The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . one man wasobvious. When it disappeared, professionalismcropped up among Lancashire clubs. The systemchanged, gradually at first, but then with sur-prising rapidity. Players like Fergus Suter, Love, and Weir usedtheir influence in the cause of combination, andafter Major Sudell organised the memorablePreston North End, individualism was in factdoomed. In the team were many players whohelped to make Association football history. Thetwo Rosss—now both dead—were, in their re-spective places, as finished players as have ev
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . one man wasobvious. When it disappeared, professionalismcropped up among Lancashire clubs. The systemchanged, gradually at first, but then with sur-prising rapidity. Players like Fergus Suter, Love, and Weir usedtheir influence in the cause of combination, andafter Major Sudell organised the memorablePreston North End, individualism was in factdoomed. In the team were many players whohelped to make Association football history. Thetwo Rosss—now both dead—were, in their re-spective places, as finished players as have everlived. Scotsmen who were familiar with the styles ofboth are to this day exercised in their minds as towhether Nick Ross or Walter Arnott was thebest back in the world. In England a differentopinion probably prevails, for A. M. and P. did such splendid work in each otherscompany that they were always spoken of as thetwo best backs that ever Jived. As a pair, therecan be little doubt that they were brothers were the pioneers of passing among. ENGLAND S BEST CENTRE: MR. G. O. SMITH.(Photo: Elliott & Fry, Bailer Street, W.) the defenders, and the play of the valorous trio, A. M. and P. M. at back with W. R. Moonin goal has never been surpassed. Instances ofother famous trios may be cited—Di Jones,Somervillc, and Sutcliffe, for example—but thethree Corinthians stand far in front. FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALLERS. 33 Speaking of the Corinthians naturally recallsthe great work that N. L. Jackson did in insti-tuting and carrying forward for so many yearsthat great amateur club. No other amateur tramcan hold its own nowadays against the great pro-fessional combinations, and the service that theCorinthians have done for amateur football isincalculable. In the old days the shining light among half-backs was the famous Old Westminster, N. , who did much to improve half-back his day he was every bit as sound as the moremodern champion, Ernest Need
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