Paris, June 20, Italy won the-world football championship for the second time yesterday by defeating the strong Hungarian team by a score of 4-2 before 70,000 spectators in the sold cut Colombes Stadium, The President of the French Republic, M. Albert Lebrun, greeted each player personally before the match began, and both teams were wildly cheered by the spectators as they entered the arena.
Setting a terrific pace, the Italians scored the first goal after five minutes of play, but the Hungarians equalled the count by a goal from the left one minute later, The precision and teamwork of the Italian players gave them à clear advantage, and aroused unstinted admiration among the spectators!
The second. Mahan goal came in the 15th minute of the' play when a cannon ball shot from the centre forward landed in the centre of the net, Italy scored a third point during the first half, through clever combination of playing and a perfect shot by Colaussi from the left The tempo lessened somewhat during the second half and the Italian went on to the defensive in order to maintain their advantage, Only one of the many Huhgarian thrusts succeeded in breaking through the Italian line, the score being raised to 3-2 in the 35th minute of play, Italy made a final spurt during the last minutes of the play, and by a display of skill seldom equalled in the realm of football added another point, leaving the field as victors and world champions. The match was feferéed by the Frenchman, Capdeville, who directed the play in an expert manner, The competition for the third place in Bordeaux resulted in a 4-2 victory of Brazil over len, Sweden exhibited surprising strength and was leading by 2-1 at the end of the fist half, In the second half, the superior technical ability [of the Brazilians became noticéabld, and they ran the score up to four goals, displaying a brand of football, which was in no way inferior to that of the finalists battling in the Calombec Stadium,—Trens-Ocean.
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