Alter one of the most exciting and best contested football games of the season, England defeated Ireland by three goals to two on Saturday in the first round of the International Cup competition. There was a very large attendance of spectators who followed the game with keen interest through-oat, In the first half England was the first to press and after Peake had head-shot from the left, which jost failed to score. The Trish backs cleared and Clarke and Winning came away down the right wing, the former forcing a corner. No score accrued from the centre-kick and immediately afterwards from a second corner kick Baledon shot over the net. Then s penalty kick was given to Ireland for an offence by one of the English backs snd Doyle entrusted with the kick. When taking his first kick, Brown left the goal and a second kick was allowed. Brown fisted oat, but Doyle took the ball on the rebound and banged it into the net. Durirg the remainder of the first half of the game there was little to choose between the teams, the better combination of Irishmen neutralizing the better Daring the first five minutes of the second half, play was fairly even, bot a few moments later Hibben put the Englishmen on level terms with swift abet from the right wing. Good combination between Wi and Clarke enabled the yao Lriebens to assume the offensive and Clarke almost scored, Brown failing to gather the ball io his hands, bat just torning it off with his right foot. Eveotoally Forshaw relieved the pres sare with " neatly placed kick, which Clifford possession. After drib-down field, Clifford passed out to the left wing and Wilk: tricked Davies and scored England's second goal. Daring the last fifteen minutes fof the game play was very fast indeed and excitensent was intense, Exch side attacked io turn, bot the defence of the back" on both sides was sound. At length after a hot scramble in front of the English goal, Buldon headed into the net and brought the scores level.
A few minutes later the whistle sounded for time, with the scores land, two goals; Ireland, two To bring the match to a definite irene, was decided to play a farther ten minutes each way. Maricg the first ten minutes, England did most of the pressing, bat were unable to score, Early io the second ten minutes Deveronx scored for England from a Somerville, and though the made desperate efforts to equalize, their shooting was erratic and the English goal was kept intact, Result Eng'and, three gos Ireland, two goal Perhaps the most brilliant feature of the gat the splendid back play of Davi sod Forshaw on the other. Both goalkeepers played well and were supplied with plenty of work. Tu the half-back line, Doyle was most prominent for Ireland and Allen for England. The Irish forwards showed the better, combination and Clarke and Winning, on the right wing, ployed brilliant football. For England Wilkins and Cliford, on the left played well together, and Hibben and Devereax
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