. Not so the Dutch He
passes whenever he gets an opportunity,
but when in front of a goal he messes
about too much instead of shooting at
once. The German, on the other hand,
opportunity, shots at thirty yards dis
tance being of frequent occurrence
Throughout Holland the game has
caught on TO such an extent that in the
exciting football match between young
SterS whose football consists of ali old
tin, and whose boots are made of wood.
Ten years ago in Holland the game was
in Its infancy. Today it has come of
age.
NINE. LA FRANCE.
Association football has not caught on
so well in France as the Rugby game
Of course, in Paris and in the northwest
OF france there are several very falr
teams, but France can claim the honor
OF ba1rg the champion Rugby country
of the continent. The Rugby clubs OF
tioning, but perhaps the name of the
Football Club of Lyons is unknown to
our readers. Recently the writer was in
this city and saw splendid game be.
tween the home club and Geneva. The
attack of the French three-quarters was
brilliant, whereas the pack of the Swiss
team was much superior to that of the
trenchmen, whose individual play was
brilliant, but their combination poor.
SWITZERLAND.
Tn
300 definite football organizations, nearly
ell Of whom-one might say all but two
favor Association rules. There are two
leagues-one for French Switzerland and
the other for German Switzerland. There
is a national cup and various other COM
petitions.
Ten years ago the Swiss scarcely knew
the game. Now the papers fully report
the games. and one paper-I4a Suisse
Sportive-is composed principally of foot
ball matter: The Swiss is hardworking,
energetic player capable in the fu-
ture cf great deeds.
The German Swiss plays a very rough
game; broken limbs have no terror for
him in the full flush of an exciting
scramble before goal.
A LAST. WORD.
This extraordinary growth of football
/ on the continent has done more tn brinc-
about an entente cordiale between Eng
ilshmcn and foreigners than ANYTHING
else. In the world of sport the continent
mas peeli AhSlclSed by football. All tho
technical terms of the game are invaria-
bly, spoken in English, such as goal, ;
.free-ihck, and so on, finding no rela-
tive corresponding terms in a foreign ian
| guage England has conferred al abso-
| lutte blessing on the continent by incui
eating into these foreigners the true Idea
| of sport
The youth of today plays football. The
| youth of ten years ago sat the whole of
his spare time slipping ahs.nthe in cafe
We have given the continent : 1r-~e gift,
| and in years to come sh1 80, recogn za
! what we have done for her II is to be
| hoped, however, she went send profes-
| sionals ever to England, as, if ia .ques
! de Papaillon. Sof Mont Blanc. or Gpstaye
! Grunbefg. of Berlin, are found in EnoIish
| teams-then. indeed. will the TranSraaI
be revcnged.
| Glasgow-The smallpox epidemic here is
somewhat alarming Twenty-nina fresh
/ cases We're reported and hundreds of
! cases are in the hospitals