Mar. 25.
A new chapter in the history of Scottish Rugby was opened at the id Jend of last week. Without formal ceremony the oval football was kicked off in the Murrayfield district Edinburgh in the centre of a vest enclosure capable of accommo dating over 90,000 people.
When Inverleith was built jcuarter of a century ago it wa Jamply sufficient for the crow Jattending the big games, but the rapid growth of the popularity of Rugby football in recent years compelled the Scottish Rugby Union to find a larger ground, and Murray-field—probably the finest enclosure of its kind in the British Isles—the result. At the international match between England and Scot-lard, the leading event of the Rugby year, Glasgow and Edinburgh for the time being sink th Jealousies, and in fraternal spirit sit on the same hard benches whooping—or as near whooping as gentlemanly followers of the game of Rugby may—the ply of the Young Gentlemen of Great Britain, It is the occasion of a great trock by road as well as by rail towards the Capieal, "eapeciatiy tear me West Country, but of a totally different type from that of th who go chi bancing after famous Soccer teams, To rank as a reputable follower of Rugby in Scotland involves. obserance of a certain ritual. The nooker-doon" cap is barred unless ju conjunction with the baggies Knee-breeches. And a "riekett tartan bonnet are utterly impossible. Then there is nothing fool-about Rugby. A seat in the stand is token of excluriveness, and to venue either in Edinburgh oF Glasgow is to have a poor chance '9f obtaining one. Social proprieties kaye actually a considerable bearing on the proper enjoyment of the day.
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